After a slight misstep with Call of Duty 3, which scored slightly lower on average with critics than Call of Duty 2, Activision has seemed to find its proper war footing in a modern setting in Call of Duty 4, at least according to the videogame-focused cable network G4.

Although the expo itself was held in a different format than usual, the pedigree of games on display this year were some of the very best, showcasing a 2007 holiday season packed with triple-A titles. Out of upcoming and highly anticipated titles like Halo 3, Heavenly Sword, Assassin’s Creed, Mass Effect, and Crysis, Call of Duty 4 took the top honors from G4 for its sharp graphics, realistic animations, and for finally moving the series past its World War II roots.

CoD4 also seems to have secured the best-in-show award from G4 because it’s a popular franchise with a lot of mainstream appeal, and the similarly positioned Halo 3 had a less than stellar showing in the form of a trailer (which got only a mildly enthusiastic reception) and single-player demonstrations (which were behind closed doors for the most part).

Of course, everyone has an opinion on which title had the best showing this year, and Ripten will round up all the picks to help you decide which games earned your five dollar pre-order.

Tags: Activision, Call-of-Duty-4:-Modern-Warfare, E3, G4TV

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1 Comment » streetsweeperz on July 21, 2007 2:54 pm usually g4 is wrong because they seem to give obscure japanese games a lot of hype but they got it right this time. looks like a can,t miss game RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URL Comment Now Note: Commenting on Ripten does not currently require registration, however to be eligible for contests on the site, you must be a registered user. Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Commenting Rules: No hate speech allowed. If you must argue, please debate intelligently. Comments containing selected keywords or outbound links will be put into moderation to help prevent spam. Ripten reserves the right to delete comments and ban anyone who doesn't follow the rules. Thanks. Notify me of followup comments Tired of the Goomba? Upload your own custom comment avatar.