

Each level of difficulty - regular, hardened, and veteran - will yield varying challenges in enemy AI, and also an increasingly tight timeframe for you to work your magic. Players will take a quick run through a similar marketplace within single player mode, but for Bombing Run Infinity Ward combined the bomb defusal concepts found in multiplayer game types like Sabatoge and Search & Destroy with a co-op, time-based challenge. Bomb Squad is set within the Favela locale, inspired by the shanty towns of Rio de Janeiro.

YES NO Note: The footage below is comprised of combined multi-console play, not split screen.Ĭlick+above+for+new+Special+Ops+two+player+footage. We've had a chance to show off some very limited footage of Spec Ops in action, showcasing three levels during a gigantic hands-on article about a month back, but as a final hurrah before Modern Warfare 2's release in just a few short days, Activision has hooked us up with an exclusive look into one more mission. Then you can prepare for a second round of addiction to Spec Ops when a promised game update releases post-launch which will add online leaderboards. The possibility for expansion in the mode via additional downloadable content has been hinted at by developer Infinity Ward, but with nearly two dozen missions on day one, Spec Ops mode is going to dominate more of your time than you may expect.

Most missions can be taken on solo (we don't recommend it), but every mission in the bunch supports two player split-screen, as well as online co-op for two players via Xbox Live, PSN, or good old PC connection.

All in all there are 23 challenges to check out (a few of which are co-op only), for a starting total of 69 stars in all. Players can jump into Spec Ops from the main menu at any time - it's completely independent from multiplayer or the main campaign mode - and begin earning stars to unlock the next tier of missions, starting with Alpha, and moving to Bravo, Charlie, Delta, and Echo. Based on co-op centric, arcade-inspired challenges, Spec Ops mode is broken up into five tiers of missions, each allowing for up to three stars based on difficulty. Infinity Ward's latest Call of Duty offering is debuting an all-new gameplay experience with Special Ops mode.
