World War 3

World War 3 is a military first-person shooter aimed at players who want modern guns, kit selection and team play instead of a lone campaign. By our assessment, its main appeal is the grounded premise: urban maps, squad movement and a more serious tone than the usual run-and-gun military game. The downside is that this kind of shooter lives or dies on balance, match flow and a steady player base, so the experience can be uneven when the systems are not tuned tightly. In practice it is a lot of checking angles, coordinating with a team and waiting for the right push, which gives it a slower, more deliberate rhythm than arcade shooters. It sits closer to the tactical end of the genre than to spectacle-heavy military action. World War 3 works best for players who want that measured pace and do not mind a rough edge to the proceedings.