5 best games in the Call of Duty franchise according to critics

Call of Duty (CoD) is a franchise that has been on the market since 2003, putting players in the most varied war scenarios. Whether old contexts such as World War II in Call of Duty: WWII, reaching super futuristic scenarios as happened in Call of Duty: Black Ops III, that's why I'm going to indicate 5 among the best games in the Activision franchise so you can have fun .

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (Image: Handout / Activision)

The best Call of Duty games for current consoles

Important: This list was made based on Metacritics rankings.

The list focuses on the latest games in the series that are available for platforms such as PlayStation 4, Xbox One and its successors PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series, in addition to PC. The idea here is to present games that are easily found in physical media or in digital stores.

CoD: Cold War was not included in the list as it was recently released.

Explanations given, let's get started.

1- Call of Duty Modern Warfare Remastered

Studio: Infinite Ward

Released: 2016

CoD: Modern Warfare Remastered (Image: Handout / Activision)

The list begins right away with a classic, Call of Duty Modern Warfare, originally released in 2007, being an important game for the franchise and greatly pleased fans. The game is out for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. Its differential at the time was to abandon the context of World War II, taking the focus on a setting of current times.

The game produced by Infinity Ward puts the player in the role of several characters in a plot in locations in Europe and the Middle East, with the aim of fighting an ultranationalist movement.

CoD: Modern Warfare Remastered brings everything that was successful in the original, a beautiful campaign, improved graphics and multiplayer with very competitive gameplay and maps.

2 – Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

Studio: Treyarch

Released: 2018

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (Image: Disclosure / Activision)

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is a game with very different goals from our first place, because while Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered has a very unique campaign and characters, CoD: Black Ops 4 gave up the campaign mode to focus on one multiplayer experience. A very controversial decision at the time.

The game has many game modes and features, including the Blackout mode that can be seen as a Battle Royale in which 100 players compete against each other in an arena, but it is also possible to play as a duo or quartet. Influences from phenomena like PUBG and Fortnite.

The famous Zombies mode is also present, with the possibility of facing the undead even on the Titanic. Despite this, there were no reports of Jack and Rose's presence on the boat.

The game also has several vehicles, including cars, speedboats and helicopters, to make combats more exciting, as well as specialist classes that can make combats more strategic due to their skills.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 makes an interesting return to the more down-to-earth, no-double-jump-and-wall-run gameplay that was used in more futuristic-themed games.

3 – Call of Duty Advanced Warfare

Studio: Sledgehammer Games

Released: 2014

CoD: Advanced Warfare (Image: Disclosure / Activision)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare was on a mission to reverse the bad impression left by Call of Duty: Ghosts.

As the name implies, CoD: Advanced Warfare takes place in the future, in 2054. The game has brought some new features such as the use of exoskeletons that grant abilities such as being invisible, making big jumps and using jetpacks. In this way, the game created several possibilities of combat strategies, both for the campaign, but mainly for the multiplayer, giving the possibility for more creative approaches to surprise opponents.

The character creation system based on attribute points also allows you to create characters with very unique characteristics that can adapt to your style of play. For example, you can spend a lot of stats on speed and build a character extremely fast, but if you haven't spent points on stamina, you'll die quickly. It's the famous "risk x reward" relationship being adapted to your way of playing.

The game has a campaign in which you control a former marine, recruited by a private military organization and must face a terrorist organization that started attacking several nuclear reactors around the world. The campaign is tight, lasts about six hours and has a few twists.

4 – Call of Duty: Black Ops III

Studio: Treyarch

Released: 2015

CoD: Black Ops III (Image: Disclosure / Activision)

Like CoD:Advanced Warfare, Black Ops III also places the player in the distant future. This time in a dystopian world, 40 years after the events of CoD: Black Ops II, when humans begin to be transformed into super soldiers.

The campaign that allows you to play with four friends is one of the positive points. The game brought many elements that would only be possible in games such as futuristic themes, such as the possibility of using double jumps or running on walls, the Zombies mode is also present with six maps.

The expert system with specific skills also helps to add variety and depth to the title.

5 – Call of Duty: WWII

Studio: Sledgehammer Games

Released: 2017

Call of Duty: WWII (Image: Handout / Activision)

Call of Duty WWII leaves futuristic worlds and combat behind and returns to a WWII context. So no exoskeletons, super jumps or jetpacks. There is also no health regeneration around here. We're back to having a more rooted shooter.

Zombies mode is back and as the game takes place in WWII we have nothing more and nothing less than Nazi zombies. The main campaign takes place between 1944 and 1945, seeking to portray some of the battles that took place during the war, as Allied forces fought the Nazis.

The class system helps keep the game interesting and varied, as you can choose between attack, support, and medic.

In this way, we close the list with five, among the best recent games in the Call of Duty series, that deserve your attention. Probably I must have left a game you like off the list, after all it was only possible to put five games. So, comment there and say your favorite game.