Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Should Bring Back the Nuke Killstreak

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The hype surrounding the upcoming Modern Warfare 2 is undoubtedly massive, exceeding the already high levels of attention that Call of Duty titles are expected to achieve prior to launch. Given the positive critical acclaim of its 2019 predecessor, the game not only has to match the expectations of the previous title, but exceed them.

Of course, Modern Warfare 2 is a reboot of the original title of the same name, which originally released in 2009. While aiming to innovate the Call of Duty gameplay experience, the upcoming title is sure to borrow the largest fan-favorite elements from the original MW2 to achieve the aforementioned level of fan expectation. Of all these prior elements, the iconic Nuke killstreak would be a perfect re-addition.

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Nuke-type killstreaks are an iconic staple of the franchise, being the highest and most difficult to attain killstreaks in many Call of Duty titles. To provide a proportional reward to how hard these killstreaks are to get, they often offer massive game implications, such as instantly ending a match or forever altering the landscape of a map for the rest of a game.

Crucially, the Nuke killstreak was first introduced in the multiplayer of the original Modern Warfare 2, and it was a revolutionary addition. Players who were bold enough to equip the Nuke as one of their three killstreak options could activate it upon tallying up 25 kills in a single life, which required quite a commendable display of skill. Upon activation, a ten-second timer would start, after which the Nuke would detonate and end the round, not before killing all players within a match.

While appearing in several other CoD titles, the functionality