Modern Warfare Draws Hundreds
By Tyler Hartung
Seeing as junior Ben
Tearle describes the new Call
of Duty Modern Warfare 2 as
“the single greatest thing to
happen to me,” so it’s easy to
see why the game amassed the
largest video game launch in
entertainment history with its
Nov. 10 release.
The new addition to
Modern Warfare was highly
anticipated all around the country,
and many stores that carried
the game had lines of over one
hundred people outside their
doors waiting for the midnight
release.
Some larger cities even
hired actors to dress up as soldiers
and arrive at the store
with capsules with the game
inside of them.
The release shattered
the previous record with 4.7
million first day sales, making
about $310 million between the
United States and the United
Kingdom.
What about this game
makes gamers all over the
world go crazy over it?
Tearle explained, “The
graphics, weapons, and improved
online play in this one
are so sick. I pre-ordered it so I
could experience it on the first
day.”
Some fanatics, such as
junior Keith Montross, skipped
school on the day COD was
released so they could dedicate
their entire day to it.
This edition of Call of
Duty expands even further
upon the “Modern Warfare”
concept of 2007’s Call of Duty
4: Modern Warfare, while the
previous versions were mostly
based during the time of World
War II.
This means more advanced
weapons and battle
strategies, as well as a story
that involves some of today’s
actual military conflicts.
“The new game lets you
pick from a multitude of kill
streaks, each rewarding you
with a different advantage in
the battlefield,” Tearle commented.
“Personally I like the
AC-130. I wreck days with it.”
Many of these guys
make this game their life. Many
gamers have been known to
dedicate more than one day of
his weekend to COD.
“People probably do
way worse things with their
weekend,” commented Tearle.
Despite strong sales,
there has been some recent
controversy over a level in
the game where the player can
choose to participate in a massacre
of innocent citizens at an
airport.
Parents all over the
country have complained about
the brutality of this level as
well as the overall violence of
the game.
However, the game is
clearly marked with a “Mature”
rating, so extreme violence is to
be expected.
Even with this controversy,
COD is sure to be one
of the holiday’s top-selling gift
items for gamers of all ages.
Tearle summed up his
thoughts on COD with, “I love
COD, and it loves me.”
