CoD Modern Warfare 2: Everything about the campaign – Missions, Rewards & Early Access

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 offers a story campaign with 17 missions and 17 rewards. All information about the content, playtime, and what happens after the end can be found on MeinMMO.

The campaigns of Call of Duty are filled with action, scripted scenes, and polished cinematics. The new CoD: Modern Warfare 2 is no exception. For some players, the campaign is even the main reason to check out the latest Call of Duty each year.

CoD MW2 tells a story about drug cartels, terrorism, and the iconic Taskforce 141 featuring beloved characters like Captain Price, Soap, Ghost, and Gaz. The missions themselves also brim with nostalgia and references to the earlier Modern Warfare games.

Here you will find:

• All information about Early Access
• Preview of the story
• The 17 missions and playtime overview
• What happens next
• 18 rewards for completion

We embed the story trailer for you here:

Modern Warfare 2: Campaign – Early Access

For more information on Modern Warfare 2, take a look at our extensive special on the game:

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Modern Warfare 2: Campaign – The Story

The story is a continuation of Modern Warfare 2019. If you want to understand all the connections in the game, you need a playthrough of the old campaign. Because CoD MW2 takes place three years after the events of CoD MW 2019.

However, the old story is not really necessary to be able to experience the new one.

The trailer above for the story includes a line that describes the situation very well. A prisoner is being interrogated and says: ‘Terrorism is good for business. As long as you wage war on terror, you’re only half-heartedly fighting against drugs.’

Accordingly, the story is a wild mix of opaque motives – who works for whom and why? In any case, there is a need to thwart the plans of the villains.

The story takes place partly in Mexico. You pursue arms dealers who are colluding with a terrorist organization: Al-Qatala. The group was already the driving evil force in CoD MW 2019.

The Shadow Company is also involved and works with you, as well as General Shepherd – an old acquaintance from the earlier Modern Warfare games.

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Modern Warfare 2: Campaign – Missions & Playtime

Overall, the campaign offers 17 missions with varying durations. Some can be completed in less than 5 minutes and mostly show you cinematics. Others can take longer than an hour.

• Players report that they need around 5 to 9 hours for the campaign on ‘Normal’

We will list the missions you find in the game here with a small description:

• 01 – Strike
  • Short introduction mission
• 02 – Kill or Capture
  • Mission with night vision
• 03 – Wet Affair
  • Introduction to water mechanics
• 04 – Special Craft
  • Graphic mission in Amsterdam
• 05 – Borderline
  • Target pursuit across the border from the USA to Mexico
• 06 – Cartel Protection
  • Escape mission, the Mexican army moves in
• 07 – Air Support
  • You provide support from an AC-130 bomber
• 08 – Position
  • Another mission with the AC-130 bomber
• 09 – Violent Reconnaissance
  • Clearing an island in sniper attire
• 10 – Violence and Timing
  • Vehicle mission with a long chase
• 11 – El Sin Nombre
  • Stealth mission in an enemy’s estate
• 12 – Dark Waters
  • Mission on the high seas
• 13 – Alone
  • Survival mission with many stealth elements
• 14 – Prison Break
  • First stealth, then lots of action in an enemy base
• 15 – Flashback
  • Story mission to explain connections
• 16 – Ghost Team
  • Major assault on an enemy base
• 17 – Countdown
  • Infiltration of a skyscraper

Many missions are also there to extensively showcase the latest changes in the game, such as “Wet Affair” and “Violence and Timing”. You can read more about the most important new features in the game here:

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Story does not end with the campaign

Like Modern Warfare 2019, CoD MW2 continues the story in upcoming service content.

Back then, the coop mode “Spec-Ops” was another source for story snippets, and smaller story pieces came in through the live service from time to time. Even a connection to the “Black Ops” universe was established … and the CoD zombies.

CoD MW2 would also like to utilize its own game modes:

• The new PvE raids in Modern Warfare 2 (December 14)
• The DMZ mode in Warzone 2.0 (November 16)
• Spec-Ops mode (October 28)

There are also leaks that a DLC with new story content is planned. The rumor persists that there will be no new CoD for the first time in nearly two decades in 2023. However, a story DLC that continues the narrative is expected. This has not been confirmed yet.

Modern Warfare 2: Campaign – Rewards

For your progress in the campaign, you will receive items for the multiplayer modes. Here is the complete list sorted chronologically by their unlocking in the game:

1. Calling Card: Soap’s Determination
2. Emblem: What has happened has happened
3. 30 minutes Double XP Token
4. 30 minutes Double Weapon XP Token
5. Calling Card: Linked
6. Operator: Chuy
7. 30 minutes Double XP Token
8. 30 minutes Double Weapon XP Token
9. Calling Card: Gaz
10. Operator: Nova
11. 1 hour Double XP Token
12. 1 hour Double Weapon XP Token
13. Calling Card: Shadow Company Operations
14. Operator: Reyes
15. 1 hour Double XP Token
16. Operator: Hutch
17. Weapon Blueprint: Union Watch

Which mission design from the past would you include in the game? Is there perhaps even a specific mission from back then that urgently needs to be reintroduced? Write a comment on the topic.

If you prefer to read more about the upcoming CoD content, we link to our information article on Warzone 2.0: CoD Warzone 2.0 will be a completely new Battle Royale – Release, Map, and DMZ mode