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Modern Warfare 2 almost had T-Virus like outbreak, some aliens too
Posted: 20.11.2009 11:34 by Simon Priest Comments: 8
Professional guy with pen, Jesse Stern, reveals when writing began for Modern Warfare 2 there were some "outlandish things" thrown around.

Things like "outbreaks, viruses, chemical warfare" all got lost to their "stumbling" into real life events, which was "honestly unintentional."

"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," revealed scriptwriter Stern, speaking with 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." Call of Duty fans love their undead, as evidenced by the huge hit Treyarch got with World at War.

Stern also touched on the airport scene, and what was their goal behind it. "We've been catching a lot of criticism for that and a lot of praise as well. People have really strong reactions to the airport scene and it's been fascinating because we all wanted to make it something that would be upsetting, disturbing, but also something people relate to."

"Ultimately, our intention was to put you as close as possible to atrocity. As for the effect it has on you, that's not for us to determine. Hopefully, it does have an emotional impact and it seems to have riled up a lot of people in interesting ways."

"Some of them good. Some of them bad," he continued. Did you test your humanity with Modern Warfare 2's airport scene, videogamer?

User Comments

By YouriRevenn (SI Member) on Nov 20, 2009
YouriRevenn
MW2 with zombies?! HS! :D
By benny180 (SI Core) on Nov 20, 2009
benny180
Yeah instead of azi zombies they could have had Taliban Zombies!
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Nov 20, 2009
herodotus
Zombies...HELLL NO! But, a Swine Flu Pandemic...that would be more in keeping with the Airport scene.
By Revan (SI Elite) on Nov 21, 2009
Revan
Taliban zombies?! Hmmm, yeah. And maybe Bin Laden as the main boss zombie. And maybe put a gun in there that injects the swine flu! Hmmm, injecting Taliban zombies with the swine flu. That wouldn't be too controversial, would it?? ;)
By Zerk (SI Elite) on Nov 20, 2009
Zerk
T-Virus! CMon!
By stuntkid (SI Core) on Nov 20, 2009
stuntkid
Haha, if only!
By Jake_SI (SI Core) on Nov 21, 2009
Jake_SI
I'm glad they didn't include zombies. o.o
By Kres (SI Elite) on Nov 21, 2009
Kres
Bird flu, swine flu, I guess the next logical step is a virus that brings people from the dead. I am certain it will happen!