2009 video game
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a 2009 first-person shooter game developed by Infinity Ward and published 🔑 by Activision. It is the sixth installment in the Call of Duty series and the direct sequel to Call of 🔑 Duty 4: Modern Warfare. It was released worldwide on November 10, 2009, for Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. A 🔑 separate version for the Nintendo DS, titled Modern Warfare: Mobilized, was also released on the same day. A version for 🔑 OS X was developed by Aspyr and released in May 2014, and the Xbox 360 version was made backward compatible 🔑 for the Xbox One in 2024.
The game's campaign follows Task Force 141, a multinational special forces unit commanded by Captain 🔑 Soap MacTavish as they hunt Vladimir Makarov, leader of the Russian Ultranationalist party, and United States Army Rangers from the 🔑 1st Ranger Battalion who are defending the Washington, D.C. area from a Russian invasion. The game's main playable characters are 🔑 Sergeant Gary "Roach" Sanderson, of the 141, and Private James Ramirez, of the Army Rangers, with Captain MacTavish becoming playable 🔑 later in the campaign. The multiplayer mode was expanded upon from the previous game, with several new features and modes.
Development 🔑 for the game began in 2008, when it was still known as Call of Duty 6. It uses the IW 🔑 4.0 engine, an improved version of Call of Duty 4's IW 3.0. Infinity Ward was inspired by real-life conflicts when 🔑 developing the campaign mode. They initially tested the multiplayer mode by playing an in-house beta version of the game. Modern 🔑 Warfare 2 was officially announced in February 2009. Teasing of the game began in March, with short trailers being released 🔑 for the game and, eventually, a full reveal trailer. The multiplayer mode was revealed shortly after. Two downloadable content packs 🔑 were released for it post-release, each containing five new multiplayer maps, with some being remastered maps from Call of Duty 🔑 4.
Modern Warfare 2 received universal acclaim, with praise for its campaign, multiplayer, and amount of content, although it received some 🔑 criticism for its short length and a lack of innovation. Within 24 hours of release, the game sold approximately 4.7 🔑 million copies in North America and the United Kingdom ending as the best-selling video game in 2009 in the USA. 🔑 As of 2013, the game had sold 22.7 million copies becoming one of the best-selling PlayStation 3 video games and 🔑 best-selling Xbox 360 video games. In addition to its release, a comic book series based on character Simon "Ghost" Riley 🔑 was also produced, titled Modern Warfare 2: Ghost. Despite the game's success, it was subject to some controversies, with one 🔑 surrounding a playable level that had the player carry out a terrorist attack on an airport. A sequel, Call of 🔑 Duty: Modern Warfare 3, was released in 2011 and finishes the original Modern Warfare storyline. A remaster of the game's 🔑 campaign, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered, was released on the PlayStation 4 in March 2024 and April 🔑 2024 for Windows and Xbox One.