The Australian Classification Board assigned an R18+ age rating to the original 2009 release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on October 1, according to information from the portal Insider Gaming based on the board website.
Warning categories listed for the title include high-level impact drug use, in-game purchases, online interaction, and chat features. The rating entry does not specify particular target platforms, listing the software only as a computer game.
This age rating assignment may indicate preparation for releasing a remake or remaster of the game on modern platforms. Earlier this year, the original Call of Duty: Black Ops and Black Ops 2 received similar evaluations before subsequently appearing in versions for current-generation consoles.
The original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 debuted in 2009 for PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3, featuring a storyline centered on Task Force 141 hunting Russian ultranationalist Vladimir Makarov. The title later received an HD campaign remaster in 2020 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC with 4K and HDR support, though that release contained only the single-player campaign without multiplayer modes.
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