Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

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  1. Aragond
    Apr 29, 2011
    6
    I *really* enjoyed the first CoD:MW. A cracking game, full of varied missions, excitement, not too linear (though fairly), and a ripping yarn. And what's more, each mission contained replayability: a LOT of thought had obviously gone into each mission bloc such that many of them are really enjoyable the tenth and twentieth time. What happened? The only mission I've repeated was the oil rigI *really* enjoyed the first CoD:MW. A cracking game, full of varied missions, excitement, not too linear (though fairly), and a ripping yarn. And what's more, each mission contained replayability: a LOT of thought had obviously gone into each mission bloc such that many of them are really enjoyable the tenth and twentieth time. What happened? The only mission I've repeated was the oil rig one, which was at least fairly different. I have no feel for this one. They lost it. Whatever mojo they had, they blew it. The whole game left me with a general feeling of ... "meh". Perhaps it was the lack of character variation, always the same thread (massacres in airports aside)? I just thought they kinda slackened the rope and let this plunge into the "meh"-zone.… Expand
  2. marcstodal
    Apr 26, 2011
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. geiles game die ki stellt sich garnicht mal so dumm an und die story ist mitreisend. Aber sie ist sehr kurts ich war nach 5 stunden durch -.- ich hoffe das der MP mehr hergibt. Spannend war die Spezialeinheit. Das war das beste an dem singleplayer.… Expand
  3. DaftBehemoth
    Apr 24, 2011
    10
    The user reviews for this game should be completely thrown out. The ONLY complaint for this game is with the PC version of the online. There should have been dedicated servers. I played on the Xbox for over 400 hours and it never bothered me and it didn't bother me when I switched to the PC either. Get over it. You guys are idiots for giving this game a 3.7 when it should be a 9. IThe user reviews for this game should be completely thrown out. The ONLY complaint for this game is with the PC version of the online. There should have been dedicated servers. I played on the Xbox for over 400 hours and it never bothered me and it didn't bother me when I switched to the PC either. Get over it. You guys are idiots for giving this game a 3.7 when it should be a 9. I personally think that it deserves a 10 though. Absolutely amazing single-player campaign and extremely fun co-op that I played through multiple times (including veteran on both). Plus one of the most fun multi-player games of all time. A very worthy sequel to one of the most stunning games in video game history, CoD4.… Expand
  4. StickNik
    Apr 20, 2011
    9
    OK, I'm not a hardcore gamer, I may sometimes play certain games quite a bit, but nothing compared to a typical CoD fan of my age. The single-player, I found spectacular! The story for me was amazing, and even though I found some parts slightly annoying, it was a pleasure to play. I started at normal, since I hadn't had much experience before, and I am now playing it for my 3rd time, butOK, I'm not a hardcore gamer, I may sometimes play certain games quite a bit, but nothing compared to a typical CoD fan of my age. The single-player, I found spectacular! The story for me was amazing, and even though I found some parts slightly annoying, it was a pleasure to play. I started at normal, since I hadn't had much experience before, and I am now playing it for my 3rd time, but on Veteran, just because I like it. The co-op has a nice range of missions, and are especially enjoyable to play with a friend. I love the multi-player, I don't care that IWNet can sometimes be an absolute pain, because it's that much fun when I do find a game. I don't care when the leading team gets an epic kill-streak, it encourages me to keep fighting. I don't care when other people have better classes, I WILL get there eventually. I don't care about hackers, I can just find another random server. This is how much I enjoy the game. I am glad when I plant the bomb, I am glad when I'm top of the table, I am glad when I finally get my kill-streak. If you're annoyed about this games tiny problems, you don't know the meaning of fun.… Expand
  5. M_Alex
    Mar 26, 2011
    8
    Great, though short, singleplayer, but it makes up wth the story. Multiplayer is VERY good, at least from the gameplay perspective. However, the game is irritating with the amount of name-calling from other players. Inexperienced player? get ready to her how much of a noob you are. A good player? The same. A very good player? probably a hacker. You managed to get a killshot? Don't beGreat, though short, singleplayer, but it makes up wth the story. Multiplayer is VERY good, at least from the gameplay perspective. However, the game is irritating with the amount of name-calling from other players. Inexperienced player? get ready to her how much of a noob you are. A good player? The same. A very good player? probably a hacker. You managed to get a killshot? Don't be surprised if somebody makes a lewd reference to engaging in sexual intercourse with your mother. This is not the game's fault, but it does spoil the gameplay experience.… Expand
  6. Tomwelcome
    Mar 25, 2011
    9
    Gameplay - 9.5 , Graphics - 9.0 , Story - 7.5 , Playing time - 50+hours (MP includes). Very fun game. Graphically so well optimized. Improved multiplayer to COD4. However, the lack of dedicated server is annoying.
  7. Livret
    Mar 20, 2011
    4
    Great game... really great.. its realistic, a lot of action is going on .. graphics are fantastic.. you really feel like ur in the middle of the field.. awesome
  8. Rupert_Smythe
    Mar 17, 2011
    10
    Good evening. I had the good fortune to receive this game as a birthday gift from an elderly acquaintance at one of my champagne parties, and I found the game to be a rather splendid affair. Indeed, one would find this to be a frightfully realistic portrayal of conflict. Of course, like many other noble gentlemen, I've used a firearm many times in my day-to-day affairs, (although I mightGood evening. I had the good fortune to receive this game as a birthday gift from an elderly acquaintance at one of my champagne parties, and I found the game to be a rather splendid affair. Indeed, one would find this to be a frightfully realistic portrayal of conflict. Of course, like many other noble gentlemen, I've used a firearm many times in my day-to-day affairs, (although I might add that foxes and pheasants tend not to shoot back), so it is with some considerable difficulty that I completed the first "level" (is that what you young folk call a section of a computer game?) of this video entertainment, but jolly good fun it was! Bravo! (..and that's not "Bravo" as in "Bravo Two Zero", hur hur!).
    Toodle pip.    … Expand
  9. Setsuna
    Mar 16, 2011
    3
    I like the CoD4 more than this crap....
  10. jonnyohio
    Mar 8, 2011
    5
    I used to love the Call of Duty games up until the industry decided that PC gamers just don't buy games anymore. Now many of the game designers just make games for underpowered and overpriced console systems, and younger PC gamers don't have a clue what PC gaming used to be like or what they are missing out on. Now we all get stuck with overpriced console ports that look like they haveI used to love the Call of Duty games up until the industry decided that PC gamers just don't buy games anymore. Now many of the game designers just make games for underpowered and overpriced console systems, and younger PC gamers don't have a clue what PC gaming used to be like or what they are missing out on. Now we all get stuck with overpriced console ports that look like they have the same graphics that games on PC had 3 or 4 years ago, as if the PC version is just an after thought and a way to make some extra cash. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is one of those games. The first Call of Duty games were well known for their single player mode, and in Call of Duty 2, the MP was quite good for its time. I bought MW2 when it went on sale (which is not very often for this greedy company- it's still $60 on Steam even AFTER Black Ops came out!). I refuse to pay $60 for a PC game that is simply an after thought, and originally intended to be played on a limited console. First off, I wasn't very impressed at all with single player. It was short, and the story was very boring, as if it was just thrown in there to justify the price. Multiplayer was fun for a little while, but again I got bored because it seemed like there was the one or two guys on top that had the higher ranks all the time that would just blow the crap out of everyone else because they had the better weapons, etc. It didn't look to me like there was much of any match making built into this game, or, if there was, it sure didn't seem to work very well. As I got better guns and skills moving up in the ranks, things did get better for me and less frustrating, but it still got boring after awhile. Zombie mode was fun for a little while, but again it gets boring after awhile when you have no real goal except to see how long you can stay alive the next time you play. There are no dedicated servers in this game, which is just poor, but then this was just a console port and the PC version was an after thought. A couple of DLCs were released for the PC, which were just maps and priced at $15, which to me is just a ridiculous price for a map pack with no added features. What really bugs me is that people will actually pay that high of a price for a map pack! I mean come on, are people THAT stupid!? No wonder they don't give a crap about making a quality game, because no matter how **** they make it people will line up to buy it! Now COD: Black Ops is out, and I refuse to once again pay $60 for that game, after being disappointed with this. Even though Activision must have realized too late what they were missing out on when Steam announced they made a billion dollars selling PC games online, and added dedicated servers to black ops, I think it's too little too late. Activision, has alienated this PC gamer, but they can probably count on the sheep who like the abuse to keep buying your Call of Duty titles for a little while longer, until finally even they will get tired of it. And for years to come they'll have console geeks buying up overpriced games that have no clue what PC gaming is really like. Let us know when you have decided to care about us PC gamers again, Activision. I'll be first in line when a title that is actually worthy of $60 is released by your company-- even at the sale price I bought MW2 for, I feel like I was cheated.… Expand
  11. auptyk
    Mar 4, 2011
    8
    The game is the best in the CoD franchise yet... or it could have been with Dedicated Servers. I have two complaints with this game. 1. No dedicated Servers -> this led to hackers, glitchers, booster, racists etc etc with no ability to control it. Not to mention lag, rage quitters, and lost games due to connection loss. 2. No counter to explosives. Every CoD has had a viable counter toThe game is the best in the CoD franchise yet... or it could have been with Dedicated Servers. I have two complaints with this game. 1. No dedicated Servers -> this led to hackers, glitchers, booster, racists etc etc with no ability to control it. Not to mention lag, rage quitters, and lost games due to connection loss. 2. No counter to explosives. Every CoD has had a viable counter to explosives, now we have a game where explosives are super easy to use and in abundance (scavenger, OMA) and we only have Blast Shield!? Blast Shield didn't work half the time and you had to sacrifice equipment to use it. Epic fail on IW's part. Other than those two complaints, the customization, perks, weapons, attachments, maps everything was pure win. Loved it.… Expand
  12. Fail1
    Mar 3, 2011
    1
    OMG Why destroy another decent brand name. No dedicated servers, a hell of alot of cheaters and lack of support from IW. The world is going to hell with all this no frills crap. Why because of money that the banks betted away and now everyone but the bankers are paying the price. I can't wait until the world ends.
  13. commonviewer
    Mar 1, 2011
    10
    Unbelievably great storyline, graphics and possibilities in the SP. Just a few minor glitches I noticed (I didn't notice most of them when I played the game for the first time). I also love the fact that you can notice the difference between the easiest and hardest level (Recruit -> Veteran). Beyond question in the top5 games I've played. Despite the minor bugs it deserves a 10/10.
  14. BigDJ95
    Feb 27, 2011
    8
    Two Things: Multiplayer REALLY GOOD, Single Player Okay. The games multiplayer had good killstreaks and powerful gameplay. The single player was VERY realistic but very short and definately not as good as mod1.
  15. seandewar5
    Feb 12, 2011
    6
    Call Of Duty : Modern Warfare 2 is an action packed game full of gunfights, explosives and objectives. The problem I see with the game, is the unbalanced guns in the Multiplayer and the lack of features from the previous CODs (such as Zombies). Other than that, the game runs very well and will be fun for most people.
  16. ElFalcon
    Feb 11, 2011
    7
    On the Singleplayer side Modern Warfare 2 has one of the best campaigns Ive ever played, filled with fun challenges and and interesting gameplay. Unfortunately, Multiplayer has some game-ruining issues. The basis of the multiplayer is Very good, but you will find yourself playing a game with no direct Anti-cheat and downright camping "noob-ish" gameplay. I still find myself having funOn the Singleplayer side Modern Warfare 2 has one of the best campaigns Ive ever played, filled with fun challenges and and interesting gameplay. Unfortunately, Multiplayer has some game-ruining issues. The basis of the multiplayer is Very good, but you will find yourself playing a game with no direct Anti-cheat and downright camping "noob-ish" gameplay. I still find myself having fun when playing multiplayer, but quite as much fun as Bad Company 2.… Expand
  17. Spuppet
    Feb 5, 2011
    1
    Both this game and Black Ops are probably the most unbalanced shooters I've ever played. What kind of game has guns with amazing rates of fire and insanely great accuracy, or super powerful shots and super reload speeds... It's not how you make a game! The guns should be balanced - if you start this game later than majority of people, you're pretty much in for a **** time, because youBoth this game and Black Ops are probably the most unbalanced shooters I've ever played. What kind of game has guns with amazing rates of fire and insanely great accuracy, or super powerful shots and super reload speeds... It's not how you make a game! The guns should be balanced - if you start this game later than majority of people, you're pretty much in for a **** time, because you can't compete without spending hours upon hours to reach the next stage of multiplayer gameplay. And how do most do this? Camping. It's pathetic - it's like the MAPS WERE DESIGNED FOR CAMPING?!

    Same goes for Black Ops... And my God the community, all these nooby gamers who think they're the **** because they get 10th prestige, yet they don't have the slightest clue about REAL GAMES.

    I did however give this such a generous score because of the fairly O.K graphics. Really though, this is just another mainstream pump-out putting shame to the original C.O.D games. I feel sick just thinking about these games whilst games like Half-Life aren't even heard of by half the idiots who play CoD 6 and Black Ops.    … Expand
  18. TheGreatGatsby
    Jan 31, 2011
    4
    Modern Warfare 2; the game that made sure CoD will never use any new content and didn't revolutionize anything. Let us begin with the campaign. The characters of the campaign are forgettable and you probably won't remember them for too long because they are uninteresting and boring. The only character anyone ever seems to remember is Ghost, whom in reality is also a boring character butModern Warfare 2; the game that made sure CoD will never use any new content and didn't revolutionize anything. Let us begin with the campaign. The characters of the campaign are forgettable and you probably won't remember them for too long because they are uninteresting and boring. The only character anyone ever seems to remember is Ghost, whom in reality is also a boring character but appeals to younger kids because of his "cool" skull mask. Nothing really interesting, though. The game also has a story to it, but it's so disorganized and poorly written that you probably won't care much for it either. At some parts, it sounds like the developers just asked their 4-year-old children to write a few lines, "Then they go down a big big hill, oh and there's also a bunch of trees that they're going by and then there's a guy in a snowmobile going "pew pew" at you with his guns then he hits a rock and it's like BOOM! then you're going down in the snowmobile too still and you go by a tree then you're on the big slope then you're launched in the air and fly thousands of feet!" ... The campaign is very ugly and mediocre. It has decent to nice graphics, though, but it can't save the game. Moving on to the multiplayer, the multiplayer of MW2 is probably the most unbalanced multiplayer you will ever play. The premise of each round is that you're going to get killstreaks, but the killstreaks are so hideously over-powered that you will literally become an invincible time bomb just ticking away to see how long you get until someone gets lucky and manages to pop one in you if you don't kill the entire team first. You earn one killstreak to kill a few people, which leads to another killstreak that continuously branches off to more and more killstreaks; you pretty much get a bonus to kill more people for already killing people. It's a hideous idea that should never be done in a game and if it does it should at least be done well and balanced, which Infinity Ward failed at doing with the multiplayer. Neither the campaign nor the multiplayer are any good. The single and only redeeming factor about Modern Warfare 2 is the Spec Ops missions, which after a while will become boring, and even then they aren't too great. They are, for the most part, the only little interesting parts from the campaign pasted into one montage that you can play with your friends.
    Don't buy this game, you're only wasting your money.    … Expand
  19. gunning_dumbass
    Jan 18, 2011
    9
    Beautiful, an epic masterpiece where action comes from the heart of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, I'm not in the mood for the multiplayer full time, I'm just in for the campaign, it really is long and powerful, but it just focuses too much on it's action, one minute it's a plot, next minute it's a shoot-and-kill game with no contagious plot fitted with it's objectives. Oh yeah, did I tellBeautiful, an epic masterpiece where action comes from the heart of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, I'm not in the mood for the multiplayer full time, I'm just in for the campaign, it really is long and powerful, but it just focuses too much on it's action, one minute it's a plot, next minute it's a shoot-and-kill game with no contagious plot fitted with it's objectives. Oh yeah, did I tell you, playing a game is enjoying it, not judging it, I don't care if this review is read by any other mental gamers, but gaming is fun, enjoy the game if you like it.… Expand
  20. ThePl0xN00b
    Jan 8, 2011
    2
    Since this was my first Call of Duty game, il give it a break.
    The campaign is great,theres awesome moments,sad ones,epic ones and bit of everything.
    But your allies never do anything but shout "Ramirez,shoot while we scream!!" or "Roach,rush trough a favela full of 2000 angry miltia guys with rpgs,ak47s and mini uzis!" The multiplayer is average,with the typical elite noobs    Since this was my first Call of Duty game, il give it a break.
    The campaign is great,theres awesome moments,sad ones,epic ones and bit of everything.
    But your allies never do anything but shout "Ramirez,shoot while we scream!!" or "Roach,rush trough a favela full of 2000 angry miltia guys with rpgs,ak47s and mini uzis!"
    The multiplayer is average,with the typical elite noobs quickscoping and spraying bullets with akimbo pistols then comes the hearbeat noobs,OMA noobtube;g18 akimbo noobs;commando noobs;ump45 noobs;claymore spam,wallhackers;aimboters and killstreak whores;noob host with instead hitmarkers while the rest of us are lagging like hell and missing every shot
    .You can´t play a single game without these things happening to you
    My advice is to either burn the CD,or go to nearest gun shop purchase lots of ammo and use the CD as a target while pissing on Kotick.    … Expand
  21. Templar19
    Jan 6, 2011
    1
    I gave this game a 1, the storyline was just completely pointless, didnt make much sense, some parts were intense but this game seems like its one of those games you play at an arcade where you just shoot guys that pop up because you cant really go anywhere besides where the game developers want you to be. Also the multiplayer is just laggy and bleh, If you like FPS games, but want a moreI gave this game a 1, the storyline was just completely pointless, didnt make much sense, some parts were intense but this game seems like its one of those games you play at an arcade where you just shoot guys that pop up because you cant really go anywhere besides where the game developers want you to be. Also the multiplayer is just laggy and bleh, If you like FPS games, but want a more challenging multiplayer/bigger maps go buy Bad Company 2, its not as popular, but i think its just because Call of Duty is way to heavily advertised, the game developers just want our money, (also the price is rediculous, and they just use the same graphics animations and sounds as the other call of duty games just a little improved, and if you watch gameplay of the original call of duty when you shoot someone they do the exact same thing in this game)… Expand
  22. GraveHeart521
    Jan 3, 2011
    0
    i have a great connection and i am playing bad company 2 that is supposed to be "Heavier" than Cod...Bad company 2 is realistic you can blow up walls and demolish whole buildings so you cant hide like in cod!! omg a wooden house is stronger than an Bazooka? if you'll play Bad Company 2 you will throw away this garbage called Call of duty!!the single player is playable but the multi is eveni have a great connection and i am playing bad company 2 that is supposed to be "Heavier" than Cod...Bad company 2 is realistic you can blow up walls and demolish whole buildings so you cant hide like in cod!! omg a wooden house is stronger than an Bazooka? if you'll play Bad Company 2 you will throw away this garbage called Call of duty!!the single player is playable but the multi is even worse than the first counter strike!!… Expand
  23. thelegitdreamer
    Jan 3, 2011
    0
    ok, whoever says the multiplayer sucks in this game is wrong. they probably have bad connection or they just suck terribly. the multiplayer is unbelievingly fun, it has good maps and fun weapons. the ownly downside to the multiplayer is the undermounted launchers. the singleplayer is awesome and has an amazing story line to go along with good characters. co-op is fun to, it allowsok, whoever says the multiplayer sucks in this game is wrong. they probably have bad connection or they just suck terribly. the multiplayer is unbelievingly fun, it has good maps and fun weapons. the ownly downside to the multiplayer is the undermounted launchers. the singleplayer is awesome and has an amazing story line to go along with good characters. co-op is fun to, it allows the player to go and do special missions from the campaign and eanr "stars" to unlock the next set of missions. overall it is an amazing game.… Expand
  24. creptor
    Jan 3, 2011
    7
    This really surprises me that there are so many dislikes. I love it. The reason I don't give it 10 is that there are no dedicated servers. And there are way too many cheaters online. But, the single player is great and I love it. Overall, the game just needs dedicated servers. I'd suggest it, but not for $59.99.
  25. Dr_Manhattan
    Jan 3, 2011
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great Game!
    From last 10 years i have been playing Quake, Unreal, Half-life, Battle Field and many FPS, but most of time Single Player.
    Now with COD MW and COD MW2 i have started playing on-line and i can't stop!
    Great game, even without server, if you have many friends from the same region you will won't experience great delays or lags (But this happen some times :-(
    This game could replace counter-strike in a future :-)    … Expand
  26. Jester2372
    Jan 1, 2011
    10
    Once you eliminate Infinity Ward and Steam along with the poor hosting you have an awesome game here. The campaign was well thought out and had a pretty good story line. You maintain control of your player through out the game without worry of the game taking over for you. I only wish it was longer or had patches to extend it. Spec Ops is a great addition and having the two playerOnce you eliminate Infinity Ward and Steam along with the poor hosting you have an awesome game here. The campaign was well thought out and had a pretty good story line. You maintain control of your player through out the game without worry of the game taking over for you. I only wish it was longer or had patches to extend it. Spec Ops is a great addition and having the two player makes it better. I liked it so much I would easily purchase additional Spec Ops map packs. Multi - This game has a great FPS multi player. What more could you ask for except some PACKS to add weapons or attachments to go along with the additional map packs. Outside of the fact that VAC is very bad at stopping hackers, Steam cannot find a host and the maps are too small, it is truly an awesome game. Movement in game is very nice and the game plays well on most PC's.… Expand
  27. RodgerW
    Jan 1, 2011
    1
    This game is fun for 24hours every 3 months. They do a ban wave and all the cheaters go away. And then for a few hours I am a god. Then the cheaters have all bought new account keys or more likely used a key gen and made them from scratch and I am once again glowing on their screen regardless of camouflage, because they changed the skins. Likewise, they shoot through walls and terrainThis game is fun for 24hours every 3 months. They do a ban wave and all the cheaters go away. And then for a few hours I am a god. Then the cheaters have all bought new account keys or more likely used a key gen and made them from scratch and I am once again glowing on their screen regardless of camouflage, because they changed the skins. Likewise, they shoot through walls and terrain so cover doesn't matter either.

    I give it a 1 because the single player didn't suck. It was waaaay too short for multiplayer to be as useless as it is though.    … Expand
  28. Speedy88
    Jan 1, 2011
    4
    This review is of the SP only.

    I played the SP campaign expecting a good long game. This is what I got: in 5hrs you're done. What a joke. The special ops extra míssion is just something that belongs in an expansion, not in the actual game. The voice acting is really good though and the graphics and overall gameplay is also very good. The way you move and shoot and the    This review is of the SP only.

    I played the SP campaign expecting a good long game. This is what I got: in 5hrs you're done. What a joke. The special ops extra míssion is just something that belongs in an expansion, not in the actual game. The voice acting is really good though and the graphics and overall gameplay is also very good. The way you move and shoot and the shouting of orders is well made, but better performed in CoD4. The story however is a joke, something a 12 yo could have come up with and the maps are very linear and repetitive. We've seen it all before and as a standard schwarzenegger shooter it's good, but waay yoo short. Don't waste your cash.    … Expand
  29. SK8TER_GRRRL
    Dec 27, 2010
    10
    OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG
    WHAT ARE TEH PC NARDS TALKING ABOUT!!!!!!! THIS GAME MAYT BE AS GOOD AS BLACKOPERASHUNS BUT THE GAME HAS AWESOME MAPS AND REALLY COOL WEAPONS LIKE:USP .45 · .44 Magnum · M9 · Desert Eagle · M1911 .45
    Machine Pistols PP2000 · G18 · M93 Raffica · TMP Shotguns SPAS-12    OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG
    WHAT ARE TEH PC NARDS TALKING ABOUT!!!!!!! THIS GAME MAYT BE AS GOOD AS BLACKOPERASHUNS BUT THE GAME HAS AWESOME MAPS AND REALLY COOL WEAPONS LIKE:USP .45 · .44 Magnum · M9 · Desert Eagle · M1911 .45
    Machine Pistols
    PP2000 · G18 · M93 Raffica · TMP
    Shotguns
    SPAS-12 · AA-12 · Striker · Ranger · M1014 · Model 1887 · W1200
    Launchers
    AT4 · Thumper · Stinger · Javelin · RPG-7
    Assault Rifles
    M4A1 · FAMAS · SCAR-H · TAR-21 · FAL · M16A4 · ACR · F2000 · AK-47
    Submachine Guns
    MP5K · UMP45 · Vector · P90 · Mini-Uzi
    Light Machine Guns
    L86 LSW · RPD · MG4 · AUG HBAR · M240
    Sniper Rifles
    Intervention · Barrett .50cal · WA2000 · M14 EBR/M21 EBR · Dragunov
    Equipment
    Frag · Semtex · Throwing Knife · Tactical Insertion · Blast Shield · Claymore · C4
    Special Grenades
    Flashbang · Stun · Smoke
    Miscellaneous
    Riot Shield · Knife · Minigun · M2 Browning Machine Gun · M249 SAW · Breaching Charge
    Attachments
    Rapid Fire · Akimbo · Shotgun · Silencer · Heartbeat Sensor · FMJ · Extended Magazines · Grip · Tactical Knife
    Grenade Launchers
    M203 · GP-25
    Weapon Camouflages
    White Tape · Desert · Arctic · Woodland · Digital · Urban · Blue Tiger · Red Tiger · Fall
    Sights
    ACOG Scope · SUSAT · Thermal Scope · Red Dot Sight · MARS Sight · Holographic Sight · Swarovski Scope
    Unused Weapons
    Remington 870
    U GUYZ ARE IDIOTS 4 HATIN ON THIS AWSUM GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!    … Expand
  30. cadere
    Dec 26, 2010
    0
    When it reaches bargain basement prices it might be worth it for the singleplayer campaign. No dedicated multiplayer servers makes this part of the game an unpleasant experience. The whole tone of the multiplayer experience is cartoony and dumbed down. If you like how consoles handle multiplayer you might enjoy it. But in that case you buy the console version instead of the badly ported PCWhen it reaches bargain basement prices it might be worth it for the singleplayer campaign. No dedicated multiplayer servers makes this part of the game an unpleasant experience. The whole tone of the multiplayer experience is cartoony and dumbed down. If you like how consoles handle multiplayer you might enjoy it. But in that case you buy the console version instead of the badly ported PC version...... All the other CODs were all entertaining so I purchased this one without any research or reading any reviews. I feel like I got ripped off.… Expand
  31. Itsapaul
    Dec 26, 2010
    8
    While I hate FPS games, there's really no other franchise to go to if you like playing the same maps over and over during your free time for whatever reason you choose to do that. I like how rpg elements have crept into every genre, since you get feats and have to buy "loot" in the way of upgrades if you want to get anywhere. However, please get it on pc if you've played an fps gameWhile I hate FPS games, there's really no other franchise to go to if you like playing the same maps over and over during your free time for whatever reason you choose to do that. I like how rpg elements have crept into every genre, since you get feats and have to buy "loot" in the way of upgrades if you want to get anywhere. However, please get it on pc if you've played an fps game before, as I don't have to tell you how awful a joystick is for competitive fps games.… Expand
  32. PvtIron
    Dec 24, 2010
    3
    As has been said before, one of the key problems for this game was that it was little more than a console port. The single player was enjoyable, if a little short. The multiplayer however was terrible, no dedicated servers was a huge mistake from Activision/Infinity Ward, from a European point of view I always seemed to get sent to servers where my ping was huge and then get buggered byAs has been said before, one of the key problems for this game was that it was little more than a console port. The single player was enjoyable, if a little short. The multiplayer however was terrible, no dedicated servers was a huge mistake from Activision/Infinity Ward, from a European point of view I always seemed to get sent to servers where my ping was huge and then get buggered by all the low ping players. the lack of leaning round corners was also a bit annoying - that's a feature I've always enjoyed in previous Call of Duty games over competitors - I expect it's due to it's console roots. As a long time Call of Duty fan (Call of Duty 1 is still one of my favourites) this was a massive disappointment - the jury is still out on whether I can bring myself to buy Black Ops after this, maybe Treyarch can get it right? After all, I enjoyed World at War, but Modern Warfare 2 had made me lose faith in the brand.… Expand
  33. Coolchris330
    Dec 18, 2010
    0
    There's a decent singleplayer mode under all of the IWNet rubbish, and the 'Spec Ops' cooperative mode isn't half bad either. It's also far more optimised than Black Ops, and it's most definitely worth a play, albeit not at the price that Activision are asking for it, a whole year after release
  34. TheNoobifier
    Dec 11, 2010
    10
    Still beats Black Ops' lag fest....
  35. DrCola
    Dec 9, 2010
    0
    Dont get convinced by the advertising, this new call of duty franchise is worse than an irradiated pile of **** and Black ops is an irradiated pile of **** with cat barf on it. It is absolutley nothing new, bad gameplay, its RUN N GUN, "OH I JUST GOT SHOT, LETS HIDE BEHIND THIS BARREL TO MAGICALLY HEAL MY WOUNDS" That is just a minor complaint. This game does not deserve 1/9 of the praiseDont get convinced by the advertising, this new call of duty franchise is worse than an irradiated pile of **** and Black ops is an irradiated pile of **** with cat barf on it. It is absolutley nothing new, bad gameplay, its RUN N GUN, "OH I JUST GOT SHOT, LETS HIDE BEHIND THIS BARREL TO MAGICALLY HEAL MY WOUNDS" That is just a minor complaint. This game does not deserve 1/9 of the praise it gets. It is an average shooter released on a ****ty yet popular platform at the same time. Dont fall for this new franchise that rips you off blind. USE YOUR LOGICAL THINKING, its $60 For nothing new, just a new campaign and a few other nice features. Even after black ops has been released, this is STILL $60, can you believe that? What about somthing better? like? Battlefield Bad Company 2? That is a brilliant game, dont spend 3* more money on a pile of **** like this. You will regret it. I used to be a fan of the COD series until they started to rob my generation blind.... It is truly sad to see this happen...… Expand
  36. thegameplayaz
    Dec 8, 2010
    9
    COD: MW2 is an excellent game; it's thrilling, action packed, fun, clever and has stunning visuals. MW2 is definitely not a combat simulator but rather the video game equivalent of an action-movie or, perhaps more accurately, one of the best action-movies ever. As a single-player game it deserves 9 out of 10 in my opinion, as a multiplayer experience it may or may not deserve a lower scoreCOD: MW2 is an excellent game; it's thrilling, action packed, fun, clever and has stunning visuals. MW2 is definitely not a combat simulator but rather the video game equivalent of an action-movie or, perhaps more accurately, one of the best action-movies ever. As a single-player game it deserves 9 out of 10 in my opinion, as a multiplayer experience it may or may not deserve a lower score but to me this is irrelevant; I don't play multiplayer first-person shooters on the PC due to the rampant cheating that occurs over the internet.… Expand
  37. jumpermax59
    Dec 7, 2010
    1
    bad game, a lot of cheaters and not update to remain this problem , single player is nice but multiplayer is bad because infinity ward think only dollars !
  38. DMon
    Dec 4, 2010
    2
    MW2's hay day is gone. Hackers have killed the game. Don't bother buying it unless you are buying the aimbot and wall hacks to go with it. The only thing worth playing on this game is the single player missions. Besides that I wish I could get my money back. To future studio's remember to protect you game from hackers or you may lose players.
  39. mohammed
    Dec 3, 2010
    10
    Call of duty modern warfare 2 is the best shooting game in the world that I have seen especially when I kill a lot of people without dieing. The call of duty modern warfare 2 never can become bored ever when I am playing it I all ways playing it and I never get bored of it nearly at the time Iâ
  40. HarveyD
    Nov 11, 2010
    5
    Well, this game is...not very good. The singe player was enjoyable, however it overplayed the whole Russian evil stereotype, however it was still beautiful, exciting and engaging. However, the multiplayer is pretty much Call of Duty, and its very disappointing, especially considering the lack of dedicated server support. The real only thing that saved this game was the co-op missions,Well, this game is...not very good. The singe player was enjoyable, however it overplayed the whole Russian evil stereotype, however it was still beautiful, exciting and engaging. However, the multiplayer is pretty much Call of Duty, and its very disappointing, especially considering the lack of dedicated server support. The real only thing that saved this game was the co-op missions, which where actually kind of fun, and the only reason this scored as high as it did, in my book.… Expand
  41. holmee
    Nov 7, 2010
    4
    Call of Duty is a game for pigeon, nag, no gameplay, bowling with a very repetitive very short life! Apart from the graphics is a waste, non-existent community, full of cheater, in short, I do not recommend at all!
  42. CzesioBF2
    Oct 24, 2010
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ta gra jest tragiczny MP przypomina CSa ta wyszukiwarka Iwnet tragedia nie polecam gry seria Battlefield jak zwykle rzÄ… Expand
  43. SameDifference
    Oct 23, 2010
    4
    Single Player - This game would have been better if the story line was able to be followed. The voices come at you so fast you cant understand what is being said. I had to replay missions in a few cases so that I could get an idea of what the objective was. If you like to shoot and throw grenades without much point, this game might be for you. If this game had a better story line and someSingle Player - This game would have been better if the story line was able to be followed. The voices come at you so fast you cant understand what is being said. I had to replay missions in a few cases so that I could get an idea of what the objective was. If you like to shoot and throw grenades without much point, this game might be for you. If this game had a better story line and some sensible dialog, it might not have been so bad. In one scene I was wounded and then an officer soaks you with gasoline and burns you by dropping his cigar on you.... I thought it was kind of retarded to have to fight your way through much of the game to die in such a sick manner. Blame the writers I guess.… Expand
  44. Xiddy
    Oct 16, 2010
    9
    I am so sick of people complaining about getting killed by akimbo G18's or tubes. This game is fantastic. I dont use tubes or G18 myself but the only reason u guys are complaining is because u have no skills what so ever. Grow some ball and man up. Dont get angry just because u cant play a game. Though i will agree that the spawn system has some problems but it is a minor one. Overall thisI am so sick of people complaining about getting killed by akimbo G18's or tubes. This game is fantastic. I dont use tubes or G18 myself but the only reason u guys are complaining is because u have no skills what so ever. Grow some ball and man up. Dont get angry just because u cant play a game. Though i will agree that the spawn system has some problems but it is a minor one. Overall this game is amazing and is worth every cent. I give this game 9.0… Expand
  45. DAwG4Hire
    Oct 13, 2010
    6
    This could have been a good game.

    The single-player campaign was really good. It was challenging, the levels were unique, and the gameplay was very original. The co-op missions were also a blast. The killstreak rewards are a major redeeming quality in the multiplayer. Getting a nuke, especially in an FFA, is the most satisfying experience I have ever had in online gaming. The    This could have been a good game.

    The single-player campaign was really good. It was challenging, the levels were unique, and the gameplay was very original. The co-op missions were also a blast. The killstreak rewards are a major redeeming quality in the multiplayer. Getting a nuke, especially in an FFA, is the most satisfying experience I have ever had in online gaming. The developer really did a good job on this title. So why am I bashing the game? Read on...

    They took away everything that we took for granted. They took away the private servers and gave us these gawd-awful public servers. You get switched around from server to server mid-game, the latency in some games is terrible. There's no private servers with admins to get rid of the trash talking 12 year-olds. You can mute them, but that doesn't blur out their typed messages. I have seen some hackers, but not nearly as many as all the whiners (and OMG there are a lot of whiners!) say there are. There's no way to get rid of a hacker once you spot him, there's no report option or anything. Then they charge 15$ for 5 new maps, 30$ for both map packs. The maps are decent, but not great. 2 of the maps in both map packs are from the original Call of Duty: MW, so if you own that game you're in essence paying for maps which you already own. They're charging for content updates, something that has historically always been free, and is still free in the Battlefield franchise, their main rival. Here's my beef, Activision destroyed this franchise, literally. They drove out the heads of Infiniward, the real developers behind this franchises' success. All that Treyarch (their rival CoD makers) did was rip off the **** they came out with. You can clearly tell that it was a ripoff because everything Treyarch changed when they came out with CoD:WaW was bugged out and not working when their offering was released. I will not be buying another CoD game. Activision can go burn.    … Expand
  46. Bobaganoosh
    Oct 12, 2010
    3
    The single-player was boring and felt like a Time Crisis arcade game. There was no freedom at all, just stand here, shoot those guys, move up 4 steps, shoot these guys, move up 4 steps, shoot these guys, do a scinematic jump to the helicopter...great...took about 2 hours to complete (could have watched a bad action film in the same time for the same effect).

    The multiplayer is    The single-player was boring and felt like a Time Crisis arcade game. There was no freedom at all, just stand here, shoot those guys, move up 4 steps, shoot these guys, move up 4 steps, shoot these guys, do a scinematic jump to the helicopter...great...took about 2 hours to complete (could have watched a bad action film in the same time for the same effect).

    The multiplayer is horrendous. with no dedicated servers, there are no administrators to kick hackers, and VAC is a joke because every single match there are hackers. With hundreds of thousands of people playing at all times, you'd think you could find the occasional match without hackers in it, but you can't. Beyond the hackers, the kill-streaks completely interfere with the gameplay to the point where you can't play the game...how is it "gameplay" if you can't play the game lol. The engine is liek 6 years old and it shows. yes, they have beautiful textures, but they're pasted onto big, flat objects...i love looking at a picture of a door on a flat wall hahaha. The dual-weilding of shotguns is hilarious, as nobody would EVER do that. knife lunging 20 feet in front of you while a guy shoots you in the face and you survive with the kill?-also terrible. The maps are pretty terribly designed, I think there's only one that I mildly like, and you can't chose which map you play because there's no server browser or uhh...SERVERS lol. this game is the biggest waste of time and money in the gaming industry i've ever seen. I wish they put the money for this into the black hole that was Duke Nukem Forever so that it never saw the light of day.    … Expand
  47. zaninif
    Oct 11, 2010
    0
    IWNET is a joke - it should be renamed LAGNET. Other than that, the game is awesome. But I can't forgive the lack of dedicated servers; that's why I rate it 0.
  48. syfpsy
    Oct 11, 2010
    4
    Did not want to give zero, because the single player was good, except graphics which is polished for slow computers, to sell more and more copies with unrealistic warfare, and closing dedicated servers to save more money. Now they are selling maps for some dollars, when there are lots of companies which just updates their game for free. Absolutely rubbish.
  49. SteelSampson
    Oct 10, 2010
    2
    Single player ok. Online play really has no variety at all. same stuff over and over. too fast paced. playing online for someone that just got the game is nearly impossible.
  50. Cptkovacs
    Oct 9, 2010
    5
    As an avid fan of COD4, I was disappointed with the sequel. A very erratic and sometimes confusing storyline (which didn't carry over from COD4 hardly at all- save for two recurring characters, one of which I feel should not have been brought back) coupled with the bastardization of the PC mulitplayer mode left me with a bit of buyer's remorse. It felt as though the developers focused tooAs an avid fan of COD4, I was disappointed with the sequel. A very erratic and sometimes confusing storyline (which didn't carry over from COD4 hardly at all- save for two recurring characters, one of which I feel should not have been brought back) coupled with the bastardization of the PC mulitplayer mode left me with a bit of buyer's remorse. It felt as though the developers focused too much on the visual aspects and not nearly enough on the contextual side. The soundtrack for the game was well done, however. Given my expectations, this game for the PC is only halfway there.… Expand
  51. icecloud551
    Oct 8, 2010
    0
    The single player was great, almost flawless. The multiplayer is the rip-off, aside from having no dedicated servers, a terrible lobby. This game is FULL of hackers, and IW will do nothing about it. Valve just says there are not hackers and your overreacting but google hackers in MW2 and you will find enough footage of hackers to make a movie. The sad reality is that IW gave up on thisThe single player was great, almost flawless. The multiplayer is the rip-off, aside from having no dedicated servers, a terrible lobby. This game is FULL of hackers, and IW will do nothing about it. Valve just says there are not hackers and your overreacting but google hackers in MW2 and you will find enough footage of hackers to make a movie. The sad reality is that IW gave up on this game awhile ago and this has made it a terrible game… Expand
  52. spartan-117
    Sep 28, 2010
    10
    Amazing part 2.Beautifull crafted wide array of weapons posibility of choosing your way non-stop action great comrades ai.Varied battlefields medium-long campaign.even the firs test in which you shoot targets is exciting.the story is ok and the final blow me away.PRICE.10
  53. insectorbuglord
    Sep 27, 2010
    10
    THE BEST GAME EVER MADE, 99999999999999999999999999999999999999/10, ITS the BEST GAME EVUR!, the Shooting is better than halo or half live 2, the vehicle action is more intense and fun than any better racing game ever made, the graphics are possibly the best graphics they will make in 10 years, not even crysis with 9 videographics card can defeat mw2 on graphics, the multiplayer is theTHE BEST GAME EVER MADE, 99999999999999999999999999999999999999/10, ITS the BEST GAME EVUR!, the Shooting is better than halo or half live 2, the vehicle action is more intense and fun than any better racing game ever made, the graphics are possibly the best graphics they will make in 10 years, not even crysis with 9 videographics card can defeat mw2 on graphics, the multiplayer is the best ever!

    9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999/10 hands down    … Expand
  54. TestECull
    Sep 26, 2010
    0
    I must say MW2 was absolutely horrible. Let us first sum up the campaign. It was full of hollywood Cliche's, it was abysmally short, it was full of respawning baddies, the plot made about as much sense as a screen door on a submarine...it has to be the worst story I've seen since high school. MP was functional, but still. IWNet? really? VAC as the sole anticheat? Spending more time inI must say MW2 was absolutely horrible. Let us first sum up the campaign. It was full of hollywood Cliche's, it was abysmally short, it was full of respawning baddies, the plot made about as much sense as a screen door on a submarine...it has to be the worst story I've seen since high school. MP was functional, but still. IWNet? really? VAC as the sole anticheat? Spending more time in lobby than in game? Toobers? Honestly I feel sorry for anyone who has this tied to their Steam account. Including my friend, who bought it on launch and let me play it on his machine. Poor guy.

    In closing it was the worst game I've ever played in 20 years of gaming.    … Expand
  55. RMW_Critic
    Sep 24, 2010
    6
    This game is epic. The single-player is one of the best I have ever had the pleasure of playing and watching. Then when I get to the multi-player the game lets me down. It makes me want to sear my face off every time I know that there is a hacker and he will kick my ass every time I look at him. The lack of dedicated servers (WTF is up with that?) and the constantly hacked servers, thatThis game is epic. The single-player is one of the best I have ever had the pleasure of playing and watching. Then when I get to the multi-player the game lets me down. It makes me want to sear my face off every time I know that there is a hacker and he will kick my ass every time I look at him. The lack of dedicated servers (WTF is up with that?) and the constantly hacked servers, that forced me to third prestige, just disappoint. Sorry Infinity Ward, this wasn't as much fun as anticipated. So, yeah, it's good epic and bad epic.… Expand
  56. AngryEddy
    Sep 22, 2010
    9
    I gave this one ten but really it at least 1 at most four. It needs to go up by a few points to reflect the hard work that ACTIVISION put into this game. I like how you can use aeroplanes. I play the single player campaign mission level up mode obsessively but cant find multiplayer? What, ACTIVISION cant include it anymore since they killed that one guy? Why I always have to play as MasterI gave this one ten but really it at least 1 at most four. It needs to go up by a few points to reflect the hard work that ACTIVISION put into this game. I like how you can use aeroplanes. I play the single player campaign mission level up mode obsessively but cant find multiplayer? What, ACTIVISION cant include it anymore since they killed that one guy? Why I always have to play as Master Chef, I want to be man from 300. THIS IS SPARTA! :-) I like how you can shoot the chicken.… Expand
  57. LaserHairs
    Sep 21, 2010
    8
    I felt Modern Warfare 2 had a total diregard for realism. It's as if Infinity Wars said, lets shove a load of action in and worry about storyline later. Even online is un realistic, what with money popping out your dead body and what's up with quick scoping? (like they do that in the army). However, multiple killstreaks was a sweet idea and with more perks, challanges and attachments theI felt Modern Warfare 2 had a total diregard for realism. It's as if Infinity Wars said, lets shove a load of action in and worry about storyline later. Even online is un realistic, what with money popping out your dead body and what's up with quick scoping? (like they do that in the army). However, multiple killstreaks was a sweet idea and with more perks, challanges and attachments the Call of Duties progressive system is even better. All in all I would say Modern Warfare 2 has a short, unrealistic campaign. The new spec ops only includes a few good missions. The online no longer has any realism to it but the addictive action packed fun Call of Duty is still there. So I would only buy if you do not already own Call of Duty 4.… Expand
  58. bLuEpInOy
    Sep 17, 2010
    1
    Worst game multiplayer game ever made for the PC. First and loyal PC gamer knew that VAC was a joke from back in the Counter-Strike days and Infinity Ward chose not to listen to there PC community. Now all you ever see in a match is some fool walling and aimboting and no way to kick the fools. Second IW took ideas from the PC moders and called it there own and didn't recognize theseWorst game multiplayer game ever made for the PC. First and loyal PC gamer knew that VAC was a joke from back in the Counter-Strike days and Infinity Ward chose not to listen to there PC community. Now all you ever see in a match is some fool walling and aimboting and no way to kick the fools. Second IW took ideas from the PC moders and called it there own and didn't recognize these people for there work. Third the capped the Frames Per Second(FPS) at like 87 FPS which in turns makes the game laggy. Most PC gamers build there rigs to have the best performance and it gets shot down by this game. Take it from me or any other REAL PC gamer stick with Cod 4 or WaW as there are real ways to deal with hackers. All MW2 is, is a console port and IW laughed at there PC community. As long as the xbox360 and its old technology (which happens to be 7 years old) is around PC gamers are going to get the shaft......… Expand
  59. TramTakeougi
    Sep 13, 2010
    0
    This is horrible,bad fail project from IW. Getting rid for Dedicated servers and punkbuster Too much hackers in mw2 and too many crybaby about hackers and maps or anything
  60. qq377926584
    Sep 11, 2010
    1
    Take 59.99$ to buy a game ? Are you kidding me ? This game is so f******* on PC, want to play this game? Use 5ï¿¥ to buy a pirated optical disc ...........
  61. RedHairedGuy
    Sep 7, 2010
    1
    I though This Game was going to Be Great, But When i got it, I just saw something, The Story was BOORING,So i though the Mulitplayer was gonna be good, But All those Noobtubers and Those **** Crying and Whining, And WHAT?"! no Dedicated Servers no Custom Mods or Custom Maps?, WHAT THE F*CK!, people Playing this game Says it's the best Game ever, Trust me, GO and Play Some Team Fortress 2I though This Game was going to Be Great, But When i got it, I just saw something, The Story was BOORING,So i though the Mulitplayer was gonna be good, But All those Noobtubers and Those **** Crying and Whining, And WHAT?"! no Dedicated Servers no Custom Mods or Custom Maps?, WHAT THE F*CK!, people Playing this game Says it's the best Game ever, Trust me, GO and Play Some Team Fortress 2 or Call of duty 4… Expand
  62. StephenScott
    Sep 3, 2010
    8
    I'm not in to games that replicate real life war. I like to escape and be immersed in a world away from the one around us. So whilst I'm quite happy killing aliens and zombies in games, I tend to draw the line at 'war games'.
    However this is a really inventive game. Certainly the highly intuitive sequence as you climb a mountain covered in ice.
    The work that has gone in to this game is    I'm not in to games that replicate real life war. I like to escape and be immersed in a world away from the one around us. So whilst I'm quite happy killing aliens and zombies in games, I tend to draw the line at 'war games'.
    However this is a really inventive game. Certainly the highly intuitive sequence as you climb a mountain covered in ice.

    The work that has gone in to this game is truly amazing. It's incredibly easy to pick up, even for non gamers. It starts with an excellent training system, and the levels are highly detailed and truly immersive. So as you play, your focus is very much in game. Add in some fine voice over talent and this has been a real eye opener for me.

    The game does go to length to let you know that some levels can be quite disturbing, and you can bypass them. One in my opinion is best avoided. Enough said, it's been well covered in the press already. The multi-player is one of the best out there today, for speed and smoothness, but unfortunately, too many players are too damn good online, and 10yr old American school boys were whipping my behind all too easily : )

    Again while not a fan of real war games, this has truly opened my mind to a genre I was closed too.    … Expand
  63. Kingsnow
    Sep 3, 2010
    9
    I'l give this game a 9 simply perfect online action and cannot wait for the new COD to come out!! Would be 10 if the single player gameplay was longer! but to be honest, who plays COD for single player?! think IW realised this after the success of COD2.
    Need its own personal servers online. no where to hide now so I wouldnt worry about campers.. cause everyone knows the camp spots and can    I'l give this game a 9 simply perfect online action and cannot wait for the new COD to come out!! Would be 10 if the single player gameplay was longer! but to be honest, who plays COD for single player?! think IW realised this after the success of COD2.
    Need its own personal servers online. no where to hide now so I wouldnt worry about campers.. cause everyone knows the camp spots and can easily kill the camping noobs!
    perhaps needs moderating for cheats, large number of aimbots.. boring people.    … Expand
  64. Xerber0z
    Sep 2, 2010
    0
    Call of duty MW 2 was the game that made me never to install an infinity ward game on my computer ever again. Now the single player story in MW 2 is okej but I like Modern warfare for its multiplayer. Which they manage to ruin in MW 2 here are some of the greatest points which made it rubbish 1.No dedicated servers, no need to say why this was a bad move.

    2.To many automatic shooting    Call of duty MW 2 was the game that made me never to install an infinity ward game on my computer ever again. Now the single player story in MW 2 is okej but I like Modern warfare for its multiplayer. Which they manage to ruin in MW 2 here are some of the greatest points which made it rubbish 1.No dedicated servers, no need to say why this was a bad move.

    2.To many automatic shooting weapons, the only thing I was annoyed with in MW 1 was the chopper but it was manageable but its to much in MW 2 with 2 choppers one harrier and one automatic sentery can't ppl get frags on there own anymore?

    3.The chopper gunner and the AC-130 they were pretty cool when you first get to see them in the game but then you realize it was super easy with them I mean huge squeres where ppl are so you dont have to look around for your self where ppl are.

    4.there is no anti cheat, if you get a cheater on the server ther is no way to get rid of him unless you leave the server and join another, but here comes the funny part everytime i left a server becuse of a cheater and then join another server i always get send back to the same server becuse no dedicated server system so I hade to choose another game mode.

    5.We have to pay new maps, xbox players can buy with game points and we pc gamers have to pay 14 bucks?!

    6.Its a real noob game, I mean there is no challange the weapons are so easy to use.

    7.Prestige mode, it was okej 2-3 times but 10 times now that is just a desperate atempt to keep the game alive in the baddest boring. But most of the times you dont have to play so much becuse most of the times you end up on a hacked server which gives you an XP boost which makes level 70 right away.


    These are just the ones I can think of right now there are probobly more but they are enough for me to never play another Infinity ward or trayarch game ever becuse they have totaly backstabed us PC gamers with there no dedicated servers. So now I have started play Bad Company 2 and its great. 0.0    … Expand
  65. Theportalmaster
    Sep 1, 2010
    3
    Whinny children, OP weaponry and loads more **** MW2 has it all. The story line was great but I hardley at all got enough single player experience out of it. It felt like running through a multiplayer game with bots and the online enemies. Now the multiplayer, here is what ruined this game. Every time you buy a cod you think of multiplayer. You know what? Forget it. It has instant killingWhinny children, OP weaponry and loads more **** MW2 has it all. The story line was great but I hardley at all got enough single player experience out of it. It felt like running through a multiplayer game with bots and the online enemies. Now the multiplayer, here is what ruined this game. Every time you buy a cod you think of multiplayer. You know what? Forget it. It has instant killing weapons to those who have played more then others, which is unfair to the new players. Say you have a weak weapon that takes 5 seconds of shots to kill, try attacking some one with dual abikos. To bad, he already killed you in one shot. All the disadvantages are are so easily countered by a perk or another weapon, did they even think? Things such as nukes just attact all the kids into this game. If you want a good, fun balanced multiplayer experience, then go for a game such as Team Fortress 2. Dont waste your money on such rushed crap like MW2. Ignore the damn critics, they dont know what a good game is. They think "Hey, its a gun. 10/10!" Dont buy this game unless you are a 13 year old looking for a game we have seen for years… Expand
  66. mrpoolman
    Aug 28, 2010
    1
    I have always been a fan of call of duty games so i figured i would like this one. I pre-ordered the special edition and picked it up day one. I finished the campaign which was short but fun. I played mulitplayer which was also fun. For the first week. Then everyone was exploiting glitches, using the same over powered weapons and perks. It is a horrible multiplayer experience to this day.I have always been a fan of call of duty games so i figured i would like this one. I pre-ordered the special edition and picked it up day one. I finished the campaign which was short but fun. I played mulitplayer which was also fun. For the first week. Then everyone was exploiting glitches, using the same over powered weapons and perks. It is a horrible multiplayer experience to this day. It only gets a 1 because the single player is decent.… Expand
  67. JB83
    Aug 24, 2010
    0
    The multiplayer for this game is terrible. Graphics can be good but it is very toned down. It's fine if you want to join a game about to end repeatedly and try to leave a match only to be put right back in it. Also if you don't mind the constant stream of grenade launchers and very annoying things. I and many others have had random annoying deaths that weren't in the past CoDs. Also perksThe multiplayer for this game is terrible. Graphics can be good but it is very toned down. It's fine if you want to join a game about to end repeatedly and try to leave a match only to be put right back in it. Also if you don't mind the constant stream of grenade launchers and very annoying things. I and many others have had random annoying deaths that weren't in the past CoDs. Also perks are annoying. Especially commando, being knifed from across the room is not fun. The singleplayer was good for but nothing special and nothing that will stick to you memory. All in all I give this a 0. The gameplay is plain terrible the the horrible anti-cheat, hackers, and down right annoying things. This game could have been good but its idea of making it "noob" friendly was its downfall.… Expand
  68. Painkiller300
    Aug 23, 2010
    6
    For the PC version well if it was rated just on multiplayer it would deserver something like -5 for the many glitches and hackers you find on the horrible IW net. It my work on the 360 and PS3 but the PC is nether. VAC is the worst security system for detecting cheats next to none at all. if your hoping that you will get a good game with a good connection hope will be all you have and theFor the PC version well if it was rated just on multiplayer it would deserver something like -5 for the many glitches and hackers you find on the horrible IW net. It my work on the 360 and PS3 but the PC is nether. VAC is the worst security system for detecting cheats next to none at all. if your hoping that you will get a good game with a good connection hope will be all you have and the matchmaking doesn't even work quite right.

    The single-player is fun but nothing to special sticks to the same style as MW and WAW. you switch between two main characters that you play as. The storyline is still fun to follow and play along with.
    Co-op. this is probably the best part about MW2 the different modes with maps same as the singleplay putting on a new twist. Play alone or with a friend.    … Expand
  69. skazclaw
    Aug 21, 2010
    6
    Graphics and gameplay are smooth, but it's hard to say anymore good than this. No dedicated servers ruined online, some perks are just ridiculous, and the amount of hackers you come across isn't funny. Campaign is fun but short, not sure if it's worth buying it for it though. Spec Ops is fun with a buddy, but it doesn't come close to CoD;WaW co-op campaign. It's quite short and doesn'tGraphics and gameplay are smooth, but it's hard to say anymore good than this. No dedicated servers ruined online, some perks are just ridiculous, and the amount of hackers you come across isn't funny. Campaign is fun but short, not sure if it's worth buying it for it though. Spec Ops is fun with a buddy, but it doesn't come close to CoD;WaW co-op campaign. It's quite short and doesn't stay fun for long. It's just not worth it.… Expand
  70. MegaGamer37
    Aug 19, 2010
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Modern Warfare 2, while no doubt being a good game, is not nearly as good as Modern Warfare. The campaign was extremely good and very fun with some jaw dropping moments such as the invasion of Washington DC. The graphics are truly amazing with events such as said invasion of Washington DC looking hellish and very real with recognizable monuments such as the Washington Monument and the White House being partly destroyed. The multiplayer which, oddly enough, is the main attraction, is very fun, I found it extremely unbalanced at times and plagued with glitches. The new weapons, attachments, and perks made it much more fun. While not at the same level as say, Half Life 2, it still is a great game.… Expand
  71. WeeBee886
    Aug 11, 2010
    6
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 offers a very, very small portion of over-polished material. I was not impressed even for a moment with the glib single-player. The story was made for the express purpose of taking us from one location to the next and for creating moments that are supposed to be astonishing. But the truth is that every "astonishing" moment falls completely flat. With noCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 offers a very, very small portion of over-polished material. I was not impressed even for a moment with the glib single-player. The story was made for the express purpose of taking us from one location to the next and for creating moments that are supposed to be astonishing. But the truth is that every "astonishing" moment falls completely flat. With no connection to the characters and a nonsense plot, I felt like every "epic" scene was just a bad joke, such as the later D.C. level, the final showdown that made no sense, and the incredibly epic-fail, moronic "No Russian" level. Every time they went for that epic feel, I ended up saying to myself, "You're kidding me, right?"

    I do not mind the removal of prone in the latest military FPS games like MW2 and BF:BC2, because it is basically useless for the environments that the games take place in. But I ashamed that they have removed lean, which is used extensively in suitable combat situations in real life. I also do not like how the guns in the game feel like BB guns. They are too clickity-clickity. They do not feel like they have power and weight to them, nor that they are meant to kill people. BF:BC2 did a better job with the guns.

    The graphics are very consistent throughout, and they do look nice. But it is annoying knowing that they are so shader-crazy -- the textures and such are not nearly as detailed as you would think from looking at the game's bullshots. What I do like though is the game runs on the highest settings on my computer just fine, whereas BF:BC2 is so graphics-intensive that I have to set it to low to run it. So at least on my computer, MW2 looks a lot better, but if your computer can handle BC2 then it will look better on high settings, especially with DX11.

    The multiplayer is a style I do not like -- going solo usually, running and gunning, no squad system (or buddy system, as it should be for snipers), very arcade like. I prefer slightly more realistic (i.e. team-based) multiplayer shooters. This game makes it all a lot less realistic, because they want to maximize the fun, which does a major disservice to gamers by training them to think solo-minded. It trains them to think like noobs.

    Finally, the killstreaks are something that need to just disappear. They are more balanced here than in CoD4, but the problem with killstreaks at all is that they are inherently unbalanced. Giving hot-shot players even more firepower is just stupid, and giving those powers to those who are doing poorly wouldn't make sense either, so they should just be removed entirely.

    I have no comment on the lack of dedicated server support, except that I uninstalled the game and have no plans on reinstalling it unless there is an official patch to make the game friendly to hardcore gamers.    … Expand
  72. LukeS
    May 4, 2010
    2
    Singleplayer is ok, with plenty of variety and incredible graphics. The campaign is WAY too short though to hold anyone's interest for more than a week, which is when multiplayer should kick in... I honestly have absolutely no idea whatsoever what Infinity Ward were thinking when they decided that no dedicated servers would be a good idea. Thousands of people voiced their concerns Singleplayer is ok, with plenty of variety and incredible graphics. The campaign is WAY too short though to hold anyone's interest for more than a week, which is when multiplayer should kick in... I honestly have absolutely no idea whatsoever what Infinity Ward were thinking when they decided that no dedicated servers would be a good idea. Thousands of people voiced their concerns before the game was released but IW kept saying that it would, in fact, make the game more secure against hackers, etc. They mentioned that their working with Valve and the anti-cheat system would work miracles. The fact is, as so many predicted, this is UTTER rubbish. Valve's anti-cheat system is 100% designed to be run on dedi servers and is VERY effective when this happens. With the lack of dedi servers and more holes in IWNet than a fishing net, hackers are literally everywhere, lag is outrageous, with the "host" often having such a massive advantage in terms of latency that it's impossible for anyone else. Total waste of money and having to pay for the expansion map pack is the final kick in the teeth. With any luck, IW won't exist much longer!… Expand
  73. MarcelB
    Apr 28, 2010
    10
    Well I find this game just so amazing, first when I heard of it and saw reviews I thought that this would be the same shit like counter strike... Later steam gave me a free trial version of it for a week and I was shocked how hell of a fun it is. Good graphics,gameplay and of course what I like to aim for on those games is lots of functions... In this game you get campain and multiplayer Well I find this game just so amazing, first when I heard of it and saw reviews I thought that this would be the same shit like counter strike... Later steam gave me a free trial version of it for a week and I was shocked how hell of a fun it is. Good graphics,gameplay and of course what I like to aim for on those games is lots of functions... In this game you get campain and multiplayer where you can play so long as you want with out getting bored, because each time you win you unlock stuff wich make the gameplay even better... I actually would even pay 80$ for this. This is a must-have game.… Expand
  74. PaulR
    Apr 28, 2010
    0
    Horrible Matchmaking, horrible spawns, horrible player systems. This is destroying the livery that PC gaming offers. This inherently is a playable game, but the over the top shenanigans and terrible online capabilities are a slap in the face towards gamers and military personnel like. Infinity Ward is done, and Activision brought this on themselves.
  75. FlorianK
    Apr 28, 2010
    3
    The Game itself is to be concidered really nice, but the absence of dedicated server support, absolutely random matchmaking, random senseless spawn systems, no ability to kick foul players, no ability to choose maps, blabla - in short: the fact that the players of this game are stripped of all of their freedoms and are being forced to play with hackers, cheaters, campers and lamers and on The Game itself is to be concidered really nice, but the absence of dedicated server support, absolutely random matchmaking, random senseless spawn systems, no ability to kick foul players, no ability to choose maps, blabla - in short: the fact that the players of this game are stripped of all of their freedoms and are being forced to play with hackers, cheaters, campers and lamers and on maps they dont like makes this game the worst i've ever played.… Expand
  76. SteveA.
    Apr 28, 2010
    3
    Pros - Great Singleplayer Gameplay, Although Short. - Great Graphics - Wide Variety of Weapons And Attatchments - Tons of Killstreak Options Cons - Lack Of Dedicated Servers Sucks - Maps Are Very Camper Friendly - Spawn System Is Awful - Cheating Everywhere - Terrible Community Support By IW - Worst Weapon Balancing I Have Ever Seen (Probably because they did not release beta) Guess its Pros - Great Singleplayer Gameplay, Although Short. - Great Graphics - Wide Variety of Weapons And Attatchments - Tons of Killstreak Options Cons - Lack Of Dedicated Servers Sucks - Maps Are Very Camper Friendly - Spawn System Is Awful - Cheating Everywhere - Terrible Community Support By IW - Worst Weapon Balancing I Have Ever Seen (Probably because they did not release beta) Guess its fun if you like teleknifing, hacking, pro piping (noob tubing), guns without recoil, camping for nukes, camping with a hertbeat sensor, sniping with a famas, or playing a game with an all around lack of requirement for skill.… Expand
  77. Serp
    Apr 27, 2010
    0
    In the begin I was very happy with this game but now.. It's now overwhelmed with hackers a system that don't even works just a rip-off from a console. And then they ask other PC gamers to buy a %@#$$ 15 euros for 5 maps and 2 of them are old maps. And all of this content stays allready on disk 2 !!! So you have to pay what you allready have. IW is lost now I hope that RE will In the begin I was very happy with this game but now.. It's now overwhelmed with hackers a system that don't even works just a rip-off from a console. And then they ask other PC gamers to buy a %@#$$ 15 euros for 5 maps and 2 of them are old maps. And all of this content stays allready on disk 2 !!! So you have to pay what you allready have. IW is lost now I hope that RE will make his return with finally a good game (what is NOT a rip-off from a console).… Expand
  78. PhilM
    Apr 26, 2010
    4
    The multiplayer is decent, if one doesn't mind the awful spawn system and the "intuitive" killstreak reward system and seeks no team cooperation. The gameplay is twitch-style stuff, but it doesn't work so well because player movement feels very blocky. The campaign was absolute, utter crap. There were some "cool" moments such as the airport massacre and the invasion of the The multiplayer is decent, if one doesn't mind the awful spawn system and the "intuitive" killstreak reward system and seeks no team cooperation. The gameplay is twitch-style stuff, but it doesn't work so well because player movement feels very blocky. The campaign was absolute, utter crap. There were some "cool" moments such as the airport massacre and the invasion of the United States by Russia, but the airport level was plainly just for shock value and what could have been a potentially excellent storyline from the terrorist's perspective was cut off. The plot itself is absurd, with characters uttering cheesy movie-lines and overusing military jargon, and the Afghanistan locales featured in the game prove that absolutely no time was taken by the developers to even google for images of the conflict. The character of General Shepherd is very unoriginal as he talks like Colonel Kurtz from Apocalypse Now, and the score and some locations are very similar to those in the film "The Rock", mainly because both the game and the movie were scored by Hans Zimmer. Infinity Ward should never have hired writers for films and TV-shows to create the plot, because the result is a farce in which all the characters act too seriously, where one can see the name "Jerry Bruckheimer" written all over it.… Expand
  79. TPower
    Apr 25, 2010
    2
    So, I get it; IW wanted this game to be a money maker, but for them to turn their back on all their PC fans that have built and supported their community from CoD1 is a low blow to all of us. Cons: - No dedicated server; personally, it almost always takes longer to find and enter a decent game with IWnet than it ever did with dedicated servers in their previous games - Hosting issues and So, I get it; IW wanted this game to be a money maker, but for them to turn their back on all their PC fans that have built and supported their community from CoD1 is a low blow to all of us. Cons: - No dedicated server; personally, it almost always takes longer to find and enter a decent game with IWnet than it ever did with dedicated servers in their previous games - Hosting issues and abundant lag - I really have no idea how it chooses a "best host", because it seems like we quite often end up with the worst host - No memorable maps - Terrible community - Perks are ridiculously unbalanced - No competitive play ... ever - Bad re-spawn system - Unbalanced team assign system - Run through steam externally ... Why? Pros: - Despite all its problems, multi-player is fun to pick up and play - Relatively few hackers; people will say otherwise, but I've seen maybe 10 tops, in a few months of playing - A few memorable moments and unique ideas in the campaign - Prestige is kind of fun, but loses its novelty quickly In the end though, it's a poor effort towards a game that should have been truly stunning, and not worth the 60$. In fact I find it's barely worth the packaging it came in. It's a console game, sold as a PC game and I sincerely hope that this doesn't turn into a trend amongst gaming companies. Unless there are some big changes underway for CoD series, I for one will not be supporting it any longer. RIP CoD...… Expand
  80. RickyB
    Apr 21, 2010
    2
    Not much good to say about this game, the singelplayer is short and on the end it don't give any spoilers of the next MW3. about the multiplayer, its was fun at the release of the game, but after the first day the first hacks where coming out for the game, after that its not fun anymore for the legit players or the true fans from MW1. I hate they did making the match system instead Not much good to say about this game, the singelplayer is short and on the end it don't give any spoilers of the next MW3. about the multiplayer, its was fun at the release of the game, but after the first day the first hacks where coming out for the game, after that its not fun anymore for the legit players or the true fans from MW1. I hate they did making the match system instead of dedicated servers, and like we all knew about know, is that this game was all about JUST money, they diddnt care about the CoD fans. im happy that 8 contractors from IW resigned from there job (+ 2 who's got fired), i want to see how IW are going to act after this Failure. I know for sure im not ganna buy the next CoD's ever anymore.… Expand
  81. ChrissD
    Apr 19, 2010
    6
    In general it's a well designed game with good graphics and sound, although it would be nice if we could control music & fx volume. Single player isn't that challenging and it's enough to complete it once. The multiplayer part of the game which is the most interesting part, is usually full of cheaters and no one does anything about it. Wish there was a dedicated server In general it's a well designed game with good graphics and sound, although it would be nice if we could control music & fx volume. Single player isn't that challenging and it's enough to complete it once. The multiplayer part of the game which is the most interesting part, is usually full of cheaters and no one does anything about it. Wish there was a dedicated server option. Weapons variety and add-ons is interesting, although some of them kind of monopolize the interest and in-game effectiveness. After prestige 1, the "challenges" become boringly repeated. Another imbalance is that weapon challenges are too similar for all kinds of weapons. When in multiplayer mode, connection problems are happening too often and map circulation sequence is lost, thus you end up playing the same map again & again until a reliable host is found. Would I buy the next COD if it was like this? ABSOLUTELY NO!… Expand
  82. DougP
    Apr 19, 2010
    1
    The game simply allows too many exploits. The first week the game was released there were people with aim bots, and walls. The lack of a dedicated server system ensures that the players being cheated against can do absolutely nothing against these exploiters, and as such the only worthwhile thing about this game is the single player campaign. this still only entertains a person for the The game simply allows too many exploits. The first week the game was released there were people with aim bots, and walls. The lack of a dedicated server system ensures that the players being cheated against can do absolutely nothing against these exploiters, and as such the only worthwhile thing about this game is the single player campaign. this still only entertains a person for the first play through and lasts maybe 5 hours. This game received my worst rating due to the fact that it was a complete waste of $60.… Expand
  83. 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
  84. EvanC
    Apr 17, 2010
    5
    MW2 Was a realy Poor Game No dedicated Ends up with Hackers And lag LOTS OF LAG it was not a big set back But The campaign Is short Not Much replay in it An Muiltplayer oh Well Again More Hackers More noobtubes and TONS OF LAG Its fun to play when your camping or Noobtubeing (i noobtube and camp at times ) Or with freinds but Sep ops again Was poor over all i thougt the game could of been MW2 Was a realy Poor Game No dedicated Ends up with Hackers And lag LOTS OF LAG it was not a big set back But The campaign Is short Not Much replay in it An Muiltplayer oh Well Again More Hackers More noobtubes and TONS OF LAG Its fun to play when your camping or Noobtubeing (i noobtube and camp at times ) Or with freinds but Sep ops again Was poor over all i thougt the game could of been Beter but it Drops on its Feet And pukes Like Caryz Thou its still to Camp.… Expand
  85. PaulAppeldoorn
    Apr 17, 2010
    4
    Truly disappoiting. Infinity Ward showed what lazyness can do to a once good game. This is nothing more than a cheap port from the console ( I guess the Xbox360) and still they dare to ask such a high price for this. Singleplayer is short and so-so. Multiplay is a pain. More than once a message appears when you're in the lobby, waiting for more people. Then you can't connect to Truly disappoiting. Infinity Ward showed what lazyness can do to a once good game. This is nothing more than a cheap port from the console ( I guess the Xbox360) and still they dare to ask such a high price for this. Singleplayer is short and so-so. Multiplay is a pain. More than once a message appears when you're in the lobby, waiting for more people. Then you can't connect to the host, then the lobby is suddenly closed, then its not possible to merge lobbies.... Once you're in the game it can easily be ruined by a bad host causing much lag. Only one can hope there'll be a patch soon that makes dedicated servers possible again. Conclusion: Shame on you Infinity! Next time develop a real PC version again!… Expand
  86. BenRassmussen
    Apr 17, 2010
    0
    Sorely Disapointed.
  87. joew
    Apr 16, 2010
    0
    in its current state its worth nothing
  88. JasonS
    Apr 15, 2010
    6
    The game has its flaws. Pros: Its fun if you can fin a decent game barely any noob tubing, or bots. However i played both the pc version and the XB360 version. The XB360 version sucks, terrible amount of noob tubes and hackers. PC version has far less noob tubers and you can get good games out of it as a result. Cons: Noob tube Spammers, 8 years olds(Noob tube spammers), Short campaign, The game has its flaws. Pros: Its fun if you can fin a decent game barely any noob tubing, or bots. However i played both the pc version and the XB360 version. The XB360 version sucks, terrible amount of noob tubes and hackers. PC version has far less noob tubers and you can get good games out of it as a result. Cons: Noob tube Spammers, 8 years olds(Noob tube spammers), Short campaign, disappointing co-op(only 2 players?), crappy/pointless perks, overpowered killstreaks(Turret,Chopper gunner). Its nice they added the option to customize killstreaks, but most are repeats of older killstreaks like why is their so many kinds of airstrikes. The ending sucked.... The game is fun but if Respawn entertainment gets the creative rights to MW series i hope they dramatically alter the gamplay.… Expand
  89. JackofSpades
    Apr 15, 2010
    1
    I gave it a chance, because from what the trailers told me, it'd probably be worth the money... Well, if I only knew better... All I can say is, Single Player is too short and didn't have any replaying value at all, Spec Ops was really easy (except for some few missions, but yeah, overall it was easy, even on highest difficulty) and didn't deliver the replayability that I gave it a chance, because from what the trailers told me, it'd probably be worth the money... Well, if I only knew better... All I can say is, Single Player is too short and didn't have any replaying value at all, Spec Ops was really easy (except for some few missions, but yeah, overall it was easy, even on highest difficulty) and didn't deliver the replayability that they promised. The Multiplayer was cool at first, but the matchmaking system turned out to suck, I was pleased that they included Prestige for the PC on this one, but after some time it became really annoying. In addition to that, There is an increasing number of hacked matches going on, letting players jump to level 70 directly for killing only 1 player (thanks to an XP boost). That's not what the game was meant to be like, and I doubt IW will ever fix that. There were some good ideas that came into the game, but IWNet is far from being an improvement to me at all, I've seen less hackers in COD4, the games can be very laggy if the host sucks (and if that one doesn't want to leave the game for a better host, the game's already ruined for you). Another thing I am seriously angry about is that Akimbo stuff; half of the players in every match run around with an Akimbo G18, dual wielding shotguns, and so on... Was that really necessary? Even today, COD4 is the better option if you'd have to choose between MW1 or MW2.… Expand
  90. aaronw
    Apr 9, 2010
    3
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is the game that was. That is, the game that was meant to be the best. The game that was the greatest of it's time. The game everyone was meant to be enjoying. Of couse, after the 3 month period of hype, players saw the extremely flawed gameplay. Multiplayer is now filled with bugs, glitches, and hacked servers offering players a distinct advantage over Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is the game that was. That is, the game that was meant to be the best. The game that was the greatest of it's time. The game everyone was meant to be enjoying. Of couse, after the 3 month period of hype, players saw the extremely flawed gameplay. Multiplayer is now filled with bugs, glitches, and hacked servers offering players a distinct advantage over honest players. And don't get me started on how bad the match making system is. The single player was short, and didn't even lead anywhere in the end, pointing to an obvious MW3, but not to reveal any spoilers, you pretty much end up back at square one, and all 6 hours of that gameplay was wasted. The time of Modern Warfare 2 came and went. A very dissapointing effort after COD4:Modern Warfare promised so much.… Expand
  91. 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
  92. TowerTom
    Apr 7, 2010
    1
    1200ms points for a map pack, where 2 of the maps are remakeS? Come off it. Single player is too short. Special Op's are fun, but get boring very quickly. Online multiplayer is just as bad as the first MW. Even though the game is 18+ it's full of little kids screaming and thinking they're hard, makes the game quite an un-enjoyable experience. Overall, if you're looking 1200ms points for a map pack, where 2 of the maps are remakeS? Come off it. Single player is too short. Special Op's are fun, but get boring very quickly. Online multiplayer is just as bad as the first MW. Even though the game is 18+ it's full of little kids screaming and thinking they're hard, makes the game quite an un-enjoyable experience. Overall, if you're looking for a good FPS then this is it, but if you're looking to play some FPS online, then be prepared to get quite annoyed with the game (unless you're always playing with a friend).… Expand
  93. 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
  94. TomV.
    Apr 5, 2010
    9
    I agree that the missing dedicated servers are a malus to the game experience, but the Multiplayer is absolutely insane. The gameplay's just rockin and the graphics are good too. Many many weapons, perks and Kilstreaks. Its still fun after 100h of Ingametime. funfactor is a 10, gameplay a 10 graphics a 10 what sucks are the many many hackers on the onlineservers , the I agree that the missing dedicated servers are a malus to the game experience, but the Multiplayer is absolutely insane. The gameplay's just rockin and the graphics are good too. Many many weapons, perks and Kilstreaks. Its still fun after 100h of Ingametime. funfactor is a 10, gameplay a 10 graphics a 10 what sucks are the many many hackers on the onlineservers , the player=host-idea and the noob-tubers. But to me its the first good online-multiplayer-shooter after CS. In some ways better, because of its new ideas like killstreakrewards and perks.… Expand
  95. Maxvon
    Apr 5, 2010
    1
    The singleplayer is ok but a bit short. The mulitplayer is a disaster its full with hacks, cheaters, aimbots and all kinds of bad stuff. IW need to bring out a patch but it dosnt. I would not recoment to buy battlefield BC2 is much better even thou there were some minor problems with the starting week, and the singleplayer isnt that good but the muliplayer rocks.
  96. Kylek
    Mar 29, 2010
    3
    Infinity Ward you blow. I have always been a call of duty fan, and a gamer at heart. I loved the fact mw2 came out but then when i got it, it was shit. Every game you go into theirs a hacker aimboting with a rpd and shootin threw the whole map. Single player is to short. No DEDICATED SERVERS!? A perk that can teleport you halfway across the map with a knife? Over powered AA 12. Model 1887 Infinity Ward you blow. I have always been a call of duty fan, and a gamer at heart. I loved the fact mw2 came out but then when i got it, it was shit. Every game you go into theirs a hacker aimboting with a rpd and shootin threw the whole map. Single player is to short. No DEDICATED SERVERS!? A perk that can teleport you halfway across the map with a knife? Over powered AA 12. Model 1887 Range. NOOB TUBES WITH DANGER CLOSE? What was your idea of making this game a fun game or just a game to waste peoples money and have them buy it just to get pissed off and quit. If the single player mode is going to be so short then maybe the price should be cheaper.… Expand
  97. JakeL-A
    Mar 27, 2010
    5
    Singleplayer: Great, but gets boring after a while Spec-Ops: Fantastic, boring if you play too much Multiplayer: Hmmmm....Was expecting it to be fantastic, loved the COD4 MP. Weapons, most mps good. However...big problem! Lag is intense and unrelenting, hackers everywhere. Id just like to say F*** U to all of them and to the noobs who make up about 40% of the players. IW didnt learn when Singleplayer: Great, but gets boring after a while Spec-Ops: Fantastic, boring if you play too much Multiplayer: Hmmmm....Was expecting it to be fantastic, loved the COD4 MP. Weapons, most mps good. However...big problem! Lag is intense and unrelenting, hackers everywhere. Id just like to say F*** U to all of them and to the noobs who make up about 40% of the players. IW didnt learn when the Pro Games told them to remove tubes and RPGs from the first game instead they put in more! Sure it adds apeal for noobs and ppl who get bored of the game but...it is the true gamers that real in the money, all i can say is they shouldnt expect good revenue form the next game coz they put off the Pros with this one and made it too boring for anyone else. IW need to sort out some admins who can ban the hackers and noobs like the did in COD4 and on XBOX live. In conclusion quite good, but infinfty ward need to make a patch to remove noob weapns, perhaps add some new ones such as a normal M14 EBR and G36.… Expand
  98. DzigbodeK
    Mar 25, 2010
    10
    I honestly do not understand what people's problems are with this game. This game is has a great single player I can play over and over again, with a multiplayer that is more than what I asked for. I do see many people complain about hacking, and the matchmaking system (which is the only thing I say could use some work), but honestly the biggest problem I see online is whiners. I honestly do not understand what people's problems are with this game. This game is has a great single player I can play over and over again, with a multiplayer that is more than what I asked for. I do see many people complain about hacking, and the matchmaking system (which is the only thing I say could use some work), but honestly the biggest problem I see online is whiners. People complaining about different guns and weapons is the only thing that drive me crazy. Sure, I have seen my share of hackers, but it is not what people make it out to be. I myself have been called a hacker more often than me playing with a hacker, which makes me think the only thing wrong with this game is it's players.… Expand
  99. ThomasA
    Mar 23, 2010
    9
    This game was excellent. It had a good storyline in single player. It was a bit complicated to understand so I had to play the game again which I didn't really mind as I usually play the COD single players again. Spec Ops was a very good introduction as a friend of yours on Steam would be able to play with you. I was extremely happy that it came on Steam as if you lost your CD for This game was excellent. It had a good storyline in single player. It was a bit complicated to understand so I had to play the game again which I didn't really mind as I usually play the COD single players again. Spec Ops was a very good introduction as a friend of yours on Steam would be able to play with you. I was extremely happy that it came on Steam as if you lost your CD for example it wouldn't be THAT much of a big deal. Online was excellent. The new perks, Kill streaks in particular and the new weapons. The only problem was the Sniper rifle selection. There just wasn't enough. The Akimbos were great. The problems were that it wasn't dedicated. Also the hardcore time respawn was a bit disappointing for me but that made up as people were easier to kill. The very last problem were the hackers. Although i rarely ran into them (usually during Ground War) they were still a bit of a pain. All in all the game was great and was the best game I waited for that whole year (2009) Thanks IW and keep up the good work.… Expand
  100. 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
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Awards & Rankings

14
#14 Best PC Game of 2009
1
#1 Most Discussed PC Game of 2009
32
#32 Most Shared PC Game of 2009

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 40
  3. Negative: 0 out of 40
  1. 1UP
    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.
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  2. Thunderbolt
    90
    Modern Warfare 2 will leave you breathless.
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  3. GamingExcellence
    92
    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.
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