Call of Duty 4 is the latest venture into warfare by Activision, But instead of Germans and Mustard Gas we have Terrorists and Nuclear Weapons.
How will it fare?
How will it fare?
Story
The interesting thing about the CoD Series' stories is that there is usually more than 1. CoD2 Had the stories of British, Russian and American soldiers in their chosen conflict zones, CoD4 Has a plot involving the British SAS (Special Air Service) in Russia and the US Troops in a tactfully un-named Middle Eastern country, So as not to spoil anything, we'll cover the initial story of 'Soap' McTavish.
"Soap" and a group of SAS Soldiers including Captain Price and Gaz, as well as a few un-named troops catch wind of a cargo ship with Estonian serial numbers in the Bering Sea that supposedly contains a nuclear weapon. The Small SAS Squad is then sent to investigate the ship and confirm the presence of a nuclear device. At this point i'd like to outline a very clever point in the start of the story that determines the difficulty the player should be playing at. A wooden construction of the Cargo ship to be stormed is erected in a warehouse at the SAS Training camp you start in, and depending on how quickly you can reach all 6 points while following Captain Price's instructions, the game will determine a recommended difficulty setting for you.
Whilst down in the Cargo Holds, Captain Price recieves news that Hostile MiGs are headed for the cargo ship. Panicked, the squad attempts to flee the ship when the first missle hits. If you've seen any of the E3 footage for the game you may have seen the clip in which the player is on the floor, his vision is orange and blurred when Captain Price helps him up and so famously says "On your feet soldier, We. Are. LEAVING!" which i found particularly amusing. As the ship begins to sink on one side causing the entire vessel to lean awkwardly to one side the SAS Squad manages to get out onto the deck just as the chopper they arrived in (Convieniently) waits on the edge. To really rack up the tension the vessel leans even more as "Soap" gets to the edge, forcing him to make a leap of faith from the ship to the chopper.
This opening sequence left me practically bouncing in my seat for more, i was extremely impressed with how such a complicated plot was mixed so seamlessly with such incredible action and tension, I could go on for ever about how the plot is so brilliantly written but i don't want to spoil anything, so i won't.
The interesting thing about the CoD Series' stories is that there is usually more than 1. CoD2 Had the stories of British, Russian and American soldiers in their chosen conflict zones, CoD4 Has a plot involving the British SAS (Special Air Service) in Russia and the US Troops in a tactfully un-named Middle Eastern country, So as not to spoil anything, we'll cover the initial story of 'Soap' McTavish.
"Soap" and a group of SAS Soldiers including Captain Price and Gaz, as well as a few un-named troops catch wind of a cargo ship with Estonian serial numbers in the Bering Sea that supposedly contains a nuclear weapon. The Small SAS Squad is then sent to investigate the ship and confirm the presence of a nuclear device. At this point i'd like to outline a very clever point in the start of the story that determines the difficulty the player should be playing at. A wooden construction of the Cargo ship to be stormed is erected in a warehouse at the SAS Training camp you start in, and depending on how quickly you can reach all 6 points while following Captain Price's instructions, the game will determine a recommended difficulty setting for you.
Whilst down in the Cargo Holds, Captain Price recieves news that Hostile MiGs are headed for the cargo ship. Panicked, the squad attempts to flee the ship when the first missle hits. If you've seen any of the E3 footage for the game you may have seen the clip in which the player is on the floor, his vision is orange and blurred when Captain Price helps him up and so famously says "On your feet soldier, We. Are. LEAVING!" which i found particularly amusing. As the ship begins to sink on one side causing the entire vessel to lean awkwardly to one side the SAS Squad manages to get out onto the deck just as the chopper they arrived in (Convieniently) waits on the edge. To really rack up the tension the vessel leans even more as "Soap" gets to the edge, forcing him to make a leap of faith from the ship to the chopper.
This opening sequence left me practically bouncing in my seat for more, i was extremely impressed with how such a complicated plot was mixed so seamlessly with such incredible action and tension, I could go on for ever about how the plot is so brilliantly written but i don't want to spoil anything, so i won't.
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