How long is Modern Warfare 2’s campaign? All missions & time to complete

Luca Di Marzo
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Modern Warfare 2 players who digitally pre-ordered the game can access the campaign early. These players may be wondering how long the campaign is and how many missions there are. We’ve got you covered below.

The Modern Warfare 2 campaign has finally arrived thanks to the early access period that lets players complete the entire story before the full game launches on October 28. Price, Soap, and the rest of Task Force 141 are back alongside some new faces.

If you’ve pre-ordered a digital version of Modern Warfare 2 and have early access or you plan on playing the campaign following the game’s official launch, we’ve got you covered with all of the missions you can expect to come across.

Here’s how long the Modern Warfare 2 campaign is along with a list of all the missions.

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The Modern Warfare 2 campaign takes between 6 and 10 hours to complete. Of course, this will vary depending on the player and the difficulty, but you can expect to sink in between six and ten hours into the campaign before it comes to a close.

Although Modern Warfare 2 follows the tradition of short Call of Duty campaigns, there’s still a ton for completionists to discover. Completing every objective will require players to explore every inch of the campaign and its missions.

With the notable improvement made to enemy AI, raising the campaign difficulty in Modern Warfare 2 has more of an impact than ever. If you crank up the difficulty, expect the campaign to take longer to complete.

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All missions in the Modern Warfare 2 campaign

The Modern Warfare campaign consists of 17 missions in total. The campaign will take players around the world as they get reacquainted with Task Force 141.

Players shouldn’t expect an average time per mission as some are shorter than others.

Here’s every mission in Modern Warfare 2’s campaign:

  • Strike
  • Kill or Capture
  • Wetwork
  • Tradecraft
  • Borderline
  • Cartel Protection
  • Close Air
  • Hardpoint
  • Recon By Fire
  • Violence And Timing
  • El Sin Nombre
  • Dark Water
  • Alone
  • Prison Break
  • Hindsight
  • Ghost Team
  • Countdown

These are the chapters you could expect to experience in the Modern Warfare 2 campaign. Given the modest playtime, you should be able to run through them pretty quickly before the full game launches on October 28.


For more, check out our Modern Warfare 2 Review in Progress which highlights what we thought of the new campaign.

Image Credit: Activision

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Luca is an Associate Editor at CharlieIntel. An accomplished, writer with interests in sports and gaming alike, Luca is focused on Call of Duty and FIFA as a content creator. After earning his BA in English Literature at Concordia University, he began writing for Gamelevate, OddsShark, and H4X. Luca joined CharlieIntel in 2021. You can reach Luca at [email protected], or via X @TheLucaDiMarzo.