Next in our series of Call of Duty 4 weapon reviews we have the Sniper rifle. Sniper rifles are unique and amazing weapons because of their long range and one shot, one kill ability. All of our hard numbers come are coming from our Call of Duty Weapons Stats Chart, the damage multipliers are particularly important here. Using the chart we see that all sniper rifles do 70 damage and have a damage multiplier of 1.0, 1.1 or 1.5. For snipers the golden rule is the one shot kill, anything less and you might as well be using an assault rifle. So what multipliers do we need to meet this golden rule? A 1.0 multiplier will never one shot kill an enemy unless he was previously afflicted damage. A 1.1 multiplier will one shot the enemy if you are using the Stopping Power Perk. Finally, a 1.5 multiplier will one shot the enemy without the use of Stopping Power but if Stopping Power it is equipped it will one shot an enemy equipped with Juggernaut. These numbers might be a tad confusing now, but they will be become more clear and useful as we review the weapons. Without further ado here our analysis and review of all the Sniper Rifles, scroll to the bottom of the page for the short version.

M21 – The hands down best sniper rifle for hardcore matches because players start with 30 health instead of 100 health. The M21 does 70 damage with relatively poor damage multipliers, but for hardcore it is still easily enough to guarantee one shot kills no matter what part of the target you hit. The higher damage values of the other weapons just aren’t needed. It also has an incredibly low recoil which means you can spam 4-5 shots in the target area with reasonable accuracy. Read more

Bullet penetration is one of the most complex characteristics and perks in Call of Duty 4. Bullet penetration damage is basically how much damage a bullet from your gun will do after it passes through another surface. To determine this damage value you have to consider both the damage penetration abilities of your gun and the bullet stopping abilities of the surface you are shooting through. For surfaces you basically have 4 levels of stopping ability, tiny, small, medium and large. For gun penetration values you can check out our Weapon Stats Chart. To add another twist the Deep Impact perk increases the bullet penetration of weapons. Lots of information I know, but if we put all together we can make the bullet penetration chart below. Read more

Just a few weeks after the 1.6 patch we have the Call of Duty 4 1.7 patch for PC players.

Click to Download the Call of Duty 4 1.7 Patch.

Here is exactly what the patch changes; it corrects an problem that allowed Call of Duty players to mess with console dvars on multiplayer server matches. It fixes a crash that happens when a Sabotage matches on Chinatown are tied and go into over time. Finally it corrects a language error where game icons would show up in English even if the original copy of the game was in a different language. Again no huge changes to the video game Call of Duty 4 but it is important to download it so you can play on all servers and so the video game runs more smoothly.

This site does a lot about playing Call of Duty 4 and the strategy aspects of the game; but have you ever considered what goes into designing and creating such a great game? It took two years, a team of over one hundred people and millions of dollars to create Call of Duty 4. We take the huge amount effort required to create these games for granted, because all we have to do is pop a disk in and play. All that work is not for free though, video game companies and their employees reap huge profits from creating a successful title. For people like myself, who love video games, creating them for a living would be a dream job. Before you take that huge jump into getting a job in video games you have to consider many things, like applying to a video game design college.
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The new video trailer for Call of Duty 5 World at War is now up. The game is being developed by Treyarch and will take place in WWII during the pacific campaign. Some new features for the game include co-op mode, vehicles and squad play. The video below is short, but definitely looks cool.
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