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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Xbox 360 · Released November 10, 2009 · Developed by Infinity Ward · Published by Activision

★ 82Total 83Single playerMultiplayerCo-operativeSplit screen

ShooterActionStealthWarfare

Summary

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 operating system. Officially announced on February 11, 2009, the game was released worldwide on November 10, 2009. It is the sixth installment of the Call of Duty series and the direct sequel to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, continuing the same storyline, with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 set to end the storyline.

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IGDB Rating

81.57 / 100

1,557 ratings

Total Rating

83.42 / 100

1,567 (user + critic)

Game Modes

Single player · Multiplayer · Co-operative · Split screen

Perspective

First person

Themes

Action · Stealth · Warfare

Engine

IW Engine

Developer

Infinity Ward

Also known as

AliasIW4Acronym

AliasCall of Duty 6Alternative title

AliasCOD6Acronym

AliasMW2Acronym

AliasCOD MW2Acronym

Aliasiw4sp.exeWindows Executable

Release history (8 entries)

Date	Platform	Region
Nov 10, 2009	Xbox 360	—
Nov 10, 2009	PlayStation 3	—
Nov 10, 2009	PC (Microsoft Windows)	—
Nov 10, 2009	PlayStation 3	—
Nov 10, 2009	PlayStation 3	—
Nov 11, 2009	Mac	—
Nov 11, 2009	PC (Microsoft Windows)	—
Dec 10, 2009	PlayStation 3	—

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Storyline

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