GC 2009: Modern Warfare 2 Preview
Running and gunning in the special ops mode.

US, August 19, 2009 - One of the biggest games of this holiday season, Infinity Ward's follow-up to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, was shown off in a behind-closed-doors session at Gamescom 2009 this year, with a focus on the co-op special ops mode. From the main menu you get the option to dive into single player, multiplayer, and special ops modes, which according to Infinity Ward means that special ops is just as important a mode as the other two. It's a completely separate mode too, meaning it doesn't link with the others for unlocks or anything like that, and in it you've got the option to play split screen locally, solo, or online with a friend.

The mode is broken into different groups of missions, and for the demo we saw one in the Charlie group called Breach and Clear. The mode overall is meant to be a high-intensity but brief segment of gameplay in the vein of something like the mile high club in Call of Duty 4. Regular, hardened, and veteran difficulties are available, and you earn stars by completing a mission on each difficulty setting, with veteran earning you three. These stars are then used to unlock more special ops missions.

The objective in Breach and Clear is simply to survive and make it to the end point of the level. There's a section in the beginning where you can choose from a few different weapons strewn about on the ground, reminiscent of a Left 4 Dead ammo dump. After a red dot scope assault rifle was chosen, a charge was placed on a wall, detonated, and the action kicked into gear. While the smoke was clearing a slow motion effect took over that gave the player a better look at some of the guards nearby. Firing grenades from the launcher mounted under the gun, the slow motion effect wore off as enemies poured into what seemed to be a shower room that looked almost identical to the one from The Rock. Enemies took cover on the behind walls and fired from a balcony above, with red laser beams making their lines of sight more obvious.

Also in the stage was a riot shield, which could be picked up and used as mobile cover to enter into crowded rooms. It could also be used as a melee weapon, with an initial bump serving to daze the enemy, and a follow up slam knocking them out for good. Stun grenade detonations and melee knife kills rounded out the fight.

Then the demo player dropped down a hole in the floor and the stage was over. A statistics screen showed the total run time had been two minutes, 20 kills were made, and the demo was over. While Infinity Ward isn't yet saying how many missions are being included in the game, it seems like there'll be quite a few. Unfortunately no details were made available concerning the rest of the single-player campaign or multiplayer, so we'll have to wait for more.


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i cant wait for this game, i think MAG is going to be more of a hardcore game for me and this is more pick and play when i just want to waste 30mins.

The story for this sounds pretty good as well, i would like to see some more missions like the sniper one from cod4.

The special ops mode sounds like their answer to zombies, not sure if its going to have the same impact as that did tho

i think ill end up playin this more with my mates, bt MAG will be gd for on my own or with u guys maybe
nd hahaaa warefare

Although poorly priced i am still defo getting this! MW was a fantastic game that i still play everyday and MW2 will be better and more baddass!

must buy for me anyway! ( pre-owned of course )

yeah the amount of time i spent on 4 means i pretty much have to buy MW2

every one will have this the buzz for it is just to much and the game play of it just look nuts. ill be on this solid when i get it then put it down and never play it again lol but its a must have game i think.

i tend to have a couple of weeks off cod4 then play it for a couple of weeks on it and so on.

new gameplay video for MW2 showing us the domination gamemode and another interested kill streak bonus!

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/capture-the-modern-warfare/56043

I actually getting quite excited about this now

awesome video, cant wait

I can't see the video nooooo have to with another 6 hours till I'm home to watch it.

I'm happy I preordered to save a 10er so far on price changes.

this game is gunna be sooo good :rabbit:

i heard there was a new trailer of the multiplayer, i can't find it?