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MW2 Patch for Color Blind Gamers Urged

By pete_gallagher

Color-blind Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 gamers have started an online petition in the hopes that it will convince developer Infinity Ward to release a patch for the game that addresses their needs.

In multiplayer MW2 matches, the quickest way to tell a teammate from an enemy is if their name is in red (enemy) or green (teammate). The same colors are used in the game's radar, which allows players to view the location of others, both friend and foe. The petition cites statistics that 8.0% of all males are color blind and 0.5% of females.

A glitch of some kind has also affected the Xbox 360 version of Modern Warfare 2. As noted on Geek.com, in multiplayer matches, players are running around with unlimited ammo, firing off their noob tubes at will. Rumor is it's the result of a modder's exploit that gets passed around to everyone in the online game, residing in the 360's cache. Disconnecting from Xbox Live and rebooting the console seems to get rid of the problem. Infinity Ward is aware of the problem and has promised a fix.

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on December 15, 2009 (boomark / email).