Modern Warfare 2 Should Look to the Past, Not the Future, For its Success

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The upcoming release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is highly anticipated for fans of the franchise and the shooter genre as a whole. It's a game that follows 2019's Modern Warfare and will look to recapture the magic of it, which will be a challenge since it has some of the best gameplay in the series to date. In many ways, Call of Duty has improved massively since its 2003 beginnings, and while the implementation of online multiplayer all those years ago massively helped player retention, it's developed and refined the formula to be something visually, audibly, and mechanically better than ever.

Yet, there are so many players that reminisce about other titles on older platforms, and to entice them into playing the new release, it could be best to lean into the past. 2022's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 isn't the first game to be bestowed with that name, as 2009's entry in the long-standing series was also given that title. That game was seen by many at the time to be one of the best shooters of the generation, and while it and the upcoming game share similarities like characters and settings, there's so much more that Modern Warfare 2can learn from Call of Duty's success during the PS3 and Xbox 360 generation.

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While Halo offered a slow and methodical approach to gunplay and Battlefield was a closer depiction of real warfare, Call of Duty was loved by fans who enjoyed its fast-paced gameplay and liberal approach to action. Strategy was essential, and knowing the quirks of maps like the rainy grasslands of Underpass or the towering battleground of Highrise was critical if players wanted to acquire one of the game's many killstreaks. This