Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

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4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 687 Ratings

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  1. Saschajoon
    Dec 27, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Campaign & Story: The Story is terrible with logical fallacies everywhere such as when in the missions Close Air and Hardpoint, your objective is to capture Major Hassan Zyani who leads the fake terrorist group in the game Al-Qatala, after capturing Hassan, a cutscene plays in which General Shephard says that Zyani can't be imprisoned and that it would be an act of war and that he has broken no laws both of which are completely incorrect, first off the US is already in a war against Al-Qatala so who would the act of war be towards??? Second, Zyani broke 5 laws that are in 1 mission alone those being arson, attempted murder, being in a **** terrorist group, illegally crossing the US-Mexico border, and ordering another terrorist to fire a rocket launcher at cops. All of those are crimes so idk what they are talking about. Also, why would Shephard send us on the mission if he knew we couldn't hold Zyani??? The rest of the story is bland, dumb, unoriginal, and boring, the thing that saves the campaign is the gameplay/level design. I genuinely can't think of a mission in MW2 that wasn't fun!

    Multiplayer: The multiplayer is incredibly fun! All of the guns feel great, shooting people feels great as it's always been, all of the guns feel like they matter, I think that almost every gun is viable in some way. There was a severe lack of maps and game modes at launch with there only being 13 multiplayer maps (10 multi, 3 ground war/invasion) and only 8 modes with only 3 of them being new modes. This lack of maps and modes is less than we have seen in almost any other COD game. Also, this might just be a bug on my part however I am unable to play the new control mode in anything other than private matches. All of the maps are good except for the Santa Sena Border Crossing map which is just a large lane filled with cars which makes movement clunky and if you use a grenade launcher, rpg, or grenade spam with restock, you can just throw grenades/other explosives and get tons of kills, other than that all of the maps are pretty good. The game does seem to be punishing aggressive players for some reason.

    Gunsmith & Weapon Progression: Weapon progression is SOOOOO dumb, to unlock the Minibak you have to get your account to level 23 to unlock the Kastov 762 (AK47), get the Kastov 762 to level 12 which unlocks the Kastov 545, get the Kastov 545 to level 13 to unlock the Kastov-74U to level 15 which unlocks the Vaznev-9K to level 14 which unlocks the Minibak! The weapon progression is **** unlocking guns take forever along with attachments. Tuning is fun and adds a new level of customization to your gun. Only other thing I will say is that it kinda seems like attachments just make your guns worse.

    Co-Op: Co-Op is laughable, less so than MW2019 but still terrible. At launch there were only 3 missions! 2 new missions were added as of 11/16/22 but only 3 missions! I honestly belived that Co-Op/spec ops were just going to be cut entirely because of how bad it was in mw2019. There was and still is no survival mode which is odd but kinda expected after seeing how little content there is in Co-Op.

    Other Issues: The UI is terrible and reminds me of Hulu for some reason, it is VERY clunky trying to navigate the menus. This is just a rumor but there might be skill-based damage as players are experiencing that their bullets will deal more damage after a long streak of losses and/or deaths and vice versa. Skill-based matchmaking is terrible and seems to put you in lobbies that are in your previous matches k/d instead of lifetime/last 10 games. Example: You get a 1.3 k/d in a match, next match you get put up against a bunch of people who also got 1.3 k/ds last matches aka people who are absolute DEMONS at this game, then you get a 0.7 k/d and get put up against a bunch of other people who also got a 0.7 k/d last match aka people who are either really bad or really new. This just keeps repeating itself and leaves you in a constant loop of pain and happiness. Crashing in this game is INCREDIBLY common. I don't think I've had a single game that didn't have bugs/glitches. When I was playing the campaign, my game kept crashing during a specific moment in the mission Violence and Timing, when I looked up the error code that had appeared, it told me to uninstall the game and then reinstall it. After doing so (which took several hours) I tried the mission again and it didn't work. I was eventually able to fix it but crashes and glitches in this game are so rampant that it is almost unforgivable. They also locked 2 guns behind a paywall in the battle pass which means that it is pay to win and one of the guns that were locked behind the battle pass is the only sniper that can one shot to the head in warzone (all other snipers only break 3 armor plates).

    TL:DR

    Campaign - Gameplay good, story bad

    Multi - Lack of content

    Gunsmith - Good

    Co-Op - Lack of content

    Other issues: **** Activision and their pay to win ****    … Expand
  2. realhamidreza
    May 9, 2023
    7
    The biggest weakness of this version of Call of Duty can definitely be its story. The story had an interesting beginning, but then the story begins to decline with a significant trend and there are only one or two more times that the story of the game can attract you.
  3. TheXxchaKing
    Jul 7, 2023
    7
    + Excellent graphics
    + Smooth gunplay
    + Continues right where the MW reboot left off

    - User interface is a mess
    - Drip-feeding of maps took far too long
  4. OnlyOneHere
    Oct 29, 2022
    6
    This game has less than 100 MB on the disc. Not GB, MB. Are you freaking kidding me? This makes the physical edition pointless. When I pay a premium price of $70, I expect the campaign and all offline modes to be in the disc. The developers were too cheap and lazy to add all of that in the disc. It requires internet just to be able to play the campaign. I was on the verge of giving thisThis game has less than 100 MB on the disc. Not GB, MB. Are you freaking kidding me? This makes the physical edition pointless. When I pay a premium price of $70, I expect the campaign and all offline modes to be in the disc. The developers were too cheap and lazy to add all of that in the disc. It requires internet just to be able to play the campaign. I was on the verge of giving this game a negative score for that reason alone, but I would be in denial if I said I didn't have an absolute blast with this game. This game has tons of replay value with the multiplayer. There is even a third person mode in multiplayer.

    The campaign has fun and diverse missions, although there are some parts of the campaign that can be annoying. It has good attention to detail and interesting moments. Very well paced. The story was okay I guess, didn't really care much about it. The gunplay and player movement are well designed. The graphics are biblical. The environments look stunning. You can play offline multiplayer, but there are only like 3 maps that you can play offline for some reason.

    As I mentioned earlier, internet is required to play the campaign and offline modes. So once the developers decide to switch off the servers, you won't be able to play it unless you keep it installed in the PS5 I assume. I will eventually delete it, so it'll end up in the trash can. And the greedy developers had the audacity to charge $70 for this. Nonetheless, I did enjoy the multiplayer. Ground war is better and more balanced. No longer do I feel defenseless when I see a tank. The customization is good. The maps are well thought out compared to the recent CODs. The inclusion of the border crossing map and the F1 raceway map is a stroke of genius. There is even a third person person mode. The skull on the boxart has a cringeworthy face. This made me remove the cover paper off the game case and rip it into pieces. I recommend you get this game until it is like $30-$40.    … Expand
  5. Icewave
    Feb 13, 2023
    6
    + Good and atmospheric campaign
    + Graphics and physics
    + Gunplay + Accessible camos and upgrades - Worst MP matchmaking system ever - Not enough content to justify the price tag - Greedy Activision making Warzone 2.0 their focus while giving breadcrumbs only to the people who already paid for MW2 - Most MP maps are forgettable - Badly designed and unoptimized UI Verdict: it can    + Good and atmospheric campaign
    + Graphics and physics
    + Gunplay + Accessible camos and upgrades
    - Worst MP matchmaking system ever
    - Not enough content to justify the price tag
    - Greedy Activision making Warzone 2.0 their focus while giving breadcrumbs only to the people who already paid for MW2
    - Most MP maps are forgettable
    - Badly designed and unoptimized UI

    Verdict: it can be fun at times, but not worth the full price tag    … Expand
  6. Rincemac
    Nov 5, 2022
    6
    Let's review the "Call of Duty" Checklist:
    Evil, over-the-top Russian? Check.
    Some "Middle Eastern" (but pathetically placed in a fake country, like.. say Urzikistan?) Check! A stolen top-of-the-class weapon that only the world police should own, not all the others they are policing? Check. Overpaid Hollywood B-Listers in Cut Scenes, delivering adequately patriotic and evil    Let's review the "Call of Duty" Checklist:
    Evil, over-the-top Russian? Check.

    Some "Middle Eastern" (but pathetically placed in a fake country, like.. say Urzikistan?) Check!

    A stolen top-of-the-class weapon that only the world police should own, not all the others they are policing? Check.

    Overpaid Hollywood B-Listers in Cut Scenes, delivering adequately patriotic and evil banter? Mike Check.

    Is there a Multiplayer with 12 yo dominating the chat and screaming in your ear if you forget to mute all? Ouch.

    Are there Kill Streak Rewards for bumping the already strong players and punishing their cannon fodder? Double Check.

    Is the single player riddled with the same "run to point X and the enemy respawns will stop" trigger type maps? Oh yes!

    Is there a level where you have to jump from car to car, while driving a car yourself, shooting out enemies and obstacles while driving and then jumping out of the car before it explodes to hijack another car driving at full speed - a level which is so painstakingly maddening that its designers should be bumped down to replay it for all enternity to see how dumb that design is? You betcha!

    Well, ladies and gentleman, you have yourself a COD!

    6/10 for insanity, graphics and well.. it's COD, so it cannot be rated below 6/10 - duh!    … Expand
  7. Lukrejshyn
    Nov 17, 2022
    6
    This is my 2nd review of this game. The first one that I wrote was a lot more positive. After the season 1 patch where a lot more content was added I think I can finally conclude all the goods and wrongs of this year's CoD.

    First of all let's start with campaign. It's surpisingly good and realistic. It's a mature story with likeable characters that isn't afraid to pull punches but also    This is my 2nd review of this game. The first one that I wrote was a lot more positive. After the season 1 patch where a lot more content was added I think I can finally conclude all the goods and wrongs of this year's CoD.

    First of all let's start with campaign. It's surpisingly good and realistic. It's a mature story with likeable characters that isn't afraid to pull punches but also doesn't exaggerate when it comes to violence. I really liked it. I don't think it beats the "rule of cool" of the original MW2 but there will certainly be people who enjoy it way more for it's toned down approach.

    The Spec Ops. At first I felt they were fine but it has quite a few problems, The scenarios you're being put in are kind of the extension or you could say an addition to campaign. They are semi-open world missions where you are given several objectives and to finish the mission you have to complete them and extract.
    They are still trying to force class setups which is fine I suppose but I didn't really feel like they changed much. They are a lot more scripted and are just better version of MW19 SpecOps.
    On first playthrough they're fun but they get mostly boring on repeat. Not bad but I'd prefer if they went back and tried to recreate original MW2s SpecOps.

    Multiplayer introduced semi-new gunsmith and perk system but other than that it's the old same formula.
    First of all the maps. They're ok. There are good ones and bad ones. It's a bit of a mix. Most of them are better than the ones in MW19.
    There's quite a few weapons. I also quite like the approach with balance smiliar to original MW2's logic which is "if everything is OP then nothing is". Sure there are better and worse guns but for the most part I think the game is doing a good job in balance department.
    The new gunsmith is kind of pointless. I won't get into details but basically it complicates the progression and people are mixed on it. I think it's a change for the sake of change but it didn't impact me negatively nor very positively so for me it's whatever.
    I actually quite like the new perk system where you get your perks over the duration of the match. Yes it does take away some of the value you'd normally have from it but it allows you to pick 4 not 3 perks and it rewards you with them faster if you get kills which is nice.
    The pace of the game slowed down as now you can't really keep your speed momentum as you could in MW19 with jumping around corners and slide canceling. Instead now to escape you're allowed to dolphin dive which can surprisingly often save you if you're losing a gunfight. I like it. It's a fun mechanic that returns after almost 10 years from BO2.

    The anticipated DMZ is a lot more dissapointing than I expected. A lot of it is just either fighting AI till you're dry or just driving a vehicle. I really discourage people from playing it. I like extraction games but this one just isn't balanced well. At least yet.
    The game doesn't know what difficulty it should put you on so it just starts spamming bots that aren't a big threat but in large groups can be dangerous. And because of that you're often forced to switch your loadout or pray to God for some ammo drop. I wouldn't recommend playing it without a coordinated team as you have to prepare for a lot of different situations and randoms just can't grant you that.
    It also a shame that they forced lock a weapon behind this mode without any other way of earning it.

    Last one thing is the battlepass. The new battlepass kind of improves how you earn the rewards. The rewards are spread throughout multiple "tiers" let's call them and those tiers are tied to other tiers. In those tiers there are 5 rewards. 4 are insignificant but one is the good one that most people want. After that other tiers unlock and you're allowed to progress different tiers.
    You progress them thorugh points you earn by playing or buying them. It's a weird system and again it seems complicated for no reason because they could've just let you pick rewards you want and after that you'd gone after the ones you want less. It's a change for the sake of change.

    Overall MW2 2022 has it's fair share of positives but a lot of it seems overshadowed by it's shortcomings and shallow changes that really don't intend on changing much. I wish it was more of a spiritual successor to original MW2 but it really isn't a bad game. I just wish the whole package was more consistent rather than being good in certain parts and bad in others.    … Expand
  8. Saft_Chri
    Nov 2, 2022
    6
    This game is decent fun, but some of the decisions Infinity War with this game are very bad. Nearly all aspects of the game are designed to remove any skill gap and to favour camping. Very high ADS-speed, very low TTK, maps specifically designed with "safe spaces" to make it possible for people to camp very effectively, no red dots on the mini-map, no dead silence perk etc. It's very clearThis game is decent fun, but some of the decisions Infinity War with this game are very bad. Nearly all aspects of the game are designed to remove any skill gap and to favour camping. Very high ADS-speed, very low TTK, maps specifically designed with "safe spaces" to make it possible for people to camp very effectively, no red dots on the mini-map, no dead silence perk etc. It's very clear for what audience Infinity Ward is making this game for. It’s for 50-year-old dads that sit down at the TV at the evening with a beer and just sit in a corner to get a UAV. I hate in what direction IW is pushing CoD in… Expand
  9. shushlolhi
    Jan 5, 2023
    6
    i love this game and want to give it a higher review but i just cant because of the bugs. i had to reset my mission because of bugs and stop the pacing of the campaign to search up on google how to fix something, so many times that i just cant give it any higher until they fix it
  10. TheGhostVWaifus
    Nov 1, 2022
    6
    Honestamente la base del juego esta muy bien los gunplays son más divertidos y dinamicos, pero no me termina de convencer el movimiento el Dolphin lo buffearon eso esta bien pero nerfear el bunny hope es una de las peores desiciones que pudo tomar IW, mientras el diseño de mapas es peor que la de MW 19 muchas ventanas y puertas, tambien esta el SBMM que es más brutal más fuerte que lasHonestamente la base del juego esta muy bien los gunplays son más divertidos y dinamicos, pero no me termina de convencer el movimiento el Dolphin lo buffearon eso esta bien pero nerfear el bunny hope es una de las peores desiciones que pudo tomar IW, mientras el diseño de mapas es peor que la de MW 19 muchas ventanas y puertas, tambien esta el SBMM que es más brutal más fuerte que las entregas anteriores como CW y MW19, hablando de aspectos tecnicos como el sonido y las armas hicieron un buen trabajo no cabe duda de eso, hablando sobre la progresion no hay absolutamente nada desafios, prestigio, solamente esta el grindeo de armas y camuflajes el juego esta bastante vacio de contenido mapas perdidos, armas que estan en el juego pero aun no estan disponibles, no hay ninguna tabla de records, ni de barracones, sobre la campaña la historia es froja es lo tipico Rusos malos, iranies que solamente quieren explotar cosas, gringos BUENOS entre comillas pero al menos se compensa con una gran variedad de misiones ojo no voy hacer spoilers, creo que en mi opinion es una de las mejores campañas que he jugado la verdad me divertio muchisimo vale completamente la pena jugarlo, mientras spec ops pues sigue siendo un modo más sin ninguna importancia que nadie absolutamente nadie va a jugar, el juego actualmente esta en un estado critico bugs, craseos, mala optimizacion y falta de contenido, y el SBMM más fuerte de todos, diseño de mapas horrible, y el bunny hope nerfeado, la razon que le doy un 6 y no un 0 es por que todo esto se puede arreglar con actualizaciones y al menos puede ser un COD decente o incluso uno de los mejores, asi que por favor gente que vea esto, no compre el juego esperen que sea navidad y este en rebaja o al menos esperen la temporada 1 al menos y ver el estado del juego cuando esa actualización salga, ahorita tambien el juego por una extraña razon tambien esta baneando gente, si ya lo compraron hagan un reembolso ahora mismo, no vale la pena por ahora.… Expand
  11. JeRebelle
    Nov 2, 2022
    6
    I am not sure how someone can give a 10 for this game when is not the case. I am totally amazed ! The game is ok, not bad but definitely not great. The campaign has moments from the previous games packed in a better graphics. The solo gameplay is decent, I like the fact that now you are not Rambo anymore killing everything. On the multiplayer side, oh God. It's good when it works. A lot ofI am not sure how someone can give a 10 for this game when is not the case. I am totally amazed ! The game is ok, not bad but definitely not great. The campaign has moments from the previous games packed in a better graphics. The solo gameplay is decent, I like the fact that now you are not Rambo anymore killing everything. On the multiplayer side, oh God. It's good when it works. A lot of bugs and glitches which obviously kills the immersion. Few maps are laggy than others. When it works it's a good experience. Definitely not a 10 game.… Expand
  12. Mandelorian
    Nov 4, 2022
    6
    It’s good, but not amazing yet. The gunsmith is a little confusing but not the end of the world. You can’t sprint around as much as previous titles, it’s more tactical. It’s not as fun for some reason. Hopefully when the season starts it will sort itself out.
  13. SquidPork
    Nov 9, 2022
    6
    This game can be fun at times but there are so many flaws. First, the maps are terrible. The only one I can stomach is the Breenburgh Hotel. Mercado is okay but the rest are really bad. Second, many attachments slow down ads and can actually make the guns worse. This creates a more campy environment. Third, perks, silencers, minimap…it’s all bad. The most fun I had playing this was theThis game can be fun at times but there are so many flaws. First, the maps are terrible. The only one I can stomach is the Breenburgh Hotel. Mercado is okay but the rest are really bad. Second, many attachments slow down ads and can actually make the guns worse. This creates a more campy environment. Third, perks, silencers, minimap…it’s all bad. The most fun I had playing this was the campaign. It was pretty good, and I could tell the devs were trying to make very unique experiences with each chapter. I hate to even say this; I had more fun playing Vanguard.… Expand
  14. Stalechips
    Nov 12, 2022
    6
    Can’t play the campaign because I keep getting booted (ps5) on soaps cartel mission. So maybe the campaign is really good, but the multiplayer is not an improvement over Cold War or modern warfare 2019. Cash grab
  15. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    6
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!
  16. Yahel84
    Oct 31, 2022
    5
    Single Player - really disappointed me , bad story , boring gameplay, mediocre graphics ... Multiplayer - is OK ,but I like more the MW 2019 ...
  17. playermartin286
    Nov 2, 2022
    5
    Weak campaign and bugged multiplayer. I was really looking forward to this game because of the very strong MW1 but alas it’s disappointing
  18. Ic3_winterhell
    Oct 29, 2022
    5
    4 Horas de campaña por 70 pavos, graficos iguales que el juego del 2019 el multiplayer no aporta nada nuevo, ghost dice fraces ridiculas y tiene otra personalidad muy distinta al original. Se nota que es un juego sin alma al no contar con vince zampella y Hanz zimmer, la narratva parece de clase B. El time to kill es muy poco, por lo que cualquier arma te mata al instante, olvidate de4 Horas de campaña por 70 pavos, graficos iguales que el juego del 2019 el multiplayer no aporta nada nuevo, ghost dice fraces ridiculas y tiene otra personalidad muy distinta al original. Se nota que es un juego sin alma al no contar con vince zampella y Hanz zimmer, la narratva parece de clase B. El time to kill es muy poco, por lo que cualquier arma te mata al instante, olvidate de duelos de disparos porque hasta las submachine guns matan a 200 metros de 2 tiros. Armas inutiles como los rifles francotirador, en battlefield y modernwarfare de antes las armas se comportan con verdadero feeling de realidad y recoil y tenian un buen balance, pero en este moder warfare 2 se sienten como pistolas de agua y todas se comportan igual. Imagina que alguien con submachine gun te mata de 2 tiros y tu ya le habias disparado con un light machine gun con 4 tiros, esto ultimo hace que todos usen el mismo tipo de arma con silenciador sin ninguna penalizacion y las demas armas sean inutiles. Este juego es un caos, y una muestra de que no se necesita mucho para vender millones y al igual que Fifa ya solo vende por el nombre. Un Shotter generico sin ningun tipo de aportacion al genero.… Expand
  19. BradMorgan
    Mar 31, 2023
    5
    Call of Duty MW2 is a well-known formula that even manages to get boring during the short 4 to 5 hour campaign. The non-creative mission design quickly becomes repetitive and at the end it is always the same conclusion storywise.

    On the other hand, the game looks phenomenal for an FPS and the extra features of the Dualsense add weight to the many available weapons. The multiplayer had    Call of Duty MW2 is a well-known formula that even manages to get boring during the short 4 to 5 hour campaign. The non-creative mission design quickly becomes repetitive and at the end it is always the same conclusion storywise.

    On the other hand, the game looks phenomenal for an FPS and the extra features of the Dualsense add weight to the many available weapons. The multiplayer had lots of modes for every type of player. At the same time, it is very hard to find those modes you looking for in the many menu’s and pop-ups to make sure you are connected, subscribed or logged in.

    Maybe it's just a personal conclusion that Call of Duty doesn't have the effect it used to in the past. In the end, I simply didn't enjoy this game and won’t likely play this franchise again.

    Pros:
    - Graphics

    Cons:
    - Downloading the game
    - Downloading pack 1
    - Downloading pak 2
    - Downloading Warzone
    - Downloading any other modes - Ending the main ‘villan’
    - Mission design    … Expand
  20. user_unknown2
    Oct 30, 2022
    5
    Campaign is awesome, I really liked it. Writers did a good job creating this. Thanks for the campaign.
    Multiplayer - it's trash. I'm new to Playstation, but an experienced PC player. This is just worse than other shooters, you get matched against high level pros with camos and stuff, while you just started playing it. Totally a flop for me. Not worth buying this for multiplayer IMO.
  21. Abarr159
    Oct 30, 2022
    5
    The campaign was a slight let down. The story was mostly nostalgia based with forced mechanics and missions that felt like tech demos for Waezone 2. The multiplayer and groundwar/invasion modes feel the same. With maps that unfairly reward based on which side you spawn on. It's still excessively easy to spawn kill regardless of whatever mode you are playing.

    Currently the disable    The campaign was a slight let down. The story was mostly nostalgia based with forced mechanics and missions that felt like tech demos for Waezone 2. The multiplayer and groundwar/invasion modes feel the same. With maps that unfairly reward based on which side you spawn on. It's still excessively easy to spawn kill regardless of whatever mode you are playing.

    Currently the disable crossplay option for PS5 is merely cosmetic and does not function while playing multiplayer. Turned off crossplay chat off at the same time and found myself in a multiplayer lobby with random people pre-muted. Being unable to inspect their profile cemented this fact. The fact is that I spend most of my time playing multiplayer angry due to the BS fact that someone has a PC with 180 FOV pulling off a near 180 quick snipe on me every match. Multiple large maps are sniper heaven with close range dominating the few buildings that are there. Leaving little to no cover. It seems they pulled another lazy move of making maps for Warzone first and multiplayer second.    … Expand
  22. ehtaco
    Nov 14, 2022
    5
    If you liked Modern Warfare 2019, you will probably like this game.

    It's fine. Absolutely dreadful UI with so many odd choices. It comes across like a F2P mobile game. Not a console game that costs $100CAD. It's ridiculous. Some of the worst maps in franchise history here as well... on top of a pretty shallow selection as is. Also worth noting; weirdly muddy and twitchy visuals. It's    If you liked Modern Warfare 2019, you will probably like this game.

    It's fine.

    Absolutely dreadful UI with so many odd choices. It comes across like a F2P mobile game. Not a console game that costs $100CAD. It's ridiculous. Some of the worst maps in franchise history here as well... on top of a pretty shallow selection as is. Also worth noting; weirdly muddy and twitchy visuals. It's bizarre.

    I'll stick to Modern Warefare Remastered but may boot this up semi-consistently for a match or two.

    As usual, full price or not, the game is not complete. You are paying a premium price for a game that will - hopefully - have the content it should've had at launch except in 12 months.

    EDIT: Refunded the purchase once I snapped out of it and read their S1 roadmap. The addition of meh maps - and only two of them - the trickling of new weapons that are literally n the campaign but were specifically held back just to add later to MP. **** Completely not worth playing when a better MW2 literally exists. Hard pass.    … Expand
  23. anton1453x
    Nov 17, 2022
    5
    Right now it feels like a beta version. Haven't completed the story yet. But I have played a lot of multiplayer and all spec ops missions.

    Not impressed so far. The spec ops really disappointed me. 3 missions on launch? MW2 & MW3 had a lot more! The mp weapon unlock system is terrible. My sights have been bugged as well so I never unlck any and are stuck with the iron sights. I can't    Right now it feels like a beta version. Haven't completed the story yet. But I have played a lot of multiplayer and all spec ops missions.

    Not impressed so far. The spec ops really disappointed me. 3 missions on launch? MW2 & MW3 had a lot more!

    The mp weapon unlock system is terrible. My sights have been bugged as well so I never unlck any and are stuck with the iron sights. I can't stand them anymore.

    Spec ops are too easy to get 3 stars on and short. I beat IW times on some and got all the trophies completed in spec ops. Not impressed.

    I hope some updates will make this game better and I hope the single player is better.    … Expand
  24. LinkedIn89
    Oct 30, 2022
    5
    This is one the most mediocre shooter I have play
    The campaign is step down
    Multiplayer is a joke time to kill is ridiculous
    Map designs are really mediocre
    Gun unlocks and progress is dumb
    This game Caters to **** camping player
    Don't buy this **** Call of duty
  25. HellaTactical
    Oct 31, 2022
    5
    It's call of duty. Nothing new. Slow campaign, decent multilayer if ur into it.
  26. Carlos1337
    Nov 1, 2022
    5
    MW19 is nothing compared to this. the plot is monotonous, full of inconsistencies, for example, why did Shepard betray 141? Why did they take this base from them at all, why didn't they kill Gasan?? no motivation. Missies are good here, for example, with cars, and where soap wanders alone. There are a lot of rather strange conversations with this mission, as if the soap and the ghost areMW19 is nothing compared to this. the plot is monotonous, full of inconsistencies, for example, why did Shepard betray 141? Why did they take this base from them at all, why didn't they kill Gasan?? no motivation. Missies are good here, for example, with cars, and where soap wanders alone. There are a lot of rather strange conversations with this mission, as if the soap and the ghost are not friends, but something worse. And so, I thought that the game would be good, like MW19, but the miracle, unfortunately, did not happen...… Expand
  27. Enigma5794
    Oct 31, 2022
    5
    This game is so mid! Like seriously wtf infinity ward ya'll dropped the ball after Modern Warfare 2019. MW2 has garbage weapons and mediocre campaign. I feel so burned!!!
  28. Acevi6
    Jan 18, 2023
    5
    If you can get past the bugs, terrible ui, and frequent crashes, at its best, Call OF DUTY : MODERN WAREFARE II is OKAY.
  29. twotendj
    Jun 13, 2023
    5
    its a cod game what am I supposed to say like, I like the fast paced stuff yeah. its a step up from the recent games. also, wish there was like a roleplay type thing.
  30. SavageJim
    Jan 31, 2023
    4
    Another failed COD, even worse than MW2019 (which was also a failed COD). I didn't think they could get any worse, but they just keep recycling old garabge with a new battle pass to sell.

    Skip this one, you're truly not missing out on anything.
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#71 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2022
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#12 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2022

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75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 48 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 48
  3. Negative: 0 out of 48
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 24, 2024
    80
    Let's be honest, there's really no bigger title to compete in the FPS genre at the moment, both in terms of the sometimes mediocre content and this year's very polished graphics. [Issue#324]
  2. 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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  3. PLAY! Zine
    Dec 13, 2022
    70
    CoD MW 2 is a refreshing single-player experience, providing players with some of the best action-packed moments and great characters, but riddled with multiplayer balancing issues and extreme performance and technical problems. It still is CoD and is fun for anyone who finds its casual shooting gameplay compelling, but it plays safely and doesn’t present itself as something revolutionary for the franchise.
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