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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)

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Details

Release Date

November 10, 2009

Type

Main Game

Developer

Infinity Ward

Publisher

Activision

Platforms

PlayStation 3
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mac
Xbox 360

Game Modes

Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen

Engine

IW Engine

Languages

English
French
German
Italian
Spanish (Spain)
Japanese
English (UK)
Spanish (Mexico)
Polish
Russian

Genres

Shooter

Themes

Action
Stealth
Warfare

Player Perspectives

First person

Also known as

IW4
Call of Duty 6
COD6
MW2
COD MW2
iw4sp.exe

Franchise

Call of Duty

Age Ratings

ACBMA 15+
ESRBM• Language · Intense Violence · Drug Reference +1 more
CEROD• Crime · Violence
GRAC19+
PEGI18

About

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.

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