Modern Warfare 2

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 comes with a single player mode and multiple multiplayer modes, Modern Warfare 2 also includes a exceptional third main play choice, Special Ops Mode. Playable both online and offline, Special Ops Mode is structured to provide a separate time-based play mode, boasting special environments not found in other modes in the game and many more enemies to take on. Multiplayer modes feature new incentives for leveling up, and for killstreaks and deathstreaks. Those given for streaks can be altered in advance depending on when they become available.

As well as in previous versions of the series, Modern Warfare 2 is mainly focused on multiplayer gaming. The different multiplayer settings, available both in offline play and online, contain many customization options and converge around various strategies ranging from the every person for himself mode of "Free-for All," the classic group-based enjoyment of "Capture the Flag and the tactical, team-centered fun of "Search and Destroy," just to mention a few.

You are a member of Task Force 141 which is an elite multinational team made up of British SAS, Navy Seals, Delta Force operatives, and CIA. In the single player campaign you play Sergeant Gary "Roach" Sanderson, and the main man of Call of Duty 4, "Soap" MacTavish, promoted to Captain, making a showing as an NPC and your superior officer. The termination of Makarov and his soldiers at any cost is your main priority, no matter where the fight happens.

Each mission is built around a particular objective, with players utilizing some level of guidance from NPC characters, including "Soap" MacTavish, and aided in navigation by the game's heads up display (HUD). Along the way players will be able to utilize a wide variety of weaponry and and vehicles, as well as be able to customize weapons with gadgets attached to them.

The storyline of Modern Warfare 2 picks up where the events of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare left off. The ultranationalist Russian leader Zakhaev has been eliminated, but it seems that his lieutenant, Vladimir Makarov, is an even bigger danger. Having made a successful play for power, Intel indicates that he is extending the reach of his influence well beyond the borders of Mother Russia, causing a stir in the international community and prompting the involvement of Task Force 141.

The latest release in arguably the most successful tactical first-person shooter franchise of all-time, gameplay in Modern Warfare 2 follows the same winning and time-tested structure of earlier games in the series. In the single player campaign players are aided by AI squad members as they take on a series of missions aimed at eliminating Ultranationalist forces.

Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person tactical shooter and the sixth entry in the popular Call of Duty series. True to its name and following the lead of its predecessor, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, it places players in modern combat settings, as opposed to the WWII environments of the earlier Call of Duty games. This modern approach brings with it new weapons, action and options. Coupled with a variety of gameplay modes including single player, multiplayer and the co-op Special Ops Mode, it is destined to be one of the most popular games of 2009 and a worthy addition to the Call of Duty series.

The Modern Warfare 2 Spec-ops missions have a lot to offer in terms of different playstyles and objectives. Each mission is categorized based on how it plays in general. Examples of categories include stealth, wave defense, race, assault, and timed assault. The environments also vary a lot, just like that in the campaign, which many of the environments are based off of.