Every new Call of Duty game introduces a feature or two to make it stand out. But, after two relatively down years, Infinity Ward will need to step things up for this year's entry, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Judging from the leaked Modern Warfare 2 footage, Infinity is up to the task.
According to several videos we've seen online over the past 24 hours, Modern Warfare 2 is going to feature a gameplay mechanic where players can jump from one vehicle to another to hijack the ride and commandeer it, ala Grand Theft Auto. Other clips show players swimming up to a dock or firing an MP7. Unfortunately, Activision Blizzard has done an excellent job sending DMCA takedown notices to anyone caught uploading the videos.
A few weeks back, we found out that Activision added a digital version pre-order bonus that gives players early access to the Modern Warfare 2 campaign on October 20 instead of October 28.
Here is Activision's description of the Modern Warfare 2 campaign: This campaign features missions in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, and is set to be an incredible experience on numerous levels: offshore sieges with underwater combat, all-out explosive assaults from 30,000 feet above enemy strongholds, and high-stakes, low-profile stealth missions in both plain sight and under the cover of darkness. It appears that Modern Warfare 2 will feature more stealth mechanics than its predecessors.