Favela
Problematic depiction of Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro aside, Favela is one of those Call of Duty maps I find myself longing for during lengthy Modern Warfare II sessions. It’s a multi-tiered map set in the slums of that city with an emphasis on verticality—sure it’s got a ton of those small, claustrophobic spaces that are markers of other great CoD maps, but they’re stacked on top of each other here, which shakes things up a bit.
Favela also has some beautiful visual storytelling, with details littered throughout the map that help it feel properly lived-in—which is not something all multiplayer maps can pull off. Favela is beloved, and luckily, it’ll be coming back with Modern Warfare III, since the upcoming game will be remaking every single Modern Warfare 2 map.
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