Modern Warfare 4 Campaign Draws Positive Early Steam Reviews

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4’s campaign has received positive early reviews on Steam, with 92% of more than 3,100 user ratings marked positive as of October 19. The game’s campaign opened to digital preorder customers on October 16, so the scores reflect the single-player portion rather than the full release. The positive share rose from 90% among 1,812 reviews on October 17 to 92% in the larger pool two days later. Those figures are snapshots from the early-access period, when access was limited to players who had digitally preordered. Their response offers an initial measure of reception, but not a verdict from the broader audience expected after launch. Critics’ early assessments have also been favorable overall. Reviews have praised the campaign’s missions, performances and set pieces, while some noted concerns about storytelling and restrictive mission design. Several assessments remained in progress, and reviews of the complete game were not yet available because multiplayer and DMZ had not both reached the full release stage. The DMZ extraction mode became available to eligible preorder customers on October 20 at 10 a.m. Pacific time. A hands-on account described its...