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Modern Warfare 2
Trailer 1:
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=-iCM66bXiHs
Trailer 2:
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=NQLz-cbYUzs
Trailer 1 Analysis
First thing is the sweetness and comfort from the IW logo and some cool visualization work going on with a night goggles look. Then it starts�
0:13 - Car horns honking, unsure if this starts outside or we can just hear outside.
0:19 - You can clearly hear the word ââ?¬Å?Subwayââ?¬Â
While I keep reading everywhere that this is an airport, Jared commented below that it is a subway station in Japan with this video provided.
0:22 - ââ?¬Å?Attention customers, Do not leave bags unattendedââ?¬Â
Now Yoshi has commented below on something I had to re-listen to extremely closely, but I do hear itââ?¬Â¦ the woman definitely says something about ââ?¬Å?Flight number 25..ââ?¬Â right before the elevator doors are closing.
0:29 - Elevator ââ?¬Ë?dingââ?¬â?¢
0:34 - Elevator door closes, you can see three people inside the elevator with some text above the the person on the right.
0:36 - ââ?¬Å?Ellelator go up, ellelator go downââ?¬Â
0:38 - Bag is dropped, zipper is open, stuff is happening!
0:46 - L1 floor ââ?¬Ë?dingââ?¬â?¢
0:50 - Gun is cocked, seriously, now **** is going to hit the fan!
0:53 - M floor ââ?¬Ë?dingââ?¬â?¢
0:57 - You are behind some Russians that are either with you are unaware that bad ass stuff is about to happen.
1:00 - 1 floor ââ?¬Ë?dingââ?¬â?¢
1:02 - *clears throat*
1:04 - Guy on the left says ââ?¬Å?slimy ballââ?¬Â !? Certainly this is code for ââ?¬Å?fan being hit with **** soonââ?¬Â
Honestly, iââ?¬â?¢m not sure what that guy said, but zhe commented below that he says ââ?¬Å?S nami bogââ?¬Â which is Russian for ââ?¬Å?God is with usââ?¬Â
1:08 - 2 floor ââ?¬Ë?dingââ?¬â?¢ and one of the men saying ââ?¬Å?Rememberââ?¬Â¦ the Russianââ?¬Â OR ââ?¬Å?Remember.. no Russianââ?¬Â
Others believe he is saying ââ?¬Å?Remember, no rushingââ?¬Â
1:12 - Exiting the elevator. Security signs are directly in front. There is people around. Top right hand corner shows something way noteworthy, five icons, the first one being very recognizable as the ââ?¬Å?Stopping Powerââ?¬Â perk.
So it is definitely Stopping Power first. Then some sort of winged foot second. Knives third. And.. is that.. the Portal icon!? I can�t tell what it is. The last box is obviously an arrow, but I do wonder why it is larger than the other boxes.
1:19 - Ka Boom.
Trailer 2 Analysis
-Snow.
-There is a snowmobile that is shown with a first person view. Does this mean vehicles?
-The man in the snowmobile is holding a Glock [Glock 17 with an OD Green Frame]
-A man is supposedly holding an AUG (Red Dot Sight?)
-SDV (SEAL Delivery Vehicle) Shown in the underwater part
-There\'s a suppressed M4A1 on the back of one of the frogmen
-In the underwater SDV part, there are visible flags on their arms. the flags have stripes, so they\'re clearly Americans and not SAS
-Navy Seals confirmed...
-Underwater pillar looking things are hard to tell what they are exactly. could be the support pillars on an oil rig from the first teaser
-The water seems to have been updated a lot as you can see in the first sequence (waves, maybe using the fft algorithm, which can create realistic water movement and was used in Titanic and CryEngine, but it\'s too short to see if there\'s real-time reflection yet.
-Smoke doesn\'t seem to have changed much, in the second scene you can see that it\'s pretty similar to that of MW1. Fire is also similar, but explosions look more convincing.
-MK14
-AK47
-Possible UMP or G636c variant
-The gun that is dropped when the snowmobile crashes looks like an AK-style weapon. Although the stock looks more like an M4-style collapsible stock. possibly a chop-modded AK for Spec Ops
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New Details - May 16th
Many new key details have been emerging about the hottest upcoming shooter Modern Warefare 2 courtesy of the next issue of Game Informer.
Some of these details that were leaked:
* No co-op in story mode, but separate missions reminiscent of CoD4�s Mile High Club include cooperative multiplayer.
* In the wintery bits of the game, snowmobiles will be used to escape attack, but it�s unclear whether players will be driving or shooting from the vehicles. Ice walls can also be climbed by alternating between the two triggers.
* A live-patching system will be implemented for online multiplayer, forgoing the need for a downloadable patch.
* Game will run at 60 frames-per-second, with better detail than CoD4.
* Riot shields, movable turrets and customized weapons for single-player enemies were mentioned.
* Gameplay�s a bit more open-ended than CoD4 but is still linear.
* Stealth can now be used if you like.
* Infinity Ward�s working on fixing enemy respawn issues (CoD4�s enemies would constantly respawn unless a player crossed a certain line).
* The single-player campaign will be longer than it was in CoD4.
Also according to PSM3, a UK based magazine:
* Swimming mode enabled.
* A ââ?¬Ë?Stealthyââ?¬â?¢ Oil pipeline Scuba Mission will be included in campaign mode.
* A level will definitely be based in Rio De Janeiro.
* Siberian Level will feature in campaign mode.
* Vehicles (e.g. Trucks, Tanks etc.) will be introduced into the Modern Era.
* A ââ?¬Ë?Helicopter Basedââ?¬â?¢ Level will be featured.
* An Oil Tanker level will also be featured.
* Ken Lally (Wesker from Resident Evil 5) will be voice acting. Most likely as a Russian villain.
Magazine Scans
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# Soap is now a Captain in Task Force 141.
# A co-op mode exists outside of single player known as Special Forces.
# Confirmed Locations:
* Russia
* Brazil
* Afghanistan
# The game will run at 60 FPS.
# They will use a \"Live Patch\" element to update the game without standardized patching.
# The game boasts a more open style of gameplay.
# A current theme in the game is the imperfect status of intelligence.
# Riot shields are in the game, but unknown to their use in multiplayer.
# The new villain is known as Makarov, an associate of Zakhaev.
# New equipment and weapons exist.
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May 21st Trailer.
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1.) The first one isn\'t something SUPER spectacular okay. So this is obviously an Enemy NPC and he is armed with 2 Stun Grenades which obviously make their return in MW2. The real theory and purpose of this pic lies within the GI article mentions of customized NPCs with Multiplayer style weaponry. In Cod4 Enemy NPC Stun Grenades were not as often as the hail mary of Frag spammage we received from them, in MW2 will they be able to spam us with Stuns as well, since they will be outfitted like human players would be in MP. Special Grenades X3 for the Enemy NPCs?
2.) Okay some of the obvious stuff - Russian SWAT Teams which you can tell by the Russian Letters on the black truck they hop out of, and that the location is an Airport Gate area (Where planes land and receive maintenance). The obvious stuff is out of the way now lets get down to the speculations and theory.
Notice in the first teaser trailer (the green one) it is presume to be Russian Terrorists attacking an Airport with one of them reminding his fellow suited gun toting comrades \"Remember, no Russian.\" Most of us assumed they were posing as Americans, well to me at least this confirms that they were. We know they were in an Russian Airport of some sorts, chances are that this is the same exact Airport which takes place in that trailer. Its obviously in Russia due to the Russian SWAT Team coming along and engaging with our fellow NPCs (later photos). I think this action takes place right after the suited Russians hijack a possible plane with our good NPCs trying to stop them before take off, and in the confusion have to tangle with SWAT who probably came in to stop the suited Russians who eventually escape? Well I can\'t get too far into speculation now can I...
3.) Okay here we have our first of many photo shots of our now popular Mohawk NPC. Some people think he is our playable character but I doubt that, in most of our COD games and COD4 our playable character is always faceless as in - we never see his face. I believe this tradition will carry on in MW2 (this is of course with the exception of Soap who is now an NPC and Price in his Flashback missions but our protagonist is usually a mystery). I believe he is a very valuable character in MW2 who comes off more as a supporting role similar to what Gaz portrayed in the first MW, with Soap playing our new residential badass ala Captain Price.
More confirmation that this is a commercial Airport and undoubtedly civilians will play a huge role in this part of the game (as well as others as GI exclusive article confirms this). Also our Mohawk friend is wearing a vest, will this be somehow included into game play or is it just merely NPC eye candy like the vest in MW? Will it play a part in Multiplayer... a new take on Juggernaut? Only time will tell...
4.) Ahhh... the rooftop shots, judging by these shots we are in a high chase pursuit of someone (similar to COD4\'s Sins of the Father) or hauling ass... I\'ll go with the former. In this image is a masked NPC (Non Playable Character) or is he? Is this masked soldier our playable character cleverly designed by IW to hide his identity from us as we scan these trailers for every detail?
Obviously this is in the shanty towns of Rio de Janeiro but what exactly is our team after here? Brazilian Arms dealer? Mentioned in the GI article is a mountaintop objective with a great implementation of MW2\'s new open ended game play. Here in Brazil as confirm by GI exclusive MW2 article, civilians also play a role during combat as this South American Faction (which might be playable as in MP) is primarily dressed as common villagers as well (later photo). Speaking of Multiplayer, does this spell out a \"Hell Yeah\" for a rooftop MP map? Ummm I sure hope so...
5.) Here is a close up of the fore mentioned masked character in the process of making a death defying jump. Speaking of these type of jumps, it reminds me of the very last timed event jump in the level \"Crew Expendable\". Is it possible we\'ll be making more of these type of timed event jumps on these level in MW2, I mean in \"Crew Expendable\" IW did a tremendous job portraying the need of urgency in contrast to impending doom when escaping that sinking freighter. Will they pull off that same type of fast pace action and timed jumps in the rooftops of Brazil? That would be an awesome concept I want to lean towards to.
I know, I know... a lot of you guys noticed the gun in the masked guy\'s hand and spreaded the news already. For those who are still unwary of what it is - I\'m not even sure now but it looks like a rifle not an SMG like I first thought. I\'ll get back on that soon with an update.
6.) Expanding more about timed event jumps here, this also looks very similar to the last part of \"Crew Expendable\" only thing is I don\'t think that\'s our chopper, it\'s the enemy. Notice as it looks like they\'re jumping for the chopper but the hatch is not opened... I believe its a deceiving angle and our guys are still involved in some roof hopping here trying to catch up with the chopper. Probably while chasing an enemy NPC through the rooftops, the enemy ditches our guys and makes it to a particular rooftop with an awaiting chopper to make a dashing escape?
Nevertheless this Brazil shanty town is looking to be a very interesting location for the game with civilians, civilian dressed enemies, open ended level design and rooftop chases with choppers. Sounds \'effing exciting to me.
7.) This photo here proves to be rather interesting... as far as theory goes for the time being I\'m completely stumped with this one so lets explain the obvious here. Another masked character, is this the same guy jumping the Brazilian rooftops who is our possible playable character? He\'s wielding a dagger or ice pick here in the process of stabbing some unfortunate soul. What looks like a hostage in some sort of red-orange suit looks to be tied to a seat in the back there, but is most interesting is the red lights in the background.
I remember those red lights fairly well - C4? Since it looks to be a hostage situation, maybe the C4 is a certified way of keeping our hostage there, he possibly could even be tied to the C4 incase any would be rescuer would trip it and blow them both sky high? Or some type of other explosive device? Could this mean some environmental traps in single player mode? We know by GI\'s article that a snowy mission takes place where our new protagonist is accompanied by Cpt. Soap to rig up some explosives at an enemy base but does this mean disarming them as well? Maybe a new type of explosives in MP and a new Perk to disarm them? Who knows...
8.) What is possibly to be believed to be some sort of lot on U.S. soil? Or maybe a wreckage site... noticed the burnt out colors the plane parts display which could\'ve been done by a bomb that was planted on this doomed plane... Mile High Club anyone? Further analysis leads me more to the bomb theory as it seems it fell to this piece of land in pieces as opposed to crashing of other causes (which would have made it seem more driven into the earth by impact not land in partly intact pieces). Due to the partly intact nose end of the plane I\'m assuming this bomb was placed somewhere in the middle of the plane to cause maximum damage and casualties, and it did a pretty good job at it.
9.) The reason I mentioned Mile High Club is the fact of that plane having a bomb on it (or several), you can tell when you dive out with the hostage it blows up mid-air. Now was that chapter over or just the beginning? Is it linked to MW2? What would bring us to this location in MW2 among the wreckage, maybe the hostage wasn\'t the only thing important on that plane back in MHC... Maybe in MW2 we are after the black box that plane carried for more Intel on what the enemy�s intentions were? Being it was the SAS who took part in that Op and the muffled foreign language of that hostage, the plane itself was over international airspace. Maybe this lot is not U.S. soil as some of us might think?
10.) Now here is a \"no surprise\" shot of the Christ the Redeemer statue located of the mountains of Rio de Janeiro. Also some sort of satellite tower, do the villagers of this shanty town enjoy the luxuries of premium cable television or is this an objective for our friends of Task Force 141? Well since this doesn�t resemble the wealthiest of towns I believe that satellite tower is definitely under control by the wrong side of the law? Spying on certain people or used as a way for our Brazilian arms dealer to communicate with his international clientele�
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Another trailer analysis (Sorry for links to images, I got this error: Sorry, but you have posted more images than you are allowed to)
http://img36.imagesh.../4718/gttv1.jpg
Theres a new gun here, please identify, also a riot sheild, and the badge looks like "TnT" written on it.
Gun possibly:
MP5K
MP7
http://img35.imagesh.../3430/gttv2.jpg
Here is what looks to be like a anti terror mission. With so many obvious signs of airports through the green line teaser and this trailer. Also what seems to be the M4 Carbine!
Also possibly:
REC7 (formerly M468), or a SCAR-H
http://img34.imagesh...7858/gttv31.jpg
Now, its obviously set in the deserty urban areas (eg. Afghanistan and Brazil)
Also a new gun, needs identifying.
Possibly an M4
http://img33.imagesh.../3753/gttv4.jpg
Im not so sure with this, this one is open minded for all.
http://img43.imagesh.../3020/gttv5.jpg
Seems more 'open fighting' than previous CoD's. Also.. LOT!
http://img32.imagesh.../4818/gttv6.jpg
The picture confirms Brazil, and also a new Melee move?
http://img42.imagesh.../9851/gttv7.jpg
Maybe thinking too far out of the box.
http://img41.imagesh.../1331/gttv9.jpg
Now if IW pull of Snow mobiles then it will be sweet, also.. a new gun to identify again
Gun possibly:
UMP Submachine gun
G36c
Iw are taking a new edge to this game. Snowy Russia, More open fighting, and riot sheilds, lets hope it all goes well!
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Continued in post below.
Edited by Dan, 02 July 2009 - 10:30 AM.