Gun Game is a Season 2 party-only game mode available in private matches for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (MW2). Read on to learn more about Gun Game, how to play it, and the best tips & strategies for this game mode!

How to Play Gun Game

Can Only Be Played in Private Matches

Since Gun Game is one of the three party game modes that came along with the Season 2 update, players will only launch the mode in private lobbies. The option for a Gun Game match can be found under the Alternate Modes tab in the private matches menu.

How to Create a Gun Game Lobby

• Select Private Match
• Create a Private Match
• Go to the Alternate Modes tab found on the top middle of the menu.
• Select Gun Game

Gun Game Overview

Gun Game is a free-for-all game mode where players will have to progress through an 18-weapon rotation pool by successfully getting kills with ranged weapons and be the first to get a throwing knife kill on the last rotation to win the match.

Each Ranged Elimination advances a player through the rotation and awards them with a different weapon to use. Melee Kills on opponents will downgrade them one step back in the rotation.

With each weapon gained, the match can either be favourable or at a disadvantage to you as the guns in the weapon rotation are random and could either be useful or useless depending on what current guns your opponents are using in the game.

List of Gun Game Maps

List of All Maps
Farm 18	Valderas Museum	Mercado Las Almas
Breenbergh Hotel	Al Bagra Fortress	Crown Raceway
El Asilo	Embassy	Santa Sena Border Crossing
Zarqwa Hydroelectric	Taraq	Shoot House
Shipment	Dome

Tips & Strategies for Gun Game

Melee Upclose to Demote Your Enemies

Use the opportunity to knife your opponents at close-quarters to bring them one step back in their weapon rotation to slow down their progress in getting to the last weapon rotation - giving you a chance to win the race to being the first player to get a throwing knife in Gun Game!

Use the Throwing Knife on Unaware Opponents

On the 18th weapon rotation you'll be equipped with a combat knife and a throwing knife as your utility, leaving you vulnerable against players with guns as they can simply shoot you as you approach them.

The key to getting a successful throwing knife win is to throw them at unaware opponents. Wait for your foes to engage with another enemy player so you'll get a clear opportunity to use the throwing knife without worrying about getting gunned down from a distance.

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