I had a chance to sit down with COD 4 for the Xbox 360 and I have to say that off the bat the graphics are very impressive. The opening sequence has you taking siege of a boat and then trying to escape before it sinks. The visuals in the game are tight and blow all other iterations of any Call of Duty game away. The current setting is also a nice addition as you don’t fight in WWII times anymore, but in current day wars.

I ran through the first few boards, which move you from the sinkng ship to an assassination attempt in the middle east. The change in terrain is very good and you quickly see that you are fighting in urban settings against terrorists. Multiplayer offers you different modes like free-for-all and team deathmatch and open up others as you level your character online. You can also open up different character classes as you level up, which is pretty cool since your ugrade in level are announced during the game, instead of waiting until the end of a match like in Halo. The multiplayer system is based on points and you get pointsfor kills and winning matches. One new thing is the addition of a knife to your inventory, which takes the place of gun butting someone, so when you press in the right thumbstick you stab someone, pretty sweet.

Stay tuned for more on this title.