Classic Call of Duty Is Getting Review Bombed for No Reason, by Players Who Are Mad at Modern Warfare 3

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has been out for a few days now and it has already been trending online, but not entirely for the right reasons. It seems like many players are not happy with its Campaign after completing it. As a result, they have expressed their frustration regarding the game online. However, it seems like they are taking it out on the wrong Modern Warfare 3.

For the uninitiated, the Metacritic page for Modern Warfare 3 has recently witnessed a lot of negative reviews from fans. Obviously, they are not satisfied with the single-player experience and how it culminates. But there seems to be a confusion among them regarding identifying the correct MW3.

Not Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, but 2011’s original Modern Warfare 3 is getting review bombed!

Since the reveal of its early access period last week, Sledgehammer’s title has attracted mixed to negative reactions. Along with several outlets giving it lower scores, a lot of fans have been dejected too. IGN for example, gave it a 4/10, while GameSpot gave it 5/10.

Speaking of the reasons, they are unhappy with an extensive focus on the open combat missions. It appears the linear approach is what most of them are used to.

Then there’s the treatment given to the characters and their arcs. Maybe people were assuming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 to be the last installment in the rebooted trilogy. On the flipside, the devs didn’t really go for it in the first place.

As a result, the events taking place in the Campaign are opposite to the players’ expectations. And some of them are also upset with the overall duration of the story. According to them, it’s too short even by the general standards of how a COD Campaign should be in length. Eventually, the wrath of fans is now coming out on the game – but the wrong game.

As one can see in the post, shared by a user on X, it looks like COD players have been dropping negative reviews for Modern Warfare 3 from 2011. Yes, it’s the classic title which is on the receiving end, since the last few days. User have posted unfavorable remarks on the Metacritic page of OG MW3 instead.

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The most obvious reason may be due to the exact names of the two games. Although there’s a difference in the title of the recent offering, which is Modern Warfare III on Metacritic, most of the players are still confused. At least that’s what the situation has turned out to be. People are simply mistaking the original game for the new one.

Interestingly, the latest FPS premium is not even having any user reviews as of this writing. They will be enabled once the game launches worldwide later this week. There are only a couple of reviews showing up from critics, but not the players themselves.

Modern Warfare 3 from Sledgehammer will come out globally on November 10, 2023. It will be packed with the Multiplayer content alongside the Campaign.

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