First Modern Warfare 2 details emerge

By Tor Thorsen, GameSpotPosted May 12, 2009 10:57 am PT

Early copies of next month's Game Informer reveal new Special Forces mode, Russian terrorist adversaries; longer single-player, co-op campaign ruled out.

Less than two days after the first gameplay footage of Modern Warfare 2 aired, the first hard details about the Activision game have emerged. Game Informer has teased its June issue, which will focus on the sequel to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, the critically lauded first-person shooter that has now sold more than 13 million units worldwide.

The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming!

According to advance copies of the GameStop-owned magazine, Modern Warfare 2 will be set several years after its predecessor. Once again, political instability inside a fictional near-future Russia threatens the world--this time, in the form of a terrorist organization hinted at by a March teaser trailer. One of COD4's two heroes, Sergeant "Soap" MacTavish, has been promoted to captain in the Special Air Services (SAS), Britain's equivalent of the US Navy SEALs. Now part of a new commando unit, MacTavish will guide players through a series of grueling missions, including an ice-climbing infiltration of a frozen Russian army base.

In terms of gameplay, Modern Warfare 2 will address the issue of infinitely spawning enemies, a major criticism of the original game. However, those looking for a single-player campaign longer than the original's 6-10 hours are out of luck. "Stretching out the story seems like the wrong way to go," Infinity Ward CCO and president Jason West told Game Informer.

The game boasts a new "Special Forces" mode that is similar to the Mile High Club, the airplane-hijack level which appears after the end credits of the original game. However, the cooperative campaign that many had hoped would be in Modern Warfare 2 is MIA. "We did a whole lot of co-op stuff early on that we were interested in, and it didn’t work with the story at all," West said.

For more details about Modern Warfare 2 and new screenshots of the game, pick up the June issue of Game Informer.

613 Comments

  • G-Master111

    Posted Nov 4, 2009 8:15 am PT

    For people complaining about the lack of nazi zombies....


    It was a boring knock-off of left 4 dead. Just go buy that if you want a better-crafted multiplayer co-op zombie killing experience.

  • skunkynz

    Posted Aug 10, 2009 8:27 pm PT

    no co-op and no zombies plz, and agreed the story should be abit longer than cod4, it makes for a better time playing though after u have clocked it the first time, like in cod4 the second time though for the 30 intels was fun
    but still to short, i went though 2 times in one day "clocked first and intels second" i just hope it lives up to the hype and can't wait till i get my prestige edition mw2

  • Dreadedsniper

    Posted Aug 6, 2009 4:29 am PT

    would be nice if they could have made the story mode longer, but no matter cuz its the best online fps.

  • im-a-roustabout

    Posted Jul 21, 2009 9:04 pm PT

    Be nice if they had a "zombie" like mode like WAW, that is good fun!

  • spada92

    Posted Jul 3, 2009 9:56 pm PT

    i think co-op would ruin the story mode. i also think the story in cod 4, while short, is very entertaining and intense. and of course the multiplayer is incredible. its still my number 1 game on xbox live. i know IW wont disappoint with this installment

  • tonyhawksP8

    Posted Jun 24, 2009 6:03 am PT

    Yawn! Russians! It seems aliens are more diverse in games. Russians, China, America/UN and some group of terrorists. Maybe with some tiny country like Britain or Europe to be the underdogs. Another modern FPS with no co-op and some stupidly short storyline.

  • AlphaHulk

    Posted Jun 12, 2009 4:08 am PT

    Even without the online gamesplay i think this game is AWSOME in so many ways!!!...

  • Phaselinear

    Posted Jun 11, 2009 12:24 pm PT

    This series is getting old. Part of the problem is MW needs better stories. They need to hire more of us ex-grunts to keep them in line, and to supply the inspiration for something more cutting edge toward new themes/stories.

  • stupot35

    Posted Jun 1, 2009 1:41 am PT

    looking forward too this i just hope they start on dlc really fast since a call of duty seems to come out every 1 - 2 years.
    p.s. the navy seals isn't an equivalent to the sas that would be the us delta force.

  • Blazers420

    Posted May 27, 2009 5:40 pm PT

    Well, no co-op and a short story is kind of a let down. Not everyone likes to go online and play matches against annoying 12 year olds who never shut up or that random fat dude that breathes heavy into his mic. They can't fit it in cause that would likely delay the release for the Christmas rush. That and microsoft will sell more gold memberships. And before ppl start giving me thumbs down, I do play MP online. I just thought an extra game option would have been nice.

  • shadowraiX

    Posted May 26, 2009 11:47 am PT

    Well, that's a bummer for no co-op for the single-player campaign. Well, co-op in that Special Force game is ok but I hope they integrate co-op in the SP campaign in the next Modern Warfare game.

    I also hope in the next one that local co-op split-screen takes up the whole screen like Gears of Wars 2 instead of narrowing it a vertical kind of way with a lot of empty black area in Call of Duty: World at War.

  • theSpaz2

    Posted May 24, 2009 3:27 pm PT

    Hey if you actually read the game informer, there wont be SP co-op, but the special forces mode will. This is gonna be the best game ever hands down.

  • XtremeDude09

    Posted May 24, 2009 3:03 pm PT

    The SBS (special boat service) is the equivelant to the us navy seals, the sas (special air service) is the equivelant to the USMC (US marine corps.)

  • arbiter08

    Posted May 22, 2009 9:08 pm PT

    no offense JimJams96 but i believe Treyarch CoD games lack the amount of depth of IW CoD games both in single and multiplayer and u liking Treyarch more then IW becuaes there is nothing in MW2 that is like nazi zombies i also believe to be stupid but thats just my opinion so dont freak out on me

  • STR33TFiR3

    Posted May 22, 2009 6:47 am PT

    COD MW was just great! Co op or no co op, I'm gonna get this!

  • ljl1771

    Posted May 21, 2009 6:11 pm PT

    cant w8

  • sam2118

    Posted May 21, 2009 6:04 am PT

    Uh its called CoD:MW geeze

  • tntgrunge5

    Posted May 20, 2009 8:10 pm PT

    im sure this game wont bring us down

    loved mw1 !! im still playing it over & over again

  • gperks1986

    Posted May 19, 2009 10:26 pm PT

    OK so yes co-op would be fun i admit but if infinity ward thinks that it doesn't work with the game then i will trust them to deliver. I mean come on people how can you not have faith after all the WW2 games and infinity ward brings us modern warfare how can you not be completely stoked for this game and trust its gonna be amazing. Will soon Pre-order this game now in may so that I will definitely have a copy when its released thats how much faith i have in it.

  • JimJams96

    Posted May 19, 2009 3:43 pm PT

    You know, if this doesn't have a derivative of Nazi Zombies, I will officially like Treyarch more than IW. That was the best part of WaW. I've heard alien terrorists before! Also, no co-op? I personally loved WaW co-op, it was fun as hell! Still, if it's anyting like the other COD's it will be awesome.

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