Yes, worth buying.
At $39.99. It has been as low as $19.99.
- Story and characters: 160 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Multiplayer: 73 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Servers and matchmaking: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Cheating: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 40k player reviews · updated 5 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
The campaign is cinematic, action-packed, and is a satisfying conclusion (well, at least it was at the time) to these characters and their stories.
Modern Warfare 3 2011 had some issues back in that time period that led to devs being let go at Infinity Ward and they needed to get Sledgehammer games as well as Raven Studios to help with Multiplayer and Survival modes.
Modern Warfare 2 2009 perfected that formula and is famous for the introduction of game chat in that era and the gameplay itself was phenomenal.
The gameplay is classic Call of Duty – smooth gunplay, tight controls, and well-designed levels that keep the pace high.
The graphics were solid for their time, though not groundbreaking even at launch.
Captain Price remains one of the best characters in FPS history.
+1 more the community rallied around
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Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $39.99. The lowest we've tracked is $19.99.
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