AFGHAN
Afghan is a medium to large map, it's set around a crashed C-130 Hercules in the hills of Afghanistan. The Western part of the map is filled with a series of tunnels and bunkers making this perfect for Sniping, the concrete bunkers are solid cover for snipers so it's hard for Assault rifles and Sub-machine guns to penetrate to bunkers, however it's easy for AC-130's and Chopper Gunners to pierce through the bunkers. The Eastern side of the maps is home to a large cliff where you will find a lot of Snipers firing down into the C-130 Hercules or into the adjacent bunker. Located in the middle of the mountain is a small cave which is normally filled with close quarter battles. There are 3 entrances to the cave but there is 1 main entrance that is perfect for watching over the crashed plane. Existing the cave from the rear exit leads a cat walk that is perfect for flanking your opponent. To the north-east there is another series of bunkers and also a poppy field, there are 3 entrances to this position and it's perfect for holding off enemies in "Team Deathmatch" and "Free for all" game-types. Due to Afghan's circular pattern it's very hard for "campers" to keep there position as there is always for that one way to get into their position. The best way to play this maps is to watch your corners and to aim down your sight at every moment possible.
DERAIL
The location of Derail is on a train derailment hence the name, it's thought to be located in Northern Russia. The map is coated in a heavy layer of snow, there are a number of large buildings and warehouses where the players are involved in heavy fire-fights. There is also a large forest located to the north-east, there is no cover around this place apart from a log-cabin which would provided little relief from a heavy fire-fight. To the north-west there is a large ware-house that has 3 levels which makes it perfect for sniping. To the south-east is another large structure which is perfect for counter sniping people that run into the office block located in the middle of the map. To the south-west of the map is another forest and a power station, this is the location for many flankers and unfortunately "Nuke-Booster". This map is the largest on Modern Warfare 2, it's perfect for Sniping but there can be many close quarter battles located in the office blocks.
ESTATE
Its setting is reminiscent of Creek from the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare DLC, but it plays very differently. At the southern end of the map is a large, two-story estate house, which tends to become the centerpiece of every battle. It is defensible, but not hard to infiltrate once you know the tricks, and when you're in, it's easy to create a lot of confusion (smoke grenades help). Outside of the buildings, the map is wooded and encourages long-range combat and a lot of sprinting.
FAVELA
Set in a shanty town, this map is packed full of alleyway's and hidden corners for close quarters action. The streets are lined with buildings and the rooftops provide the high ground for those that like to have an aerial advantage.
HIGHRISE
Highrise is a multi-players map on Modern Warfare 2 its setting is in New York city, its location is on top of a skyscraper which is under-construction there are two office blocks on the west and eastern sides of the map. These offices are the spawn points for both teams and there is a lot of cover inside the offices making it easy for the opposing team to flank and stay inside the enemy spawn and unfortunately "spawn-camp" them. Search and Destroy can be a pain on this map because you can get "spawn" sniped quite easily, however after this it becomes a fast-paced game with plenty of excitement. Directly in the middle of the map is a Helicopter-pad, if a sentry-gun is placed on top of here it can watch either of the office blocks and anyone who comes out of the spawn will die...
INVASION
Invasion has a basic location which is in a small Afghan town, it contain many buildings that have multiple levels, it's the scene of a lot close quarter battles due to it having many buildings that enemies that can pop out of buildings at a moments notice. Many people don't know that it's a remake of the campaign mission "Shock and Awe" it's the part of the mission when you are asked to rescue the crashed cobra pilot.
KARACHI
Ravaged desert town.
Tactical street fights abound.
Tactical street fights abound.
QUARY
Medium-sized quarry.
Intense Capture the Flag matches.
Intense Capture the Flag matches.
RUNDOWN
Village in Brazil.
Fight from all angles.
RUST
Rust is the smallest map on Modern Warfare 2, it's set in an Oil rig which is situated in the middle of desert. The main focal point of this map is the large tower structure in the middle of the map, it's on 3 levels starting from the desert to all tall platform, which is a perfect vantage point. The rest of the map is coated with various cover ranging from Trucks, rusted cars and portable cabins. To the south-west of the map is a small amount of cover in the form of a pylon, this is were some players will camp as it looks over most of the map. This map is the "sister" to Call of Duty's 4's "Shipment", but this map has more cover and is slightly larger.
SCRAPYARD
Scrapyard is the site of an airplane scrapyard, with many airplane parts scattered throughout, which you can walk or hide in if necessary. The map is fairly small and is perfect for close quarter battles, most of the players will either be in the main warehouse complex located to the north-east of the map or in the warehouse located at the northern side of the map. There is a large office block that is located to the south side of the map, you will find many snipers here, there is also a small concrete barricade located in the south-west corner of the map which is a sniper dream as there is only one way the enemy can flank you but you can simply plant a claymore. Most of the enemies will only use the airplane shells to run though, you will find most of the campers in the main 4 warehouses in all 4 points of the map.
SCIDROW
Urban city fighting. In and out of
apartments close range engagements.
apartments close range engagements.
SUB BASE
Sub-base is a multi-player map which is designed around a docked submarine, with may surrounding docking buildings. Located in the middle of the map is a large court-yard which all buildings eventually flow into, it's a very open place with a lot of cover catered by large crates and boxes,this places in the main area for large open combat as there are a lot of vantage points looking down on the court-yard. On the north-west side of the map is a structure in which you can climb to the top of, it's gives perfect vantage points for snipers as it looks over the whole map. To the east of the map is a small tunnel complex with an office space in, this leads again to the court-yard but has a large exist where many players will watch with "Thermal Scopes".
TERMINAL
Terminal is a map set in a Russian Airport, which is full of luggage, bars and small shops, outside the map are large planes and and cargo stations which provided great cover. There are various shops that make the map turn into some kind of "maze", to the south-east of the map is a large security check complex, this will beep when enemies pass through it giving you a heads up if your walking pass this complex. The main focal point of the map is the large stationary plane located in the south corner of the map, this is the spot for many close quarter battles, and the cock-pit gives a great over-look of most of the map. In the south-west hand corner of the map is a "DVD" store, if you can trap the enemy in this place you will suffocate them and gain a comfortable lead in any game-type, if you have a Chopper Gunner and i hovers over this spot you can gain many easy multikills. In the North-East hand corner of the map is a small "check-in" section this is a site for many easy "spawn" kills as there is a great vantage point located on the other side of the "elevator stair-case", making killing people in this section easy. This map is great all round map on Modern Warfare 2 and can house most game-types comfortably.
underpass
Rainy underpass. Good balance
of medium to long range fighting.
of medium to long range fighting.
wasteland
Wasteland is a relatively large map, perfect for sniping but also great for campers as there is a large bunker located directly in the middle of the map. It has three exists/entrances 1 coming from the North another from the East and finally one from the West. The map is perfect if you like using a "Thermal Optic", but the "Cold-Blooded" perk is essential. The Thermal Optic is vital in finding those snipers that are deep in the undergrowth of Wasteland as without Thermal is near on impossible to root them out of their position. Smoke Grenades are essential in the "Wasteland" load-out this is because of the lay-out of the map, there is very little cover making Smoke a great distraction from Snipers.
