Battle undead hordes in the Urzikstan Exclusion Zone.
The new Modern Warfare 3 zombies mode is a little different than its previous incarnations, and takes a fair bit of influence from Warzone 2’s DMZ. The aptly named, MWZ, is an open world version of zombies in which you drop into the Urzikstan Exclusion Zone with your squadmates and have to survive to extract.
Along the way, you’ll unlock weird weapons, perks, and battle both mercenaries and the army of the undead. As you complete Contracts and earn Essence, you’ll be able to upgrade your guns, and so delve deeper into the dangerous areas of the zone. Here’s a full explainer for how the new MWZ mode works, plus a few tips for surviving out there.How does MWZ work?
Modern Warfare 3’s new zombie mode is pretty similar to Warzone 2 DMZ. You run around an open world completing Contracts, raiding Strongholds, and gathering currency to spend upgrading your weapons—but here you’re fighting hordes of hungry, hungry undead.
One major difference is that MWZ isn’t PvP, meaning all other players on the map are allies, even if they aren’t in your squad. Any other player can revive you if you go down, and you can share Exfil choppers without negotiating any dicey truces on voice comms.
Another key difference is that, while you still have an Insured Weapon slot and a Contraband Weapon Stash, backpacks no longer have weapon slots. MWZ is more focused around powerful upgrade items called Acquisitions, which you can extract with at the end of a match. MWZ also features an understandable layer of wackiness, with Wonder Weapons, strange Tacticals, and buffs like Insta-Kill that drop randomly from enemies.
Here are some quick facts to help you get to grips with MWZ:
Threat levels define your MWZ match. As you progress into higher difficulty areas, you’ll face more zombies and tougher elite enemies, but you’ll also find better loot.
