Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered

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  1. TheFreeman148
    Dec 17, 2016
    10
    What is there to say? Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is one of the greatest first person shooters of all time! Unforgettable campaign, intense multiplayer with a great progression system, all with UPDDATED graphics. It may be kind of crappy that you have to buy Infinite Warfare to enjoy this, but that's a great game too. Get it this holiday while its on sale and enjoy what Infinity WardWhat is there to say? Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is one of the greatest first person shooters of all time! Unforgettable campaign, intense multiplayer with a great progression system, all with UPDDATED graphics. It may be kind of crappy that you have to buy Infinite Warfare to enjoy this, but that's a great game too. Get it this holiday while its on sale and enjoy what Infinity Ward has to offer… Expand
  2. gunshooter11
    Feb 7, 2017
    10
    I never really got into playing FPS games for the story content. Name an FPS game that had a MP version and a SP version, and I've probably played it.

    MW1 and 3 are my personal favorites of the series, and its nice to see them redone. The thing I live for is MP games, and MW1 and 3 had incredible HUGE depth to them, in spite of some game idiosyncrasies. I could never pin down how to    I never really got into playing FPS games for the story content. Name an FPS game that had a MP version and a SP version, and I've probably played it.

    MW1 and 3 are my personal favorites of the series, and its nice to see them redone. The thing I live for is MP games, and MW1 and 3 had incredible HUGE depth to them, in spite of some game idiosyncrasies. I could never pin down how to build my classes and they'd always change. I had the sapper class, detect emplaced explosives and blow them up, use RPGs to clear out rooms or shoot down helis, or hit deadspace foxholes, the machine gunner class which I LOVED going 30-1 k/d with, having a competent team close the net and funnel respawns and live opposing team members into kill zones, the field engineer, setting up explosive traps or other helpful tools while controlling flanks with any old assault rifle, etc ad infinitum.

    I could've played the original MW1 and MW3 for another 5 years each MP if the lobbies hadn't gone to hell.    … Expand
  3. Batmandude46
    Aug 2, 2017
    9
    Basically the same modern warfare you remember, but this time with better graphics and some added maps and weapons to the multiplayer. However this game is still great 9 years later.
  4. Lennonfire
    Dec 7, 2016
    9
    This game is the best call of duty game I've played since Black ops 2 great remake of one of the greatest call of duty games ever made and although it isn't a carbon copy of the original, the new features that they have added make the game so much better
  5. Pachuli1981
    Dec 7, 2019
    9
    Una remasterizacion ejemplar para una notable campaña.Un excelente shotter que se mantiene vigente en su gunplay.
  6. Filmcritic1
    Nov 28, 2016
    9
    Call of Duty Modern Warfare Remastered is a glorifying example of what a true remaster truly can be. A fun short single player campaign that, while aged, is still blast to play through. Multiplayer deserves praise from me that it includes split screen and it retains that fun nostalgic feel almost a decade later. In the end, MW remastered is a fun, enjoyable time that makes other FPS'sCall of Duty Modern Warfare Remastered is a glorifying example of what a true remaster truly can be. A fun short single player campaign that, while aged, is still blast to play through. Multiplayer deserves praise from me that it includes split screen and it retains that fun nostalgic feel almost a decade later. In the end, MW remastered is a fun, enjoyable time that makes other FPS's feel mundane and boring compared to this fun throwback.… Expand
  7. ItsDomGibbs
    Apr 4, 2017
    9
    Think of the old Modern Warfare that we all loved with semi better graphics, modern micro transactions i.e supply drops,(more money for activision and that oh so cancerous 1 burst M16. Its all in the game and ready for you to play.
  8. GATOR31
    Nov 4, 2019
    9
    So nice Remake, with the same maps, guns, and gameplay. The most important the multiplayer are adictive, fun and satisfactive. The looks boxes are a good incentive to still playing to unlock news camos or embles with tokens. Highly recomended for the old fans from CoD franchise.
  9. Htank2518
    Jun 21, 2020
    9
    A beginning to the best cod trilogy ever made, but with better graphics and bonus content.
  10. mrjoojoo
    Dec 28, 2016
    8
    Activision clearly knows that there is an entire generation of gamers that is eagerly awaiting the return to boots-on-the-ground COD. Modern Warfare pays tribute to one of the best FPS games of the last decade and delivers well. Overall visuals are fantastic and the sound design makes the game come to life. The release of six more maps for free was a welcome Christmas gift as well andActivision clearly knows that there is an entire generation of gamers that is eagerly awaiting the return to boots-on-the-ground COD. Modern Warfare pays tribute to one of the best FPS games of the last decade and delivers well. Overall visuals are fantastic and the sound design makes the game come to life. The release of six more maps for free was a welcome Christmas gift as well and easily prolongs gameplay by a few more months. Now Activision, please take note and make the next iteration of the franchise as great as your first.… Expand
  11. AlexPilgrim
    Jul 13, 2017
    8
    Raven Software's 2016 remaster of "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare" is one of the very best HD ports. Like in Capcom's HD version of "Resident Evil", graphics have been considerably spruced up to resemble today's current-gen titles. Subtle changes have also been made to the campaign, while multiplayer has been updated with modern FPS tropes such as supply drops. Gamers who have playedRaven Software's 2016 remaster of "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare" is one of the very best HD ports. Like in Capcom's HD version of "Resident Evil", graphics have been considerably spruced up to resemble today's current-gen titles. Subtle changes have also been made to the campaign, while multiplayer has been updated with modern FPS tropes such as supply drops. Gamers who have played recent COD titles, but have never experienced COD 4 are in for a surprise. The pace is slower than most recent FPS games due to the lack of jetpacks or any kind of futuristic gear. I would even say multiplayer in "Modern Warfare" is more comparable to "Counter Strike" than to any game in the "Black Ops" series.

    I have to mention that the Tom Clancy-esque story mode in MW is one of the best campaigns in any FPS. While it now feels slightly dated, it is still a masterclass in level design. In this remaster, both the lighting and audio have been amplified to solid effect. And unlike the original game, a few modifiers have been included (they need to be unlocked) to keep the replayability factor high. Long time fans of "Call of Duty 4" should appreciate these new additions and improvements to the story mode. As far as the multiplayer is concerned, it has been left mainly untouched. You can now unlock more gun paints and badges than ever before. However, the genre has rapidly evolved in the past 9 years, so what was once groundbreaking is now less impressive. Certain players may feel underwhelmed with the online play.

    Overall though, "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare" is still a classic and this remaster is a very good one. So if you're a fan of "Titanfall" or "Battlefield 4", but have yet to play COD 4, then make sure to play this version. The original set the template for modern day shooters and this update adds a nice graphical polish and some new multiplayer options. I'd rate it with an 8.3 out of 10.    … Expand
  12. Alex_Pilgrim008
    Sep 11, 2023
    8
    Raven Software's 2016 remaster of "Modern Warfare" is a good one. Graphics have been considerably spruced up well. Subtle changes have also been made to the campaign. Multiplayer has been updated with supply drops. The pace is slower than most recent FPS games due to the lack of jetpacks or any kind of futuristic gear. I would even say multiplayer in "Modern Warfare" is more comparable toRaven Software's 2016 remaster of "Modern Warfare" is a good one. Graphics have been considerably spruced up well. Subtle changes have also been made to the campaign. Multiplayer has been updated with supply drops. The pace is slower than most recent FPS games due to the lack of jetpacks or any kind of futuristic gear. I would even say multiplayer in "Modern Warfare" is more comparable to Counter Strike than recent COD games.

    I have to mention that the Tom Clancy-esque story mode in MW is one of the best campaigns in any FPS. While it now feels slightly dated, it is still a masterclass in level design. In this remaster, both the lighting and audio have been amplified to solid effect. And unlike the original game, a few modifiers have been included (they need to be unlocked) to keep the replayability factor high. Long time fans of Call of Duty 4 should appreciate these new additions and improvements to the story mode. As far as the multiplayer is concerned, it has been left mainly untouched. You can now unlock more gun paints and badges than ever before. However, the genre has rapidly evolved in the past 9 years, so what was once groundbreaking is now less impressive. Certain players may feel underwhelmed with the online play.

    Overall though, "Modern Warfare" is still a classic and this remaster is good. So if you're a fan of Titanfall or Battlefield 4, but have yet to play COD 4, then make sure to play this version. The original set the template for modern day shooters and this update adds a nice graphical polish and some new multiplayer options. Unfortunately, microtransactions ruins some of the online fun. I'd rate it with an 8.2 out of 10.    … Expand
  13. kuster
    Sep 10, 2017
    8
    I have been playing this game for a good year now and I think it gets more enjoyable the more you play. It is a remastered version of one of the better first person shooter games ever made, so the graphics are extremely life-like, and the maps are great too. They keep things fun while playing online too with adding in a new multiplayer game mode every weekend as a part of the weekendI have been playing this game for a good year now and I think it gets more enjoyable the more you play. It is a remastered version of one of the better first person shooter games ever made, so the graphics are extremely life-like, and the maps are great too. They keep things fun while playing online too with adding in a new multiplayer game mode every weekend as a part of the weekend warfare mode. But all in all if you are looking for a good shooting game to take the edge off, then look no further than Modern Warfare Remastered!… Expand
  14. MarvelJoe
    Mar 8, 2018
    8
    This was my first Modern Warfare game ever played and I actually enjoyed it. Actually feels like boot-to-the-ground game and felt real like I was actually in war. Has really good graphics and quality and was fun to play. I'll maybe try MW2 and 3 someday.
  15. h3xify
    Jul 22, 2020
    8
    i hate how Call of Duty Infinite Warfare was advertised in this game..

    This game is still okay... It's not better than the original released back in 2007 (obviously).

    But it's mainly because they added more things to this, and it wasn't necessary.
  16. regularoldcar
    Jan 20, 2021
    8
    I think its a general Call of Duty game. The actual gameplay for all of them feels the same essentially which is great. The story was wonderful, like they usually are (BO3 excluded). I feel like the multiplayer was modernized great in a way that both the player and the company benefit. The supply drops and extra content were added as a monetization strategy while the core game content wasI think its a general Call of Duty game. The actual gameplay for all of them feels the same essentially which is great. The story was wonderful, like they usually are (BO3 excluded). I feel like the multiplayer was modernized great in a way that both the player and the company benefit. The supply drops and extra content were added as a monetization strategy while the core game content was geared and targeted towards an audience that sorely missed boots on the ground.

    I think anyone who generally likes Call of Duty for campaign or multiplayer could find a way to enjoy this game and have fun for countless hours.    … Expand
  17. Skyplayer1507
    Sep 3, 2021
    8
    very good..................................................................
  18. GamingPoptartTV
    Dec 26, 2016
    7
    Think of the old Modern Warfare that we all loved with semi better graphics, modern micro transactions i.e supply drops, and that oh so cancerous 1 burst M16. Its all in the game and ready for you to play.
  19. Dragonfly44
    Aug 1, 2018
    7
    Great graphics. Fun gameplay, for the most part. But it's dragged down by things like supply drops and is very easy to get bored with.

    Rating - 76%
  20. kiank
    Dec 20, 2017
    7
    Call of Duty Modern Warfare Remastered is done pretty well. I think the updated graphics are done decently and the campaign is fun. The main problem I have with it is the multiplayer. It was buggy and there would be many people calling scoresteaks at the same time. Then again, it was fun but it got repetitive quickly. Overall, i would give it a 7.3.
  21. TheRealFlame
    Dec 19, 2019
    7
    It is a pretty decent game, but I wish it was a remaster of the trilogy of Modern Warfare games instead of the first one. This game was still pretty fun, the story was way better than the new garbage that COD is putting out lately. Bad games like Infinite Warfare, Black Ops III etc. Still would put it as one of my favorite COD games, despite it's microtransactions.
  22. Slckaer
    Aug 25, 2021
    7
    Good short single player game. I've played the multiplayer back in the days on PC.

    Too bad they didn't add dynamic resolution scaling else this one would render 4k on series X.
  23. SuperkenGaming
    Aug 23, 2017
    6
    Call of Duty Modern Warfare Remastered
    Beautiful and Dull
    Modern Warfare remasteredd is a remastered version of 2007s Call of Duty 4 This now 10 year old game has been polished and looks and feels like it fits in with modern games today. This game features of course a multiplayer mode that is easily the most fun mode of this game, featuring your standard call of duty competitive modes    Call of Duty Modern Warfare Remastered
    Beautiful and Dull
    Modern Warfare remasteredd is a remastered version of 2007s Call of Duty 4
    This now 10 year old game has been polished and looks and feels like it fits in with modern games today.
    This game features of course a multiplayer mode that is easily the most fun mode of this game, featuring your standard call of duty competitive modes as well as a mode I haven’t seen in a call of duty game before prop hunt where you switch sides being a prop and hiding and being the team searching for the props
    though this online multiplayer does add in a loot box system for the modern day to unlock items such as skins
    I didn’t find maps to be anything special, but as of right now this is the purest form of simple gunplay offered from a call of duty on current gen consoles, so if that’s what youre searching for you wont be disappointed as shooting is just as smooth and fun as its always been
    Speaking of not special though, I havnt played every call of duty game to date, but out of the 6 I have played.. this 6 hours campaign is easily the dullest ive played through…
    its generic and uneventful throughout..
    you play through the perspective of 6 different characters, though if I didn’t tell you this you would have no clue, as every character and mission feels and looks nearly identical throughout
    This campaign takes place in the middle east and Russia as youre dealing with both a civil war as well as taking out targets responsible for the execution of a middle eastern president..
    The level design here is boring
    I didn’t play the original call of duty 4 but I had so much dejavu playing this game like ive played it 1 million times before
    that’s how uninspired this games design is
    everything was so predictable, no cool set pieces or cool moments like call of duty is known for today..
    just your typical linear
    go forward and shoot things, and search houses that you know your target isn’t in but do it any way just cause… until you get to the end and climb in a helicopter
    ive never been so bored playing through a first person shooter campaign in my life…
    theres just nothing special here….
    its mediocre
    For its time Call of Duty 4 may have been a great and innovative game…
    But today Modern Warfare Remastered is a collection of a mediocre shooter campaign and an okay competitive mode…
    youre better off just waiting down the line for call of duty world war 2 for whats sure to be a much more complete package
    I give Call of Duty Modern Warfare Remastered
    a 6/10    … Expand
  24. Barnes1987
    Mar 8, 2017
    6
    So the Graphics have been given a major improvement and micro transactions have been added for no other reason than give us money. How is it possible that hit detection is worse in this game than the original? Not to mention you have to buy another money grab of a Call of Duty game just to be able to play this.

    Money hungrey corporations have ruined gaming. It'll be the last money they    So the Graphics have been given a major improvement and micro transactions have been added for no other reason than give us money. How is it possible that hit detection is worse in this game than the original? Not to mention you have to buy another money grab of a Call of Duty game just to be able to play this.

    Money hungrey corporations have ruined gaming. It'll be the last money they see from me.    … Expand
  25. Dictat0R
    Jan 6, 2017
    5
    They put Modern Warfare in a blender, shat out this game, and called it "remastered." NO IT ISN'T! The issue is I'd expect them to make Modern Warfare better. It's just Modern Warfare HD Edition. I loved the Modern Warfare franchise. Was it as bad as a 5 is? No! But guess what? 100 **** dollars for this and Infinite Warfare is **** I wanted to try this, and see if IW is good. I don't evenThey put Modern Warfare in a blender, shat out this game, and called it "remastered." NO IT ISN'T! The issue is I'd expect them to make Modern Warfare better. It's just Modern Warfare HD Edition. I loved the Modern Warfare franchise. Was it as bad as a 5 is? No! But guess what? 100 **** dollars for this and Infinite Warfare is **** I wanted to try this, and see if IW is good. I don't even think that IW is that good, but this isn't anything but fancy Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.… Expand
  26. JohnV1998
    Mar 16, 2020
    5
    A very mixed bag of fun and disappointment.

    This game has one of the best single player campaigns, hand down. Activision delivered on their promise to make a redeeming realistic Call of Duty which questions the morality of war. Graphics are beautiful, and the way that this CoD was made should make its successful ancestors proud. However, multiplayer is the exact opposite. This game    A very mixed bag of fun and disappointment.

    This game has one of the best single player campaigns, hand down. Activision delivered on their promise to make a redeeming realistic Call of Duty which questions the morality of war. Graphics are beautiful, and the way that this CoD was made should make its successful ancestors proud.

    However, multiplayer is the exact opposite. This game has no idea what it is doing when it comes to design. Maps are more "realistic" which does not work for player vs player games. Players want maps that are fun, interesting, and balanced more than they want a copy and paste map from the campaign that promotes bad spawns and exploitable lines of sight. That being said, these maps are by far the worst that Call of Duty has ever seen. Spawns are also downright terrible, as the majority of player deaths will be a result in having a bad respawn on smaller maps. Kill time is reduced to limit player skill, to help casual players not feel like they're terrible while playing against better players. However, skill based matchmaking is in casual playlists in this game, resulting in exploits in the meta (the best strategies and playstyle that most players use). This dumbs down the game and forces everyone to play the same. A complete embarrassment to Call of Duty, this game favors players who hide in corners more than it favors the skill. As such, this, in my opinion, is the worst Call of Duty ever created in terms of its multiplayer.    … Expand
  27. Jesus_Saves
    Apr 12, 2023
    4
    I rented MWR a year ago and I had high expectations for it as I had heard nothing but praise for this game. Boy was I sure disappointed. I feel like I am the only one who thinks this, so I am going to get out my thoughts here:

    1: The characters are all awfully written. Captain Price is a war criminal who tortures and kills people with no remorse. He has no good dialogue or motivations    I rented MWR a year ago and I had high expectations for it as I had heard nothing but praise for this game. Boy was I sure disappointed. I feel like I am the only one who thinks this, so I am going to get out my thoughts here:

    1: The characters are all awfully written. Captain Price is a war criminal who tortures and kills people with no remorse. He has no good dialogue or motivations in this game, and yet we are meant to like him because he's on our side. Quite literally everyone else is either silent or has little dialogue, none of which is memorable or good. I guess Captain McMillan or whatever his name was had some decent quotes, but other than him this point still stands.

    2: The conflicts going on in this game are uninteresting. For some unexplained reason, the Russians are having a civil war, and the SAS intervene. Similarly, the US marines decide to invade some country in the Middle East (the game doesn't even say which country, it literally just says "The Middle East", which is lazy). They do this because the leader who liked the West was usurped. Now this is reflective of real world events, which is great, but it is boring since there is no character building or good gameplay options, which I will get into in a bit.

    3: The game is only about shooting and nothing else. It doesn't even have a theme or a moral lesson like the other games in the series do from what I remember. I get that it's a first person shooter, but as mentioned earlier, when you take a minute to sit down and have the characters talk and show personality, it makes the game better. Both Black Ops 1 and World at War do this, and they were released in 3 years after MW, so it's not like it was impossible to do back then.

    4: Level design: The first few missions are just "go here, shoot these people, and move on in a linear format, and do the exact same thing next level." All ghillied up and the mission right after it are well designed as they deviate from this pattern, and some later missions also deviate from this pattern, so they get a pass. I just wanted to get this grievance out.

    5: Replay-ability value in the single player: There is little to none. You can't choose your load-outs before each mission, you can't go in many other paths than the one the game forces you to go down to, and there are no great or funny moments with characters to see again. They do have intel and cheats, so that can somewhat spice it up, but it won't be amusing after the first few times.

    6: Multiplayer: It's fun enough. For the most part it copied the original, which is fine, but it shows its age. I had a decent time playing it at times, but I soon realized that it was outclassed by newer multiplayers with more active players, different modes, kill streaks, and so on. So why play a decent multiplayer when you could play a great one?

    7: There is no third mode. I get that MWR didn't want to stray too far from the original, but it genuinely would have been an improvement if they had added some sort of spec ops or some sort of side mode like that in addition to the campaign and multiplayer. It wouldn't have interfered with what the people liked about the original, while adding something new to it.

    Everyone except me seems to love this game for some reason, and I genuinely don't see why, other than for the nostalgia of the original. The original is not very good, unfortunately, and therefore this game is not very good.    … Expand
  28. SmogAhab
    May 5, 2017
    3
    awful not call of duty 4 but MWR and the community that plays it. the community has ruined the game more then anyone else I could care less about supply drops but if your going to change this game at least make it better nerf/buff things that deserve it like grenades and the m16 fix the hit detection in cod 4 not every gun killed you in 1-3 bullets and add flak jacket the grenade spam inawful not call of duty 4 but MWR and the community that plays it. the community has ruined the game more then anyone else I could care less about supply drops but if your going to change this game at least make it better nerf/buff things that deserve it like grenades and the m16 fix the hit detection in cod 4 not every gun killed you in 1-3 bullets and add flak jacket the grenade spam in this game is stupid 2/3 of your deaths in every single match are from unavoidable cross map grenades that can ruin a streak and it makes the game feel like it takes less skill I really cant see how people can enjoy this I feel like every lobby is the same at least not every mw2 lobby was ruin by grenade launchers this coming from someone whose been play cod this the first game on pc not someone who started with black ops 2 I'not the only one who wants changes for the better in this game me my friends and youtubers like NerosCinema also this game is way too sweaty people are constantly jumping mid gunfight like its advance warfare and dropshotting every kill and the TTK feels more like ghosts then cod4… Expand
  29. irbegui
    Apr 26, 2018
    3
    Sell this game and have to buy also the IW is unacceptable, the DLCs re-purchase and thing they should have included, Activision loves to cheat and swindle people.
  30. dchoover1987
    Nov 8, 2016
    2
    This remaster is a joke. Anything Infinity Ward has touched since the original MW2 is a failure. The hit boxes are abismally bad. I should not have to reload and empty 2 full MP5 mags into an enemy 100 feet away. I remember how great this game was.....and this is NOT that game. I am highly dissappointed in this remake.

    If a MAJOR balancing patch was done to balance this joke of a game,    This remaster is a joke. Anything Infinity Ward has touched since the original MW2 is a failure. The hit boxes are abismally bad. I should not have to reload and empty 2 full MP5 mags into an enemy 100 feet away. I remember how great this game was.....and this is NOT that game. I am highly dissappointed in this remake.

    If a MAJOR balancing patch was done to balance this joke of a game, then I would be willing to raise the score...but multiplayer is the main reason I bought this and it's neigh unplayable. It's about as bad as Ghosts...but so is the new Infinite Warfare.

    Within 24 hoirs I probably have 50 games or more abd I have a 0.67 K/D. Same for IW. In Blops3 I have a 2.21. It's not me, it's this BS game. Infinity ward needs to close its doors for good.    … Expand
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  1. 4P.de
    Nov 18, 2016
    100
    Even after ten years the campaign is as engrossing as ever while the multiplayer focuses on classic gun battles on huge maps. Unfortunately this is not yet available as a stand-alone.
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  2. Xbox Achievements
    Nov 16, 2016
    85
    Infinity Ward's seminal Call of Duty gets the revamp it deserves; Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered gives the 2007 shooter a new lease of life, enabling newcomers to see what all the fuss was about and veterans the chance to relive a classic. The best Call of Duty game just got even better.
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  3. Windows Central
    Nov 15, 2016
    90
    The campaign is still just as epic as before. The multiplayer is tremendous and offers a whole different challenge to its sibling, Infinite Warfare, with a much different way of approaching the game and your tactics inside it. And it looks terrific, especially if you look at it nine years ago first.
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