Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

 PlayStation 5
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Jeuxvideo.com
    Nov 18, 2022
    85
    No need to go overboard: Warzone 2.0 is an excellent sequel that builds on the very good foundations of its predecessor. Above all, this is not a simple update. The new battle royale opts for a more tactical and "realistic" approach to loot, playing perfectly in concert with other new features (proximity chat, areas with several circles, bases guarded by AI, etc.). As a result, the experience is renewed and still very effective, thanks to a great game engine and top-notch shooting sensations. Finally, we just have a few reservations about artificial intelligence, which should be reviewed, especially given its new importance in games, and for the famous DMZ mode, which still lacks a lot of challenges at the moment. For the rest, it's free and it's an excellent game. Let's go!
  2. IGN Italia
    Nov 27, 2022
    84
    Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 is a free-to-play shooter that innovates and renews the gaming experience of the previous chapter, adding many new features and changes especially focused on gameplay. The result is certainly good, even if it lacks in originality.
  3. 4Players.de
    Nov 21, 2022
    81
    Warzone 2.0 is the necessary modernization of the still entertaining Battle Royale variant of Call of Duty. DMZ as an extraction mode is a successful extension.
  5. Everyeye.it
    Nov 25, 2022
    80
    Overall, Call of Duty Warzone 2.0 is a better product than its predecessor in almost every respect. The gameplay takes advantage of the small additions of the latest Modern Warfare 2, the positioning of the loot is finally believable and the DMZ mode, despite being in Beta, already looks promising right now. At present, Warzone 2.0 has some gameplay imperfections and numerous technical problems that affect the experience both when navigating the menus and within the game itself. We hope that the situation will improve in the coming weeks, so as not to overshadow the excellent work done by the Activision teams in packaging this experience of absolute importance for Call of Duty.
  6. GameSpot
    Nov 22, 2022
    80
    Warzone 2 comes out swinging with the strongest map yet, as Al Mazrah's design is both visually appealing and well-balanced to encourage more moment-to-moment action and player movement. The sequel tosses in enough new features and changes to make gameplay feel fresh and give a dramatic change to the game's pace to set Warzone 2 apart from the original, and these battle royale matches are still a blast, despite the setbacks to classic features. Packaged with DMZ, which feels like a sandbox hit, free-to-play Call of Duty players have so many more ways to jump into the action and level up this year.
  7. Dexerto
    Nov 22, 2022
    80
    It appears Warzone 2 is off to a very solid start. It’s worth mentioning there are some technical issues, with Al Mazrah’s huge map taking a little while to load, and the occasional stuttering (mainly on PC), but all-in-all, it feels more stable than Warzone 1 did during its rougher periods. Al Mazrah might just be 2023’s hottest destination if this early taste is anything to go by.
  8. Launcher (The Washington Post)
    Nov 22, 2022
    80
    Aside from the perspiration provided by an initial landing at a crowded point of interest, or the jaw-clenching moments of the final circle, the pace of play is deliberate, allowing players to think, look around and take advantage of the battleground in clever and effective ways.
  9. Eurogamer Poland
    Nov 20, 2022
    80
    Thanks to solid foundations of the first game, as well as mostly successful changes and new features, Warzone 2.0 is one of the best multiplayer games on the market. After ironing out technical issues - which will certainly happen, given the size of the franchise - we'll be able to safely call Warzone 2.0 an almost perfect game.
  10. Inverse
    Nov 25, 2022
    60
    Warzone 2.0 tries to cater to a wider audience by borrowing ideas from its competition, but it delivers a hodgepodge of ideas that seems to forget what made the original Warzone so iconic.

Awards & Rankings

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#36 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2022
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#49 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2022

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User Score
3.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 50 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 50
  3. Negative: 33 out of 50
  1. Elijahtantouri
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    I have tried to give this game a chance, but it unplayable. the movement the UI the loot system, the graphics and the sound is just horrible.I have tried to give this game a chance, but it unplayable. the movement the UI the loot system, the graphics and the sound is just horrible. it's just very clunky and weird feeling game.
    i don't recommend. Save your storage.    … Full Review »
  2. Mikelive08
    Nov 16, 2022
    1
    Sucks! Same as the 1st. In my opinion I'd rather play blackout. I think blackout overall was the best br of it's time and still, like minerSucks! Same as the 1st. In my opinion I'd rather play blackout. I think blackout overall was the best br of it's time and still, like miner hobo, I'd rather play blackout… Full Review »
  3. Moggy2112
    Dec 17, 2022
    0
    Almost impressive how they’ve managed to take what was becoming a well polished game with WZ1 and reverse everything that was good about it.Almost impressive how they’ve managed to take what was becoming a well polished game with WZ1 and reverse everything that was good about it.

    New gameplay is slow and boring with clunky movement. The time to kill is incredibly low in close range which, when combined with the slow movement and inability to run and plate, drastically lowers the skill gap and rewards camping.

    Less buy stations - slower gameplay, more camping and harder to buy teammates back.

    Less loadouts - less ability to use the custom guns you spent all that time grinding and unlocking.

    Can’t buy loadouts - why?? Loadouts were a great unique feature of WZ1. Less cash - harder to buy back teammates. The audio is TERRIBLE. There’s practically no footstep sound and absolutely zero footsteps from behind you. So fun to keep dying to people sprinting and bursting through doors with no audio queue.

    Then the bugs… don’t even start on the bugs. It would take pages to list them all, but perhaps the worst is the constant crashing. It would be poor even if this was listed as a beta.

    Then they removed tonnes of quality of life improvements we had from WZ1. Pings are no longer able to be seen on the map, no separate colours for teammates. You don’t auto loot useful items (looting is a disaster by the way - who thought a menu system is good for a majority controller player base). No play again feature. No stats tracking. Can’t look at the map in the gulag. Your items vanish so you can’t pick them back up after being reborn. The list is endless.

    I really hope their player numbers fall off a cliff and they’re punished for shipping this godawful steaming pile of poo.    … Full Review »
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