Evaluation Of Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

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Although criticized by some, the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2(often shortened to Modern Warfare 2 or MW2) is an integral part of United States history now. The game 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. 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 along the same storyline. Upon its release, the game sold approximately 4.7 million copies worldwide in 24 hours. On June 15, 2010, Activision confirmed that the game had sold over 20 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling game of all time in the United Kingdom , and the second best-selling game of all time in the US. To fully understand the impact of the game and why it’s so popular, you must examine the key components. The game has three main modes: Campaign, Split-Screen, and Multiplayer. The campaign is the story that continued from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. The player assumes the role of various characters during the single-player campaign, changing perspectives throughout the progression of the story. Each mission features a series of objectives that are displayed on the head up display, which marks the direction and distance towards and from such objectives. Damage to the player is shown by blood shown on the screen. The player's health regenerates as time passes. Tasks vary in their requirements, having the player arrive at a particular checkpoint, eliminate enemies in a specified location, stand their ground to defend an objective, or plant explosive charges on an enemy installation. The player is accompanied by friendly troops who cannot be issued orders. Laptop computers that contain enemy

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