The release date for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is October 28, but content makers who have had early access to the game have been giving us glimpses of the game already. One of the early stages of Modern Warfare 2 occurs in Amsterdam. This level appears to be setting the tone for the game’s narrative, which includes Iranian generals and drug traffickers.
The reality that Modern Warfare 2’s depiction of Amsterdam is highly accurate compared to the city in real life makes the game’s storyline even more intriguing to consider. According to a tweet by user Juan Buis, which Eurogamer picked up, Amsterdam in the new Call of Duty appears so realistic that one nearly has a hard time believing it is a computer game.
Later, Juan requests Twitter to any Call of Duty fan who resides in Amsterdam to send photographs of the same spot as it appears in real life, and Twitter user @korkmazmelih complies. Juan comments that it is incredible how lifelike they were able to make the video game look.
The real-life city of Amsterdam is quite similar to how it is depicted in Modern Warfare 2, except for the lighting and the presence of a more significant number of people. When the game finally comes out, there might be an improved ray-tracing mode that can be selected to ensure that the lighting is accurate.
In case you were searching for a sneak peek at the beginning of Modern Warfare, Captain Price and the rest of the team find themselves in Amsterdam following a suspicious transaction involving the Iranian government and a drug gang.
The transaction concludes with Price kidnapping a cartel member to extract additional information and escape just before the Amsterdam cops arrive. The entire mission lasts only five minutes and is composed almost entirely of cinematics; it serves to set the stage for the single battle in Modern Warfare 2.
