Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics podcast. This week we are discussing Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (2022) in all its action packed Hollywood glory. As usual we’ll be looking at the story from an intelligence perspective, digging into the games’ realism, what it got right and what it got wrong.
Contents in Mission Order:
- 0:00 – Intro
- 6:27 – Strike
- 16:23 – Kill or Capture
- 19:23 – Wetwork and Tradecraft
- 29:29 – Borderline
- 33:31 – Cartel Protection
- 37:15 – Close Air and Hardpoint
- 42:18 – Recon by Fire
- 46:12 – Violence and Timing
- 49:05 – El Sin Nombre
- 53:37 – Dark Water
- 56:56 – Alone
- 1:00:00 – Prison Break
- 1:01:21 – Hindsight
- 1:02:57 – Ghost Team
- 1:05:01 – Countdown
- 1:08:46 – Ending
- 1:09:28 – Thoughts
- 1:20:49 – Cultural Recommendations
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Previous Call of Duty Episodes:
- Call of Duty 4 – Modern Warfare, an Intelligence perspective
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare, an Intelligence Perspective (Pt. 2)
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare, an Intelligence Perspective (Pt. 3)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) an Intelligence Perspective
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