Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Is Going To Be A Balancing Act For Activision

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To this day, few games, let alone first-person shooters, have gone to where Activision's 2009 classic Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has. Blasting the genre into its next evolution, the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 managed to pull off feats so great that they're still relished by fans today as if they were true war stories. Missions like «Loose Ends» and «No Russian» continue to be mentioned not only by word of mouth, but in internet memes and retrospectives on the world at that point in time. The latter even received public backlash due to its subject matter and the crimes that players could take part in. The impact that this title had transcended its tight gameplay mechanics and created a dialogue that has lasted for over a decade since its release, making it a monument for what the genre could achieve.

With its upcoming release on October 28, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has a lot of ground to cover, not only with its patient player base but in how it can do the original justice while creating its own voice. While the original Modern Warfare series played out similarly to a Michael Bay film, the 2019 reboot felt more akin to something like Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty; a gritty, realistic take on modern combat where no one side truly wins, and the lines are blurred between heroes and villains. It still fell in line with what the series was known for, but made it feel grounded and real. This title needs to carry that torch ten-fold, upping the ante even further while also paying tribute to a classic among fans.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Reveal Confirmed for Next Week

Since the release of Modern Warfare 2 back in 2009, Activision and its many Call of Duty developers — Treyarch, Sledgehammer, Raven