3rd Person in Modern Warfare 2?

[VA1N]

Over the weekend, the big news about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was due to a person who got the game early and started streaming it via HyperCam for the world to see. That's all well and good, but something was definitely different about this version of MW2. The person streaming the video was playing completely in third person.

As soon as it was released (and I'll include it below), the internet put up a big "It's fake!" and went on with their business...but then some people got talking, some others got talking, and now people aren't sure. Apparently Infinity Ward have been promising something big to the fans that they will see in the new game. I think most people thought it was that some missions take place in D.C., but others are now saying it may be the third person view.

FourZeroTwo is the Twitter username of Robert Bowling, Infinity Ward's creative strategist. Over the weekend, he tweeted the following line of text around the same time news broken of the third person video...

Just an FYI, if you're wanting a spoiler free and pure Modern Warfare 2 experience, now would be a good time for a media blackout. #MW2

What does that mean? No idea. Could be that he saw the news about the third person gameplay and is telling people that if they want to be surprised, that they should look away now. Could be totally unrelated. I have no idea.

But, to add another layer of intrigue, and to some people the icing on the cake to proove this is true, check out the following image:

This is a game mode's screen from a foreign copy of Modern Warfare 2. This is from the official inifinity ward forums. Here is a translation of each game mode.

team deathmatch
free-for-all
domination
ground war
sabotage
HQ Pro
Search and destroy
capture the flag
demolition
3rd person team deathmatch
hardcore team deathmatch
hardcore Search and destroy
teamdeathmatch ...(cant read) (maybe something like team tactical)
cage match 3rd person

So, check out the following video (it is horrible quality since it's a live cam) and see what you think. Some people are saying this is just spectator mode, but others are saying it's not. What do I think? I don't think they would add in third person gameplay because they have mastered first. Why add in a wild card to something that is perfect. By adding in 3rd person, you are giving gamers something to complain about. MW2 was the one game that is perfect in most gamers eyes, I can't see why IW would add in a wild card like this. Plus, with reviews already pouring out, you'd think that someone would make mention of it. Unless of course there is an embargo on that one mode and they aren't allowed to talk about it. Regardless, I'm sure we'll see/hear more about this in the weeks leading up to it's release. Check out the video below.

Update:
Found another video that shows the menus and confirms the screenshot at least. No need to watch through this entire video unless you either understand the language or completely don't believe that the screenshot is valid. I don't know guys, this is looking more and more like it could be true...that, or Infinity Ward celebrates April Fools Day a couple months early.

[Legendplayer]

Sounds exciting. I haven't played mw1, idk if I should before mw2. Eh. lol

[VA1N]

Originally Posted by Legendplayer

Sounds exciting. I haven't played mw1, idk if I should before mw2. Eh. lol

Honestly, MW1 is one of those games that everyone should at least play once. It's a game that revolutionized gaming so much that everyone should experience it. Halo: Combat Evolved was one of those games, GTA: Vice City was another, and I think Knight of the Old Republic was another also. Those games just need to be played.

Just go to gamestop and pick it up one weekend. A lot of the people on this site still play it so you can find them online too.

[gwhit518]

yup im still playin cod 4 and will until MW2 comes out

i dont think that IW would put third person in because to y knowledge gamers dont want it, Call of Duty games have always been first person why change that now? PLus I have a couple questions..... How did this "random" dude get ahold of MW2? How come we didnt hear about this 3rd person thing until now? U would figure they'd at least put a glimpse in one of the trailers, I wouldnt really mind if they added 3rd person game-types to multiplayer i just wouldnt play them and i doubt may people would. I hope this is fake because i think IW would be making a huge mistake in doing this b/c they are only opening themselves up to criticism b/c something will be wrong with it

plus if u watch the E3 gameplay the ride in a swowmobile at one point and thats in first person so i doubt if they didnt make vehicles third person they would put multiplayer gameplay in third person

[VA1N]

Originally Posted by gwhit518

yup im still playin cod 4 and will until MW2 comes out

i dont think that IW would put third person in because to y knowledge gamers dont want it, Call of Duty games have always been first person why change that now? PLus I have a couple questions..... How did this "random" dude get ahold of MW2? How come we didnt hear about this 3rd person thing until now? U would figure they'd at least put a glimpse in one of the trailers, I wouldnt really mind if they added 3rd person game-types to multiplayer i just wouldnt play them and i doubt may people would. I hope this is fake because i think IW would be making a huge mistake in doing this b/c they are only opening themselves up to criticism b/c something will be wrong with it

plus if u watch the E3 gameplay the ride in a swowmobile at one point and thats in first person so i doubt if they didnt make vehicles third person they would put multiplayer gameplay in third person

Just to play Devil's Advocate...

The reason you haven't heard about it (going from the standpoint that it's true) is because there is probably some embargo on it. IW probably told those that got the game they could write a review but do not put about the 3rd person in it or they will sue.

And about the guy in France...the game is done. The game has been done for a while. Infinity Ward are holding onto it to release at a better time. They felt that in November, they would get the biggest sales, so that's when they are releasing it. Some store in France got their hands on the game and put it on the shelves. I'd say a distributor got it, sent it out to the store by accident, the ma and pa place got it and put it on shelves, someone bought it, voila. The same thing happened with Halo 3: ODST in France. Someone got a hold of the game a good month before (and now is about a month before MW2).

Honestly, the news going around the internet is that this is not fake. The screenshots and videos are just too convincing. MW2 is going to be a FPS...there just may be a mode where you can play in 3rd person. Same with online. I wouldn't get too upset about it, it will be easily avoided if you don't like it.

[gwhit518]

yea im still confused why they would even screw around with third person it seems pointless to make an FPS game and throw some third person in the middle of it, the only way to be sure is to wait the 15 days left and see for ourselves

[danimoose]

Yeah I could see it happening big releases always have this people at Distibuting centers taking it early (stealing). Just to be the first to play. Its kind of like when the 360 came out and a buddy of mine got a job at Walmart 6 months earlier on the late shift just for a chance to be first in line. He bought his early through some payment option they had then took his when the truck came in the day before they let people buy them.

[gwhit518]

thats not a bad idea, and he probly got an employee discount to, but in that case it was one day so it doesn't really matter, this is like half a month then leaking what you discovered thats kinda an asshole move to ruin a possible surprise

[danimoose]

Yeah but he was at a store I could see ditributing centers that get them weeks ahead of time having alot of issues with it if security isn't good enough.

[JPetrillo]

I think its valid.

It's too easy for an employee who works in a stamping plant (where they copy the discs in mass before they're packaged up and shipped) to grab one copy and stick it in his/her pocket on their way out. It's so close to release date by now these games have to be stamped.

Although it's a bit early, it's not impossible at this point for someone to have a legitimate retail copy of this game... whether they got it legally or not. And like VA1N said, some copies definitely would have gone out by now to reviewers, so you know there are real copies out there being played.

Also, according to the MyGamerCard.net leaderboards, there are already over 100 people who have played Modern Warfare 2 over Xbox LIVE. These leaderboards don't include the people who do not have Xbox LIVE, so I'm sure there are even more than what MGC shows.