Game Informer Modern Warfare 2 Scans
Here are the details from this months (June 2009) Game Informer Magazine 10 page exclusive Modern Warfare 2 article. Although Infinity Ward didn’t reveal much information on the Multiplayer side of things, enough detail was supplied to quench the Call of Duty gamers thirst for all things Modern Warfare 2 …
Soap is back in the game as a “grizzled vet” NPC.
Single player enemies will have “customized” weapons similar to the multiplayer component of Call of Duty 4.
Enemies in certain levels will be hiding among civilians, its your job to pick them out. Snipers will hide in shanties as they attempt to pick you off.
The ice mission shown to Game Informer demonstrated the game’s open-ended approach to combat, showing how stealth can be implemented if the player chooses.
Players will alternate using the two triggers to climb ice-walls.
Another demoed area shows an enormous desert setting where Task Force 141 drops into a wasteland and must navigate a “lengthy trek” to a fully-rendered valley with scattered caves, reminiscent of Iron Man.
While the gameplay is open-ended, the story is “on-rails”.
Co-op apparently won’t exist in Story Mode.
Infinity Ward realizes that the “invisible line” where enemies will stop coming in Call of Duty 4 wasn’t great, so they’re trying hard to eliminate that.
“Special Ops Mode” is a major part of Modern Warfare 2, a series of missions in the spirit of the Mile High Club from Call of Duty 4. It will also have 2 player co-op in this mode where you and a friend get to breach an enemy stronghold with teamwork. Gears of War style bleed-out-and-partner-revive will be used.
Movable turrets will be used in Special Foces Mode and Single Player, no official word on online use.
MIGs can be blown up like cars in the first game, often killing entire groups of nearby enemies.
Riot shields will be implemented in the game.
Zakhaev’s former associate, Makarov, is the “new face of global terrorism.”
Snowmobiles are used as a form of escape in the demonstration. Unclear whether or not the player will drive, shoot, or both.
Infinity Ward wants to implement an accomplishment system to online, as they want to make their players famous.
Online mode will use a “Live-Patching” system, where Infinity Ward can manipulate spawn logic or certain parts of a multiplayer map without doing a full-blown patch.
Infinty Ward is focusing on details for Modern Warfare 2, citing iced-up tire treads in the Russian level.
Modern Warfare 2 will run at 60 frames-per-second, with better detail than Call of Duty 4.
Swimming mode enabled.
A ‘Stealthy’ Oil pipeline Scuba Mission will be included in campaign mode.
A level will definetly be based in Rio De Janeiro.
Siberian Level will feature in campaign mode.
Vehicles (e.g. Trucks, Tanks etc.) will be introduced into the Modern Era.
A ‘Helicopter Based’ Level will be featured.
An Oil Tanker level will also be featured.
Ken Lally (Wesker from Resident Evil 5) will be voice acting. Most likely as a Russian villain
Special Ops Mode
If you had to pick one thing to differentiate Modern Warfare 2 from its predecessor, the new Special Ops is the obvious choice. Accessed from the main menu, this mode combines several of the defining features of Modern Warfare. “They’re in the spirit of Mile High Club,” West explains, calling out the incredible X-Box 360 achievement granted for completing the bonus airplane hijack level from the first game on Veteran difficulty.
Infinity Ward investigates many more ideas than could possibly fit in the single-player game, so the developer ends up with a lot of cool scenarios that don’t fit in the campaign for one reason or another.
“You get attached to these great moments and you don’t want to lose them even though they might be a touch too hard or too easy. Now you can take that and make it a special op,” says West. “It gives us the opportunity to do lots of different types of things, and also things that may have been difficulty peaks in the past.” Free of the constraints of narrative and difficulty curve, the designers can create one-of missions that would never exist otherwise. It’s too early in the development process to say how many Special Ops scenarios will be included out of the box, but West assures us that the mod is a major part of Modern Warfare 2.
Seeing Special Ops in action is an eye-opener. Using a breaching charge to force entry into the showers of a hostile base, the player has a few seconds of slow motion to take advantage of the shock and confusion. As soon as normal gameplay speed resumes, it’s on. Catwalks on either side of the rectangular room host enemy overwatch. Riot shields provide ample cover for advancing hostiles. A few alcoves along the wall are relatively safe, but nasty fields of fire and flanking bad guys constantly deny protection to the player. It’s a good thing you can bring a friend along.“We did a lot of co-op stuff early that we were interested in, and it didn’t work with the story mode at all,” West says. “It made a lot more sense here.” Many Special Ops levels are designed specifically with two-player co-op in mind. The “showers” map we saw practically demands it – there’s no way to approach it without a buddy to watch your back. On the other hand, the way you look at a room drastically changes when you have a human partner. From basic tactics like bounding between cover to more advanced approaches like suppression and overwatch, the player’s toolbox is hugely expanded in co-op.
Modern Warfare 2 makes adapting to the cooperative experience easy. A colored arrow shows your partner relative position to you, while a mini-map in the corner of the screen displays both your locations. Downed players slowly bleed out, giving their partners a chance to revive them if they can avoid getting shot will bandaging their comrade.
Infinity Ward declined to discuss whether Special Ops co-op can be played with friends online, how it ties into the upgraded community site and downloadable content possibilities, but these ideas are such no-brainers that official word os hardly required.
Modern Warfare 2 Pictures
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Did they say anything about the game being LAN compatiable?
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May 14th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Hi Jerson, Nothing was mentioned in the GI article about LAN play but it would be very strange if Modern Warfare 2 didn’t have LAN capabilities.
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Did they say anything about customizing an online character? Two perks on a gun? (Like a siliencer and a red dot)
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May 14th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
Hi Jake, Nothing was mentioned in the article about customization of charcters or guns.
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Thank you for the update and if you find out about LAN for mw2 please update thanks in advance
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May 15th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
No problem Jerson. Ill be keeping the blog updated with all Modern Warfare 2 news, info and developments as they happen. Check back regular to keep informed : )
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I hope that in this version they will provide support for 4 players on a console for LAN gaming. This has been a real let down with all the previous version which only allows 2 per console. This is my biggest gripe with this game.
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sniper request: could you make it so you could switch out between a sniper scope and an acog scope in the middle of multiplayer gameplay
prestiege request: could you make it that so when you prestiege, you can choose to keep one thing before you unlock it
other request: could you keep zombie mode, and you could get 1 or 2 xp for each zombie you kill.
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Ill be honest, all those ideas mentioned above me are ******ed.
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is there going to be any kind of 1-4 player game somewhat the same as the zombies in the last COD
or is there going to be a zombie game?
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July 15th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
@Mike – No, Modern Warfare 2 will have no 4 player game, nothing like zombies either. It will have a 2 player co-op mode called Special Ops.
Do a search on the blog for more info.
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The pictures above made it look like rainbow 6 vegas… I didn’t reallly like the pictures
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What exactly is LAN..I never understood it.
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July 19th, 2009 at 2:36 am
A local area network (LAN) is a computer network covering a small physical area, like a home, office, or small group of buildings.
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Pat, R6V!? I think your way off, the detail on the gun in the 1st pic put any R6V graphics to shame!
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For online, are they still doing the hosting games, or are they switching to servers with pings… asking because I always seem to have such a crappy connection. AND, will the live-patching be getting rid of all sorts of glitches.. because some of the glitches MADE COD4. ESPESIALLY PLAYING MICHAEL MEYERS!!
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July 20th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
There is no confirmation of if Modern Warfare 2 will be P2P or have dedicated servers, but dont hold your breath for dedicated servers! Its unlikely to happen.
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