Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles and the Microsoft Windows…
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a shooter developed by Infinity Ward, released 10 November 2009 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 9 hrs to finish.
What Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a shooter game developed by Infinity Ward and released in 2009. It was published by Activision. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on IW Engine. It carries an ESRB M age rating.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Despite the efforts of the U.S. Marine Corps and British Special Air Service in the previous game, the Ultranationalists seize control of Russia, and declare Imran Zakhaev a hero and martyr, erecting a statue of him in the heart of Red Square. This strains diplomatic relations with the United States. Meanwhile, Vladimir Makarov, one of Zakhaev's former lieutenants, begins a campaign of revenge for his death, by committing acts of terrorism over the course of five years
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, stealth and warfare. It supports multiplayer for up to 18 players online. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen. There are 50 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Call of Duty series
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is the 42nd of 204 entries we hold in the Call of Duty series. The next entry was Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Force Recon in 2009. Its critic score of 85 is 12 points above the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Collection 1 at 90.
How it was received
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 86% of the 3,306 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 18 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 83, across 1,578 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 9 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor or better supported, 1 GB RAM and 256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT or better or ATI Radeon 1600XT or better. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 12GB.
What it launched against
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 launched on 10 November 2009, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed II, Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2 and Bayonetta. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed II, Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2, Bayonetta.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Quick answers
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