Knowing what they are capable of only makes MW2's story that much more confusing, especially considering that the talent behind it was responsible for the first Modern Warfare. Infinity Ward had deftly juggled Allied and Soviet viewpoints within its Call of Duty franchise, and Modern Warfare set the stage for a Tom Clancy-esque, post-Cold War conflict. No one buys an FPS for the story, but developers such as Valve and Monolith often disprove that adage. The hype gripping its sequel has elevated expectations to an extremely high level, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has perhaps done one better by not dropping the ball … but first, the bad news. Infinity Ward's daring vision for the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare dramatically shifted it from the battlefields of World War II and into the headlines of the real world.
