Call of duty mobile review. POPULAR Halo Infinite Obsidian's Next RPG Fable Stalker 2 Dr Disrespect Henry Cavill's PC build PC Gamer is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more Call of Duty Warzone Battle Royale 82 CALL OF DUTY: WARZONE REVIEW Call of Duty: Warzone cuts through some of the tired monotony of the battle royale genre. By Morgan Park March 13, 2020 COMMENTS (Image: © Infinity Ward) NEED TO KNOW What is it? A standalone battle royale spinoff of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reviewed on RTX 2060, Ryzen 5 2600 3.4Ghz, 16 GB RAM Price Free-to-play Release date Out now Publisher Activision Developer Infinity Ward Multiplayer 150-player battle royale Link: Official site No price information CHECK AMAZON See all prices (1 found) My first Warzone win was full of highs and lows that I haven’t felt in other battle royale games, where dying can feel like hitting an invisible wall in the middle of a full sprint. After winning a few early fights in the TV Station, we all died to an enemy ambush and got sent to the Gulag. Amazingly, we all won our 1-on-1 fights and dropped right back into action. From there, we stuck to the shadows and slowly raised funds to call in our favorite custom loadouts. With my tried-and-true M4A1 kitted with a full suite of attachments, I ended with nine kills for a squad total of 20. For as much as Call of Duty: Warzone borrows from the best of its competition, it’s full of smart conveniences that are quickly making it my circle-shrinking murderfest of choice. (Image credit: Activision) You die quicker, but also heal faster. A lot of it has to do with Warzone’s relaxed take on looting. Nothing turns me off battle royale more than spending 20 minutes fiddling with weapons, ammo, and attachments in and out of menus until I've reached a meta-approved level of battle readiness. That’s not how Warzone rolls. There are no backpacks—there’s barely even an inventory screen. Kitting up Fully kitting up in Warzone is as simple as finding a gun you like and a few armor plates for when things get hairy. Weapons come with pre-set attachments. Common weapons have none at all while rarer guns come with specialized attachment setups. That simplicity ensures that I spend more time playing instead of staring at the ground, playing dress-up with optics and grips. The emphasis on looting is dramatically reduced, and this completely changed my mindset while playing. In fact, you can reach Warzone's loot ceiling in minutes by dropping in a custom loadout with all the bells and whistles you could ask for. RECOMMENDED VIDEOS FOR YOU... Instead I can focus on firefights—where Modern Warfare shines. I haven’t played much of the 64-player Ground War mode, so it’s been cool to see how well Modern Warfare’s ballistics model translates to larger areas. Up close, bullets fly fast enough to feel the instant feedback of hitscan. Farther than a few dozen meters and you have to start accounting for bullet drop and sway. For a series built on fragility and super-short time-to-kill, Warzone successfully splits the difference between CoD and Battlefield. (Image credit: Activision) Firefights feel closest to Apex Legends, though Call of Duty’s higher lethality is more in-line with my shooter preferences. In Apex, a series of increasingly powerful body shields can soak up entire mags of ammo, and Respawn's tiered armor system makes some situations feel one-sided. Warzone is decidedly less complex. Everyone has normal regenerating Call of Duty health plus armor plates that can soak up about extra one health bar of damage. There’s no ultra rare super armor, so the time-to-kill is always consistent. In most cases, one or two headshots are all it takes to bring someone down. Ditching bullet-spongey armor achieves a harmony between weapon damage and health that distinguishes itself from Apex. You die quicker, but also heal faster. Warzone’s swift deaths are offset by how easy it is to get squadmates back into the fight. Not only can you purchase a respawn for teammates at Buy Stations scattered throughout the map, but you can also earn your life back by winning a 1v1 duel in the Gulag. The idea of the Gulag—perhaps the closest thing to purgatory I've seen in a competitive game—seemed gimmicky at first, but it establishes a pace that feels in-line with the tradition of Call of Duty: a game where you die and quickly re-enter the action. The Cluster Strike and Precision Airstrike killstreaks can completely wipe an enemy squad. Gulag fights follow the same rules as Modern Warfare’s excellent Gunfight mode with random mirrored loadouts. I love the emotional payoff of earning a second chance in a confined, mano-a-mano duel, punching my ticket back into the fight. The Gulag eases the frustration I feel dying off early in other battle royales, and crucially, encourages me to take more risks. Frequent respawns have the knock-on effect of a ridiculous number of players still alive toward the end of the match. This makes for explosive final rounds, but it’s a little discouraging to somehow get 18th place after surviving one of the final circles. Call of Duty: Warzone battle royale CoD(Image credit: Infinity Ward) Zone of war Of course, a battle royale game is only as good as its map. Warzone’s first and only map is Verdansk, a massive valley of dense city centers and industrial districts that easily fits all 150 players. You would expect such a huge map to become a haven for bush-hugging snipers, but Verdansk is so dense with buildings that most of it comes down to short and mid-range play. Instead of getting randomly domed from a mile away, most of my firefights played out like a regular Call of Duty match. I love it.

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