Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Top Critic Average

87%

Critics Recommend

NEW

Player Rating

Game Rant

4 / 5

Eurogamer

No Recommendation

PC Gamer

80 / 100

IGN

8 / 10

GamesRadar+

3 / 5

GamesRadar+

4 / 5

Game Informer

8.8 / 10

GameSpot

7 / 10

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Creators: Activision, Infinity Ward, Beenox

Release Date: Oct 25, 2019 - PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Review Summary

Critic 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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Critic Reviews for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Game Rant

Dalton Cooper

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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Eurogamer

Wesley Yin-Poole

No Recommendation / Blank

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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PC Gamer

Morgan Park

80 / 100

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

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IGN

Ryan McCaffrey, Miranda Sanchez

8 / 10.0

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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GamesRadar+

Ford James

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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Unknown Author

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

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Game Informer

Andrew Reiner

8.8 / 10.0

Leveling up guns is ridiculously fun, and the breadth of modes keeps this experience from feeling repetitive. This is a game you can sink tons of time into

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GameSpot

Kallie Plagge

7 / 10

2019's Modern Warfare both draws from the original and lays a good foundation for the rest of the series, despite some thematic issues and co-op pitfalls.

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Industry Coverage

Rumor: Classic Call of Duty Modern Warfare Games Could Be Making a Comeback

Newly surfaced information may confirm that Activision is about to re-release a couple of its most appreciated classic Call of Duty titles.

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Rumor: Modern Warfare 4 May Bring Back a Controversial Call of Duty Feature

A new rumor suggests that Call of Duty 2026, which is expected to be Modern Warfare 4, will bring back a controversial feature from a past entry.

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Call of Duty Players Are Attempting to 'Revive' 2019's Modern Warfare

In an attempt to temporarily boost the game's player count, Call of Duty players plan a week-long revival for the 2019 Modern Warfare reboot.

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