Battle of the Battlefields: Battlefield 3 vs. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
As I wrote in a previous article I've had the unique opportunity to experience two very popular first person shooters close to their launch dates. EA's Battlefield 3 and Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
There's no doubt that these titles are gunning for each other as evidenced by a release schedule separated by only two weeks. Battlefield 3 launched on October 25th and Call of Duty MW3 launched on November 8th. Rumor has it that Battlefield 3 was actually rushed out to steal Modern Warfare 3's thunder.
That shouldn't be a surprise since both franchises sit at the top of the list for First Person Shooters on the PC platform and are likely to attract the most Pre-order and Christmas sales.
So why choose one over the other?
That will depend on the type of FPS gamer you are. The decision will come down to how important factors like visuals, multiplayer experience and storyline are to you.
Let's start with the commonalities of the two. Both games are visually stunning even on low graphics settings. Both offer single, multi and co-op player missions and have the ability to play with online friends in both co-op and multiplayer modes.
Both games play well on Windows 7 and I tested them on both ATI 6900 series as well as older Nvidia 260 series graphics cards. It's important to note that Battlefield 3 will not install on an operating system lower than windows Vista since it's Frostbite 2 engine requires at least Direct X 10. Modern Warfare 3 will Run on XP or above and includes DirectX 9 support.
It should also be understood at the outset that these games will likely experience a number of patches over the next year. Both are 1.0 releases and game bugs and crashes are to be expected. As such I can't fault such issues at this point. Fortunately, such events are not a regular occurrence and haven't hampered my experience with the titles.
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