Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 is out later this year and will launch for the last and current generation consoles in addition to PC. The game has been rated by ESRB.
ESRB has given the game Mature 17+ rating citing Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes, and the Use of Drugs. They also mention some details from the game including the tidbit that there will be a mission set in a red-light district.
This is a first-person shooter in which players assume the roles of special forces units/members pursuing terrorist threats. Players engage in combat missions (e.g., stealth, skirmishes, extractions), using machine guns, sniper rifles, knives, and grenades to kill enemy soldiers/combatants. Combat is frenetic, highlighted by realistic gunfire, explosions, cries of pain, and blood-splatter effects. One sequence depicts captured soldiers tied to chairs while being interrogated; captors may aim and shoot a pistol directly at the camera/character’s face. Finishing moves depict characters stabbed repeatedly or shot in the head at close range; blood and gore effects often accompany these sequences. A red-light district depicts neon signs with female figures advertising “Live Sex Theater”; other signs reference lingerie, aphrodisiacs, and fetish/S&M costumes. During multiplayer events, players can use badges/banners on their name cards, some of which depict cannabis leaves, joints, and/or smoking figures. The words “f**k” and “sh*t” appear in the game.
The game was also rated by the Australian Classification Board which has also made a mention of this specific sequence in the game.
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare II is a first-person action shooter in which the player must lead a team of special forces operatives as they use military firepower to defeat a series of enemy organisations.
Themes
The game focuses on the tracking and killing of numerous opponents, with resulting examples of blood and injury detail.
Violence
Violence features throughout the majority of gameplay, using firearms that include automatic weapons, as well as blades and other objects. Blood effects are frequent and occasionally seen in close-up. Some finisher moves feature more graphic examples of blood and injury detail.
Sex
There are brief visual and textual sexual references and mild examples of sexualised imagery in a sequence set in a red-light district. The game does not feature depictions of sexual activity.
Language
The game contains use of the words ‘f**k’, ‘shit’ and ‘asshole’.
Drug use
There are verbal references to drugs and cartels and brief sequences in which packages of white powder are seen. A character is seen to implicitly snort white powder in a short cutscene.
Online interactivity
The game contains online interactivity in the form of online multiplayer options with in-game text and voice chat capability. It also contains in-game purchasing in the form of in-game credits that can be exchanged for cosmetic items and booster packs.
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 is a sequel to the 2019 reboot of the series. It will be out for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, and PC.