2/13/2009 To Much of a Good Thing

There is such a thing as to much of a good thing. I have loved Call of Duty from the very first one when it came out on the PC. Me and some of my friends would get together and play for hours the intense multiplayer. Two years later, in 2005, I once again got to experience another incredible game from Infinity Ward, Call of Duty 2 for the 360. Both of these games had good experiences for campaign and multiplayer. So you could imagine my disappointment when only a year later, the third full installment to the Call of Duty series was released, but not developed by Infinity Ward, but instead by Treyarch.

Call of Duty 3 was just... I don't know... unfinished? Playing on veteran was never a simple task, but in COD3, most parts were not hard because of a smart A.I., instead it was glitchy. Thinking you have a head shot because looking through the scope of your sniper rifle and it's lined up; you are just far enough our to have your gun around the corner; you pull the trigger, nothing... pull the trigger again and still he lives. The next thing you know, he shoots you so you get behind the corner, and yet even though you should be fully protected, he kills you. That was an all to common scenario through the campaign.

The point of my rambling, you can't rush good games. Infinity Ward had between 2005 and 2008 to make Call of Duty 4:Modern Warfare, once again incredible game. Between COD4 and Call of Duty: World at War Activision announced that they would like to release a new COD every year, with the two developers, Infinity Ward and Treyarch, releasing every two years alternating. There is a term for this, flooding the market. Instead of having a nice break in between releases, people will just get tired of the series that much faster, especially if every other game just feels thrown together compared to the other.

I haven't played World at War yet, just because COD3 left a bad impression for Treyarch. But it has been announced that Infinity Ward will be releasing Modern Warfare 2 and is currently on schedule for sometime "this holiday season." Unless I can try WaW before buying it and absolutely enjoy it, I will probably just wait for this holiday season to come around.

And yes, I know it's been a while. Good news, I have finished both of my degrees and have been enjoying a little down time. Thanks to everyone still visiting. Oh, and if you have played World at War, leave a comment or drop me an email letting me know what you think.

Comments
The Great T Run wrote on February 23, 2009
The price for WaW is now $50. It\'s still not worth it. Trust me.

I never really got into the earlier COD\'s, but I can assure you that Modern Warfare and WaW are worlds apart.

The only things WaW has on Modern Warfare is it\'s 4 player online co-op and Nazi Zombies. I would love to see Infinity Ward include this in the next MODERN title. (I\'m so sick of WW2 shooters).

Treyarch is only good for making crappy Spiderman games.

And you\'re right. There should be one solid game annually and Infinity Ward should be developing it.

Oh and conngrats on your degrees!
The Great T Run wrote on February 23, 2009
The price for WaW is now $50. It\'s still not worth it. Trust me.

I never really got into the earlier COD\'s, but I can assure you that Modern Warfare and WaW are worlds apart.

The only things WaW has on Modern Warfare is it\'s 4 player online co-op and Nazi Zombies. I would love to see Infinity Ward include this in the next MODERN title. (I\'m so sick of WW2 shooters).

Treyarch is only good for making crappy Spiderman games.

And you\'re right. There should be one solid game annually and Infinity Ward should be developing it.

Oh and conngrats on your degrees!