16 Call Of Duty Easter Eggs You Probably Missed

10. The Matrix Jump Program (Modern Warfare)

You can feel the gaming industry advancing with every frame of animation inside Modern Warfare, so influential and replicable were its strides in first-person shooter gameplay, nothing would ever be the same again. One such level is the first 'proper' gameplay scenario, Crew Expendable, where a trade-off goes sour and you're forced to flee a sinking tanker. Right at the climax of the action you're forced to make a huge leap towards a chopper for safety, to which if you fail, a pop-up will simply say "No one makes it on the first jump". This is a reference/paraphrase to the various ways the crew comment on Neo's progress ("Everybody falls the first time") in the Matrix film when he's loaded into the skyscraper-hopping 'Jump Program'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9Nh0Fvoe9k
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