Battlefield however, isn't quite as impressive, despite looking gorgeous on a PC, CoD on consoles wins. The latter quite frankly destroys MW3 graphically. There are however, several new contenders for that crown, namely Battlefield 3 and Crysis 2. It was a game that for a good while easily retained the looks crown on consoles. The game stops being an interactive experience at all, and more like a piece from a Michael Bay film which you move forward by shooting at 'things'. The only issue with this insanely intense explosion-fest is that on the easier settings, you can become entirely desensitised to it. How many more vehicles, enemies, explosions or landscapes can Infinity Ward possibly pack in to outdo it. Every level acts like a game of one-upmanship to the last.
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The game is full of moments where you find yourself saying "They aren't going to do that are they? Oh wait they have".
From the very first level of MW3's singeplayer, which we won't spoil for you, it is an absolutely water-tight polished experience that is relentless up to the last moment. This is a game that likes explosions, so much so, in fact, that you become so acclimatised to them that when you die, the silence feels like your ears just don't work any more. Modern Warfare 3 however has defeated us. It is a tradition that began with the first Modern Warfare and one that, up until now, has remained. Every year when a new Call of Duty title comes out, we prepare the friends and family for the worst, lock ourselves away and play through the single player in one sitting. We like to play games at Pocket-lint, our bloated bellies and puffy eyes tell tales of hours spent on our Xbox. The difference is that this time Infinity Ward has come so close to perfecting every element of the experience that it makes us wonder where else they could possibly take it. It features the same explosion filled eight hour blast-fest of a single player followed by a social life sapping multiplayer like no other. The game marks the finale in what has been one serious rollercoaster ride across the globe for über soldiers Soap and the gang. There is nothing complicated about it, you stick the disc in, let it spin up and hold that right trigger down, blasting your way to the end. This is what Call of Duty is, gaming fun in its purest form. (Pocket-lint) - Modern Warfare 3 is, in some ways, a bit like buying a Spice Girls album, in that, no matter how cool you think you are, it's impossible not to sing along.