Summary
- Modern Warfare 2 faces backlash with overwhelmingly negative reviews on Steam due to technical issues and gameplay changes.
- Players criticize crashes, poor optimization, and controversial updates, including changes to the minimap and locked game modes.
- Infinity Ward is yet to respond to backlash; players hope for future updates.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is currently experiencing a wave of negative reviews on Steam. While Infinity Ward’s FPS broke records upon its launch, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is not immune to criticism and players are now expressing their dissatisfaction with the game.
Upon its release in October 2022, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 received generally positive reviews from both critics and players and became the fastest-selling Call of Duty game of all time. However, various issues have emerged post-launch, including technical problems and dissatisfaction with some of the game’s updates and changes. Infinity Ward has been pushing various updates to improve the game’s performance and bring fresh content, including a crossover between Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Dune to bring sci-fi elements to multiplayer matches.
Recent reviews of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on Steam are “overwhelmingly negative,” with only 19% of the reviews being positive. Players are expressing complaints about the game's performance, issues with the launcher, controversial Modern Warfare 2 user interface changes, and recent changes in gameplay mechanics. Players have specifically criticized issues such as frequent crashes when they launch, poor optimization, and various bugs plaguing their multiplayer experience. Some players also reported that they could no longer play Modern Warfare 2 as some game modes are behind a paywall and players need to purchase Modern Warfare 3 to unlock them.
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Received Negative Reviews on Steam
While some reviews feature memes and other funny comments, others reflect genuine frustration with specific aspects of the game. Besides crashes and bugs preventing them from fully enjoying Modern Warfare 2, players expressed their dissatisfaction with the minimap redesign, which now limits the appearance of red dots when players fire unsuppressed weapons. While Infinity Ward justified this change by saying it didn’t want to punish players from firing their weapons, the community had mixed reactions regarding this minimap update, and the frequent bugs reported by players contributed to the large amount of negative reviews Modern Warfare 2 received on Steam.
Activision and Infinity Ward have not yet reacted to this recent backlash. However, the focus appears to be on the latest season of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 as well as Warzone Mobile, the free-to-play mobile game that came out in March 2024. While there is no information at this moment regarding future Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 updates, players hope Infinity Ward will listen to the community’s feedback to improve the game’s stability and overall gameplay experience in future patches.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 75 /100 Critics Rec: 60%
- Released
- October 28, 2022
- ESRB
- M For Mature 17+ due to Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Drugs
- Developer(s)
- Infinity Ward
- Publisher(s)
- Activision
- Engine
- iw 9.0
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
- Franchise
- Call of Duty
WHERE TO PLAY
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II drops players into an unprecedented global conflict that features the return of the iconic operators of Task Force 141. From small-scale, high-stakes infiltration tactical ops to highly classified missions, players will deploy alongside friends in a truly immersive experience. Infinity Ward brings fans state-of-the-art gameplay, with all-new gun handling, advanced AI system, a new Gunsmith, and a suite of other gameplay and graphical innovations that elevate the franchise to new heights. Modern Warfare®: II will launch with a globe-trotting single-player campaign, immersive multiplayer combat, and an evolved Special Ops game mode featuring tactical co-op gameplay.
- Platform(s)
- PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
- Genre(s)
- FPS
- How Long To Beat
- 8 Hours
