<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Infinity	O
Ward	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
separate	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
titled	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mobilized	I-Application
,	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Aspyr	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
made	O
backward	B-Device
compatible	I-Device
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
campaign	O
follows	O
Task	B-Application
Force	I-Application
141	I-Application
,	O
a	O
multi-national	O
special	B-Application
forces	I-Application
unit	O
commanded	O
by	O
Captain	B-Application
Soap	I-Application
MacTavish	I-Application
as	O
they	O
hunt	O
Vladimir	B-Application
Makarov	I-Application
,	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Russian	O
Ultranationalist	O
party	O
,	O
and	O
U.S.	O
Army	O
Rangers	O
from	O
1st	O
Battalion/75th	O
Ranger	O
Regiment	O
who	O
are	O
defending	O
the	O
Washington	O
,	O
D.C.	O
area	O
from	O
a	O
Russian	O
invasion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
playable	O
characters	O
are	O
Sergeant	O
Gary	O
"	O
Roach	O
"	O
Sanderson	O
,	O
of	O
the	O
141	O
,	O
and	O
Private	O
James	B-Application
Ramirez	I-Application
,	O
of	O
the	O
Army	O
Rangers	O
,	O
with	O
Captain	O
MacTavish	O
becoming	O
playable	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
known	O
as	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
IW	B-Application
4.0	O
engine	O
,	O
an	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
4s	O
IW	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
in	O
February	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
it	O
post-release	O
,	O
each	O
containing	O
five	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
being	O
remastered	O
maps	O
from	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
campaign	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
and	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
received	O
some	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
short	O
length	O
and	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
character	O
Simon	O
"	O
Ghost	O
"	O
Riley	O
was	O
also	O
produced	O
,	O
titled	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Ghost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
and	O
finishes	O
the	O
original	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
campaign	O
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
Campaign	O
Remastered	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2020	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
April	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first	O
person	O
shooter	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
gameplay	O
revolves	O
around	O
fast-paced	O
gunfights	O
against	O
enemy	O
combatants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
three	O
different	O
game	O
modes	O
:	O
Campaign	O
,	O
Spec	O
Ops	O
,	O
and	O
Multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
gains	O
experience	O
,	O
they	O
advance	O
in	O
level	O
,	O
unlocking	O
new	B-Application
weapons	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
primarily	O
controls	O
Sergeant	O
Gary	O
"	O
Roach	O
"	O
Sanderson	O
,	O
a	O
British	O
member	O
of	O
an	O
international	O
special	B-Application
forces	I-Application
unit	O
named	O
Task	B-Application
Force	I-Application
141	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
Roach	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
also	O
assume	O
control	O
of	O
Private	O
First	O
Class	O
Joseph	O
Allen	O
(	O
Troy	O
Baker	O
)	O
and	O
Private	O
James	B-Application
Ramirez	I-Application
of	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Army	O
's	O
1st	O
Battalion/75th	O
Ranger	O
Regiment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
now	O
Captain	O
John	O
"	O
Soap	O
"	O
MacTavish	O
(	O
Kevin	O
McKidd	O
)	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
senior	O
member	O
of	O
Task	B-Application
Force	I-Application
141	I-Application
,	O
acting	O
as	O
Roach	O
's	O
superior	O
officer	O
and	O
becomes	O
the	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
three	O
missions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
non-playable	O
characters	O
(	O
NPCs	O
)	O
feature	O
prominently	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
:	O
For	O
Task	B-Application
Force	I-Application
141	I-Application
,	O
Lieutenant	O
Simon	O
"	O
Ghost	O
"	O
Riley	O
(	O
Craig	O
Fairbrass	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
conceals	O
his	O
face	O
with	O
a	O
skull	O
print	O
balaclava	O
serves	O
as	O
Soap	O
's	O
second	O
in	O
command	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Army	O
Rangers	O
,	O
Sergeant	O
Foley	O
(	O
Keith	O
David	O
)	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
his	O
subordinate	O
,	O
Corporal	O
Dunn	O
(	O
Barry	O
Pepper	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
initially	O
Joseph	O
Allen	O
's	O
squad	O
leader	O
,	O
and	O
becomes	O
James	B-Application
Ramirez	I-Application
's	O
squad	O
leader	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lieutenant	O
General	O
Shepherd	O
(	O
Lance	O
Henriksen	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
commander	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Army	O
Rangers	O
and	O
Task	B-Application
Force	I-Application
141	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
supporting	O
characters	O
returning	O
from	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
4	O
include	O
Captain	O
John	O
Price	O
(	O
Billy	O
Murray	O
)	O
,	O
MacTavish	O
's	O
former	O
commanding	O
officer	O
in	O
the	O
British	O
Special	O
Air	O
Service	O
who	O
was	O
imprisoned	O
in	O
Russia	O
,	O
and	O
Russian	O
informant	O
turned	O
mercenary	O
pilot	O
"	O
Nikolai	O
"	O
(	O
Sven	O
Holmberg	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
events	O
of	B-Application
the	I-Application
previous	I-Application
game	I-Application
preventing	O
a	O
nuclear	O
war	O
,	O
the	O
Ultranationalists	O
ultimately	O
seize	O
control	O
of	O
Russia	O
and	O
Imran	O
Zakhaev	O
becomes	O
a	O
martyr	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diplomatic	O
relations	O
with	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
plummet	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
while	O
Vladimir	B-Application
Makarov	I-Application
,	O
an	O
Ultranationalist	O
extremist	O
and	O
Zakhaev	O
's	O
protege	O
,	O
commits	O
to	O
a	O
five-year	O
campaign	O
of	O
vengeance	O
against	O
the	O
West	O
with	O
acts	O
of	O
terrorism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
learning	O
of	O
the	O
airport	O
massacre	O
,	O
Soap	O
,	O
Roach	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
other	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
multinational	O
special	B-Application
forces	I-Application
outfit	O
"	O
Task	B-Application
Force	I-Application
141	I-Application
"	O
are	O
sent	O
to	O
Rio	O
de	O
Janeiro	O
and	O
succeed	O
in	O
capturing	O
Alejandro	O
Rojas	O
,	O
Makarov	O
's	O
arms	O
dealer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Learning	O
that	O
Makarov	O
's	O
nemesis	O
is	O
imprisoned	O
in	O
the	O
Russian	O
Far	O
East	O
,	O
Task	B-Application
Force	I-Application
141	I-Application
partakes	O
in	O
a	O
counterattack	O
there	O
and	O
rescues	O
the	O
prisoner	O
:	O
Captain	O
John	O
Price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Price	O
rejoins	O
Task	B-Application
Force	I-Application
141	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
U.S.	O
forces	O
a	O
much-needed	O
advantage	O
,	O
boards	O
a	O
Russian	O
nuclear	O
submarine	O
on	O
their	O
next	O
mission	O
and	O
launches	O
a	O
ballistic	O
missile	O
which	O
detonates	O
above	O
Washington	O
in	O
the	O
upper	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
counter-attack	O
,	O
the	O
Americans	O
save	O
the	O
White	B-Application
House	I-Application
from	O
a	O
United	O
States	O
Air	O
Force	O
bomb	O
run	O
to	O
deny	B-Application
the	I-Application
city	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Russians	O
,	O
retaining	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Task	B-Application
Force	I-Application
141	I-Application
are	O
sent	O
to	O
two	O
separate	O
locations	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
Makarov	O
;	O
Roach	O
is	O
sent	O
with	O
Simon	O
"	O
Ghost	O
"	O
Riley	O
and	O
other	O
members	O
to	O
a	O
safehouse	O
on	O
the	O
Georgian	O
border	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
betrayed	O
and	O
killed	O
by	O
General	O
Shepherd	O
to	O
tie	O
up	O
loose	O
ends	O
for	O
his	O
involvement	O
in	O
prolonging	O
the	O
Russian-American	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nikolai	O
arrives	O
by	O
helicopter	O
and	O
evacuates	O
Price	O
and	O
Soap	O
,	O
leading	O
them	O
to	O
a	O
safe	O
place	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
3	I-Application
begin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
as	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
by	O
Activision	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
subsequently	O
retracted	O
its	O
announcement	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
any	O
information	O
about	O
an	O
upcoming	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
game	O
was	O
"	O
speculative.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
11	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Activision	O
officially	O
announced	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
set	O
a	O
tentative	O
release	O
date	O
for	O
"	O
Holiday	O
2009.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
both	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
4	O
and	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
at	I-Application
War	I-Application
had	O
been	O
preceded	O
by	O
public	O
multiplayer	O
betas	O
,	O
no	O
such	O
beta	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
because	O
it	O
was	O
determined	O
that	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Community	O
Manager	O
Robert	O
Bowling	O
,	O
no	O
public	O
beta	O
was	O
needed	O
unless	O
the	O
internal	O
beta	O
did	O
not	O
provide	O
adequate	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Treyarch	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
port	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
release	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
Infinity	O
Ward	O
declined	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Bowling	O
,	O
Infinity	O
Ward	O
determined	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
technical	O
limitations	O
made	O
it	O
impossible	O
to	O
deliver	O
the	O
same	O
cinematic	O
experience	O
that	O
the	O
sequel	O
aspired	O
to	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infinity	O
Ward	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
2009	O
that	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
not	O
support	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
user-run	O
dedicated	O
servers	O
or	O
in-game	O
console	O
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
utilizes	O
the	O
in-house	O
IW	B-Application
4.0	I-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
claimed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
generation	O
beyond	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
proprietary	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
unspecified	O
id	B-Application
Tech	I-Application
engine	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
accommodate	O
larger	O
worlds	O
,	O
enhanced	O
graphic	O
detail	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
efficient	O
rendering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	O
demonstrated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
uses	O
a	O
"	O
dynamic	O
AI	B-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
replaced	O
the	O
infinite	O
respawn	O
system	O
and	O
allows	O
enemies	O
to	O
act	O
more	O
independently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fairbrass	O
,	O
who	O
voiced	O
Gaz	O
in	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
4	O
,	O
provided	O
voice	O
work	O
for	O
"	O
Ghost	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Billy	O
Murray	O
reprised	O
his	O
role	O
as	O
Captain	O
Price	O
from	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
theme	O
of	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
provided	O
by	O
Hollywood	O
composer	O
Hans	O
Zimmer	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
score	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Lorne	O
Balfe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
page	O
for	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
incorrectly	O
lists	O
Zimmer	O
as	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
's	O
only	O
composer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
teaser	O
was	O
posted	O
on	O
Infinity	O
Ward	O
's	O
website	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
a	O
short	O
time	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
reveal	O
"	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
full-length	O
trailer	O
,	O
which	O
debuted	O
extended	O
sequences	O
of	O
actual	O
in-game	O
scenes	O
and	O
combat	O
;	O
the	O
trailer	O
was	O
subsequently	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
official	O
website	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
kept	O
updated	O
for	O
the	O
occasion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Infinity	O
Ward	O
's	O
Robert	O
Bowling	O
revealed	O
through	O
Twitter	O
that	O
a	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
controller	B-Device
was	O
in	O
the	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peripherals	O
manufacturer	O
Mad	O
Catz	O
was	O
contracted	O
by	O
Activision	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
controllers	O
and	O
accessories	O
for	O
all	O
platforms	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
stated	O
,	O
in	O
its	O
quarterly	O
earnings	O
report	O
,	O
that	O
pre-orders	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
broken	O
a	O
company	O
record	O
;	O
more	O
copies	O
of	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
been	O
pre-ordered	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
game	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
published	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
Monster	O
Energy	O
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
Activision	O
to	O
bring	O
special	O
redeemable	O
codes	O
on	O
the	O
Monster	O
Energy	O
website	O
,	O
where	O
people	O
may	O
submit	O
codes	O
included	O
in	O
Monster	O
Energy	O
packs	O
to	O
redeem	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Premium	O
Themes	O
and	O
a	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
Map	O
Pack	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
of	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
shortened	O
to	O
just	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
photographs	O
of	O
the	O
official	O
retail	O
boxes	O
were	O
posted	O
by	O
Robert	O
Bowling	O
,	O
Activision	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
standard-edition	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
packaging	O
would	O
feature	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
brand	O
logo	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
reflect	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
association	O
with	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
speculated	O
that	O
the	O
decision	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
findings	O
that	O
brand	O
awareness	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
significantly	O
lower	O
without	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
still	O
prefer	O
to	O
simply	O
call	O
the	O
game	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
they	O
consider	O
it	O
a	O
new	O
IP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
menus	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
as	O
simply	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
four	O
different	O
retail	O
versions	O
across	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
platforms	O
:	O
Standard	O
,	O
Hardened	O
,	O
Veteran	O
,	O
and	O
Prestige	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
version	O
consists	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
an	O
instructional	O
manual	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
version	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hardened	O
Edition	O
consists	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
manual	O
(	O
which	O
are	O
packaged	O
in	O
a	O
steel	O
book	O
case	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
art	O
book	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
token	O
that	O
allows	O
one	O
to	O
download	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
,	O
a	O
hi-definition	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
game	O
,	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
or	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
(	O
Classic	O
was	O
released	O
individually	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2009	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Prestige	O
Edition	O
contains	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
Hardened	O
Edition	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
fully	O
functioning	O
night	O
vision	O
goggles	O
,	O
imprinted	O
with	O
the	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
logo	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
stand	O
modeled	O
after	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
"	O
Soap	O
"	O
MacTavish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goggles	O
are	O
powered	O
by	O
five	O
AA	B-Library
batteries	I-Library
and	O
can	O
see	O
up	O
to	O
50	O
feet	O
in	O
absolute	O
darkness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Activision	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
jointly	O
announced	O
a	O
special	O
,	O
limited	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
with	O
a	O
250GB	O
hard	O
disk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unit	O
is	O
highlighted	O
by	O
special	O
game	O
product	O
branding	O
and	O
includes	O
two	O
black	O
wireless	O
controllers	O
,	O
a	O
black	O
wired	O
headset	O
,	O
an	O
ethernet	O
cable	O
,	O
a	O
standard	O
definition	O
composite	B-Protocol
A/V	I-Protocol
cable	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
the	O
standard	O
edition	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
to	O
come	O
with	O
a	O
250GB	O
hard	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
UK	O
and	O
rep	O
of	O
Ireland	O
retailer	O
GAME	O
announced	O
a	O
Veteran	O
Edition	O
of	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
be	O
exclusive	O
to	O
rep	O
of	O
Ireland	O
and	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
Veteran	O
Statue	O
Bundle	O
of	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
posted	O
on	O
the	O
EB	O
Games	O
website	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
with	O
the	O
title	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mobilized	I-Application
and	O
a	O
different	O
storyline	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
macOS	B-Application
by	O
Aspyr	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
macOS	B-Application
port	O
for	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
made	O
backward	B-Device
compatible	I-Device
with	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
announced	O
that	O
two	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
map	O
packs	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2009	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
stated	O
that	O
these	O
map	O
packs	O
would	O
first	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
before	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robert	O
Bowling	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
community	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
ten	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
map	O
packs	O
would	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
designing	O
other	O
potential	O
map	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
map	O
pack	O
,	O
titled	O
the	O
"	O
Stimulus	O
Package	O
,	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
first	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2010	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
on	O
May	O
4	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pack	O
contains	O
five	O
maps	O
:	O
reincarnations	O
of	O
the	O
Crash	O
and	O
Overgrown	O
maps	O
from	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
4	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
new	O
maps	O
:	O
Bailout	O
,	O
a	O
multi-level	O
apartment	O
complex	O
;	O
Storm	O
,	O
an	O
industrial	O
park	O
littered	O
with	O
heavy	O
machinery	O
;	O
and	O
Salvage	O
,	O
an	O
abandoned	O
car	O
junkyard	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
snow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
downloaded	O
2.5million	O
times	O
,	O
breaking	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
DLC	B-Protocol
records	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
released	O
the	O
second	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
map	O
pack	O
,	O
titled	O
the	O
"	O
Resurgence	O
Package	O
"	O
,	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
on	O
June	O
3	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
on	O
July	O
6	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
on	O
July	O
7	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
package	O
includes	O
five	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
:	O
reincarnations	O
of	O
the	O
Strike	O
and	O
Vacant	O
maps	O
from	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
4	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
new	O
maps	O
:	O
Carnival	O
,	O
a	O
desolated	O
amusement	O
park	O
;	O
Trailer	O
Park	O
,	O
a	O
mobile	O
home	O
park	O
;	O
and	O
Fuel	O
,	O
an	O
oil	O
refinery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
of	O
the	O
map	O
packs	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
on	O
macOS	B-Application
on	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
macOS	B-Application
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
by	O
Robert	O
Bowling	O
on	O
August	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Ghost	O
is	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
backstory	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
Ghost	O
,	O
who	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
Task	B-Application
Force	I-Application
141	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fan-made	O
prequel	O
to	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
entitled	O
Find	O
Makarov	O
:	O
Operation	O
Kingfish	O
,	O
premiered	O
at	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	O
XP	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prequel	O
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
how	O
Task	B-Application
Force	I-Application
141	I-Application
first	O
tried	O
to	O
capture	O
Vladimir	B-Application
Makarov	I-Application
,	O
who	O
was	O
known	O
then	O
as	O
Kingfish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
has	O
n't	O
received	O
an	O
overhaul	O
,	O
but	O
considering	O
most	O
shooters	O
are	O
still	O
playing	O
catch-up	O
with	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
4	O
,	O
the	O
tweaks	O
and	O
twists	O
make	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
multiplayer	O
shooting	O
experience	O
in	O
the	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Mark	O
Bozon	O
remarks	O
that	O
the	O
single-player	O
of	O
"	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
surprisingly	O
short	O
,	O
and	O
does	O
n't	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
set	O
by	O
previous	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
named	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
the	O
number	O
one	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
10	O
video	O
games	O
sold	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
beating	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Uncharted	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
,	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
39/40	O
,	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
Western	O
games	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
score	O
as	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
preliminary	O
sales	O
figures	O
from	O
Activision	O
,	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
sold	O
approximately	O
4.7million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
the	O
UK	O
combined	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
24	O
hours	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
total	O
revenue	O
from	O
first	O
day	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
and	O
the	O
UK	O
was	O
$310million	O
,	O
making	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
the	O
biggest	O
entertainment	O
launch	O
in	O
history	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
surpassing	O
in	O
revenue	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
items	O
from	O
other	O
media	O
types	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
also	O
claims	O
that	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
8	O
million	O
players	O
online	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
five	O
days	O
,	O
constituting	O
the	O
largest	O
'	O
army	O
 '	O
of	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
month	O
later	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
3	I-Application
producer	O
Mark	O
Rubin	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
number	O
(	O
not	O
confirmed	O
as	O
players	O
or	O
sales	O
)	O
was	O
between	O
28	O
and	O
29	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
sold	O
approximately	O
4.2million	O
units	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
1.87million	O
units	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
during	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
November	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
sold	O
64,000	O
copies	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
42,000	O
copies	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
later	O
sold	O
117,000	O
copies	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
61,000	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
it	O
became	O
backward	B-Device
compatible	I-Device
with	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
reported	O
that	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
eighth-best	O
selling	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
during	O
August	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
sold	O
more	O
copies	O
in	O
that	O
month	O
than	O
the	O
then-most	O
recent	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
WWII	I-Application
,	O
which	O
came	O
out	O
in	O
November	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
previous	O
month	O
,	O
before	O
becoming	O
backward	B-Device
compatible	I-Device
,	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
at	O
only	O
number	O
321	O
on	O
the	O
best	O
sellers	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
awards	O
from	O
various	O
gaming	O
sites	O
and	O
publications	O
,	O
it	O
gained	O
high	O
praise	O
from	O
some	O
video	O
game	O
magazines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2009	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
the	O
Best	O
Shooter	O
and	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
both	O
gave	O
it	O
the	O
Best	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Game	O
award	O
,	O
and	O
from	O
GameTrailers	O
received	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
award	O
including	O
the	O
Best	O
First-Person	O
Shooter	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
amended	O
Favela	O
map	O
was	O
added	O
back	O
into	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
however	O
was	O
permanently	O
taken	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
successful	B-Error_Name
hack	I-Error_Name
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
some	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
players	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
have	O
had	O
their	O
stats	O
hacked	O
or	O
completely	O
deleted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
Campaign	O
Remastered	O
,	O
a	O
visually-updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
only	O
includes	O
the	O
campaign	O
mode	O
with	O
no	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
Spec	O
Ops	O
components	O
;	O
when	O
purchased	O
players	O
unlock	O
various	O
cosmetic	O
items	O
in	O
2019	O
's	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
and	O
2020	O
's	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warzone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
remaster	O
holds	O
a	O
weighted	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
71	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
37	O
critics	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
