Fans of the recently releasedCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2have been given even more content to enjoy recently with the launch of the title’s Season 1 Reloaded event. With new maps, operators, weapons, and game modes, Season 1 Reloaded is additionally bolstered by the launch of the title’s first Raid mission.
Raids inCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2have long been anticipated by the game’s community, offering a more narratively driven co-operative experience that blurs the line between campaign and multiplayer. With fans now becoming familiar with exactly how Raids will work, future missions of this type would benefit from taking inspiration from the storylines and arcs of the fan-favoriteCall of DutyZombies modes that have released over the years.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s Raids
Raids are set to play a huge and consistent role in the post-launch content and narrative ofModern Warfare 2, and the feature speaks further to the increased role of AI combatants inModern Warfare 2across its many modes. These Raids are co-operative PvE experiences that carry forward thestorylines ofModern Warfare 2’scampaign, utilizing the same fan-favorite characters such as Captain Price and Gaz. As a co-operative mission type, Raids fall under the category ofModern Warfare 2’sSpecial Ops missions, and will be continuously added to over the course of the game’s life cycle.
Season 1 Reloaded ofMW2launched on December 14, and brought the first Raid with it:the Atomgrad Raid mission. Players have to complete one of a selection of relatively easy online challenges to gain a week’s worth of access to the Raid, which they can then participate in as many times as they want to fully reap the rewards. For example, completion of the Raid unlocks Gaz as an operator forModern Warfare 2andWarzone 2, as well as providing players the opportunity to unlock brand-new cosmetics. From a narrative perspective, however, the Zombies modes of priorCoDtitles hold great utility for potential inspiration for future Raids.
The Storylines of Call of Duty Zombies
The Zombies modes in many pastCall of Dutytitleshave grown to become some of the most well-received aspects of the franchise’s offered content. Crucially, the Raids ofModern Warfare 2share the same narrative-driven, PvE experience with familiar characters that Zombies has historically boasted, meaning the two avenues of gameplay are more similar than they might seem at a glance.
The addictive replayability of Zombies has always been aided by the compelling characters that players can embody, with the likes ofEdward Richtofenand Tank Dempsey being beloved characters from their sustained Zombies appearances. While players could gauge some narrative elements from normal Zombies gameplay, the more intricate narratives of the stories are usually told through interactive multi-step Easter eggs, which often require intense research, teamwork, and skill.
This aspect ofCall of DutyZombies should carry over toMW2’sRaids, as Easter eggs are arguably a dying art in co-operativeCall of Dutymodes. Should the same kind of intricate and detailed Easter eggs be introduced to Raids, a layered and intricate narrative could be told to players while offering comprehensive in-game rewards for those who complete the challenge. Of course, this kind of challenge also has huge value in increasing community discourse and involvement, and would give Raids much more anticipation from within the player base. Raids still offer engaging and fun gameplay in their current state, but narrativestorytelling in the same vein asCoDZombieswould make them all the more exciting.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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