Call of Duty Is Actually Good Again? MW4 Just Hit a 15-Year High

Modern Warfare 4 just got the best Call of Duty review scores in 15 years, and even the fans who gave Black Ops 7 a 1.7 are scoring it an 8. So is Call of Duty actually good again? We put it on trial, exhibit by exhibit, including the score that has already dropped since launch. CHAPTERS 0:00 Call of Duty is good again? 0:57 The 15-year number 2:34 The score already dropped (the twist) 4:05 Even the angry fans agree 5:39 From 56 to the top 7:01 The missing Xbox score 8:01 It reached South Korea's parliament 9:20 Shipment is back, but there's a catch 10:42 The verdict Every claim on screen is tagged CONFIRMED (with the source named), REPORTED, or OPINION. Metacritic scores move as reviews come in: launch-week numbers are from MP1st (27 Oct 2026); "today" numbers were checked on Metacritic on the morning of 28 Oct 2026 (UK). SOURCES Forbes, Paul Tassi (23 Oct 2026), "The Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Metacritic Review Score Is The Best In 15 Years": https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/202... Forbes, Paul Tassi (27 Oct 2026), "Modern Warfare 4's Metacritic User Score Is Its Best Since 2009's Modern Warfare 2": https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/202... MP1st (27 Oct 2026), "Modern Warfare 4 Tout Review Scores, But Omits Xbox": https://mp1st.com/news/modern-warfare-4-to... Metacritic, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4: https://www.metacritic.com/game/call-of-du... Metacritic, Every Call of Duty Game Ranked Worst to Best (by Metascore): https://www.metacritic.com/pictures/call-o... The Herald Business / Herald Corp (23 Oct 2026), Han Dong-hoon urges Lee Jae Myung to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4: https://biz.heraldcorp.com/article/10912196 South China Morning Post (27 Oct 2026), "South Korea's president urged to play Call of Duty as war wake-up call": https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-c... IGN (27 Oct 2026), "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Adds Series Favorite Map, Shipment, to Multiplayer": https://za.ign.com/call-of-duty-modern-war... Official game page (Activision): https://www.callofduty.com/modernwarfare4 Images: official Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 key art and press images by Activision (callofduty.com and the official MW4 announcement post). Charts and quote cards are our own graphics. No gameplay or trailer footage is used. Fan channel, not affiliated with Activision, Infinity Ward or Microsoft. Music: ME4AM: No Rules, Side Quest, Neon, Game Over, After Midnight #ModernWarfare4 #CallofDuty #MW4