Modern Warfare 2 FAQ

**Semper** · November 7th, 2009

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Overview
Single Player
Special Ops
Multiplayer Maps
Weapons List
Equipment and Attachments
Perks List
Killstreaks/Deathstreaks
Achievements
Intel Locations

Overview

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Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person shooter and the direct sequel to the award winning game Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

Prestige Edition (For Xbox 360 and PS3 only) contains:

Steel book with metallic finish
Art book
Token to download the original Call of Duty
Night Vision Goggles that are capable of seeing up to 50 feet
Collector's stand to hold your goggles that are individually numbered

Hardened Edition (For Xbox 360 and PS3 only) contains:

Steel book with metallic finish
Art book
Token to download the original Call of Duty

Standard Edition:

Video Detailing the different editions

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeZIId3H2P8"]YouTube- Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Edition Official HQ[/ame]

Also in addition to the three editions listed there is also going to be a Limited Edition Modern Warfare Xbox 360 console.

This Limited Edition Modern Warfare Xbox 360 contains:

Limited edition Xbox 360 Console with exclusive design
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Standard Edition.
250GB HD
2 black wireless controllers
1 black Xbox 360 wired headset
1 Ethernet cable
1 Standard Xbox 360 Composite A/V cable

Unboxing of Modern Warfare 2 Bundle

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojDiuHzIsOM"]YouTube- Xbox 360 Super Elite - Modern Warfare 2[/ame]

Singleplayer

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The single player campaign picks up right where the story of Modern Warfare left off.
It is set up in a similar manor as the first game. There are 3 Acts where you will be fighting all around the globe. There is also a tidbit as a reward at the end, but for god sakes do not push the button!

Intel items are back, and there are 45 of them scattered throughout the games single player.
The mission names and descriptions are below.

Spoiler Warning in effect!

Spoiler Below
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Act I
S.S.D.D.: Demonstrate proper fire control for the local trainees.
Team Player: Search and destroy the enemy forces in Afganistan.
Cliffhanger: Locate and retrieve the ACS module from a crash satellite.
No Russian: Earn MakarovÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚Â¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚Â¢s trust.
Takedown: Find and Capture arms-deal Alejandro Roja, hiding somewhere in the favela.

Act II
Wolverines!: Locate and protect codename Raptor during the beginning of the invasion.
The HornetÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚Â¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚Â¢s Nest: Escape the favela.
Exodus: Assist in the evacuation of civilians and key personnel in the suburbs.
The Only Easy DayÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚Â¬Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â¦ Was Yesterday: Board the oilrig, rescue the hostages, and clear the route to the gulag.
The Gulag: Rescue Prisoner #627.
Of Their Own Accord: Protect the evacuation at the Washington Monument.

Act III
Contingency: Help Captain Price reach the Russian submarine.
Second Sun: Get to Whiskey Hotel.
Whiskey Hotel: Retake Whiskey Hotel.
Loose Ends: Find and kill Makarov at his safe house on the Georgian-Russian border.
The Enemy of My Enemy: Escape from General ShepherdÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚Â¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚Â¢s trap in the boneyard.
Just Like Old Times: Search the Afgan cave network for General Shepherd.
Endgame: Kill General Shepherd

Museum: DO NOT PUSH THE BUTTON!

Special Ops

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Specials Ops is a new addition to Modern Warfare 2. It is an expansion to the single player campaign where you can go in solo or with a friend and complete a wide variety of action packed missions. A similar experience to Mile High Club, short but sweet. There are 5 sections, Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo; each with their own set of missions. You are able to unlock these by earning stars, which you earn for completing missions. The higher the difficulty the more stars you earn in that mission, for a maximum of 3 stars per mission. Each time you being, you get a morsel of weapons to choose from, laid out ala Left 4 Dead, pick wisely. There are 23 missions in total, different types of missions include:

Race: Take a lap on a snowmobile.
Assault: Push through the invading forces to reach the safe zone.
Stealth: You must get to the extraction point, stealth is key.
Wave Defense: Spawns five increasingly harder waves, hold them off.
Elimination: Drops you into a level with a set number of spawning enemies, get as many kills as quickly as you can. Combo kills give you bonus points. You need to reach 30,000 points
Timed: Missions where time plays a role. For example, get the the extraction point, defuse the bomb, etc.
Vehicle Killspree: Every bit as fun as it sounds. Destroy everything, leave nothing.

Alpha
The Pit - Clear all of the enemy targets as fast as possible. Shooting civilians will prevent you from getting 3 stars.
Sniper Fi - Use sniper rigles, claymores and Predator Drones to hold off waves of enemies
O Cristo Rendentor - Hunt down and eliminate the Favela gang. Minimize civilian casulaties.
Evasion - Use silenced sniper rifles and cunning to slip past the enemy patrol.
Suspension - Push through the invading forces on the bridge to reach the safe zone.

Bravo (4 stars to unlock)
Overwatch -Rain death from above using an AC-130 gunship to protect your partner.
Body Count - Rack up a large enough body count. Quick kills ear larger bonuses.
Bomb Squad - Race through the Favela marketplace defusing the explosives before its too late.
Race - Speed you snow mobile down the mountain, dodging tress, rocks and thousand foot drops.
Big Brother - Explosive ammunition, Vulcan Minigun, Blackhawk Helicopter. Clear the way.

Charlie (9 stars to unlock)
Hidden - Evade enemy patrol and Ghillie Snipers near Chernobyl.
Breach & Clear - Smash through enemy defenses in the Gulag and escape.
Time Trial - Launch your snowmobile across the chasm before time runs out. Hit the flag gates to get extra time.
Homeland Security - Sentry guns, Thermal sights, Rocket launchers and Claymores. Defend yourself from five difficult waves of attackers.
Snatch & Grab - Battle Shadow Company and the Juggernauts in the airplane graveyard. Grab the intel and escape to the extraction point.

Delta (20 starts to unlock)
Wardriving - Laze targets for the Stryker armored vehicle. Battle in the burbs house to house, room to room.
Wreckage - Use C4, grenade alunchers, RPGs, sentry guns, semtex and more to destroy every vehicle on the bridge.
Acceptable Losses - Sabotage the remote airbase with your silenced weapons and heartbeat sensor.
Terminal - Pummel your way through the enemy riot shield ambushes.
Estate Takedown - Eliminate Ghillie Snipers, Elite Mercenaries and Juggernauts guarding the estate.

Echo (40 stars to unlock)
Wetwork -
High Explosive -
Armor Piercing -

Multiplayer Maps

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There are 16 maps included in the game. I believe Infinity Ward is also already working on two new maps coming as DLC.

Afghan: Medium Sized open desert. Intense Demolition battles

Derail: Train wreck in a large snowy area. Epic large battles.

Estate: Cabin in the woods. Fight for control of the cabin.

Favela: Alleyways of Brazil. Great for all game modes and all sizes.

Highrise: Rooftop skyscraper. Hectic Domination games.

Invasion: City in the desert. Classic street to street firefights .

Karachi: Ravaged desert town. Tactical street fights abound.

Quarry: Medium-sized quarry. Intense Capture the Flag matches.

Rundown: Village in Brazil. Fight for all angles.

Rust: Tiny desert sandstorm. Fast-paced action on a small map.

Scrapyard: Small airplane graveyard. Great for any number of players.

Skidrow: Urban city fighting. In and out of apartments close range engagements.

Sub Base: Snowy submarine base. Great vertical gameplay.

Terminal: Medium-sized airport. Great for all game modes.

Underpass: Rainy underpass. Good balance of medium to long range fighting.

Wasteland: Chernobyl in the open. Great for snipers and long range firefights.

A Glimpse at the maps - watch your volume

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb9H3cF-Ah0"]YouTube- Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Maps[/ame]

Sorry this is the best I could find. If you find a better one let me know!

Weapons List

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Primary Weapons List

Assault Rifles:
M4A1 - Starting
FAMAS - Starting
SCAR-H - Unlocked at (Lv8)
TAR-21 - Unlocked at (Lv20)
FAL - Unlocked at (Lv28)
M16A4 - Unlocked at (Lv40)
Bushmaster ACR - Unlocked at (Lv48)
F2000 - Unlocked at (Lv60)
AK-47 - Unlocked at (Lv70)

Sub Machine Guns - Fully automatic, close range:
MP5K - Starting
UMP45 - Starting
Vector - Unlocked at (Lv12)
P90 - Unlocked at (Lv24)
Mini-Uzi - Unlocked at (Lv44)

Light Machine Guns - Fully automatic, large magazines:
L86 LSW - Starting
RPD - Starting
MGA - Unlocked at (Lv16)
AUG HBAR - Unlocked at (Lv32)
M240 - Unlocked at (Lv52)

Sniper Rifles:
Intervention - Starting
Barrett .50cal - Starting
WA2000 - Unlocked at (Lv36)
M21 EBR - Unlocked at (Lv56)

Riot Shield - Bullet resistant.

Secondary Weapons List

Machine Pistols:
PP2000 - Starting
G18 - Unlocked at (Lv22)
M93 Reffica - Unlocked at (Lv38)
TMP - Unlocked at (Lv58)

Shotguns:
SPAS-12 - Starting
AA-12 - Unlocked at (Lv18)
Striker - Unlocked at (Lv34)
Ranger - Unlocked at (Lv42)
M1014 - Unlocked at (Lv54)
Model 1887 - Unlocked at (Lv67)

Handguns:
USP .45 - Starting
.44 Magnum - Unlocked at (Lv26)
M9 - Unlocked at (Lv46)
Desert Eagle - Unlocked at (Lv62)

Launchers
AT4-HS - Starting
Thumper x 2 - Unlocked at (Lv14)
Stinger - Unlocked at (Lv30)
Javelin - Unlocked at (Lv50)
RPG-7 x2 - Unlocked at (Lv65)

Equipment and Attachments

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Equipment
Frag - Starting
Semtex - Starting
Throwing Knife - Unlocked at (Lv7)
Tactical Insertion - Unlocked at (L11)v
Blast Shield - Unlocked at (Lv19)
Claymore - Unlocked at (Lv31)
C4 - Unlocked at (Lv43)

Weapon Attachments
Grenade Launcher - Weapon - Marskman I
Red Dot Sight - Weapon - Marskman II
Silencer - Weapon - Marskman II
ACOG Scope - Weapon - Marskman IV
FMJ - Weapon - Marskman V
Shotgun - Weapon Specific - 20 kills using grenade launcher attached to weapon to unlock
Holographic Sight - Weapon Specific - 60 kills using Red Dot attached to weapon to unlock
Heartbeat Sensor - Weapon Specific - 15 kills with silencer attached to weapon to unlock
Thermal - Weapon Specific - 20 kills with ACOG Scope attached to weapon to unlock
Extended Mags - Weapon Specific - 40 bullets penetration kills with FMJ attached to weapon to unock

Weapon Attachments and Equipment Video

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-hcIR0NAJM"]YouTube- Call of Duty MW2 Weapons Attachments and Camo's Revealed[/ame]
Create-a-Class video further down

Perks List

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Anyone who has played Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, or Call of Duty: World at War are already familiar with the perks system that has been implemented in the multiplayer. They're back in Modern Warfare 2. Along with new perks, each perk now has a "Pro" version of itself, that give the perk an additional ability. These are unlocked by getting so many kills while that perk is active/chosen.

Perk Slot 1

Marathon
Ability: Unlimited sprint. Pro Ability: Get over obstacles faster.

Sleight of Hand
Ability: Faster reloading. Pro Ability: Gives a speed boost to how fast you can aim down the sight of your weapon.

Scavenge
Ability: Full resupply from dead enemies. Pro Ability: Extra magazines.

Bling
Ability: 2 primary weapon attachments. Pro Ability: 2 secondary weapon attachments.

One Man Army
Ability: Replaces your secondary weapon. This allows you to change your class at any given time during a match. Pro Ability: Swaps classes even faster.

Perk Slot 2

Stopping Power
Ability: Increased bullet damage. Pro Ability: Increased bullet damage vs. helicopters and aircrafts.

Lightweight
Ability: Move faster. Pro Ability: Allows you to do a quick aim after sprinting.

Hardline
Ability: Killstreaks require 1 less kill. Pro Ability: Death Streaks require 1 less death.

Cold-Blooded
Ability: Undetectable by UAV, air support, Sentry Guns, and thermal. Pro Ability: No red crosshair or name shown when you are targeted.

Danger Close
Ability: Increases explosive weapons damage. Pro Ability: Increases air support damage.

Perk Slot 3

Commando
Ability: Increased melee distance. Pro Ability: You don't take any damage from falling.

Steady Aim
Ability: Increased hip-fire accuracy. Pro Ability: You can hold your breath for a longer period of time.

Scrambler
Ability: Scrambles (jams) the enemy radar in a small radius. Pro Ability: Delays enemy Claymores, thus allowing you to avoid the explosion if you are fast enough.

Ninja
Ability: Invisible to heartbeat sensors. Pro Ability: Allows you to move silently.

SitRep
Ability: Insertions. This will reveal enemy explosives and Tactical Insertions. Pro Ability: Makes enemy footsteps louder.

Last Stand
Ability: Allows you to survive a normal death. You will drop to the ground and pull out your pistol. You can now crawl while in last stand, and you have 10 seconds before you automatically die. Pro Ability: This allows you to use your equipment too, for example, frag grenades and throwing knifes.

Create-a-class Video

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en2Wv_0lDus"]YouTube- Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 - Create-a-class revealed! Guns and Perks!![/ame]

Killstreaks/Deathstreaks

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Killstreak Rewards are special bonuses that can be acquired by killing a certain amount of enemies in a row without dying.You are now able to customize your killstreak, and you can choose a maximum of 3 per class. Deathstreaks are the opposite of Killstreaks, they are meant for players who are constantly getting killed. Once you've died enough times, without any kills, your Deathstreak will become active.

Killstreaks

3 Kills - UAV - Deploys a UAV that shows the enemies on radar as dots. The UAV can be shot down.

4 Kills - Care Package - After you throw the red signal flare, the care package is air dropped, and can be picked up by anyone. Contains a random killstreak or ammo (excludes tactical nuke).

4 Kills - Counter-UAV - Disables enemy radar for a short duration.

5 Kills - Sentry Gun - Air drops a place-able Sentry Gun that automatically fires at enemies.

5 Kills - Predator Missle - Allows you to use the predator missile. You are left vulnerable while controlling it.

6 Kills - Precision Airstrike - Control the direction of the airstrike for more accurate kills.

7 Kills - Harrier Strike - After dropping its bombs the Harrier will hover over the area for a short period of time.

7 Kills - Attack Helicopter - Circling helicopter that will attack enemies for a given period of time.

8 Kills- Emergency Airdrop - Same as Care Package, but times that by 4.

9 Kills - Pave Low - Heavily armored attack helicopter will circle the map for a given period of time.

9 Kills - Stealth Bomber - Stealth bomber is deployed to a selected area, you can control the direction of the airstrike, and this airstrike does not appear on the enemies radar.

11 Kills - Chopper Gunner - Control the 25mm gun of an attack helicopter remotely.

11 Kills - AC-130 - AC-130 Gunship deployed via laptop for 30 seconds. Control the 25mm, 45mm, and 105mm guns remotely.

15 Kills - EMP - Electromagnetic pulse that disables enemy electronics for a short period of time.

25 Kills - Tactical Nuke - Gives you and your team an instant win. Killing everyone on the map.

Some of the killstreaks in effect, and of course the Tactical Nuke

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMpK-IRv80s"]YouTube- modern warfare 2 tactical nuke 25 kill streak[/ame]

Deathstreaks

3 Deaths without a kill - Painkiller - Health boost for a limited time when you respawn.

4 Deaths without a kill - Copy Cat - Steal your killer's class in killcam.

? Deaths without a kill - Matyrdom - Drop a grenade when killed

? Deaths without a kill - Final Stand - Just like the Last Stand perk, but you can use your primary weapon. If you survive long enough, you will be fully revived.

**Semper** · November 7th, 2009

Achievements

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Back in the Saddle (15 G) - Help train the local militia.

Danger Close (15 G) - Get hand picked for Shepherd's elite squad.

Cold Shoulder (15 G) - Infiltrate the snowy mountain side base.

Tag 'em and Bag 'em (15 G) - Find Rojas in the Favelas.

Royale with Cheese (15 G) - Defend Burger Town.

Soap on a Rope (15 G) - Storm the gulag.

Desperate Times (15 G) - Execute the plan to help the Americans.

Whiskey Hotel (15 G) - Take back Whiskey Hotel.

The Pawn (15 G) - Assault Makarov's safe house.

Out of the Frying PanÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚Â¬Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â¦ (15 G) - Complete the mission in the airplane graveyard.

For the Record (35 G) - Complete the Single Player campaign on any difficulty.

The Price of War (90 G) - Complete the single player campaign on Hardened or Veteran difficulty.

First Day of School (25 G) - Complete 'S.S.D.D' and 'Team Player' on Veteran difficulty.

Black Diamond (25 G) - Complete 'Cliffhanger' on Veteran difficulty.

Turistas (25 G) - Complete 'Takedown' and 'The Hornet's Nest' on Veteran difficulty.

Red Dawn (25 G) - Complete 'Wolverines' and 'Exodus' on Veteran difficulty.

Prisoner #627 (25 G) - Complete 'The Only Easy DayÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚Â¬Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â¦ Was Yesterday' and 'The Gulag' on Veteran
difficulty.

Ends Justify the Means (25 G) - Complete 'Contingency' on Veteran difficulty.

Homecoming (25 G) - Complete 'Of Their Own Accord', 'Second Sun', and 'Whiskey Hotel' on Veteran
difficulty.

Queen takes Rook (25 G) ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚Â¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œ Complete 'Loose Ends' and 'The Enemy of My Enemy' on Veteran difficulty.

Off the Grid (25 G) - Complete 'Just Like Old Times' on Veteran difficulty.

Pit Boss (10 G) - Run The Pit in 'S.S.D.D' and finish with a final time under 30 seconds.

Ghost (10 G) - Plant the C4 in 'Cliffhanger' without alerting or injuring anyone in the blizzard.

Colonel Sanderson (10 G) - Kill 7 chickens in under 10 seconds in 'The Hornet's Nest.'

Gold Star (20 G) - Earn 1 star in Special Ops.

Hotel Bravo (20 G) ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚Â¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œ Earn 4 stars in Special Ops.

Charlie on Our Six (20 G) ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚Â¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œ Earn 8 stars in Special Ops.

It Goes to Eleven (20 G) ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚Â¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œ Earn at least 1 star in 11 different Special Op missions.

Operational Asset (20 G) ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚Â¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œ Earn all 3 stars in at least 5 different Special Op missions.

Blackjack (20 G) - Earn 21 stars in Special Ops.

Honor Roll (20 G) - Earn at least 1 star in each Special Op mission.

Operative (30 G) - Earn all 3 stars in at least 10 different Special Op missions.

Specialist (30 G) - Earn 30 stars in Special Ops.

Professional (30 G) - Earn all 3 stars in at least 15 different Special Op missions.

Star 69 (90 G) - Earn 69 stars in Special Ops.

Downed but Not Out (10 G) - Kill 4 enemies in a row while downed in Special Ops.

I'm the JuggernautÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚Â¬Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â¦ (10 G) - Kill a Juggernaut in Special Ops.

Ten Plus Foot-Mobiles (10 G) - Kill at least 10 enemies with one Predator missile in Single pLyaer or
Special Ops.

Unnecessary Roughness (10 G) - Use a riot shield to beat down an enemy in Single Player or Special Ops.

Knock-knock (10 G) - Kill 4 enemies with 4 shots during a slow-mo breach in Single Player or Special Ops.

Some Like it Hot (10 G) - Kill 6 enemies in a row using a thermal weapon in Single Player or Special Ops.

Two Birds with One Stone (10 G) - Kill 2 enemies with a single bullet In Single Player or Special Ops.

The Road Less Traveled (10 G) - Collect 22 enemy intel items.

Leave No Stone Unturned (10 G) - Collect 45 enemy intel items.

Drive By (10 G) - Kill 20 enemies in a row while driving a vehicle in Single Player or Special Ops.

The Harder They Fall (10 G) - Kill 2 rappelling enemies in a row before they land on their feet in Single Player or Special Ops.

Desperado (10 G) - Kill 5 enemies in a row using 5 different weapons or attachments in Single Player or Special Ops.

Look Ma Two Hands (10 G) - Kill 10 enemies in a row using akimbo weapons in Single Player or Special Ops.

No Rest for the Wary (10 G) - Knife an enemy without him every knowing you were there in Single Player or Special Ops.

Three-some (10 G) - Kill at least 3 enemies with a single shot from a grenade launcher in Single Player or Special Ops.

**Semper** · November 8th, 2009

Intel Locations

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Contains some spoiler!

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCy4pRQ61rs"]YouTube- Modern Warfare 2 - Intel Locations Part 1[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYCQiM7Uhyo"]YouTube- Modern Warfare 2 - Intel Locations Part 2[/ame]

Spoiler:

Reserved for possible game and/or achievement guide, intel locations, etc.

**Scorcher111** · November 8th, 2009

Very Nice work, didn't read over most of it (only looked at Spec ops and Weapons) but looks real thorough. Glad to see Modern Warfare has Modern weapons this time around.