Date Released: 11/10/2009

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is the sixth main Call of Duty game, and the fourth developed by Infinity Ward.

 

The game was published by Activision for the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. Officially announced on February 11, 2009, the game was released worldwide on November 10, 2009. It is the direct sequel to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, continuing along the same storyline and gameplay. It was released in conjunction with two other Call of Duty games: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized for the Nintendo DS, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex Edition, a port of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for the Wii console. In addition, a comic book series based on one of the game's characters was also produced, entitled Modern Warfare 2: Ghost. The direct sequel to the game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, was released on November 8, 2011.

 

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has received highly positive reviews from various gaming websites, attaining a 94% aggregate score on Metacritic, with praise stemming primarily from its in-depth multiplayer component.

 

On January 13, 2010, Activision reported that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 had crossed $1 billion in retail sales.

 

On August 28, 2018, the Xbox 360 version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was made backwards compatible on the Xbox One.

 

On March 31, 2020, a remastered version of the single-player campaign was released on the PlayStation 4. Xbox One and PC versions of the game were made available on April 30, 2020.