Gamers do some strange things. Like spend hours yelling at strangers on the internet because they possess a magical amulet you desire or start chanting the score after another perfectly executed free kick finds it’s way into the top corner.

I predict a riot shield.

But one man is taking it just a little bit further, trying to reach the top level on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 without killing a single person.

Gameinformer reports of one of their readers, Glen McCracken, who is attempting to reach level 70 by pacifist means.

In two hours of playing, Glen has reached rank 5 without taking a life, estimating it will take him roughly two months to be the first player to reach rank 70 with zero kills.

It seems like a very odd way to play a game, so why bother? “I’ve already hit Prestige five times. I thought it would be something interesting to do,” Glen said. “It definitely gives you a different perspective on the game, and it’s fun and challenging.”

So, how does he do it? Glen says he  uses a riot shield and flash bangs, and uses rockets to blow up killstreaks. He achieves experience points by securing flags in Domination.

He does play team deathmatch, and finds his teammates are not happy with his zero kill performances, currently standing at a 0 and 89 Kill-Death ratio.

He plays Modern Warfare 2 on the PlayStation 3 under the name Mister_No_Kills if you want to help him out, but wouldn’t it be more fun to goad him into knifing you?

The whole thing brings me to think about other strange ways of playing games. Friends have regaled me of stories of completing Deus Ex without firing one of your own weapons, of only using the right countries gear in class selection and, most bizarrely, refusing to score in FIFA with anyone other than a right back!

Games make people do some weird things!