Today, I'm taking an in-depth look at the all-time best Call of Duty maps, spread across all of the Call of Duty franchise titles, from Call of Duty 4, up until the present.
Here's a showcase of the maps I believe to be the best, from my personal experiences playing the Call of Duty games on the iconic multiplayer game mode.
Top 25 CoD Maps:
#25: Warhawk (Call of Duty: Ghosts)
A map well-known on CoD: Ghosts, being medium sized with a street surrounded with buildings, enabling gameplay to be a little more tactical than simply running out into the open, hoping for a kill. Although, I'm sure many of you will have done this, as I know I sure have on occasion. But I like to be a little bit more tactically minded, using building to move around the map, clearing out the enemy.
Sadly, this is the only CoD: Ghosts map to make it onto the list, due to "Ghosts" having relatively descent maps, but none other than "Warhawk" which stand out.
#24: Shipment (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, aka CoD 4)
The close quarters map, ensuring everyone gets a taste of chaos at its up-most worst. Great for using shotguns and submachine guns, however, dying is inevitable on this map.
I have had some of my highest kills in a match on "Shipment" as I'm sure you yourself have. It's without a doubt the nuttiest map the Call of Duty franchise has offered us on multiplayer, so far.
#23: Courtyard (Call of Duty: World at War)
Back when CoD: World at War was the hit CoD game, there was "Courtyard", the map where everyone hides in the grass, on walls, behind walls, and pretty much anywhere people can hide.
Although, still a brilliant map, where fun is to be had by all, no matter what skill level you have on the Call of Duty games. It is a medium sized map, so it is big enough to wonder around, but not too big, that it takes forever finding an enemy to eliminate.
#22: Bloc (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, aka CoD 4)
CoD 4 had it all, generally speaking, especially when it came to the multiplayer game mode, as it started the franchise off on a whole new level of expectations from its fans. "Bloc" was a large map, offering the perfect opportunity for snipers to get some quick and easy kills.
A wide-open courtyard in the middle of the map with apartment blocks around the sides of the map, allowing those with shotguns, assault rifles and close to medium encounter weapons, to get some kills. Whilst allowing those with snipers to take cover somewhere behind a wall or another unexposed position to get some kills across the map.
#21: Hangar (Call of Duty: World at War)
The perfect map, as it is all-out warfare, on a medium sized map, big enough for players to snipe, yet still enough cover and buildings for those with machine guns to move around the map, getting kills.
The shape and design of the map is intensely satisfying to immerse yourself into, making it a map on "World at War" to look forward to playing on.
#20: Favela (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2)
This is everybody's sniping map when it comes to CoD: Modern Warfare 2, as the amount of people opting to snipe on this map is unbelievable.
Although, it is great for those using machine guns as there are buildings placed in the middle of the map to move in and out of. That being said, shotgun users will have a blast, as the buildings are tightly squeezed together in the middle of the map, making it easy to get close to the enemy, popping off a few shotgun shells at them.
#19: Firing Range (Call of Duty: Black Ops)
CoD: Black Ops was an interesting game, as it was Treyarch's follow-up from CoD: World at War, making it an intriguing game to play. Set during the Vietnam war, the maps certainly reflect this, offering a lot of jungle and strangely laid out maps.
However, "Firing Range" is a refreshingly different map, more than easy enough to get a few quick and easy kills on. The map is medium sized, easy to place yourself, finding the enemy quickly, allowing the battles to commence rather swiftly.
#18: Turbine (Call of Duty: Black Ops 2)
CoD: Black Ops 2 has presented CoD fans with more than a few great maps, well-worth playing. "Turbine" being one of these maps worth playing, as it is a large map, allowing players to use snipers with ease and those using assault rifles can more-than easily enough get to grips on the map.
#17: Wasteland (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2)
"Wasteland" is a large map on CoD: Modern Warfare 2 and is the ultimate map for snipers, as the map is perfectly open, offering few buildings for the enemy to hide, enabling snipers to easily get their targets in sight.
#16: Dome (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3)
CoD: Modern Warfare 3 was a delight for CoD fans, as Infinity Ward brought to fans a medium sized map called "Dome", more than simple enough to manoeuvre around, getting those all-so important kills.
Plenty of cover, if you need to take cover from air strikes or grenades and the layout makes it extremely simple to find the enemy.
#15: Hijacked (Call of Duty: Black Ops 2)
The design of the "Hijacked" map on CoD: Black Ops 2 is one most CoD fans adore, as the spawning spots are more than predictable, as there are only two, being one on one end of the boat and then the other being on the other end of the boat.
The battles are brilliant, as most players go to the middle of the map to have a shoot-out, making it an interesting map to take pursuit in killing the opposing players on the enemy team. Also, interesting that they decided to locate a map on a boat again, as we haven't seen a map on a boat, since CoD 4.
#14: Showdown (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, aka CoD 4)
The brilliant thing about this medium sized map, called "Showdown" on CoD 4, is that has a simple layout making it as simple as walking forward to get into the battle.
The middle of this map is a dangerous place to be, as the enemy are likely lurking above in the upstairs corridors, looking down with guns blazing.
#13: Highrise (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2)
A great medium sized map, although there has always been the tendency for players to attempt to spawn kill, as the map is extremely easy for doing this.
However, when there isn't much spawn killing happening, this is one of the more active maps to play on CoD: Modern Warfare 2, as the middle of the map is the perfect place to locate yourself, possibly on the helicopter pad, as it is a great place to shoot from, as the enemy team will be coming out of the buildings, giving you the perfect line of sight, to eliminate them.
#12: Crossfire (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, aka CoD 4)
Again, a ground map for sniping, as the road runs down the middle of the map, attracting the enemy to run down it, giving snipers the perfect opportunity to get a few easy kills.
Although, for machine gunners, the buildings around the perimeter of the map offer the ability to get some close to medium encounter kills, to get ahead on the leader-board.
#11: Crash (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, aka CoD 4)
CoD 4 multiplayer may be the best CoD ever, due to its multiplayer game mode, offering more excitement than any other first-person shooter game. Even today, CoD 4 is extremely fun to play and "Crash" is by far, one of the best maps on the game.
"Crash" is a medium sized map with a crashed helicopter in the middle of the map and buildings plotted around the sides of the map. The buildings are great places to snipe from, also offering the perfect cover to hide from and eliminate enemy players.
#10: Rust (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2)
CoD 4's answer to a close quarter map, being a small sized map with an obstacle in the middle of the map, allowing players to take cover from the onslaught taking place between the two opposing teams.
A great map for using shotguns, submachine guns and explosives, to get a few simple kills. The feel of the map is exciting, as it is nice and easy to find the enemy, without having to move too far.
#09: Dome (Call of Duty: World at War)
"Dome" is CoD: World at War's close quarters, small map, enabling players to get closer than ever to get those all-important kills.
Great for using the MP40 (fan favourite assault rifle) or shotguns to eliminate enemy players, as there are hiding places located all around the map. Although, simple enough to weave your way in and out of areas to find and eliminate the enemy.
#08: Overgrown (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, aka CoD 4)
"Overgrown" is another large map on CoD 4, perfectly opened up to use the sniper rifle to take out a few enemies. The house you can see in the picture above is the house in which you are able to get on top of, being one of the brilliant places to snipe from, as it offers enough cover to shoot from.
#07: Bog (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, aka CoD 4)
CoD 4 offers some of the best CoD multiplayer maps we have ever seen and "Bog" is a perfect example, as it has the most opened up line of sight for snipers. The hiding spots are plentiful, but you'll have to be wary as the enemy are never far away, as they sneak around the objects on the map.
#06: Castle (Call of Duty: World at War)
"Castle" is possibly CoD: World at War's best map, as it offers lots of cover for snipers, plenty of areas for machine gunners to take advantage of and use to get closer to the enemy and it just feels great to play on the map.
#05: Scrapyard (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2)
CoD: Modern Warfare 2's most intense medium sized map to play on, as enemy players constantly rush to the other side of the map, looking to get a few easy kills. This would be my advise for players on the game.
#04: Backlot (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, aka CoD 4)
CoD 4 was the perfect game for multiplayer sniping, as a lot of their maps were geared up for the traditional hard-scoping sniper player.
"Backlot" has plenty of buildings to use to your advantage located all around the map, from the sides, then into the middle of the map. Other obstacles and objects are perfect for taking cover behind, although there are a fair few explode-able cars plotted around the map.
#03: Vacant (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, aka CoD 4)
Everyone's favourite CoD 4 map for rushing to the middle and having a shoot-out, due to the simplicity of doing so. The map is located primarily in a large building (one level), although there is an outside to the map, where chaos tends to happen.
Great for using machine guns but not the best map for sniping, unless you're a skilled sniper on CoD.
#02: Terminal (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2)
CoD: Modern Warfare 2's best map by far, "Terminal", due to the well designed building leading outside where players are able to enter onto an aeroplane to have a shoot-out.
This is a feel-good map to play, especially if you have a talent with assault rifles, as it has never been so easy using assault rifles to dominate the match.
#01: Nuketown (Call of Duty: Black Ops) and Nuketown 2025 (Call of Duty: Black Ops 2)
The map we have all been waiting for, the no.1 map to ever make its way onto a CoD title and thankfully we have had two. Although, they are both the same, however ones based in the past and the other in the future.
The original "Nuketown" map was on CoD: Black Ops and the future (set) "Nuketown 2025" map was on CoD: Black Ops 2, bringing back everyone's favourite close quarters, small sized CoD multiplayer map.
Do you agree that the best CoD multiplayer map is Nuketown? Or, do you believe the best is a completely different map? ...Leave your answer in the comments section below.