10 Finest Name of Responsibility Video games of All Time

There’s no escaping that Name of Responsibility is at the moment in a little bit of a rut. Though there are vibrant spots in Trendy Warfare 3’s multiplayer and Zombies mode, it in the end feels all too acquainted. And the marketing campaign? Our reviewer Simon Cardy mentioned it was “maybe the worst Name of Responsibility single-player marketing campaign I’ve performed.”  It at the moment has a disappointing Metacritic ranking of 56 and, unsurprisingly, Trendy Warfare 3 didn’t make into IGN’s prime 10 Name of Responsibility video games (spoilers: it got here backside of the pile).

Fortunately, Name of Responsibility has been distinctive at occasions and, years on, lots of its biggest moments nonetheless stand the check of time. So we’re trying again to determine which Name of Responsibility video games are our absolute favorites, and we’re speaking concerning the full package deal – marketing campaign, multiplayer, zombies, all the things. IGN workers voted on all of the video games, and you’ll learn all about why we picked what we picked beneath. After, make sure you tell us how we did and share your favorites within the feedback beneath!

10. Name of Responsibility: Black Ops Chilly Struggle

Name of Responsibility: Black Ops Chilly Struggle units itself other than different entries within the legendary franchise by how a lot it excels when your gun is definitely holstered. Whereas Name of Responsibility is clearly identified for its world-class shootouts with explosions round each nook and edge-of-your-seat moments, Black Ops Chilly Struggle added one other wrinkle to that system.

The marketing campaign takes place throughout essentially the most important moments of the Chilly Struggle and we get time to be taught extra about our covert ops crew at our safehouses and sneak round KGB headquarters as a Russian double agent. These moments are quiet in the very best methods, they usually make the louder ones much more impactful.

Black Ops Chilly Struggle’s multiplayer fell a little bit brief however its Zombies mode was a spotlight. Positive, we’d have liked some extra content material, nevertheless it offered extremely polished and tense gameplay periods we nonetheless take into consideration right this moment.

9. Name of Responsibility: Trendy Warfare 3 (2011)

There have been some massive points with 2023’s Name of Responsibility: Trendy Warfare 3, however 2011’s Name of Responsibility: Trendy Warfare 3 did an awesome job of iterating and bettering on what got here earlier than. Its multiplayer added new parts resembling weapon development, proficiencies, and extra, however what it did greatest was create some of the compelling and addicting Name of Responsibility multiplayer experiences ever made as much as that time.

The marketing campaign was enjoyable sufficient and regardless that it isn’t certainly one of our favorites, it had the wonderful setpieces and “wow” moments that made this franchise so widespread. It was additionally the conclusion of some of the beloved Name of Responsibility trilogies ever and that in itself was another excuse it was definitely worth the admission value.

8. Name of Responsibility: Black Ops 2

Name of Responsibility: Black Ops 2 was notable for a lot of causes, together with that it featured the sequence’ first branching narrative and arsenal of futuristic weaponry. Whereas it continued the Chilly Struggle-era story from the unique Black Ops, it additionally took us to 2025 to expertise a complete new Chilly Struggle that centered on Alex Mason’s son, David. Oh, and don’t overlook that Raul Menendez is without doubt one of the greatest villains in the complete franchise.

Black Ops 2’s multiplayer additionally had a number of firsts just like the Decide 10 system and Scorestreaks, including a welcome degree of depth and customization to the expertise. Throw in its Zombies mode, which was the proper, laugh-filled different to the marketing campaign and multiplayer, and Black Ops 2 remains to be a standout Name of Responsibility sport over a decade later.

7. Name of Responsibility: World at Struggle

Name of Responsibility: World at Struggle introduced us again to World Struggle 2 after the roaring success that was Trendy Warfare’s modern setting, nevertheless it did so otherwise. As an alternative of merely going again to Normandy and D-Day for the umpteenth time, the story targeted on the Pacific theater and the Pink Military’s reversals of the tide at Stalingrad to the Fall of Berlin. The marketing campaign was full of a ton of close-quarters fight moments, lots of which have been in tight, packed trenches, and for the primary time allow you to play with as much as three different mates.

What World at Struggle could eternally be remembered for, nonetheless, was its introduction of what we now know because the Zombies mode, or Nach der Untoten because it was known as. Its multiplayer was additionally successful because it introduced in a lot of what made Trendy Warfare nice and tailored it for the period the sport was set in.

6. Name of Responsibility

Name of Responsibility first appeared on the scene in 2003, at a time when Medal of Honor and Battlefield 1942 have been on the prime of their sport and proving what may very well be performed within the WWII style. However Name of Responsibility did quite a few issues that might instantly set it aside, together with chosing to inform its story from the angle of not solely america, but additionally Britain and the Soviet Union. 

It additionally had you going into battle with different troopers by your aspect as a substitute of getting you face the horrors of warfare alone, and that led to a extra life like and compelling expertise. And don’t overlook the “shellshock” function, which visually and audibly confirmed the risks and penalties of huge explosions and introduced us nearer to warfare than ever earlier than.

Whereas it’s clearly a little bit outdated 20 years on, the marketing campaign remains to be enjoyable to play and it’s unimaginable to understate the inspiration it constructed for the way forward for not simply the Name of Responsibility sequence however first-person shooters as a complete.

5. Name of Responsibility: Black Ops

Name of Responsibility: Black Ops took us to the Nineteen Sixties to be taught the story of CIA operative Alex Mason. From the primary moments in that chair within the interrogation room to among the best twists in the complete franchise, we couldn’t get sufficient of the story that additionally had the star energy of Sam Worthington, Ed Harris, and Gary Oldman. We beforehand ranked Black Ops’ marketing campaign as Name of Responsibility’s greatest, and we stand by it right this moment.

Black Ops’ multiplayer is simply as iconic and a number of the maps, together with Firing Vary and Nuketown, are nonetheless favorites in 2023 as they’ve been introduced ahead a number of occasions. The multiplayer suite additionally launched CoD Factors, which modified how issues have been unlocked and made development really feel contemporary once more.

Nazi Zombies returned too, besides this time as a full-fledged mode, and it even allow you to play as JFK, Fidel Castro, Richard Nixon, or Robert McNamara. There was additionally an unlockable mode that performed like a retro arcade model. It was all great.

4. Name of Responsibility 2

Name of Responsibility 2 was an unimaginable achievement by itself, however its timing was simply as vital. The follow-up to the unique Name of Responsibility arrived as a launch title for Xbox 360 and demonstrated what “next-gen” truly meant again then. 

Whereas the unique Name of Responsibility was spectacular, the ability of Xbox 360 – alongside developments in PC tech – led to a WWII expertise like by no means earlier than. One of the vital notable examples was the smoke grenades, as they have been an awesome showcase for what the devs might do to make a extra life like expertise. Not solely have been they a sight to behold because the smoke billowed up and smothered the display screen, however they may be used tactically to get out of a tricky state of affairs.

With Name of Responsibility 2, the longer term was right here, even when the multiplayer nonetheless solely allowed for eight gamers in a match on Xbox Stay.

3. Name of Responsibility: Trendy Warfare (2019)

Spoilers: we LOVE Trendy Warfare and that adoration extends to 2019’s Trendy Warfare, the sport that rebooted a basic. That in itself was a tricky process, however Infinity Ward handed with flying colours and created the very best marketing campaign because the authentic Black Ops.

Certainly, the single-player was filled with stand-out moments, from Going Darkish’s nonlinear stealth infiltration to Clear Home, wherein a workforce of SAS troops clear a pitch-black terrorist hideout utilizing night-goggles, making split-second selections to ensure its a menace within the crosshairs and never an unarmed civilian.

Trendy Warfare’s multiplayer was first rate too, and tried to evolve some of the beloved multiplayer video games of all time to the fashionable day with some good additions, however its implementation wasn’t excellent. That mentioned, its new modes like Realism and the 2v2 Gunfight have been nice.

2. Name of Responsibility: Trendy Warfare 2 (2009)

Name of Responsibility 4: Trendy Warfare and its sequel Trendy Warfare 2 are usually not solely a number of the greatest Name of Responsibility video games ever, but additionally a number of the greatest and most vital video games of all time. Whereas Trendy Warfare set the gold customary for what these first-person shooters may very well be, Trendy Warfare pushed it to a good greater peak.

We might discuss No Russian and the surprising, revenge-filled marketing campaign ending all day, however multiplayer is the place this sport really shines. From its customizable Killstreaks and development challenges, to the deal with greater maps with a ton of gamers, to the introduction of the cooperative Spec Ops maps, there was SO a lot to like about its multiplayer mode. And the very best half? It simply improved on all the things else we liked from Trendy Warfare, which we are able to’t wait to inform you about subsequent…

1. Name of Responsibility 4: Trendy Warfare (2007)

Name of Responsibility: Trendy Warfare 2 could have perfected the system that Name of Responsibility 4: Trendy Warfare constructed, however new and glossy issues can’t all the time stack as much as what it’s wish to expertise one thing for the primary time. Name of Responsibility 4: Trendy Warfare is the proper instance of that, and was a revolution that modified video video games eternally.

This was the yr that Name of Responsibility turned the Name of Responsibility we all know right this moment, and it was due to a tag-team assault of a unbelievable marketing campaign and a legendary multiplayer expertise. We’ll always remember being launched to Cleaning soap and Captain Value for the primary time, or after we bought to leap into an AC-130 gunship, escape a cargo ship in the midst of a stormy sea, play by means of All Ghillied Up – probably the best Name of Responsibility mission ever – and a lot extra. 

We’ll additionally always remember the numerous hours we fortunately sunk into multiplayer, incomes killstreak after killstreak, unlocking each gun and problem we might, discovering the proper perks, and successful or dropping alongside our greatest mates. These have been the times we’ll always remember. That is Name of Responsibility.