C&VG is reporting that UK gaming magazine PS3M has got the low-down on how the new customizable killstreaks will play out in Infinity Ward's upcoming shooter, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

According to the mag, players will be able tune their own killstreaks -- something which the recent multiplayer teaser trailer revealed. Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling offered more on this new mechanic:
"You can have a three killstreak or a fifteen killstreak if you want, or something like the AC-130 [firing down in black and white from an airborne gunship] is one of the highest killstreaks you can select," he said.

"You take control of that and can fire down for thirty seconds, blow guys up," he so subtly put it.
The idea here is that players of lower skill levels can opt to have quick, less powerful killstreak rewards, while the higher skilled players can opt to go the full distance and try to survive long enough to take advantage of the bigger killstreak rewards.




Bryn says: I wonder just how far these killstreaks will go? I'd love to think that there would be a devastating option for say a 30-killstreak. That said, I can't imagine what would top piloting an AC-130 for 30 seconds on the battlefield.

You better hope that there's a high-end perk that hides you from that noise.