Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)

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The most-anticipated game of the year and the sequel to the best-selling first-person action game of all time, Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse.

Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare 2 features for the first time in video games, the musical soundtrack of legendary Academy Award®, Golden Globe® Award, Grammy® Award and Tony winning composer Hans Zimmer. The title picks up immediately following the historic events of Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare®, the blockbuster title that earned worldwide critical acclaim, including:

• "Most Played Online Video Game" in history, 2009 Guinness World Records

• More than 50 Game of the Year awards, including the Console Game of the Year and Overall Game of the Year, 2007, from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences® SPECIAL OPS CO-OPERATIVE An entirely new gameplay mode which supports 2-player co-operative play online that is unique from the single player story campaign.

• Special Ops pits players into a gauntlet of time-trial and objective-based missions.

• Rank-up as players unlock new Special Ops missions, each more difficult.

• Missions include highlights from the single player campaign, fan favorites from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and all new, exclusive missions. MULTIPLAYER REINVENTED Setting a new bar for online multiplayer, Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer delivers new capabilities, customization, gamestates and modes, including: Create-a-Class Evolved • Secondary Weapons - Machine Pistols, Shotguns, Handguns, Launchers • Riot Shields • Equipment - Throwing Knives, Blast Shield, Tactical Insertion • Perk Upgrades • Bling (Dual Attachments)

• Customizable Killstreaks - AC130, Sentry Gun, Predator Missile, Counter-UAV, Care Package • Accolades (Post match reports)

System requirements

Windows

OS *
Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista (Windows 95/98/ME/2000 are unsupported)
Processor
Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor or better supported
Memory
1 GB RAM
Graphics
256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT or better or ATI Radeon 1600XT or better
DirectX®
Microsoft DirectX(R) 9.0c
Hard Drive
12GB of free hard drive space
Sound
100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
Internet
Broadband connection and service required for Multiplayer Connectivity. Internet Connection required for activation.
Co-op/Multiplayer Hosting
To host Co-op or MP matches, a 2Ghz dual-core or better processor is recommended.

macOS

Operating System
10.12 (Sierra)
CPU Processor
Intel i3 (Dual-Core)
CPU Speed
2.2GHz
Memory
4 GB RAM
Hard Disk Space
13 GB
Video Card (ATI)
Radeon HD 4850
Video Card (NVidia)
Geforce 640M
Video Card (Intel)
Iris
Video Memory (VRam)
512 MB
Peripherals
Macintosh mouse and keyboard
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Currently, MW2 for Mac may not be accessible to users in Russia, Poland, and Japan
NOTICE
The following video chipsets are unsupported for Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2: • ATI RADEON HD 2000 Series • ATI RADEON HD 6490M, 6630M, 3870 • NVIDIA 9000 Series • NVIDIA 320M, 330M • Intel HD 3000, 4000, 5000
NOTICE
This game is not supported on volumes formatted as Mac OS Extended (Case Sensitive)

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Age rating18
Developer
Infinity Ward
Publisher
Activision
Release
  • ReleaseNov 11, 2009

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© 2017 Activision Publishing, Inc. Activision and Modern Warfare are registered trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. The ratings icon is a registered trademark of the Entertainment Software Association. All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners.

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