The wait is over! Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) has launched and there are already many ratings on Metacritic. We show you here how the game is received by the international press.
The campaign is praised: Looking at the press reviews, the campaign, i.e., the single player, is particularly praised. But the team modes and multiplayer are also convincing. It is said that the content offered makes the “Modern Warfare” series proud. The new Modern Warfare is considered one of the best first-person shooters of this generation.
What ratings are there? Currently, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) has a Metascore of 84 points on Metacritic. The maximum is 100.
The ratings at a glance
The following ratings can currently be found on Metacritic (October 25, 9:30 am):
- Digital Chumps 92 points
- Hardcore Gamer 90 points
- Hobby Consolas 90 points
- Everyeye.it 90 points
- PlayStation LifeStyle 90 points
- Multiplayer.it 90 points
- TrueGaming 90 points
- Game Informer 88 points
- Power Unlimited 88 points
- AusGamers 85 points
- COGConnected 82 points
- Daily Star 80 points
- Gameblog.fr 80 points
- The Daily Dot 80 points
- GamesRadar 80 points
How the first players rated Call of Duty: Modern Warfare can be seen here
This is what initial tests say about Modern Warfare
We look at the voices from the press and see what they praise or criticize about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Players on Xbox have a lot to complain about at launch.
This is how the press ratings come about:
“A wonderful campaign” – Digital Chumps
The website Digital Chumps gives the best rating so far for Modern Warfare. They write that Modern Warfare brings the franchise back to where it belongs.
You get a wonderful campaign, team-oriented Spec Ops, and a variety of multiplayer options that cater to those who love large and small warfare.
Source: Digital Chumps
“A long forgotten Call of Duty feeling” – PlayStation LifeStyle
PlayStation LifeStyle gives a rating of 90 points. They write that the new Modern Warfare does a lot right and evokes a feeling known from the older parts of the franchise.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare sets a benchmark for the future of games. The amazing new technology it uses gives the game a quality and polish level rarely found outside of first-party studios. A bold approach with a no-frills campaign results in a successful game from start to finish, while the multiplayer mode starts fresh and revives a classic Call of Duty feeling that has long been lost.
Source: PlayStationLifesStyle.net
“Great game […] too little depth” – Gameblog.fr
The website Gameblog.fr gives one of the currently lowest ratings for Modern Warfare with 80 points. The testers missed depth in the story.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is not just a reboot. The single-player is great, its multiplayer mode with Gunfight is solid and efficient. The game lacks a bit of depth (especially more hours in the campaign) to create the perfect picture. Nevertheless, it should be an essential part of your [gaming] collection by the end of the year.
Source: Gameblog.fr
“The sound is amazing” – GamePro
GamePro extensively tested Modern Warfare and concluded that the campaign feels “almost like before”. They give it 80 points. Tobias Veltin writes:
I am one of those who consider the Modern Warfare games to be the best Call of Dutys and was therefore very excited about the game. After the campaign of the reboot, I am satisfied. The battles feel particularly intense due to the faster deaths, there is the usual Call of Duty bombast, the sound is amazing, and the pacing is right because MW, like its predecessors, finds a good balance between action and quiet passages. And everything is really appealing thanks to the new engine.
Source: GamePro
However, the solo part of Modern Warfare did not impress me. Infinity Ward recycles too much of the familiar and adds too few new elements. The story remains, despite its solid level, as predictable as the gameplay variation with sniper use and drone flight. For an entertaining – and sometimes also distressing – shooter afternoon, the campaign of Modern Warfare is just the right thing, but personally, it does not come close to its namesakes. I lack the truly memorable moments. My theoretical rating therefore is a flat 80.
“Tastelessly entertaining” – GameStar
GameStar has uploaded a video summarizing their single-player tests of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. There they explain, what innovations this part offers, how the developers implement the announced scandal scenes, and what the gameplay has to offer you.
There is also an interesting partnership regarding the shooter:
