Call Of Duty: Ranking Every Game Mode From Worst To Best

Search And Destroy has always been something of an anomaly within the series, given that is slow and methodical. Many players still nevertheless act as if it is a variation of Team Deathmatch and ignore the bomb planting or defending element in favour of attempting to hunt down their opposition. With just one life granted to each player, however, these find themselves quickly eliminated more often than not, and the mode becomes a nervier affair as each side's numbers are gradually whittled down.

Mercilessly unforgiving to newcomers, Search And Destroy practically forces the choice of stealth-based setups, with the likes of silent footsteps and immunity from radar scorestreaks offering a great advantages. Nothing can let players know if somebody is waiting around the next corner to gun them down or if a sniper fixated on them from the other end of the map, but this tenseness is what drives the experience.

The accomplishment of overcoming the odds when you're the last player alive, or when a planted bomb explodes in the face of a desperate defender that was just a couple of seconds too late cannot be matched. Every victory feels deserved, and the uniqueness of the mode in comparison to the 'kill, die, respawn, repeat' formula of almost every other makes it a widespread favourite year after year.