Thursday 26 September 2013

Mission 7 (Shock and Awe)

"Shock and Awe", SGT Paul Jackson, Iran’s capital, Middle East, 1st Force Recon U.S.M.C The task for this mission is a snatch and grab of Al-Assad leader of the ultranationalist forces. You along with your Battalion are on board a nighthawk helicopter en route to the capital city. Whilst in the air, you soften up enemy forces on the ground using the mark 19 grenade launcher. Accompanying you is a cobra attack gunship helicopter. Their job is to support you in the air and also on the ground. Once you are in the city, you begin engaging enemy forces on the ground. Once in the city, you must wait for your armoured vehicles and tanks to catch up. After this you are given a new objective of evacuating a forward operation team who are pinned down in an apartment block. You help the distressed team to get to your helicopter for extraction. After take-off, you learn that SEAL Team 6 have spotted a possible nuclear device. As you begin to withdraw to a safe distance, your escort helicopter gets hit by an RPG and loses control mid-air before smashing into the ground. Lieutenant Vasquez makes the call to rescue the downed pilot. As you go for the downed pilot your team covers you as you retreat to the Helicopter. Once everyone is on board you begin to exit the blast radius if the nuclear device was to go off. And, sure enough it does. The shock wave of the explosion catches your helicopter and sends it into the ground leaving your name and many others on the Death List. Video uploaded by 3DGameCheck to You Tube. Here is the ending of the mission including the Nuke scene as mentioned above: Video uploaded by TriLink12 to You Tube.

Mission 6 (War Pig)

"War Pig", SGT Paul Jackson, Iran, Middle East, 1st Force Recon U.S.M.C It is the morning after “the bog” and the engineers have managed to fix the tank (codename/callsign: Warpig). After fending off minor enemy attacks, you advance under the cover of the tank up a long road. As you advance, you must clear out the buildings on either side of the road. After clearing the road, you are confronted with the enemy’s final stronghold where they are making their final stand. After you blast your way through the stronghold you come out facing an enemy T-72 tank. Your Abrams fortunately destroys the T 72 tank. Now it is off to the Capital where Al-Assad is making his final stand. Video uploaded by 3DGameCheck to You Tube.

Mission 5 (The Bog)

"The Bog", SGT Paul Jackson, Iran, Middle East, 1st Force Recon U.S.M.C. For this mission, your objective is to help out a stranded M1A2 Abrams tank whose engine has broken down. After arriving near to your destination, you are forced to proceed on foot as the Road is blocked. After a couple of seconds, you get ambushed and your squad returns fire. Your objective is on the other side of a large apartment block and along with your squad, you manage to navigate through it until you reach the other side. Here, the enemy are waiting and have scrambled 4 tanks along an above highway to try and kill your squad. After you disable all the tanks, you are clear to move up to help the stranded M1A2. As you enter the field where it has broken down, you find that many are dead and that the enemy are moving in fast to try and blow up the tank. After fending off the attacks, you call in air support and end the mission. Your objective that night is to cover the engineers until the tank is ready. Video uploaded by 3DGameCheck to You Tube.

Mission 4 (Charlie Don't Surf)

"Charlie Don’t Surf", SGT Paul Jackson, Iran, Middle East, 1ST Force Recon U.S.M.C. This is the first time we have been introduced the second character we will be playing as. His name is Paul Jackson and he is a member of the 1st Force Recon. This team’s speciality is deep reconnaissance and direct action. As you lift off from your helicopter ship, you begin your journey inland to a Radio Tower. It is believed that Al-Assad (leader of the ultranationalists) is broadcasting from the station. As your helicopter reaches the drop zone, you fast rope to the ground and prepare to Assault your first objective: a small HQ which Al-Assad’s men operate out of. Under the command of Lieutenant Vasquez, you clear your first objective and carry on towards the second. As we move on into this derelict village, we begin to encounter pockets of resistance. After a large amount of close quarter engagements, we finally arrive at the Broadcast station. Here, we fight through a Call centre and are pinned down by the relentless ultranationalists. Eventually the 1st Force Recon are victorious and we advance upstairs to investigate the Broadcasting. Here we meet up with SGT Griggs and his squad before getting ready to breach the broadcasting room. Upon entry we find out that Al-Assad’s broadcast is a recording. Video uploaded by 3DGameCheck to You Tube.

Mission 3 (Blackout)

"Blackout", Caucasus Mountains, Russia, SGT Soap Mactavish, 22nd SAS. In this mission you are operating deep in enemy territory. Your objective is to locate, free and then extract an informant who is facing execution. You first start off as three man squad: Price, Gaz and Soap. After navigating your way to a rally point, you link up with Russian Loyalists who are under the command of SGT. Kamarov. We learn that Price and Kamarov are friends and that they have known each other for many years. As you reach the village where your informant (codename: Nikoli) is being held, you encounter a lot of enemy resistance. Your objective from now on is to provide sniper support for Kamarov’s troops as they enter the village on foot. As you continue to provide support, the enemy call in troop transport helicopters to try and out flank Kamarov’s men and you. After fending off the reinforcements, you make your way to the edge of the cliff side and prepare to Repel down and join Kamarov’s men in their effort to assault the village. As you successfully retake the village, your squad advances up towards a large house which is supposedly where Nikoli is being held. After a successful rescue mission, you enter a helicopter for extraction and fly home to the U.K. Video uploaded by 3DGameCheck to You Tube.

Mission 2 (Crew Expendable)

"Crew Expendable", Somewhere near the Bering straight, SGT Soap MacTavish, 22nd SAS Regiment. For this mission, we are to be flown to a Cargo Ship suspected of having a precious cargo and perform a snatch and grab. You are inserted by rope onto the bridge to eliminate the crew before moving down into the sleeping quarters and doing the same. Once out on the deck, you advance through rows of containers until you come across the fist enemy contact. After your helicopter swoops down and supress’ the enemy, you move up to clear the enclosed cargo hold of the ship. Here, you engage in close quarter battle and slowly move up to the back of the ship. Here, the precious cargo awaits in a large container. After securing the package, the enemy ultranationalists try and sink the ship along with its cargo by bombing the hull. Although not completely succeeding, they manage to punch a hole in the ship and water begins spilling in. In a desperate state, you and your squad make a run for the closest exit and jump onto a helicopter awaiting your arrival for extraction. Video uploaded by 3DGameCheck to You Tube.

Mission 1 (F.N.G)

Background: The Franchise started back in 2007 when Infinity Ward and Activision launched their newest first person shooter under the title of 2007 Modern Warfare (the 4th game in the Call of Duty Franchise). Naturally, all players needed to be taught about the controls and that is exactly what the first mission is. “F.N.G”, Credenhill, U.K,SGT Soap MacTavish, 22nd SAS Regiment. In F.N.G we are introduced to the character we will be playing as. Soap MacTavish is a Sergeant who has just passed the selection process to make the 22nd SAS. This unit specialises in anti-terrorism warfare. We are first introduced to Gaz, who is the squad’s second in command. After a quick round on the target practice, you must go off and meet Captain Price and the rest of the squad. After a brief and cold introduction, you prepare to have your run around the assault course specially constructed for an upcoming operation on a cargo ship. After this it’s time to ready up for the Cargo Ship Operation. Video uploaded by 3DGameCheck to You Tube.

Friday 6 September 2013

Indroduction to my COD Blog

Introduction: Hello and welcome to my blog on the Geography of the Modern Warfare Franchise. I hope to share my knowledge and interest of this subject over the coming weeks. Specifically I will be covering the Campaigns for each game and breaking down the story line in a condensed for for you to view. For each blog, I will cover every geographical aspect featured in every mission for all three games in the Franchise. Sincerely MGXD (MasterGunnerXD) aka Ross.