Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Taken for a Quickie

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Autumn! What a wonderful time of year. The leaves are turning a lovely reddish gold, the nights are drawing in, and Call of Duty is once again dominating the gaming landscape. Join us as we team up with the gravelly voiced crew of Ghost, Soap and Price for an action packed adventure in Modern Warfare 2.

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by
​Liam Andrews

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@liam_andrews5

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​Developer: Infinity Ward
Publisher: Activision
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PS5, PS4, Xbox One, PC
Players: 1 -64

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Ghost, Soap and Price? I’m sure I’ve heard those names before…

2022’s MW2 borrows extensively from the original game’s roster of characters, with the main cast - and a few cameos - likely to be instantly recognisable to anyone who played the 2009 MW2 campaign.

While it’s great getting to play as / team up with the iconic members of Task Force 141 once again, the drawback for MW2 veterans, without spoiling things too much, is that a certain character’s motivations were pretty much known from the start, which lessened the impact of a story twist.

But even knowing what we did the campaign was still hugely enjoyable, offering up tons of bombastic action and tense stealth sequences in wonderfully detailed landscapes, with a few unique missions thrown in for good measure.

​Unique missions? Tell me more.

Well, unique for a CoD campaign. While crafting isn’t exactly a new feature in games, we certainly didn’t expect to find it in a MW2 mission. Cobbling together single-use, makeshift weapons whilst dodging enemy patrols was a surprising change of pace, but a welcome one.

Infinity Ward even toy with different genres, with players remotely guiding Ghost through an enemy compound via a series of security cameras in one stage, the latter taking down enemies or evading them based on your commands.

Sounds good, but what about the multiplayer?

The main attraction for a lot of CoD fans, MW2’s multiplayer does not disappoint, building upon the excellent foundations laid by the 2019 MW reboot.

Weapons are even more customisable, with tons of attachments and upgrades to unlock, while new game modes have also been introduced to compliment the always enjoyable likes of TDM, Domination and Hardpoint.
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​What sort of new game modes?

Prisoner Rescue sees teams protecting or capturing a set of prisoners, with roles reversed at the end of each round. Players only have one life but can be revived by teammates if they’re quick.
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Elsewhere, Invasion mode plays out like a giant version of Titanfall's Attrition, with teams racking up points by killing enemy players or AI.

Ground War itself isn’t new, but it’s been refined to the point where it can be considered a decent rival to Battlefield’s iconic Conquest mode.

So, would you recommend it?

Absolutely. Modern Warfare 2 is a substantial offering, with plenty of PvP and PvE multiplayer modes and an enjoyable, visually impressive campaign that introduces some fresh ideas to the series.

Expect the game to have quite a bit longevity as well, with a reported two-year’s worth of post-launch content and updates coming its way as opposed to the regular one-year cycle.