About The Game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision . Officially announced on February 11, 2009, the game was released worldwide on November 10, 2009 for Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , and Microsoft Windows . It is the sixth installment of the Call of Duty series and the direct sequel to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare , continuing the same storyline, with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 ending the storyline. It was released in conjunction with two other Call of Duty games: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized for the Nintendo DS , and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex , a port of Call of Duty 4 adapted by Treyarch for the Wii console. The game's campaign follows the Task Force 141, a special forces unit fronted by Captain Soap MacTavish , and the United States Army Rangers as they hunt Vladimir Makarov, leader of the Russian Ultranationalist party. The game&