Well, this game managed to break quite a number of sales records. So did it exactly deserve the millions of dollars it got? And, possibly more importantly, can it challenge Halo: Reach for the best shooter of the year? My thoughts below:

Story: The story was actually fairly interesting, without any of the confusing mess that was Modern Warfare's 2 story. Or, at least, it was, until the middle of the story, where it got really confusing. Thankfully, though, the multiplayer doesn't need story to work, now does it? 7.5/10

Gameplay: It's Call of Duty, so it's fun, sure. But it really feels...well...like they didn't try to make it better. Nothing was really changed from Modern Warfare 2. Some of the campaign parts were pretty fun, but overall, it seems like whoever made this really just took one too many days off. Good, but not great. 8/10

Graphics: This was probably the most surprising/dissapointing. Metroid: Other M did better then this, and while Other M certainly wasn't a bad title from the standpoint of graphics, there's no way a premier 360 title should ever lose to a Wii title. Ever. 6/10

Music: Well, at least they did something right. Easily the best Call of Duty music ever. 9/10

OVERALL: Overall, this game was a disappointment. That probably comes from my high expectations. While certainly a good game, it's really nothing new since Modern Warfare 2. Reach is miles ahead of this, and it's easily forseeable that this might not even finish within the top 5 games of the year(with Reach, Other M, Galaxy 2, and Starcraft II all being better games IMO, and Brotherhood looming). 8/10

-MT