Just about each and every year since its inception in 2003, Activision has graced us with the latest entry in the Call of Duty franchise, and 2023 is no exception.
Check out our interview with theModern Warfare IIIdevelopers!
Inmy reviewofCall of Duty: Modern Warfare III,I scored the game 5/10, writing, “In a year that has brought us so much joy with some amazing video game releases,Call of Duty: Modern Warfare IIIsomehow manages to lower the tone.”
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Just days after its release,Call of Duty: Modern Warfare IIIachieved aMetacritic score of just (now) 55, so surely it couldn’t get any worse, right? Unfortunately, it did, at least according to its fanbase. In addition to the critic’s score of 53, users of Metacritic scoredModern Warfare IIIjust 1.7, making it theworst-ratedCall of Duty ever.
So why hasCall of Duty: Modern Warfare IIIbeen so ill-received? Some haveblamed its short campaign, while others have raised that it wasreportedly an expansionbefore morphing into a standalone game.
“I’m going to guessModern Warfare III’sbudget was much smaller,” replied Tae Kim. “That’s actually less than I expected. However I guess the marketing budget was massive,” said Bendji Nzau. If the above numbers are true, then surely that would be a contributing factor to its failings. That being said, the reported short development time window of churning out a new game every year probably didn’t help matters either.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare IIIis out now on PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
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