Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)
Intense overall intensityWhat's in it
The story depicts a coup, an on-screen execution of a captured head of state, and a nuclear detonation that kills a playable character and tens of thousands of troops.
Strong profanity, including 'fuck' and 'shit', is spoken by soldier characters during combat and briefings.
Sustained realistic firearm and explosive combat against human soldiers, with blood spatter on hit; bodies remain but there is no dismemberment or gore.
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What it is
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a first-person military shooter with a cinematic single-player campaign and competitive online multiplayer. Playing as U.S. Marines and British SAS operatives, the player fights through modern conflict zones against armed human enemies using rifles, explosives and stealth. Combat is realistic and frequent, with gunfire, blood and fallen bodies, though there is no gore or dismemberment. The campaign carries heavy subject matter — a political coup, an execution, and a mission set in the aftermath of a nuclear blast — and soldier dialogue includes strong profanity. Online multiplayer pits strangers against each other with text communication and no built-in content moderation.
How it's framed
The game frames its combat through the lens of soldiers following orders in a modern war, presenting missions as heroic military operations; some sequences, such as the nuclear aftermath and the death of playable characters, present the cost and futility of that war without glorifying it, while others lean into action-movie spectacle.
Details
- Developer
- Infinity Ward
- Publisher
- Activision
- Released
- Nov 12, 2007
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