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How many missions are in the MW2 campaign?

Brandon Moore

Brandon Moore

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How many missions need to be beaten to complete the MW2 campaign? There are well over a dozen with varying objectives and tasks.

Call of Duty always breaks up its campaigns into different missions. So, how many missions are in the MW2 campaign? There are a total of 17 that deal with all-out assaults, stealth operations, and even vehicle combat.

From start to finish, you’ll be pit against tough enemies across several locations in the world. Completing missions earns rewards and they can be replayed at any time on any difficulty. As well, it should not take you too long to complete the entirety of the Modern Warfare 2 campaign.

Note: Brief potential spoilers for the MW2 campaign are ahead.

All missions in the MW2 campaign

There are no secret missions to unlock or find throughout the story. The 17 campaign missions in MW2 are how many you need to beat to finish the whole thing. Movie-quality cutscenes and breathtaking action fill these missions as Soap, Ghost, Gaz, Price, and others look to stop a new terroristic threat from wreaking global havoc.

Strike

Strike is the first of the 17 MW2 campaign missions.
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  • In-game description: On a recon mission in Al Mazrah, Ghost, Shepherd, Laswell and Shadow Co take out a high value target.

Kill or Capture

Kill or Capture is the second of the 17 MW2 campaign missions.
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  • In-game description: Ghost and Soap lead the MARSOC marines on a mission to kill or capture terrorist leader Major Hassan Zyani.

Wetwork

Wetwork is the third of the 17 MW2 campaign missions.
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  • In-game description: With Laswell’s help, Price and Gaz pursue an AQ cell in Amsterdam and discover an unholy alliance.

Tradecraft

Tradecraft is the fourth of the 17 MW2 campaign missions.
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  • In-game description: In Amsterdam, Gaz, Price and Laswell use CIA tactics to roll up an HVT in broad daylight.

Borderline

Borderline is the fifth of the 17 MW2 campaign missions.
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  • In-game description: Laswell tasks Alejandro to stop Hassan from crossing the border.

Cartel Protection

Cartel Protection is the sixth of the 17 MW2 campaign missions.
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  • In-game description: Ghost, Soup, Rudy and Alejandro’s Los Vaqueros pursue Hassan under the cartel’s protection. Mexican Army troops in the pocket of the cartel intervene.

Close Air

Close Air is the seventh of the 17 MW2 campaign missions.
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  • In-game description: Ghost, Soap and Alejandro search a cartel controlled compound for Hassan, supported by Graves and his Shadow Co from an AC130 overhead.

Hardpoint

Hardpoint is the eighth of the 17 MW2 campaign missions.
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  • In-game description: Graves and the ground team fight cartel reinforcements to keep Hassan secure.

Recon by Fire

Recon by Fire is the ninth of the 17 MW2 campaign missions.
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  • In-game description: With Laswell on overwatch, Price and Gaze infiltrate a cartel smuggling operation off the coast of Spain in search of enemy missiles.

Violence and Timing

Violence and Timing is the 10th of the 17 MW2 campaign missions.
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  • In-game description: Price and Gaz enlist some old friends to help rescue Laswell from AQ.

El Sin Nombre

El Sin Nombre is mission number 11.
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  • In-game description: Soap, Alejandro, Ghost and Graves hatch a plan to infiltrate the home of a Las Almas cartel lieutenant in search of the elusive El Sin Nombre.

Dark Water

Dark Water is mission number 12.
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  • In-game description: Soap, Alejandro, Ghost, Graves and his Shadow Co race to an offshore oil platform to prevent an imminent strike on US soil.

Alone

Alone is mission number 13.
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  • In-game description: Alone, unarmed and hunted, Soap must improvise to survive.

Prison Break

The briefing screen for Prison Break.
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  • In-game description: Rudy, Soap and Ghost break into a Shadow Co black site prison to extract Alejandro and the Los Vaqueros.

Hindsight

The briefing screen for Hindsight.
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  • In-game description: Laswell uncovers intel regarding a stolen shipment of American missiles.

Ghost Team

The briefing screen for Ghost Team.
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  • In-game description: TF-141 and Los Vaqueros go on a rogue mission against their own.

Countdown

The briefing screen for Countdown.
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  • In-game description: TF-121 deploys with the MARSOC marines to prevent an attack on an American city.

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