Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare on PS4 – The DVDfever Review

So, the multiplayer……..

This for me is where things start going downhill for a few reasons.

Firstly, I will state that it is well put together and CoD players will feel right at home. Maps have choke points and multiple entry ways when playing hardpoint maps. It is something that you have seen since Modern Warfare; solid and what you would expect from the franchise.

The thing is, however, it is just the same as prior games. There is nothing new or innovative at all. The game modes are exactly the same with similar styled maps and no vehicles. The people that have been playing for the past 10 years are feeling right at home, with many hitting ‘Prestige’ already a week after release. Over-confidence with the development of the multiplayer is also it’s downfall. You can see they have just played it safe. It feels and plays exactly the same as it did when Modern Warfare was released in 2007 and every title since then. The unlocks trickle in and there are so many guns, scopes, secondary weapons, combat rigs and camo to unlock through progression.

Next up, the matchmaking is way off. New players are going to find this extremely tough. Putting one or two new level 1 players in with Prestige and high level players is an act of cruelty! You have no chance of learning the maps, as when you start moving… BANG, you’re dead! yep the campers are back in force taking people out seconds after they spawn. Lower level new players should be grouped together to give them a chance to get going & learn the maps and get a few unlocks.

The weapons feel way out of balance. Granted, this seems to be an issue every year on release. The same can be said for the spawn points where you can be spawned back in, only to be in an enemy player’s sights. It will become more levelled-out with patching, but at this moment in time, the playing field doesn’t feel too even.

Another crazy thing with the multiplayer is that if you buy the game on Steam you only play with other Steam users and the same goes for Windows 10 store buyers. Why Activision or Infinity Ward think this is ok is beyond me. Even GOG Galaxy which is DRM free is allowing cross network play with Steam gamers on games like AvP Classic. Both versions are connecting to Activision servers so it just makes no sense splitting the PC community up.

Zombies, this time round is a pretty mad section. It has an ’80s feel about it – Zombies in Spaceland. The characters are parodies of ’80s movie stereotypes and the whole thing is set in an Amusement Park. It’s the same thing as previous Zombies, but with a different theme – wave after wave moving through the area and unlocking extra weapons and so on. It is pretty tough playing solo, but find three other players to Co-Op with and it can be great fun.

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Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare – “THE UMP IS BACK!!!” – Gun Game Gameplay LIVE w/ Ali-A! – Ali-A

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To sum up, I really feel that the series is just coasting from year to year, now. It really needs a bit of a break. Ubisoft aren’t releasing an Assassins Creed game this year. While we have the forthcoming Michael Fassbender movie, the videogame is been given time to breathe, and will hopefully come back with something new and innovative for the series in the future. I feel Call of Duty needs to be doing the same thing. Year after year with little-to-nothing new, it is becoming a bit stale. It feels like they are running out of ideas. They are hiring extremely well-known, high-profile actors for voice work to draw the crowds in, and playing it safe with the multiplayer component.

Zombies this year is fun and wacky, while even better playing is the Co-Op with others. The campaign is REALLY good and has had a lot of work put into it. If this is your thing, then the game is well worth purchasing. If you want the same old multiplayer without even looking at the campaign, then go for it.

Personally, I feel hard pushed to recommend this. Bundling Modern Warfare with the Legacy Edition only feels like they are gouging more money out of players and is not cool. Modern Warfare Remastered, I feel, is superior to this new title. I think the reason it has been bundled for crazy money is they want people to buy and play the new game, and not just the remaster. Hopefully the remaster will receive an independent release in the future.

As it stands, I would say look elsewhere until it drops in price. Take a look either at Battlefield 1, or the excellent Titanfall 2 this year.

Thanks to the Youtube channels featured for the gaming footage.

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is out now on PS4, Xbox One and PC, and click on the packshot for the full-size version.

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Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare – Zombies In Spaceland – NoahJ456

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Important info:

• Developer: Infinity Ward

• Publisher: Activision
• Players: Single, Co-Op & Multiplayer

GRAPHICS SOUND GAMEPLAY ENJOYMENT	8 7 7 5
OVERALL	6.5

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Writers: Brian Bloom and Taylor Kurosaki
Cinematics Producer: Sylvain Doreau
Music: Sarah Schachner

Cast:
Captain Nick Reyes: Brian Bloom
Captain Ferran: Claudia Christian
Admiral Salen Kotch: Kit Harington
Voice: Claudia Black
DJ (Zombies in Spaceland): David Hasselhoff
Sgt. Omar: David Harewood
Private Kashima: Eric Ladin
A.J. (Zombies in Spaceland): Ike Barinholtz
Lieutenant Nora Salter: Jamie Gray Hyder
Corporal Brooks: Jason Barry
Andre (Zombies in Spaceland): Jay Pharoah
ETH.3n: Jeffrey Nordling
Voice: Jim Pirri
Boats: Joanna Sotomura
Admiral Raines: John Marshall Jones
Voice: Misty L Dini
Gator: Omid Abtahi
Willard Wyler (Zombies in Spaceland): Paul Reubens
Sgt. Maynard Griffin: Robert Baker
Sally (Zombies in Spaceland): Sasheer Zamata
Poindexter (Zombies in Spaceland): Seth Green
Captain Bradley Fillion: Conor McGregor
Additional Voices: Craig Fairbrass
Kloos: Heiko Obermöller
Australian Soldier: Martin Copping
Private Todd Kashima: Patrick Mölleken
Gerald: Ethan Korver
Havoc: Jeffrey Pierce (uncredited)
Quartermaster: Beau Stephenson (uncredited)
Vice Admiral Caleb Thies: Peter Weller (uncredited)