Game Art Styles

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Infinity Ward · 2009

First-person · Shooter · PC · Console

Dimension
3D
Rendering
Realistic
Colors
Linework
No outlines
Shading
Realistic lighting
Post-processing
Bloom
Palette
Muted
Proportions
Realistic
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About

A first-person military shooter following Task Force 141's pursuit of Vladimir Makarov and U.S. Army Rangers defending against a Russian invasion. It continues Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and includes a campaign, competitive multiplayer and cooperative Special Ops missions.

Art style

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009, Infinity Ward) is a 3D realistic game played from a first-person view. Its look is built from shapes without outlines, realistic lighting and bloom. The palette is muted.

Details

Release
Original release · Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 / Wii U
Developer
Infinity Ward
Ported by
Aspyr
Publisher
Activision
Engine
IW 4.0
Released
2009-11-10 Worldwide launch, Windows
2009-11-10 Worldwide launch, PlayStation 3
2009-11-10 Worldwide launch, Xbox 360
2014-05-20 Worldwide, OS X
Platforms
Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, OS X
Also known as
Modern Warfare 2 (International)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) (Steam)
Credits
Richard Kriegler Art Director
Michael A. Boon Technical Art Director
Christopher Cherubini Art Leads
Joel Emslie Art Leads
Robert Gaines Art Leads
Mark Grigsby Animation Leads
Paul Messerly Animation Leads
Jason West Directed by
Mark A. Rubin Producer
Links
steam · wikipedia · official

Screenshots 5

Versions of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 2

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment)2009 · Original releaseCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 / Wii UCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment, character)2020 · RemasterCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered Modern (PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Series / Switch)

Related

Call of Duty series 21 games

Call of Duty 3 screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines (environment)2006Call of Duty 3Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment)2007Call of Duty 4: Modern WarfareCall of Duty: World at War screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment)2008Call of Duty: World at WarCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment)2009Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2Call of Duty: Black Ops screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (character, environment)2010Call of Duty: Black OpsCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment, character)2011Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3Call of Duty: Black Ops II screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment, combat)2012Call of Duty: Black Ops IICall of Duty: Ghosts screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment, character)2013Call of Duty: GhostsCall of Duty: Advanced Warfare screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment, character)2014Call of Duty: Advanced WarfareCall of Duty: Black Ops III screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment, character)2015Call of Duty: Black Ops IIICall of Duty: Infinite Warfare screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment)2016Call of Duty: Infinite WarfareCall of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (character, environment)2016Call of Duty: Modern Warfare RemasteredCall of Duty: WWII screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment)2017Call of Duty: WWIICall of Duty: Modern Warfare screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment, character)2019Call of Duty: Modern WarfareCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment)2020Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold WarCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment, character)2020Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign RemasteredCall of Duty: Vanguard screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment)2021Call of Duty: VanguardCall of Duty: Modern Warfare II screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment, character)2022Call of Duty: Modern Warfare IICall of Duty: Modern Warfare III screenshot: realistic, first-person, third-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment, character)2023Call of Duty: Modern Warfare IIICall of Duty: Black Ops 6 screenshot: realistic, first-person, third-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment, combat)2024Call of Duty: Black Ops 6Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment, character)2025Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

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Call of Duty: Black Ops screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (character, environment)
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Realistic · 3D · 2010
Call of Duty: World at War screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment)
Call of Duty: World at War
Realistic · 3D · 2008
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Realistic · 3D · 2007
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment, character)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Realistic · 3D · 2011
Call of Duty: Black Ops II screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment, combat)
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Realistic · 3D · 2012
Call of Duty: Ghosts screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment, character)
Call of Duty: Ghosts
Realistic · 3D · 2013
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment, character)
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Realistic · 3D · 2014
Call of Duty: Black Ops III screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment, character)
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Realistic · 3D · 2015