Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 is a Xbox 360 shooter game released in 2011 developed by Sledgehammer Games. It centers on aiming, shooting, and weapon use, positioning and evasion, and weapon and firepower management, with controls and information arranged around the Xbox 360 wired or wireless controller's twin sticks, analog triggers, directional pad, and face buttons.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.3 / 10
About this game
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 is a Xbox 360 shooter game centered on aiming, shooting, and weapon use, positioning and evasion, and weapon and firepower management. Missions pace progress through enemy waves, routes, objectives, and weapon opportunities, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Aiming feedback, projectiles, hits, and danger zones need to remain readable, while HD video, DVD streaming, surround audio, HDD installs, and television-distance interfaces need to keep action, state, and text readable. The genre-specific limitation is that camera turning, aiming methods, dense encounters, and peripheral support can increase control pressure. Platform conditions also include disc and HDD installation, storage devices, controller batteries, video connections, resolution and frame rate, Kinect space and calibration, and retired online services affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
Collected in series
Call of Duty is a military first-person shooter series spanning historical battles and fictional conflicts. You move between cover, aim and fire under pressure, whether following a cinematic mission or contesting objectives against other players. Different branches add their own emphasis, including cooperative Zombies survival.
Recommended games
Related game recommendations on this platform
Xbox 360
AI review
AI reviews are subjective assessments, not player ratings. See each review for its evidence and limitations.Published date:
Polished shooting and a substantial challenge mix deliver spectacle with few genuine surprises.
The 2011 Modern Warfare 3 retains fast, tightly focused firefights while giving multiplayer objectives and reward paths more room for different approaches. Recovering dog tags shifts attention from simply landing a kill toward positioning and confirmation, and the choice of rewards becomes more valuable with practice. The campaign remains a carefully staged action journey. Impressive sequences arrive rapidly, but their escalating scale becomes predictable, and the short story is a weak fit for someone seeking an extended solo adventure. Spec Ops and survival provide additional ways to practice and give the underlying shooting more lasting purpose. Responsive Xbox 360 controls are a clear strength. This assessment describes the historical original release; its offline content is established, but contemporary multiplayer popularity and supporting services must not be assumed to persist today.
Strengths
- Tight and responsive gunplay
- Varied objectives and challenge modes
Weaknesses
- Short and familiar campaign structure
- Constant spectacle reduces surprise
Who it is for: Players interested in fast firefights, cooperative challenges and repeated practice.
Play notes: The 2011 original, not the 2023 game; current online matchmaking quality is unverified.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Varied challenges provide replay value around a short and initially rigid campaign. | Reviewed | 8.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Fast gunplay gains tactical choices through refined objectives and reward paths. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Large set pieces are accomplished, with less emotional range than visual scale. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Historical console controls are excellent, without establishing current online conditions. | Reviewed | 8.7 / 10 | Not provided |
Review sources
Not provided
Core information
- Developer
- Infinity WardSledgehammer Games
- Publisher
- Raven SoftwareActivision
- Release date
- 2011
- Platforms
- Xbox 360
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Shooter · Primary genre
- Tags
- Player versus EnvironmentShootingWarSolo-friendlyFast-pacedReplayable
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single playerCo-opMultiplayer
- Perspectives
- First person
Release editions
- Xbox 360Worldwide2011
Game gallery
Sources
Not provided