


Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Five new maps are headed to Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare II in Season 5, which feels like an appropriate number. Three of these are core 6v6 maps and two are smaller Gunfight/Faceoff maps. Four of the five will go live this week when Season 5 launches, with the fifth and final map launching at the mid-season Reloaded update.
Here are all five maps and what to expect from each of them.
Strike
Strike is a larger 6v6 map that’s actually a remake of the classic Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. A re-released version of the map also made it into 2009’s Modern Warfare 2, and now here it is again, brought into modern gaming as a Middle Eastern urban area with lots and lots of streets and interiors to battle your way through. This should be a good map to get longshots on, and a sniper’s paradise.
Punta del Mar
Punta Mar—which basically means ‘Sea Point’ in English—is a seaside tourist town that’s a brand new map created for Modern Warfare II. It’s also a much smaller map than Strike, which should please those of us who prefer small-to-midsize maps. Like Srike, this also takes place in (an admittedly less-sprawling) urban environment. Some of the rooftops will be accessible, adding some verticality to this smaller map.
DRC-Zone 1
The only new map not releasing at the launch of Season 5, DRC - Zone 1 is set in the Building 21 DMZ zone. It’s basically the smaller Visitor Center that stands next to the larger Building 21, and is a more interior-focused small-sized map.
Lounge
Set in a fancy nightclub, replete with grand piano and upscale bar, Lounge is a more compact Gunfight map that looks like a lot of good, straightforward fun. I do appreciate how varied the Gunfight maps have been so far in Modern Warfare II.
Canal
If that windmill looks familiar, it’s because Canal is yet another map set in Vondel. The map is set in a canal next to a brewery. As you can see, bridges and a moored boat all add to the traversal options in this unique Gunfight map, which is a bit on the larger side. Gunfights can take place in the water, on the walkways or even in the brewery and restaurant.
All told, a good chunk of maps to sink our teeth into in Season 5. New Gunfight modes—Armored Gunfight, Gunfight Snipers, and 4v4 Faceoff—are launching in Season 5 as well. The new multiplayer 6v6 mode Havoc brings chaotic arena-shooter-style gameplay to the game as well, with random powerups adding a bunch of gameplay changes like low gravity (Boots Off The Ground) and fire-tipped crossbows and Molotovs only (Flameshot).
Season 5 of Modern Warfare II and Warzone kicks off this Wednesday.