How does Call of Duty® Modern Warfare® III compare to previous titles?
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Q.How does Call of Duty® Modern Warfare® III compare to previous titles?
A.Modern Warfare III is a mixed bag compared with its recent predecessors: the campaign is shorter and less inventive, while multiplayer leans on remastered MW2 maps and a stronger Zombies/open-world angle, resulting in a mixed critical reception but solid technical polish in places.
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Directly, Modern Warfare III doesn’t redefine the series the way some past entries did. The campaign has been widely criticized as brief and conventional compared with Modern Warfare II (2022), with The Guardian describing it as brief and archaic and TechRadar calling it rushed and not especially transformative. Yet the Zombies mode offers a fresh, open-world twist and the campaign is supported by high production values, keeping the overall package technically polished. On the multiplayer front, the game leans into nostalgia by launching with remastered versions of all 16 maps from 2009’s Modern Warfare 2, a decision that sparked debate between fans craving novelty and those preferring well-remembered arenas. The Guardian MWIII campaign review TechRadar MWIII review GameSpot MWIII maps coverage
