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  1. JoniP
    Jan 2, 2010
    7
    The SP was absolutely great. No doubt about it. I would give 9 for this, but admittedly theres just too much features deleted when compared to the original. The bots in single player gave me a real headache. Enemys shoot through smokes and autoaim always to the player first. Then the buddies... sometimes it feels like they just act what they're should be. They miss the target wich is The SP was absolutely great. No doubt about it. I would give 9 for this, but admittedly theres just too much features deleted when compared to the original. The bots in single player gave me a real headache. Enemys shoot through smokes and autoaim always to the player first. Then the buddies... sometimes it feels like they just act what they're should be. They miss the target wich is 12ft away and spare their grenades like grandfather legacies, so the game depends all the time on the actions of the player. Expand
  2. FionnM
    Jan 3, 2010
    7
    Would Give it a nine if it had dedicated servers, the multiplayer is full unbalenced weapons and noobs that could be sorted with servers and admins. Other than that, it is a fantastic game, brilliant graphics and play, but COD 4 it aint if you are looking for some rewarding, competative multiplayer
  3. MattL
    Jan 4, 2010
    7
    After reading all the reviews about the game, i was timid at trying but i already got it. Single player was like its predecessor but introduces the new equipment in multiplayer. While i have only played about half of it, it is a decent plot so far. Multiplayer is what i mainly bought the game for. IWnet is exactly like the console version of the game (at least cod4 ps3). IW not putting in After reading all the reviews about the game, i was timid at trying but i already got it. Single player was like its predecessor but introduces the new equipment in multiplayer. While i have only played about half of it, it is a decent plot so far. Multiplayer is what i mainly bought the game for. IWnet is exactly like the console version of the game (at least cod4 ps3). IW not putting in Dedicated servers was a huge let down but, for me, IW net has not majorly failed me yet. Sparattic lag here and there but it hasn't had any major effects on my gaming experience. I enjoy multiplayer except for the occasional aim bots you happen to run into and make a good game only a few seconds which can be very frustrating. IWnet is the reason this game for a 7 out of 10, while it is a crappy replacement for dedicated servers, mw2 still delivers some quality game play experiences that cod4 had. Expand
  4. NormanT
    Jan 15, 2010
    7
    There've two locations make my computer hanged (Maybe it was my video's fault), also when hit badly, blood caught in eyes can't see a thing!
  5. Issith
    Apr 7, 2010
    7
    CoD MW2 for PC : The single player looks awesome, too bad you need to play it 3 times before you achieve 100% (maybe it's not like this when you start with Veteran, but i started with regular and went up afterwards) and it's a bit short. The multiplayer is nice too, the maps look ok, and the mapsizes vary. Plenty of guns and attachments. The sucky parts though are IWNet ( no CoD MW2 for PC : The single player looks awesome, too bad you need to play it 3 times before you achieve 100% (maybe it's not like this when you start with Veteran, but i started with regular and went up afterwards) and it's a bit short. The multiplayer is nice too, the maps look ok, and the mapsizes vary. Plenty of guns and attachments. The sucky parts though are IWNet ( no servers( but using the network of players(which gives one hell of an amount of lagg(sometimes))), hackers (though i haven't encountered so many), no chatting possibility while waiting for the other map ( takes 30-60 secs) and the game matches only last 10 mins(sometimes that's ok, but most of the time you really want it to be adjustable to 15mins or even 30 mins) If i have to split the multi- and single player, i'd give single: 4/5 (shortness) multi: 3/5 (bad lounge and crappy servers). Expand
  6. RyanB
    Apr 8, 2010
    7
    It was a good game at first, but when you looked back at it most of it wasn't re-playable, nothing to re-do in the campaign and not to mention was very short compared to some of the other games I have played. The multilayer has lots of problems even after almost I think five months now, still hackers/glitches and certain people who abuse certain things and the kill streaks are just It was a good game at first, but when you looked back at it most of it wasn't re-playable, nothing to re-do in the campaign and not to mention was very short compared to some of the other games I have played. The multilayer has lots of problems even after almost I think five months now, still hackers/glitches and certain people who abuse certain things and the kill streaks are just so annoying, AC-130, Harrier, EMP, and most of them are so easy and simple to get like a seven kill streak! The three second melee thing, I don't know what the hell IW thought about this when it came into head, but it's horrible! Every corner you take you fire your weapon but the lag is just so horrible do to no dedicated servers, they always kill you with melee. Even my self once I got a 12 kill steak !WITH JUST MELEE! I know that there is no such thing as a perfect melee system but this one is just god awful! The Spec. Ops. mod if fun to play with friends or family which I have done very many times and it's very entertaining but some of the missions or impossible but still fun. But don't get me wrong most of the hackers/glitchers are gone since the holidays and the multilayer can still be very fun when you play with friends and CO-OP is always a option on campaign. Just the game has some serious problems. Expand
  7. adams
    Nov 12, 2009
    7
    Ok Just tested COD MW2 on my 14 years old brother PC , and All what i can say is CALL OF DUTY Moedern warfare 2 is a INCOMPLETED GAME , i was 1st been shoked with the weapons 3D modelisation and textures , just before the practice when they ask you to keep a weapon , ive looked for a M4 and i fond a JOY look weapon , then piked up the what should be a M4 , and the missing Peak control to Ok Just tested COD MW2 on my 14 years old brother PC , and All what i can say is CALL OF DUTY Moedern warfare 2 is a INCOMPLETED GAME , i was 1st been shoked with the weapons 3D modelisation and textures , just before the practice when they ask you to keep a weapon , ive looked for a M4 and i fond a JOY look weapon , then piked up the what should be a M4 , and the missing Peak control to shoot while covering , its missing on conrols configiration also E bouton is asigned to Action so its realy not programed "IW !!!!?", bringing us back to countre strike CS game play without peaks and shoot ,also the grenade line efect is horible and break simulation ambiance , and and come the bigest problem on MW2 the NO DEDICATED SERVER5S , i dont i you noticed yes but there is no COD MW2 fan site yet and no clans , as expected IW stoped Mooding and no dedicated servers , thats blowed up milions of Hard core gamers , But hope IW work on Big patch for PC version to Corect 1 - weapon texture 2 - bring back legacy controls 3 - taking out grenade efects , its not relalistic 4 - Squad blocking doors , many time 5 - and bring Back Dedicated servers i f they dont fix the game will dead and gamers will no more trust in IW so the end of the series . Expand
  8. retu.
    Dec 2, 2009
    7
    The sp mission rates a 8 for eye-candy but the "plot" is bone-headedly stupid. The icing on the cake are the "stirring" quotes from Kennedy, Eisenhower, and ... Dick Cheney?? I literally laughed out loud. This is a $20 mission pack that sells for $60. Life is too busy for mp - sounds like that's just as well from other reviews. But this vote is based on sp only. I'd suggest The sp mission rates a 8 for eye-candy but the "plot" is bone-headedly stupid. The icing on the cake are the "stirring" quotes from Kennedy, Eisenhower, and ... Dick Cheney?? I literally laughed out loud. This is a $20 mission pack that sells for $60. Life is too busy for mp - sounds like that's just as well from other reviews. But this vote is based on sp only. I'd suggest waiting for the price to come down - waaay down. Expand
  9. JWheezy
    Jan 12, 2010
    7
    Single player, while being pretty entertaining, is badly paced and far too short, meaning you never give a toss about the characters (with the exception of Price, cos hes a legend). Enemy AI and spawning is improved over COD4 but sadly com controlled team-mates are useless, which isn't a problem on lower difficulties, but on veteran it can lead to some incredibly frustrating Single player, while being pretty entertaining, is badly paced and far too short, meaning you never give a toss about the characters (with the exception of Price, cos hes a legend). Enemy AI and spawning is improved over COD4 but sadly com controlled team-mates are useless, which isn't a problem on lower difficulties, but on veteran it can lead to some incredibly frustrating scenarios with a single enemy standing in the open and your teammates missing with every shot, at which point the enemy turns, lets off a few ridiculously accurate shots to kill you and you scream expletives at the sack of s**t 'super-special forces' guys who are supposedly helping you. All this means that it is borderline impossible to play this game in any sort of intelligent way. Thats not to say that it isn't fun, I enjoyed the single player very much (with the exception of some tedious moments on veteran difficulty). The multiplayer aspects of this game are hit and miss. Essentially everything good about the standard multiplayer are just extensions of those from COD4 (perks, game modes etc). The lack of dedicated servers has caused a rift in the ratings of this game, with some ridiculously low scores and some the reverse just to spite the others. The fact is that IW.net just doesn't work very well, especially when trying to play with friends. Its buggy, laggy and although it is vac secured, that doesnt stop determined cheaters (not that i think cheating is a massively widespread issue, but it is an issue nonetheless). When it all works as it should, the gameplay is excellent, but then again it was on cod4 as well and not much has actually changed. Where this game truly excels however is in the other multiplayer mode...Spec Ops. 2 player co-op scenarios (many taken from the single player campaign) that are well designed and playable over and over until u get them perfect. But again...could have been bettter if they had released the developer tools for the modding community. Imagine being able to download new scenarios every week from those genius modders...almost infinite play time for your expensive initial outlay. That is what it essentially all boils down to, I cant give this game a score of 10, because that would mean it was perfect, which it isn't. I cant give it an 8 or 9, because in many ways it is a big step backward from COD4, and the more you play it you realise just how much of a direct console port it is, i wouldn't be surprised if the controls were listed as xbox buttons!! All the effort has been put into the gloss leaving a shoddy storyline full of holes for the single player, and limited multiplayer. Oh yeh i nearly forgot...they took out the lean function...wtf were they thinking! Expand
  10. ALexB
    Jan 13, 2010
    7
    Its a good game but there is much bad moments. An example is: game choice the better host then user become "server". Too many lags and the biggest mistake is - a game become more pub then harcore. I dont know, but i think game should be more cybersportive !
  11. Duty
    Jan 2, 2010
    7
    I think the game is good. The campaign is good, Multiplayer is good but sometimes i dont know why i get disconected for nothing and spec ops could have matchmaking. Overal: It´s a good game, but it could be cheaper......
  12. JG
    Feb 9, 2010
    7
    Single Player is plenty of fun the first few runs, Wolverines is always fun to replay. Some of the levels do get a bit old on replays. Breach and clear is sweet the first few times, but it does start to get old. Spec. Ops looks awesome, but also looks like the majority of it requires help unless you are 1337. Multiplayer is quite laggy at time. Typical players can be rude at times. Plenty Single Player is plenty of fun the first few runs, Wolverines is always fun to replay. Some of the levels do get a bit old on replays. Breach and clear is sweet the first few times, but it does start to get old. Spec. Ops looks awesome, but also looks like the majority of it requires help unless you are 1337. Multiplayer is quite laggy at time. Typical players can be rude at times. Plenty of glitchers. Much of the annoyance is people spamming grenade shells or Chopper Gunners/ AC-130s farming spawn zones (not that I can blame them). Still fun to play, though. Expand
  13. Jacky
    Mar 23, 2010
    7
    There is nothing wrong with the multi-player but HACKERS EVERYWHERE. Could you do something? I have reported many of them but it seems nothing. There are hackers in each match and I need to play with aimbots and wall hackers. Such a rubbish server! Besides, I can't see any chatting system while in the lobby. Could you add this? It's troublesome that I have to press shift and tab There is nothing wrong with the multi-player but HACKERS EVERYWHERE. Could you do something? I have reported many of them but it seems nothing. There are hackers in each match and I need to play with aimbots and wall hackers. Such a rubbish server! Besides, I can't see any chatting system while in the lobby. Could you add this? It's troublesome that I have to press shift and tab to chat with friends. Finally, if the COD4 maps are also added to here, the game will be more interesting. I mean, there are too few maps here! By the way, the game is good. I will be satisfied when the problems are all solved. Please DO SOMETHING. Expand
  14. FreidChicken
    Apr 17, 2010
    7
    I dont get people complaining about the Hacking, Aimbot, and Wallhackers... Sure i get like 1 hacker per 5 servers.... its not really common to find one though... Campaign for Mw2 is really short... and if you havnt played Mw1 you wont know the story line. The multiplayer is fun. Except for Aimbots, the hackers suck... they even die easier.... The special op, i havnt finished it yet but I dont get people complaining about the Hacking, Aimbot, and Wallhackers... Sure i get like 1 hacker per 5 servers.... its not really common to find one though... Campaign for Mw2 is really short... and if you havnt played Mw1 you wont know the story line. The multiplayer is fun. Except for Aimbots, the hackers suck... they even die easier.... The special op, i havnt finished it yet but it isnt better than the multiplayer. Expand
  15. JaapH
    Nov 15, 2009
    7
    Lol people this game is not so bad that you must award it a zero, as the singleplayer is good. Ok ok.... it's rather short, took me 6 hours on hardened. However the multiplayer is rather fucked up and as I tend to spend atleast 200hours on multiplayer on a given game. I must agree that this game is relatively expensive for what it has to offer. Still it's worth a tiny 7.
  16. ChrisD
    Nov 15, 2009
    7
    I bought this game full well knowing of the dumbed-down MP experience. I was very skeptical, but even still I waited in line (11th) for the midnight launch at my local store. Installing the game was very annoying for me (disk 2 didn't like my SATA DVD-R/Ws...), as was having to DL 3.X GB off Steam after - but those have been my biggest gripes by far. The SP experience while short, is I bought this game full well knowing of the dumbed-down MP experience. I was very skeptical, but even still I waited in line (11th) for the midnight launch at my local store. Installing the game was very annoying for me (disk 2 didn't like my SATA DVD-R/Ws...), as was having to DL 3.X GB off Steam after - but those have been my biggest gripes by far. The SP experience while short, is nothing short of Hollywood-blockbuster amazing! Incredibly memorable. MP was painful at first - half my games were laggy like nothing else while half were not. The recently released Steam update for IWnet however seems to have increased the stability, and overall I enjoy the multiplayer - it's refreshing to enjoy the new maps and weapons. One thing to note however is that it seems more difficult, or less skill-based than MW1. People die faster so noobs have a bigger crutch that way... Also, spraying seems to be pretty effective with Steady Aim and almost any gun. Overall (Not average): 7 Graphics: 8.5 Sound: 8 SP Experience: 9.5 MP Experience: 6.5 Spec Ops: N/A Expand
  17. JohanB
    Nov 15, 2009
    7
    So, the game that almost every PC gamer has been bashing on since "no dedicated servers" was announced has arrived. Singleplayer is an enjoyable experience, it's very short though but delivers a few "wow-moments" and is very well done. Multiplayer offers the same gameplay as its predecessor but with added perks, weapons, challenges and killstreaks. IWNet, the feature that is used to So, the game that almost every PC gamer has been bashing on since "no dedicated servers" was announced has arrived. Singleplayer is an enjoyable experience, it's very short though but delivers a few "wow-moments" and is very well done. Multiplayer offers the same gameplay as its predecessor but with added perks, weapons, challenges and killstreaks. IWNet, the feature that is used to set up games is good in theory, but not so much in practice. When you set up a game, it sometimes starts to pop up errors all the time and you jump between lobbys like crazy. When the game finally starts, it's enjoyable action to the max, unless latency issues (which are are sometimes unnoticable for hours but then decide to screw everything over) cause problems. My personal feeling is that the game should work flawlessly, but it doesn't always deliver on that point. IWNet needs alot of tweaking so that people can accept it. Also, some players feel that dedicated server support is needed. I can agree that it would be awesome, but if IWNet can be fixed, I for one would be able to like it. Expand
  18. stephanm
    Nov 26, 2009
    7
    The single player campain is to short. At the multiplayer the steam had some problems to find quick a good server, or when the game will start I`ll be kiked, why? Moreover the Grafik performance must improve, I want to play with the setting extra, and not high, because my grafik card can manage this but the game not.
  19. JCTam
    Dec 19, 2009
    7
    Since I am not into Multiplayer, the rest of this just look like as if were an expansion pack to the original Modern Warfare. It's still same amount of missions. Overall, I still think it's a good game. This game is getting more profit due to its price and there are less features than I originally thought. MW2 seems to suck more than Quake 3 and Doom 3, on which they were Since I am not into Multiplayer, the rest of this just look like as if were an expansion pack to the original Modern Warfare. It's still same amount of missions. Overall, I still think it's a good game. This game is getting more profit due to its price and there are less features than I originally thought. MW2 seems to suck more than Quake 3 and Doom 3, on which they were released at $60 back then. If I wanted to buy this game, I rather buy that for $20-$30 in a couple of years to come. That type of monopoly by Infinity Ward and Activision just seems to be working after all just to ripoff some players out there. Expand
  20. GrahD
    Dec 23, 2009
    7
    Good but not great. Dumbing down the game takes off 1 point. The fact that the single player is still the same tired mechanic of endless amount of enemies spawning all around you is just slack in this day and age.
  21. JoshH
    Jan 12, 2010
    7
    The single player mode is short, has a weak storyline (Russians manage to surprise the USA and invade DC, riiiiight). The stand out element of the game is the multiplayer, its great, apart from the lack of dedicated servers I can see it becoming this decades CS.
  22. RakuraT
    Jan 13, 2010
    7
    Single player campaign is a blast. However, it will only take you 6 hours to beat everything that includes spec ops if you have a friend for it. Multiplayer is a day to day good or bad play. Hackers are allowed to run rampit and IW doesn't seem to care about its product or its customers. I give the 7 for a combined score. Multiplayer is a 4 for lack of dedicated servers and lack of Single player campaign is a blast. However, it will only take you 6 hours to beat everything that includes spec ops if you have a friend for it. Multiplayer is a day to day good or bad play. Hackers are allowed to run rampit and IW doesn't seem to care about its product or its customers. I give the 7 for a combined score. Multiplayer is a 4 for lack of dedicated servers and lack of responsibility IW has shown to its customers for fixing its product when it is obviously broken in many ways. Single player I give a 10 for original and nonstop story line and the fun that spec ops is if you have a friend to help you. Expand
  23. Dave
    Jan 15, 2010
    7
    The single player is more an experience than a story and much more fun if you try not to think to hard about the logical flaws and focus more on the quality visuals, entertaining gameplay, and absolutely rock-solid score. The multiplayer aspect really got the shaft, the lag is just the tip of the iceberg, but if you get hooked up with a decent game it's an unparalleled experience.
  24. Sceptic
    Nov 11, 2009
    7
    Please dont blame the consoles and their users guys.The user ratings for all platforms clearly show that we are all mostly disappointed with this average effort.Its sad to see that the reviewers seem a little out of touch with gamers if they rate this above 95 across the board.As for the Pc users;Hint to developers,dont piss them off.
  25. BillyF
    Nov 11, 2009
    7
    Not happy with no dedicated servers. Not choosing your own means you end up playing on usa servers with all the yanks, not good when you're from the uk asyou get a high ping. If I want a console game I'll buy one next time. Please patch it to go back to look like COD4.
  26. GeoWil
    Nov 13, 2009
    7
    So, MW2. Never has there been a game that has caused so many immatrue "pro" "Hardcore" gamers to get their panties in a wad. The reason everyone is making it so low is because of only ONe feature that was removed, along with the sub-features that go with it. And that was Dedicated Servers, and customization/mods. Everything else that they complain about is irrelevant and was just drummed So, MW2. Never has there been a game that has caused so many immatrue "pro" "Hardcore" gamers to get their panties in a wad. The reason everyone is making it so low is because of only ONe feature that was removed, along with the sub-features that go with it. And that was Dedicated Servers, and customization/mods. Everything else that they complain about is irrelevant and was just drummed up so they could complain about every little thing wrong with it. Time for my unbiased review: Single Player: Despite what most people are saying, the SP is not 4 hours long. It is just about as long as MW1's SP. I went through a strict set of guidelines while playing through both to compare them: 1. No Camping 2. No "running" the maps 3. No deaths 4. Mission Briefings had to be played to the end of the video, then I could start the map. #3 in particular has some sub-rules to it. 3.1 If I did die I reset the timer and started the SP from the beginning. 3.2 Time counted up to a death was not included in the final count. I played both of them on Hardened mode and only died 3 times during MW2 SP and none during MW1. My times were: MW1: 6 Hours and 45 Minutes MW2: 6 Hours and 30 Minutes As you can see, the times are very similar if you play the game the way it is meant to be played tactically with out camping or running. The plot was fairly solid and offers many plot twists and tons of action. This game is more action oriented then MW1. There are tons of new weapons and tools that can be fit on to the weapons. Such as a silencer or HBM (Heart Beat Monitor). Multiplayer: This is the crux of MW2 and does have some issues. While I did say there were some issues, there are no where near as bad as a lot of the people claim. Like the massive lags? Mostly thats from their crappy dsl connection. You will need at least 8 Meg Download speeds to play this with no lag. Even then the Hosts upload speed does factor into it as well. That said in my 13 hours of MP I have not had very much lag at all. I would say 78% of all of my games so far have been lag free, 10% of them have had some lag, 8% of them have had moderate lag, and 4% of my games have had horrible lag. Matchmaking is fairly quick and very efficient. You get into your games in at most 30 seconds and at least 8 seconds. Host Migration is also works pretty well. About the same time frame as Matchmaking. There have been sometimes that the game has dropped out after trying to migrate the host, however this was only twice so far in 13 hours of gameplay. The kill streaks are awesome, once you unlock some of them you can call in predator missile strikes, bombing runs and even take control of an AC130. There is a lot of content to unlock like emblems, call signs, weapon parts, various perks, and game modes. IWNet is doing an alright job so far. Take what teh haters say with a grain of salt and give the game a chance and see for your self. They are all @$$ hurt over no mods and small battle sizes and their crappy connections causing them lag. Expand
  27. Etacol
    Nov 15, 2009
    7
    The single player campaign is absolutely great and immersing. Of course, it's pretty linear (except for some tiny parts of the carefully detailed cutscenes) and scripted - but anyone who bought COD4:Modern Warfare shouldn't act all too surprised. This game would be at least be a 9 if it weren't for the lack of a dedicated server for multiplayer (which is less important to me).
  28. AustynV
    Dec 10, 2009
    7
    Okay.I bought this game like ..what..?2 weeks after it came out and the beggining of the campaign blew me away!But as I progressed thru it,,ehhh you could tell it was to short.In faster words.Good-but short campaign.The multiplayer is polished but
  29. JSemp
    Dec 31, 2009
    7
    In my opinion it was a let down form what was anticipated and is a worse game than Call of Duty 4:Modern Warfare but is still a good all around game and worth the money i paid for it. - I enjoy the new call signs and kill-streak rewards BUT bring back the epic CoD4 maps.
  30. ThomasP
    Nov 12, 2009
    7
    The single player campaign was really great in my opinion. It was a little short, but I honestly don't think I've seen a good AND long campaign in a while. One thing that I feel truly lacks is the ability to lean, but I can deal with that. As for multiplayer, I like some of the new additions they added, but I also do not like the idea of copying the console version. Maybe they The single player campaign was really great in my opinion. It was a little short, but I honestly don't think I've seen a good AND long campaign in a while. One thing that I feel truly lacks is the ability to lean, but I can deal with that. As for multiplayer, I like some of the new additions they added, but I also do not like the idea of copying the console version. Maybe they should add in a server browser and keep the matchmaking, then we would get a better experience and less people complaining. IW needs to split from Activision so things like this don't happen again, but the problem is who owns the CoD and MW name. Overall, a good game, but wait a while for the price to drop, if it ever does, or for a new multiplayer system. Expand
Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 40
  2. Negative: 0 out of 40
  1. 91
    The PC version of Modern Warfare 2 is identical to the console versions in almost every way, and that's actually the problem. PC gamers have a certain expectation for online shooters. Removing dedicated server and user mod support from a game that's already $10 more than its predecessor seriously hinders the long term appeal for me.
  2. Modern Warfare 2 will leave you breathless.
  3. It looks better, it plays better, the story is more intense and the multiplayer is more inviting. And with the inclusion of SpecOps, the longevity of this game is sure to have increased as well.