AI press positions aggressively, flanks are difficult to prise open, and recoil management is as big of a threat as armored enemies. Incredible assaults on wonderfully-staged military compounds, prison complexes, and oil rigs, and a tight mixture of scenarios that work to emphasize that a shift in strategy is required to survive.
Instead, you'll find true iterations of 'All Ghillied Up' and 'Death from Above'. And, thankfully, Modern Warfare 2 never veers towards its predecessor's worst impulses from there, steering clear of QTE-torture, and is all the better because of it. The campaign opens on a high, with a new rendition of 'Safe House' – pushing you through claustrophobic corridors lit by the grainy hue of night vision goggles. While Modern Warfare 2 isn't able to produce a scenario that is altogether new, it does make some old favorites feel fresh again.
In the past 20 years, Call of Duty campaigns have had us do it all – we've sniped at enemies between asteroids in space and crawled through dirt in the aftermath of a nuclear explosion. "Modern Warfare 2 is quick to punish those who instinctively lean on the left-stick" Cutscenes are rendered at near photorealism, with character models finding firm ground in the uncanny valley the use of light and shadow is awesome, as is the contrast drawn through night and interior levels and both the topography and terrain of mission environments feel true to life, with Infinity Ward doing all that it can to mask that its playspaces are little more than wide corridors with incredible draw-distances. Modern Warfare 2 is one of the best-looking new-gen experiences available, expertly demonstrating the capabilities of the Xbox Series X and PS5. It's worth pausing here to talk about the visual fidelity, as it is genuinely astounding. Black Ops Cold War was a misfire and Vanguard a stopgap against irrelevancy in an increasingly competitive market, and yet here we see a shooter that is firing on all cylinders. If anything, the Modern Warfare 2 campaign demonstrates that the series is heading in a good direction after an uneasy couple of years. It's a lot of weight for Infinity Ward to bear, though the studio shows no signs of buckling beneath the pressure. In many respects, Modern Warfare 2 has been entrusted with showcasing the future of the franchise.
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