Review: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Remaster Campaign (PS4)

Rating: 9
Author: Jim Smale

by Jim Smale · October 14, 2016

As both a U.S Marine and British S.A.S. soldier fighting through an unfolding story full of twists and turns, players use sophisticated technology, superior firepower and coordinated land and air strikes on a battlefield where speed, accuracy and communication are essential to victory.

Pros:

Graphics have been completely reworked. Every texture has had a overhaul and it looks fantstic. It can easily stand side by side with any of the last COD games.
Full Platinum trophy.
Can set safe area for your TV.
41.60GB DL size.
Twenty one missions spread over three acts incorporating a prologue and epilogue.
Level select option that also houses a brilliant animated backdrop of the selected level.
Colourblind filter.
Save and exit in campaign.
Full online leader board.
Hidden collectables.
Intel cheats: Find the hidden enemy intel in game and unlock cheats like melon head, Scatter grenades, Noir filter and so much more. Can only be enabled once you finish the campaign once. Twelve in total.
Arcade mode: Can play individual levels or do the notorious no saves full run. In arcade mode you are scoring points for kills, Going up against the clock. Kill scores will bang up on the screen and bonus points can be awarded.
Controller sound: The sounds of reloading, Looking through the scope and pick up ammo.
Extensive control options-
- Four stick layouts: Default,Southpaw,Legacy and Legacy southpaw.
- Ten button layouts: Default,Tactical,Lefty legacy,Lefty nom4d,Charlie,One hand gunslinger,Bumper jumper,Bumper jumper tactical and stick and move.
- Can change vertical and horizontal sensitivity from low 1 to insane 20.
Invert controls.
Flip button layout.
Campaign is one of the best with a likeable ensemble of characters, Excellent set pieces and varied level design.
Three difficulties-Normal,hardened and veteran.

Cons:

Difficulty spikes.
Few checkpoint distance issues.
Occasional AI funniness.
Had a few full PS4 lockups.
Weird behaviour like being unable to finish a level as the marker wouldn’t trigger.
File size is huge!

The Numbers

9/10

Graphics - 9/10
9/10

Sound - 9/10
9/10

Accessability - 9/10
9/10

Length - 9/10
9/10

Fun Factor - 9/10

9/10

Summary

This game has always been held as the revolution in first person shooters and the template to which all games now follow. As true as that is, The campaign in its own right is just as strong and influential as the multiplayer. It gives you a blockbuster film with a group of likeable men and a story that actually grabs your attention. The variation in levels are spot on and for that you get a non stop adrenaline rollercoaster of a game. In short this game holds up really well and now looks just as good as any COD game released in the last few years.