What Did Modern Warfare 2 Almost Become?
Posted by Joe Roche on 11.20.2009
Sounds a bit like Resident Evil if you ask me.
If you're biggest problem with Infinity Ward's "Modern Warfare 2" is that it's not Resident Evil or Left 4 Dead – you almost got your wish. According to Infinity Ward's Jesse Stern, the company tinkered with different ideas about who the main antagonist would be in the newest installation of the series. "In the beginning we talked about having things in Modern Warfare 2 like outbreaks, viruses, chemical warfare, and even outlandish things such as aliens and the living dead," Stern told GamePro.
"We worked our way through it before we finally ended up with a more grounded version of the real world as it's depicted in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. And as we were kicking around scenarios for conflict, we kept stumbling into things that were happening in real life, which was honestly unintentional."
One such instance happened when the Russian's invaded Georgia, and the bombings in Mumbai. "We didn't intend on doing anything ripped straight from real headlines or based directly on current events. We did want to capture that feeling of unimaginable scenarios that are prevalent, but so distant from the psyche on any given day."
