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* StarMakingRole: Unless he's still remembered for his roles in ''Film/{{Cliffhanger}}'' and ''Series/PrimeSuspect'' earlier before the games, Craig Fairbrass really found recognition for himself through his voice-acting talents in this trilogy, however Fairbrass' fandom and fame really peaked when he dons the mask of Ghost in ''Modern Warfare 2''. It also helped Fairbrass' previous gig, the aforementioned ''Cliffhanger'', to find a new recent gaggle of fans (due to ''Modern Warfare 2'' referencing the film through a name of level and Fairbrass' presence in both projects) with the same can be said for Fairbrass' film debut ''For Queen and Country'' and ''Prime Suspect'' as well as any other project featuring the actor for any gamer who is curious of {{Badass}} Brit Fairbrass' resume outside and before his COD roles.
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* StarMakingRole: Unless he's still remembered for his roles in ''Film/{{Cliffhanger}}'' and ''Series/PrimeSuspect'' earlier before the games, Craig Fairbrass really found recognition for himself through his voice-acting talents in this trilogy, however Fairbrass' fandom and fame really peaked when he dons the mask of Ghost in ''Modern Warfare 2''. It also helped Fairbrass' previous gig, the aforementioned ''Cliffhanger'', to find a new recent gaggle of fans (due to ''Modern Warfare 2'' referencing the film through a name of level and Fairbrass' presence in both projects) with the same can be said for Fairbrass' film debut ''For Queen and Country'' and ''Prime Suspect'' as well as any other project featuring the actor for any gamer who is curious of {{Badass}} badass Brit Fairbrass' resume outside and before his COD roles.
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** Infinity Ward wanted to take Call of Duty into the modern day as early as the second game in the series, but Activision was strongly against it and insisted the series stay in World War II. Even during development of Modern Warfare, Activision was quick to remind Infinity Ward that it didn't expect the game to succeed. When the game turned into a hit in defiance of their expectations, they demanded that Infinity Ward start on a sequel, when Infinity Ward did not initially plan to follow up the series at all.
** Activision CEO Bobby Kotick broke up the Infinity Ward development team after development of the second game due to drama over royalty payments, and gave co-development of ''[=MW3=]'' to series newcomer Sledgehammer Games.
** Activision CEO Bobby Kotick broke up the Infinity Ward development team after development of the second game due to drama over royalty payments, and gave co-development of ''[=MW3=]'' to series newcomer Sledgehammer Games.
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** Infinity Ward wanted to take Call of Duty into the modern day as early as the second game in the series, but Activision was strongly against it and insisted the series stay in World War II. Even during development of Modern Warfare, Activision was quick to remind Infinity Ward that it didn't expect the game to succeed. When the first game turned into a hit in defiance of their Activision's expectations, they demanded that Infinity Ward start on a sequel, sequel ''immediately'', when Infinity Ward did not initially plan to follow up the series at all.all. Rumors were abound at the time that Infinity Ward was interested in making a sci-fi game instead.
** Activision CEO Bobby Kotick broke up the Infinity Ward development team after development of the second game due to drama over royalty payments, and gave co-development of ''[=MW3=]'' to series newcomer Sledgehammer Games. Many of the former IW staff members would take the aforementioned sci-fi concept with them, as the next game they would make was ''VideoGame/TitanFall''
** Activision CEO Bobby Kotick broke up the Infinity Ward development team after development of the second game due to drama over royalty payments, and gave co-development of ''[=MW3=]'' to series newcomer Sledgehammer Games. Many of the former IW staff members would take the aforementioned sci-fi concept with them, as the next game they would make was ''VideoGame/TitanFall''
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* RelationshipVoiceActor: [[Creator/KeithDavid Sgt. Foley]] and [[Creator/LanceHenriksen General Shepherd]] are [[Franchise/MassEffect Admirals David Anderson and Steven Hackett.]] They're even from the same series as a protagonist with the same name as 'Modern Warfare 2'''s antagonist, albeit spelt differently ("Shepard" against "Shepherd".)
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* RelationshipVoiceActor: [[Creator/KeithDavid Sgt. Foley]] and [[Creator/LanceHenriksen General Shepherd]] are [[Franchise/MassEffect Admirals David Anderson and Steven Hackett.]] They're even from the same series as a protagonist with the same name as 'Modern ''Modern Warfare 2'''s 2''[='s=] antagonist, albeit spelt differently ("Shepard" against "Shepherd".)
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* DevelopmentGag: During [[JustifiedTutorial "F.N.G."]] in ''Call of Duty 4'', if you retry the CQB test and start doing worse at it, [[DrillSergeantNasty Captain Price]] may lament that "perhaps it was a mistake to let you skip the obstacle course." This a reference to a large part of "F.N.G.", including an elaborate obstacle course, being DummiedOut. {{Game Mod}]s have restored the full experience on the PC version (as the audio and scripting necessary were left in the game files and simply needed to be implemented).
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* DevelopmentGag: During [[JustifiedTutorial "F.N.G."]] in ''Call of Duty 4'', if you retry the CQB test and start doing worse at it, [[DrillSergeantNasty Captain Price]] may lament that "perhaps it was a mistake to let you skip the obstacle course." This a reference to a large part of "F.N.G.", including an elaborate obstacle course, being DummiedOut. {{Game Mod}]s Mod}}s have restored the full experience on the PC version (as the audio and scripting necessary were left in the game files and simply needed to be implemented).
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* DevelopmentGag: During [[JustifiedTutorial "F.N.G."]] in ''Call of Duty 4'', if you retry the CQB test and start doing worse at it, [[DrillSergeantNasty Captain Price]] may lament that "perhaps it was a mistake to let you skip the obstacle course." This a reference to a large part of "F.N.G.", including an elaborate obstacle course, being DummiedOut.
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* DevelopmentGag: During [[JustifiedTutorial "F.N.G."]] in ''Call of Duty 4'', if you retry the CQB test and start doing worse at it, [[DrillSergeantNasty Captain Price]] may lament that "perhaps it was a mistake to let you skip the obstacle course." This a reference to a large part of "F.N.G.", including an elaborate obstacle course, being DummiedOut. {{Game Mod}]s have restored the full experience on the PC version (as the audio and scripting necessary were left in the game files and simply needed to be implemented).
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* UrbanLegendOfZelda - "Sniper Frog" is a running meme within the [=MW2=] community, after an unsourced GameFAQs post claimed that spfg.exe was a program running in the background which essentially doled out luck to players who weren't doing well and handicapped those who were.
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* UrbanLegendOfZelda - "Sniper Frog" is a running meme within the [=MW2=] community, after an unsourced GameFAQs Website/GameFAQs post claimed that spfg.exe was a program running in the background which essentially doled out luck to players who weren't doing well and handicapped those who were.
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* TroubledProduction: The long-brewing conflict between Activision and lead elements of Infinity Ward finally came to a head during the development of ''Modern Warfare 3''. A large portion of Infinity Ward's staff ended up leaving or being forced out, forcing Activision to bring in Sledgehammer Games to finish development of the title. Famously, one of the disgruntled employees leaked the complete plot of the single player campaign almost a year before release, which was widely published by the gaming press. And even before this, much of Infinity Ward's senior staff left after ''2'''s completion and .
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* TroubledProduction: The long-brewing conflict between Activision and lead elements of Infinity Ward finally came to a head during the development of ''Modern Warfare 3''. A large portion of Infinity Ward's staff ended up leaving or being forced out, forcing Activision to bring in Sledgehammer Games to finish development of the title. Famously, one of the disgruntled employees leaked the complete plot of the single player campaign almost a year before release, which was widely published by the gaming press. And even before this, much of Infinity Ward's senior staff left after ''2'''s completion and .completion.
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** ''Modern Warfare'' had a number of changes to its single-player campaign. The training mission was originally longer with areas dedicated to using C4 and an obstacle course, which can be restored via PC modding. A USMC mission where the player would be in the role of a Cobra pilot stayed in late enough to be mentioned in previews, but was cut from the final game. The "Mile High Club" bonus level has unused sound files suggesting it was originally meant to be part of the campaign.
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** ''Modern Warfare'' had a number of changes to its single-player campaign. The training mission was originally longer with areas dedicated to using C4 and an obstacle course, which can be restored via PC modding. A USMC mission where the player would be in the role of a Cobra pilot stayed in late enough to be mentioned in previews, but was cut from the final game.game; another USMC mission would have had the player playing a Marine sniper, hence the [=M40A3=] being everyone's favorite sniper rifle in multiplayer but a complete no-show in singleplayer. The "Mile High Club" bonus level has unused sound files suggesting it was originally meant to be part of the campaign. The Variety Map Pack also had a pair of cut maps, "Favela" and "Invasion", that both eventually made it into ''Modern Warfare 2''.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Bobby Kotick broke up the dev team due to drama over royalty payments, and charged co-development of ''[=MW3=]'' to series newcomer Sledgehammer Games.
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** Infinity Ward wanted to take Call of Duty into the modern day as early as the second game in the series, but Activision was strongly against it and insisted the series stay in World War II. Even during development of Modern Warfare, Activision was quick to remind Infinity Ward that it didn't expect the game to succeed. When the game turned into a hit in defiance of their expectations, they demanded that Infinity Ward start on a sequel, when Infinity Ward did not initially plan to follow up the series at all.
** Activision CEO Bobby Kotick broke up thedev Infinity Ward development team after development of the second game due to drama over royalty payments, and charged gave co-development of ''[=MW3=]'' to series newcomer Sledgehammer Games.
** Infinity Ward wanted to take Call of Duty into the modern day as early as the second game in the series, but Activision was strongly against it and insisted the series stay in World War II. Even during development of Modern Warfare, Activision was quick to remind Infinity Ward that it didn't expect the game to succeed. When the game turned into a hit in defiance of their expectations, they demanded that Infinity Ward start on a sequel, when Infinity Ward did not initially plan to follow up the series at all.
** Activision CEO Bobby Kotick broke up the
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* FollowTheLeader: Changed the gaming world's idea of a "generic shooter" from WWII to modern with the release of VideoGame/CallOfDuty 4.
** The game's multiplayer mechanics, like the deep progression system, customizable loadouts and perks have been imitated by other shooters.
** The game's multiplayer mechanics, like the deep progression system, customizable loadouts and perks have been imitated by other shooters.
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* FollowTheLeader: FollowTheLeader:
** Changed the gaming world's idea of a "genericshooter" shooter setting" from WWII World War II to the modern day with the release of VideoGame/CallOfDuty Call of Duty 4.
** The game's multiplayer mechanics, like the deep progression system, customizable loadouts and perks have been frequently imitated by othershooters.shooters, to the point that it's considered unusual for a shooter to ''not'' have these features.
** Changed the gaming world's idea of a "generic
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* TroubledProduction: The long-brewing conflict between Activision and lead elements of Infinity Ward finally came to a head during the development of ''Modern Warfare 3''. A large portion of Infinity Ward's staff ended up leaving or being forced out, forcing Activision to bring in Sledgehammer Games to finish development of the title. Famously, one of the disgruntled employees leaked the complete plot of the single player campaign almost a year before release, which was widely published by the gaming press. This, on top of a lot And even before this, much of Infinity Ward leaving during the LAST game...Ward's senior staff left after ''2'''s completion and .
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In spring of 2011, a lot of info about ''Modern Warfare 3'' was leaked, including concept art and the game's plot (you can read it [[http://kotaku.com/5801345/where-youll-go-how-youll-kill-and-who-will-die-in-modern-warfare-3 here]]). While most of the plot is similar to what made it into the final product, there are several interesting differences such as a mission set in the Kremlin and [[spoiler:Sandman participating in the final mission to kill Makarov]].
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** ''Modern Warfare'' had a number of changes to its single-player campaign. The training mission was originally longer with areas dedicated to using C4 and an obstacle course, which can be restored via PC modding. A USMC mission where the player would be in the role of a Cobra pilot stayed in late enough to be mentioned in previews, but was cut from the final game. The "Mile High Club" bonus level has unused sound files suggesting it was originally meant to be part of the campaign.
** ''Modern Warfare 2'' originally had a level set on the International Space Station as it was invaded, but it was cut as it was felt to be too unrealistic and the assets ended up being recycled for the EMP cutscene.[[note]]The idea of combat on a space station would later be realized in VideoGame/CallOfDutyGhosts.[[/note]] A level set in Los Angeles and another simply called "Roadkill" were also planned, but cut.
** In spring of 2011, a lot of info about ''Modern Warfare 3'' was leaked, including concept art and the game's plot (you can read it [[http://kotaku.com/5801345/where-youll-go-how-youll-kill-and-who-will-die-in-modern-warfare-3 here]]). While most of the plot is similar to what made it into the final product, there are several interesting differences such as a mission set in theKremlin Kremlin, a mission as a U.S tank gunner in Germany, and [[spoiler:Sandman participating in the final mission to kill Makarov]].
** ''Modern Warfare'' had a number of changes to its single-player campaign. The training mission was originally longer with areas dedicated to using C4 and an obstacle course, which can be restored via PC modding. A USMC mission where the player would be in the role of a Cobra pilot stayed in late enough to be mentioned in previews, but was cut from the final game. The "Mile High Club" bonus level has unused sound files suggesting it was originally meant to be part of the campaign.
** ''Modern Warfare 2'' originally had a level set on the International Space Station as it was invaded, but it was cut as it was felt to be too unrealistic and the assets ended up being recycled for the EMP cutscene.[[note]]The idea of combat on a space station would later be realized in VideoGame/CallOfDutyGhosts.[[/note]] A level set in Los Angeles and another simply called "Roadkill" were also planned, but cut.
** In spring of 2011, a lot of info about ''Modern Warfare 3'' was leaked, including concept art and the game's plot (you can read it [[http://kotaku.com/5801345/where-youll-go-how-youll-kill-and-who-will-die-in-modern-warfare-3 here]]). While most of the plot is similar to what made it into the final product, there are several interesting differences such as a mission set in the
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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: Whenever you're downed in the single-player campaign, the game tosses up a quote from a historical figure lamenting the cost and violence of warfare on humanity. However, no one can deny it's pretty fun to be a OneManArmy caught in the middle of WorldWarIII so the weight of their quotes seems lost.
** They also rub players' nose in it with things like "No Russian" and "Davis Family Vacation". Even the famous AC-130 level is making a point about how dehumanizing swatting people like flies from a gunship is. Sister series ''Black Ops'' is, if anything, even more blatant.
** They also rub players' nose in it with things like "No Russian" and "Davis Family Vacation". Even the famous AC-130 level is making a point about how dehumanizing swatting people like flies from a gunship is. Sister series ''Black Ops'' is, if anything, even more blatant.
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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: Whenever you're downed in the single-player campaign, the game tosses up a quote from a historical figure lamenting the cost and violence of warfare on humanity. However, no one can deny it's pretty fun to be a OneManArmy {{Badass}} caught in the middle of WorldWarIII so the weight of their quotes seems lost.
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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: Whenever you're downed in the single-player campaign, the game tosses up a quote from a historical figure lamenting the cost and violence of warfare on humanity. However, no one can deny it's pretty fun to be a OneManArmy {{Badass}} caught in the middle of WorldWarIII so the weight of their quotes seems lost.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Bobby Kotick]] broke up the dev team due to drama over royalty payments, and charged co-development of ''[=MW3=]'' to series newcomer Sledgehammer Games.
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** M The famous line "''Fifty thousand people used to live here… now it's a ghost town.''" was not spoken by [=MacMillan=]. It was actually spoken by Gaz in the intro. [=MacMillan's=] line in the game is "''Fifty thousand people used to live in this city. Now it's a ghost town… I've never seen anything like it.''" Oddly, [=MacMillan=] ''does'' say that line in the Wii port of the first game.
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** M The famous line "''Fifty "Fifty thousand people used to live here… here... now it's a ghost town.''" " was not spoken by [=MacMillan=]. It was actually spoken by Gaz in the intro. [=MacMillan's=] line in the game is "''Fifty "Fifty thousand people used to live in this city. Now it's a ghost town… town... I've never seen anything like it.''" " Oddly, [=MacMillan=] ''does'' say that line in the Wii port of the first game.port.
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* DevelopmentGag: During [[JustifiedTUtorial "F.N.G."]] in ''Call of Duty 4'', at one point [[DrillSergeantNasty Captain Price]] will lament "perhaps it was a bad idea to skip the obstacle course." This a reference to a large part of "F.N.G." being DummiedOut, including an elaborate obstacle course.
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* DevelopmentGag: During [[JustifiedTUtorial [[JustifiedTutorial "F.N.G."]] in ''Call of Duty 4'', if you retry the CQB test and start doing worse at one point it, [[DrillSergeantNasty Captain Price]] will may lament that "perhaps it was a bad idea mistake to let you skip the obstacle course." This a reference to a large part of "F.N.G." being DummiedOut, ", including an elaborate obstacle course.course, being DummiedOut.
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** There's a Pvt. Allen in "The Bog" in Modern Warfare 1.
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* PreOrderBonus: ''Modern Warfare 2'' has two special versions, the Hardened Edition and Prestige. Hardened contains an art book, steel case and other bonus content, while the Prestige edition contains an IW-branded [=EyeClops=] Night Vision toy. The word "toy" is not a baseless insult- the manufacturer really does advertise it as being for children. To be fair, real night vision goggles would simply cost too much to include with the game.
** That being said, the [=NVGs=] ''do'' work as advertised: they're effective up to 30 feet or so.
** That being said, the [=NVGs=] ''do'' work as advertised: they're effective up to 30 feet or so.
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* PreOrderBonus: ''Modern Warfare 2'' has two special versions, the Hardened Edition and Prestige. Hardened contains an art book, steel case and other bonus content, while the Prestige edition contains an IW-branded [=EyeClops=] Night Vision toy. The Note that the word "toy" is not a baseless insult- insult - the manufacturer really does advertise it as being for children. To be fair, real night vision goggles would simply cost too much to include with the game.
**game. That being said, the [=NVGs=] said they ''do'' work as advertised: they're effective up to 30 feet or so.
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* StarMakingRole: Unless he's still remembered for his roles in ''Film/{{Cliffhanger}}'' and ''Series/PrimeSuspect'' earlier before the games, Craig Fairbrass really found recognition for himself through his voice-acting talents in this trilogy, however Fairbrass' fandom and fame really peaked when he dons the mask of Ghost in ''Modern Warfare 2''. It also helped Fairbrass' pervious gig ''Cliffhanger'' to find a new recent gaggle of fans (due to ''Modern Warfare 2'' referencing the film through a name of level and Fairbrass' presence in both projects) with the same can be said for Fairbrass' film debut ''For Queen and Country'' and ''Prime Suspect'' as well as any other project featuring the actor for any gamer who is curious of {{Badass}} Brit Fairbrass' resume outside and before his COD roles.
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* StarMakingRole: Unless he's still remembered for his roles in ''Film/{{Cliffhanger}}'' and ''Series/PrimeSuspect'' earlier before the games, Craig Fairbrass really found recognition for himself through his voice-acting talents in this trilogy, however Fairbrass' fandom and fame really peaked when he dons the mask of Ghost in ''Modern Warfare 2''. It also helped Fairbrass' pervious gig ''Cliffhanger'' previous gig, the aforementioned ''Cliffhanger'', to find a new recent gaggle of fans (due to ''Modern Warfare 2'' referencing the film through a name of level and Fairbrass' presence in both projects) with the same can be said for Fairbrass' film debut ''For Queen and Country'' and ''Prime Suspect'' as well as any other project featuring the actor for any gamer who is curious of {{Badass}} Brit Fairbrass' resume outside and before his COD roles.
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* DevelopmentGag: During [[JustifiedTUtorial "F.N.G."]] in ''Call of Duty 4'', at one point [[DrillSergeantNasty Captain Price]] will lament "perhaps it was a bad idea to skip the obstacle course." This a reference to a large part of "F.N.G." being DummiedOut, including an elaborate obstacle course.
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* [[BannedInChina Banned In Russia]]: ''Modern Warfare 2'' was banned for a while, though the game is now available (apparently with some cut content), including from Russia's biggest online retailer, Ozon.ru.
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* StarMakingRole: Unless he's still remembered for his roles in ''Film/{{Cliffhanger}}'' and ''PrimeSuspect'' earlier before the games, Craig Fairbrass really found recognition for himself through his voice-acting talents in this trilogy, however Fairbrass' fandom and fame really peaked when he dons the mask of Ghost in ''Modern Warfare 2''. It also helped Fairbrass' pervious gig ''Cliffhanger'' to find a new recent gaggle of fans (due to ''Modern Warfare 2'' referencing the film through a name of level and Fairbrass' presence in both projects) with the same can be said for Fairbrass' film debut ''For Queen and Country'' and ''Prime Suspect'' as well as any other project featuring the actor for any gamer who is curious of {{Badass}} Brit Fairbrass' resume outside and before his COD roles.
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* StarMakingRole: Unless he's still remembered for his roles in ''Film/{{Cliffhanger}}'' and ''PrimeSuspect'' ''Series/PrimeSuspect'' earlier before the games, Craig Fairbrass really found recognition for himself through his voice-acting talents in this trilogy, however Fairbrass' fandom and fame really peaked when he dons the mask of Ghost in ''Modern Warfare 2''. It also helped Fairbrass' pervious gig ''Cliffhanger'' to find a new recent gaggle of fans (due to ''Modern Warfare 2'' referencing the film through a name of level and Fairbrass' presence in both projects) with the same can be said for Fairbrass' film debut ''For Queen and Country'' and ''Prime Suspect'' as well as any other project featuring the actor for any gamer who is curious of {{Badass}} Brit Fairbrass' resume outside and before his COD roles.
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* PreOrderBonus: ''Modern Warfare 2'' has two special versions, the Hardened Edition and Prestige. Hardened contains an art book, steel case and other bonus content, while the Prestige edition contains an IW-branded [=EyeClops=] Night Vision toy. The word "toy" is not a baseless insult- the manufacturer really does advertise it as being for children. To be fair, real night vision goggles would simply cost too much to include with the game.
** That being said, the [=NVGs=] ''do'' work as advertised: they're effective up to 30 feet or so.
** ''Modern Warfare 3'' had just the Hardened Edition, which came with bonuses such as a free 1-year-subscription to Call of Duty ELITE, a [[GiantMook Juggernaut]]-themed outfit for your Xbox LIVE Avatar, and "Soap's Journal", a document written from Soap's point-of-view, detailing the events of every mission he was involved in across the series. Additionally, preordering the PC version from Steam also gave the buyer a free copy of ''Call of Duty 4''.
** That being said, the [=NVGs=] ''do'' work as advertised: they're effective up to 30 feet or so.
** ''Modern Warfare 3'' had just the Hardened Edition, which came with bonuses such as a free 1-year-subscription to Call of Duty ELITE, a [[GiantMook Juggernaut]]-themed outfit for your Xbox LIVE Avatar, and "Soap's Journal", a document written from Soap's point-of-view, detailing the events of every mission he was involved in across the series. Additionally, preordering the PC version from Steam also gave the buyer a free copy of ''Call of Duty 4''.
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* StarMakingRole: Unless he's still remembered for his roles in ''{{Film/Cliffhanger}}'' and ''PrimeSuspect'' earlier before the games, Craig Fairbrass really found recognition for himself through his voice-acting talents in this trilogy, however Fairbrass' fandom and fame really peaked when he dons the mask of Ghost in ''Modern Warfare 2''. It also helped Fairbrass' pervious gig ''Cliffhanger'' to find a new recent gaggle of fans (due to ''Modern Warfare 2'' referencing the film through a name of level and Fairbrass' presence in both projects) with the same can be said for Fairbrass' film debut ''For Queen and Country'' and ''Prime Suspect'' as well as any other project featuring the actor for any gamer who is curious of {{Badass}} Brit Fairbrass' resume outside and before his COD roles.
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* StarMakingRole: Unless he's still remembered for his roles in ''{{Film/Cliffhanger}}'' ''Film/{{Cliffhanger}}'' and ''PrimeSuspect'' earlier before the games, Craig Fairbrass really found recognition for himself through his voice-acting talents in this trilogy, however Fairbrass' fandom and fame really peaked when he dons the mask of Ghost in ''Modern Warfare 2''. It also helped Fairbrass' pervious gig ''Cliffhanger'' to find a new recent gaggle of fans (due to ''Modern Warfare 2'' referencing the film through a name of level and Fairbrass' presence in both projects) with the same can be said for Fairbrass' film debut ''For Queen and Country'' and ''Prime Suspect'' as well as any other project featuring the actor for any gamer who is curious of {{Badass}} Brit Fairbrass' resume outside and before his COD roles.
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** British players above a certain age may realise that Captain Price is voiced by [[Series/TheBill DC Don Beech]].
** Lt. Vasquez is David Sobolov; fans of ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' may recognize him as Depth Charge.
** In ''Modern Warfare 2'', U.S. Army Ranger squad leader Sgt. Foley is played by Creator/KeithDavid. So yes, as Pvt. Ramirez, you can pretend your squad is being led by...
*** [[Franchise/{{Halo}} The Arbiter.]]
*** [[Franchise/MassEffect David Anderson.]]
*** [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} Goliath.]]
*** [[WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}} The Cat.]]
*** Some National Geographic / History Channel narrator waiting to lecture you about UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
*** [[Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog Dr. Facilier.]]
*** [[VideoGame/SaintsRow Julius Little.]]
*** [[Literature/RequiemForADream "I know it's pretty, Ramirez, but I didn't take it out for air!"]]
*** [[Comic/{{Spawn}} Spawn.]]
*** [[WesternAnimation/{{FantasticFour}} Black Panther.]]
** Creator/LanceHenriksen ([[Film/{{Aliens}} Bishop]]/[[Franchise/MassEffect Admiral Hackett]]) plays General Shepherd.
** Also worth noting is that the [=HQs=] (Baseplate and Overlord for MW and [=MW2=], respectively) are played by the same guy. The same guy (Dave Mallow) also voices most of the helicopter pilots.
*** Mallow also fulfills a similar role to his HQ persona in the movie ''Film/BlackHawkDown'' as the air operations commander issuing most of the radio commands to the Army helicopter pilots.
** William Fichtner (''Film/BlackHawkDown'', ''Film/DriveAngry'') is [=MW3's=] Sandman, while Creator/TimothyOlyphant ([[Film/DieHard Thomas Gabriel]], [[Film/{{Hitman}} Film!Agent 47]]) is Grinch (Creator/TobeyMaguire [[WhatCouldHaveBeen was initially reported to voice the character]]) and Creator/IdrisElba ([[Film/{{Thor}} Heimdall]]) is Truck.
** "Hey, Cpl. Dunn, you sound famila-OH MY GOD [[VideoGame/{{Prototype}} ZEUS]] HAS BEEN SPOTTED! OPEN FIRE!"
*** He was also [[Film/SavingPrivateRyan that BADASS sniper who was in a group of US troopers finding one man.]]
** Curtis "Music/FiftyCent" Jackson did some voice acting for the game (as the multiplayer announcer for the Navy [=SEALs=]). Cue FanDumb declaring they would not buy the game.
** Soap [=MacTavish=] is played by [[Series/{{Rome}} Kevin McKidd]]. In what would be a somewhat recursive instance, [=McKidd=] has stated that Infinity Ward expressed interest in having him play Soap in a movie adaptation, but since the movie is still hypothetical, it's not a certainty.
** Craig Fairbrass voices three different characters in the series' history (Gaz, Ghost and Wallcroft in that order).
** Waraabe, and by proxy the African Militia announcer, is [[Series/TwentyFour Ike Dubaku]]
** Creator/YuriLowenthal is one of the GIGN soldiers.
** Will [[Series/ArrestedDevelopment GOB]] Arnett also lent his uber-husky tones, having publicly professed his love for the series. Damned if anyone can tell who he is from the morass of gruff and husky voices that proliferate the soundtrack.
** Creator/LiamOBrien is the P.M.C. announcer in multiplayer.
** Overlord is [[Series/TwentyFour Agent Aaron Pierce]].
*** In the third game, Overlord is voiced by [[Film/StarTrek Captain Pike]].
** Captain [=MacMillan=] is [[Film/{{Underworld}} Markus Corvinus]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E10VincentAndTheDoctor Vincent Van Gogh]]
** In the Japanese dub:
*** Creator/UnshoIshizuka is Price.
*** Creator/KeijiFujiwara is Makarov.
*** Creator/FumihikoTachiki is Overlord.
*** Creator/KanaUeda is Vorchevsky's daughter.
*** Zakhaev in the flashbacks is voiced by Creator/NorioWakamoto.
*** Creator/HisaoEgawa is Yuri.
*** GIGN operator Sabre is [[VideoGame/SakuraWars Ichiro Ogami]].
*** Creator/RieTanaka is one of the crew of the AC-130.
** British players above a certain age may realise that Captain Price is voiced by [[Series/TheBill DC Don Beech]].
** Lt. Vasquez is David Sobolov; fans of ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' may recognize him as Depth Charge.
** In ''Modern Warfare 2'', U.S. Army Ranger squad leader Sgt. Foley is played by Creator/KeithDavid. So yes, as Pvt. Ramirez, you can pretend your squad is being led by...
*** [[Franchise/{{Halo}} The Arbiter.]]
*** [[Franchise/MassEffect David Anderson.]]
*** [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} Goliath.]]
*** [[WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}} The Cat.]]
*** Some National Geographic / History Channel narrator waiting to lecture you about UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
*** [[Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog Dr. Facilier.]]
*** [[VideoGame/SaintsRow Julius Little.]]
*** [[Literature/RequiemForADream "I know it's pretty, Ramirez, but I didn't take it out for air!"]]
*** [[Comic/{{Spawn}} Spawn.]]
*** [[WesternAnimation/{{FantasticFour}} Black Panther.]]
** Creator/LanceHenriksen ([[Film/{{Aliens}} Bishop]]/[[Franchise/MassEffect Admiral Hackett]]) plays General Shepherd.
** Also worth noting is that the [=HQs=] (Baseplate and Overlord for MW and [=MW2=], respectively) are played by the same guy. The same guy (Dave Mallow) also voices most of the helicopter pilots.
*** Mallow also fulfills a similar role to his HQ persona in the movie ''Film/BlackHawkDown'' as the air operations commander issuing most of the radio commands to the Army helicopter pilots.
** William Fichtner (''Film/BlackHawkDown'', ''Film/DriveAngry'') is [=MW3's=] Sandman, while Creator/TimothyOlyphant ([[Film/DieHard Thomas Gabriel]], [[Film/{{Hitman}} Film!Agent 47]]) is Grinch (Creator/TobeyMaguire [[WhatCouldHaveBeen was initially reported to voice the character]]) and Creator/IdrisElba ([[Film/{{Thor}} Heimdall]]) is Truck.
** "Hey, Cpl. Dunn, you sound famila-OH MY GOD [[VideoGame/{{Prototype}} ZEUS]] HAS BEEN SPOTTED! OPEN FIRE!"
*** He was also [[Film/SavingPrivateRyan that BADASS sniper who was in a group of US troopers finding one man.]]
** Curtis "Music/FiftyCent" Jackson did some voice acting for the game (as the multiplayer announcer for the Navy [=SEALs=]). Cue FanDumb declaring they would not buy the game.
** Soap [=MacTavish=] is played by [[Series/{{Rome}} Kevin McKidd]]. In what would be a somewhat recursive instance, [=McKidd=] has stated that Infinity Ward expressed interest in having him play Soap in a movie adaptation, but since the movie is still hypothetical, it's not a certainty.
** Craig Fairbrass voices three different characters in the series' history (Gaz, Ghost and Wallcroft in that order).
** Waraabe, and by proxy the African Militia announcer, is [[Series/TwentyFour Ike Dubaku]]
** Creator/YuriLowenthal is one of the GIGN soldiers.
** Will [[Series/ArrestedDevelopment GOB]] Arnett also lent his uber-husky tones, having publicly professed his love for the series. Damned if anyone can tell who he is from the morass of gruff and husky voices that proliferate the soundtrack.
** Creator/LiamOBrien is the P.M.C. announcer in multiplayer.
** Overlord is [[Series/TwentyFour Agent Aaron Pierce]].
*** In the third game, Overlord is voiced by [[Film/StarTrek Captain Pike]].
** Captain [=MacMillan=] is [[Film/{{Underworld}} Markus Corvinus]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E10VincentAndTheDoctor Vincent Van Gogh]]
** In the Japanese dub:
*** Creator/UnshoIshizuka is Price.
*** Creator/KeijiFujiwara is Makarov.
*** Creator/FumihikoTachiki is Overlord.
*** Creator/KanaUeda is Vorchevsky's daughter.
*** Zakhaev in the flashbacks is voiced by Creator/NorioWakamoto.
*** Creator/HisaoEgawa is Yuri.
*** GIGN operator Sabre is [[VideoGame/SakuraWars Ichiro Ogami]].
*** Creator/RieTanaka is one of the crew of the AC-130.
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*** GIGN operator Sabre is [[VideoGame/SakuraTaisen Ichiro Ogami]].
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*** [[Comic/{{Spawn}} Spawn.]]
*** [[WesternAnimation/{{FantasticFour}} Black Panther.]]
*** [[WesternAnimation/{{FantasticFour}} Black Panther.]]
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* RelationshipVoiceActor: [[Creator/KeithDavid Sgt. Foley]] and [[Creator/LanceHenriksen General Shepherd]] are [[Franchise/MassEffect Admirals David Anderson and Steven Hackett.]] They're even from the same series as a protagonist with the same name as 'Modern Warfare 2'''s antagonist, albeit spelt differently ("Shepard" against "Shepherd".)
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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: Whenever you're downed in the single-player campaign, the game tosses up a quote from a historical figure lamenting the cost and violence of warfare on humanity. However, no one can deny it's pretty fun to be a OneManArmy {{Badass}} caught in the middle of WorldWarIII so the weight of their quotes seems lost.
** They also rub players' nose in it with things like "No Russian" and "Davis Family Vacation". Even the famous AC-130 level is making a point about how dehumanizing swatting people like flies from a gunship is. Sister series ''Black Ops'' is, if anything, even more blatant.
** They also rub players' nose in it with things like "No Russian" and "Davis Family Vacation". Even the famous AC-130 level is making a point about how dehumanizing swatting people like flies from a gunship is. Sister series ''Black Ops'' is, if anything, even more blatant.
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*** Some National Geographic / History Channel narrator waiting to lecture you about WorldWarII .
*** [[ThePrincessAndTheFrog Dr. Facilier.]]
*** [[SaintsRow Julius Little.]]
*** [[RequiemForADream "I know it's pretty, Ramirez, but I didn't take it out for air!"]]
*** [[ThePrincessAndTheFrog Dr. Facilier.]]
*** [[SaintsRow Julius Little.]]
*** [[RequiemForADream "I know it's pretty, Ramirez, but I didn't take it out for air!"]]
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*** Some National Geographic / History Channel narrator waiting to lecture you about WorldWarII .
UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
***[[ThePrincessAndTheFrog [[Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog Dr. Facilier.]]
***[[SaintsRow [[VideoGame/SaintsRow Julius Little.]]
***[[RequiemForADream [[Literature/RequiemForADream "I know it's pretty, Ramirez, but I didn't take it out for air!"]]
***
***
***
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* ActorAllusion: "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zuzaxlddWbk The Vet and the N00b]]" trailer is both this and a CallBack. Sam Worthington plays the "Vet," after previously appearing as the commando Alex Mason in ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps.'' The commercial also calls back to the ''Black Ops'' advertising twice. First, with the tagline "There's a soldier in all of us." Second, having NBA star Dwight Howard appear toting an M16 with a grenade launcher. NBA star Kobe Bryant appeared with the same gun in ads for ''Black Ops''.
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* ActorAllusion: ActorAllusion:
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zuzaxlddWbk The Vet and the N00b]]" trailer is both this and a CallBack. Sam Worthington plays the "Vet," after previously appearing as the commando Alex Mason in ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps.'' The commercial also calls back to the ''Black Ops'' advertising twice. First, with the tagline "There's a soldier in all of us." Second, having NBA star Dwight Howard appear toting an M16 with a grenade launcher. NBA star Kobe Bryant appeared with the same gun in ads for ''Black Ops''.
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zuzaxlddWbk The Vet and the N00b]]" trailer is both this and a CallBack. Sam Worthington plays the "Vet," after previously appearing as the commando Alex Mason in ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps.'' The commercial also calls back to the ''Black Ops'' advertising twice. First, with the tagline "There's a soldier in all of us." Second, having NBA star Dwight Howard appear toting an M16 with a grenade launcher. NBA star Kobe Bryant appeared with the same gun in ads for ''Black Ops''.
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* CashCowFranchise: In spades. ''2'' had the largest first-day gross in entertainment history. Not just video games -- ''all'' of entertainment, including movies and music... that was then beaten by ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps'' ...that was also beaten by ''Modern Warfare 3'', which managed to smash [=MW2=]'s record by over a hundred million dollars. Say what you like about the quality of the games, they certainly can sell them. The developers certainly said they would want to continuously make more games even after Modern Warfare 3 in a live interview. [[VideoGame/CallOfDutyGhosts And they certainly did.]]
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* CashCowFranchise: In spades. ''2'' had the largest first-day gross in entertainment history. Not just video games -- ''all'' of entertainment, including movies and music... that was then beaten by ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps'' ...''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps''... that was also beaten by ''Modern Warfare 3'', which managed to smash [=MW2=]'s record by over a hundred million dollars. Say what you like about the quality of the games, they certainly can sell them. The developers certainly said they would want to continuously make more games even after Modern Warfare 3 in a live interview. [[VideoGame/CallOfDutyGhosts And they certainly did.]]
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* FanNickname: "Grenade of Grenade: Grenade Grenade" and "Stay Frosty [[MilitaryAlphabet Oscar Mike]]: [[DoAnythingSoldier Ramirez]] Do Everything!"
** Dead Man's Dick for the Dead Man's Hand death streak in ''[=MW3=]'', courtesy of [=YouTuber=] [=TheShwantz27=].
* FollowTheLeader: Changed the "generic shooter" from WWII to modern with the release of VideoGame/CallOfDuty 4.
* GenreKiller: For WWII games, despite not actually being one. It inspired a wave of similar modern series or modern updates of formerly WWII series, most notably ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonor''.
** Dead Man's Dick for the Dead Man's Hand death streak in ''[=MW3=]'', courtesy of [=YouTuber=] [=TheShwantz27=].
* FollowTheLeader: Changed the "generic shooter" from WWII to modern with the release of VideoGame/CallOfDuty 4.
* GenreKiller: For WWII games, despite not actually being one. It inspired a wave of similar modern series or modern updates of formerly WWII series, most notably ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonor''.
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* FanNickname: FanNickname:
** "Grenade of Grenade: Grenade Grenade" and "Stay Frosty [[MilitaryAlphabet Oscar Mike]]: [[DoAnythingSoldier Ramirez]] Do Everything!"
**Dead "Dead Man's Dick Dick" for the Dead Man's Hand death streak in ''[=MW3=]'', courtesy of [=YouTuber=] [=TheShwantz27=].
* FollowTheLeader: Changed the gaming world's idea of a "generic shooter" from WWII to modern with the release of VideoGame/CallOfDuty 4.
* GenreKiller: For WWII games, despite not actually being one. It inspired a wave of similar modern series or modern updates of formerly WWIIseries, most notably series like ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonor''.
** "Grenade of Grenade: Grenade Grenade" and "Stay Frosty [[MilitaryAlphabet Oscar Mike]]: [[DoAnythingSoldier Ramirez]] Do Everything!"
**
* FollowTheLeader: Changed the gaming world's idea of a "generic shooter" from WWII to modern with the release of VideoGame/CallOfDuty 4.
* GenreKiller: For WWII games, despite not actually being one. It inspired a wave of similar modern series or modern updates of formerly WWII
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* BeamMeUpScotty: The famous line "''Fifty thousand people used to live here… now it's a ghost town.''" was not spoken by [=MacMillan=]. It was actually spoken by Gaz in the intro. [=MacMillan's=] line in the game is "''Fifty thousand people used to live in this city. Now it's a ghost town… I've never seen anything like it.''"
** Oddly, [=MacMillan=] ''does'' say that line in the Wii port of the first game.
** Oddly, [=MacMillan=] ''does'' say that line in the Wii port of the first game.
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* BeamMeUpScotty: BeamMeUpScotty:
**M The famous line "''Fifty thousand people used to live here… now it's a ghost town.''" was not spoken by [=MacMillan=]. It was actually spoken by Gaz in the intro. [=MacMillan's=] line in the game is "''Fifty thousand people used to live in this city. Now it's a ghost town… I've never seen anything like it.''"
**''" Oddly, [=MacMillan=] ''does'' say that line in the Wii port of the first game.
**M The famous line "''Fifty thousand people used to live here… now it's a ghost town.''" was not spoken by [=MacMillan=]. It was actually spoken by Gaz in the intro. [=MacMillan's=] line in the game is "''Fifty thousand people used to live in this city. Now it's a ghost town… I've never seen anything like it.
**
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* CashCowFranchise: In spades. ''2'' had the largest first-day gross in entertainment history. Not just video games -- ''all'' of entertainment, including movies and music.
** Which was then beaten by ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps''. Then that record was beaten by ''Modern Warfare 3'', which managed to smash [=MW2=]'s record by over a hundred million dollars. Say what you like about the quality of the games, they certainly can sell them.
** The developers certainly said they would want to continuously make more games even after Modern Warfare 3 in a live interview. [[VideoGame/CallOfDutyGhosts And they certainly did.]]
** Which was then beaten by ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps''. Then that record was beaten by ''Modern Warfare 3'', which managed to smash [=MW2=]'s record by over a hundred million dollars. Say what you like about the quality of the games, they certainly can sell them.
** The developers certainly said they would want to continuously make more games even after Modern Warfare 3 in a live interview. [[VideoGame/CallOfDutyGhosts And they certainly did.]]
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* CashCowFranchise: In spades. ''2'' had the largest first-day gross in entertainment history. Not just video games -- ''all'' of entertainment, including movies and music.
** Whichmusic... that was then beaten by ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps''. Then ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps'' ...that record was also beaten by ''Modern Warfare 3'', which managed to smash [=MW2=]'s record by over a hundred million dollars. Say what you like about the quality of the games, they certainly can sell them.
**them. The developers certainly said they would want to continuously make more games even after Modern Warfare 3 in a live interview. [[VideoGame/CallOfDutyGhosts And they certainly did.]]
** Which
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* NamesTheSame: One of the randomly-generated names for the FSO agents in the ''[=MW3=]'' level "Turbulence" is, minus a single I, the exact same as that of ''World at War''[='=]s Russian PlayerCharacter.
** There's also a Pvt. Allen in "The Bog" in Modern Warfare 1.
** There's also a Pvt. Allen in "The Bog" in Modern Warfare 1.
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** One of the randomly-generated names for the FSO agents in the ''[=MW3=]'' level "Turbulence" is, minus a single I, the exact same as that of ''World at War''[='=]s Russian PlayerCharacter.
** There'salso a Pvt. Allen in "The Bog" in Modern Warfare 1.
** One of the randomly-generated names for the FSO agents in the ''[=MW3=]'' level "Turbulence" is, minus a single I, the exact same as that of ''World at War''[='=]s Russian PlayerCharacter.
** There's
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* PropRecycling: Closer looks can reveal where Infinity Ward re-used various models to fill out levels. Of note are crashed [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_(fighting_vehicle) technicals]] in Washington D.C. (oh, those crazy Virginia rednecks), and American police cars on the tarmac at the Russian airport.
** Hidden in plain sight during ''Modern Warfare 3'''s campaign: There's a warehouse that you fight through which is a literal shot-for-shot recycle of a warehouse from [=CoD4's=] multiplayer; even the crates are the same. Various weapons also reuse their ''[=MW2=]'' models in the campaign - most noticeably, the new USP model for the game never shows up outside of Spec Ops and multiplayer, despite a decent chunk of missions giving you one to start with.
* TechnologyMarchesOn: One of the main complaints over ''[=MW2=]'''s inclusion of the TAR-21 among gun circles was that the real gun did not come with unpowered ironsights. This has since changed.
** Hidden in plain sight during ''Modern Warfare 3'''s campaign: There's a warehouse that you fight through which is a literal shot-for-shot recycle of a warehouse from [=CoD4's=] multiplayer; even the crates are the same. Various weapons also reuse their ''[=MW2=]'' models in the campaign - most noticeably, the new USP model for the game never shows up outside of Spec Ops and multiplayer, despite a decent chunk of missions giving you one to start with.
* TechnologyMarchesOn: One of the main complaints over ''[=MW2=]'''s inclusion of the TAR-21 among gun circles was that the real gun did not come with unpowered ironsights. This has since changed.
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* PropRecycling: PropRecycling:
** Closer looks can reveal where Infinity Ward re-used various models to fill out levels. Of note are crashed [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_(fighting_vehicle) technicals]] in Washington D.C. (oh, those crazy Virginia rednecks), and American police cars on the tarmac at the Russian airport.
** Hidden in plain sight during ''Modern Warfare3'''s 3''[='=]s campaign: There's a warehouse that you fight through which is a literal shot-for-shot recycle of a warehouse from [=CoD4's=] multiplayer; even the crates are the same. Various weapons also reuse their ''[=MW2=]'' models in the campaign - most noticeably, the new USP model for the game never shows up outside of Spec Ops and multiplayer, despite a decent chunk of missions giving you one to start with.
* TechnologyMarchesOn: One of the main complaints over''[=MW2=]'''s ''[=MW2=]''[='=]s inclusion of the TAR-21 among gun circles was that the real gun did not come with unpowered ironsights. This has since changed.
** Closer looks can reveal where Infinity Ward re-used various models to fill out levels. Of note are crashed [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_(fighting_vehicle) technicals]] in Washington D.C. (oh, those crazy Virginia rednecks), and American police cars on the tarmac at the Russian airport.
** Hidden in plain sight during ''Modern Warfare
* TechnologyMarchesOn: One of the main complaints over
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*** [[{{Halo}} The Arbiter.]]
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*** [[{{Halo}} [[Franchise/{{Halo}} The Arbiter.]]
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* BeamMeUpScotty: The famous line "''Fifty thousand people used to live here... now it's a ghost town.''" was not spoken by [=MacMillan=]. It was actually spoken by Gaz in the intro. [=MacMillan's=] line in the game is "''Fifty thousand people used to live in this city. Now it's a ghost town... I've never seen anything like it.''"
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* BeamMeUpScotty: The famous line "''Fifty thousand people used to live here... here… now it's a ghost town.''" was not spoken by [=MacMillan=]. It was actually spoken by Gaz in the intro. [=MacMillan's=] line in the game is "''Fifty thousand people used to live in this city. Now it's a ghost town... town… I've never seen anything like it.''"
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** Dead Man's Dick for the Dead Man's Hand death streak in ''MW3'', courtesy of [=YouTuber=] [=TheShwantz27=].
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** Master Sgt. Sandman of ''[=MW3=]'' was voiced by Creator/WilliamFichtner, who also played a Delta operator in ''Film/BlackHawkDown''.
* FakeAmerican: Cpl. Dunn and Sgt. Truck are voiced by the Canadian Barry Pepper and the British Creator/IdrisElba, respectively.
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* GenreKiller: For WWII games, despite not actually being one. It inspired a wave of similar modern series or modern updates of formerly WWII series.
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* GenreKiller: For WWII games, despite not actually being one. It inspired a wave of similar modern series or modern updates of formerly WWII series.series, most notably ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonor''.
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** In ''Modern Warfare 2'', U.S. Army Ranger squad leader Sgt. Foley is played by Creator/KeithDavid. So yes, as Pvt. Ramirez you have [[Franchise/{{Halo}} The Arbiter]] / [[Franchise/MassEffect Captain Anderson]] leading your squad. Also, Creator/LanceHenriksen ([[Film/{{Aliens}} Bishop]]/[[Franchise/MassEffect Admiral Hackett]]) plays General Shepherd.
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** Lt. Vasquez is David Sobolov; fans of ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' may recognize him as Depth Charge.
** In ''Modern Warfare 2'', U.S. Army Ranger squad leader Sgt. Foley is played by Creator/KeithDavid. So yes, as Pvt.Ramirez Ramirez, you have [[Franchise/{{Halo}} can pretend your squad is being led by...
*** [[{{Halo}} TheArbiter]] / Arbiter.]]
*** [[Franchise/MassEffectCaptain Anderson]] leading your squad. Also, David Anderson.]]
*** [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} Goliath.]]
*** [[WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}} The Cat.]]
*** Some National Geographic / History Channel narrator waiting to lecture you about WorldWarII .
*** [[ThePrincessAndTheFrog Dr. Facilier.]]
*** [[SaintsRow Julius Little.]]
*** [[RequiemForADream "I know it's pretty, Ramirez, but I didn't take it out for air!"]]
** Creator/LanceHenriksen ([[Film/{{Aliens}} Bishop]]/[[Franchise/MassEffect Admiral Hackett]]) plays General Shepherd.
** In ''Modern Warfare 2'', U.S. Army Ranger squad leader Sgt. Foley is played by Creator/KeithDavid. So yes, as Pvt.
*** [[{{Halo}} The
*** [[Franchise/MassEffect
*** [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} Goliath.]]
*** [[WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}} The Cat.]]
*** Some National Geographic / History Channel narrator waiting to lecture you about WorldWarII .
*** [[ThePrincessAndTheFrog Dr. Facilier.]]
*** [[SaintsRow Julius Little.]]
*** [[RequiemForADream "I know it's pretty, Ramirez, but I didn't take it out for air!"]]
** Creator/LanceHenriksen ([[Film/{{Aliens}} Bishop]]/[[Franchise/MassEffect Admiral Hackett]]) plays General Shepherd.
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* StarMakingRole: Unless he's still remembered for his roles in ''{{Film/Cliffhanger}}'' and ''PrimeSuspect'' earlier before the games, Craig Fairbrass really found recognition for himself through his voice-acting talents in this trilogy, however Fairbrass' fandom and fame really peaked when he dons the mask of Ghost in ''Modern Warfare 2''. It also helped Fairbrass' pervious gig ''Cliffhanger'' to find a new recent gaggle of fans (due to ''Modern Warfare 2'' referencing the film through a name of level and Fairbrass' presence in both projects) with the same can be said for Fairbrass' film debut ''For Queen and Country'' and ''Prime Suspect'' as well as any other project featuring the actor for any gamer who is curious of {{Badass}} Brit Fairbrass' resume outside and before his COD roles.
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: One of the main complaints over ''[=MW2=]'''s inclusion of the TAR-21 among gun circles was that the real gun did not come with unpowered ironsights. This has since changed.
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why is the entire hey it\'s that voice thing repeating itself, how did none of us catch that before
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* ActorAllusion: "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zuzaxlddWbk The Vet and the N00b]]" trailer is both this and a CallBack. Sam Worthington plays the "Vet," after previously appearing as the commando Alex Mason in ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps.'' The commercial also calls back to the ''Black Ops'' advertising twice. First, with the tagline "There's a soldier in all of us." Second, having NBA star Dwight Howard appear toting an M16 with a grenade launcher. NBA star Kobe Bryant appeared toting the same gun in ads for ''Black Ops''.
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* ActorAllusion: "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zuzaxlddWbk The Vet and the N00b]]" trailer is both this and a CallBack. Sam Worthington plays the "Vet," after previously appearing as the commando Alex Mason in ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps.'' The commercial also calls back to the ''Black Ops'' advertising twice. First, with the tagline "There's a soldier in all of us." Second, having NBA star Dwight Howard appear toting an M16 with a grenade launcher. NBA star Kobe Bryant appeared toting with the same gun in ads for ''Black Ops''.
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** Oddly, [=MacMillan=] DOES say that line in the Wii port of the first game.
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** Oddly, [=MacMillan=] DOES ''does'' say that line in the Wii port of the first game.
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** In ''Modern Warfare 2'', U.S. Army Ranger squad leader Sgt. Foley is played by Creator/Keith David. So yes, as Pvt. Ramirez you have [[Franchise/{{Halo}} The Arbiter]] / [[Franchise/MassEffect Captain Anderson]] leading your squad. Also, Creator/LanceHenriksen [[Film/{{Aliens}} Bishop]] / [[Franchise/MassEffect Admiral Hackett]] plays General Shepherd.
** Also worth noting is that the [=HQs=] (Baseplate and Overlord for MW and [=MW2=], respectively) are played by the same guy. The same guy (Creator/DaveMallow) also voices most of the helicopter pilots.
** Also worth noting is that the [=HQs=] (Baseplate and Overlord for MW and [=MW2=], respectively) are played by the same guy. The same guy (Creator/DaveMallow) also voices most of the helicopter pilots.
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** In ''Modern Warfare 2'', U.S. Army Ranger squad leader Sgt. Foley is played by Creator/Keith David.Creator/KeithDavid. So yes, as Pvt. Ramirez you have [[Franchise/{{Halo}} The Arbiter]] / [[Franchise/MassEffect Captain Anderson]] leading your squad. Also, Creator/LanceHenriksen [[Film/{{Aliens}} Bishop]] / [[Franchise/MassEffect ([[Film/{{Aliens}} Bishop]]/[[Franchise/MassEffect Admiral Hackett]] Hackett]]) plays General Shepherd.
** Also worth noting is that the [=HQs=] (Baseplate and Overlord for MW and [=MW2=], respectively) are played by the same guy. The same guy(Creator/DaveMallow) (Dave Mallow) also voices most of the helicopter pilots.
** Also worth noting is that the [=HQs=] (Baseplate and Overlord for MW and [=MW2=], respectively) are played by the same guy. The same guy
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** [[GreysAnatomy Owen Hunt]] is Soap Mactavish, from Modern Warfare 2 onwards.
** William Fichtner (''Film/BlackHawkDown'', ''Film/DriveAngry'') is [=MW3's=] Sandman, while Timothy Olyphant ([[Film/DieHard Thomas Gabriel]]/[[Main/Hitman]]) is Grinch. Tobey Maguire [[WhatCouldHaveBeen was initially reported to voice the character]]) and Idris Elba ([[Film/{{Thor}} Heimdall]]) is Truck.
** Also in the third game, [[Series/TheWire Stringer Bell]], [[Film/LiveFreeOrDieHard Thomas Gabriel]], and [[Film/BlackHawkDown Sanderson]] are members of Delta.
** William Fichtner (''Film/BlackHawkDown'', ''Film/DriveAngry'') is [=MW3's=] Sandman, while Timothy Olyphant ([[Film/DieHard Thomas Gabriel]]/[[Main/Hitman]]) is Grinch. Tobey Maguire [[WhatCouldHaveBeen was initially reported to voice the character]]) and Idris Elba ([[Film/{{Thor}} Heimdall]]) is Truck.
** Also in the third game, [[Series/TheWire Stringer Bell]], [[Film/LiveFreeOrDieHard Thomas Gabriel]], and [[Film/BlackHawkDown Sanderson]] are members of Delta.
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** Also in the third game, [[Series/TheWire Stringer Bell]], [[Film/LiveFreeOrDieHard Thomas Gabriel]], and [[Film/BlackHawkDown Sanderson]] are members of Delta.
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*** He was also [[SavingPrivateRyan that BADASS sniper who was in a group of US troopers finding one man.]]
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*** He was also [[SavingPrivateRyan [[Film/SavingPrivateRyan that BADASS sniper who was in a group of US troopers finding one man.]]
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* PropRecycling: Closer looks can reveal where Infinity Ward re-used various models to fill out levels. Of note are crashed [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_(fighting_vehicle) Technicals]] in Washington D.C. (oh, those crazy Virginia rednecks), and American police cars on the tarmac at the Russian airport.
** Hidden in plain sight during ''Modern Warfare 3'''s campaign: There's a warehouse that you fight through which is a literal shot-for-shot recycle of a warehouse from [=CoD4's=] multiplayer; even the crates are the same.
* TheOtherDarrin: Nikolai, [=MacMillan=] and Kamarov all get new voice actors for 3.
** Hidden in plain sight during ''Modern Warfare 3'''s campaign: There's a warehouse that you fight through which is a literal shot-for-shot recycle of a warehouse from [=CoD4's=] multiplayer; even the crates are the same.
* TheOtherDarrin: Nikolai, [=MacMillan=] and Kamarov all get new voice actors for 3.
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* PropRecycling: Closer looks can reveal where Infinity Ward re-used various models to fill out levels. Of note are crashed [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_(fighting_vehicle) Technicals]] technicals]] in Washington D.C. (oh, those crazy Virginia rednecks), and American police cars on the tarmac at the Russian airport.
** Hidden in plain sight during ''Modern Warfare 3'''s campaign: There's a warehouse that you fight through which is a literal shot-for-shot recycle of a warehouse from [=CoD4's=] multiplayer; even the crates are thesame.
same. Various weapons also reuse their ''[=MW2=]'' models in the campaign - most noticeably, the new USP model for the game never shows up outside of Spec Ops and multiplayer, despite a decent chunk of missions giving you one to start with.
* TheOtherDarrin: Nikolai,[=MacMillan=] [=MacMillan=], Kamarov, and Kamarov Overlord all get new voice actors for 3.
** Hidden in plain sight during ''Modern Warfare 3'''s campaign: There's a warehouse that you fight through which is a literal shot-for-shot recycle of a warehouse from [=CoD4's=] multiplayer; even the crates are the
* TheOtherDarrin: Nikolai,
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In spring of 2011, a lot of info about ''Modern Warfare 3'' was leaked. including concept art and the game's plot (You can read it [[http://kotaku.com/5801345/where-youll-go-how-youll-kill-and-who-will-die-in-modern-warfare-3 here]]). While most of the plot is similar to what made it into the final product, there are several interesting differences such as a mission set in the Kremlin and [[spoiler:Sandman participating in the final mission to kill Makarov]].
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In spring of 2011, a lot of info about ''Modern Warfare 3'' was leaked. leaked, including concept art and the game's plot (You (you can read it [[http://kotaku.com/5801345/where-youll-go-how-youll-kill-and-who-will-die-in-modern-warfare-3 here]]). While most of the plot is similar to what made it into the final product, there are several interesting differences such as a mission set in the Kremlin and [[spoiler:Sandman participating in the final mission to kill Makarov]].
