Call of Duty: Warzone 2is being review bombed on Steam and review aggregate site Metacritic. Activision and Infinity Ward launched the long-awaitedCall of Duty: Warzone 2battle royale on November 16. While it’s had some hiccups,Call of Duty: Warzone 2has been generally been more warmly received than theCaldera mapand has been hailed by some as a return to form forWarzone. However, others have not been nearly as enthusiastic about the game.
Negative user reviews have floodedCall of Duty: Warzone 2’s Steam page as well as its various Metacritic listings. At the time of this writing,Call of Duty: Warzone 2has a “Mostly Negative” rating with over 7,600 users weighing in.Call of Duty: Warzone 2’s Metacritic user rating for the PC version is a mere 2.6, with 20 negative reviews versus just four positive reviews. The Metacritic page for the PS5 version is a similar story.
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The negative reviews forCall of Duty: Warzone 2echo many of the same complaints. It seems PC gamers are upset aboutCall of Duty: Warzone 2controller users having aim assist, believing it gives them an unfair advantage. Others are not impressed with theCall of Duty: Warzone 2user interface and loot system. Others still don’t likeCall of Duty: Warzone 2’s Al Mazrah map, have had technical difficulties trying to access the game, or are angry that the originalCall of Duty: Warzoneservers are down until November 28. These disgruntled fans have been bombardingCall of Duty: Warzone 2with 0/10 scores.
A common theme in these negative reviews is admittance to only having played a fewWarzone 2matches, which one could argue is not enough to properly assess the game’s quality. Regardless, it will be interesting to see how the reception toCall of Duty: Warzone 2changes over time. Many games have bounced back from review bombing efforts, turning “Mostly Negative” overall ratings over to the “Positive” side of things, but it remains to be seen ifCall of Duty:Warzone 2will follow in their footsteps.
Activision and Infinity Ward will update theCall of Duty: Warzone 2battle royale many times in the months ahead, making changes based on fan feedback and adding new content. It’s possible that there will even be changes toWarzone 2’s problematic UI, which would resolve one of the biggest issues players have in the game.
In the meantime, those who don’t likeCall of Duty: Warzone 2may want to know when the originalWarzoneis coming back online. The originalWarzoneservers will be down until November 28, at which point it will return with the Caldera map. Anyone missing Verdansk will have to turn to theCall of Duty: Warzone Mobilegame, which features Verdansk in all its glory.
Call of Duty: Warzone 2is out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
