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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is an upcoming first-person shooter game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision. It is a direct sequel to the 2019 reboot, and will serve as the nineteenth installment in the overall Call of Duty series.[1] It is scheduled to be released on October 28, 2022,[2] for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Key art, featuring the character Simon "Ghost" Riley
Developer(s)	Infinity Ward[lower-alpha 1]
Publisher(s)	Activision
Series	Call of Duty
Engine	IW 9.0
Platform(s)	PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X/S
Release	October 28, 2022
Genre(s)	First-person shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

Modern Warfare II is a first-person shooter game with a large variety of gameplay options. Players may choose to partake in an Offline single-player campaign[3], which is a story-based game mode where players take on different missions influenced by the story line. The Modern Warfare II single-player campaign sets the plot and setting for the entire game, taking place in the same universe as the multiplayer game types such as the Traditional Multiplayer and Spec-ops.[4]

Players may also choose to play Traditional Multiplayer (usually described as simply Multiplayer), a game type with high-intensity combat between real human players. Players may choose a load-out with their own weapons and perks, a set of power-ups which give players an advantage in a specific situation. They may also choose 3 “scorestreaks”, which act as rewards for players who successfully eliminate other players, capture zones, or destroy other scorestreaks. The gunsmith allows for great customisation for various different weapons, with 5 attachment slots for players to choose between.[5]

They may be utility-based or simply kill-orientated. If players want, they can switch to killstreaks other than scorestreaks, which are the same rewards that generally offer a reduced price of scorestreaks when activated, but players can no longer obtain points by doing other tasks other than killing players.[6][7]

Multiplayer is separated by its many game modes, and include new ones as well. Players can choose to play self-orientated game modes, like Team Deathmatch or Free-for-all, which require teams to get points by simply killing other enemy players, which respawn. Players can also play more strategic game modes such as Search & Destroy and Domination, with the former having two teams with one trying to plant a bomb at specific locations, and the other trying to stop them. The Domination game mode requires players to split in 2 teams to capture or recapture areas of the play area to get points. Using the experience points they earned from each game session, they can use it to level up or upgrade their load-outs. Some players with exceptional skill may be placed on the leaderboard for all players to see.[5]

Modern Warfare II brings several massive changes to the Call of Duty gameplay across the board. Several new changes have been touted, such as advanced AI system in the campaign and co-op modes, water physics, and swimming mechanics, as well as an overhauled vehicle system. New gameplay features and movement tactics include dive to prone, mantle, and ledge hang along with the removal of slide canceling. New vehicle gameplay features include leaning out of vehicle windows, mantling onto a vehicle roof, and hijacking.[8][9][10][11][12]

The Gunsmith system is also given a revamp, allowing players to fine-tune specific attachments to suit their playstyles.[13] Gunsmith 2.0 revamps the original by offering weapon platforms that branch progression to reduce repetitiveness. It also features a firing range for players to test their guns. The leveling system has also been revamped as now when players can get attachments for a gun you get the attachment for all weapons in the same weapon tree. Along with this change, there is no way to skip reload animations, as the developers have added checkpoints to help encourage switching to a secondary weapon in a fight. These changes are seen to completely shift the way people play the game and how Infinity Ward is going to make new games.[14][15][16][17]

Modern Warfare II multiplayer features several new game modes: Knockout, where two teams attempt to capture a package with limited lives; and Prisoner Rescue, where an attacking team attempts to extract a hostage while a defending team prevents them by fortifying defenses around the hostage.[18] Third person game modes were confirmed in September along with an undetailed 3v3 Raid game mode.[19] The cooperative Special Ops mode is also confirmed to return, featuring 2-player missions.[20][21]

Premise

Modern Warfare II is a continuation of the 2019 reboot entry, and features several returning characters: Captain John Price (Barry Sloane), Sergeant Kyle "Gaz" Garrick (Elliot Knight), Lieutenant Simon "Ghost" Riley (Samuel Roukin), Sergeant John "Soap" MacTavish (Neil Ellice), CIA Station Chief Kate Laswell (Rya Kihlstedt), and Urzikstani rebel leader Farah Karim (Claudia Doumit). New characters include Mexican Special Forces Colonel Alejandro Vargas (Alain Mesa), private military company Shadow Company CEO Commander Phillip Graves (Warren Kole), and United States Marine Corps General Shepherd (Glenn Morshower).^{[citation needed]}

The game takes place in 2022, three years after Price forms the elite multinational counter-terrorist unit Task Force 141 with Gaz, Soap, Ghost and Farah; Vargas joins the team as its latest member. After a missile strike from the United States kills a foreign general, 141 is called in to contain the situation and prevent further escalation, while also combating the terrorist organization Al-Qatala and the drug cartel known as Las Almas.^{[citation needed]}

Development

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is being developed by Infinity Ward alongside a new version of the battle royale title Call of Duty: Warzone called Warzone 2.0, with both games using a new version of the IW engine.[22] The new upgraded engine features a physically based material system, a new hybrid tile-based streaming system, a new PBR decal rendering system, world volumetric lighting, 4K HDR, as well as a new GPU geometry pipeline.[6] The game will feature Ricochet Anti Cheat at launch.[9]

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is expected to be first game in the mainline Call of Duty series with a 2-year development cycle, with the next Call of Duty title expected to release in 2024.[23][24]

Marketing

Reveal

In February 2022, Activision confirmed that a sequel to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare would be released in 2022, alongside a new iteration of the free-to-play battle royale title Call of Duty: Warzone.[22] The game's title, Modern Warfare II, and logo were revealed on social media in April 2022.[1] A month later, Activision released another teaser, which featured the key arts of the main characters of the game, as well as a release date of October 28, 2022.[2] On June 2, 2022, a live-action trailer was released, on the same day, Steam responded to a tweet from the official Call of Duty Twitter account, strongly suggesting the game would be released on Microsoft Windows via the Steam platform, in addition to Battle.net.[25] The first trailer for the game was released on June 8, showcasing gameplay from the campaign mode, as well as confirming the game's release on Steam, Battle.net, and the eighth and ninth generation consoles.[26] Modern Warfare II marks the first time since 2017's Call of Duty: WWII that a Call of Duty title released on the Steam platform.[27] In September 2022, Activision held the "Call of Duty Next" showcase where they revealed a multiplayer gameplay trailer, details on the Spec Ops mode, Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, and the DMZ extraction game mode.[9][28][29][30]

Release

The multiplayer beta for Modern Warfare II started for PlayStation 4/5 players from September 16, and for Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One and PC on September 22. The beta officially ended on September 26 at 3pm EST across all platforms before the launch on October 28, 2022.[31] Pre-orders of all editions grant "early" access to the open multiplayer beta. The Vault Edition grants access to a "Red Team 141" operator pack, a "FJX Cinder Weapon Vault" pack, plus access to the Battle Pass of a Season for Modern Warfare II (dependent on the time of purchase), and double XP tokens. In addition, the Vault Edition also includes the "Ghost Legacy Pack", which grants 12 Ghost operator skins and 10 weapon blueprints for the M4A1 assault rifle for use in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Warzone. Unlike the previous cross-gen titles, Modern Warfare II offers no standard editions for the eighth generation consoles, but only a cross-gen edition for all platforms, in addition to the Vault Edition. Pre-ordering will also grant early access to the campaign a week early before official launch.[32][33]

Notes

References

External links

• Official website

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II — предстоящая компьютерная игра в жанре шутер от первого лица, разрабатываемая Infinity Ward, издателем выступит Activision. Это сиквел Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019 года, а также девятнадцатая часть в серии. Игра будет выпущена 28 октября 2022 года для персональных компьютеров, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 и Xbox Series X/S.

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