Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1375 Ratings

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  1. TheBatmanBeynd
    Jan 1, 2023
    8
    Amazing refinement of Call of Duty while becoming an instant fan favourite as they bring back what most people like about the game and map design. Lost 2 points because they broke the campaign with the inclusion of other games in the launcher where the pre rendered cutscenes are now always choppy with audio lagging making it unwatchable.
  2. DrN1ck
    Nov 19, 2022
    10
    Great game! Fun as hell!: It perfectly depicted de ruZZians as animals 3 years earlier.
  3. Alex_Pilgrim008
    Nov 15, 2022
    8
    Despite the hefty install size and awful way of downloading it, this reboot is a good one. The campaign is nothing like the original. It's more of a survival action game with an involving story. Think "Spec Ops: The Line" with plenty of cutscenes. Graphically, the game is very impressive. The co-op missions and multiplayer modes are great fun. Overall, I would rate this with an 8 out of 10.
  4. IX_MEHDI
    Oct 11, 2022
    9
    خیلی خفن بود از لحاظ گرافیکی و گیم پلی فوق‌العاده بود و واقعاً یه بازی کامل بود، تنها ایرادی که شاید ازش میتونم بگیرم این بود که بخش داستانی کوتاهی داشت.
  5. TalesUA
    Sep 13, 2022
    10
    Well, what do you say now, people who shouted that there is Russophobia in the game, etc. This game directly shows your morality and the real damage caused to other nations of the world (Ukraine, Syria and many others) by the Russian army. And for those who don't know yet: Verdansk is modeled after Donetsk, which was captured by Russia.
  6. WHITESIXOMAR
    May 17, 2022
    9
    Awsome campaign! I'm not into online gaming, so I only buy these games for the single-player experience. Loved it! But there are a LOT of problems with the package:

    * The game is not available on Steam, and that is the only platform I use for PC gaming. * On the Xbox Store, you can buy the game, but they force Warzone on the install (140GB) * You buy COD MW, but the installed game    Awsome campaign! I'm not into online gaming, so I only buy these games for the single-player experience. Loved it! But there are a LOT of problems with the package:

    * The game is not available on Steam, and that is the only platform I use for PC gaming.
    * On the Xbox Store, you can buy the game, but they force Warzone on the install (140GB)
    * You buy COD MW, but the installed game icon says COD WARZONE
    * The installation is broken as many already know, when the install is complete the game has everything it needs for you to launch WARZONE but if you just want to play the game you bought, the COD MW single-player campaign, some data packages are missing that you need to manually download and install separately before you can launch the campaign. All of this from watching YouTube videos, as the game never tells you what is going on.
    * The game performs well on Xbox series X with some occasional stutter.

    Despite all of these problems that are more product or commercial distribution-related, the game is a blast. Loved the single-player experience, the gameplay mechanics, graphics, etc. This Modern Warfare Reboot gave me tons of fun and immersive modern military shooter experiences.    … Expand
  7. ferret76
    Mar 26, 2022
    10
    I enjoy this game a lot fantastic game glory to Ukraine yes I am being political I hope Vladimir Putin rots in hell
  8. jo_ll
    Mar 2, 2022
    9
    (based on Campaign only, I don't care so much about the multiplayer)

    This game's campaign is amazing, one of the best CoD campaigns ever. history is moving and has very good character development, especially Farah, also captain Price is back, and it's better than ever. Now I'm really looking forward for the sequel this year.
  9. United009
    Dec 21, 2021
    8
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is a good game that improved from the previous installments. I really enjoyed the campaign and would be interesting too see where this goes forward in the future. And the multiplayer was also pretty good as well. Overall, this was solid shooter and a good come back for the franchise.
  10. Mitch2611
    Dec 19, 2021
    8
    One of the best recent call of duty campaigns. Good campaign Level Design. Multiplayer is overall good, but some maps are terribly designed. I would rate this game higher if it wasn't for the throwing knives.
  11. vaulttec
    Jul 18, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Call of Duty Modern Warfare is the best CoD in years!

    The Campaign is awesome! One of the best of the entire CoD Franchise! Captain Price has a new amazing actor and all of the missions are great and it ultimately is fun to play! Personal favorites are the Clean House and Going Dark mission. The campaign takes risks, high risk, a lot of fun, just how I like it.

    The Multiplayer also is great and a lot of fun to play!
    The modes are fun, the new modes are great and the one thing it is missing is like real great multiplayer maps which you want to replay.

    Spec Ops continues the story really well and is a fun coop mode to play
    In Overall, an amazing game    … Expand
  12. GhostreconPrice
    May 23, 2021
    10
    Modern Warfare is the total package. fantastic story, renovating multiplayer, and a decent spec ops. everything about Modern Warfare is gold
  13. PedroNeves28
    Apr 20, 2021
    8
    Awsome campaign, not at the level of the COD 4, but still awsome and well done, some of the mission are really jaw dropping and well made, gameplay is aldo on point, overall an awsome game, just not at the highest level set by COD4.
  14. HumenMax
    Apr 12, 2021
    10
    Very interesting and cool game!
    I like this story, like gameplay.
    So good multiplayer.
  15. AltairMorhen
    Jan 19, 2021
    9
    The most realistic and tactical war game that I have ever played. If you want a difficult, immersive and realistic war experience, try to put this game on "realism" difficulty.
  16. SpecJohnShepard
    Jan 2, 2021
    10
    Ignore the soft crybabies, it's a goddamn video game, and a GOOD one, the best COD in YEEEAAARS. I can guarantee you'll love this game.
    This game runs like dreams on the Xbox Series X and even on vanilla Xbone. This is the best Call of Duty I have played in 10 years.
    Campaign - 10/10. Enjoyable, memorable missions, good character writing and a damn well produced story campaign    Ignore the soft crybabies, it's a goddamn video game, and a GOOD one, the best COD in YEEEAAARS. I can guarantee you'll love this game.
    This game runs like dreams on the Xbox Series X and even on vanilla Xbone. This is the best Call of Duty I have played in 10 years.

    Campaign - 10/10. Enjoyable, memorable missions, good character writing and a damn well produced story campaign

    Multiplayer 11/10. COD Multiplayer have never been this fun. Gamemodes like free-for-all, gun game, hardpoint and more is fun as HECK and they're active other than just team deathmatch. Gun customization is almost perfection. For some reason they brought back the worst map in COD history: Rust. At the same time another crap map that is called Shipment is too tiny, it should've been removed from the game. The weapons in the game is exactly what I really wish COD have and they're all here.

    Warzone 10/10. Arguably the best battle royale you can play right now

    You'd really have to wonder after IW making two arguably the worst games in the last 7 years (Ghosts and Infinite Warfare) they've took drastic turn for the better.    … Expand
  17. Elitestriker421
    Dec 23, 2020
    10
    By far, the absolute best Call Of Duty ever made. The weapons are fantastic, the story was gritty with a sense of realism and the graphics were too notch. This is first Multiplayer I’ve given well over a hundred hours to in years. Generally, the multiplayer is pretty boring with few unlocks to care about...Cold War... but almost every unlock and score streak felt amazing to use. Even ifBy far, the absolute best Call Of Duty ever made. The weapons are fantastic, the story was gritty with a sense of realism and the graphics were too notch. This is first Multiplayer I’ve given well over a hundred hours to in years. Generally, the multiplayer is pretty boring with few unlocks to care about...Cold War... but almost every unlock and score streak felt amazing to use. Even if some guns weren’t as competitive as others, I still enjoyed using them the challenge and fun. Infinite ward also changed the multiplayer meta in a way that made it feel real but also like an arcade. Infinite Ward set the bar for all other games to come after it. Unfortunately, Cold War has since fallen well behind modern warfare’s shadow. While not every COD will be the same going forward, I truly hope that they learn from how amazing modern warfare is.

    Crossplay is both a welcomed introduction and cursed one. On one hand, it’s awesome to play with friends regardless of their system and it makes for more populated games. On the other hand, it clearly highlights how disadvantaged console players are to PC players. Mouse and keyboard will forever be easier/quicker than a controller. I currently own this on PlayStation and Xbox. I will state that for some reason, the game runs smoother on a PS4 pro than an Xbox one X. It is very slightly and almost unnoticeable but it’s there.    … Expand
  18. AC_Cordoza
    Dec 18, 2020
    9
    Excellent game, great story, decent multiplayer, excellent campaign, excellent graphics and all around just one of the best games ever made. It's a great way to restart the best franchise ever made in history, the call of duty modern warfare story. It would get a 10 out of 10 if it wasn't for skill base matchmaking
  19. ElDavid
    Nov 28, 2020
    8
    While in my 7 year old Xbox One runs quite weird at points, speccialy in Warzone, the game is really fun. The story has amazing voice acting, not perfect but quite good. The writing is quite good. Everything about this game makes wanna use every gun that exists, one problem i found was the Season pass, as it has new guns, but unless you play like every day, some guns arent easilyWhile in my 7 year old Xbox One runs quite weird at points, speccialy in Warzone, the game is really fun. The story has amazing voice acting, not perfect but quite good. The writing is quite good. Everything about this game makes wanna use every gun that exists, one problem i found was the Season pass, as it has new guns, but unless you play like every day, some guns arent easily obtainable, but is just a small nitpick.

    The worst part of this game is Spec Ops easilly, i mean it is really difficult, while i just wanna have fun, not become DoomGuy. SBMM is a problem, not because it puts me in cero fun games, but while we played with a friend was like this:

    We win a match, we lose other, and it continued for like 2 hours. Its really distracting when you know you are gonna win the next match without even trying.

    I recomend this game, it has a fun story, fun multiplayer and mediocre spec ops, kinda. The graphics are really good. And also if you like Battle Royale, is **** free so have at you.    … Expand
  20. Caldan
    Nov 14, 2020
    8
    ✅86%
    This game is pretty fun. I never played the original Modern Warfare games so maybe that’s why I like this. Idk.
  21. AjBushey
    Oct 6, 2020
    9
    Best CoD game in years. Maps are fun to play on and aren't just small three-lane garbage. The gunfight mode is fun as hell. The game actually plays like Call of Duty, and not some wannabe Overwatch clone! The campaign proves that this series deserves a campaign. Spec-Ops is my only issue, but I still enjoy the mode. Definitely an improvement over Infinite Warfare, and a more faithful CoDBest CoD game in years. Maps are fun to play on and aren't just small three-lane garbage. The gunfight mode is fun as hell. The game actually plays like Call of Duty, and not some wannabe Overwatch clone! The campaign proves that this series deserves a campaign. Spec-Ops is my only issue, but I still enjoy the mode. Definitely an improvement over Infinite Warfare, and a more faithful CoD game than Microtransaction Ops 4.… Expand
  22. Reinbou23
    Sep 7, 2020
    10
    Pretty Fun Multiplayer in 2020 and the added of Warzone is simply Perfect. The Campaing is Short but Epic and the Cinematics are The Best of the Call of Duty History, Clearly Recomended for the Lovers of Shooting Games and Competitive Players thanks to the Call of Duty League Mode
  23. ShaddowMaann
    Aug 6, 2020
    10
    Honestly don't understand why this was review brigaded but this was the best call of duty in recent years literally best gameplay and multiplayer and they finally did the battle royal right
  24. Daahs
    Jul 28, 2020
    10
    Best Call of Duty in years, very nostalgic and grounded. The free to play model is great.
  25. B-RexTheT-Rex
    Jul 24, 2020
    8
    The campaign took about 6 hours to complete on Recruit difficulty, so as with most CoD games the campaign takes the short end so you can have the replayability of the multiplayer. This is a very gritty campaign that tackles many tough war questions about why soldiers do what they do and where they draw the line. The characters are very three-dimensional and you can end up seeing theirThe campaign took about 6 hours to complete on Recruit difficulty, so as with most CoD games the campaign takes the short end so you can have the replayability of the multiplayer. This is a very gritty campaign that tackles many tough war questions about why soldiers do what they do and where they draw the line. The characters are very three-dimensional and you can end up seeing their motivations as the story progresses. While I don’t necessarily think that having the Russians as the main antagonist was a bad thing, I do believe that more detail could’ve been shown as to why Barkov (the leader) does what he does besides Farah’s canned explanation of him being a mindless, ruthless leader. Nevertheless, I do believe that the Modern Warfare campaign was very emotionally gripping, with some light RPG elements in there such as dialogue trees and decisions that change the story’s progression. The gunplay has never felt better, but the running speed feels somewhat similar to Rainbow Six: Siege. Running in the campaign is very slow, in stark contrast to multiplayer and Warzone where you can run extremely fast. Again, just a small detail. The campaign has some replayability as the player might want to replay the game and make different choices in dialogue and the progression choices. I enjoyed the high-octane level design, and I especially enjoyed the attention to detail in regards to weapons and how they work. The snipers felt much more realistic as opposed to Advanced Warfare and even Black Ops III, and I enjoyed the satisfying feeling of connecting with a target 300 meters away. My one actual complaint with the game was that if you downloaded Warzone before you purchased Modern Warfare, you had to delete Warzone to install the campaign, multiplayer, and Spec Ops and then reinstall the Warzone patch. Also a few technical glitches on the Highway of Death mission can make or break your gameplay there, sometimes requiring you to restart the mission. Verdict: The Modern Warfare campaign was very emotionally gripping, and I thoroughly enjoyed playing through the story of Captain Price and his associates. The one complaint I had with the campaign was the buggy mission Highway of Death and the way they handled Warzone and Modern Warfare’s interactivity. Other than that, a phenomenal first-person shooter. 90%
    The multiplayer is very fun and interactive, loadout creation has never been smoother, and most maps are impeccably designed. There are always issues with a multiplayer game, however, and CoD is not exempt from said issues. One of my favorite things with FPS multiplayer is the ability to create a custom loadout, and Modern Warfare gives you all the tools to make your loadout intimately yours. One of the only problems with the loadout system is the slow menus. Menus in Modern Warfare are slower than usual, but I don’t know if this has to do with having the original Xbox One or if the game is genuinely slow. Gun Game, Ground War, Gunfight, and TDM are by far the best modes in my opinion, with Ground War’s intricately smooth strategic gameplay transferring over to Modern Warfare quite well. Gunfight is a fun new addition, with a bigger focus on strategy and prior planning rather than running across the map, guns blazing. Gun Game continues to be fun, although some of the weapons do not agree well with the map design. (Tell me how I’m supposed to get a respectable kill with the crossbow on Piccadilly!) Team Deathmatch continues to be a fun mode that has become a standard in multiplayer games. My main complaint with multiplayer is the maps. Azhir Cave is fun and requires you to be tactical, but the night mode is extremely disorienting, even with night vision on. Piccadilly is the bane of my existence, as the map is designed around a smorgasbord of vehicles. There is absolutely no cover whatsoever on Piccadilly unless you go in the buildings, but surprise! That is everyone else’s idea as well! Another big complaint with Modern Warfare multiplayer is the dependence on crossplay. I am all for cross-platform multiplayer games, but you should have an option to choose which platforms you want to play with. With the open-source format of Modern Warfare, it gives way for hackers and cheaters on PC to use hacks such as aimbot and wallbot (My loving nickname for the hack that lets you see through walls). Infinity Ward has done absolutely nothing about PC cheaters besides ban them, but that won’t help in the long run. Activision and Infinity Ward really need to crack down on PC cheaters and secure Modern Warfare’s servers, otherwise the game will continue to be plagued by this disease of cheating. Verdict: Modern Warfare’s multiplayer does an excellent job of giving us the classic Call of Duty vibes while just playing some good ol’ fashioned TDM. The only thing holding MW back is the dependence on crossplay and a few poor map designs, but other than that, MP on MW is a blast! 83%    … Expand
  26. juanxme
    Jul 9, 2020
    9
    Buen juego, rapido, competitivo, la campaña es corta pero muy interesante.
  27. Wolvesangel
    Jul 8, 2020
    8
    Modern Warfare isn't nearly as bad as the reviews make it out to be, the weapon customization is incredible and really lets you make your weapons do what you want them to, and while the average TTK in multiplayer is incredibly low, it still manages to be fun through the constant fast pacing. the gunplay is incredible and realistic, and the sound design is wonderful
  28. charwis1769
    Jul 4, 2020
    8
    Loved the story. Amazing multiplayer. Very little bugs. Overall, I love the game.
  29. Familiar_Fate
    Jul 2, 2020
    9
    This game is just fun. A welcome return to modern day warfare with a great customization system, fun gunplay and many game modes.
  30. Hegre
    Jun 29, 2020
    9
    O game é muito bom. A campanha é cinemática. Mas o que ficou muito bom é o multiplayer.
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#41 Best Xbox One Game of 2019
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#36 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2019

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80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Pure Xbox
    Mar 18, 2020
    80
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare serves up the freshest take on a stale formula in years, with a new engine and revitalised multiplayer mode that takes full advantage of a finely-tuned weapon customisation system and some welcome changes to ballistic mechanics. While Spec Ops fails to deliver much long-term attraction, the story mode proves there’s plenty of justification for a narrative element in a modern shooter. Free maps and updates bring everyone onto the same page in multiplayer, but Infinity Ward's take on the battle pass template still needs some work.
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  2. Cultured Vultures
    Dec 6, 2019
    70
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is a mixed bag. A fantastic returning campaign, some decent multiplayer and terrible co-op makes MW an interesting entry.
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  3. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Nov 18, 2019
    70
    If you don’t mind being killed by the odd nuke – how anyone can score 30 consecutive kills is beyond our tiny minds – PvP could swallow your damn life. Pair it with a gutsy (if insensitive) campaign, and this tonally conflicted series continues to stay relevant thanks to the best guns in the biz. [Issue#184, p.68]
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