Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

Q: Do I need to know previous Call of Duty stories before playing Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare?

No. The campaign tells a self-contained story with its own cast, conflict, and setting. You will catch on quickly even if you have skipped earlier entries.

Q: Does Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare have multiplayer and Zombies, or is it mainly a campaign game?

It includes the full usual package: campaign, competitive multiplayer, and a separate Zombies mode. If you are mostly here for story, you can ignore the other modes without feeling like the campaign is incomplete.

Q: How hard is Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare if I mostly want the story?

On lower difficulties, it is very manageable and keeps the focus on moving through missions rather than punishing precision. Higher settings can get hectic, especially in busier firefights and space combat sections, but the game is not built around ultra-demanding challenge by default.

Q: Is the story in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare actually a big part of the experience?

Yes. This entry puts more attention on its characters, military tone, and ongoing conflict than some players might expect from the series. It still moves quickly, but it gives the campaign enough breathing room to make the stakes and squad relationships land.

Q: What kind of structure does Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare use between missions?

Between operations, you return to a central ship where you can speak with crew members, check mission choices, and prepare before heading back out. It is not an open world, but that hub gives the campaign a stronger sense of place than a simple mission list.

Overall Rating: 3.58 • 629 reviews

The Sprint Player The Narrative Seeker

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare shifts the series into sleek space combat and short, self-contained side missions, so you can bounce between dogfights and tight on-foot shooting without losing the thread. The campaign keeps a steady push while giving the story more room to breathe, with a military sci-fi tone that feels more deliberate than usual.

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Details

Some of the particulars and information about Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare.

Developer: Infinity Ward

Release Date: November 4, 2016

How Long to Beat: 10 hrs

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The Sprint Player The Narrative Seeker

Ratings

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73 Metacritic

7.7 IGN

-- Our Score

Genres

Action

First-Person Shooter

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ESRB: Mature

Blood and Gore

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Intense Violence

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Overview

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Overview

Fast firefights unfold across ship assaults, zero-gravity dogfights, and side missions launched from a central warship, with loadout-driven shooting tying each operation together

Loadout-Driven Gunfights

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare keeps firefights quick and readable, but its weapon handling has more flexibility than a standard boots-on-the-ground entry. Energy weapons can often switch firing modes, so the same gun might cover precise shots in a corridor and then shift into crowd control when a room opens up.

Movement stays fast without turning every encounter into pure acrobatics. Wall running, sliding, and boost-assisted jumps help you reposition, flank, or stay mobile under pressure, while class-like rig abilities add short tactical bursts instead of overcomplicating each fight.

Mission Flow With Variety

The campaign is built around a central carrier, which gives missions a stronger sense of rhythm than a straight line of levels. You can launch the next main operation or break off into optional strike missions that are short, focused, and easy to fit into a single session.

That structure helps the game feel broader without becoming messy. Main story beats keep the momentum up, while side objectives offer extra dogfights, boarding actions, and combat scenarios that reinforce the war setting instead of distracting from it.

Space Combat And Stakes

The Jackal fighter sections are the biggest change from the usual series formula. These missions put you in open combat spaces where you manage speed, target priority, and positioning, then often transition back into on-foot shooting once a ship or station is breached.

What makes Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare stand out is how well those shifts support the campaign tone. The story spends more time with its crew and losses than many entries in the series, so even fast missions tend to feel connected to a larger conflict rather than like isolated set pieces.

Trailer

A Quick Look at Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

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Screenshots of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

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