Call of Duty's Odd History With Battle Royale
Battle royale game modes have become exceptionally popular in recent years. With new games such as Apex Legends and Fortnite exclusively offering the game mode, many already established franchises, such as the long-running Call of Dutyseries, have begun testing the waters and adding their own battle royale mode.
At first, fans of regular FPS titles had trouble adjusting to battle royales, as they play quite differently than traditional game modes. But soon, many seasoned players found it impossible to resist the highly competitive and ever-changing nature of battle royales. Call of Duty: Warzone not only helped keep the franchise alive in a market full of battle royales and FPS games, but it has become one of the most enjoyable games in the genre. With that said, the Call of Duty franchise has an interesting history with battle royales, one that has definitely had its ups and downs but ultimately led to the success of Warzone.
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The original Call of Duty game launched in 2003 and only for PC and Mac, but it did feature a multiplayer mode, albeit an extremely basic one. Just about every year after the first game, Call of Duty would release another entry into the series, each of which added to the campaign and multiplayer. However, it was Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare which was released in 2007, that really put the franchise, and indefinitely the multiplayer, on the map.
Call of Duty 4 is arguably the most influential title in the franchise and has also done a good part in helping shape modern competitive FPS games. Using this game as a jumping-off point, the many different developers that have created Call of Duty games have made sure to keep close to the
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