Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- The Riot Shield can protect the player against Helicopters and Harrier attacks if the player angles it correctly or has the shield on his or her back.
- If the player has a Riot Shield when in Last Stand, the shield will be moved onto the player's back and will continue to block enemy shots.
- It's possible to get a camouflage on the Riot Shield by modding.
- During a round transition (screen turns gray and says half-time) and if a player has a Riot Shield on their back with an enemy Harrier, the enemy Harrier will continuously fire at them and they will never get injured and will get fifty experience for deflecting the bullets.
- As of the update released on 3/29/10 with the Stimulus Package on the Xbox 360, players shooting at another player using a Riot Shield will see a small Riot Shield symbol under hit-markers, showing that their bullets are having little effect, similar to the Painkiller symbol showing up to players who fire on another player who is under the effects of the Painkiller deathstreak.
- This does not happen on Playstation 3.
- The pick-up icon for the Riot Shield isn't the same design as the Riot Shield used in-game. When wielding the Riot Shield, it is an entirely plastic riot police shield. But the pick-up icon resembles an all-metal shield.
- Sometimes, the player's arm hit-box will move through the front of the shield, giving any shots full access to dealing damage. This is particularly noticeable at long ranges where the riot shield's level of detail is reduced.
- On the lower back area of the Riot Shield player model, there is a small sign that says, "Kick Me!" Juggernauts have the same sign.
- A well timed melee can bounce back a Fragmentation grenade at the thrower, possibly giving the riot shield user a kill. Any kills gained using this method will count as Grenade throwback kills.
- The player cannot complete the "Cruelty" Challenge (kill an enemy, pick up his weapon, and then kill him again with his own weapon) with the Riot Shield.
- Any cracks on the Riot Shield are not visible when the user is in the smoke from a Smoke grenade.
- There is no Veteran Title for the Riot Shield unlike most other weapons in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
- If the player looks very closely, "IW" can be seen faintly scratched into the top of the Riot Shield.
- When looking at a player with a Riot Shield, one can see him taunt the person in front (usually by waving or wagging their finger at the other player).
- When shooting an enemy using the Riot Shield, they will stumble when hit on the unprotected areas. If shot at an enemy player, they will not stumble, most likely for balancing reasons.
- Players are unable to use other weapons with the Riot Shield, even submachine guns/pistols. Despite this, enemies can use it in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and the Riot Shield Juggernaut in Modern Warfare 3 can actually wield a Riot Shield and light machine gun at the same time.
- The graphical limitations of the Wii mean the shield does not crack.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
- A broken Riot Shield in Survival Mode has faster switch times, identical to those in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
- In Survival Mode, picking up a dead Riot Shield Trooper's Shield that is not broken will make it take very little damage before it will break.
- Unlike all other primary weapons, the Riot Shield has a max weapon level of 10 in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, like secondary weapons.
- When using the Riot Shield and attempting to get the "Unbreakable" Challenges, your own explosives will count toward the Deflected Explosions to earn the challenges.
Call of Duty: Ghosts
- On the inside of the weapon and upon the grip, there are first-aid instructions detailing what to do during an emergency using pictograms; one of these instructions has St. Johns markings.
- The "If it bleeds, I can kill it" patch (kill an enemy Maniac with a knife) can be obtained with Riot Shield melee attacks.