A few months back, Crave's own Erik Norris was brought into the wilds of Los Angeles in order to roll with the media through a multiplayer portion of Modern Warfare 2. He actually scored an interview, check that here.
Now, I will probably lose my writing gig here with Crave for telling you this... but I think it's totally worth it. Erik came back from the event with a notepad filled with scrapped Kill Streak options. He's been sleeping with it between his legs for the last month or so.
I slipped into his room over the weekend and managed to pry his legs apart (again) in order to snag the list. This list contained 5 of the most mind-melting Streak options I've ever seen. There were also screenshots. True. Effing. Story (give or take).
Most of these Kill Streak rewards are better than the leaked footage of the Tactical Nuke. We'd post the video, but we hate perpetuating the spread of game spoiling, leaked footage. Lists, on the other hand, are made up of words... completely harmless.
Clowns with Uzis in Clown Cars, Doing Drive-Bys
The only thing scarier than a pack of rabbid, snarling German Shepherds: Clowns with Uzis. Think about that for a second; think about a clown, in a clown car, rolling through the streets of a map and mowing down your entire team.
Can the clown car be destroyed? Yes. But you'd also be destroying the hopes and dreams of children everywhere. Think about that as you launch into a full-scale assault on your opponent's Kill Streak induced clown car.
Infinity Ward probably left this one out because of their unnatural fear of clowns. I think they just watched IT too many times.
Ice Cream Swap
Everyone on the map will be rendered completely and utterly useless. Unless they really want ice cream. But even then, the torture will rest in how delicious the virtual cone looks compared to the barren wasteland that is your freezer.
Oh how the tables will turn on those unlucky enough to be out of ice cream when someone hits their cone streak. The only think you'll taste is the creamy goodness of despair.
Prehistoric Turtlesaurus Airdrop
It's pretty obvious what kept this out of the final version of Modern Warfare 2. Infinity Ward wanted to avoid copyright infringement due to licensing restraints.
Too bad. I really wanted to rain Foot Clan and boulders down on my enemies from the talons of pterodactyls. Prehistoric Turtlesaurus will have to remain restricted to my SNES (and not XBLA).
If anyone's to blame for this one being dropped from the final version, it's Ubisoft. Damnit.
Angry German Kid
Because, sometimes, the juvenile denizens of LIVE aren't enough to punish those better than you. This streak was actually a Death Streak. Before being removed (I'm hoping for a patch), if you died enough times you were given a shot at redemption by blasting the angry German kid's bad juju into the headsets and speakers of your killers.
Take THAT, party chat!
All Last Stand Perk Holders are Set Ablaze
That's right. Every sonnovabitch on the map with the Last Stand perk enabled will instantly be set on fire once anyone's kill streak reaches 1. They remain on fire for the duration of the match, and the next three matches following. They'll possibly physically catch on fire as well.
As far as we know, this Streak may actually be in the final build of the game. Better not use Last Stand, you know, just to be on the safe side.
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In case you're wondering, here's a probably-legitimate list of Perks and Kill Streaks.
