While there's been much talk about the battle between Call of Duty and Battlefield this year, it's now clear that they have two very different approaches to the same genre. At this point, Activision's success story really is its own thing, a game that's so fast, sharp and over the top that at times it has more in common with arcade shooters than military ones.
Modern Warfare 3 continues to do what Call of Duty does best, adding yet another impressive layer of new features to its monstrously successful multiplayer empire, and yet another impressive rollercoaster single-player campaign - one that's so ridiculous at times it's difficult to keep up.
There's also added anticipation, since it's the concluding part of the trilogy that pushed the series into the limelight. The story continues pretty much where Modern Warfare 2 left off, one where the United States is in tatters after a powerful Russian force invades its borders, leaving the world on the brink of a global conflict.
The game sees a spectacular opening in Manhattan, with players pushing back enemy forces using helicopters and submarines as they're surrounded by battered skyscrapers and sandbagged streets, before taking to London, Berlin and Paris as the Russians extend their reach across Europe.
Structurally it's very similar to Modern Warfare 2, jumping back and forth between American soldiers on the front line and returning British task force agents Price and Soap, who continue to pursue Russian renegade and all-round bad guy Makarov. The opening act features arguably some of Call of Duty's best missions to date, mixing jaw-dropping set pieces with some clever gameplay conceits. It takes the ridiculous tone of Modern Warfare 2 and runs with it, and you're more than happy to go along for the ride.
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