Chernobyl.

Ok... Im stuck, in Chernobyl, with an M21 and a silenced USP .45. I have exactly 20 minutes to evacuate, and there are 4 Mi-8 Hips bearing down on me, with several tangos dropping from the back. Oh yeah.... did I mention the infinite amount of enemies spawning in front of me.

If you couldn't tell, the game I'm talking about is Call of Duty 4. the game that was touted to be better than Halo 3. It lives up to every bit of that statement, and beyond.

Lemme just go quickly through a run down here. The games starts you off as a guy named 'Sopa' McaTavish, who is fresh out of the British SAS selection. Your first mission, and subsequent mission deal with finding several surplus Russian nuclear warheads, bound for the Middle East.

Act I of the game also throws you into the shoes of Sgt. Paul Jackson, who happens to be part of the Marine 1st Force Recon. As Jackson you are sent into the Middle East to capture Kaled Al-Asad, who is attempting to do something really bad. During the assault on the capital city where Al-Asad was supposed to be, you and the rest of your squad are takes with rescuing a stranded M1A2 Abrams tank. Close to what appears to be the end of the conflict, a AH-1 SuperCobra is shot down, and you are tasked with rescuing the pilot, having just heard the alarming news that a nuclear device may be in the city. After rescuing the pilot, the nuclear warhead is detonated. and you and the rest of your squad, along with your CH-56 SeaKnight are downed.

A chilling scene follows, where you, as Jackson, are still able to crawl from the remains of your downed chopper. Looking around all you see is an eerie orange and the bodies of your comrades, strewn across the ground. To your right, a building crumbles. But as you turn toward the left, the immediately recognizable form of a mushroom cloud looms off in the distance. You stand, and walk towards it, only to fall victim to radiation poisoning. End of level, and of Paul Jackson.

Sgt. Paul Jackson
Status: K.I.A.

This game managed to surprise me in ways I didn't think were possible. Anyone thinking of purchasing it, do so. NOW!

Plus, who doesn't want the chance to operate an AC-130U gunship as it orbits high above the battlefield, raining down shells of doom.


Anyway, thats all.

~ Richard