TGR - "While the last game we looked at In Hindsight, Gears of War, has been out for quite a while, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is, well, more modern, having been released a full year later and still being relatively current. Not only was it almost universally lauded by critics, but its impact both on the industry and the community has been disproportionately profound, considering its short presence in the marktplace thus far. Call of Duty 4 sold remarkably well on all three platforms (don't talk to me about the Nintendo DS version; you know that doesn't count) and constantly trades places back and forth with Halo 3 as Xbox Live's most played multiplayer game, but what can account for such phenomenal success?"
