Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

 Xbox Series X
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6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 215 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 118 out of 215
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 215
  3. Negative: 74 out of 215
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  1. ultraviper
    Nov 2, 2022
    5
    Single player: full of bugs. Had to replay 2 missions all over again because the scripting broke near the end and I was unable to progress. At one point I was able to see all the lights in the level through the walls. At another point I died and when I was loaded into the level again, I was trapped in a hallway with unopenable doors at both ends. Other times I would load in and my fireSingle player: full of bugs. Had to replay 2 missions all over again because the scripting broke near the end and I was unable to progress. At one point I was able to see all the lights in the level through the walls. At another point I died and when I was loaded into the level again, I was trapped in a hallway with unopenable doors at both ends. Other times I would load in and my fire button wouldn't work.

    Multiplayer: also full of bugs! When I play, I keep everyone muted but my own party. But the game likes to randomly mute my party and unmute everyone else. Custom loadouts randomly change between matches. Sometimes prices will show up above the weapons when making a loadout, which doesn't make sense at all because there are no modes currently in the game where weapons have a price. Challenge tracking sometimes works, sometimes doesn't. In the pregame lobby, everyone appears as the same character and level 1, instead of the actual skin and level. Random crashes.

    Bugs aside, it's been a pretty mediocre launch. No hardcore. No gun game. No gunfight. There goes my 3 favorite things from Modern Warfare 1. Weapon progression is convoluted. SBMM swings you between super easy matches and ones where you get stomped. Can't turn off crossplay. The border crossing map is TERRIBLE    … Expand
  2. deathstramding
    Oct 30, 2022
    7
    Call of Duty has killed the battlefield game with this game. Call of duty becomes a much better quality game than the previous game in every game, it's a great game.
  3. ralphthemagi
    Nov 1, 2022
    7
    It's good, not great. Better than previous installments, but it just feels like they can't fully commit to removing the bullet spongey-ness, especially with no Hardcore/Tier 1 at launch.

    CoD is always frustrating because there is a great game hidden underneath. You have to ignore all the challenges, seasons, skins, achievements and all the other meta-game garbage, and tweak the ruleset,    It's good, not great. Better than previous installments, but it just feels like they can't fully commit to removing the bullet spongey-ness, especially with no Hardcore/Tier 1 at launch.

    CoD is always frustrating because there is a great game hidden underneath. You have to ignore all the challenges, seasons, skins, achievements and all the other meta-game garbage, and tweak the ruleset, to get a good FPS experience. Here you get something that's OKAY out of the box, but not quite what it could be. After just 30 minutes of playing you can feel the potential, but there are just so many layers of garbage added on top that it gets tedious fast.    … Expand
  4. Diegames
    Nov 2, 2022
    5
    Jogo reciclado. A franquia literalmente parou no tempo e não inova. Apesar do peso da franquia e de todo legado, esse jogo mostra claramente que a franquia precisa urgentemente inovar para se manter relevante.
  5. Bepps
    Nov 3, 2022
    5
    Downgrade from MW19 in realism and sound, why bring quick scoping back ? The perk system is terrible, you earn perks in game. The UI is clunky and is a huge step back from previous Call Of Duty games.
  6. DausenMoore
    Nov 8, 2022
    7
    It's a decent game but has many issues. The TTK is way too fast promoting camping and eliminating the potential for engaging gunfights, the UI is awful, it's missing countless basic features like a statistics page and hardcore modes, SMGs feel underpowered, and it has the WORST progression I've ever seen. In order to unlock simple attachments you have to go through long chains and level upIt's a decent game but has many issues. The TTK is way too fast promoting camping and eliminating the potential for engaging gunfights, the UI is awful, it's missing countless basic features like a statistics page and hardcore modes, SMGs feel underpowered, and it has the WORST progression I've ever seen. In order to unlock simple attachments you have to go through long chains and level up multiple guns. At least up to 5 guns in some cases. It's insanely idiotic.

    Maps are okay. None stand out as particularly great, but on average I'd say they're better than maps in MW19. This seems to be a theme in MW22. Not great, but decent. Another minor complaint. It doesn't look bad visually, but it doesn't look very good either. It's nearly identical to MW19 from 3 years ago on last-gen consoles.

    It's not bad, but it could have/should have been better.    … Expand
  7. Nerevarinho
    Jan 12, 2023
    5
    Campaign:
    The campaign doesn't blow my mind like MW1 (2019). Strange ghost graphic effects, good visible on tv screens and flying insects.
    Same missions as MW 1 remaster. Sniper mission was boring and felt unfinished. Pseudo conversation choice is not well voice overed. Too much silence. Breaks pacing. Bulletsponge enemies. Then go back and forth. Some enemy bodies were wheemans. In    Campaign:
    The campaign doesn't blow my mind like MW1 (2019). Strange ghost graphic effects, good visible on tv screens and flying insects.
    Same missions as MW 1 remaster.
    Sniper mission was boring and felt unfinished. Pseudo conversation choice is not well voice overed. Too much silence. Breaks pacing. Bulletsponge enemies. Then go back and forth.
    Some enemy bodies were wheemans.
    In the tunnel, the walk is slow, also on sprint, but animations indicated running.
    Enemies not taking cover.
    Action scenes often boring, no music, feels empty.
    Car chasing: Car switching is laughable. Accelerate, break, and steer without being in the car, and jump outside like Just Cause. No engine sounds. I taught am I still playing modern warfare? The car chase was too long.
    And why was this necessary to stick a bomb onto the dead enemy just to throw both back into the car? Just spitefulness.
    Bad water effects on ship. Shifting containers annoying.
    No boots on the ground models, so cheated with slow running animation.
    Running toooo slow on stealth mission.
    Dead end on camera swapping mission.

    Multiplayer:
    Complicated weapon unlock system. No saveable custom gunsmithy at release (again).
    Grinded sniper to max level, still didnt unlock thermo scope as expected (was so in MW1).    … Expand
  8. Grevproduction
    Nov 9, 2022
    7
    Pretty decent game at least better than vanguard, the campaign is good, dialogue did very well but the plot is dogwater never like it in my opinion, and multiplayer feels like minor upgrade of mw 2019. In summary gg.
  9. MadRushR
    Nov 8, 2022
    5
    The campaign is by far the best of the whole saga, but the multiplayer is far from up to par.

    - Why did you change the menu that worked so well before for a menu that was so lame and complex. - Attachments that make weapons perform less well than stock weapons (quick aim). - A lobby that has been rowing and freezing for many years when the game is counting down. - Repeated crashes    The campaign is by far the best of the whole saga, but the multiplayer is far from up to par.

    - Why did you change the menu that worked so well before for a menu that was so lame and complex.
    - Attachments that make weapons perform less well than stock weapons (quick aim).
    - A lobby that has been rowing and freezing for many years when the game is counting down.
    - Repeated crashes and when a game is over, we can no longer chain them because we come across the warzone 2.0 menu after last 49GB update?
    - The TTK too fast (favorize the campers with hardscope) and an SBMM that shouldn't exist in quick play (yes for the Ranked mod that it doesn't have).
    - The footsteps are so badly done that we have to stop to find out where the enemies are coming from (favorize campers too).
    - The looter asset that works when he feels like it, as you have 3 magazines when you start up, you find yourself running out of ammunition too quickly. I don't think the military just goes with 3 magazines on the battlefield.
    - The fact that the kills are so random sometimes we kill in 2 bullets and other times in 6.
    - Servers lagging to death for a publisher that weighs 69 billion dollars is a shame i hope Microsoft buy Activision and make COD on Azur Servers.
    - Option to remove the funking allies blue points; we don't shoot on ennemy when the blue point is on him.
    - Putting the same key to zoom, change aiming mod and hold your breath is nonsense because under pressure you can very quickly change aiming mod without wanting to.
    - Why force crossplay on xbox when playstation can remove it.
    - Why penetrating bullets don't go through shields I'm tired of ninja turtles with their shields in their backs to avoid getting shot in the back and the same for incapacitating bullets don't stop mad people with knife or handgun.
    - Why can't you change keyboard keys on xbox? It's the same version of the game as on PC.
    - Removing the cancel slide may be a good thing, but replacing it with a single slide which penalizes mobility and a forward jump which is so ridiculous.
    - When is there a filter to select only the maps that interest me rather than constantly leaving the lobby and relaunching it hoping to find my favorites, yet it's not very hard to do I think.
    And so many problems...

    I hope Infinity ward listen gamers and patch this MWII quickly.    … Expand
  10. reallifegaming
    Nov 8, 2022
    6
    COD MW 2 is a good single player campaign (8/10) with broken multiplayer (Hence the 6). Do I like to play this game: Yes. Does it crash most of the time: w/ multiplayer - Yes. Will I keep playing it, yes. BUT: the time of just pre-ordering a game is done. Best option - release a game with three days open to everyone. Let them play it and if they like it, they can buy it. But if itCOD MW 2 is a good single player campaign (8/10) with broken multiplayer (Hence the 6). Do I like to play this game: Yes. Does it crash most of the time: w/ multiplayer - Yes. Will I keep playing it, yes. BUT: the time of just pre-ordering a game is done. Best option - release a game with three days open to everyone. Let them play it and if they like it, they can buy it. But if it crashes, if it is just unfinished, if it is just broken, then they don't have to. They can wait. Games like COD MW2 can't survive in a market saturated with games. Especially ones like Ghost Song, GOW: Ragnarok, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Elden Ring, etc. Its time to change.… Expand

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77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Xbox Tavern
    Dec 6, 2022
    80
    While the yearly Call of Duty is experience still remains fun, retreading old ground yet again is beginning to give off the feeling that there’s nowhere else to go for the franchise right now. I had fun playing Modern Warfare II, and those looking for solid shooting action will enjoy it, but I’d liked to see something new from the series going forward. Warzone 2.0 feels far fresher and more enjoyable to me, and is where I’ll be spending my time with COD until then.
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  2. ZTGD
    Dec 1, 2022
    80
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, not to be confused with the sequel to Call of Duty 4, Modern Warfare 2 is a great package. The roughly 8-hour campaign throws more twists and turns at the players than a day at an amusement park. It was a joy to not have to clear one corridor of enemies after another for the entirety of its run. Not to mention the stellar graphics on the campaign mode, combine all that with what is arguably the best Call of Duty multiplayer experience we have had in years, and you end up with a recipe for success that Infinity Ward is all too familiar with cooking up.
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  3. TheXboxHub
    Nov 28, 2022
    80
    Modern Warfare II is most definitely a Call of Duty game; a good one to boot; things are going in the right direction with this iteration.
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