No Russian
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"No Russian" is a highly controversial and cinematic airport massacre mission in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 that sparked widespread debate over violence and player agency in video games.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
level
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video game mission ⓘ |
| antagonist | Vladimir Makarov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGame | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audioCue | warning message about disturbing content before mission ⓘ |
| cameraPerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| censorshipStatus |
modified in some regional releases
ⓘ
removed from Russian PC version ⓘ |
| chronologicalPositionInCampaign | fourth mission ⓘ |
| contentRatingImpact | contributed to stricter scrutiny of violent content in games ⓘ |
| controversialFor |
graphic depiction of terrorism
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player agency in committing atrocities ⓘ violence against civilians ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
condemned as gratuitous by some commentators
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praised for emotional impact by some critics ⓘ |
| designStyle | cinematic set-piece ⓘ |
| developer | Infinity Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| factionFeatured | Russian ultranationalists ⓘ |
| gameplayFeature |
mission cannot be failed for not shooting civilians
ⓘ
option to abstain from shooting civilians ⓘ option to participate in civilian massacre ⓘ |
| genreElement | military shooter ⓘ |
| legacy | one of the most controversial missions in video game history ⓘ |
| missionType | single-player campaign mission ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | provokes war between Russia and the United States ⓘ |
| narrativeTwist | undercover CIA agent is executed by Makarov ⓘ |
| notableEvent | mass shooting at an airport ⓘ |
| option | can be skipped entirely by the player ⓘ |
| partOf | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform |
Windows
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
Nintendo DS NERFINISHED ⓘ Nintendo Switch ⓘ OS X NERFINISHED ⓘ Sony PlayStation 3 ⓘ
surface form:
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4 ⓘ Xbox 360 NERFINISHED ⓘ Xbox One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playerAffiliation | Central Intelligence Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playerCharacter | Joseph Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playerCoverIdentity | undercover terrorist operative ⓘ |
| publisher | Activision NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| series | Call of Duty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCity | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Zakhaev International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subseries | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
false-flag operation
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morality in warfare ⓘ player complicity ⓘ terrorism ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English phrase containing the word Russian ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | instruction to attackers to speak no Russian ⓘ |
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