Longtime Call of Duty Fans Should Appreciate Warzone 2's Al Mazrah Map
The battle royale market has become increasingly crowded over the last few years, with every big and small publisher alike trying to release their own Fortnite and cash in on the genre's sudden success. But for every misstep like Fallout 76: Nuclear Winter and Radical Heights, there's at least one title that manages to forge its own identity, and the original Call of Duty: Warzone was definitely one of those. And though Warzone has tripped over itself a little in the last few months, it seems as though Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 will be a return to form for the battle royale.
Announced a few months back, Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 is set to release in November, and it's taking the Warzone experience back to basics, while also expanding on a few mechanics that made the original game so beloved. Another area on which Warzone 2.0 is clearly focusing is its brand new Al Mazrah map, filled with Easter eggs and references that long-time fans of Call of Duty are sure to adore.
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Unveiled during last week's Call of Duty Next event, Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0's new Al Mazrah map is integrating some fan-favorite maps from the original Modern Warfare series. The first Warzone's original Verdansk map included a few nods to classic CoD maps, such as the integration of Boneyard and Broadcast, but Warzone 2.0's Al Mazrah map is fan-service on a completely new level.
In the few trailers released so far, Warzone 2.0's Al Mazrah map already has references to at least five classic Call of Duty maps. In the Al Mazrah City point of interest on the new Warzone map, the iconic Highrise map has been integrated, with a helicopter pad being wedged between two skyscrapers, allowing for intense rooftop
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