Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision for the Xbox 360and PlayStation 3 video game consoles and the Microsoft Windows operating system. Officially announced on February 11, 2009,[8] the game was released worldwide on November 10, 2009.[9] It is the sixth installment of the Call of Duty series [10] and the direct sequel to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, continuing the same storyline, with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 set to end the storyline.[8][11] It was released in conjunction with two other Call of Duty games: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized for the Nintendo DS,[12] and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex, a port of Call of Duty 4 adapted by Treyarch for the Wii console.[13] In addition, a comic book series based on one of the game's characters was also produced, entitled Modern Warfare 2: Ghost.[14]
Modern Warfare 2 has received very positive reviews from various gaming websites, attaining a 94% aggregate score on Metacritic, with praise stemming primarily from its in-depth multiplayer component. Upon its release, the game sold approximately 4.7 million copies worldwide in 24 hours.[15] On June 15, 2010, Activision confirmed that the game had sold over 20 million copies worldwide[16][17] and it is the second best-selling game of all time in both the UK and the US.
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