Warzone 2 review bombed on Steam

Warzone 2 sits at 'mostly negative' on Steam due to launch issues

Kirk McKeand | Nov 18, 2022

Warzone 2 review bombed on Steam /

Warzone 2, the new battle royale shooter from the Call of Duty series, is being review bombed on Steam due to a host of launch issues.

One of the most prevalent issues is with the user experience in the menus. Inviting friends, squadding up, and even launching games is cumbersome and unreliable.

This issue extends to other platforms as well, with players on Xbox and PlayStation struggling to squad up with their friends.

Other players are reporting crashes and other performance issues on top of the menu muddiness.

"The real PVP in this game is navigating a neverending series of menus that are both useless and unintuitive," one Steam review says. "Paired with constant lag and desync issues and you've got a recipe for meh."

"This review required [a] restart to apply effect," says another.

Of the 5,210 reviews at the time of writing, 3,219 are negative.

Launch issues are to be expected in any multiplayer game, of course, but the problems with the menus will be more than a simple fix.

If you're having more luck dropping in, check out our Warzone 2 tips to get an edge on the battlefield.

Published Nov 18, 2022

KIRK MCKEAND

Kirk McKeand is the Content Director for GLHF. A games media writer and editor from Lincoln, UK, he won a Games Media Award in 2014 in the Rising Star category. He has also been nominated for two Features Writer awards. He was also recognized in MCV's 30 Under 30 list in 2014. His favorite games are The Witcher 3, The Last of Us Part 2, Dishonored 2, Deus Ex, Bloodborne, Suikoden 2, and Final Fantasy 7. You can buy Kirk McKeand's book, The History of the Stealth Game, in most bookstores in the US and UK. With a foreword written by Arkane's Harvey Smith, The History of the Stealth Game dives deep into the shadows of game development, uncovering the surprising stories behind some of the industry's most formative video games. He has written for IGN, Playboy, Vice, Eurogamer, Edge, Official PlayStation Magazine, Games Master, Official Xbox Magazine, USA Today's ForTheWin, Digital Spy, The Telegraph, International Business Times, and more. Kirk was previously the Editor-in-Chief at TheGamer and Deputy Editor at VG247. These days he works as the Content Director for GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage, serving media partners across the globe. You can check out Kirk McKeand's MuckRack profile for more. Email: kirk.mckeand@glhf.gg