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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Guide

2009 · Infinity Ward

Story Read the concise recap →

Characters All 12 characters →

Captain Soap MacTavish in his winter equipment during Cliffhanger in the original Modern Warfare 2.
Task Force 141 and allies

Captain “Soap” MacTavish

The former SAS recruit now leads Roach and Ghost through covert operations. Soap recovers a stolen satellite module, rescues an old mentor from the gulag and becomes the playable character for the final pursuit of Shepherd.

Captain Price carrying an ACR during Just Like Old Times in the original Modern Warfare 2.
Task Force 141 and allies

Captain Price

Held in a Russian gulag as Prisoner 627, Price rejoins Soap after the rescue. He devises the submarine missile operation and later fights alongside Soap against General Shepherd.

Ghost wearing his skull-pattern balaclava in the original Modern Warfare 2.
Task Force 141 and allies

Simon “Ghost” Riley

Ghost is the skull-masked operator supporting Soap and Roach. He coordinates the gulag assault, accompanies the submarine operation and helps recover intelligence from Makarov’s safehouse during Loose Ends.

Guns & Weapons All 43 weapons →

ACR weapon menu icon from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009).
Assault rifles

ACR

An automatic rifle known for low recoil, making sustained aiming straightforward.

Intervention weapon menu icon from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009).
Sniper rifles

Intervention

A bolt-action sniper rifle, requiring the bolt to cycle between shots.

UMP45 weapon menu icon from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009).
Submachine guns

UMP45

A hard-hitting submachine gun with a slower firing rhythm than several alternatives.

Perks All 16 perks + 4 deathstreaks →

Cold-Blooded — original Modern Warfare 2 (2009) perk icon
Tier 2 Perks

Cold-Blooded

Avoid enemy UAV scans and automated killstreak targeting; remove your thermal and air-support target highlights.

Ninja — original Modern Warfare 2 (2009) perk icon
Tier 3 Perks

Ninja

Keep your position off enemy heartbeat sensors.

Maps All 26 maps →

Terminal map image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009).
Base game

Terminal

An airport departure lounge opens onto a boarding area and passenger aircraft, mixing indoor and outdoor fighting.

Rust map image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009).
Base game

Rust

A tiny desert industrial yard centers on a tall metal tower and close-range routes around its base.

Highrise map image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009).
Base game

Highrise

Opposing office interiors face a rooftop construction area with a central helipad and exposed crossing routes.

Killstreaks All 15 rewards →

UAV — original Modern Warfare 2 (2009) killstreak icon
3 kills

UAV

Sweeps the minimap for enemy positions, helping the whole team track opponents who are not protected by Cold-Blooded.

Attack Helicopter — original Modern Warfare 2 (2009) killstreak icon
7 kills

Attack Helicopter

Sends an AI-controlled attack helicopter to patrol the map and fire at exposed enemies.

Tactical Nuke — original Modern Warfare 2 (2009) killstreak icon
25 kills

Tactical Nuke

Starts a ten-second countdown to a nuclear strike that ends the match. In team modes, the team that calls it wins.

Spec Ops Missions All 23 missions →

The Pit mission loading screen from the original Modern Warfare 2 (2009).
Alpha

The Pit

Clear all 24 enemy targets on the training course while avoiding the five civilian cutouts.

Breach & Clear mission loading screen from the original Modern Warfare 2 (2009).
Charlie

Breach & Clear

Breach the gulag shower room and push through infantry and shield users to the exit.

Armor Piercing mission loading screen from the original Modern Warfare 2 (2009).
Echo

Armor Piercing

Defeat all fifteen Juggernauts on the oil rig with the available rifles, machine guns and explosives.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 game imagery © Activision. Original game pictures and references: Call of Duty Guide.

References

Covered edition: Original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009), including the Stimulus and Resurgence multiplayer map packs. This wiki covers the original PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 game and its Mac port. Campaign Remastered (2020), Modern Warfare II (2022) and the separate DS game Mobilized are outside this wiki.