Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, announced on April 25, 2007 for PC,
Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3, will be the fourth installment in the
Call of Duty video game series and the first not to be set during
World War II.
Gameplay
Tanks will once again be in full use, so the player will be able to
drive around the Middle Eastern villages. Helicopters are brand
new, and the player will get to fly one at some point and take out
enemy helicopters. Night vision goggles will be used when levels
take place at night. The player will be able to play as both the
Americans and the British army. The game's AI will be massively
improved from the previous iterations of the series, and the
enemies will now camouflage themselves in the urban battles. The
health system from Call of Duty 2 will return, though it is
possible that the player will not be able to take as many bullets
as previous games before having to find cover. Instead of the
original melee style where the player simply whips an enemy with
the butt of a gun, the player will take out a knife and violently
stab the enemy. Weapons can have numerous attachments, such as the
M203 grenade launcher, a laser sight, a scope and others
Realism mode and multiplayer
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has been announced to have a new
mode called Hardcore Mode. In Hardcore Mode, a single shot in the
chest, heart, etc. can kill, while getting shot in the leg will
cause the player's character to fall down.
For multiplayer, it has been confirmed that Call of Duty 4 will
include a class system similar to the one used in Call of Duty 3.
In addition to the basic classes like Heavy Gunner and Assault, the
game will include Spec Op, Demolition, and a user-customizable
class creator. But to create a unique class, the player has to
first unlock the ability through a certain number of hours of
gameplay. Only two of the classes are available to a first time
player; the rest are unlocked as he/she gains more experience
online and gains higher rank. It has been confirmed that players
will be able to buy maps for multiplayer that contain special
vehicles, such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and the Little
Bird helicopter. As told by Official Xbox Magazine, the player gets
to enjoy a brief but a thrilling ride in an AC-130 gunship.
One perk included in the multiplayer is called Last Stand. When the
player takes too much damage, the character will fall down but
automatically draw his pistol. The player can either kill himself
with the suicide button (denying a full kill to the enemy player)
or attempt to deliver a few shots to finish the enemy.
Another perk in multiplayer mode is called Deep Impact, which
allows the player to shoot through certain objects in the game that
would normally be used as cover (such as walls, floors, and
ceilings). It will depend on the type of weapon the player is
using, the distance he is shooting, and the thickness of the object
he is shooting through.
A third perk called Double Tap gives the player's weapon an
increased rate of fire.
A fourth perk called Sleight of Hands speeds up reload time
significantly.
Plot
A Russian Nationalist by the name of Zakhaev is set on returning
his homeland to the Soviet times. Zakhaev knows the United States
would never allow this to happen, thus he funds a coup in the
Middle East, organized by his ally Al-Assad, to draw attention away
from Russia. The two men and their seconds-in-command gain the
nickname The Four Horsemen. However, British and Russian
governments have been monitoring Zakhaev's activities and discover
his real intentions. The story is told from a perspective of a
British SAS operative, a Russian Spetsnaz commando, and American
Force Recon Marines (whos name is Paul Jackson, his name is the
only name known.) and Navy SEALs in the Middle East. Also, the
game's E3 2007 trailer shows a nuclear weapon launching, so the
game may include a nuclear or biological environment
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