Modern Warfare review round-up: Shooter praised for ‘new ideas’

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare review round-up

• VGC (4/5) – “Modern Warfare feels like the first page in a brand new chapter for Call of Duty.”
• GameSpot review in progress (7/10) – “Modern Warfare stumbles at points, but strong campaign missions and smart multiplayer additions keep it from falling too far.”
• IGN campaign review (8.2/10) – “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is the best CoD campaign in nearly a decade, thanks to fast pacing and great variety.”
• Metro campaign review (7/10) – “The Call Of Duty campaigns have often felt like their own separate games and this more than ever feels like it probably should have been.”
• PCGamesN (8/10) – “While not every multiplayer addition is as good as it could be, Modern Warfare’s campaign sets a new gold standard for the series that will be hard for sequels to match.”
• PC Gamer (80/100) – “ Modern Warfare is a promising platform for new ideas, but the sentiment will carry little weight if Activision shoves this game aside and we’re talking about Black Ops 5 in 2020. For now, it’s the Call of Duty to beat.”
• PlayStation Lifestyle (9/10) – “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare sets a benchmark for the future of games. The amazing new technology it utilizes gives it a level of quality and polish that’s rarely seen outside of first-party studios.”
• Windows Central (4/5) – “Modern Warfare is an excellent addition to the Call of Duty franchise. The story felt like a serialized TV show, and most of the multiplayer action is fun. There are few places where the game falls, but not enough for me not to recommend it.”
• Game Informer (8.75/10) – “Modern Warfare’s accomplishments may not be as pronounced as Black Ops 4’s (Blackout being one of them), but it still delivers a hell of a multiplayer experience. Gunfight alone is worth the price of admission.”
• VentureBeat (89/100) – “Ultimately, I think it is a good game because it might very well be the only way a new generation of players learns about modern warfare.”
• Daily Star (4/5) – “In general, Call of Duty Modern Warfare is a tight shooter that hits most of the parts you expect from a AAA shooter, while throwing heaps of new ideas into the mix.”