Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

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4.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 7455 Ratings

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  1. krist
    Dec 27, 2009
    8
    I can't believe how many people are whining about why there aren't any dedicated servers. If you don't like the game, go cry in your corner while we play actually play the game. The story was great but not worth playing again, special ops is very fun with a friend but it can get repetetive. Multiplayer is a port off of the consoles but infinity ward should've at least I can't believe how many people are whining about why there aren't any dedicated servers. If you don't like the game, go cry in your corner while we play actually play the game. The story was great but not worth playing again, special ops is very fun with a friend but it can get repetetive. Multiplayer is a port off of the consoles but infinity ward should've at least worked a bit harder for the pc. I still play the game because i have been a fan of call of duty since the very first. If your gonna whine about it, go cry in your corner, while the rest of us go play the game.… Expand
  2. ChartaxS
    Dec 27, 2009
    0
    Single Player campaign lasts 5 hours. Four of these hours are spent dead, watching some terrible, cliché'd cinematic thing, or prone in a corner hiding while you wait for your blood to get off the screen. Multiplayer is just horrific. Do not buy this game. EVIL SUCCEEDS WHEN GOOD MEN STAND BY AND DO NOTHING.
  3. JesusC
    Dec 27, 2009
    8
    Fresh weapons, a more intriguing story line and the new Spec Ops Mode extends the single player experience, or even lets you cooperate with a friend. People Complain about the fact that game mechanics weren't changed, but if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Multiplayer gives a constant similar game play, compared with the hordes of people playing on one server and you getting Fresh weapons, a more intriguing story line and the new Spec Ops Mode extends the single player experience, or even lets you cooperate with a friend. People Complain about the fact that game mechanics weren't changed, but if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Multiplayer gives a constant similar game play, compared with the hordes of people playing on one server and you getting slaughtered every 3 seconds, you might as well play Counterstrike for that. MW2 Gives a better level of Tactical Game Play, with new game modes, including 3rd Person among others. The Weapon Attachment and Perk system are many times better, and being able to have better variety in your secondary slot gives the game more variety in itself, including whole new tactical perspectives which you could not access in its predecessors. No one should have expected a longer storyline, because if you look back to CoD 4, it was really no better. A Must buy foranyone who likes Modern, Diverse and Tactical Shooters.… Expand
  4. DD
    Dec 26, 2009
    9
    Fantasticly good game. The SP was short though but full of action. And the MP is very nice too, except the no dedicated part but the rest is very good.
  5. StefanvanR
    Dec 26, 2009
    1
    Bad things: - You can try for hours sometimes to connect to your friends and when you are finally connected, then you can wait another 15 minutes before you can finally play. - Just 12 (or 18) players per so called 'server'. - Maps are too big for 12 players, in the time you runn to the other side were the enemy is, the spawn points have changed and you can runn to the other Bad things: - You can try for hours sometimes to connect to your friends and when you are finally connected, then you can wait another 15 minutes before you can finally play. - Just 12 (or 18) players per so called 'server'. - Maps are too big for 12 players, in the time you runn to the other side were the enemy is, the spawn points have changed and you can runn to the other side again. - Nukes??? Wtf? You get 25 a killstreak and win the game?? You should be able to mod those things out, or switch it of on your server, but you can't.. - You play one gametype all the time, while I like to play Sabotage, the next round TDM, then DM, S&D, etc. - When you are tired of the maps in game you can't download others and play there. - Lag, my ping is 75 and up all the time, while it was between 40-50 average in CoD4. - Hitboxes are very very crappy, you can shoot someone from 20 or so meters with a double shotgun and kill himk. Headshots are also completly random (unless you use a sniper). - No mod's. - The singleplayer is just shooting, shooting, shooting and more shooting whitout a really good storyline and characters get killed very easy. - You can't bann hackers (and VAC neither will do it for you). Good things: - Lots of weapons.… Expand
  6. CharlesF
    Dec 26, 2009
    2
    Don't waste your money. Its almost as if they MP was an after thought. IWNet is FAILNet. The amount of cheaters and hackers out there is unreal. Its almost if VAC isnt doing anything at all. The SP is entertaining but a bit short. Coop is fun for one run through. MP is just disappointing. You have no control over anything. You can pick what game type you want to play, but then your Don't waste your money. Its almost as if they MP was an after thought. IWNet is FAILNet. The amount of cheaters and hackers out there is unreal. Its almost if VAC isnt doing anything at all. The SP is entertaining but a bit short. Coop is fun for one run through. MP is just disappointing. You have no control over anything. You can pick what game type you want to play, but then your at the mercy of IWNet. Sometimes you get thrown into a game in progress and put on a losing team seconds before the round ends. So you get a loss on your stats. Sometimes it puts you with people half way around the world so your ping is garbage and you can either try and deal with it or leave and get a loss counted on your stats. Most of the time though, you will be put in a game with a blatant hacker who doesn't even try to hide it. Like a guy with sniper gun standing out in the open aimbotting. So you can leave and get a loss counted against your stats. Why do I keep talking about a loss? Some would say "Its no big deal, its just a loss" and my answer is, if its not big deal why was IW so adamant with punishing people for leaving and having a popup every time you try and leave. Its rather sad. IW has turned thier back on the very people that made thier games so popular. Save your money and use it on a game from a company that appreciates your business. (DICE and Battlefield Bad Company 2 for instance). Would have been a zero but the SP/Coop was entertaining and worth a point each.… Expand
  7. AaronW
    Dec 25, 2009
    0
    Worst Call of Duty yet. The whole game is completely off balance compared to cod4. And without dedicated server support games are very laggy and I've even seen it where a hacker gets picked as host. There are also a ton of other little things like just the fact that when i started to play earlyier today it took literaly 3min to find a lobby that didn't close for whatever reason.
  8. DillonL
    Dec 25, 2009
    0
    I was devastated when they announced that there would be no dedicated servers for pc, but i decided to give the game a shot anyways. I figured the smaller servers would be stable and enjoyable. WOW was I wrong! First, you cannot pick the map you want to play in. Second, you have no say in who hosts the game and 80% of the time everybody is stuck with a crappy host and the fame-play is I was devastated when they announced that there would be no dedicated servers for pc, but i decided to give the game a shot anyways. I figured the smaller servers would be stable and enjoyable. WOW was I wrong! First, you cannot pick the map you want to play in. Second, you have no say in who hosts the game and 80% of the time everybody is stuck with a crappy host and the fame-play is unbearable. Constant lurching and lagging. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. Not even for the single player which does not justify paying the high price.… Expand
  9. SpectreMan
    Dec 25, 2009
    3
    Single Player was very short, but extremely action packed. The multiplayer "was" pretty good until you find a hacker in every other game you play. No dedicated server's is a big downer though. Spec Ops is fun because it offers an extra challenge. Me and a friend worked on it for at least 5 hours and we still haven't beaten all of it on veteran yet. MW2 overall however, really Single Player was very short, but extremely action packed. The multiplayer "was" pretty good until you find a hacker in every other game you play. No dedicated server's is a big downer though. Spec Ops is fun because it offers an extra challenge. Me and a friend worked on it for at least 5 hours and we still haven't beaten all of it on veteran yet. MW2 overall however, really isn't too much different than the original except for the single player storyline.… Expand
  10. momof
    Dec 25, 2009
    10
    Awesome, just awesome. Multi limited because there is no dedicated server but there is enough servers and mode to play for a few months!!!
  11. PatrickC
    Dec 24, 2009
    4
    I hesitated to give this game the rating i did because of how much i enjoyed the fantastic spec ops and the good singleplayer , but there is one problem. balance issues. With the removal of dedicated servers IW destroyed the only user-regulated balance there was, leading to an amazing amount of people who are all to willing to use the grenade launcher and the model 1887 and the javelin I hesitated to give this game the rating i did because of how much i enjoyed the fantastic spec ops and the good singleplayer , but there is one problem. balance issues. With the removal of dedicated servers IW destroyed the only user-regulated balance there was, leading to an amazing amount of people who are all to willing to use the grenade launcher and the model 1887 and the javelin glitch, also, there is one of the biggest camping groups i have ever dealt with on a game leading to many frustrating moments. the lack of dedicated servers means that the community is totally reliant on IW to patch things (as they are doing with the 1887s) but i doubt they will patch things like the grenade launcher do to their embrace of how unfair it really is. if you buys this game, make sure you are willing to stoop to that level or have a good friend to play spec ops with… Expand
  12. jacopochief
    Dec 24, 2009
    9
    guys, for me sp is everything. and iw makes the best campaign. not 10 because is too short. multiplayer: so 'n so.
  13. Bob
    Dec 23, 2009
    0
    Single player is pretty terrible. I loved the first game, which is probably my favorite single player FPS I've played. This game was a horrible disappointment. The airport level had little to no context what so ever, a three minute cut scene would have been better. The other levels were for the most part a let down too. The first hour or two was fun. Rio was fun for awhile, but got Single player is pretty terrible. I loved the first game, which is probably my favorite single player FPS I've played. This game was a horrible disappointment. The airport level had little to no context what so ever, a three minute cut scene would have been better. The other levels were for the most part a let down too. The first hour or two was fun. Rio was fun for awhile, but got repetitive quickly and by the end of the game that was my feeling for every level. Looks fun at the beginning and could not wait to go to the next level because I was so bored by the random and horrible AI. I started the game out on veteran, but moved it to easy about halfway through, just to finish the game because I could careless about the horrible story and AI. Length is not an issue with me, since many games I play don't even have single player, but when it is a horrible 6 hour grind then it bothers me. Spec-Ops is a nice addition, but there isn't much of a reason for them not adding co-op into single player and having those, fun, missions in it. Multiplayer isn't much better than single player in my experience. Since I don't live near a population center I have to deal with a great amount of lag all of the time, unlike any other multiplayer games where I can choose the servers closest to me, I have to sit and wait three minutes to find a game that is extremely laggy. Other issues are the host changing, many hackers, all the guns for the most part act and sound exactly the same and pretty much shunted the PC gaming crowd. I am disappointed by this Mediocre Warcrap.… Expand
  14. [anonymous]
    Dec 23, 2009
    0
    Going from CoD4 to this was a serious downgrade. No dedicated servers, lots of glitches, bad single player, and many other issues.
  15. meanie
    Dec 23, 2009
    0
    - i gave it a zero - there is nothing new in this game that you won't find in any other FPS - multiplayer is simply a floating turd in the toilet.
  16. TimF.
    Dec 23, 2009
    2
    This game is a direct port from the console version, and I hate it a great deal. I enjoyed the game for about five minutes until the fps dropped to about 5 fps. It does this throughout the game SP or MP with no apparent cause. Apparently IW can't be troubled to fix this problem. I payed $60 for this game expecting a good sequel to Modern Warfare, and I received a horrible attempt to This game is a direct port from the console version, and I hate it a great deal. I enjoyed the game for about five minutes until the fps dropped to about 5 fps. It does this throughout the game SP or MP with no apparent cause. Apparently IW can't be troubled to fix this problem. I payed $60 for this game expecting a good sequel to Modern Warfare, and I received a horrible attempt to cash in on the previous game's success. Do not buy.… Expand
  17. P.N.
    Dec 23, 2009
    10
    This is a very fun and detailed game, you can see how much IW have made into this game and it is alot. The Singleplayer experience is very good, better than the previous games, the Spec-Ops option also works very well, with alot of unique missions. I got surprised about the Multiplayer experience since I have heard from my friends and the media that it wouldn't be that great, the This is a very fun and detailed game, you can see how much IW have made into this game and it is alot. The Singleplayer experience is very good, better than the previous games, the Spec-Ops option also works very well, with alot of unique missions. I got surprised about the Multiplayer experience since I have heard from my friends and the media that it wouldn't be that great, the only 2 Major factors is the, of course Dedicated Servers, which I think they should have made, due to the proffesional play in this game, which IW have killed now, the other major factor is the IWNet which really has alot of lagg and fails at times. And than they also removed the lean option which I can't think of ANY good reason why too. But all in all, I am rather satisfacted of what I got, I think you payed for what you get, and yes my friend, I am an old hardcore CoD fan, tho I still prefer CoD4 for MW2, a true fan should buy this, and newbie should not.… Expand
  18. GrahD
    Dec 23, 2009
    7
    Good but not great. Dumbing down the game takes off 1 point. The fact that the single player is still the same tired mechanic of endless amount of enemies spawning all around you is just slack in this day and age.
  19. JonE
    Dec 23, 2009
    0
    1 step forward 10 steps back.
  20. EpicFail
    Dec 22, 2009
    0
    No dedicated server support and a complete lack of caring for PC by Infinity Ward creates a mediocre console port for a generation of hard core gamers. Pass on this one, and wait for Bad Company 2.
  21. JW
    Dec 22, 2009
    8
    Suspenseful story line, with all the much adored well done scenic missions; Modern Warfare 2 expanded to different horizons ranging from the breaching of rooms full of hostages in slow motion, while the door/rubble is flying everywhere to experiencing a high altitude electro magnetic pulse from space. It is very interesting however unfortunately too short. The multiplayer was one of the Suspenseful story line, with all the much adored well done scenic missions; Modern Warfare 2 expanded to different horizons ranging from the breaching of rooms full of hostages in slow motion, while the door/rubble is flying everywhere to experiencing a high altitude electro magnetic pulse from space. It is very interesting however unfortunately too short. The multiplayer was one of the best experiences, despite the much unappreciated "No dedicated servers". Is a must buy, after i have personally had an interest in many FPS's and other genres. Was well worth the money. Recommend buying through steam rather than paying an extra $10 for a box.… Expand
  22. sebastiaan
    Dec 22, 2009
    3
    Singleplayer good bit short but realy nice ..on otherhand multiplayer should be nice but TOOOOOO many hackers camper, nubtubers etc etc it ruins multiplayer completly...oyeah did i say hackers there are like 9 of 10 in mp....comon....
  23. Josh
    Dec 22, 2009
    2
    Not much to say that hasnt been said already...campaign sucks no dedicated servers....an really no big difference from MW to MW2 just more killstreaks an a knife that can kill you from a mile away.
  24. BrianB
    Dec 21, 2009
    1
    Didnt buy it but did play at friends house. Usually when I get a fps for my PC I cant wait to play it with COD MW 2 I dont even think about the game and its only when I think about gettng a new game I am reminded of it. IW = Fail
  25. Dennis
    Dec 21, 2009
    9
    I was never a big fan of Call of Duty multiplayer, so I mostly bought this game for the single-player and cooperative spec ops feature (and because I was really starved for a new game). I can say I like it slightly better than the original Modern Warfare. The story is a little hard to swallow, moves a little too fast for the player to understand all the necessary information, and I was never a big fan of Call of Duty multiplayer, so I mostly bought this game for the single-player and cooperative spec ops feature (and because I was really starved for a new game). I can say I like it slightly better than the original Modern Warfare. The story is a little hard to swallow, moves a little too fast for the player to understand all the necessary information, and doesn't seem to provide enough background information on who you are fighting, but it proved far more intriguing than that of its predecessor (and far less generic). The gameplay feels slightly deeper with the addition of civilians, riot-sheilds, guille-suited enemies, heart-beat sensors and the like. The campaign still does a good job with shocking the player, and genuinely keeping him on his toes, and the increased variety in enemies and locations, while superficial, is nice. The campaign may be short, but it's so meaty and non-reptitive, and its story progresses so quickly, that it FEELS longer than it truly is.… Expand
  26. RaduE
    Dec 21, 2009
    3
    What can I say when everything has been said before? Short campaign and no dedicated servers make both the single player and multiplayer for this game crap. Not a game for PC
  27. EnzoL
    Dec 20, 2009
    0
    Summary - Loud,Short,small and laggy. There was a simple ingredient running through the entire first Modern Warfare title that was released in '07. Brilliant level design - suitable for "counter-strike" mode, team deathmatch, deathmatch and much more. Balanced Weaponry - single wielding high powered guns. Dedicated servers - least amount of lag possible by dedicated fans of gaming. Summary - Loud,Short,small and laggy. There was a simple ingredient running through the entire first Modern Warfare title that was released in '07. Brilliant level design - suitable for "counter-strike" mode, team deathmatch, deathmatch and much more. Balanced Weaponry - single wielding high powered guns. Dedicated servers - least amount of lag possible by dedicated fans of gaming. Infinity Ward has just crippled the innovative side of their Call of Duty series. By calculatingly disallowing (not removing) dedicated servers in order to control the content their game is played on, they have sucker-punched the PC community, in which where the real home of online gaming lives and thrives. By turning their back on the crowd in which built their name, they have just reduced the quality control thermometer, which the PC gamers bring. I consider this game a step back and zero attempts to make any kind of step foward. They have just exerted more control over the content in which gamers buy for full price This is CoD4 but with no dedicated servers, poor undersized death matched maps and the appeal of the schoolboy duel-wielding guns have undermined the potential that they shown in the first Modern Warfare.… Expand
  28. TheCapulet
    Dec 20, 2009
    0
    Single player was a string of repetitive cliches with no real story telling element. Your only clue to what's actually happening is the unimportant loading screens. Not only that, the SP lasts only 3.5 to 4 hours for even semi experienced players. Multiplayer resembles something that a game developer went out of their way to destroy before the game was even out of the gates. If Single player was a string of repetitive cliches with no real story telling element. Your only clue to what's actually happening is the unimportant loading screens. Not only that, the SP lasts only 3.5 to 4 hours for even semi experienced players. Multiplayer resembles something that a game developer went out of their way to destroy before the game was even out of the gates. If you're planning on getting this game, don't.… Expand
  29. JasonK
    Dec 20, 2009
    3
    IW supposedly 'balanced' MW2 multiplayer, but the end result was anything but balance. Tactical nukes in less than 1 minute of game play is not balanced. COD4 and COD5 are balanced for the most part and allow 48 player games. I have been playing on the PC and every time I play I see multiple 8th-10th prestige mode players in game. The only game type that has enough players is IW supposedly 'balanced' MW2 multiplayer, but the end result was anything but balance. Tactical nukes in less than 1 minute of game play is not balanced. COD4 and COD5 are balanced for the most part and allow 48 player games. I have been playing on the PC and every time I play I see multiple 8th-10th prestige mode players in game. The only game type that has enough players is Ground War. How can you release a shooter in 2009 that only allows 18 player games?… Expand
  30. JCTam
    Dec 19, 2009
    7
    Since I am not into Multiplayer, the rest of this just look like as if were an expansion pack to the original Modern Warfare. It's still same amount of missions. Overall, I still think it's a good game. This game is getting more profit due to its price and there are less features than I originally thought. MW2 seems to suck more than Quake 3 and Doom 3, on which they were Since I am not into Multiplayer, the rest of this just look like as if were an expansion pack to the original Modern Warfare. It's still same amount of missions. Overall, I still think it's a good game. This game is getting more profit due to its price and there are less features than I originally thought. MW2 seems to suck more than Quake 3 and Doom 3, on which they were released at $60 back then. If I wanted to buy this game, I rather buy that for $20-$30 in a couple of years to come. That type of monopoly by Infinity Ward and Activision just seems to be working after all just to ripoff some players out there.… Expand
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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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