It was only when I decided to break out my dusty old 360 copy of the game for comparison purposes that the true extent of Raven’s efforts became clear in fact, I’d even go so far to say that the game should be more accurately described as an almost complete remake of CoD 4 rather than the mere remaster suggested by the title, so extensive and accomplished is its revival for current gen.Ĭall of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered masterfully balances upgrading the game to better suit current standards both visually and mechanically with maintaining that the game still feels comfortable and familiar to returning players.įrom the instant I stepped back into the shoes of “Soap” McTavish and steeled myself to try and beat Infinity Ward’s best time on the cargo ship mock-up, everything felt exactly as it should. Initially I was a little underwhelmed with the amount of polish that had been applied to the game, as besides being noticeably sharper and with more detailed character models, it looked extremely similar to how I remembered it looking in my mind’s eye. One thing that I realised almost instantly when playing through this remaster is that the memory can be a very tricky thing.
MODERN WARFARE CALL OF DUTY 4 GAMEPLAY SERIES
I’d played Finest Hour on PS2 but Modern Warfare sucked me into the series like no shooter has before or since, particularly in terms of the online multiplayer it’s just a shame that the diminishing returns of the later entries in the franchise and the concerted shift from the formula of the modern day shooter grounded in realism to the hyper-kinetic, futuristic Michael Bay-esque blockbuster failed, in my personal opinion, to effectively recapture the magic of the first Modern Warfare title. Now, before I go any further with this review, let me be completely straight– Modern Warfare is easily my favourite entry in the Call of Duty series and, until Black Ops III, was the last FPS that I poured some serious time into. Getting home with that hot little item in my hands, I didn’t realise at the time just how profound an effect that Infinity’s Ward’s spectacular shooter would have on my gaming experience, most prominent amongst which was serving as my introduction to competitive online multiplayer. The question remains though – How much care and attention has been afforded to Raven’s remastering efforts for Modern Warfare’s genre defining campaign, and is this a respectful take on a classic title or just another cheaply ported cash grab squirted out to serve as an incentive for reticent fans to pick up Infinite Warfare over its contemporaries?īack in 2008, which almost feels like another lifetime ago now, I bunked off of work and picked up an Xbox 360 and Grand Theft Auto IV, Bioshock and a copy of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. PlayStation 4 owners who pre-purchased Activision’s upcoming Infinite Warfare Legacy Edition were granted thirty-day early access to the single-player portion of Modern Warfare Remastered currently the only way to experience the remaster, once the exclusivity period ends players will need to either have the digital edition of the game on their system or the physical Infinite Warfare disc inserted in order for Modern Warfare Remastered to be accessible.
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