Hey Folks,

     As many of you know, the call of duty Franchise has been extremely lucrative for Activision. In its latest installment  it brings more of the same, only in a different time frame.

      If you have been following this games development at all you will know that instead of another world war 2 shooter, the call of duty franchise takes place in current time. As in the other games, you play many different characters throughout the game. The loose storyline has you following a shady terrorist leader who is out to...you guessed it, destroy the world.

     OK so the story could have been ripped from a episode of 24. Lets get to the game play. Its again "on rails" which means your goaded to where you need to go by your AI teammates. You never get lose but you may find yourself wishing you could run around a bit more, its not nearly as bad in this game as previous versions though so that may be a comfort to some.

     Graphics are incredible. This game easily competes with other games of its generation you will marvel at certain scenes. I found my jaw was open on the first map which takes place on a cargo frigate in a storm. Amazing atmosphere. The heavy scripting (which is a staple for this franchise) is again present. As a gamer you will either love or hate this feature. Personally I find it brings you much deeper into the game and so I enjoy the feature.

     Game play was solid, though sometimes your AI teammates leave something to be desired. I found a couple small glitches with the ragdoll physics but nothing

game halting. You read right, finally after 4 games the makers of Call of Duty deemed it necessary to finally include ragdoll physics. Its done in a bit of a different way however. Deaths are handled with a script just like they were in all the other call of duty games...however if during that script a grenade goes off next to the dieing enemy, he will go flying through the air. Physics are also applied to objects in the environment but not all of them so the environments still feel a little bit static, though its much less noticeable in this game.

     I managed to beat the game in about 5 hours. This is pretty dismal in comparison to other shooters. When you beat the game for the first time though a "arcade mode" feature is unlocked which lets you play through the story again, this time you get points per kill and try to string together kills for more points. Good for a bit more enjoyment out of the single player game, but it is overall just the same story again.

    Multiplayer is what really makes this game stand out above the rest. You create your own class rather then choosing pre determined classes which is a great feature to play with. The maps are enjoyable and give players of all types a chance to play the way they want to, whether its stealthy, from a distance or up close and personal. You can also unlock mods for your weapons through using them which is a good incentive to play with them.

     Overall if you at all enjoyed the previous call of duties, this one will not fail to impress, The single player though a bit short is chalk full of action and twists and turns that never leave you bored. The Multiplayer will bring you back for more hour after hour. This solid well rounded game is definitely worth the purchase price.