Play Station Official Magazine - UK (2019-12)

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REVIEW

INFO

EDITOR’S

AWARD

FORMAT PS4

ETA OUT NOW

PUB ACTIVISION

DEV INFINITY WARD

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here’sa momentearlyinthis

game when we need to crawl

under some lorries and then

silently drag ourselves across

a pile of dead bodies to remain

undetected by a Russian patrol,

and we can feel the developer

winking at us through the code.

“Remember All Ghillied Up?” it’s asking. “So

do we.” Recollection is a theme that resonates

through the game at regular intervals, playing

as a constant reminder that this game shares

its DNA with Call Of Duty 4.

Thankfully this doesn’t overshadow everything

in Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare, and while the

story has problems, it’s still one of the best Call

Of Duty campaigns in a generation.

Bringing in former Naughty Dog talent

has clearly paid off. Where past Call Of Duty

narratives have felt disjointed but functional,

here it’s focussed and well-paced. But it’s not the

sharp analysis of modern warfare the developer

was aiming for. It’s more A-Team than Sicario

as series icon Captain Price gathers a band of

brothers, and a sister, to take down a zealous

Russian general and his paint-by-numbers

Middle-Eastern terrorist accomplice.

BOOTS ON OUR GROUND

The campaign is varied and lively, never failing to

keep you on edge. The standard huge battles that

make up Call Of Duty’s footprint are pulled back

to reality by tense stealth missions and covert

breach assaults. Storming a London townhouse

CALL OF

DUTY:

MODERN

WARFARE

The best series entry in years

almost hits every target

FARAH & BALLISTICS @IanDean4

Captain Price is one of
the few icons from the
incredibly numerous
Call Of Duty games.