Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

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4.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 7455 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 3,707 out of 7455
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  1. aJwer
    Feb 3, 2012
    3
    Single player (too short) is ok, but multi (WTF?!) is terrible. No Dedicated servers, mods, can't change maps, too expensive, casual **** I'm very disappointed on this game. COD4 is better.
  2. Luxx
    Feb 22, 2012
    3
    Single player: 7
    Fun and exciting but too short, ~6 hours Multiplayer: 1
    The servers are filled with noob tubers and people who just run and knife everyone, which I admit is actually pretty fun. Unfortunately, you can't select what map you want to play so you end up playing the same maps all the time. Connecting to a lobby takes quite a while and when you finally find one you are just as    Single player: 7
    Fun and exciting but too short, ~6 hours Multiplayer: 1
    The servers are filled with noob tubers and people who just run and knife everyone, which I admit is actually pretty fun. Unfortunately, you can't select what map you want to play so you end up playing the same maps all the time. Connecting to a lobby takes quite a while and when you finally find one you are just as likely to get disconnected as you are to actually load the map and play. Most of the time you are quite lucky to play three maps in the same lobby before it disconnects you again. And if you like playing with friends one of you will get disconnected 95% of the time. Most of the "servers" have a fair amount of lag and you WILL run across at least one hacker every hour. Also $15 map packs, seriously? Activision and IW are fail and are just milking the COD cow because consumers buy into hype and "pretty" graphics, I know I did.    … Expand
  3. buggamefail
    Mar 1, 2012
    5
    this is the first game i play on steam,so i have a unusual feeling of this game.this game really has good graphics,fun playing,real good gun stats,but it has remove the dedicated servers,i do not like the setting of searching players to play,and no ping number to see,but this is not the most bad things.the most bug thing,like noob tuber,g18 akimbo,rpg,it make the skilled players ,at leastthis is the first game i play on steam,so i have a unusual feeling of this game.this game really has good graphics,fun playing,real good gun stats,but it has remove the dedicated servers,i do not like the setting of searching players to play,and no ping number to see,but this is not the most bad things.the most bug thing,like noob tuber,g18 akimbo,rpg,it make the skilled players ,at least my friends,playing but may not for relax,these bug noobs,not all their problems,it is the iw gun stats designer,i know when they set the grenade launchers,g18 akimbo,or rpg,is the time they lost parents,i can understand their sadness,but,they make the game like rubbish.so i will never buy other bug game iw maded,mw3 i am so fking to bug it,it do not improve in all ways,more bug weapon,and bad maps,so the score i rating for mw2 is high enough,i rate mw3 for 0,and this is the end of iw illness money making,this is end,only bug players will keep playing… Expand
  4. FusNoDah
    Mar 7, 2012
    7
    It's fun but flawed. The lack of dedicated servers have led to more hackers, more lag, and numerous other issues, but it has also brought a lot of good as well such as not having to put up with bad admins that kick for not adhering to abstract rules they make up and limiting the player count to 12-18, which makes the game slower paced and more strategic in my opinion.

    The single player    It's fun but flawed. The lack of dedicated servers have led to more hackers, more lag, and numerous other issues, but it has also brought a lot of good as well such as not having to put up with bad admins that kick for not adhering to abstract rules they make up and limiting the player count to 12-18, which makes the game slower paced and more strategic in my opinion.

    The single player is short (5 hours) but fun.

    The multiplayer is also pretty good, and I like the weapon and map selection.

    Overall, it's not as bad as people say. It has problems, but it also does a lot of things right.    … Expand
  5. VectorX
    Apr 5, 2012
    8
    I really love this game. I'll just throw that out there right now. The only problem of this game was the developers. The game is solid in game mechanics and while the weapons needed some balancing, that wasn't what made the bad. I guess I would pause a bit in calling the game itself bad. The game was ruined because the developers did a few things wrong. First, they stopped patchingI really love this game. I'll just throw that out there right now. The only problem of this game was the developers. The game is solid in game mechanics and while the weapons needed some balancing, that wasn't what made the bad. I guess I would pause a bit in calling the game itself bad. The game was ruined because the developers did a few things wrong. First, they stopped patching the game a very short while after releasing the game. They DID fix many a bug (javelin bug, care package knifing, 1887 rang bug, etc) however, they didn't do too much else to balance the weapons. But even the lack of balancing for the weapons didn't make the game unplayable (it only added a challenge for players who didn't feel the need to rely on a broken weapon). What really destroyed the game was the developers literally releasing a message to its community saying it would no longer be handling any of the hacking complaints and would be leaving that up to the STEAM system. THAT was basically calling to all hackers to have fun ruining the game for everyone. After that, the game went down hill. The developers also decided that they wanted to do what they did to the game that they did with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and make a ground breaking enjoyable game that was solid in every aspect. So they created a game that went in the opposite direction of that ground breaking game and decided to make the game peer-to-peer instead of with dedicated servers (like the game they have such a hard on for). This allowed for prestige servers, super laggy games, and a terrible host choosing system that basically guaranteed a host that was on dial-up with no option to opt out of being chosen as a host. Summed up in a sentence: "The game was great, the developers were trash."… Expand
  6. Striker-rc4
    Apr 14, 2012
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Steam shame on YOU ! ! !, this game sucks, just hackers and cheaters!.
    The Steam plays with the users with its anti-cheat system, this game died because he has no dedicated servers, this is why there are many hackers in the game. There is no respect and Steam does nothing! ... My money ever again!...    … Expand
  7. Zyromkiru
    May 4, 2012
    6
    Game used to be funner but... the servers are the worst ever, games without dedicated servers are a pain to play, the combat is not very smooth at all. This was the better COD game before the rest came out.
  8. krisz1308
    May 9, 2012
    10
    very good game:)nicevery good game:)nice team.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................… Expand
  9. Simon8000
    Apr 22, 2013
    3
    Horrible game. Maybe once good, but has too many issues and most of them were there when it came out.
    First we have the short campaign, where in normal you can take 5 soldiers firing at you with smgs for 45 seconds. Why use cover, you regen before you even get behind it anyway. Dumb AI, just blocks doors and hardly does anything not scripted. (under cover 90% of every fight).
    Then we    Horrible game. Maybe once good, but has too many issues and most of them were there when it came out.
    First we have the short campaign, where in normal you can take 5 soldiers firing at you with smgs for 45 seconds. Why use cover, you regen before you even get behind it anyway. Dumb AI, just blocks doors and hardly does anything not scripted. (under cover 90% of every fight).

    Then we have the multiplayer. First day-1 issue, SMALL FRICKEN MAPS. Okay, I get it, its not a battlefield map, who friggen cares. The smallest map is literally 30 feet long, with hardly any cover. The biggest, the size of a baseball field, and a kids smalltown baseball field, 30m down, 30m across. 2nd issue, hackers. I literally played for 7 hours, got past level 20, (i forgot) than killed a hacker, instantly prestiged, lost all my stuff and the thrill of earning items by myself. Stupid game, horrible multiplayer. The game gets patched once every 3-6 months. It takes hackers 2 hours to torrent a new Mw2 game, than there back in action.    … Expand
  10. DarthRevan
    Jul 8, 2012
    9
    Don't be alarmed by the huge amount of negative reviews. This is common among the Call of Duty franchise and frankly it has nothing to do with the game. It has to do with how bad they were at the game.

    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a very enjoyable game to play. The campaign is very fun and immersive. The storyline is easy to follow and not at all broken. The voice-acting and    Don't be alarmed by the huge amount of negative reviews. This is common among the Call of Duty franchise and frankly it has nothing to do with the game. It has to do with how bad they were at the game.

    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a very enjoyable game to play. The campaign is very fun and immersive. The storyline is easy to follow and not at all broken. The voice-acting and character personalities are also superb. The only problem with the gameplay of the campaign is it can get quite tedious, because you basically just shoot bad guys. The Spec-Ops missions are really cool. Spec-Ops missions are separated into five different categories, each category getting more difficult as you progress. These missions are based on maps from the campaign. They're pretty fun to play and they each have their own game style. Some are stealth missions, meaning you have to get through heaps of enemies silently. Others are survival, where you have to kill and just stay alive. Or you can race! There is also an option to do the missions with a friend.

    The multiplayer is the reason a lot of people are giving it negative ratings. I honestly don't have a problem with it, and I'm not that great at it. I think the weapons for the most part are balanced. There are weapon mixtures (such as the G18 Akimbo) where they are very overpowered. But it's very fun and very enjoyable. The multiplayer has a load of different gamemodes, the most played are Team Deathmatch, Free-for-all, Domination, Ground War, and Search & Destroy. There are many weapons to unlock along with attachments for said weapons. There are also perks (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) to use to give your character a special boost. Now, of course there are cons. Among those are there is no dedicated servers. That makes many games laggy and unreliable. It's also easy to hack certain games, meaning your stats can get all screwed up.

    The bottom line is this is a great game, contrary to popular belief. Awesome graphics, awesome game play. If you're skeptical, you could wait until it's on sale so you don't possibly waste your money.    … Expand
  11. post_hardcores
    Oct 9, 2012
    1
    single player: literally no challenge, you can play it (even on veteran) in 2 hours or so
    co-ops: nothing special

    multiplayer: this is the most offensive thing about this game, they abandon the servers a long time ago, the dlc maps, the community is awful etc

    one just for the time invested playing this game, never again.
  12. Speed4Runs
    Nov 24, 2012
    2
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is one of the worst games I ever played: graphics are outdated, gameplay is not innovative and longevity is shameful. This is just like an expansion of a game which was out on November 2007, Call of Duty 4. * GRAPHICS - Bad: graphics are the same as the MW ones. We are talking about a game which was out on November 2009, which means that Crysis was out twoCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is one of the worst games I ever played: graphics are outdated, gameplay is not innovative and longevity is shameful. This is just like an expansion of a game which was out on November 2007, Call of Duty 4. * GRAPHICS - Bad: graphics are the same as the MW ones. We are talking about a game which was out on November 2009, which means that Crysis was out two years ago, now compare the graphics between these two games. Shameful. * GAMEPLAY - Very bad: almost the same as any other Call of Duty. Nothing new, nothing innovative, nothing good, just a very slow and very boring gameplay. · LONGEVITY - Very, very, very bad: the single player can be completed in four hours. Usually, people complete it in two days on the first two difficulty modes and in max. one week on Veteran difficulty. * SINGLE PLAYER: Mediocre - If we did not care about longevity, the Single player would be pretty good. * MULTIPLAYER: Bad-mediocre - Nothing innovative, it is not as open as Quake's or Warsow's one. Please avoid this game.… Expand
  13. GoldenBoyReview
    Dec 18, 2012
    9
    The second best fps online shooter of this generation, second only to cod 4. Looking back on this from 2012, mw2 still retains the best graphics and visual design of any call of duty game and that's after three sequels have followed it. It also remains the biggest step forward for the series in terms of innovation since call of duty 4. The campaign is entertaining but is hindered by weakThe second best fps online shooter of this generation, second only to cod 4. Looking back on this from 2012, mw2 still retains the best graphics and visual design of any call of duty game and that's after three sequels have followed it. It also remains the biggest step forward for the series in terms of innovation since call of duty 4. The campaign is entertaining but is hindered by weak characters and the bland mission briefing cutscenes, that were so impressive in its predecessors, just fail to capture any of the emotion or awe that an invasion of the US should invoke in the player. It also has an unsatisfying ending in terms of one of the key villains, but I won't give anything away. Spec ops. is a blast, the highlight for me was playing alongside a friend in the sniper stealth missions ; things can get pretty hairy and teamwork is essential, ensuring that there is plenty of banter and carrying on. But multiplayer online takes the cake and to this day remains my second favourite online multiplayer. My only complaint is that assault rifles tend to rule the day, but thankfully the UMP submachine gun finds a place alongside them. Single Player: 7/10 Spec Ops: 8.5/10 Multiplayer: 9.5/10… Expand
  14. GBowles
    Jan 5, 2013
    6
    A great game on release, it provided hours and hours of more addictive Call of Duty fun after its predecessor. However, the more you play the worse the game gets. By the release of Black Ops the Call of Duty series was tired and lacking in originality. Nowadays Modern Warfare 2 suffers from repeatedly failed releases and is now an utterly pointless past time.
  15. Toraqi
    Jan 25, 2013
    7
    I personally think that it is a fun game to play. Sure, sometimes a hacker shows up but then just leave the lobby. There are enough lobby's for me to join on with still about 6k poeple playing. Don't get me wrong, it is not a good game, if you want a FPS that needs skill, go for Counter-Strike or basically anything else on the PC. But it is still fun to play, and nowadays there are next toI personally think that it is a fun game to play. Sure, sometimes a hacker shows up but then just leave the lobby. There are enough lobby's for me to join on with still about 6k poeple playing. Don't get me wrong, it is not a good game, if you want a FPS that needs skill, go for Counter-Strike or basically anything else on the PC. But it is still fun to play, and nowadays there are next to no noobtubers or anything. Still: Overpowered killstreaks, overpowered guns, perks, weapons, attachments, deathstreaks, bonus points and even underpowered guns. Note that I bought it on the Steam sale for 7 euros.… Expand
  16. cryat
    Jun 19, 2013
    0
    This is one of the worst games I`ve ever played. Don`t buy it!
    Singleplayer: The story isn`t good.
    Multiplayer: One Map was blocked so you only can play it on a hacked server. That`s the second problem, in this game are many hacker and hacked lobby`s/server.. The weapons are not balanced just like the match-making-system. You have to play mean to get bonus experience so many players are    This is one of the worst games I`ve ever played. Don`t buy it!
    Singleplayer: The story isn`t good.
    Multiplayer: One Map was blocked so you only can play it on a hacked server. That`s the second problem, in this game are many hacker and hacked lobby`s/server.. The weapons are not balanced just like the match-making-system. You have to play mean to get bonus experience so many players are camping, noob-tubing or rush with overpowered weapons. In this game are some mean kill-streak-rewards like the AC-130. The enemy players dies non-stop so you get no kills too. That means no one is happy (only the player with the AC-130).
    Sometimes it`s very funny but the bad and aggressive making moments are so much more...
    The developers stopped the support so the game will not get updates.

    If I could I would give minus points for this game. Please IW update this game or don`t do mistakes like this again.    … Expand
  17. behastie
    Mar 5, 2013
    2
    This game is overstimulating and bland at the same time. The campaign is terrible, though mercifully short. It plays like one of those popup arcade shooters except your camera can move. The multiplayer is not painful to play, but it is full of hackers and not very interesting.
  18. CurryLord114045
    Apr 2, 2013
    10
    I very highly recommend this game. I think it outclasses most of the other CODs with the exception of Call of Duty BLOPS 2. The online multiplayer is awesome. It features creating a class and kill-streaks for the first time. I feel that you have a lot of options on which classes you can use. The only negative comment that I say is that some guns and things like grenade launchers are wayI very highly recommend this game. I think it outclasses most of the other CODs with the exception of Call of Duty BLOPS 2. The online multiplayer is awesome. It features creating a class and kill-streaks for the first time. I feel that you have a lot of options on which classes you can use. The only negative comment that I say is that some guns and things like grenade launchers are way overpowered and can get frustrating. However, you can do always noob tube too. Overall I give this game a 10 out of 10, because the cons are very minor.… Expand
  19. lach1223
    Oct 27, 2013
    6
    This is a solid game, but unfortunately its many annoyances detract from the experience. The single player experience is solid, but most of the game's problems lie in its multiplayer. The lack of dedicated servers is atrocious. You cannot pick maps, you have to manually search every time you want to play and the lag at times can be unbearable. The cheap knife kills also frustrate meThis is a solid game, but unfortunately its many annoyances detract from the experience. The single player experience is solid, but most of the game's problems lie in its multiplayer. The lack of dedicated servers is atrocious. You cannot pick maps, you have to manually search every time you want to play and the lag at times can be unbearable. The cheap knife kills also frustrate me greatly and many of the perks are annoying and stupid. The lack of dedicated servers also means you'll encounter cheaters from time to time as well. Its a shame there are so many problems because the multiplayer experience had the potential to be great. Most of the maps are quite good and the gun mechanics are sound. It just goes to show that lots of little issues can really cripple a game.… Expand
  20. gracjanski
    Feb 20, 2023
    7
    The engine is a masterpiece: Great graphics even today and the technical requirements are low. Music fits also.
    The levels are full of action, but there is too much of it and it gets ridiculous, not realistic. it is so hectic, that I couldnt follow everything.
    The AI is very stupid and the biggest weakness of the game. The story ist not bad, only the beginning is not clear. But the    The engine is a masterpiece: Great graphics even today and the technical requirements are low. Music fits also.
    The levels are full of action, but there is too much of it and it gets ridiculous, not realistic. it is so hectic, that I couldnt follow everything.
    The AI is very stupid and the biggest weakness of the game.
    The story ist not bad, only the beginning is not clear. But the propaganda for USA and military is annoying    … Expand
  21. TheGreekGamerz
    Jul 19, 2013
    6
    The single player mode is short(4hours).The missions No Russian,Gulag prison and Exodus are awful, but ,all other missions are good.Also,the variety of guns is poor.
    The multiplayer mode is not the best i've seen because:
    1.No kicking/banning 2.You can't choose maps in battles 3.Poor variety of guns for amateurs(lvl 1-30) 4.There is no special lobby for amateurs 5.Respawning close to    The single player mode is short(4hours).The missions No Russian,Gulag prison and Exodus are awful, but ,all other missions are good.Also,the variety of guns is poor.
    The multiplayer mode is not the best i've seen because:
    1.No kicking/banning
    2.You can't choose maps in battles
    3.Poor variety of guns for amateurs(lvl 1-30)
    4.There is no special lobby for amateurs
    5.Respawning close to campers and enemies
    The Special Ops mode is awesome and the best mode in the game.
    5.    … Expand
  22. TwOne
    Aug 9, 2013
    7
    There are small positive sides, but a large negative side on the PC version.
    The single player part is fun, but really short.
    Multiplayer is not working properly and you will be unable to find a game.

    My suggestion is that you skip this completely and buy MW3 instead, or buy the Xbox 360 or PS3 versions. These have a working multiplayer with a large fanbase.
  23. verte200
    Sep 12, 2013
    9
    Many people may say this is a bad game, but those people never even bought the game so I tend to ignore them. This game is great for many reasons I can start with the story. The story gives you a great cinematic experience that you would normally find off of watching a movie, for example when you run across rooftops with a bunch of terrorists shooting at you and at the last second you jumpMany people may say this is a bad game, but those people never even bought the game so I tend to ignore them. This game is great for many reasons I can start with the story. The story gives you a great cinematic experience that you would normally find off of watching a movie, for example when you run across rooftops with a bunch of terrorists shooting at you and at the last second you jump off to barely make it to a helicopter I think that is pretty cool. The game play is very well done too because of the many perks you can use to own the competition. Game play feels solid and everything is responsive the announcer is awesome when he tells you take over an area or if you are winning in many of the cool game modes. The multi-player servers are nice since they don't have to much lag that often and people say otherwise have not switched off from dial-up. The spec ops well definitely keep you busy as will all the other levels that are in the game. Overall everything seems great, not perfect, but just great.… Expand
  24. Mahdiar
    Jun 30, 2021
    9
    Gameplay : 9
    Graphics : 9
    Story : 8
    Sound : 9
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    Overall : 9
  25. Lucif3r
    Oct 25, 2013
    0
    DONT BUY THIS HACKED PIECE OF SH1T. 85% You will end up playing with subhumans. No wonder the sells were good when 1 out of 3 had to buy an new copy to cheat. Buy COD4 or World at War. At least there you wont be put into an position where you bend over and take it like a little b1tch.
  26. Dcoy
    Dec 21, 2013
    2
    Dull very dull. The game play is one of the worse I've ever seen offering at least on single player nothing but its couple hour story. The story is very bad nothing surprises or makes you even the least bit sad. Multipalyer is were all the money goes into but its no different from MW1 or MW3. If you must buy a Call of Duty game buy Black Ops 2.
  27. PvtJackson
    Dec 25, 2013
    6
    It comes as a total surprise to me that MW 2 is a bit disappointing. New twists at the end of the game were far fro enough to make up for a weak, predictable plot. Regarding campaign, it was so short that i finished it within only a couple of hours. However, I am still a fan of Infinity Ward and I enjoy playing Call Of Duty.
  28. russiangamer
    May 28, 2022
    6
    Не счесть тех часов, которые я провёл, играя в серию Call of Duty. Эти часы давно уж перевалили за тысячу. Детство - Call of Duty 2, отрочество - MW1, Black ops, MW3, юность - попытки уговорить друзей купить World at War за 450 рублей, ностальгические баталии в мультиплеере Black ops, абсолютная личная незаинтересованность в новых частях серии и разгромное разочарование в старых по причинеНе счесть тех часов, которые я провёл, играя в серию Call of Duty. Эти часы давно уж перевалили за тысячу. Детство - Call of Duty 2, отрочество - MW1, Black ops, MW3, юность - попытки уговорить друзей купить World at War за 450 рублей, ностальгические баталии в мультиплеере Black ops, абсолютная личная незаинтересованность в новых частях серии и разгромное разочарование в старых по причине их устарелости.
    Ранние Call of Duty состарились до неприглядного ужаса. (боже, "ранние"! ещё вчера покупал диск с MW3, а на дворе был 2011 год...). Подобное построение сюжетной компании (а говорить я буду только о ней, остальное отсечём) воспринимается нынче как дурной тон и то, что было революционным в своё время ныне выносить тяжеловато - индустрия скакнула далеко-далеко вперёд и получить наслаждение от сюжетных компаний ранних COD можно только если уж совсем выключить голову и расслабится, что с возрастом становится всё сложнее.
    Проблема, конечно, возникает с геймплеем. Он стал никакущим, унылым, однообразным, пошлым. Сценарий, который мог - и, может, может до сих пор - увлечь мальчика-подростка теперь же воспринимается как набор патриотических штампов, сваленных в кучу стран-локаций и уже не впечатляющих эффектных сцен (ладно, парочка погонь и перестрелок до сих пор приносят удовольствие); а вот клюква, казалось бы, всегда была клюквой... Но если бы не нынешняя война, я бы вряд ли сыграл в эту игру. Почему-то история о нападении России на Америку стала как-будто (подчеркнуть) реалистичнее. Да и худо-бедное понимание политического устройства Российского государства, пришедшее с опытом и чтением книжек, заставляет видеть в диктаторе Имране Захарове какой-то пусть и стереотипный и, наверное, додуманный мною, но всё же парафраз нынешнего состояния дел в России...
    Спецэффекты, голливудщина, дурацкий сценарий - это всё не приметы Вечного, не мне вам говорить. Оно устаревает, не обновляется вместе с тобой при новом прохождении, в такое лично мне сложно возвращаться. Меня раздирает и ностальгия и невозможность принятия. Поскольку скучно, поскольку безынтересно, поскольку я стал взрослее, а вот COD, как оказалось, умер уже давно, взрослее не став...
    Спасибо за веселье, что теперь навсегда в прошлом. Спасибо за первых моих "сетевых" друзей. Спасибо за тысячу часов. Старый я отчасти храним именно в этих часах. В первом, двадцатом, может, трёхсотом. Где-то там точно есть самый заветный час, самый светлый, квинтэссенция моего геймерского детства. Помнишь, как после школы - сразу к тебе? Ничего ты не помнишь, ты умерла, как и мои двенадцать лет. Только я живее становлюсь. А ты всё тухнешь, но выбрасывать жалко.    … Expand
  29. shatarah
    Dec 2, 2020
    10
    greattttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt
  30. KefirCO
    Jul 4, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So. In 2023 it is much better than in 2009. But it's still short and inconspicuous. I would like more.… Expand
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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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