Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Collection 1

Redeploying with an arsenal of content unlike any in franchise history, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s first downloadable “Collection” arrives stockpiled with not only four Multiplayer/Survival Mode Maps…

90 8 May 2012

Adventure Shooter Tactical Action Warfare

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Collection 1 is an adventure developed by Sledgehammer Games, released 8 May 2012 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Collection 1 is

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Collection 1 is an adventure game developed by Sledgehammer Games and released in 2012. It was published by Activision. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Redeploying with an arsenal of content unlike any in franchise history, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s first downloadable “Collection” arrives stockpiled with not only four Multiplayer/Survival Mode Maps, but two Special Ops Missions—the first time Call of Duty has ever made Special Ops downloadable online. Armed with just this one content pack, players can choose between heading to a militarized Central Park in Liberation, destroying scenic vistas in a seaside Italian getaway in Piazza, raining glass on New York passersby from 70-stories-up in Overwatch, and battling beside a downed Air Force One in Black Box. As if that breadth of multiplayer variety wasn’t enough, fans of Special Ops…

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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It supports multiplayer for up to 18 players online. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Call of Duty series

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Collection 1 is the 67th of 204 entries we hold in the Call of Duty series. The next entry was Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Collection 2 in 2012. Its critic score of 90 is 17 points above the series average of 74. That makes it the highest-rated entry in the series.

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How it was received

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Collection 1 holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 92% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 20 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Collection 1 launched on 8 May 2012, within three weeks of The Walking Dead: Season 1, The Walking Dead, Max Payne 3 and Diablo III. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.

Released around the same time: The Walking Dead: Season 1, The Walking Dead, Max Payne 3, Diablo III.

Cheats and codes

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