82
Ryan McCaffrey
IGN
“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is the best CoD campaign in nearly a decade, thanks to fast pacing and great variety.”
Critical Assessment
What Critics Praise
- Strong single-player campaign revival
- Excellent execution of familiar gameplay
- Chaotic and fun Ground War mode
- In-depth weapon customization system
- High variety of multiplayer modes
- Surprising and tense combat scenarios
Points of Contention
- Mediocre maps cause spawn camping
- Removed map voting limits choice
- Story lacks intended provocation
- Average enemy AI behavior
- Unreliable audio preset configurations
- Disappointing map selection
Professional Reviews
5 reviews from 4 critics80 Miranda Sanchez 2 reviews · avg IGN “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s varied gameplay modes and excellent gunplay suggest the series is headed in a promising direction.”
Miranda Sanchez 2 reviews · avg
IGN
“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s varied gameplay modes and excellent gunplay suggest the series is headed in a promising direction.”
All 2 Miranda Sanchez reviews, aggregated above
80
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.”
75
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Multiplayer
“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's multiplayer modes include a lot of variety, but a weak set of maps with no way to deal with its spawn camping problem prevents it from matching the highs of its predecessors.”
80
Gabe Gurwin
Digital Trends
“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has an outstanding campaign, and the multiplayer will have you itching to play just one more game over, and over, and over again.”
80
Hayden Dingman
PCWorld
“In a vacuum, it’s the best‑constructed Call of Duty this decade.”
