The most recent iteration of videogamedom’s most popular shooting franchise acts as a benchmark for like-minded games. Effortlessly alternating between stealthy infiltration and wildly over-the-top action sequences, it’s difficult to imagine anyone growing bored during the game’s 10 hour action-packed campaign, which features battles in many of the world’s current hot zones, including Russia, Afghanistan, and Kazakhstan. And when the story ends, multiplayer begins, with an all-new co-operative mode, dual-wielded handguns, and an awesome level that recalls the shower room firefight from Michael Bay’s The Rock.