Call of Duty: Warzone

Call of Duty: Warzone's beta remains thoroughly enjoyable even in spite of the serious concessions to depth made in the name of instant gratification.

Call of Duty: Warzone adapts common battle royale tropes but puts its own spin on them to create a distinct entry in the genre.

Call of Duty: Warzone reaches new heights in battle royale by ditching backpacks and throwing me in a Gulag.

Warzone trades the complexity and tension of other battle royale games for streamlined, constant action with some great new twists – and it works

Listen: Warzone is, like its skull-masked, kevlar-tucking “operators”, entirely solid. It bloody well should be, given its pedigree. But there is remarkably little interesting here – aside from flourishes like the sinister gulag section – to command our attention.

Having played Fortnite, Apex Legends, PUBG, and other battle royales extensively, I can safely say Call of Duty: Warzone does a lot of things that really make me happy.

Call of Duty: Warzone is the definitive battle royale experience right now.

Call of Duty: Warzone is a top tier battle royale game, putting its emphasis on action and fun over looting and inventory management.

The trappings of greatness exist in the current form of Warzone. Area 99 can be a bit bland, but the intensity of it can be fun. The balance Raven has discovered in the Black Ops 6 armory is fantastic, a surprising beginning for a new integration. Holding back the package is the menagerie of fixes necessary and slower pace, meaning we'll need to wait for a few improvements before the game truly explodes.

Warzone silences all skeptics who gave battle-royale by declining genre. Infinity Ward introduces few but winning innovations that make their product perhaps one of the most complete on the market. Malloppo and Battle-Royale deserve two separate talks, but if we see the first as a simple extension of the second and not as a central element, Warzone reaches an evaluation close to perfection. Pay-to-win element as nonexistent as the genre has accustomed us.