Praise should certainly be laid on the sniper and assault rifles in particular, which feel the best they ever have. Weapon handling is precise and punchy, and the visual, physical, and particularly audio feedback is in a league most FPS games can only dream of. Likewise, as you’d expect from Call of Duty, the shooting is also pulled straight from the top shelf. While Mexico has plenty of lovely vistas, a brief visit to Amsterdam really demonstrates Modern Warfare 2’s graphical grunt thanks to impeccable attention to detail and gorgeous lighting effects. As ever, Call of Duty is on the cutting edge of graphics technology, and so looks incredibly handsome from practically every angle. That doesn’t mean there are not some more immediate, base-level thrills to be found while powering through that story, though.
Expect less Kathryn Bigelow and more Michael Bay vibes for this chapter. The result is paper-thin, gung-ho characters and a conclusion that can be predicted from barely 30 minutes in. The quality of this story is a substantial step down from its predecessor where Modern Warfare examined the human stories that emerge from military occupation and (lightly) assessed sacrificing a piece of your own morality in order to protect the civilian world, Modern Warfare 2 is more interested in broader, shallower action. They’re heavily embroiled in a plot that involves an Iranian arms deal, stolen US missiles, and the interplay between multiple nations’ special forces. That’s thanks to the addition of the Las Almas drug cartel to the list of foes, who fulfill the exact same tired stereotypical roles that you’ve seen everywhere from Ghost Recon: Wildlands to Bad Boys. GameSpot’s Laura Parker described “No Russian” as a watershed moment for the video game industry and regardless of how you feel about the content of the level itself, it’s hard to argue.The six-hour campaign whisks you away from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s Middle Eastern frontlines and drops you into Mexico for the majority of its run. Even so, the controversial mission has led to many video games since exploring darker themes in a more realistic way. It was an easy target for moralists and easy to sensationalize by the media. Looking back, it’s no surprise that this mission got the hate it did when Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was released in 2009. Keith Stuart, a writer for The Guardian, called the skip feature a “cop-out” while Kieron Gillen of Rock, Paper, Shotgun said that the level’s plot is illogical. There was of course the backlash from the mainstream media that a video game let players participate in a mass shooting, but there were also those who hated it for other reasons. Upon release, it seemed everyone hated “No Russian” for one reason or another. This might just be the first and only time in video game history where you’re given the option to skip a level due to how morbid it is. Alternatively, you can skip the level altogether since a warning message will appear before it starts, offering the player the chance to bypass it without missing out on any achievements. If you want, you can just follow around Makarov and his goons without firing a single bullet until you get to the end of the level. One of the most interesting things about “No Russian” is that you are not actually forced to kill anyone.
The twist comes at the end of the mission when Makarov shoots Allen, telling him that he knew of his identity and that the entire purpose of the shooting was to pin it on the US so that Russia would declare war.
This is a false flag operation, so Makarov says “Remember, no Russian.” indicating that his team is to speak only English during the operation.
The mission’s goal is to shoot up Zakhaev International Airport in Moscow with Makarov and his goons. In the mission “No Russian” in Modern Warfare 2 you play as Army Ranger PFC Joseph Allen who is working undercover for the CIA as a part of a Russian terrorist organization led by Vladimir Makarov. It goes without saying that there will be major spoilers ahead. Let’s export what makes this level so shocking and why some countries even banned the mission from the game altogether. Even some developers who worked on the game refused to play it. In fact, it just might be the most controversial video game level in history. It’s not a stretch to call “No Russian” the most controversial mission in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
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