down are all present, and the game does a good job of stringing these together." Overall, they felt the good points of the game outweighed the bad, but only just; "as long as your expectations aren't set too high, Modern Combat 3 is a fine addition to your iOS library [...] However, it's still a game of compromises. It still asks you to ignore the awful AI, clumsy level design, and awkward touchscreen controls." Slide to Play's Chris Redd was more impressed, rating the game 4 out of 4 and concluding that "Modern Combat 3 is a gorgeous, adrenaline rush of a game that capably answers the (mobile) call of duty." TouchArcade's Troy Woodfield scored the game 4.5 out of 5 and argued that "if you want to play first person shooters on your iOS device, Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation is a must-buy game." TouchGen's Nigel Wood was equally impressed, scoring the game 4.5 out of 5, calling it "unmissable" and praising many elements. He called the single player campaign "the best single player FPS experience on iOS to date." He also praised the graphics ("the most accomplished iOS game at pulling off a real world experience so far. Props to the great blur effects when you run and turn. Sure, it may not boast the best textures, lighting or animation, but as an overall package it all comes together beautifully") and the multiplayer ("Modern Combats multiplayer is more than good, it's excellent. Part of what makes it so great is its depth. First off, you've got 100 ranks to reach and a huge range of weapons to unlock as you level up through your kills. That alone is going to keep you busy for many, many months. But each weapon also has multiple attachments [...] You've also got challenges that charge you with achieving specific actions that span each weapon, in-game behaviour, attachments and game modes. Challenges like gain 20 kills with a certain gun, complete 50 revenge kills (killing the person who just killed you). And that's not all. Once you've unlocked a few of the heavy hitting guns, you can customise your weapon load outs. For the first time on iOS, kill chain rewards make an appearance so you can blow the entire map to kingdom come once you've whacked 20 players in a row." References 2011 video games Android (operating system) games Bada games BlackBerry