Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)
Top Critic Average
Critics Recommend
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022) Trailers
MWII 'Squad Up' | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
MWII PC Trailer | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Official Launch Trailer | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Critic Reviews for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's multiplayer moves the formula forward with bigger maps and more customization without sacrificing its bulletproof mechanics. [OpenCritic note: IGN separately reviewed the multiplayer (8) and single-player campaign (6). Their scores have been averaged.]
This year's Modern Warfare 2 has some good moments, some beautiful cinematics and some typically moreish multiplayer - but it's a cowardly retconning of the original's story.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's campaign is a disappointment and while there's fun to be had in multiplayer, it's missing important features.
Whether any of this is enough to put off an audience inured to Call of Duty’s detached depiction of brutal warfare is anyone’s guess. Plenty of people can put up with a bit of ugliness if there’s still a pretty good time to be had overall. For Modern Warfare II, the good time offered by its multiplayer and in glimpses within its campaign may be enough.
Modern Warfare 2 dials back Call of Duty's multiplayer experience for a refreshing and more classic feel, but the overall package is incomplete. [OpenCritic note: GameSpot separately reviewed the multiplayer (7) and single-player campaign (8). Their scores have been averaged.]
Modern Warfare 2’s campaign is a cocktail of modern mechanics, updated characters, and callbacks to classic missions and villains. By the end of it, the campaign ends up saying little of substance. And though that is certainly true of its predecessor, it at least had the gall to try.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is not a revolutionary entry in the franchise, but its multiplayer and co-op do just enough to make it an enjoyable Call of Duty.
Industry Coverage
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Has 'Overwhelmingly Negative' Reviews on Steam
Players are expressing their disappointment with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on Steam, with the game receiving a wave of negative reviews.
Read more
