The developer, Activision, Call of Duty Modern Warfare IIIit was recently revealed that the game will have a new map set in Dubai.
The story is set in a fictional resort called Hadiqa 6 Star, located on the roof of a skyscraper. The map is dynamic and surrounded by some of the city's most famous buildings, reminiscent of the view from the Burj Al Arab. The company made the announcement during an event featuring 12 Emirati content creators.
This game is a remake from 2011 modern warfare 3 And it was released in November. There are different seasons, giving players access to new maps, weapons, and player skins.
but, call of duty It's not the first game to feature Dubai as a setting. Since Tom Cruise climbed Burj Khalifa in 2011 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocolthe designers sought to recapture the magic and potential of the Emirates in the game.
Here are three other works that use the city as a backdrop.
GoldenEye 007 (2010)
The James Bond remake of the Nintendo 64 game was released a year before Cruise's stunt, but was set in Dubai. golden eye 007 It closely follows the events of the movie and rarely deviates.
However, for the remake, the designers decided to move the location of the military auction, which was originally set in Monte Carlo in the film, to Dubai. The change in location reflects the emirate's growing status in the world, making it an ideal location for the spy game.
The Dubai stage set has two locations: the exhibition center and a yacht moored next to it. The level details make players feel as if they are walking through the International Defense Exhibition Council (Idex) in the UAE, with attack helicopters hanging from the ceiling and tanks on display.
Hitman 3 (2021)
in hitman 3, Agent 47 is sent on a mission to the Scepter, a stand-in for the Burj Khalifa. The mission takes place on the upper floors of a skyscraper surrounded by clouds on a terrace.
The goal, as always for Agent 47, is to hitman Game – To defeat the target in the most discreet way possible. Accomplishing this mission requires stealth and deception.
This stage is especially good at recreating the feeling of being in a Dubai skyscraper, with non-playable characters walking around in Kandra. The interior design also matches the opulence and gold-encrusted accents of Dubai's most luxurious hotel.
racing games
Several racing games in the past have chosen the emirate as their setting, creating fictional racetracks and others adapting the Dubai Autodrome.
2010s Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, Dubai has the distinction of being one of the major cities in China, along with Chongqing and Rio de Janeiro. The stages are mainly street races, with an added element of escaping from the police.
project car (2015) featured the Dubai Autodrome as one of its stages, with plenty of detail in the surrounding buildings to bring the city's best racetrack to life in-game.
Meanwhile, in 2019 xenon racer Dubai also has fictional locations that highlight its modernist style. Since the game is set in the future, you can imagine how the current landscape will evolve and build on the city's existing identity.
Updated: April 5, 2024, 10:37 a.m.
