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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
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.

Plot
Condensed summary of original

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

Release
Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered was released on March 31, 2020 on the PlayStation 4. 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
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2: Campaign Remastered received "mixed or average reviews", for the PlayStation 4 version, according to review aggregator Metacritic.

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
 * Overshadowed by 2019's Modern Warfare

Jeuxvideo.com (No author)

Push Square (Liam Croft)