Charlie Oscar Delta 4

Posted on September 05, 2007
Filed Under: Play
Tagged: awesome, call of duty 4, cod4, fps, multiplayer, video games, xbox, xbox 360

I was accepted into the COD 4 multiplayer beta for Xbox Live this past weekend and finally had a chance to jump in last night for the first time.

A co-worker, STL KR10, set up a party for a number of Media General employees who also got into the demo using the game’s excellent lobby system and we were able to play together as a team for the entire night.

The game is a healthy cross between BF2MC and Rainbow 6 with a dash of Gears of War style gameplay mixed in - a fast paced, tactical shooter.

The maps, Crash, Vacant and Overgrown, all offer excellent gameplay - Crash being the most fun because of the choke points and flanking opportunities.

Points and ranking is handled though a great system that includes kills, assists or other scenarios like kills through thin walls. Ranking up allows you to begin tweaking your character class similar to a RPG - you can modify your weapon loadout, abilities, camo and much more by filling your 3 “perk” slots with things like C4, claymores or rocket-propelled grenades.

What’s more, you’ll be able to save various character setups for different games - meaning you can customize your gameplay depending on the map or team with which you’re working.

I found the character classes, weapons and the upgrade system easy to understand and the control layouts intuitive—and despite being a low rank in the game last night (meaning I got killed A LOT), the game offers something for n00bs (like me) and experienced players alike.

Forget Halo 3. Without question, this is my game of choice for the rest of the year.

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Comments:

  1. Ross (September 05, 2007 at 03:32 PM):

    I can’t believe you just said that.

    I’ve never been able to get into tactical shooters. You’ll find me firmly entrenched in Halo3 every night of the week until Spring.

  2. Tripp Fenderson (September 05, 2007 at 03:52 PM):

    I know, I know - and I’ve never been a fan of the COD series (or Halo for that matter)...until now.

    Battlefield 2: Modern Combat was my vice.

    So far, COD4 is all the insane fun of Halo 3 without the cursing, 12-year old boys.

    To each his own - but definitely check it out before you write it off.

    And while you’re at it, stop by and sign up—xboxlocal.com

  3. Call of duty 4 clan (February 07, 2008 at 12:36 AM):

    I played the beta for cod4 too, but if you like it on xbox 360, you really have to try it out on PC. You can’t beat KB+Mouse controls for FPS.

  4. Orion (February 28, 2008 at 02:40 AM):

    COD4 Multplayer for Xbox is one of the best FPS mmorpg type games around. It is really fast paced yet tactical...I think its a nice mix between Unreal and Halo.

  5. Alam (March 09, 2008 at 12:18 PM):

    @orion

    Cod4 is not an mmorpg lol.

    Best cod4 clan

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