Most games manage to Slip in a spectacular Set—piece or two into the action: Modern warfare 3 strings them together like bullets on a bandolier. Completing a mission in the middle of a sun—occluding sandstorm; floating Inception—like in the cabin of an airplane as it comes apart while trading rounds in the air; accidentally blowing up the Eiffel Tower wrecking enemies with a remote-controlled tank. Everything’s at stake, there’s a clear enemy and a team of men who only speak in catch phrases and military shorthand determined to stop him—it’s a trope filled template, but the spectacle of Europe and New York under attack in Modern Warfare 3’s campaign is beautifully tuned action-movie indulgence.
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