Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

2009

83Overall (1514 ratings)

82User (1504 ratings)

85Critics (10)

Engine: IW Engine

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.

Genres

Shooter

Platforms

PCPS3X360Mac

Themes

ActionStealthWarfare

Modes

Single playerMultiplayerCo-operativeSplit screen

Perspectives

First person

Franchises

Call of Duty

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