Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Multiplayer

The online multiplayer mode of Modern Warfare 2 offers an engaging experience with familiar features from Call of Duty 4 such as experience points and an unlockable reward system. Game modes include Free-For-All, Search & Destroy, Demolition, Sabotage, Domination, Team Deathmatch, and Capture The Flag. In addition to a variety of new weapons, equipment, and perks, players can now choose three of fifteen killstreaks, which are earned after achieving a certain amount of consecutive kills. New features include the ability to receive a supply drop after four kills, guide a Predator missile strike after five kills, and control an AC-130 gunship or Chopper Gunner after eleven kills. For the PC version, a new matchmaking service called IWNET has been implemented through Steam, requiring the Steam client and account. This system is nearly identical to the console version of IWNET. Dedicated server support has been removed, eliminating the ability for mods or user-created maps to be incorporated. The game now runs within Steamworks, with the PunkBuster anti-cheat system utilized in previous titles replaced by Valve Anti-Cheat. The PC version shares the same 18-player cap as the console versions.