Call of Duty is one of the most popular gaming franchises in the world, and also the most financially successful gaming franchise created in the United States. There are twenty two games in the core series, with the first game releasing all the way back in 2003. The franchise has gone from strength to strength since then, with sales being consistently high and Call of Duty even managing to enter the Guinness Book of World records as the bestselling FPS (first person shooter) series ever.
Not all titles in the series were successful though, at least in the eyes of fans. Some games are definitely better remembered than others, and ultimately that’s what defines their legacy: how gamers think of Call of Duty games in the years gone by. Naturally, this is a highly subjective matter, with everyone having different tastes and different wants from a particular video game. But some Call of Duty titles show up more than others when players discuss which game is the worst in the franchise.
Which Call of Duty games were voted as the worst by fans?
There was a recent poll on Twitter/X which asked fans about the worst Call of Duty game in their eyes. Surprisingly, this unwanted crown didn’t go to Call of Duty: Ghosts as it would have at one point. Instead, the three games which were reported the worst were Infinite Warfare, Advanced Warfare, and Vanguard.
No one can disagree pic.twitter.com/Ntk9Xa7UDs
— BAMS (@Bamslol) August 20, 2023
I think we can all agree pic.twitter.com/9MGVGbSqvx
— Roli (@roliFPS) August 20, 2023
Infinite Warfare
— Saffrox (@Saffrox) August 20, 2023
Advanced warfare by far. If I wanted to jump around with jetpacks, I would play Halo.
— Mike (@MikeLikesStocks) August 20, 2023
Advanced Warfare is trash . Please Posi vibes come back to me lol
— PositivePower (@PosiPower99) August 20, 2023
Advanced Warfare. Absolutely abysmal. 😅
— Flux (@FluxStudiosHD) August 21, 2023
— Makarov™ (@I_AaI) August 20, 2023
2nd worse campaign ever❌
the ACTUAL worse zombies game mode❌
one of the worse multiplayers that has no clear identity for itself❌— HunterTV☄️ (@itsHunterTV) August 20, 2023
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Vanguard and there’s zero debate
— Mikedude (@Mikedude0) August 20, 2023
Vanguard, Advanced warfare, infinite warfare, in that order
— TommyKazi (@TommyKazl) August 20, 2023
As the tweets above have shown, the worst rated Call of Duty games are indeed Infinite Warfare, Advanced Warfare, and Vanguard. It’s also worth noting that Ghosts, once the likeliest game to get that tag, has some fans as some players have grown to like it.
Why were these games voted as the worst Call of Duty games?
Most fans who took part in the poll did not give a reason for their vote. However, a few of them did and their reasons ranged from a lackluster single player campaign to a multiplayer component that couldn’t establish its own identity to a poor zombies mode. Additionally, certain gameplay features being added or conversely removed could have also a played a part, as could have the fact that certain content/DLC was exclusive either to Xbox or PlayStation.
Although few in number, some fans cited the Modern Warfare reboot series as well, the third game of which is set to launch in November this year. Primarily, though, players stuck to Infinite Warfare, Advanced Warfare, and Vanguard.
Source: Twitter/X
