Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a PlayStation 5 shooter game developed by Sledgehammer Games. It centers on combat encounters, positioning and evasion, and weapon and firepower management, with controls and information arranged around the DualSense twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, motion input, adaptive triggers, and detailed haptics where the game uses them.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.3 / 10
About this game
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a PlayStation 5 shooter game centered on combat encounters, 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 SSD streaming, 4K and HDR output, 3D audio, performance or quality modes, and high-density interfaces need to preserve feedback and information clarity together. The genre-specific limitation is that camera turning, aiming methods, dense encounters, and peripheral support can increase control pressure. Platform conditions also include install size, SSD space, patch version, DualSense battery life, visual mode and frame rate, online dependencies, PS VR2 requirements, and cross-generation version differences 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.
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AI review
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Multiplayer shooting carries an uneven overall package.
Modern Warfare III is most convincing in conventional multiplayer, where responsive movement and familiar maps support quick, readable shooting sessions. That strength does not make every part of the package equally worthwhile. The brief campaign struggles to turn open objectives into a satisfying dramatic arc, while the contracts and extraction structure of Zombies can become repetitive. PS5 testing praised smooth running, character detail, weather effects and forceful weapon audio. It also identified cumbersome menu navigation and storefront interruptions, with footsteps sometimes lost in the mix. Historical spawn complaints are acknowledged as dated observations rather than presented as verified current behavior. The recommendation is consequently strongest for players specifically interested in this game's multiplayer, not those seeking a substantial standalone campaign.
Strengths
- Responsive multiplayer movement
- Strong weapon and weather effects
Weaknesses
- Rushed campaign
- Repetitive contracts and menu friction
Who it is for: Players mainly interested in its multiplayer maps and shooting.
Play notes: Do not expect a substantial campaign-led purchase; online play requires connectivity and a subscription.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Three modes do not ensure balanced content; rushed storytelling and repetitive contracts weaken the package. | Reviewed | 6.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Responsive multiplayer is a solid foundation, but campaign and zombie encounters are less compelling. | Reviewed | 7.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Strong effects and weapon audio convey impact, although mixing and story engagement are uneven. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Smooth play is offset by cumbersome navigation; historical spawn complaints are not asserted as current measurements. | Reviewed | 7.4 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Sledgehammer Games
- Publisher
- Activision
- Release date
- Oct 8, 2023
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5
- 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
- HorrorDodge3D GraphicsReplayableWarThird PersonFast-pacedLinear LevelsPlayer versus EnvironmentShootingReal-time CombatSolo-friendly
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Co-opSingle playerMultiplayer
- Perspectives
- First person
Release editions
- PlayStation 5WorldwideOct 8, 2023
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