Infinity Ward has long been the Call of Duty studio to rely on for single-player campaigns. The original Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Modern Warfare 2 are still the best in the whole series, and the reboot got off to a strong start with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare in 2019. Despite a slightly underwhelming runtime, Modern Warfare 4, the latest, is up there with the very best of them.

There are two stories happening simultaneously in Modern Warfare 4. One follows the trials and tribulations endured by Sierra-1, a unit made up of both South Korean and United States soldiers, as they fight back against an invasion by the North Korean military. Over the course of several missions, you'll battle through the streets of the fictional Hajin City, explore a snow-covered wasteland in North Korea, and fight through trenches to prevent a nuclear reactor from exploding.

Then there's the more traditional Modern Warfare storyline, which puts you in the shoes of the legendary Captain John Price, who is on the run after assassinating the traitorous General Shepherd at the end of Modern Warfare 3. His hunt for the Russian defense minister, known only as the Archer (Mads Mikkelsen), takes Price and his unlikely allies in the form of the cartel to New York, Paris, Mumbai, and, eventually, North Korea.

As you can tell from that brief rundown, Modern Warfare 4 is plucked straight from the headlines. It doesn't feel out of the realm of possibility that one day, North Korea, with the help of Russia, decides to invade its southern neighbor.

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