Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

 Xbox One
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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1375 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 496 out of 1375
  2. Mixed: 75 out of 1375
  3. Negative: 804 out of 1375
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  1. SnakePlisken69
    Nov 2, 2019
    1
    Boring multiplayer, No motivation to play. Campaign is just awful. Russians look worse than Nazis. Another biased BS from IW
  2. HonestreviewTV
    Nov 14, 2019
    0
    This game is for children, it marketed itself as a gritty first person mature experience. At the end of the day it’s the same old Call of Duty experience. The absolute last one I will buy, very disappointed in my purchase.
  3. Stgpayne
    Nov 20, 2019
    0
    The multiplayer is broken and unplayable all people use is the 725 and the m4 they said that they nerfed in 3 updates but it's still way better weapons than any other
  4. BasedSnowman
    Nov 23, 2019
    0
    Terrible game. We wanted a new version of COD4 not a terrible, slow, campy version of Black Ops 4 with bad netcode and twenty-five unrealistic killstreaks. I was actually looking forward to this game, until I played it. I put two days into this game, but I just uninstalled it and won't be back. I will never buy another COD game again.
  5. KevinJohnsBP
    Nov 28, 2019
    3
    I would have given a much higher rating if they hadn't killed every good thing about multiplayer in the latest updates. They have ruined stealth completely, somehow made spawning and camping ten times worse. Guns that didn't need to be nerfed have been nerfed
  6. DrabBro
    Dec 2, 2019
    0
    where to begin? Ah Yes, the story campaign. gray morality, so gray morality. Did you know that the Russians are Nazis? Personally, I have no. A lot of people say it's just a game, but I absolutely don't like to see me and my people portrayed as maniacs, psychopaths and Nazis!
    personally, I, a maniac psychopath and a Nazi had a desire to come to the office of activision with a 12-gauge    where to begin? Ah Yes, the story campaign. gray morality, so gray morality. Did you know that the Russians are Nazis? Personally, I have no. A lot of people say it's just a game, but I absolutely don't like to see me and my people portrayed as maniacs, psychopaths and Nazis!
    personally, I, a maniac psychopath and a Nazi had a desire to come to the office of activision with a 12-gauge pistol and commit another crime, I'm Russian!    … Expand
  7. Gjsanches
    Dec 2, 2019
    1
    It rivals Call of Duty: Ghosts as one of the worst multiplayer experiences of the franchise
  8. IronCityBoy
    Dec 3, 2019
    3
    I paid $99 for them steelbok special edition. Played it starting with early access. Enjoyed the single player campaign, and multiplayer was pretty good. Got to level 144 before season one made me start back at 55. What do you get for playing the hell out of the game? Go back to being enlisted level 55 and nobody would know that I almost leveled out at 155 except for a few minorI paid $99 for them steelbok special edition. Played it starting with early access. Enjoyed the single player campaign, and multiplayer was pretty good. Got to level 144 before season one made me start back at 55. What do you get for playing the hell out of the game? Go back to being enlisted level 55 and nobody would know that I almost leveled out at 155 except for a few minor “badges.” No guns, banners, skins...NOTHING!!! Then comes the money grab. I paid $99 for the game and now they want me to spend more money on a battle pass to unlock all 100 levels?!? Oh, but they give you a free 20 levels but they are all bull crap and it’s one free level folllwed by 4 locked levels (the good loot), then another freebie. Enough of this I’m done.… Expand
  9. MWisCancer
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    Utter ****

    The worst call of duty ever, played the games for over 10 years never experienced anything this bad. My favourite game is officially dead. Uninstalled **** the most stressful online gaming experience of my entire life. Honestly I do not know where to even begin... I’ve been playing call of duty since CoD 2 days and have played every iteration in between with thousands and    Utter ****

    The worst call of duty ever, played the games for over 10 years never experienced anything this bad.

    My favourite game is officially dead.

    Uninstalled **** the most stressful online gaming experience of my entire life.
    Honestly I do not know where to even begin...

    I’ve been playing call of duty since CoD 2 days and have played every iteration in between with thousands and thousands of hours gaming time... there have been ups and down along the way but Modern Warfare is a nail in the coffin as far as I’m concerned.

    This game is cancer, there is little I like about it bare the movement mechanics and graphics....

    The story mode is painfully slow paced and boring, dimly lit and far too tactical to really have much fun... you have to sweat even in campaign mode LOL.

    But that’s not even 1% of what is wrong with this **** show. The online experience is nothing short of a brain aneurism.

    I genuinely find myself having to psych myself up mentally before I even switch the game on at this point... I tell myself to just try and have fun don’t focus on the bull**** just run and gun, rush a flew b flags, try and at least have some fun but no.

    Between the SBMM and the awful hit detection and stupid TTK, awful map design, **** spawns and glitchy audio you just can’t enjoy it.

    I somehow have 2 days play time which I find hard to believe as I can’t even go 2 to 3 matches without having to turn the game off due to the anger it makes me feel. No CoD has ever made me this stressed to play.

    Not to mention the fact the battle pass is wack and the latest update somehow wiped all my CoD Points id collected which in normal circumstances would have really pissed me off however I couldn’t really care less on this game because I’m never going to play it long enough to warant saving cod points for skins or weapons etc.

    The game was already cancer before the latest update however they’ve decided to slap the old school cod lovers in the face again by ruining two perfectly good maps, vacant isn’t too bad apart from the new safe space outside and the fact they moved the position of the bins near the old jump shot so the only way to get a line of site down the long corridor is to climb the bin below the window and inevitably get killed before you even make it half way.

    But SHIPMENT... seriously don’t get me started on shipment... just play a game for yourself I don’t even have the energy to write out everything that’s wrong with that map... just utter **** The worst spawns in FPS history by a country mile.

    There’s literally maybe 2-3 half decent online maps the rest are actual crap...

    The game is seriously not right, not to mention that in recent days it takes me upwards of 10 minutes to find a full lobby without players backing out because we have no choice of map or ability to vote so when we get one of the **** maps which statistically is about 80% chance then everyone backs out and you fail to even start a game which creates stress before you even get into the game which causes heart attack levels of stress LOL!

    Why does every single game go to the time limit? A 10 v 10 and the maps are so big that after the game ends the top player might be lucky to have 15 kills that’s like 1 kill per minute some games unless you spawn trap and can avoid being killed by the countless campers this games pace has created.

    I’m honestly about to uninstall the game and not even consider redownloading until massive changes are made because at this stage the game is unplayable for a serious player. I average a 3.0 KD or thereabouts across all the other games yet this game I can barely keep a 1.5 because of the SBMM... every game I play feels like an MLG sweat fest World Series final with millions on the line, every player on both teams is sweating heavily and we’re all of a good quality so it’s barely even possible to do well most games you and the rest of the lobby will scrape just above or below a 1.0 KD... that is not fun IW... we are casual gamers who want to have fun after a stressful day at work or school for the younger generation and this game is literally a mental health hazard it gives me migraines and can literally ruin my whole night because of how badly it annoys me that my favourite game franchise is going down the ****ter. I could go on for hours but if anybody actually takes the time to read this before buying just don’t... it’s not worth the stress and anger plus the money it will cost you. Save your money and buy literally any other game...    … Expand
  10. OkayMeta
    Oct 31, 2019
    0
    Русофобская поделка. Поддержи разработчиков копеечкой, чтобы они и дальше могли помоить твою страну.
  11. Manolito87
    Oct 30, 2019
    0
    Dejando de lado el repugnante y manipulador discurso político el juego es la misma mierda de todos los años. Aun así el juego venderá como churros porque de imbéciles esta lleno el mundo.
  12. brunojbf
    Oct 30, 2019
    0
    The campaign is ridiculously short. Infinity Ward lied one more time. Spec Ops doesn't feel like Spec Ops, it feels like battle royale, and I hate battle royale. Multiplayer has pink stuffs that does not fit in a military shooter game. Now Infinity Ward screwed up everything due to aggressive micro-transaction incoming. This is 5 dollars game.
  13. Kness
    Oct 30, 2019
    0
    Antirussian propoganda. I return my money. Херь полная вернул деньги. Don`t buy/
  14. Jmellms
    Oct 29, 2019
    10
    I love the campaign and multiplayer in this game, the game feels really good and the campaign is interesting and I will definitely play it again
  15. Zynchak
    Oct 29, 2019
    10
    О, и тут кацапов не любят, я так понимаю слово русский стало ругательным в мире )))
  16. sabicad
    Oct 29, 2019
    10
    Great game. Can't understand bad reviews above. My favourite game series for a long time.
  17. Dahmersnack
    Oct 30, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Netcode is garbage. This is the most unreliable game I've played in a decade. DO NOT BUY!!! DO NOT PURCHASE! Believe me this is a huge pile… Expand
  18. DarkGos
    Nov 3, 2019
    10
    Эй ватнички а чего так возмутились? Когда вы на протяжении 20 лет в тойже колде убивали Иракцев, или В игре "операция Галичина" Украинцев все было норм а тут столько вони вдруг про русофобию? или не ваши войска воевали в Молдове или не ваши войска воевали в Грузии, а теперь воюют в на стороне Кровавого диктатора в Сирии, или не ваши зеленые человечки окупировали Крым и убивают УкраинцевЭй ватнички а чего так возмутились? Когда вы на протяжении 20 лет в тойже колде убивали Иракцев, или В игре "операция Галичина" Украинцев все было норм а тут столько вони вдруг про русофобию? или не ваши войска воевали в Молдове или не ваши войска воевали в Грузии, а теперь воюют в на стороне Кровавого диктатора в Сирии, или не ваши зеленые человечки окупировали Крым и убивают Украинцев на Донбасе( и не звездите что их там нет, напомню Стрелков-Гиркин офицер ФСБ, а Моторолла гражданин РФ) , просто в этой игре показали правду, а на правду грех обижаться. Хотели вЯличия принимайте.… Expand
  19. Nafania
    Oct 30, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good game!!! Real russia. . Очень реально показаны ру$$кие в реалиях современной войны.… Expand
  20. ecks0
    Oct 28, 2019
    9
    Holy cow there are a lot of Russian bots in this review thread.... Don't listen to them.
    The game is the best CoD in YEARS. Story is fantastic, multiplayer is the best it's been in a long time.
    Knocked it down to a 9 because of map creativity and the Xbox crashes. It's encouraging a lot camping and I've had multiple friends crash mid game. Fix the minor issues IW. But over all the game    Holy cow there are a lot of Russian bots in this review thread.... Don't listen to them.
    The game is the best CoD in YEARS. Story is fantastic, multiplayer is the best it's been in a long time.
    Knocked it down to a 9 because of map creativity and the Xbox crashes. It's encouraging a lot camping and I've had multiple friends crash mid game.
    Fix the minor issues IW. But over all the game is fantastic.    … Expand
  21. jjlang77
    Oct 28, 2019
    10
    Excellent game! This game has officially brought me back to the call of duty franchise after switching over to battlefield ( still prefer battlefields destructibility and all out war). And is it just me or do the majority of the negative user reviews regarding the portrayal of the Russian's seem like blatant trolling by the actual Russians? I wouldn't be surprised if they were stateExcellent game! This game has officially brought me back to the call of duty franchise after switching over to battlefield ( still prefer battlefields destructibility and all out war). And is it just me or do the majority of the negative user reviews regarding the portrayal of the Russian's seem like blatant trolling by the actual Russians? I wouldn't be surprised if they were state sponsored. It's a hell of a good time and y'all need to get over it.… Expand
  22. MattynAn
    Oct 29, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best game ever. It’s really flying; graphic is good, environment is perfect, units are very realistic. Particularly Russian - they are absolutely similar to real. Thanks for it !… Expand
  23. KatrinCoD
    Oct 29, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Отличная игра! Правда огонь прорисован на уровне 90-х) но в целом - супер!… Expand
  24. italien205
    Oct 29, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Je mode opération qui pas poussé mais le mode multijoueurs est super surtout le mode realisme… Expand
  25. DanTeRi
    Oct 30, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Как всегда радует графика и много экшена, а еще забавно от того, как русским не нравится правда про себя, и они рейтинг занижают,от того, что их показали настоящими террористами, коеми и являются.… Expand
  26. 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.
  27. Keitaro
    Nov 1, 2019
    1
    Awful Russians, but brave Americans and good terrorists, nice game Activision. This is what your "Gray Morale" is am i right?
  28. Joey2552
    Nov 1, 2019
    0
    Hello just reviewing here from Melbourne Australia.
    Initally I played through the single player campaign - which is very good, both visually and through the story telling. However, the story is very Russophobic, I feel for the Russians depicted in this game. Especialy with regards to the Story Mission "Highway of Death" . This is based on real life events where in the 90's American    Hello just reviewing here from Melbourne Australia.
    Initally I played through the single player campaign - which is very good, both visually and through the story telling. However, the story is very Russophobic, I feel for the Russians depicted in this game. Especialy with regards to the Story Mission "Highway of Death" . This is based on real life events where in the 90's American Troops bombed and slaghtered civillian and surrendering Iraqi Troops in a Genocide/War Crime. In the game everything is the same except accusing the Russians of this crime. Woeful.

    Multiplayer has potential however is absoute Trash. Netcode is no good often you will get killed when in cover and see on other persons Kill Cam that you were not in cover like you thought you were. The unfortunatte design of both maps and TTK(Time To Kill) ensures people will need to camp in order to get kills. Spawns are terrbile nothing tactical about the game, no matter how many corners and windows you check you still get shot in the back.

    Spec Ops is a complete lie, lackluster maps. Unlimited spawning enemies and is almost impossible to beat. Don't believe me check the Modern Warfare Subreddit.

    Sad I wasted $70 AU on this game I don't reccomend it to anyone in its current state. Terrible. I made a meta critic account just to post this review.    … Expand
  29. maximmufc1902
    Nov 1, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Russophobia at it’s worst. Just short of Nazis calling Slavs subhuman. Shame as the core gameplay is excellent.… Expand
  30. sewer123
    Nov 1, 2019
    0
    racism. in the game, the nation is openly called terrorists. is it legal at all?
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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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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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