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\n\t\tPrice is out for revenge (Activision)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tPrice is out for revenge (Activision)<\/p>\n
GameCentral delivers its verdict on the campaign and DMZ modes in this year\u2019s Call Of Duty<\/a>, which brings an end to the Modern Warfare saga.<\/p>\n After over 20 years of annual instalments, there\u2019s a baseline expectancy with Call Of Duty. The gunplay will be some of the slickest in the business, there\u2019ll be a vast set of modes in the robust multiplayer suite, the maps will be a mixed bag interspersed with the odd banger, and, in recent years, there\u2019ll be some egregious AI art<\/a> wedged into the high production value.\u00a0<\/p>\n Arguably, the most inconsistent part is the campaign. These have ranged from genre-defining classics in 2007\u2019s original Modern Warfare to terrible co-op leaning experiments, bombastic spy thrillers and, in the case of Black Ops 4<\/a>, nothing at all. The question of whether Call Of Duty games need a campaign has been debated to death, but while they don\u2019t have the long tail of the multiplayer, they have always helped define an entry\u2019s success or failure.\u00a0<\/p>\n In the case of last year\u2019s Black Ops 7<\/a>, the abysmal campaign cast a shadow over its extensive, if tired, multiplayer package \u2013 a sentiment compounded by poor sales compared to Battlefield 6<\/a> and awkward apologies from Activision<\/a>, as they promised to do better. A year later, and we\u2019ve arrived at Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, and while there\u2019s no competition from EA<\/a>\u2019s shooter this year, we do wonder how differently things would have played out if this entry had come out in 2025.<\/p>\n On the campaign alone, Modern Warfare 4 is leagues above last year\u2019s mess\u00a0\u2013 something we were surprised by after the lacklustre level that was shown off in the beta<\/a>. Oddly, that\u2019s the worst mission in the game, which makes you wonder why it was used to try and drum up anticipation.<\/p>\n The only explanation we can muster is that, story wise, it\u2019s the least consequential. Modern Warfare 4 continues the story of sub-franchise regular Captain John Price, who has gone rogue after assassinating General Shepherd in Modern Warfare 3<\/a>. He\u2019s pulled into an uneasy alliance with the Mexican cartel, as he looks to hunt down a mysterious target called \u2018The Archer\u2019 who has been pulling the strings to instigate Russia\u2019s occupation of the Middle East.\u00a0<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tWant GTA 6 news?\t\t\t<\/p>\n Sign up to the GameCentral newsletter<\/a> for the latest GTA 6 news, reviews of new games you should play and exclusive analysis of the biggest stories of the week.<\/p>\n These Western antics are against the backdrop of a war between North and South Korea, centred around new rookie protagonist Park Hyun Jun. The campaign oscillates between Price and Park \u2013 and other characters \u2013 across 16 missions of varying length. The combination works surprisingly well, satisfying those invested in Price\u2019s exploits, delivering the globe-trotting scope the series is known for,and anchoring it with a distinct Korean flavour unique to this entry.<\/p>\n \t\t Modern Warfare 4 isn\u2019t going to win any awards for its action B-movie narrative, but there\u2019s a propulsive urgency here that other entries have lacked. Activision has said this is a conclusion of sorts to the Modern Warfare saga<\/a>, and the sense of finality comes through as Price faces his former Task Force 141 squadmates in tense shootouts and chaotic fisticuffs. The villains are memorable this time around too, between Mads Mikkelsen\u2019s performance as The Archer and the power-hungry Korean commander Ri Ju-Young (played by Prisca Kim), even if they are two-dimensional bad guys of the week.\u00a0<\/p>\n The campaign locks into a breathless pace right from the off. In the first mission, Park\u2019s squad are casually shopping for supplies in a local Korean supermarket in Hajin City (interestingly, all the Korean locations are fictional \u2013 possibly to avoid controversy), when a missile barrage rains down from the sky. From there, you\u2019re catapulted across chase sequences with Price in a New York nightclub, explosive Paris shootouts from the back of a car, and a bleak mission set in North Korea where you\u2019re rounding up civilians in a village to fish out a defector.\u00a0<\/p>\n None of it is especially novel, especially if you\u2019ve played a lot of Call Of Duty campaigns over the years, but it is well executed and varied in its ideas. Our favourite mission puts you in the shoes of the reluctant, newly appointed Supreme Leader of North Korea, as soldiers invade his palace and you have to break out with his security team. Eventually, he\u2019s forced to fend for himself, as you scurry around patrolling soldiers, guided by comms, with a limited arsenal.\u00a0<\/p>\n There\u2019s a riff on the open world style mission last seen in Black Ops 6<\/a> too, where you\u2019re given three objectives to complete in any order on an expansive plain. Smartly, if you don\u2019t fancy making your own way across the map, to loot for better weapons and take out enemy patrols for extra supplies to upgrade your hideout\u2019s armoury, you can trim down the experience through a fast travel option straight to the objectives. So, if you\u2019re not interested in slowing down the pace with open-ended exploration, you have the choice to beeline through it.\u00a0<\/p>\n Modern Warfare 4\u2019s campaign does lose steam towards its conclusion, with the ending coming off as rushed, but it\u2019s still a good showcase of why they\u2019re still a worthwhile addition to the larger package. It\u2019s far from the best in the series, when it actually felt like it was taking bold risks in its mission design, but it\u2019s a worthy follow-up to the quality seen in Black Ops 6, when Call Of Duty rediscovered some creative spark.\u00a0<\/p>\n \t\t If the campaign is better than expected, then DMZ might be Modern Warfare 4\u2019s secret gem. The extraction mode debuted with 2022\u2019s Modern Warfare 2<\/a> and Warzone, and it was mildly riffled on with the relaxed PvE Endgame mode in Black Ops 7, but it\u2019s been refined and expanded here to compete with modern rivals like Arc Raiders<\/a> and Marathon<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Modern Warfare 4\u2019s DMZ mode doesn\u2019t have the distinctly tense atmosphere or visuals of those PvPvE extraction games, but the classic Call Of Duty gunplay and smart progression systems make it a compelling alternative. It all takes place on the giant map of Hajin, which combines sprawling forests, residential towns, toxic nuclear reactors, and North Korean prisons.\u00a0<\/p>\n The scale of it is huge, and you\u2019ll struggle to see it all even after a few matches, but it\u2019s well populated with enemy patrols, secret stashes, and dynamic operations \u2013\u00a0which are missions you only discover when roaming the battlefield. These range from escorting a VIP, securing a package, to other minor operations, but they\u2019re a compelling wrench in DMZ\u2019s rhythm which reward you for sticking around, and exploring more, instead of immediately extracting once you\u2019ve completed your pre-assigned objectives.\u00a0<\/p>\n DMZ has plenty of these preset goals too, ranging from basic chapter orders \u2013 where you\u2019re asked to raid containers in a specific location, extract certain items, and other rudimentary tasks \u2013 and more elaborate, multi-stage story missions. There are a limited number of these (six at launch) but they\u2019re very fun, and rewarding, with the right squadmates.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n In one of the first story missions, we had to break into a casino, reach the penthouse, deactivate the security doors concealing a vault at the bottom of the building, drill it open, steal the cash inside, and make our escape, all while enemy AI forces \u2013 and other human squads \u2013 get in your way. It\u2019s tense, chaotic, and leads to some unique close scrapes you won\u2019t find in the rest of Call Of Duty\u2019s multiplayer suite. However, it does rely on some collaboration with your teammates which, in our experience, wasn\u2019t exactly plentiful in comparison to other extraction shooters.\u00a0<\/p>\n You can play DMZ solo, but when it comes to the story missions, pairing up with two other players feels like a necessity. The decently sized \u2018trait\u2019 skill tree, however, is broad in offering perks that would benefit both solo players \u2013 like reduced revive speeds or damage from explosives \u2013 and team players who want to drag teammates faster across the field, or release smoke grenades when downed.<\/p>\n There\u2019s a surprising amount to unlock and upgrade, laid out in the Forward Operating Base hub area you can freely roam around between matches. Extraction shooters have often had trouble with accessibility, and there\u2019s still some clunkiness here in the myriad of menu overlays, but we wouldn\u2019t be surprised if this turns into many people\u2019s gateway into the genre.\u00a0<\/p>\n Modern Warfare 4\u2019s traditional multiplayer isn\u2019t available until the game fully launches on October 23, so we\u2019ll report back with a score later, but between the campaign and DMZ, this is shaping up to be a stronger than average Call Of Duty, and a fitting send off to Infinity Ward\u2019s crowning series.<\/p>\n Formats: PlayStation 5 (reviewed), Xbox Series X\/S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC \t\t Email\u00a0gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a>, leave a comment below,\u00a0follow us on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n To submit Inbox letters and Reader\u2019s Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use our\u00a0Submit Stuff page here<\/a>.<\/p>\n For more stories like this,\u00a0check our Gaming page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"Park](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SEI_317756902-20e3.jpg\")
\n\t\tPark is the new protagonist (Activision)<\/p>\n![\"Modern](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SEI_317756812-baef.jpg\")
\n\t\tThe Paris mission is among the highlights (Activision)<\/p>\n
Price: \u00a369.99
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Infinity Ward
Release Date: 23rd October 2026
Age Rating: 16<\/p>\n![\"Call](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SEI_316458738-53c7.jpg\")
\n\t\tOut of the trenches (Activision)<\/p>\n
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