Five years after the events of Call of Duty Modern Warfare, Russia has been taken over by the Ultranationalists and an Ultranationalist rebel by the name of Vladimir Makarov carries out terrorist attacks against the West. A CIA agent is put in the ranks of Makarov, but after being killed during a terrorist attack, the Russian government believes the US ordered the attack and invades the US in retaliation. The story focuses on a US Ranger that takes part in repelling the Russian invasion, while a multinational task force seeks to find Makarov and put an end to any further damage.
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One of the most beloved multiplayer maps in the whole franchise only exists because somebody forgot to delete it. Multiplayer design director Geoff Smith has said Shipment started life as an internal test map built for old-school split-screen play, and it got accidentally left in the launch playlist. Nobody ever pulled it back out.
Sergeant 'Soap' MacTavish is one of the series' most recognisable faces now, but in his very first appearance he was a silent protagonist. He didn't get an actual voice actor until Modern Warfare 2 came along.
Long before he was barking orders in the SAS, Billy Murray, the voice behind Captain Price in the original trilogy, spent years playing Don Beech on The Bill and later Johnny Allen on EastEnders. He stuck with the role of Price all the way through the first three games.
Not every map made it to launch. A pair called Favela and Invasion were cut from Call of Duty 4's Variety Map Pack, but Infinity Ward clearly didn't want to waste the work, because both eventually resurfaced in Modern Warfare 2 instead.
Craig Fairbrass pulled double duty on this one, voicing both Gaz and a character called Wallcroft, before going on to become a very different fan favourite as Ghost in Modern Warfare 2.
One of the most beloved multiplayer maps in the whole franchise only exists because somebody forgot to delete it. Multiplayer design director Geoff Smith has said Shipment started life as an internal test map built for old-school split-screen play, and it got accidentally left in the launch playlist. Nobody ever pulled it back out.
Sergeant 'Soap' MacTavish is one of the series' most recognisable faces now, but in his very first appearance he was a silent protagonist. He didn't get an actual voice actor until Modern Warfare 2 came along.
Long before he was barking orders in the SAS, Billy Murray, the voice behind Captain Price in the original trilogy, spent years playing Don Beech on The Bill and later Johnny Allen on EastEnders. He stuck with the role of Price all the way through the first three games.
Not every map made it to launch. A pair called Favela and Invasion were cut from Call of Duty 4's Variety Map Pack, but Infinity Ward clearly didn't want to waste the work, because both eventually resurfaced in Modern Warfare 2 instead.
Craig Fairbrass pulled double duty on this one, voicing both Gaz and a character called Wallcroft, before going on to become a very different fan favourite as Ghost in Modern Warfare 2.
