Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

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4.7

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  1. EthanB
    Nov 14, 2009
    5
    I could drone on about the fact that the PC version of this game is a pathetic port attempt as others have mentioned, but I
  2. TomS
    Nov 14, 2009
    5
    The gameplay, graphics and core gameplay mechanics are generally great, aside from the removal of lean. Unfortunately, the storyline is terrible and completely forgettable - if you can even understand it in the first place. If COD4 was The Bourne Identity, MW2 is Transformers 2 - overblown in every way imaginable, without letting plot get in the way. But, I suppose that a Michael Bay-ish The gameplay, graphics and core gameplay mechanics are generally great, aside from the removal of lean. Unfortunately, the storyline is terrible and completely forgettable - if you can even understand it in the first place. If COD4 was The Bourne Identity, MW2 is Transformers 2 - overblown in every way imaginable, without letting plot get in the way. But, I suppose that a Michael Bay-ish approach is to be expected given the dev team's obvious influence by The Rock. Multiplayer - for PC - is truly a let down. As I said before, the core gameplay is great and largely unchanged from COD4. In short, casual bursts, it's fun - which was the purported aim of IWnet. But the vastly limited options wax apparent the more you play. Despite the addition of a plethora of level ups, achievements, challenges, weapons and equipment, this game will not have the same life span COD4 did on PC. Many who are used to playing games on PC will grow tired of the shackles it places on gameplay before they finish unlocking everything. No choosing maps, number of players, hardcore for any game type, ping, etc. - only much simplified and generic playlists. After you pick the playlist, IWnet controls everything except for the part where you shoot things. Don't like "Afghan"? Tough luck - you can only start a vote that likely won't pass. Quit the server to find a new one and IWnet will very likely throw you back into the same one. It did this to me 3 consecutive times for one server (read: host player). Finally I relented and just put up with it, which is sort of allegorical of the IWnet experience as a whole. It reminds me of the old Ford Model T slogan: you can get any color you want, as long as it's black." Well, here "you can play MW2 any way you like, as long as it's the way Vince Zampella intended it." Latency is often not terrible - until you notice its at-first subtle disadvantages. Get ready to watch plenty of killcam videos where you don't appear to have fired any of those final shots that you were sure hit the other guy between the eyes before he killed you. For me, this happens a lot and on even the "fastest" servers. P2P latency also introduces new controls. For example, the sprint key must be held down for at least a full second. Otherwise, you will start-stop sprint. These issues arrive because what you do on your PC takes a lot longer to get back to the host. What happens on their PC is the "reality" of the game, while you get a delayed version of that. So what kind of game type is P2P matchmaking just fine for? Two-player coop. Is matchmaking available in Special Ops mode? No. Invite only. If you don't have anyone on your friends list to invite (which isn't too unlikely given boycotts, jilted players, and the fact that the PC is much less populated to begin with), you can't play any of it two player, and the coolest missions require it. The reason I gave it a 5 is because the core game is great, and that's half the battle. But the implementation, the storytelling, the lack of a well-oiled multiplayer, etc. etc., is the other half. What good is a great game if playing it to your liking is such a headache? This is not an elitist thing. These features are a necessity on consoles, not a luxury. And things like P2P servers simply do not work as well on PCs. Without open source games, an open source platform is worthless. At some point in the last several months, IW decided to put MW2 in the back of the fridge and hand PC players MW2 Lite. I really hope my take on this is a "to be continued ..." and that IW at least throws PC a bone. They got a taste of console profits and now they want to either replicate that for PC (not possible) or edge the platform out altogether. We're the ones complaining now, but more and more, others will see. Talk of subscription fee models and additional for-pay content are starting to rise to the surface. Activision and IW are riding their power trip for every penny they can. Console players may have a higher tolerance for this, but it will eventually get to be too much - probably sooner than later.… Expand
  3. JonathanJ
    Nov 16, 2009
    5
    I give it a 5 because the epic story enveloped around the campaign is just insane (read: amazing, 10 / 10) but the fact that there is no lan support and the online portion of the game feels like a console-to-pc port with it's matchmaking-only multiplayer is rather uncool (read: 0.5 / 10). The fact that it works at all (read: lagg grenade) is the only reason I give is a half a point. I give it a 5 because the epic story enveloped around the campaign is just insane (read: amazing, 10 / 10) but the fact that there is no lan support and the online portion of the game feels like a console-to-pc port with it's matchmaking-only multiplayer is rather uncool (read: 0.5 / 10). The fact that it works at all (read: lagg grenade) is the only reason I give is a half a point. IW earned the buzzkillington of buzzkills with this one in my book, and that makes me sad.… Expand
  4. TommyC
    Nov 29, 2009
    5
    I give it a 5. The SP was pretty cool but too short. The MP is fucking ridiculous I cant believe they have no dedicated servers I hope they fix this shit but wish in one hand and shit in the other see which one fills up faster. IW has fucked over this game really bad I choose to play on PC because I hate console P2P and now they bring it to PC. Also I have noticed AIM botters and plus you I give it a 5. The SP was pretty cool but too short. The MP is fucking ridiculous I cant believe they have no dedicated servers I hope they fix this shit but wish in one hand and shit in the other see which one fills up faster. IW has fucked over this game really bad I choose to play on PC because I hate console P2P and now they bring it to PC. Also I have noticed AIM botters and plus you have mic spammers lack of ded. servers means we can get rid of these shit heads thank you IWNet you can suck a fat c0ck.… Expand
  5. ZakS
    Dec 29, 2009
    5
    The game itself and the multilayer is great. The bad thing is the no dedicated servers and the forced steam support.
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. drastic
    Feb 20, 2012
    5
    COD game play itself far better than bf3. Where it lacks and at risk of sounding redundant, lack of multiplayer dedicated lan or otherwise. From what I gather, the plan to not have lan or dedicated is due to piracy , I could be wrong, however, they are so concerned with piracy as the new fad, they did nothing, "again, redundant" about the hackers messing up game play for others. The good:COD game play itself far better than bf3. Where it lacks and at risk of sounding redundant, lack of multiplayer dedicated lan or otherwise. From what I gather, the plan to not have lan or dedicated is due to piracy , I could be wrong, however, they are so concerned with piracy as the new fad, they did nothing, "again, redundant" about the hackers messing up game play for others. The good: Great weapons, graphics, ease of game play, a fun time. The bad: Hackers, campers, lack of multiplayer support on private lan. Those who say it's not about multiplayer, how long will you play it by yourself? For many of us, we love multiplayer and could care less about campaign. I'd rather go up against other players any day. If the game was campaign only and there was absolutely no multiplayer, the game would be NOTHING. It wouldn't sell. Both users, cheerleaders and makers of the game need to realize this. Do what others have done, sell the campaign, release a free multiplayer version. It's been done with very successful results in the past. Any way, the point, I would have rated this much higher if priorities were in order. Get it together, keep multiplayer dedicated alive, the object is to have fun, not to jump through corporate red tape to play a game.… Expand
  10. 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
  11. SwitSwat
    Jul 1, 2014
    5
    Nowadays, almost every PC server for this game and other COD games are hacked. It's horrible. Now, this game was decent when it cam out, but now, with some many hackers, it's really hard to enjoy. Your better off playing this on Xbox 360 or PS3. My score would have been 8/10... but hackers now... So, 5/10 for the time spent trying to find a normal server.
  12. KingJailson
    Apr 30, 2019
    5
    MW2 é um jogo incrivel, a campanha é excelente, melhor de todos os cod, porém, mantenho essa nota devido o multiplayer, atualmente esta cheio de cheaters, toxicos e usadores de mw2sa, vale a pena comprar pela campanha, e se for multiplayerr passa longe
  13. Gelaos
    Sep 18, 2018
    5
    I played this only because singleplayer :) Basically it's just the same game as previous Modern Warfare, still funny for a few hours though.
  14. qbangamer98
    Nov 18, 2022
    5
    wasn't as refreshing or good as cod 4 was just an ok game for call of duty standards in my opinion also the pc port wasn't that great , modern warfare 3 had a better port than modern warfare 2
  15. mathieuG.
    Jan 28, 2010
    4
    Well, I was always a fan of the Call of Duty games, the only reason why I voted so high was because the single player was actually really really good. The multiplayer on the other hand is complete garbage. The PC community was completely abandoned when dedicated servers were taken out, its not that the game is garbage really, its mostly that the loyal gamers were completely ignored. The Well, I was always a fan of the Call of Duty games, the only reason why I voted so high was because the single player was actually really really good. The multiplayer on the other hand is complete garbage. The PC community was completely abandoned when dedicated servers were taken out, its not that the game is garbage really, its mostly that the loyal gamers were completely ignored. The community is completely destroyed. Meeting familiar faces is no longer do-able. Just another console game with a mouse, its all MW2 is. Stick with MW1 if you are a skilled fps player. Did I mention that the hosts get 0 ping, while everyone gets 70+ in every game? Really big disadvantageous if you ask me, not to forget to mention that the nub tubes are still in the game. And theres NO WAY to take them out. Skilled FPS are a thing of the past, its all about "nice" graphics and consumer dollars. Don't support this game, it was my mistake for not listening to the podcast.… Expand
  16. claudiog
    Jan 5, 2010
    4
    the game in single player mode is good, is hardly great, but with good hardware it is possible to appreciate the quality graphics of the game because the multiplayer mode as in previous versions but leaves much to be desired much the same, it would be better if there were such option that is too frustrating
  17. gblack
    Feb 3, 2010
    4
    Although sp game was enjoyable, mp was less than enjoyable, no map creation/console was one of the worst decision in the development imo, plus the lack of dedicated servers, as iwnet really is sub standard in comparison.also the decision to take out lean function was again a bad move on the developers part, makes the game (compared to previous versions) sub-standard. Im going to be Although sp game was enjoyable, mp was less than enjoyable, no map creation/console was one of the worst decision in the development imo, plus the lack of dedicated servers, as iwnet really is sub standard in comparison.also the decision to take out lean function was again a bad move on the developers part, makes the game (compared to previous versions) sub-standard. Im going to be playing battlefield bad company 2 exclusively when it arrives in march, which for a cod veteran (played series from day one) is a huge decision, but the decision to exclude dedicated servers, map creation and no lean function has forced my hand.… Expand
  18. lolseriously?
    Feb 7, 2010
    4
    I can easily get to the top of Team Deathmatch leaderboard with a knife and pistol class, knifing is way overpowered with all the sprint perks. Somehow Infinity Ward thought giving the noob tube (grenade laucher) infinite ammo with the One Man Army perk was a good idea. Baically multiplayer is horrible compared to COD4. Admittedly I have higher standards for multiplayer since this is a I can easily get to the top of Team Deathmatch leaderboard with a knife and pistol class, knifing is way overpowered with all the sprint perks. Somehow Infinity Ward thought giving the noob tube (grenade laucher) infinite ammo with the One Man Army perk was a good idea. Baically multiplayer is horrible compared to COD4. Admittedly I have higher standards for multiplayer since this is a CoD game, but still this multiplayer is a serious step down from Call of Duty 4's. Only Search and Destroy is competitive. I go play TDM's with a knife or a tube just to relax, no skill or effort is really required there. Single player was alright, I'd say maybe too much story but fun overall.… Expand
  19. VotesWithWallet
    Feb 3, 2010
    4
    Single player has cinematic moments that will bring a smile to your face. Multiplayer has the potential to be great fun but is sadly ruined by the lack of dedicated servers. Why is it ruined? Lag mainly. Among the other problems, one of the most glaring issues is that the developers allow players to move at speeds which are too fast for the latency of the network system to update all the Single player has cinematic moments that will bring a smile to your face. Multiplayer has the potential to be great fun but is sadly ruined by the lack of dedicated servers. Why is it ruined? Lag mainly. Among the other problems, one of the most glaring issues is that the developers allow players to move at speeds which are too fast for the latency of the network system to update all the players. Consequently, any player not using a speed perk or glitch is at an extreme disadvantage. I have now played for 240 hours which is not a lot by some standards but should give at least give you a clue that I am not talking rubbish.… Expand
  20. 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
  21. RichardD
    Nov 10, 2009
    4
    The single player has the most stupid far fetched story I've ever played. Plus its only 4 hours long. The game plays and feels almost exactly like COD4 except its filled with pointless and annoying gimmicks to try to entice people. The multiplayer, well whats to say. Its a huge step down from other call of duty games. The lobby system is frustrating, then when the game starts, you The single player has the most stupid far fetched story I've ever played. Plus its only 4 hours long. The game plays and feels almost exactly like COD4 except its filled with pointless and annoying gimmicks to try to entice people. The multiplayer, well whats to say. Its a huge step down from other call of duty games. The lobby system is frustrating, then when the game starts, you seem to run around empty maps due to usual games having around 4v4 players. There's also occasional lag spikes, and I've not managed to get in a game with more than '2 latency bars'. Which is probably around 150-200 ping. So yeah, multiplayer is soo boring compared to other cod games. It cant match the 32v32 action from call of duty 4. Hardcore mode is not available right away, you have to unlock it. Big let down of a game and over hyped. If your one of those people who just buys games because other people do, then go for it. Otherwise, spend your money elsewhere and stick to call of duty 4.… Expand
  22. AmyV
    Nov 11, 2009
    4
    Well, let's see. I got the PC version. All that talk about no dedicated servers, forced 9v9, etc. wasn't a huge deal to me. Locking the field of view and banning mods and developer console seemed like a dick move, but given the loss of dedicated servers, it made sense. Here's where it gets kind of hinky. I play more for the campaign than multiplayer, and I really Well, let's see. I got the PC version. All that talk about no dedicated servers, forced 9v9, etc. wasn't a huge deal to me. Locking the field of view and banning mods and developer console seemed like a dick move, but given the loss of dedicated servers, it made sense. Here's where it gets kind of hinky. I play more for the campaign than multiplayer, and I really wasn't that impressed with MW2. The story was just BORING. I guess people like that whole everyone-is-an-evil-villain-including-you angle? I don't know. If you ask me, making a game's story not fun, even under the pretenses of "War shouldn't BE fun it's grim and dark and bad", seems like a bad idea The airport scene was a snoozefest. Once you get past the "oh no I am killing the innocent peopels THIS IS SO CONTROVERSIAL AND MORALLY QUESITONABLE" part? It's just a boring level. Killing people that don't shoot back and rent-a-cops with riot shields wasn't challenging, and if it weren't for the slaughtering-innocents controversy play, I don't see why it'd even be in there. But the rest of the stages were no better, -maybe- about as good as MW1, but just barely. Ignoring the ridiculous story, gameplay's not even a little improved. The snowbike scene was fun, and that's about it. Multiplayer's a joke. Matchmaking guarantees you're met up with people that'll wreck you in about twenty seconds, so unless you're omghax good, it's impossible to level up. The ability to order an air strike once you have 20 kills is usually just the screw-you flavor ice cream on top of the Rape Pie noobs are guaranteed to get the first time they log on, and the second time, and the third time... Not recommended to anyone. At all. Just play MW1 again.… Expand
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. RowanT
    Jan 15, 2010
    4
    We all waited so long for Modern Warfare 2 to come out and when it did it was a huge dissappointment. First, Steam, what a disaster and no more needs to be said.But most of all, no dedicated servers, Infinity Ward, you have killed Call of Duty multiplayer! Multiplayer! I played singleplayer at first and liked the effects and was impressed with the animations, but the storyline was no as We all waited so long for Modern Warfare 2 to come out and when it did it was a huge dissappointment. First, Steam, what a disaster and no more needs to be said.But most of all, no dedicated servers, Infinity Ward, you have killed Call of Duty multiplayer! Multiplayer! I played singleplayer at first and liked the effects and was impressed with the animations, but the storyline was no as good as I had hoped. I rate singleplayer 6 I then started multiplayer and was straight away annoid with IWNET and picking bad hosts, After a while I got to level 35 10th prestiege, but my game has now stopped working thanks to Steam and I have no Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer.... Thanks. I rate multiplayer 2 I started playing Spec Ops and that was cool, I was very impressed with that, keep that up! I rate Spec Ops 8 But again I must say that no dedicated servers was the biggest dissappointment i have had from any game! I am thus rating Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 as a whole.... 4 out of 10.... Thanks for a big dissapointment Infinity Ward, I think I'll go back to Call of Duty 4 till Bad Company 2 comes out in March this year. -Disguise… Expand
  26. MarcV
    Jan 16, 2010
    4
    I have played only COD and MW games, Only play MP.......... Waiting paitenty for Bad Company 2......... IWNET and non-dedicated servers SUCK. Too many hacks and non-objective players. I see the language and racism is like my kids XBOX, thats wht he doesn't have XBOX live anymore. I like the graphics and gameplay though, thats why I voted as i did. Beware this title
  27. Tafft
    Jan 28, 2010
    4
    ive played cod4 to death and still do reason being i can play on private servers and there are no cheaters! on our server . mw2 is great the graphics are cool and the gameplay to .. to be honest STEAM .......WTF!!!!! i paid good money for this game and we the payin customer should have the right to have private servers!!
  28. ManuelP.L.
    Feb 11, 2010
    4
    Los que hemos jugado con CoD4 en linea, basado en Xfire, notamos la tremenda diferencia en esta version de CoD4.2 Steam. En esta version Steam impone equipo y partida sin poder elegir servidor como pasa con X Fire. Lo encuentro bastante dictatorial e impositivo. El CoD 4.2 en su version individual ha mejorado por sus fases de nieve y mar. Por lo demas, la realidad de escenenarios es mejor CoD4.
  29. 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
  30. JohnB.
    Nov 11, 2009
    4
    The fact of the matter is, the PC version of this game is the weakest of the 3 by a significant margin. When a company goes out of it's way to not only snub the PC platform, but enact a long-term agenda against it, then anyone who games on PC should be stopping and scratching their heads, wondering if giving a company ilke that money is really a good idea. The game itself consists of The fact of the matter is, the PC version of this game is the weakest of the 3 by a significant margin. When a company goes out of it's way to not only snub the PC platform, but enact a long-term agenda against it, then anyone who games on PC should be stopping and scratching their heads, wondering if giving a company ilke that money is really a good idea. The game itself consists of a lackluster, on-rails 4-5 singleplayer experience and a multiplayer mode which mixes elements of Counterstrike with MMO-style level-grinding. Understandably, this is like crack to teenagers and frat boys everywhere, but purchasing this game is endorsing terrible attitudes towards PC gaming. I realise that some gamers are too weak to stand on any kind of principle when there's men to be shot, but it is heartening to see that so many obviously do care about the state of PC gaming and do not want to see it hijacked by Activision's greed.… Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#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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