Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Special Ops mode: release date and mission details-Radina Koutsafti-Entertainment – Metro

A revamped version of Special Ops will launch alongside the full game (pic: Activision)

More details are surfacing about Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s take on Special Ops mode, which will go live the same day the game launches. 

You’ve officially entered the final countdown to Modern Warfare 2’s launch, with less than a week remaining until the game unlocks across all platforms.

As usual, the game will have a co-op mode, but rather than Zombies it’ll be the Special Ops mode that always used to be part of Infinity Ward’s games.

At first, Special Ops will launch with three missions, though Activision has confirmed that more will be added in the future, including extra difficult endgame raids. These will be large-scale missions that take place in Al Mazrah, the new map location for Warzone 2. 

When playing this mode, you’ll have access to a backpack to store equipment and one of three kits, which are like having a set of perks, field upgrades, and killstreaks in the game’s multiplayer. 

These are the three kits available at launch: 

Assault: This kit’s focus is on increased armour with an armour box field upgrade. By levelling up your kit you’ll gain faster loadout item usage, increased armour capacity, and free stims in your backpack. Medic: By having access to the medic kit you’ll be able to perform quicker revives, along with a stim pistol field upgrade for ranged instant revives. By levelling up this kit, you’ll access a free bomb drone, benefits like the double time perk, and free claymores and anti-tank mines in your backpack. Engineer: This kit’s focus is on better equipment usage, with a snapshop pulse field upgrade to see nearby enemies. By levelling up the engineer kit, you’ll be able to automatically restock lethals and tacticals over time. You’ll also gain the ability to carry extra equipment and receive a free heartbeat sensor and spotter scope included in your backpack.

Each kit has its own set of perks, so choose wisely! (pic: Activision)

These kits are levelled up by earning stars through missions and mission-related challenges, which Activision say will give all three of these launch missions plenty of replayability. 

You’ll also want to complete the Special Ops missions and have at least one kit levelled up to rank 5 before raids arrive post-launch, and after December 14 as part of the season 1 reloaded update. Most likely kits have already been factored into these raids, as they’re directly related to the Special Ops missions. 

So, now that you’ve learned all there is to know about the kits in the Special Ops mode, let’s see what the first three missions will actually look like. 

What are the Special Ops missions in Modern Warfare 2?

All three Special Ops missions will take place in Al Mazrah, which is a brand new map that was introduced in Warzone 2 only a month ago. Though it’s part of the Region Of Adal, which is a desert map, it’s very different to the rest of it, as it features high rise skyscrapers and modern buildings. 

You need to be quick if you want to escape (pic: Activision)

One of the missions, titled Denied Area will take place around the suburbs of Al Mazrah, where your squad’s objective will be to destroy multiple SAM turrets that are preventing reinforcements from entering. 

You’ll be able to do this with the help of a vehicle, which will help you escape to a nearby exfil plane, once the mission is complete.  

Make sure you put your night vision goggles on (pic: Activision)

Another mission, named Low Profile will have you and your teammates infiltrate a town in the dead of night to uncover intel and evidence left behind by Al Qatala – an anarchist terrorist organisation. Stealth is key to surviving this mission, so you better equip either an assault or a medic kit. 

The third mission of the Special Ops mode is called Defender: Mt Zaya and it’ll throw you in the middle of a local observatory to defend it against enemies attempting to detonate bombs.

Another plus is that you’ll get to explore the flora of Al Mazrah (pic: Activision)

Between each wave you’ll be able to spend cash to get items, such as killstreaks, self-revive kits, and armour plates. Defender: Mt Zaya was designed in a bid to appeal to fans of survival modes, according to Activision. 

On that note, there’s no announcement for a Zombies mode in Modern Warfare 2. Most fans feel the mode is in need of a revamp though and since it was never originally part of Modern Warfare it’s not surprising it’s giving this year a miss.

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For now, you can start preparing for Modern Warfare’s 2 campaign early access, which goes live later today (October 20). You can also take a look at all the dates and times for pre-loading the campaign, along with the full game, which will officially launch on Friday, October 28. 

As well as a new campaign mode, Modern Warfare 2 is also set to add a plethora of new features to its multiplayer gameplay in what is likely to be the last new paid-for Call Of Duty until 2024.

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 launches for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC on Friday, October 28.

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