Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

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  • Summary: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is the sequel to 2019’s blockbuster Modern Warfare. Featuring the return of the iconic, team leader Captain John Price, the fearless John "Soap" MacTavish, the seasoned Sergeant Kyle "Gaz” Garrick, and the lone wolf himself, fan favorite Simon “Ghost” Riley,Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is the sequel to 2019’s blockbuster Modern Warfare. Featuring the return of the iconic, team leader Captain John Price, the fearless John "Soap" MacTavish, the seasoned Sergeant Kyle "Gaz” Garrick, and the lone wolf himself, fan favorite Simon “Ghost” Riley, witness what makes Task Force 141 (TF141) the legendary squad it is today.
    Leverage new weapons, vehicles, and cutting-edge equipment to take on enemies. Gear up and take the fight offshore to siege enemies underwater, breach a highly fortified enemy base, infil along the canals and liberate much-needed allies at a black site hidden within the mountains.
    Infinity Ward presents heart-pounding next-gen, state-of-the-art gameplay. Fight alongside friends in a truly immersive experience with stunningly realistic sound, lighting, and graphics that produce the most advanced Call of Duty in history.
    Modern Warfare® II features a suite of gameplay and graphical innovations that elevate the franchise to new heights, including:

    A rebuilt, advanced AI system
    Enhanced rendering and photogrammetry technology
    A new Gunsmith system allowing for more customization than ever.
    Trail blazing innovations to set the foundation for next-generation gameplay.

    Stay Frosty.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 48
  3. Negative: 0 out of 48
  1. Daily Star
    Nov 2, 2022
    100
    It is bombastic, dude-bro all-in fighting from start to finish and there’s months of replayability with the online multiplayer. It’ll get gun game fans not only through Christmas but most of 2023 too because it’s so damn moreish. For that reason it’s not only a top-tier game but one with huge value-for-money.
  2. Softpedia
    Nov 2, 2022
    85
    Modern Warfare II is almost a perfect game. But the almost part is more significant than you’d be tempted to believe, and unfortunately, it sometimes makes the game a work-in-progress. If you’re buying the game specifically to play the campaign, there is both good news and bad news here. The campaign is insanely awesome, and you’ll have a lot of fun playing it, but on the other hand, it feels way too short. Each mission feels like a different game, and it can be completed in a different way every time. On the other hand, the multiplayer side of Modern Warfare II is what seems to disappoint most of the fans. The bugs, the crashes, the lack of multiplayer options, and the behavior of some players ruin the experience. In case you’re wondering if the new anti-cheating system works, it looks like it does, though you may still occasionally come across players that kill you with a single shot in the very first second they spot you.
  3. Everyeye.it
    Nov 2, 2022
    80
    Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 lays the foundations for the future of the series and does so with solid gameplay and a wide and varied play offer, since in a single package you can find a good campaign, a not too rich cooperative mode of content but still fun and a multiplayer that will probably be able to entertain for months thanks to the post-launch support. The critical issues are not lacking but on the whole we can be satisfied with what Infinity Ward and the teams involved have managed to offer us.
  4. Destructoid
    Nov 20, 2022
    80
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is certainly not a perfect game, but for all its flaws, it’s my favorite CoD game that I’ve played so far. The story mode was a blast, and the multiplayer is just as addicting as ever. It’s one of the best looking games we may have so far, and I recommend playing it on a next gen console or souped-up PC if you can to see it at its full potential. Infinity Ward has proven yet again that Call of Duty is at the forefront of the FPS genre, and I’m really impressed with how they continue to drive the series forward.
  5. Gamers' Temple
    Nov 15, 2022
    75
    The core Call of Duty gameplay is there, but Modern Warfare II has some issues and fails to be anything more than an average game in the series.
  6. Hardcore Gamer
    Nov 7, 2022
    70
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is not a revolutionary entry in the franchise, but its multiplayer and co-op do just enough to make it an enjoyable Call of Duty.
  7. Cubed3
    Oct 20, 2023
    50
    A somewhat droll campaign will greet players of Modern Warfare II. It's a short bombastic romp with some fun gunplay moments and fantastic graphics. The multiplayer, however, is a miss as it is no longer a properly combined entity and the lack of replayability is disappointing. A recommendation for CoD fans but for anyone even slightly on the fence perhaps keep shopping or waiting for a sale.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 85 out of 341
  2. Mixed: 45 out of 341
  3. Negative: 211 out of 341
  1. Booom_
    Oct 29, 2022
    10
    One of the best COD's since 2009, very good graphics, shooting feels fun, solid single player campaign. Miles better than Halo Infinite andOne of the best COD's since 2009, very good graphics, shooting feels fun, solid single player campaign. Miles better than Halo Infinite and Battlefail2021.… Expand
  2. Erevouder
    Nov 2, 2022
    9
    Hey, this was pretry cool -me
    Good with friends and family haha -also me
    GGs
  4. kfreeman081
    Oct 30, 2022
    8
    Best COD in years! High replay value. Look forward to see what they do with the upcoming seasons
  5. Chapa9dj
    Nov 3, 2022
    2
    Inferior to MW2019 in every single way.
    Starting from the awful, nonsensical and boring campaign which doesn't even comes close to the    Inferior to MW2019 in every single way.
    Starting from the awful, nonsensical and boring campaign which doesn't even comes close to the original masterpiece that was MW2 or even MW2019 which was incredibly good.
    Except for maybe two or three misions, the rest are forgetable. There's nothing memorable in it, except for the final mission which is unbelievably bad.
    Also adding cratting in this game, it's a big NO for me.

    The multiplayer is absolute garbage, the maps are awful, awful all of them, not a single decent map and there's something off about them. They're all generic, with a pretty bad flow and most of them uninspiring. And that's my main issue, the maps are so bad this game cannot be saved unless they start from scratch. MW2019 had only 2 maps that were a bit a bad, but here every map is downright awful. Feels like i'm in some kid's playgrouns instead of actual combat zones or warfare maps.
    Also, the MP looks visually worse than MW2019, why is that? Everything looks downgraded, more cartoony and too colorful for my taste. The textures, the foliage, everything has been pretty much downgraded for no reason.
    The gameplay mechanics have changed for the worse, now everyone bunny-hops or just camps at the corner of the map. The movements have changed as well, it's clunkier.
    The guns feel different, and the recoil has been exaggerated here. Also, why did they replace their real names? Visually they look like plastic, that's another downgrade.
    Also, violence has been reduced, there's less gore and dismemberment is no longer there. What were they thinking?
    The UI is horrendous, problematic and hard to navigate. Same goes for the gunsmith and the weapon unlock, awful.
    The MP feels like it was developed by Treyarch Games and it feels absolutely bad, they make mediocre games and i absolutely avoid them. What's more it plays and feels like a mobile game instead of a PC and console game like the previous MW.
    SBMM has been cranked up to the max and there's no chill in this game anymore.
    The operator design are something straight out of a comic book and they're all horrible.
    Also, they added bots, another big NO.
    Coop missions are pretty simple and boring, nothing even close to the masterpiece of MW2019 coop missions.
    Ground War and Invasion are OK, but gets old real quick. Especially if there are bots in the match.

    I tried to like the game, but i just can't. The maps are too bad for me to handle, at this point i'll be going back to MW2019 real soon. There's no point in playing something i don't enjoy.
    That's it, i always trusted IW over any other developer that made COD, but they dropped the ball. I think i'm done for good with this franchise. This is just a sad end.

    We're probably talking about one of the worst Call Of Duty game ever created. I cannot believe i waited three years for this garbage.
    The only reason i'm giving this a two is because the gun sounds are even better than before, but that's all that there is too it.    … Expand
  6. Idk123456789
    Apr 13, 2023
    1
    The campaign is good.
    Warzone is awful.
    And multiplayer is ok. The game also lacks any content and most of the content they label as "new"    The campaign is good.
    Warzone is awful.
    And multiplayer is ok. The game also lacks any content and most of the content they label as "new" was already there in MW2019 so its not new your reusing content and labeling it as "new".    … Expand
  7. ArekSuzme
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Talking only for the campaign mode, the most boring and the **** campaign I have ever seen.
  8. PizzaW0lf
    Oct 30, 2022
    0
    This is an embarrassment of a game. I hate the fact that Activision was horrible enough to not include ANYTHING on the disc!! This needs toThis is an embarrassment of a game. I hate the fact that Activision was horrible enough to not include ANYTHING on the disc!! This needs to stop and be called out because it's a total disrespect to the consumer and the medium of video games. I want to own, NOT RENT!!!!… Expand

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