| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: Defiance | |
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| Developer(s) | n-Space |
| Publisher(s) | Activision |
| Series | Call of Duty |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
| Release date(s) | NA November 8, 2011 PAL November 8, 2011[1] |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, online multiplayer |
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| Media/distribution | Game card |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: Defiance is a first-person shooter video game, in the Call of Duty franchise, developed by n-Space for the Nintendo DS. The game takes place in the same setting as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and features many elements of gameplay typical to the series, including the usage of iron sights, vehicular missions and online play.[2]
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The game features the same first-person shooter gameplay found in its predecessors. However, the lower screen status display has been updated with new functions including the ability to draw a knife without first moving into melee range of an opponent.
Defiance does not follow the same storyline as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Like the previous Nintendo DS Call of Duty games, the storyline serves as a "companion narrative" to the console and PC versions.
The game opens with the American National Guard force training in Alaska at the time of the Russian invasion that takes place halfway through Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The National Guard works in conjunction with the British SFSG cross-training in America to resist the Russians, including holding a town against the Russians, and securing the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System from capture.
The action then shifts to the Arizona/New Mexico border, and the fighting at the Hoover Dam and surrounding residential areas. A British force assaults the dam via helicopter, but is killed when the dam is apparently destroyed by explosives placed in the generator rooms.
The final part of the game takes place in Baltimore, where the National Guard and SFSG reclaim an airfield taken by the Russian forces, and fight through the Baltimore seaport and learn that the Russians have moved a WMD into America, and are moving the weapon to a combat zone. The teams race through the port, fighting their way aboard a cargo ship where the Russians are offloading the weapon. The National Guard team makes it to the deck of the cargo vessel just as a Russian Hind helicopter carrying the weapon takes off. The teams manage to bring down the helicopter with a RPG, and the game ends as the player's C.O. states, "Now the real fight begins", referring to World War III in Modern Warfare 3.
Defiance features a multiplayer that has been significantly improved over its predececcors, featuring the ability for players to create and save weapon loadouts, grenade options, titles, perks, and the like. Weapons are unlocked when the player had made a specified number of kills with a similar weapon, in a functionality similar to the earlier handheld Call of Duty games. Additionally, players may change loadouts whenever they respawn. Similarly, players may preset map options, and run them instantly when host.
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 61.00%[3] |
| Metacritic | 61/100[4] |
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| Publication | Score |
| Nintendo World Report | 6/10[5] |
| Official Nintendo Magazine | 70%[6] |
The game received mixed reviews from critics. Official Nintendo Magazine gave the game a 70/100 stating the game was "Not without its flaws but an impressive shooter given the limitations of the hardware".[6] Nintendo World Report gave the game a 6 out of 10 saying "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: Defiance isn't going to win any awards, but as a DS port of a popular franchise, it does a decent job making the experience portable".[5]
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