Game of the week - Call of Duty 4

Since we started playing games (and turst us, it's a long time ago) we have often be faced with the hype 'warning: this game will ruin your social life'.  All hyped up and ready to go, we buy the game, only to be finding ourselves desperate enough to do anything but play the game after 5 minutes.  There are some excpetions of course, Elite was probably the first and the first Sonic the Hedgehog had the same affect until completion.  And we can now add to the list Call of Duty 4.

Simply put, the game is awesome.  In single player mode, a variety of action packed missions are given to you with a beautifully paced stealth mission included.  But it is online that this game comes into its own.  From Deathmatch to the more tactical Search and Destroy, the action is exciting and addictive.  The more missions and kills you partake in, the more benefits you unlock, which leads you to enhanced weaponry and 'perks'.  One of our favourite perks in the 'last stand' which allows you to draw out a pistol just as you have been killed and lets you pop off a few shots before fading to the cyber grave.

We have played the Xbox 360 version but we understand the game is just as good across all formats.  If you want to give it a whirl and rent it first, click here to go to GamezGecko or you can go ahead and grab it from Game online right here.