Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex

Blog Post: A Decent Port

Dustin — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:37:00 GMT

I think the GI review of this game was a little harsh. While Wii is certainly the worst platform to play this game on, it is still very fun. Graphics are the biggest downgrade. Basically, it looks like you are playing a PS2 game. While the control scheme takes a couple of hours to get used to, it works very well once you get the hang of it. I recommend putting the control scheme on the "n00b" setting, at least until you figure things out. The campaign is just as epic, and the multiplayer is almost as good as the original (only 10 players max and no voice chat). Having played both the 360 and Wii versions extensively, I think my opinion carries some weight.

Blog Post: WHAT! YOUR KIDDING RIGHT!

Mr.Frosty — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:26:00 GMT

Alright let's get this straight, I HATE THE Wii! The games are fun for parties but forget playing alone. Seriously, who plays Wii Sports alone? But that's not the point, the point is that Modern warfare:Reflex on the Wii was a big mistake. nintendo must of known that most teenagers don't really enjoy the Wii and decided, "Hey! Let's make MOD on the Wii for the teenagers!" I just laugh at this decision. If you really want to play MOD do it on the Xbox, not the Wii. Okay so the story in the game is like any other story in MOD games so not much originality. Most players of MOD also may hate the graphics of this game. They have the same feel, but the're almost bllured looking. And the real problem of this game comes down to the controls. It's got to be one of the hardest games to play on the Wii. The controls are delade and if you accidentally drop the Wii controler just a few inches the screen moves around like a kid with a seizure! The missions are preety easy and if your an expierenced MOD player this game will be a sinch for you to beat. So there you go! That's my review of one the worst marketing decisions for Nintendo.

Blog Post: THERE MAY BE HOPE AFTER ALL

SNAKEwtBLOOD — Sun, 16 May 2010 02:47:00 GMT

AFTER I TRIED THIS GAME IT SUPRISED ME NO NO NO NOT THE GRAPHICS THE OVERALL GAMEPLAY THE ONLINE PLAY WAS VERY FUN JUST AS PS3/XBOX 360 GRAPHICS WERE DISAPOINNTEING BUT STILL FUN

Forum Post: Good Wii FPS

PkedU2Fast — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:35:00 GMT

yea they scored it way to low. 6.5 for a game that was exactly the same besides for multiplayer, controls, and graphics.

Wiki: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex Guides

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Guides for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex

Blog Post: A superior campaign comes with lesser multiplayer- CoD 4 Reflex

Nicholas Fallah — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:07:00 GMT

If you are a Wii-only owner and do not have this game listen closely: 1. Get in your car/ have your parent drive you to the nearest video game retailer 2. Purchase this game 3. Return home and play the single and multiplayer modes your 360 and PS3 friends have been making fun of you for not being able to play 4. Go tell said friends you now have CoD 4 and then get mocked for not having MW2.

Story: 8/10 As SAS operative "Soap" MacTavish and Marine Paul Jackson you fight against the villains Khaled Al-Asad, new Middle Eastern ruler, and Imran Zakhaev, Russian "Ultranationalists." Al-Asad and Zakhaev stage a coup deat against "Insert Middle-Eastern country name here." The story itself is well-written and engrossing but suffers from horribly underdeveloped characters, MacTavish and Jackson are completely silent, as is CoD tradition, meaning they having absolutley no personality and I did not care one bit for either of them. Captain Price is the opposite. He is the only hero who leaves an impression due to his somewhat developed backstory and personaltiy and kickass voice. All other companions were bland and mundane, they might as well have been ally #1, 2, 3, etc. The villain Zakhaev is similar into Price in the fact that thought has been put into his history and character. Al-Asad, on the other hand, is simply a generic placeholder until Zakhaev steps into the spotlight. Yet, with only two characters that qualify as compelling, the general plotline is filed with breathtaking moments and a twisting espionage plotline. If you've managed to avoid spoilers to this game then learn through gameplay, not a Wikipedia page.

Presentation: 8/10 The graphics are rather good for a Wii game. The thing is that in the more intense moments of campaign and multiplayer the framerate can get very choppy. The sound effects and voice acting are simply astounding, As mentioned before Price's voice actor is especially fantastic.

Control: 9/10 Believe it or not, the minor control problem has nothing to do with motion control, which works surprisingly well, its all about button layout. It's awkward to jump and sprint in this game. The shooting control is incredibly fluent, it never felt gimmicky. The gun tilting is amusing but has no gameplay effect. Though there are several sections where it is possible to use a control stick instead, which is preferable in those situations (the AC 130 section for example.) The aiming is every bit as good as it is on 360 and PS3. Well, at least in the campaign

Campaign: 10/10 Defending a tank, the AC 130 gunner, the ghille suit flashback, the finale, and the post-credits mission. This is a perfect single player mode defined by dramatic setpieces and insanely fun missions. It is superior to the original CoD4's campaign beyond a shadow of a doubt. While it retains the same length it is short but sweet lasting 7-10 hours depending upon skill and difficulty chosen. The reflex edition does eliminate CoD4's biggest flaw, infinitely spawning enemies. You can now strategically eliminate every enemy before moving on to the next area. It makes it much funner and truly (and fairly) challenging. Its a blast.

Multiplayer: 8/10 With the improved single-player comes a so-so multiplayer. While it does have some ups, it uses a solid connection. You should have as much disconnection worry as you would on another console. If there is lag the graphics are more to blame than your connection. The problems are:

-The game comes with every original map, yet none of the add-on maps are. These won't be coming.

-No more killcam

-Mixed Blessing no voice chat, no strategizing but no annoying kids shouting S*** and F*** when they die/kill you (Seriously these annoying brats give the average kid gamer like me a bad name)

It is still addictive and fun, but its not the multiplayer that made this franchise famous.

Overall: You probably don't need to read this review as you already likely own the game on one platform or another. If you don't have the game but have access to both a Wii and a 360/PS3 I recommend:

-Wii if you like a more the control scheme, are fine with weaker graphics, and are a single player lover.

-360/PS3 if you prefer more conventional controls, better graphics, and care more for the online experience.

Wiki Page: How to fail

Luke — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:21:00 GMT

I am a turd who fails at life and writes useless guides.

Fixed

Wiki Page: Lap top locations

the story teller — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:29:00 GMT

Basically all the laptop spots enjoy. Laptop 1 of 30 - Crew Expendable - Check the bunkroom from where the drunk Russian comes out from. The laptop is to your left when you enter the room. Laptop 2 of 30 - Crew Expendable - When the team lines up to assault the first cargo hold, you need to note that the stage's second secret will be in the cargo hold. Enter the hold and descend the first set of stairs; the laptop will be out in the open and to your left. Laptop 3 of 30 - Black Out - At the start of the mission, there is a shack to your left housing two terrorists. Head over there and Final Solution the place. The laptop is inside the shack. Laptop 4 of 30 - Black Out - After rappelling to the informant's building, enter and locate the second floor. The bathroom on the building's second level holds your secret. Laptop 5 of 30 - Charlie Don't Surf - The building you suspect where Al-Asad is has a weapons filled basement. Locate a corner room and investigate it for the hidden laptop. Laptop 6 of 30 - Charlie Don't Surf - Take a look at your mini-map. Place the TV station marker on your map north. With the main boulevard to your left, head south (use your main HUD's compass) and locate the sniper ridden building seen in the image below and right. The house's insides are blue. Check the second level for the laptop. Laptop 7 of 30 - Charlie Don't Surf - The house with the secret will be by a large pile of wrecked cars. Locate the stairs on the side of the building and head upstairs. The laptop will be on the rooftop. Be sure to grab some snniper rifles if you need the weapon. Laptop 8 of 30 - The Bog - The second level of the apartment has a secret room friendly soldiers will breach into. Inside, you should find the laptop. Again, look for the silhouette of the sickle and AK-47. Laptop 9 of 30 - The Bog - The marketplace has a secret laptop. Locate the refrigerator and look at it as if you were going to open it. Turn around 180 degrees and walk straight to a wall. The laptop is behind a stack of boxes. Laptop 10 of 30 - The Hunted - After escaping the house where the Russian chopper troops flashbang and ambush the team, you come across a peaceful back area with farm houses all around. Locate the house with the soda machine, enter it and claim the secret. If you meet attack dogs, you went too far ahead. Laptop 11 of 30 - The Hunted - Upon leaving the second greenhouse, follow the building on the left to an area covered by a sheet metal roof. The laptop is in that area. Laptop 12 and 13 of 30 - War Pig - After the tank crushes the car and stops so RPG soldiers can nuke it, there is a right turn at the end of the street. Investigate the second floor of the house on the corner (right side) for one laptop and the second floor of the house on the corner (left side) for the second laptop. Since enemies come from these buildings, you have little choice but to go through these two buildings and clean the nests out. Laptop 14 of 30 - War Pig - A building with some machinegun nests will be guarding an alley-ful of cars. Investigate the second story of that building for the intel. Laptop 15 of 30 - Shock and Awe - Second story of the building where the stranded platoon is holed up. Check the corners before jumping down. Laptop 16 of 30 - Shock and Awe - Once you have rescued the platoon, eyeball the building with the machinegun nest right in front. Wander over there, head to the second floor and kill everyone so you can search the premises' second story for the secret. Laptop 17 of 30 - Safehouse - The first residence you usually see will be the one just next to the village church. It has a satellite dish (the better to TiVo mass executions) on the back. Head in, waste everyone, and search the second floor for the laptop. Laptop 18 of 30 - Safehouse - Look for a restaurant-hostel kind of residence near the water tower (or burning farm -- you pick) and check each of the eating booths in the hostel's first floor. Try and remember this building -- it will save your life in a later stage. Laptop 19 of 30 - Ghillied Up - When you head into the church, locate the ladder to the bell tower. The laptop is at the very top. Be sure to grab it before the chopper sees you and blows the tower up with missiles. Alternately, you can wait until the chopper passes through, then go back and get it. Laptop 20 of 30 - Ghillied Up - The three guards near the laptop are the ones who can alert the others. Going through the open container is not a good idea (brightly lit, no cover). Instead, go to the container's left and snipe the enemy sitting down by the table made of drums. When he drops, gauge the enemy reaction (hence why you pick up the P90 earlier) and snipe or aggressively attack the rest of the enemies to secure the place. The laptop is on the table made of drums. Note -- you can rush in and take the laptop, die, and restart without having to do it again, since the secret saves to your gaming profile or gamertag. Laptop 21 of 30 - Ghillied Up - After crawling under the trucks, take your M21 rifle and down the sniper atop the external stairs. Your route goes through the second floor, but the secret is in a small room at the very top of the fire escape. Laptop 22 of 30 - One Shot, One Kill - After escaping the building where the NPC ally says, "Let's try to lose them in there," you will locate the fire escape on that dwelling. Since the timer is still counting down, you need to quickly drop your baggage, hustle up the fire escape and claim the secret before you or the timer expires. The similarity of this fire escape and the one in the previous stage is remarkable, but they are different. Laptop 23 of 30 - This secret is only accessible during the final fight with the Russians at Pripyat. With the ferris wheel behind you, you will face compass East at a crappy looking Russian apartment. Approach it and look for a hole in the fence (bottom right image). Notice a closed door to another crappy Russian dwelling to the compass' Southeast. Past that door is the laptop. Unfortunately, that door only opens if you successfully kill all the Russian soldiers who fast-rope in from the choppers (compass West) in the second half of the firefight. If you somehow miss one of those soldiers, the door will not open even if your own extraction chopper arrives and awaits your exfiltration. If getting this secret is too hard, consider using the easiest difficulty level (via Mission Select) to weather the enemy fire. Laptop 24 of 30 - Sins of the Father - This secret is hard to get only if you aren't quick. Once you start the firefight at the restaurant, head into the diner and turn left. The laptop is on one of the tables. Note you may not have time to grab this after changing uniforms. Laptop 25 of 30 - Sins of the Father - After taking the "alley to the left", you come across a green car and a red dumpster. Take a right when you see those objects and down the Russians around the next corner. See the stairs leading up into the building? Head in, introduce the Russkies inside to Mr. Smith and Mr. Wesson, then take the laptop and continue your pursuit of your quarry. Laptop 26 of 30 - Ultimatum - As soon as you breach the abandoned Russian base, there is a motor pool building where enemies pour out from -- it is across the courtyard. If you get to the point where RPG soldiers fire from the ground floor (and not just the rooftops), you went too far ahead. Head into that building and search it for the secret (bottom right image - it's the small room in the back). Laptop 27 of 30 - All In - After blasting the first BMP but before going past the silo's gates, there are some buildings with RPG snipers on the right. Check behind the building closest to the silo for the laptop. Laptop 28 of 30 - All In - Locate the three immobile missile tanks in the back of the silo base. Look for the southern most missile tank. Next to it, there is a large hangar. Check that hangar for the laptop. Laptop 29 of 30 - War Room - Drop into the bathroom, exit the hygiene facilities and turn left. Follow the hallway and mark your trail with dead bodies. As you wander deeper into the base, there should be a small meeting room on your left with the laptop. If you took the stairs going down, you went too far ahead. Laptop 30 of 30 - Once in the launch control room, you can abort the launch first or grab the laptop. There's a small room in the control room with the laptop sitting on the table. Be sure to try infinite ammo with the M16A4 Grenadier's grenade launcher.

Blog Post: cod4:reflex=cod4:frusterating

ARMYMON — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 04:32:00 GMT

cod4 was GREAT!!! but this is infuriating. The campaign isn't even as near as fun as on the ps3 and isn't even worth playing threw. The multi player is also not as fun because of the crappy controls,plus the lack of in game chat and the fact you cant hit any one when aiming from the hip or any one standing near you make this nerve racking. But don't get me wrong sometimes it can be fun to hide in a corner and knife people who walk by,but other tan that this game really blows!(except for some parts of multi player, although the map rotation dosent bring up down pour or the court yard level,plus sniping realy sucks!)

Blog Post: Big hype, big fall

Halo360ODST — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:04:00 GMT

Now, don't get me wrong, the Call Of Duty Franchise is very well constructed, however this game is not well suited for the motion-controlled Nintendo Wii. The replay value of this game is high, however the game falls flat in controlling your character. Eventually, you will adapt to the wildy active version of Call Of Duty, however it may take some time to finally control the game smoothly. Also, there is a lack of easy reloading and can be very frustrating when attempting to reload. Overall, this is a game that is average, however, definently has not lived up to the huge hype that Activison announced.

Blog Post: addictive

giggity_giggity_goo — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:24:00 GMT

same addictive stuff that woeld at war did, but a little messier

Blog Post: call of duty modern warfare reflex

dsplayer — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:10:00 GMT

kinda expensive for 50$ i highly recommend getting world at war or just avoiding this mess of a game

Blog Post: your

green day fan — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:24:00 GMT

this was a metiocare game every thing was mediocre

Blog Post: Greatest wii game yet !

resedent evil freak — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:06:00 GMT

I just cant say really anything bad except that you will get irritated with the controlls sometimes

Blog Post: ReFlex FTW

Tyrant6 — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:43:00 GMT

I really don't get how this game got a 6.50. The game runs smoothly, the graphics are okay, online play is amazing, though it does lack normal multiplayer-just like every other CoD game for all systems. The only thing that really brings down the game is how the controls are tricky to get used to and MAYBE the graphics. But still, the controls are completely customizable, and I got used to them withing half-an-hour. For the graphics, I think they are good enough. The thing is, you can't look at it from a 360/PS3's perspective, but from a Wii players perspective. This game is a much better game than the previous title (World at War), but Treyarch is trying their best for a system that was never given a chance by FPS publishers

Blog Post: HEY HEY

luke johns — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:26:00 GMT

By my most consideration the wii is trying give ita break. Hey i don't mean nothing but res5 is coming to the wii. And they said the same graphics may be pausable to do.

Blog Post: Best online Wii FPS on the Wii.

ShadowFox08 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:16:00 GMT

I've owned 4 out of 5 currently released Wii online FPS (MOH:H2, WaW Wii, The Conduit, and this game), and I can honestly say this game is by far the best online FPS for the Wii I've ever played.

The framerate drops only occasionally happen in single player--towards the last mission, but it's not enough to be unable to complete the mission, nor is it gamebreaking. Online mode is smooth as ever though, and is the actual meat and potatoes of the game--like it should be.

And yes, the controls of this game, is a double edged sword. Very customizable, but for the people who hardly ever play Wii FPS games, it can get frustrating. But once you get it down to your liking, it's absolutely great! There is NOTHING wrong with the controls, other than finding the perfect fit for you.. Which can take anywhere from 15 minutes to hours. The only complaint I have about the controls is finding the perfect fit for sniping, as it is harder to do so than WaW Wii, due to added sway in this game, as well as Treyarch introducing "Precision aiming" to this game--which is imitating the sensitivity of a mouse on a computer.

As for the visuals? Sure it may not look like Metroid Prime Corruption or Resident Evil: Dark Side Chronicles, but you have to keep in mind that this game has a lot of things happening at once. Not just in single player, but multiplayer as well. They have to keep good graphics--while keeping online mode as smooth as they can. And this game looks definitely better than WAW Wii, and overall of one of the best looking Wii games period.

And for the haters who don't even OWN a Wii or never played a Wii FPS in their lives.. What about the visuals that makes it in between a 64 and a dreamcast??

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/console-comparison-modern-warfare/59229

Even people who dont' even OWN a Wii on gametrailers, says this game looks good!

Overall, this game has 95% of content in tact from the 360/PS3/PC versions that were released 2 years ago. The only things this game doesn't have over the PS3/360/PC versions are Wii speak, split screen multiplayer, kill cam, ground war playlist, and the 4 DLC maps.2 out of 5 of these reasons are due to limitations of Wii's hardware (wii speak and kill cam) anyway, so it's not too much of a big deal.

Other than that.. this game has all the original 16 maps, all the modes (minus Groundwar), all the challenges, weapons, perks, level up online system.. and exactly the SAME online level up system overall. If you've owned WaW Wii, it's better in just about every single way.

If you only own a Wii, and you are interested in FPS for the wii, consider getting this game! Don't listen to idiots like Snake who don't even have this game.. And which ever GameInformer staff who reviewed this game--is incredibly biased towards 360/PS3 systems. For one, how can he say the Wii is horrible for FPS gaming, when the rest of the critics (including a DIFFERENT critic staff on gameinformer)) disagree with him about Metroid Prime Corruption and Trilogy??

AVG scores from metacritic:

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/wii/callofdutymodernwarfare?q=modern%20warfare%20reflex

Blog Post: Wii port finally comes through

Rafa — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:34:00 GMT

First off, we should all know by now that the Wii's graphics cannot nearly compare with those of the PS3 and 360. Secondly, we all know that Nintendo has a thing for either not porting games, or for porting games at a later date, as with Reflex. Now, if we take a look at the Wii and the game itself, this has come a long way from COD: WaW. Reflex has greatly improved on the minor defects of WaW and the graphics are also much improved from WaW considering the Wii's capabilities. Many people have complained about the control scheme, but us Wii/Nintendo fans are already used to them and we can handle the remote. I could just as easily complain about the 360's controls being hard to use if I am not used to playing the system, which I am not. Nonetheless, until Nintendo's next next gen console (hopefully with HD) comes around, Reflex is definitely a must have.

File: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex

Jeff Marchiafava — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:35:00 GMT

Check out these screenshots of the Wii version of Modern Warfare

File: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex

Jeff Marchiafava — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:35:00 GMT

Check out these screenshots of the Wii version of Modern Warfare