![]() Setting up traps for convoys of infantrymen and doing experiments to determine which of DMZ’s gadgets were best suited to taking down the heavily armored juggernauts lit up a portion of my brain that’s been dormant since I hundred-percented Metal Gear Solid V. DMZ has isolated progression-if you want a tricked out AK-47, you gotta earn it by hitting strongholds, black sites, and exfiltrating from the map intact. Those brutal PvEvP shootouts are the main draw of confusingly named sidemode Warzone 2 DMZ (the zone is in fact highly militarized), a missions-focused Escape From Tarkov-like that drops you and two squadmates into Al-Mazrah with a to-do list of bombs to defuse and intel to capture. I never quite felt like I could approach a Stronghold with certainty that I wouldn’t get my ass kicked. It’s a lot of fun to get into a chase with another squad and see soldiers crawl out the windows, desperately trying to quickscope the other driver from the roof. One of my favorite new features is the ability to transition from the car seat to the roof with a button press. They still handle like gigantic RC cars (why was PUBG the only battle royale game to get driving right?), but vehicle-to-vehicle combat is much more enjoyable. Vehicles are now vital for crossing those wide-open spaces. ![]() Half-finished financial districts contrast wonderfully against the battle-scarred mosques, crusader castles, and bazaars, resulting in a map that feels less artificial and, eerily, more lived in than predecessors Verdansk and Caldera. There’s a buffet of associative imagery available here, with Al Mazrah’s rolling dunes and rocky crags bringing to mind the Gulf War, and the ravaged districts of its urban centers invoking the Battle for Mosul. ![]() A jewel of the Islamic Golden Age, the fictional nation of Udal has been laid low by internal strife and foreign intervention. Despite being bogged down by technical issues and an agonizingly clunky user interface, Call of Duty: Warzone 2 is a massive step up over its predecessor, with clever implementation of AI soldiers, social features that push the chaos to new heights, and perhaps most importantly, a fantastic new map.Ī battle royale game is only as good as its map, after all, and Al Mazrah is up there as one of the best I’ve yet played on.
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