Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Gritty campaign is excellent ; Perfect mix of stealth and action ; Addictive competitive multiplayer ; Callbacks to past games will please fans

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare proves that Infinity Ward is back

Looks amazing ; Fabulous production values ; Memorable and varied single-player campaign ; Excellent new close-in and large-scale multiplayer modes ; Special Ops cleverly extends the story

Annoyingly eager to steer you towards microtransactions ; Short single-player campaign ; Story sometimes courts controversy too much ; Spec Ops missions occasionally leave you reliant on others’ competence.

Another year, another CoD. But this one, inspired by 2007’s game, is a bit special. Certainly the best Call of Duty game for a good few years.

Best campaign in years ; Incredible visuals ; Strong, classic multiplayer

Very disappointing co-op ; If you’re bad at multiplayer, then you’ll suffer

Great campaign, very strong multiplayer, weak co-op, amazing production values

Story missions are so good, you’d want to play again ; Fantastic visuals ; Crisp gunplay and audio ; Ground War is a great addition to multiplayer ; Plenty of multiplayer modes

Camper-friendly multiplayer maps

A shooter with great storytelling at heart but needs more attention in multiplayer

Excellent sound and graphics ; Thrilling campaign ; Inventive gameplay ; Brilliant multiplayer mode

Couple of finicky levels added for the sake of variety.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is a masterpiece in terms of design, gameplay, story and execution. The campaign is an absolute thrill ride and the multiplayer mode is also better than ever. If you're a fan of this franchise, or are new to first person...