Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

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4.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 7455 Ratings

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  1. RakuraT
    Jan 13, 2010
    7
    Single player campaign is a blast. However, it will only take you 6 hours to beat everything that includes spec ops if you have a friend for it. Multiplayer is a day to day good or bad play. Hackers are allowed to run rampit and IW doesn't seem to care about its product or its customers. I give the 7 for a combined score. Multiplayer is a 4 for lack of dedicated servers and lack of Single player campaign is a blast. However, it will only take you 6 hours to beat everything that includes spec ops if you have a friend for it. Multiplayer is a day to day good or bad play. Hackers are allowed to run rampit and IW doesn't seem to care about its product or its customers. I give the 7 for a combined score. Multiplayer is a 4 for lack of dedicated servers and lack of responsibility IW has shown to its customers for fixing its product when it is obviously broken in many ways. Single player I give a 10 for original and nonstop story line and the fun that spec ops is if you have a friend to help you.… Expand
  2. KarlS
    Jan 13, 2010
    0
    i would give it a heartful zero for ruining the most anticipated game i ever wanted with no dedicated servers. then again i bought it, and wish i never had, farewell to lag-free environments.. welcome to money sucking wards
  3. NewlyDragon
    Jan 13, 2010
    9
    Best game ever, a bit short story mode. it's all about the multiplayer game, it has good graphics, sometimes a little bit of lag. well, i just love it.
  4. ALexB
    Jan 13, 2010
    7
    Its a good game but there is much bad moments. An example is: game choice the better host then user become "server". Too many lags and the biggest mistake is - a game become more pub then harcore. I dont know, but i think game should be more cybersportive !
  5. PJL
    Jan 13, 2010
    0
    The singleplayer really sucked. Played at veteran. They added a co-op. Rather played the singleplayer with 2 then these rip off co-op missions. The multiplayer could of been good. Iwnet is not the thing for pc. Trying to find games with a partysize larger then 3 is very difficult. You end up being put in a game whereas your friends get the message server is full. You can never join a The singleplayer really sucked. Played at veteran. They added a co-op. Rather played the singleplayer with 2 then these rip off co-op missions. The multiplayer could of been good. Iwnet is not the thing for pc. Trying to find games with a partysize larger then 3 is very difficult. You end up being put in a game whereas your friends get the message server is full. You can never join a server already in progress. Right clicking a friend and joining in that game is impossible. There are no dedicated servers instead there is one host over p2p. Everyone connects to him. To not give him an advantage the host is given a little lag aswell i supose ? The achievements which you get in steam only show up briefly in the startup but are nowhere to be found. There is no possibility to customize. No console. No modding options.… Expand
  6. MarcoGeurtsen
    Jan 13, 2010
    9
    This game is realy amasing, graphipcs are realy good, the gameplay is great en the multyplayer is probaly best of 2009 and 2010. I realy like the idee of killstreak rewards, just like in cod4 but now there are much more and better killstreak. Didn`t rate a ten because of the playtime of the singleplayer and the few hackers in MP. I am realy happy to see that mw2 is patching some glitches This game is realy amasing, graphipcs are realy good, the gameplay is great en the multyplayer is probaly best of 2009 and 2010. I realy like the idee of killstreak rewards, just like in cod4 but now there are much more and better killstreak. Didn`t rate a ten because of the playtime of the singleplayer and the few hackers in MP. I am realy happy to see that mw2 is patching some glitches and overpowerd weapons like the 1887 shotgun. I might rate a 10 if they could patch the hackers but there aren`t many hackers so it`s cool if there can`t.… Expand
  7. SomeoneSomeoneelse
    Jan 13, 2010
    3
    its one of the best COD realeses but it takes long time to play a match and cannot play lan with friends. thats why i give it 3 only
  8. RookieLeader
    Jan 13, 2010
    3
    3 for the single part that is riskie and full of cliche but keep you on stress every last seconds. But then... nothing. The multiplayer part is a bunch of "too bad" moments : too bad you don't have optical fiber connection you all, too bad you are disconnected every 5 minutes, too bad you can't have dedicated servers and make a "real" community around this game, too bad you gave 3 for the single part that is riskie and full of cliche but keep you on stress every last seconds. But then... nothing. The multiplayer part is a bunch of "too bad" moments : too bad you don't have optical fiber connection you all, too bad you are disconnected every 5 minutes, too bad you can't have dedicated servers and make a "real" community around this game, too bad you gave 60 euros/dollars for a game that won't live much. Who, on PC (not talking about XBOX or PS3), will pay for new content when you see how careless the devs are for their public?… Expand
  9. Freaky
    Jan 13, 2010
    0
    I have the game and can't even play it! I'm getting that "iw4mp.exe" error! Tried all the fixes I've found on google, but nothing works! This is some BULLS*#T!
  10. martinh
    Jan 13, 2010
    4
    simple run and gun singleplayer that lacks any originality. the mp is average at best, lag issues are just the start. we have unbalanced teams, weapons, maps! killstreaks are a joke. the biggest problem is that whenevery one gets bored of this and stops playing those left will barely be able to get a game running! its already taking longer through iwnet now then when it first came out due simple run and gun singleplayer that lacks any originality. the mp is average at best, lag issues are just the start. we have unbalanced teams, weapons, maps! killstreaks are a joke. the biggest problem is that whenevery one gets bored of this and stops playing those left will barely be able to get a game running! its already taking longer through iwnet now then when it first came out due to player drop and its only going to get worse.… Expand
  11. RobJ
    Jan 12, 2010
    2
    There are way too many hackers in the multiplayer! This game could be great if IW just went back to dedicated servers and punk buster.
  12. JoshH
    Jan 12, 2010
    7
    The single player mode is short, has a weak storyline (Russians manage to surprise the USA and invade DC, riiiiight). The stand out element of the game is the multiplayer, its great, apart from the lack of dedicated servers I can see it becoming this decades CS.
  13. NathanM
    Jan 12, 2010
    0
    Absolute crap. Lacks some of the most basic FPS elements that are to be expected in PC gaming. The most notable is obviously, the lack of dedicated servers. Host migration and matchmaking have never worked in the past, and IW didn't make any effort to try to improve upon the software for this. SP campaign is shorter than the average pickup driver's penis. Spec ops was okay at Absolute crap. Lacks some of the most basic FPS elements that are to be expected in PC gaming. The most notable is obviously, the lack of dedicated servers. Host migration and matchmaking have never worked in the past, and IW didn't make any effort to try to improve upon the software for this. SP campaign is shorter than the average pickup driver's penis. Spec ops was okay at best. and when you actually play, it's just a huge noob-toob fest. basically, whoever looks at the other first gets the kill. A teamwork element is basically thrown out the window. Speaking of teams, there is a smaller cap on number of players that can play in a mp game. I'm sure most of you already know that mw2 downgrades CoD4 in almost every way, for a further list see here. http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=91331 But really what is the most infuriating aspect of this game? It's how Infinity Ward released it. How dare they release such a piece of crap and call it so good that they can not only make it 10 bucks more expensive than every other PC game, but make it steam powered so you can't sell it back to anyone. It's like IW was trying to see just how much they could get away with Unless you want to waste 60 bucks, don't get this game, save a few dollars and buy CoD4, or wait for Bad Company 2. But then again I bought L4D2 and thought that it shouldn't be DLC or an Expansion Pack, so apparently I'm a retard!… Expand
  14. pedrop
    Jan 12, 2010
    5
    exlente to play alone and to play in spec ops but the worst to play online I'm from Portugal and I pick lag very high k influencian monent in shooting if he knew the game had not dedicated servers should have bought left 4 dead 2 was much better served.
  15. PeterJ
    Jan 12, 2010
    2
    Just another Hollywood game, good graphics, terrible history and gameplay and remembers me of a game like this in 2007. The first one is certainly better, but dont buy it for the multiplayer wou will get really disappointed.
  16. Dustin
    Jan 12, 2010
    9
    The game is simply wonderful. The campaign is a quick 6-8 hours but every there isn't a boring moment throughtout the entire story. Multiplayer is a blast with an incredible amount of class customization, loads of challenges, and some of the best multiplayer maps I've ever played. Several gamers seem to be upset over the lack of dedicated server support, I personally think The game is simply wonderful. The campaign is a quick 6-8 hours but every there isn't a boring moment throughtout the entire story. Multiplayer is a blast with an incredible amount of class customization, loads of challenges, and some of the best multiplayer maps I've ever played. Several gamers seem to be upset over the lack of dedicated server support, I personally think it's wonderful. The Infinity Ward matchmaking system ensures that all players are competing on an even playing field and keeps players from gaining a homefield advantage so to speak. If that's not enough, Spec Ops is there to keep you entertained and can even be played with friends online. Infinity Ward has really outdone themselves with this game.… Expand
  17. DioNanos
    Jan 12, 2010
    8
    Great game. The only bad thing? The shitty steam! Lags, change host every 2 minutes, problems in finding a game, private games doesn't give xp....... We want dedicated servers!
  18. BigSpinach
    Jan 12, 2010
    1
    How did no one stop this from shipping? This is a game that feels like it was made by Michael Bay. The plot is incoherent at best and the action is over-the-top to the point of camp. If this wasn't a huge AAA title, maybe this wouldn't be so offensive. But given the huge budget this game had, there is no excuse for these glaring flaws. I have to complain too that the story arc How did no one stop this from shipping? This is a game that feels like it was made by Michael Bay. The plot is incoherent at best and the action is over-the-top to the point of camp. If this wasn't a huge AAA title, maybe this wouldn't be so offensive. But given the huge budget this game had, there is no excuse for these glaring flaws. I have to complain too that the story arc requires the killing off of more main characters than most games have in their entire cast. It was [maybe] innovative when it happened that one time in CoD4, but now it just gets annoying. It removes all attachment to the player character. You just play as another disposable plot element. Multiplayer is another train-wreck in and of itself. The lack of modification and dedicated servers eliminates the point of a PC game. The number of hacks, cheats, exploits, and bugs that have been used across the different platforms is just staggering for a game that's so new. The amount of people cheating make the game unplayable on Xbox live. And multiplayer experience is so lacking in any originality that it hurts. It feels like it was designed by someone [read: a committee] with no concept of how a firearm works (for those who are interested in realism) and no concept of what's fun and fair (for those interested in just having a good time). The Co-Op mode was ok... that gets it two points. But, I have to dock it a point for the inclusion of bullet proof walking tanks. 1/10… Expand
  19. ArpnB
    Jan 12, 2010
    4
    Good but short single player. Multiplayer bad in too many sectors: - lag - lack of dedicated servers - increase of camping because of maps - stupid and low perks - team almost always unbalanced - crashes, crashes, crashes - useless weapons - so many others things I cant remember
  20. marr
    Jan 12, 2010
    3
    Terrible Multiplayer gaming experience but it's single player campaign mode was fantastic I thought. I give it a 3 .....its obvious they hyped the game on the campaign aspect however I did pay $60 for just the campaign mode. Multiplayer is plagued with smal tiny maps, out dated map modes, hackers and cheat up the wazzu (no exageratation). Also it's link with steam is horricfic. Terrible Multiplayer gaming experience but it's single player campaign mode was fantastic I thought. I give it a 3 .....its obvious they hyped the game on the campaign aspect however I did pay $60 for just the campaign mode. Multiplayer is plagued with smal tiny maps, out dated map modes, hackers and cheat up the wazzu (no exageratation). Also it's link with steam is horricfic. I will never buy a another game with the word "STEAM" on it......PERIOD!! I dont care how good the game is.… Expand
  21. JWheezy
    Jan 12, 2010
    7
    Single player, while being pretty entertaining, is badly paced and far too short, meaning you never give a toss about the characters (with the exception of Price, cos hes a legend). Enemy AI and spawning is improved over COD4 but sadly com controlled team-mates are useless, which isn't a problem on lower difficulties, but on veteran it can lead to some incredibly frustrating Single player, while being pretty entertaining, is badly paced and far too short, meaning you never give a toss about the characters (with the exception of Price, cos hes a legend). Enemy AI and spawning is improved over COD4 but sadly com controlled team-mates are useless, which isn't a problem on lower difficulties, but on veteran it can lead to some incredibly frustrating scenarios with a single enemy standing in the open and your teammates missing with every shot, at which point the enemy turns, lets off a few ridiculously accurate shots to kill you and you scream expletives at the sack of s**t 'super-special forces' guys who are supposedly helping you. All this means that it is borderline impossible to play this game in any sort of intelligent way. Thats not to say that it isn't fun, I enjoyed the single player very much (with the exception of some tedious moments on veteran difficulty). The multiplayer aspects of this game are hit and miss. Essentially everything good about the standard multiplayer are just extensions of those from COD4 (perks, game modes etc). The lack of dedicated servers has caused a rift in the ratings of this game, with some ridiculously low scores and some the reverse just to spite the others. The fact is that IW.net just doesn't work very well, especially when trying to play with friends. Its buggy, laggy and although it is vac secured, that doesnt stop determined cheaters (not that i think cheating is a massively widespread issue, but it is an issue nonetheless). When it all works as it should, the gameplay is excellent, but then again it was on cod4 as well and not much has actually changed. Where this game truly excels however is in the other multiplayer mode...Spec Ops. 2 player co-op scenarios (many taken from the single player campaign) that are well designed and playable over and over until u get them perfect. But again...could have been bettter if they had released the developer tools for the modding community. Imagine being able to download new scenarios every week from those genius modders...almost infinite play time for your expensive initial outlay. That is what it essentially all boils down to, I cant give this game a score of 10, because that would mean it was perfect, which it isn't. I cant give it an 8 or 9, because in many ways it is a big step backward from COD4, and the more you play it you realise just how much of a direct console port it is, i wouldn't be surprised if the controls were listed as xbox buttons!! All the effort has been put into the gloss leaving a shoddy storyline full of holes for the single player, and limited multiplayer. Oh yeh i nearly forgot...they took out the lean function...wtf were they thinking!… Expand
  22. stevem
    Jan 12, 2010
    10
    Best game i have ever played. Not laggy as long as you meet system requirements. if u dont it would be laggy but thats not the games fault. The campaign is short but amazing. So amazing thats its just as fun the second time you play it on hard. And the campaign is only hard to follow if you are dumb. Multiplayer is like nothing i have ever played before, its so addicting and so fun! Worth Best game i have ever played. Not laggy as long as you meet system requirements. if u dont it would be laggy but thats not the games fault. The campaign is short but amazing. So amazing thats its just as fun the second time you play it on hard. And the campaign is only hard to follow if you are dumb. Multiplayer is like nothing i have ever played before, its so addicting and so fun! Worth any money you could possibly spend on it!… Expand
  23. MarcusS
    Jan 12, 2010
    10
    This have kept me entertained, and will for a long time. Stop whining.
  24. AwfulGame
    Jan 11, 2010
    0
    Terrible game. Doesn't deserve half of the press it got. Obviously a rush job. And that's only talking about the parts where they didn't purposely neuter the PC version! IW should be ashamed of this product.
  25. AlfredE.
    Jan 11, 2010
    0
    failed console port. a bad joke for pc vets. dont buy before it gets fixed. ie. dedicated servers, pb etc
  26. DavidN
    Jan 11, 2010
    0
    Multiplayer doesn't meet standards of this millenium. MW2 is bad console convertion. How can IGN say it's all about multiplayer and give 94 for game that only has 9vs9 games, no dedicated servers, only p2p horror servers, etc... BOYCOTT!
  27. OskarK
    Jan 11, 2010
    0
    Single player: Short, story is a joke, but enjoyable 3/5 Spec-Ops: I'm pretty impressed with it, its cool 5/5 Multiplayer: Worst multiplayer i've ever seen.. Bad map design, this leads to millions of campers, the players are noobish (about 70%) they cant even play on an objective based game with teamwork. Matchmarking FAILS.. akimbo g18, akimbo model 1887 is too overpowered and Single player: Short, story is a joke, but enjoyable 3/5 Spec-Ops: I'm pretty impressed with it, its cool 5/5 Multiplayer: Worst multiplayer i've ever seen.. Bad map design, this leads to millions of campers, the players are noobish (about 70%) they cant even play on an objective based game with teamwork. Matchmarking FAILS.. akimbo g18, akimbo model 1887 is too overpowered and unskilled, spawning system sucks.. when I kill someone, that guy spawns behind me and shoots me... The multiplayer is especially made for noobs... It's really unenjoyable, fustrating, and 0% of fun. Multiplayer mode is a JOKE! + no dedicated servers?.. I'd rather play MW1 then this rubbish.. 0/5 Did IW really thought that PC gamers will be pleased with this?.. Fail… Expand
  28. joed
    Jan 11, 2010
    2
    single player lasts for like 5 minutes. Multiplayer: fun at first....then the novelty wears off and your left with a host of terrible problems that IW won't own up to and will not support. Save your money for battlefield bad company or medal of honor.
  29. Nu3gaWhat
    Jan 10, 2010
    1
    Terrible. The story line is weak and short. Multiplayer? LOL Yeah the biggest fail ever. NO dedicated servers, NO kicking/banning, NO choice in what map you play or any other options OTHER then gametype, NO leaning, unbalanced weapons/perks/killstreaks, retarded respawns on overly busy map designs that leads to always being shot in the back by someone respawning or being killed by a Terrible. The story line is weak and short. Multiplayer? LOL Yeah the biggest fail ever. NO dedicated servers, NO kicking/banning, NO choice in what map you play or any other options OTHER then gametype, NO leaning, unbalanced weapons/perks/killstreaks, retarded respawns on overly busy map designs that leads to always being shot in the back by someone respawning or being killed by a camper, cheaters run rampant and are blatant because there is NOTHING you can do about them. Oh maybe VAC will detect the PUBLIC hacks, and ban them a few weeks later...maybe. It just keeps being worse. Lack of a console to tweak settings or even to display your frames per second!!!! Laggy as f*ck, as expected with no dedicated servers. Worst of all, IW is ignoring the community, and even insulting our intelligence. Deleting threads and petitions on their forums. Also what would appear to me, having their employees or simply people they pay to blatantly lie saying how good the game is. All of this for $10 more then PC games go for.....what a rip off.… Expand
  30. JoshuaF
    Jan 10, 2010
    10
    Gave this a 10 just to counterbalance all the idiots voting 0. Great game, although it has a few issues. Single player had almost no story - I bounced from character to character and didn't really care when a lead was killed and burned. Spec Ops was great - I've played each mission numerous times and gotten all 69 stars twice because I accidentally wiped my single player file. Gave this a 10 just to counterbalance all the idiots voting 0. Great game, although it has a few issues. Single player had almost no story - I bounced from character to character and didn't really care when a lead was killed and burned. Spec Ops was great - I've played each mission numerous times and gotten all 69 stars twice because I accidentally wiped my single player file. Multiplayer game play is great. While people complain about there being no dedicated servers, it's countered by the fact that you're in a full game almost all the time. And because games are small, they actually require skill to play in and aren't the 32 man war zones of grenade spam and noob tubing that made up every other CoD. While it sucks that there are cheaters and you're unable to kick them, I haven't seen one in days. Aside from that, host reconnects aren't that often and they're usually short. IW has been fixing issues, albeit slowly, with OP weapons like the 1887s, care package glitch, and even (arguably) the G18s.… Expand
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#14 Best PC Game of 2009
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#1 Most Discussed PC Game of 2009
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#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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