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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Activision, Infinity Ward, Beenox
Oct 25, 2019 - PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5
Strong

OpenCritic Rating

81

Top Critic Average

87%

Critics Recommend

IGN
8 / 10
Eurogamer
No Recommendation
Game Rant
4 / 5
PC Gamer
80 / 100
GamesRadar+
3 / 5
Easy Allies
8.5 / 10
Metro GameCentral
7 / 10
GamesRadar+
4 / 5

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Review Summary

StrongCritic Consensus

Deep Multiplayer

Leveling up guns and other unlockables is an addictive timesink.

Still the FPS Standard-Bearer

Tight as ever gunplay keeps all competitors chasing Call of Duty for another year.

Story Gets Stuck Between Worlds

Is it gritty and realistic or Hollywood and bombastic? It can't decide.

The Modern Warfare reboot pulls few punches in its story, but it also gets its tone confused. Luckily, the multiplayer is a much stronger experience and one that should only improve with its free content roadmap.


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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Trailers

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Official Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® - Becoming Captain Price

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Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® Behind the Scenes Story Trailer

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Official Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® – Story Trailer


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Critic Reviews for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's varied gameplay modes and excellent gunplay suggest the series is headed in a promising direction.

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Eurogamer

No Recommendation / Blank
Eurogamer

When it's good, it's great. When it's bad it's frustrating. Everything in between is, well, Call of Duty.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's campaign and multiplayer are so good that players will be able to overlook most of its shortcomings.

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Modern Warfare evolves the series for the better, but it could be so much more.

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Countless seemingly minor issues build up to take away from what is, at its core, the best and most tactical Call of Duty multiplayer in years.

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Metro GameCentral

Unknown Author
7 / 10
Metro GameCentral

Nowhere close to a reinvention of the series but the more serious tone is mostly successful, with an ambitious story campaign and some entertaining new multiplayer modes.

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GamesRadar+

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GamesRadar+

Modern Warfare is fast and frenetic, setting a new benchmark for fidelity and high-pressure FPS action

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