One of the best shooters ever! Please read on.
I have recently stopped playing this game, not because it was bad, but because I bought lots of new games. In my 10-20 hours of gameplay I have found this game to be one of the most outstanding shooters I have ever seen.
First of all, the multiplayer is awesome. Great rank system, perks, weapons, and challenges. The only thing wrong with multiplayer is that you can get killed so easily (but that also means that you can kill easily) but that just depends on your skill level (or if you play on the PC which was my case) and the other thing was the lack of variety in the game modes.
The campaign was great too, but the problem was that it was too short. Sure, it had action-packed firefights, those exciting 'holding-your-breath' infiltration missions, and very memorable slow-mo moments in the story. Being short doesn't mean it's bad, it just means that the fun doesn't last.
Here I will make this review really simple (I get lazy sometimes) and will list some pros and cons:
Pros:
1.Awesome multiplayer
2.Tons of unlockable guns that are fully customizable with parts and camos
3.A good variety of perks but sometimes you get the feeling that the other perks besides than the good ones are just put in there for eye candy like fake plants in a mall.
4.Great and memorable campaign; action-packed and filled with memorable moments, made just like a movie.
5. Great graphics; combined with story, it looks like your in a movie.
Cons:
1. Campaign is very short
2. Campaign arcade mode isn't very interesting
3. Bonus mission isn't very fun compared to COD5's Nazi Zombies
4. Lack of variety of multiplayer game modes
5. Too many ranks! (from private to prestige 10)
6. You die very often in multiplayer
7. No co-op mode for campaign.
Conclusion: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is very fun... but for a while at least. To buy it or rent it? I'd say you should buy it if you want to get it for PC, and if you have an Xbox or PS3 just rent it for the awesome campaign. More great games like this should come.
My final review:
Gameplay: 9.1/10
Graphics: 8.3/10
Story: 10/10
Multiplayer: 9/10
Fun: 8/10
Time total: about 12-20 hours for a regular guy to get bored
Interaction: 6/10
Violence: 7.5/10
Funniness: 4/10
'Cool'ness: 10/10
Unique: 7/10
Worth your money: yes
Final rating: 4 stars