Modern Warfare 4 earns 86 on Metacritic

Modern Warfare 4 has earned an 86 on Metacritic, making it the highest-rated mainline entry in the franchise in 15 years, reports say. The last title to score higher was 2011's Modern Warfare 3, which received an 88, reports say. Other recent scores in the series include a 65 for Black Ops 7, a 56 for a previous Modern Warfare 3, and an 82 for another title, reports say.

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Steam shows "mostly positive" reviews for the game. While the new release reportedly addresses issues found in the campaign and DMZ mode, reports say skill-based matchmaking issues remain in multiplayer.

The Shipment map is currently available to all players as a pre-season bonus, reports say. One outlet gave the game a review score of 87/100.

Background On October 16, players who pre-ordered were able to begin playing the story mode. Our earlier story