Reporter | Peng Xin
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For players who stayed at home during the pandemic, there is one more game that must be tried.
On April Fool's Day, Activision unveiled Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remake (hereinafter referred to as "Modern Warfare 2"), which is now officially available on the PS4 store.
This remake of Modern Warfare 2 was released in a somewhat strange way, retaining only the original classic story mode, and the multiplayer and co-op modes were eliminated, so the price was lower. Before the game was launched, Activision's marketing strategy for the game was also very low-key, after only a few rumors proved the existence of the game, and it was officially announced to be released directly, which made people feel a little sorry for the "Call of Duty" brand.
Modern Warfare 2, Infinity Ward's second installment in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series, was a sensation when it was released in 2009, selling more than 20 million copies to date, and to some extent establishing the game's status as a mainstream entertainment method.
Therefore, Activision is determined to restart the "Modern Warfare" series in the new "Call of Duty" released last year, and it should be said that "Modern Warfare 2" occupies a greater factor.
But being able to relive the classic plot of "Modern Warfare 2" is also very gratifying for fans. Infinity Ward, as the founding studio of the Call of Duty series, has always been able to bring something different to the series, and Call of Duty 4 has proven this.
Modern Warfare 2 has played a role in inheriting the past, creating a large number of classic game characters, as well as a level with great impact, attracting countless players and causing controversy. In the end, the "Modern Warfare" trilogy depicts the vivid modern international situation, conveying the ideology of proxy war and great power hegemony through plot metaphors.
This "impactful level" is the game's "No Russian" level. The player's role as an undercover agent was involved in a terrorist attack on a Moscow airport, following the design of terrorists to massacre civilians at Moscow airport, causing an uproar at the time.
Of course, the game also allows players to skip this scene to avoid discomfort, but Modern Warfare 2 is still heavily censored by many countries, and the Russian version even removes this level directly.
The moral controversy caused by the virtual "No Russian" level still exists today, which not only made Infinity Ward and publisher Activision strongly criticized by the outside world, but also made European and American societies begin to discuss whether video games have a bad impact on players, so there are still censorship of game content in various countries.
Interestingly, more than 10 years later, the remake of Modern Warfare 2 still retains "No Russian," which makes it difficult to dissipate the controversy that gathered more than 10 years ago. According to GameSpot, Sony has turned down the launch of Modern Warfare 2 in the Russian region.
In response, Activision replied that the Call of Duty 6: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign replica is a replica of the fictional, single-player campaign experience that originally launched the game in 2009: "Sony Interactive Entertainment has decided not to sell the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 replica on the Russian PS mall. We look forward to bringing this game to Xbox One and PC in Russia in digital form." ”
For Activision, the Call of Duty brand and the Modern Warfare series are still its biggest cash cows at present, and there is still no recessionary momentum. The just-launched free battle royale game Call of Duty: Warzone has reached 30 million players so far; the Call of Duty mobile game has earned $600 million in three days of listing, and more than 150 million installs in the fourth quarter of 2019. With the support of player spending inertia, the latest Call of Duty sales have increased by ten figures compared to the previous generation.
But it is still very important for the player to maintain a correct view of right and wrong. Pulling the trigger in the game is easy, but it's not fun to bring it to reality.