Modern Warfare 2 Nuke Guide

Cole Burton says Chances are by now you own Modern Warfare 2, but have you gotten 10 nukes before prestiging yet? I really wanted that nuke emblem, and if you don’t have it yet, I am going to help you out. Below are some Classes, Killstreaks and Strategies to help you get your nukes!

Explosive Method:

• Primary Weapon: AK47 with a grenade Launcher
• Secondary Weapon: Thumper grenade Launcher
• Equipment: Semtex
• Perk 1: Scavenger Pro
• Perk 2: Danger Close Pro
• Perk 3: Steady Aim Pro
• Killstreak 1: Harrier Strike
• Killstreak 2: Chopper Gunner
• Killstreak 3: Tactical Nuke
• Deathstreak: Final Stand

Explosive General Strategy:
Use your AK grenade launcher killing as many enemies as you can, try to camp in a small area with plenty of cover (the plane in Terminal) until you get a harrier strike. When you run out of grenades for your AK, run over the corpse of a nearby enemy to get more grenades thanks to scavenger. If there is no corpse nearby, switch to your thumper and wait for another prey. You can try this strategy by running and gunning with a grenade launcher as well, sometimes it pays off, sometimes it doesn’t.

Stealth Method:

• Primary Weapon: ACR with silencer and Heartbeat Sensor
• Secondary Weapon: G18 with silencer and Akimbo
• Equipment: Frag grenade
• Perk 1: Bling Pro
• Perk 2: Cold-Blooded pro
• Perk 3: Ninja Pro
• Killstreak 1: Harrier Strike
• Killstreak 2: Chopper Gunner
• Killstreak 3: Tactical Nuke
• Deathstreak: Final Stand

Stealth General Strategy:
Find a nice place to camp and take out everyone you can. You are pretty much safe from enemy detection unless they see you on screen. Plus, the heartbeat sensor will warn of close enemies.

Those are the best two strategies that I used to get my nukes and I hope they can help you guys get that nuke emblem if you don’t yet have it!

Getting the Pit Boss Achievement

Dale Culp says: The Goozex Report's very own resident videographer, Shawn Lebert, has posted a video on YouTube showing just exactly how he aces the Pit Boss Achievement. To make matters even cooler, this is the test run of his new Hauppauge HD PVR and, hopefully, the first of many new video features we're hoping to roll out in the future.

Now, watch Shawn work it like a boss:

In the words of Cpl. Dunn, "That's how you run The Pit."

And now for some tips on how to unlock the Pit Boss Achievement from the man himself.

Shawn says:

So you want to be a Pit Boss, huh? General Shepherd's hawk-eye making you nervous? Don't expect to do the best you can within the first couple retries of the Pit in Modern Warfare 2. Sometimes, it just takes getting used to and where the enemies, separate from the civilians will show up.

I don't expect to reiterate my video technique step-by-step. Everyone has their own preference when dealing with combat. This is just a demonstration on the essentials on how to perform if you expect that achievement sound to beautifully resound into your ears after a long, stressful period of training restarts.

Use weapons that you're going to use until you get that achievement. Don't try one and get discouraged and try another. Get used to your gun chamber and grow accustomed to how many bullets you have left by getting an idea how far you can go before needing to reload it. I used the M9 and the Desert Eagle. I found that there's no need for a scope for either gun if you have auto-lock because you're going to be seeing it the same way through a scope. I can't tests milli-seconds, but it perhaps could shave off unwanted time on each aim.

At first, I was missing targets left and right because I always felt it was necessary to run as fast as possible -- and you will have to do that -- but your targets are obviously more important than getting to the next section. Control yourself and aim then go to the next one. I was persistent at first to shoot as fast as possible then go for the next one, but that builds up accidents because my feet weren't completely planted when firing. I was always thinking about what I had to shoot next. Just focus on shooting what's in front of you. Don't move around a lot when you're in an area of targets. Align yourself, settle and take them out. Of course, you will have to move within a section just to shoot other ones, but DON'T fire at targets while moving. Accuracy is a big deal.

The M9 and Desert Eagle were ideal for me in these respects.

I always consider walking up the stairs the half-way mark. Whether it is or it isn't to you, that's your preference. I make mental judgments on what times I should be at when getting up the stairs. For me, a good time to get into the first house would be roughly 10-12 seconds. Jumping off the roof, you should be at a good time around 22-23 seconds. The second half of my video may have seemed "lucky" because all my targets aligned. This isn't pure luck because the Pit training targets have only two alternative positions. Once you're able to understand which version of the Pit you have, no matter how many times you restart it, it doesn't change. If you fail getting the Pit Boss Achievement after running through the finish line, pause the game and go to LAST CHECKPOINT. Don't finish the Pit and just wait to do it again. This makes the Pit change on you with a possible target location change.

Next, always run after finishing a section. That may seem durr-durr-durr to you, but I don't know, people say reloading doesn't matter. It actually does because when you reload, your character can no longer run. He must slow down to perform the function of reloading. If you run in mid-reload, any Veteran gamer is going to know what happens next -- when you stop, he has to completely reload once more. Get used to your two guns. Get an idea on how much you have left in your gun chamber without ever having to look at how much you have left. Your focus is the Pit, not your HUD.

Lastly, get used to lining up multiple targets. The Desert Eagle is a mighty powerful gun, so I'm not surprised that it shoots through multiple ones. When you align more than one target, the less time you take to move on. Get used to that. Get used to restarting over and over with the LAST CHECKPOINT option. I can't stress that enough.

Accuracy is key and it doesn't matter if you pass the 30 seconds on your screen before finishing. If you have great accuracy, your time will be cut down due to your great, seamless firing.

Just follow those steps and make the Pit your bitch because very soon you'll be the Pit Boss and your crew will be HOOAHing. Probably even you, too.

Too many guns - A look at Modern Warfare 2 weapons

Dale Culp says: While researching the necessary information I needed to write this article, I came across a serious problem: There are just too many guns in this game. Way too many guns. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's weapons number in the dozens. DOZENS, I tell you!

Whatever happened to the days when all you had were a small handful of weapons to choose from? You had your melee weapon, shotgun, super shotgun, pistol, automatic rifle/machine gun and rocket launcher. Then you usually had 1 or 2 exotic, unbalanced weapons that everyone would camp in multiplayer but then complain about whenever someone else was camping it. I mean, count 'em -- there's something like 50 guns in Modern Warfare 2! I feel like a Republican when I play this game. Look out, Charlton Heston! There's a new king of the NRA, and if he's not working at Infinity Ward, meticulously going over the 3D models and making sure each one is a faithful, accurate representation of its real-world counter-part, than I'm sure he's feverishly rubbing his hands and drooling at this list I blatantly stole from some wiki site:

Pistols
USP .45 – Glock 18/22 – M1911 .45 – Desert Eagle

Assault Rifles
M16 – AK-47 – Steyr AUG A2 - FAMAS – Bushmaster ACR – Imbel MD3 – FN 2000 – G36C – M4 – MK. 14 EBR – G3 – TAR-21 – FN SCAR – FN FAL

Sniper Rifles
SVD Dragunov – Walther WA2000

Sub-Machine Guns
FN P90 – UMP .45 – TDI Kriss – H&K MP5

Light/Heavy Machine Guns
RPD – MK46 – AUG HBAR-T – MG4 – M240

Shotguns
Franchi SPAS-12 – W1200 – Armsel Striker 12 Guage – Remington 870MCS – Winchester 1887 – AA-12

That's a lot of guns! Plenty of ways there to put big holes in bad guys, and it doesn't even include all the attachments and other gizmos you can hook onto them to make them even deadlier. Then you've got rocket launchers, missile launchers, knives, ice picks, grenades, Predator drones and, not to mention, YOUR OWN TWO HANDS. Egads, man! Do you really expect me to go through all that and lay out the pros and cons of each? God, no. And the worst part is, there's hardly any difference between them! Oh, sure, some feature a larger calibre, different rates of fire and accuracy, and I'm sure I went through most of these at some point in the game which does give me some "hands-on" experience, but I can't be entirely sure about that because, most of the time, I abused the hell out of any assault rifle that came with a scope.

In the end, I'm afraid I have to admit that I break the ignorant stereotype of the typical gamer. I may be a pissed-off nerd who's tired of being picked on his whole life but I know absolutely zero about guns. In all, I've fired about 3 different actual guns and came away from the experience not entirely impressed. I played through "No Russian" and, despite the initial shock, I can't help but recall murdering thousands of innocent civilians in other games from Carmageddon to Grand Theft Auto and never once thinking, "Am I a bad person?" At least, in those games, I got extra points and bonus rewards every time I mowed down a God-fearing family of wholesome Christians. I also fondly recall gleefully bludgeoning scientists with a crowbar in Half-Life only seconds after employing their skills to heal me. Does that qualify me as a serial killer or a psychopath who's about to go on a rampage? No, not all. And if my experience with flash bangs in Modern Warfare 2 is any kind of indication of what I'd be like in the real world, than I'm most likely to end up doing more harm to myself than any of the bystanders around me. Even if that logic fails, all I have to do is point at my record: 30 years on and I haven't killed anyone, yet.

So, dig up Ronald Reagan, shake his hand, play some John Philip Sousa and fire up that DVD boxed-set of G.I. Joe because, while I don't know how to pronounce the word carbine - or even what that word means - I do know a lot about shooting virtual bad guys in the face as much as possible to preserve the American Way. Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition. Hooah.