'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare' tells a story about terrorism. It's not great.

Eight hours later, with the credits rolling on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's story, the big question I have is: What is this game trying to do? 

There's the reboot side of developer Infinity Ward's latest Call of Duty, which works well enough. It's not trying to reinvent popular ideas around first-person shooters the way its similarly titled 2007 predecessor did. This is more of a reintroduction, inserting a set of familiar names and faces from 10 years ago into our modern world.

Nowhere is this more evident than in the much-hyped portrayal of Captain John Price. He still sports the same no-nonsense attitude and signature handlebar mustache that made him such a memorable character in the first place, but his younger face and bright blue eyes are less grizzled warfighter, and more cut-from-the-mold Hero. Read more...

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