

Does the screen look clear? Then you’re healthy. While there is no health bar nor hit points visible, relative health can be gauged by how your screen looks. Follow on-screen instructions to advance in the Campaign and eliminate those who intend to impede your progress.ĭuring normal gameplay, your character may take damage and lose health. You will be put in the boots of your playable character in a first-person perspective. No matter what difficulty setting you choose, the basic controls and game mechanics within Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s Campaign are all the same.

Instead, Veteran is perfect for those who are dead set on being challenged or looking to earn some serious cred… Just be careful about what you wished for. Given how difficult this setting is, it may not be the best setting for a first-time playthrough. No, Infinity Ward isn’t kidding there is little room for error when playing Campaign on Veteran. Expect a bit more of a struggle against enemy forces. Hardened may be great for a player who has played multiple Call of Duty Campaigns. Consider this a direct step up from Regular.

Those familiar with previous Call of Duty games may want to start here instead of Recruit. Infinity Ward marks this as the baseline difficulty, meaning it should warrant some skill without posing an extreme challenge. This is the “normal” difficulty setting for Campaign. Regular: Your abilities in combat will be tested. It’s also great for those who want to experience the Campaign’s story without facing too many challenges. As the description states, Recruit is perfect for those experiencing a Call of Duty game – or even just an FPS game in general – for the first time. Recruit: For players who are new to Call of Duty®. Here’s what each of these four difficulty settings mean:

Before the first mission begins, you’ll be asked to choose a difficulty setting.
