Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Game of the Year Edition

The game that rewrote the rules of online shooters got the victory lap it deserved. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Game of the Year Edition for PlayStation 3 repackages one of the most influential FPS titles ever made with bonus multiplayer content that standard copies missed entirely. The big addition is the Variety Map Pack, delivering four extra multiplayer maps: Broadcast, set in the TV station from the campaign; Creek, an open outdoor battlefield; Chinatown, a reimagined classic; and Killhouse, based on the iconic training course from the single-player opener.

COD4 was the game that shifted the entire industry away from World War II settings and toward modern combat, and it kicked off a multiplayer ecosystem that still echoes through every shooter released since. The Game of the Year Edition is the complete package, the version that includes the maps everyone was playing during the game's peak online population. For PS3 collectors building a definitive FPS library, the standard edition is fine, but the GOTY edition is correct.

It represents COD4 as it existed at the height of its dominance, fully loaded and ready for the lobbies that defined a generation of online gaming.