<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2022	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
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2019	O
reboot	O
,	O
and	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
nineteenth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
overall	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Powered	O
by	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
IW	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
II	I-Application
continues	O
to	O
support	O
cross-platform	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
and	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
battle	O
royale	O
mode	O
,	O
Warzone	B-Application
2.0	I-Application
,	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Warzone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
and	O
broke	O
several	O
records	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
becoming	O
the	O
fastest	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
game	O
to	O
generate	O
in	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
II	I-Application
introduces	O
several	O
design	O
improvements	O
and	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
gameplay	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
advanced	O
AI	O
systems	O
in	O
the	O
campaign	O
and	O
co-op	O
modes	O
,	O
water	O
physics	O
,	O
swimming	O
mechanics	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
overhauled	O
vehicle	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
II	I-Application
multiplayer	O
features	O
several	O
new	O
game	O
modes	O
:	O
Knockout	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
two	O
teams	O
attempt	O
to	O
capture	O
a	O
package	O
with	O
limited	O
lives	O
;	O
and	O
Prisoner	O
Rescue	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
an	O
attacking	O
team	O
attempts	O
to	O
extract	O
a	O
hostage	O
while	O
a	O
defending	O
team	O
prevents	O
them	O
by	O
fortifying	O
defenses	O
around	O
the	O
hostage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
II	I-Application
features	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
battle	O
royale	O
game	O
mode	O
called	O
Warzone	B-Application
2.0	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
introduced	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
seasonal	O
content	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
November	O
16	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
traditional	O
battle	O
royale	O
mode	O
,	O
Warzone	B-Application
2.0	I-Application
also	O
introduces	O
DMZ	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
extraction	O
game	O
mode	O
in	O
which	O
teams	O
of	O
trios	O
battle	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
AI	O
combatants	O
,	O
while	O
attempting	O
to	O
complete	O
missions	O
and	O
extract	O
loot	O
from	O
the	O
playable	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
2019	O
reboot	O
entry	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
campaign	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
late	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
antagonist	O
of	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
Major	O
Hassan	O
Zyani	O
(	O
Ibrahim	O
Renno	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
Iranian	O
Quds	O
Force	O
officer	O
who	O
is	O
allied	O
with	O
the	O
Urzik	O
terrorist	O
organization	O
Al-Qatala	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
Las	O
Almas	O
Cartel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
both	O
real	O
and	O
fictional	O
locations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
fictional	O
Mexican	O
city	O
of	O
Las	O
Almas	O
,	O
Amsterdam	O
,	O
Mexico	O
–	O
United	O
States	O
border	O
,	O
Gulf	O
of	O
Mexico	O
,	O
Chicago	O
,	O
Urzikstan	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
United	O
Republic	O
of	O
Adal	O
(	O
URA	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
capital	O
of	O
which	O
,	O
Al	O
Mazrah	O
,	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
locale	O
within	O
the	O
campaign	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
map	O
for	O
the	O
free-to-play	O
Warzone	B-Application
2.0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
aftermath	O
,	O
Shepherd	O
has	O
gone	O
into	O
hiding	O
,	O
while	O
Laswell	O
informs	O
141	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Russian	O
Ultranationalists	O
responsible	O
for	O
Shepherd	O
's	O
botched	O
operation	O
,	O
whom	O
Price	O
identifies	O
as	O
Vladimir	B-Application
Makarov	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Infinity	O
Ward	O
alongside	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
royale	O
title	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warzone	I-Application
,	O
later	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
titled	O
Warzone	B-Application
2.0	I-Application
,	O
with	O
both	O
games	O
using	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
IW	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
under	O
a	O
single	O
cross-game	O
launcher	O
known	O
as	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
HQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
mainline	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
title	O
to	O
deviate	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
annual	O
release	O
cycle	O
,	O
with	O
Activision	O
delaying	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
next	O
mainline	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
project	O
—	O
led	O
by	O
developer	O
Treyarch	O
—	O
to	O
2024	O
,	O
following	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	O
Vanguards	O
failure	O
to	O
meet	O
sales	O
expectations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
help	O
fill	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
releases	O
,	O
Activision	O
planned	O
to	O
ship	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
late	O
2023	O
,	O
assigning	O
developer	O
Sledgehammer	O
Games	O
to	O
lead	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
new	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
that	O
would	O
continue	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
new	O
content	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
some	O
point	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Activision	O
chose	O
to	O
shift	O
its	O
direction	O
,	O
turning	O
the	O
expansion	O
into	O
a	O
fully-fledged	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sarah	O
Schachner	O
,	O
the	O
composer	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
score	O
featured	O
in	O
Infinity	O
Ward	O
's	O
previous	O
two	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Infinite	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
and	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
,	O
returned	O
to	O
compose	O
the	O
score	O
for	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
statement	O
released	O
by	O
her	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
she	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
contents	O
of	O
the	O
official	O
soundtrack	O
release	O
for	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
II	I-Application
are	O
"	O
not	O
my	O
artistic	O
intent	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
mixing	O
and	O
mastering	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
on	O
November	O
25	O
,	O
2022	O
;	O
featuring	O
23	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
score	O
and	O
two	O
songs	O
from	O
artists	O
Edison	O
Flood	O
,	O
Destani	O
Wolf	O
,	O
and	O
Banda	O
MS	O
de	O
Sergio	O
Lizárraga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2022	O
,	O
Activision	O
confirmed	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
alongside	O
a	O
new	O
iteration	O
of	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warzone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
,	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
April	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
a	O
live-action	O
trailer	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
Steam	B-Application
responded	O
to	O
a	O
tweet	O
from	O
the	O
official	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
,	O
strongly	O
suggesting	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
Battle.net	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
showcasing	O
gameplay	O
from	O
the	O
campaign	O
mode	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
confirming	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
Battle.net,	O
and	O
the	O
eighth	B-Application
and	O
ninth	B-Device
generation	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
II	I-Application
marks	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
since	O
2017	O
's	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
WWII	I-Application
that	O
a	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
title	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2022	O
,	O
Activision	O
held	O
the	O
"	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
Next	O
"	O
showcase	O
where	O
they	O
revealed	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
trailer	O
,	O
details	O
on	O
the	O
Spec	O
Ops	O
mode	O
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warzone	I-Application
2.0	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
DMZ	O
extraction	O
game	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
beta	O
for	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
II	I-Application
started	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
players	O
on	O
September	O
16	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
players	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vault	O
Edition	O
grants	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
Red	O
Team	O
141	O
"	O
operator	O
pack	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
FJX	O
Cinder	O
Weapon	O
Vault	O
"	O
pack	O
,	O
plus	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Battle	O
Pass	O
of	O
a	O
Season	O
for	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
dependent	O
on	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
purchase	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
double	O
XP	O
tokens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
Vault	O
Edition	O
also	O
includes	O
the	O
"	O
Ghost	O
Legacy	O
Pack	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
grants	O
12	O
Ghost	O
operator	O
skins	O
and	O
10	O
weapon	O
blueprints	O
for	O
the	O
M4A1	O
assault	O
rifle	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
and	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warzone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
cross-gen	O
titles	O
,	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
II	I-Application
offers	O
no	O
standard	O
editions	O
for	O
the	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
but	O
only	O
a	O
cross-gen	O
edition	O
for	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Vault	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
titles	O
,	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
II	I-Application
employs	O
both	O
the	O
battle	O
pass	O
system	O
and	O
an	O
in-game	B-Application
store	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
purchase	O
cosmetic	O
bundles	O
using	O
the	O
"	O
COD	O
Points	O
"	O
microtransaction	O
currency	O
,	O
while	O
free	O
content	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
new	O
maps	O
and	O
weapons	O
,	O
are	O
provided	O
on	O
a	O
regular	O
basis	O
with	O
"	O
Season	O
"	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2022	O
,	O
Activision	O
and	O
Infinity	O
Ward	O
announced	O
a	O
football-themed	O
limited	O
time	O
event	O
for	O
the	O
Season	O
01	O
content	O
update	O
,	O
"	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
FC	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
several	O
world-renowned	O
football	O
athletes	O
:	O
Paul	O
Pogba	O
,	O
Neymar	O
,	O
and	O
Lionel	O
Messi	O
,	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
both	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
and	O
Warzone	B-Application
2.0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2023	O
,	O
Activision	O
and	O
Infinity	O
Ward	O
revealed	O
a	O
collaboration	O
with	O
the	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
franchise	O
for	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
II	I-Application
's	O
second	O
mid-season	O
update	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
character	O
Shredder	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
playable	O
operator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic.GameSpot	O
called	O
the	O
campaign	O
"	O
a	O
greatest	O
hits	O
list	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
player	O
freedom	O
in	O
missions	O
and	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
locales	O
,	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
's	O
gun	O
customization	O
as	O
overly	O
complex	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
mode	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
"[felt]	O
lacking	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
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Warfare	I-Application
II	I-Application
became	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
earned	O
in	O
revenue	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
three	O
days	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
within	O
10	O
days	O
,	O
surpassing	O
the	O
series	O
previous	O
record-holders	O
,	O
2011	O
's	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
2012	O
's	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
II	I-Application
became	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Call	O
of	O
Duty	O
:	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
II''	O
sold	O
24,371	O
physical	O
copies	O
within	O
its	O
release	O
week	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
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sold	O
17,710	O
physical	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
throughout	O
the	O
same	O
week	O
,	O
placing	O
it	O
at	O
number	O
six	O
on	O
the	O
all-format	O
video	O
games	O
sales	O
chart	O
.	O
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