![]() The first storm blew up over Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009), specifically the ‘No Russian’ mission. 'No Russian' mission in 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2' ‘No Russian’ and the mutinous General Barkov ![]() The 20 releases, for example, caused massive controversy for hitting far too close to home. But not all titles in the series are as far-fetched as this one. Perhaps because the Cold War-based plot is just too crazy: the weaker the link to the real world, the less rabid even the most patriotic gamers and politicians become. After so many years of “Russian baddies” in movies and video games, that is refreshing.Īt the time of writing, not a single Russian politician or public figure had spoken out about the new Call of Duty. Regardless of the chosen ending, the Cold War as conceived by Call of Duty is more than a run-of-the-mill confrontation between the U.S. “Maybe we finally found something in common,” an anonymous U.S. Anyone who’s anyone in this game, including you, no offence, is basically a shithead.Ĭome the finale, it turns out that the elusive Perseus may not have been acting on the Kremlin’s orders after all. 50 shades of RussianĮven if you do remain loyal to the CIA, don’t think for a second that makes you one of the good guys. Anti-Russian it may be, but it’s important to note that, in this game, not only the “Russkies” are bad. Who knows, maybe the hunt for Perseus will end with the storming of the Solovetsky Monastery?Īs a Russian gamer, my reaction is - great! A mission inside the KGB building? What’s not to like? The real thing, of course, is off-limits, but at least I’ll get to see how the developers imagine it. In another, we locate a Soviet army training ground, built as a typical U.S. In one mission, with the help of a Soviet traitor, we, the player, penetrate the headquarters of the KGB. The new Call of Duty plays to the crowd, in this case die-hard aficionados of the Cold War and all related conspiracy theories-the wackier, the better. Knowing that accusations would fly whatever they did, the developers of the new title had fun twisting the plot to absurdity and beyond. The Lenin monument inside the 'KGB headquarters' in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (2020).
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