It's a scientific fact that there's no reason you shouldn't have bought Call of Duty 4 yet. What, you don't like shooters? Too bad. Get motion sick while playing FPSs? Take a Dramamine. Don't have a next-gen console or PC? Get a second job. Not only do we think it's one of the year's best, you're possibly the only person who hasn't purchased a copy yet.
Keeping all that in mind, if you haven't bought the game, you may have good reason to hold off, if only for a bit longer. MCV brings word that Activision will release a Game of the Year edition of the game next month. Aside from new packaging, expect a token to allow you to download the forthcoming map pack for the game. Not exactly earth-shattering, but (depending on the price) this sounds like the only version of CoD 4 you latecomers should be looking for.
At the moment, MCV's only reporting on a 360 version of the GOTY edition. Activision tells us that more details should be coming this week, we'll let you know when we hear if PS3 owners will be getting some love.
Reader Comments (53)
Posted: Mar 17th 2008 12:23PM (Unverified) said
Definatley worth a purchase! And yes, was definatly GOY IMO, sorry Teh Haloz.
Xbox360...
Where Game of the Year Edition happens
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Xbox360...
Where Game of the Year Edition happens
Posted: Mar 17th 2008 12:25PM (Unverified) said
yeah yeah talk to the Brawl.
I already bought the limited edition and finally got the 1000gp.I'm glad they didn't make the multiplayer mode necessary to get all the achievements.COD4 multiplayer is better than Haloz but I still like more TF2.
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I already bought the limited edition and finally got the 1000gp.I'm glad they didn't make the multiplayer mode necessary to get all the achievements.COD4 multiplayer is better than Haloz but I still like more TF2.
Posted: Mar 17th 2008 12:31PM (Unverified) said
Mile High Club is a BITCH to get right? Yeah I have all 1000gp on it as well and I was happy there were no MP achievements. I cant stand achievement whores on MP games. What's your gamertag Mr Esc? Im hoping for no MP achievements on Gears 2.
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Posted: Mar 17th 2008 12:34PM (Unverified) said
Oh yeah I forgot to add,
Friendly Chopper on the way!!!
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Friendly Chopper on the way!!!
Posted: Mar 17th 2008 12:46PM (Unverified) said
The air strikes are fun too bad I never get to kill anyone with them. Air strikes are too easy to avoid.
"Mile High Club is a BITCH to get right?"
First it was very frustrating but after getting gold in most chambers in portal it was quite easy (I don't have Aperture science I can't get gold on the last 2 tests) Chamber 16 in time and chamber 17 least steps are frustrating as hell.
So far I have 10850 gamer points but according to the xbox 360 I could have 19.000 but I don't feel like playing Crackdown again or finishing DMC4 in Ultra hard.
I need 3 achievements of the orange box Aperture Science, with friends like these and Lambda locator.AS is hard as hell and I can’t get with friends like these because for some reason the xbox disconnects every time I try to add or contact anyone so I have to connect 3 times before inviting anyone but most of my friends play either COD4 or Gears and sometimes Halo and Metal Slug and sending request while playing is pretty useless since most of the time everyone leaves or I lost connection with the host and Lambda locator well is just playing Half-life 2 again but I don’t feel like it.
I haven’t touched my Xbox 360 since I got Brawl. I’ll probably play again when I get Sega Superstars Tennis.
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"Mile High Club is a BITCH to get right?"
First it was very frustrating but after getting gold in most chambers in portal it was quite easy (I don't have Aperture science I can't get gold on the last 2 tests) Chamber 16 in time and chamber 17 least steps are frustrating as hell.
So far I have 10850 gamer points but according to the xbox 360 I could have 19.000 but I don't feel like playing Crackdown again or finishing DMC4 in Ultra hard.
I need 3 achievements of the orange box Aperture Science, with friends like these and Lambda locator.AS is hard as hell and I can’t get with friends like these because for some reason the xbox disconnects every time I try to add or contact anyone so I have to connect 3 times before inviting anyone but most of my friends play either COD4 or Gears and sometimes Halo and Metal Slug and sending request while playing is pretty useless since most of the time everyone leaves or I lost connection with the host and Lambda locator well is just playing Half-life 2 again but I don’t feel like it.
I haven’t touched my Xbox 360 since I got Brawl. I’ll probably play again when I get Sega Superstars Tennis.
Posted: Mar 17th 2008 1:08PM (Unverified) said
Portal is SO effing sweet, I finally rented that sucker last week actually so its pretty fresh in my mind. I love that Apeture Science song at the end when you beat it, lol. I just rented it for that 1 game and it was worth it. I played the flash game a while back and I was like damn I need to rent this game. Haha!
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Posted: Mar 22nd 2008 3:21AM (Unverified) said
Call of Duty 4 did not win Game of the Year, nor does it deserve it. Bioshock officially won Game of the Year over both Halo 3 and Call of Duty 4. The Call of Duty series has never won an official Game of the Year and mainly use it to sell more copies, obviously. I feel sorry for the developers of Bioshock, that game companies stooping to such low standards. Yet, shocking and to be expected from such amateur developers.
I'm going to create a site tomorrow and give my Tetris remake Game of the Year!
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I'm going to create a site tomorrow and give my Tetris remake Game of the Year!
Posted: Mar 17th 2008 12:33PM (Unverified) said
Hopefully this will go for $50 or less. COD4 is usually on sale for $40 and the extra maps are $10 (800 points is $10 right? I can never remember).
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Posted: Mar 17th 2008 12:38PM (Unverified) said
"Get motion sick while playing FPSs?"
That had always been my problem with FPS on consoles, it finally ended with CoD2 on 360. CoD4 is a beast...
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That had always been my problem with FPS on consoles, it finally ended with CoD2 on 360. CoD4 is a beast...
Posted: Mar 17th 2008 12:38PM TangoCharlie said
D'oh! I did, actually, just pick this up. And I COULD have waited!
FAIL.
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FAIL.
Posted: Mar 17th 2008 12:39PM darth vader said
anywhere i can get cod 4 for under 30 bucks?
xbox 360 only.
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xbox 360 only.
Posted: Mar 17th 2008 12:42PM Liquidfox00 said
"Thanks to all the people who dropped the money and bought the game when it came out. You guys now have the privilege of paying $15 for the map packs!"
"To all you people slow out of the gate please accept this copy of COD4 for $40 and as an added bonus you don't have to pay anything for the new map pack"
Seems slightly unfair to me, i'll still buy the pack though.
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"To all you people slow out of the gate please accept this copy of COD4 for $40 and as an added bonus you don't have to pay anything for the new map pack"
Seems slightly unfair to me, i'll still buy the pack though.
Posted: Mar 17th 2008 2:10PM (Unverified) said
Map packs should be free from the get-go, or at the least give the developer the option. They have a poor customer strategy which will cause problems in the long run. If only they could see it's not about making big dollars on every little thing, but instead cutting the consumer a break and selling more games and advertising free upgrades after a game's release.
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Posted: Mar 17th 2008 1:06PM vidguy said
COD4 is usually $39.99 so it's a good deal even if you are buying now. As has been belabored before, the single player campaign is stellar but way too short (only 5-7 hours). Online makes it worth $40.
But GOTY? I don't think so. There's at least five games I'd put above this in that ranking.
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But GOTY? I don't think so. There's at least five games I'd put above this in that ranking.
Posted: Mar 17th 2008 1:13PM (Unverified) said
So there's two versions of the game I won't buy or like?
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Posted: Mar 17th 2008 1:10PM samfish said
"Not only do we think it's one of the year's best, you're possibly the only person who hasn't purchased a copy yet."
That is very probable.
My neighbors play this game constantly. I'm not exaggerating when I say I hear it in the morning when I leave for work and again when I come home almost every day. Oy! – and they crank their stereo WAY up so the entire apartment building just shakes from the bass.
I can't wait until I finally buy a house hopefully soon.
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That is very probable.
My neighbors play this game constantly. I'm not exaggerating when I say I hear it in the morning when I leave for work and again when I come home almost every day. Oy! – and they crank their stereo WAY up so the entire apartment building just shakes from the bass.
I can't wait until I finally buy a house hopefully soon.
Posted: Mar 17th 2008 3:03PM (Unverified) said
I empathize with your neighbor. The family that lives downstairs has a baby that wakes up every time i'm playing COD4 when i get home at night. I try to be nice and turn the volume way down, but the vibrations still get through the thin floors :(
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Posted: Mar 17th 2008 1:16PM (Unverified) said
"Don't have a next-gen console or PC? Get a second job."
What is it with this gaming generation and the constant referral to it's consoles as the "next gen" consoles? They came out almost 2 years ago!! 3 years for 360!
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What is it with this gaming generation and the constant referral to it's consoles as the "next gen" consoles? They came out almost 2 years ago!! 3 years for 360!
Posted: Mar 17th 2008 1:46PM (Unverified) said
This Nov will be year two for ps3 and wii, and year 3 for 360. You're about 8 months early...
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Posted: Mar 17th 2008 2:02PM (Unverified) said
So HD is what is considered "next gen"? All the more reason I find it ridiculous. I always considered the input device to be what separates the gaming generations. But hey, I guess that's also in turn why I'm a Nintendo fanboy. Just look at their controllers from gen to gen. Graphics are great, but if i'm playing the same way I played the previous generation, unless it is a GOD SEND of a control scheme, I feel somewhat cheated.
15-20 minutes into any 360 game (don't get to play PS3 as much) I feel like i just took a blast to the past that is 5 years ago because after the graphical "wow" wears off, it all comes down to the controls.
I came into this generation of gaming wishing and hoping every Wii game would come with an alternate control scheme for the Classic Controller. Now I don't even consider hooking it up outside of the fighting genre.
My rant is over.
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15-20 minutes into any 360 game (don't get to play PS3 as much) I feel like i just took a blast to the past that is 5 years ago because after the graphical "wow" wears off, it all comes down to the controls.
I came into this generation of gaming wishing and hoping every Wii game would come with an alternate control scheme for the Classic Controller. Now I don't even consider hooking it up outside of the fighting genre.
My rant is over.
Posted: Mar 17th 2008 1:22PM samfish said
PISH POSH! Kids these days! I worked 3 jobs at one point in college. Delivered pizza, teaching aid and I sold hot dogs.
Seriously...buy a hot dog cart and sell 'em outside of a hardware store. The amount of money I made doing that was insane. I went out and bought a Gamecube and some games with cash after just one day of working at one point.
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Seriously...buy a hot dog cart and sell 'em outside of a hardware store. The amount of money I made doing that was insane. I went out and bought a Gamecube and some games with cash after just one day of working at one point.
Posted: Mar 17th 2008 3:21PM (Unverified) said
The key for me has been working extra during breaks when you don't have school. A couple weeks @60 hours a week over Winter break got me ahead enough on bills to get a 360 and 4 games even after buying gifts for everyone relevant. Spring break last year got me a Wii. Just a few weeks last summer of pulling extra hours got me a PS3.
You can make the money, it's not that difficult. I've had more trouble finding time to game than time to make money to buy the games.
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You can make the money, it's not that difficult. I've had more trouble finding time to game than time to make money to buy the games.
Posted: Mar 17th 2008 1:24PM (Unverified) said
@dizzy
that's why i go to Play N Trade.There's only one in my state but it's worth the drive.cheaper used games.
But im pretty glad i didnt buy the game when it first came out.This is the main reason why i didnt for fear something like this would come out within 6 months of the games life span.
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that's why i go to Play N Trade.There's only one in my state but it's worth the drive.cheaper used games.
But im pretty glad i didnt buy the game when it first came out.This is the main reason why i didnt for fear something like this would come out within 6 months of the games life span.
Posted: Mar 17th 2008 1:57PM copa said
Actually, the norm has become releasing maps for a fee initially, and then making them freely available after a time.
I think this is a great compromise. It allows companies to recoup the cost of developing the additional contest, but it doesn't nickel-and-dime players who really don't want to pay more than the $60 retail price.
I agree that what Valve has done has been extraordinary, but their PC games usually have multi-year sales cycles, longer than what you get on the consoles. I suspect that when the TF2 map packs come to the consoles, you will see that fee-for-a-limited-time setup.
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I think this is a great compromise. It allows companies to recoup the cost of developing the additional contest, but it doesn't nickel-and-dime players who really don't want to pay more than the $60 retail price.
I agree that what Valve has done has been extraordinary, but their PC games usually have multi-year sales cycles, longer than what you get on the consoles. I suspect that when the TF2 map packs come to the consoles, you will see that fee-for-a-limited-time setup.
Posted: Mar 17th 2008 1:47PM (Unverified) said
IGN just put vids up on all the new maps coming up. They look really sweet. I'll plunk $10 for these. Not a big deal. I guess Im not used to getting them free anyway.
heer ees teh lynk
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/859/859936p1.html
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heer ees teh lynk
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/859/859936p1.html
Posted: Mar 17th 2008 2:01PM enbadesign said
If you really like online multiplayer then COD4 is worth the price. If you want it for the single player experience do yourself a favor and rent it so you don't waste $40-60.
The single player campaign is great but it only lasts 3-4 hours and you can burn through it a second time in 2 hours or less. There is no way the game should have been considered GOTY material just because of that alone. I loved playing the game but once I finished it just left a sour taste in my mouth for having spent $60 on such a short game.
IW should have just done a Warhawk and released the game as a multiplayer shooter for $30. If I would have known that the only real value of the game was the online component I never would have bought it.
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The single player campaign is great but it only lasts 3-4 hours and you can burn through it a second time in 2 hours or less. There is no way the game should have been considered GOTY material just because of that alone. I loved playing the game but once I finished it just left a sour taste in my mouth for having spent $60 on such a short game.
IW should have just done a Warhawk and released the game as a multiplayer shooter for $30. If I would have known that the only real value of the game was the online component I never would have bought it.
Posted: Mar 17th 2008 2:16PM (Unverified) said
"and you can burn through it a second time in 2 hours or less"
Wow, I wasnt aware that there was a (superduper easy n00btastic) mode. You're just exagerating, nobody believes you.
Oh and your not invited to my party at Chukee Cheese!!
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Wow, I wasnt aware that there was a (superduper easy n00btastic) mode. You're just exagerating, nobody believes you.
Oh and your not invited to my party at Chukee Cheese!!
Posted: Mar 17th 2008 2:12PM (Unverified) said
Off-topic-sort of... but occasionally when i'm playing online... ill see another player with the Capt. Price skin.... what gives?
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Posted: Mar 17th 2008 2:15PM (Unverified) said
"and you can burn through it a second time in 2 hours or less"
Wow, I wasnt aware that there was a (superduper easy n00btastic) mode. You're just exagerating, nobody believes you.
Oh and your not invited to my party at Chukee Cheese!!
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Wow, I wasnt aware that there was a (superduper easy n00btastic) mode. You're just exagerating, nobody believes you.
Oh and your not invited to my party at Chukee Cheese!!
Posted: Mar 17th 2008 7:16PM ummhello said
same here....got CoD4 for xmas though, so a little bit more time passing...but still, is this the new trend? why should I bother buying a popular game if it's going to be "upgraded" (looking at you LostPlanet v1.5) within a year of its' release??
...at least Halo2 never was "upgraded" (although that could be a fault--since the graphics overlay from the previous level affected playability on the next level)...they just released a Multiplayer Map Pack. no GOTY edition.
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...at least Halo2 never was "upgraded" (although that could be a fault--since the graphics overlay from the previous level affected playability on the next level)...they just released a Multiplayer Map Pack. no GOTY edition.
Posted: Mar 17th 2008 5:54PM (Unverified) said
The single-player is great, but the multiplayer is disappointing. Many times, it amounts to random grenade and airstrike spam. UAVs are much too easy to get, so they pop up all the time. There are also certain weapon imbalances and the fact that you have to grind out your weapons in multiplayer is quite annoying. Save the grinding for MMOs, not FPS.
Decent multiplayer overall, but EXTREMELY overrated.
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Decent multiplayer overall, but EXTREMELY overrated.
Posted: Mar 17th 2008 8:31PM Gamer X said
I agree this game is WAY overrated. I bought and beat this game. I played about a days worth on multiplayer and did not see what all the hype was. I since have sold this game. I like the pacing in Halo 3 better. I'm just waiting for new maps. It's not a bad game... guess I'm more of a Halo guy.
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Posted: Mar 29th 2008 5:37AM (Unverified) said
Hi
Is it true that high lvl gamers found glitching on the new maps will get booted and banned from xbox live and a ban sign next to there gamertag..
thnxs
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Is it true that high lvl gamers found glitching on the new maps will get booted and banned from xbox live and a ban sign next to there gamertag..
thnxs
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