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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered
Developer(s)Beenox[a]
Publisher(s)Activision
SeriesCall of Duty
Platform(s)
Release
  • PlayStation 4
  • March 31, 2020
  • Xbox One
  • April 30, 2020
  • Windows
  • April 30, 2020
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered is a 2020 first-person shooter developed by Beenox and published by Activision. It is a remaster of 2009's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, originally developed by Infinity Ward.

It was released on the PlayStation 4 in March 2020 and on the Xbox One and Microsoft Windows a month later.

Gameplay

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered features the same core gameplay elements as the original version: it is a first-person shooter in which players control multiple characters. Unlike the original, the game only includes the campaign mode, excluding the multiplayer and Spec Ops modes from Modern Warfare 2.[1]

Plot

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Condensed summary of original

Development

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered was developed by Beenox and published by Activision.[2] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) was orignally developed by Infinity Ward.[2]

Release

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Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered was released on March 31, 2020 on the PlayStation 4.[2] The game is due to be released on April 30, 2020 for the Xbox One and Microsoft Windows. It was released a month earlier on the PlayStation 4 because of an exclusivity deal reached between Activision and Sony. Sony exclusivity and leaks

Reception

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2: Campaign Remastered received "mixed or average reviews", for the PlayStation 4 version, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[3]


Destructoid (Chris Moyse)

  • "The story has been given a serious adrenaline shot by Beenox' amazing remaster work"
  • Praised improved visuals, textures effects, and animations
  • "every scene feels true to the original release, yet somehow new all at the same time"
  • Praised control (movement), "immersive" sound. Enchanced HDR and 4K for PS4 Pro.
  • "crazy ride"
  • New features (settings, screen filters challenges) from intel adds replay value
  • New and old trophies
  • Criticised lack of multiplayer
  • "finely-tuned remaster"
  • "there's no denying that MW 2's provocative and exciting campaign has aged like wine, an explosive roller-coaster still worth riding"

Hardcore Gamer (Kevin Dunsmore)

IGN (Ryan McCaffrey)

  • Praised technical side/graphics.
    Praised how modern it looked including textures, character models and most lighting.
    Criticised fire and explosive effects and the outdoor lighting in daytime missions
  • Praised gameplay missions and setpieces in the remaster (same as original)
  • Praised some weapons like thermal scope automatics rifles, snipers and shotguns.
  • Critiqued some of "same-y" machine guns
  • Praised mission design
  • Criticised Old part
  • Praised memorable "blockbuster moments"
  • Says compared to 2019's Modern Warfare has improved upon Modern Warfare 2
  • "the generic shooting-gallery gameplay of Modern Warfare 2’s campaign feels dated – after so many games we’re onto the magician’s trick now"
  • Overshadowed by 2019's Modern Warfare

Jeuxvideo.com (No author)

Push Square (Liam Croft)


References

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  1. ^ a b Moyse, Chris (April 12, 2020). "Review: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered". Destructoid. Enthusiast Gaming. Retrieved April 23, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b c d McCaffrey, Ryan (April 3, 2020). "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved April 23, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2: Campaign Remastered". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. March 31, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Dunsmore, Kevin (April 4, 2020). "Review: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered". Hardcore Gamer. DoubleJump Publishing. Retrieved April 23, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Remastered: Le retour enthousiaste d'une opération culte" [Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Remastered: The enthusiastic return of a cult operation]. Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. April 3, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Croft, Liam (April 2, 2020). "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered Review (PS4)". Push Square. Gamer Network. Retrieved April 23, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Notes

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  1. ^ Orignally developed by Infinity Ward