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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)

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I invited my subscribers to play Michael Myers on Call of Duty Modern Warfare II (2022).

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Background:
One of Call of Duty's most popular custom game modes is Michael Myers, inspired by the Halloween killer of the same name. Michael Myers is one of the most iconic movie killers in cinema history, with his inside-out William Shatner mask and aura of silent menace inflicting fear in the hearts of moviegoers as he stalks his prey. His influence remains steady throughout the horror movie genre, but the terrifying killer has also become a surprising staple of the Call of Duty community.

Some early entries in the Call of Duty series had Multiplayer modes for players to face off against others around the world, but it wasn’t until Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare that private matches were introduced into the series. Private matches allowed players to create their own specific game modes within the framework of the game, choosing between the different maps, specific time/score limits, and how much health a player has/how many respawns they are allowed during a match. Private matches provided a much-needed reprieve from the constant kill grinds in standard multiplayer matches, and the overall creativity of the Call of Duty community spawned the creation of the Michael Myers game mode.

The general framework of the Michael Myers Call of Duty mode was inspired by the Halloween movie franchise heavily, pitting a handful of victims against one person acting as the killer, Michael Myers. Victims would find hiding spots around the map and do their best to avoid the killer, and the person playing as Michael had to find and kill all of the victims before a custom time limit ran out. Michael Myers was only allowed to use a combat knife to simulate the killer’s use of a kitchen knife in the movies, and Victims weren’t allowed to use any weapons against Michael to capture the terror of facing off against one of Hollywood’s most iconic movie killers. The final victim living was allowed to fight back against Michael like Laurie Strode in the original film, and the match would emd when the time was up, Michael had killed every victim or the final victim had defeated Michael.

The Michael Myers game mode became a staple of the Call of Duty franchise after its conception in CoD 4: Modern Warfare, with players finding ways to implement the game mode across subsequent entries like Call of Duty: World at War and CoD: Black Ops to continue the killer mayhem with their friends. How the mode was played differed from group to group, with some opting to arm the Victims with Tactical gear (like Smoke Grenades and Stuns) to aid them in evading Michael and equipping specific perks on their chosen character to help them during matches. No matter what Call of Duty game someone chose to play, Michael Myers was there as well, and the developers certainly noticed the popularity of the fan-made game and decided to implement an actual Michael Myers game mode into the series.

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COD, Call of Duty MWII, COD MW2

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