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Story:
In CoD 4 the story is that you play as either the SAS or US marines, you are on a mission to save the world as a terrorist organisation lead by Al-Asad, who has publically executed the president of his country (somewhere in the middle east) and generally being a bad guy. There is a nuclear bomb threat and you must track down Zakiahev (Dont know how to spell it but it sounds like that) and stop him too cause he has stolen the nukes.
Anyway, my thoughts are that this storyline is one of the greatest so far in the call of duty series. It is a wonderful storyline, wonderfully told in the best cinematic way possible, seriously, ever second feels like you are part of an action movie with dramitic explosions, unfortunate twists and a great feeling all around. The only bad thing i could find, if i had to is that the story can get confusing in some places, but nothing a re-run through cant fix, i have played it so many times now 
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Story score:9/10
Gameplay:
The gameplay is as i said, very dramatic and cinematic, you getting caught in explosions, falling from the sky in a helicopter, escaping from a sinking ship…every level has its own crazy thing that is just great fun to play. There are lots of weapons to have, and they are all modern technology, which is great.
There is a really awsome sniping mission, awsome assualt battles, but unfortunatly no vehicles :/ There are some really fun missions though, like taking a javalin missile launcher and sending rockets flying, a really fun mission when you are onboard a gunship giving support to ground troops, firing from a helicopter, there is just so much going on and its so hectic gameplay!
The game does a good job of making you care for you teammates, making you want to give them covering fire whilst they move up, or following them into a house full of enemies. One problem i do have, the game is very short, it only lasts around 4-5 hours on a normal difficulty. Also, there is an absence of co-op which really disapoints.
Score: 7/10
Multiplayer:
OK, so this is where (in my opinion) call of duty shines the most. The multiplayer is the best i have ever played on any game. It is super fun. There are some character customisation options, you can choose your weapons layout and any add-ons you want, like a silencer, or red dot sight. You also get the choice of some perks, which can help give you the advantage in certain points, like to be invisible on the map, or extra ammuntion.
Still there are no vehicles on this either which is a bummer, but you do get a nifty level up system, which lets you unlock weapons and perks as you progress, meaining it can keep you working to the next level for ages until you finally hit that end mark of level 55. The maps are fairly big, all have their own pathways to get to where you want, good sniping points and parts to suit every weapon.
New players to the online mode may find things a bit tricky as the game is realistic in giving players limited health, it doesnt take much to kill them, unlike in some games where you have to unload clip after clip of ammo until you kill the guy! The multiplayer is the best part for me and has supplied me with countless hours of entertainment 
Score: 9/10
Graphics:
This game is a gorgeous one, visuals are very impressive. Little to no framerate troubles. Each level has its own individual feel, the atmosphere in levels is excellently portraid through the visual landscapes. Guns are nicly detailed, character models are pretty sound as well. Animations run well and generally there are no complaints in the graphics department, i mean its not the best i’ve seen, and its not perfect, but it does the job nicely of adding to the atmosphere and feel of the levels.
Score: 7/10
Achievements:
The achievements here are not for achievement hunters, they actually require you to achieve something significant. You can get some for completing the missions and game, but the majority will come from completing things on veteran, or doing things like shooting a helicopter with a RPG and finding enemy intel etc.
After playing the game i have finished with 24/37, thats 490 points. I did have to try for a few of them, you cant get a lot with just one playthrough, it will require you do something specific that may be missed. But as i say, completing it all on the hardest difficulty, which is damn hard, will get you one half of points, while completing it normally and doing odd jobs will get you the other half, which is much easier.
Overall:
Overall, its a good solid game, a little short but mulitplayer more than makes up for it. Singleplayer has some good replayability as i have done it a few times, but it is very short anyway. Definatly worth a buy.
Overall: 9/10
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