10 amazing knife kills in Modern Warfare 2
The MW2 community just got stab-happy
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There's nothing in Modern Warfare 2 quite like the glee of throwing your combat knife in hope and then seeing the 'bullseye' award flash up on the screen after some poor sap catches it neatly in the throat.
In fact, the combat knife has become something of an internet sensation, with knife-only multiplayer invites and incredible videos of knife kills springing up all over the internet. Everyone's trying to outdo the rest to create the definitive knife death video. So here we've picked our ten favourites - and they're very knife indeed.
Let's start with the most famous:
This one is as lucky as they get. We like the way there's a little correction for windspeed before he makes the throw.
Knives aren't normally known for their bouncy quality.
No wonder this chap got a promotion.
Surely this one's just a lucky guess?
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Justin was a GamesRadar staffer for 10 years but is now a freelancer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.


