Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

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4.7

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  1. 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
  2. _DemonDog_
    Feb 4, 2010
    3
    1 point for the graphics 1 point for the single player game (Too short) 1 point for the Spec ops Once you are past the eye candy and run into the hacks and no dedicated servers it boils down to the final verdict: Overpriced console port not designed for the long haul. The idea is to grab the 60 bucks and run. No support, No way to get rid of the hackers and glitchers. Unless something is 1 point for the graphics 1 point for the single player game (Too short) 1 point for the Spec ops Once you are past the eye candy and run into the hacks and no dedicated servers it boils down to the final verdict: Overpriced console port not designed for the long haul. The idea is to grab the 60 bucks and run. No support, No way to get rid of the hackers and glitchers. Unless something is done quick to turn this mess around. This will be the last COD game for me. Single player the main characters being killed off and the absolutely useless airport massacre was intolerable. Way Over hyped and the so called experts probably played the game less than 20 min. Eye candy grabs them not game play. Give this game a pass and ignore the 8, 9 and 10 votes. Just trying to push the rating higher as it is rather embarrassing to have all this hype and the pitiful rating. Where is that petition? Sign me up.… Expand
  3. AlgernonC
    Feb 4, 2010
    10
    Ive had this game since it came out..I gave it a ten because this is the best game of the year, hell , my wife gets mad at me every night, and dont let it be on on a weekend when i dont have to work, omfg, its crazy, so I give a ten, job well done.... p.s I wish I could add more gun attachments like, heartbeat sensor,holographic sight, FMJ, attn mags
  4. AdamS
    Feb 6, 2010
    2
    I have had it with your IWnet system! You get 7 people in one lobby and takes multiple attempts for it to actually connect all the people. Also my biggest complaint, no dedicated servers. I tried your system for a few months before I let it bother me but give me a break! Without the ability to kick people the games just get ran by cheaters and hackers constantly. Here's an excerpt I have had it with your IWnet system! You get 7 people in one lobby and takes multiple attempts for it to actually connect all the people. Also my biggest complaint, no dedicated servers. I tried your system for a few months before I let it bother me but give me a break! Without the ability to kick people the games just get ran by cheaters and hackers constantly. Here's an excerpt from IW's website exactly: "Cheat / Hack Free Games: The biggest benefit of using IWnet by far is the fact that you don… Expand
  5. RoyZ
    Feb 6, 2010
    2
    As a fan of COD Series it pains me to rate this game this way but the simple fact is that the lack of Dedicated Servers for PC version is not only the biggest dissapointment but also the most logged complaint in Infinity Ward Forums PC section for MW2. Several different petitions with almost 250,000 Dissatisfied PC Gamers begging for them says that IW is not in touch with the PC Community As a fan of COD Series it pains me to rate this game this way but the simple fact is that the lack of Dedicated Servers for PC version is not only the biggest dissapointment but also the most logged complaint in Infinity Ward Forums PC section for MW2. Several different petitions with almost 250,000 Dissatisfied PC Gamers begging for them says that IW is not in touch with the PC Community with the current teams in place.… Expand
  6. DanielV.
    Feb 7, 2010
    0
    Worst game I have ever played, and ever will play. Infinity Ward failed about as badly as any game developer could. They had the opportunity to best one of the best first person shooters, yet they fell way too short. Also note that every single thing Jerry J. said was incorrect, it is not exciting, the graphics are a disgrace to today's standards, the story line is not in "sink" (its Worst game I have ever played, and ever will play. Infinity Ward failed about as badly as any game developer could. They had the opportunity to best one of the best first person shooters, yet they fell way too short. Also note that every single thing Jerry J. said was incorrect, it is not exciting, the graphics are a disgrace to today's standards, the story line is not in "sink" (its sync, you idiot) with our real world, it is, in fact, very far from it. Inshittity Ward has done a horrific, and shameful job. They removed everything that made Modern Warfare great, and added a bunch of BS that no one wants. All these new things like emblems and new attachments over inflate, and over complicate the game. Not to mention the lobby system, which is the worst idea I have seen anyone make in the gaming industry. EA used to be my first most hated developer, but IW easily steals such a position.… Expand
  7. HM
    Feb 7, 2010
    1
    Infinity Ward does not give a monkeys about PC gamers. Here we all are giving them ideas for MW2 by using the COD4 mod system and what do they give us? A console port. This is a disgrace, I have not bought this game for this reason. I am a PC gamer because I want to use the advantages of being on a PC. That is: Dedicated servers, mods, 64 player matches, lean, and being able to modify to Infinity Ward does not give a monkeys about PC gamers. Here we all are giving them ideas for MW2 by using the COD4 mod system and what do they give us? A console port. This is a disgrace, I have not bought this game for this reason. I am a PC gamer because I want to use the advantages of being on a PC. That is: Dedicated servers, mods, 64 player matches, lean, and being able to modify to game to my liking. Sure the game would have gotten a high score from me if they had these features, but the game is fun even with the hackers and aimbotters that's why I can't give it a 0. Infinity Ward need to review what they have done wrong with this release.… Expand
  8. DaveRn
    Feb 8, 2010
    1
    The Game itself is great HOWEVER The multiplayer server system has to be the most ill conceived trash in the world of gaming. Ive only been able to play on 3 maps, its always always laggy and I have a 20Mb connection. You can no longer kick abusive players. Trying to join a server is a torment, you get unable to migrate host, Lobby Closed, you get landed in empty servers!!!! I got shot The Game itself is great HOWEVER The multiplayer server system has to be the most ill conceived trash in the world of gaming. Ive only been able to play on 3 maps, its always always laggy and I have a 20Mb connection. You can no longer kick abusive players. Trying to join a server is a torment, you get unable to migrate host, Lobby Closed, you get landed in empty servers!!!! I got shot through a mountain yesterday. Play the single player and then go back to playing CODWAW at least you'll be having fun in seconds rather than 10 minutes!… Expand
  9. JakeL-A
    Mar 27, 2010
    5
    Singleplayer: Great, but gets boring after a while Spec-Ops: Fantastic, boring if you play too much Multiplayer: Hmmmm....Was expecting it to be fantastic, loved the COD4 MP. Weapons, most mps good. However...big problem! Lag is intense and unrelenting, hackers everywhere. Id just like to say F*** U to all of them and to the noobs who make up about 40% of the players. IW didnt learn when Singleplayer: Great, but gets boring after a while Spec-Ops: Fantastic, boring if you play too much Multiplayer: Hmmmm....Was expecting it to be fantastic, loved the COD4 MP. Weapons, most mps good. However...big problem! Lag is intense and unrelenting, hackers everywhere. Id just like to say F*** U to all of them and to the noobs who make up about 40% of the players. IW didnt learn when the Pro Games told them to remove tubes and RPGs from the first game instead they put in more! Sure it adds apeal for noobs and ppl who get bored of the game but...it is the true gamers that real in the money, all i can say is they shouldnt expect good revenue form the next game coz they put off the Pros with this one and made it too boring for anyone else. IW need to sort out some admins who can ban the hackers and noobs like the did in COD4 and on XBOX live. In conclusion quite good, but infinfty ward need to make a patch to remove noob weapns, perhaps add some new ones such as a normal M14 EBR and G36.… Expand
  10. JasonS
    Apr 15, 2010
    6
    The game has its flaws. Pros: Its fun if you can fin a decent game barely any noob tubing, or bots. However i played both the pc version and the XB360 version. The XB360 version sucks, terrible amount of noob tubes and hackers. PC version has far less noob tubers and you can get good games out of it as a result. Cons: Noob tube Spammers, 8 years olds(Noob tube spammers), Short campaign, The game has its flaws. Pros: Its fun if you can fin a decent game barely any noob tubing, or bots. However i played both the pc version and the XB360 version. The XB360 version sucks, terrible amount of noob tubes and hackers. PC version has far less noob tubers and you can get good games out of it as a result. Cons: Noob tube Spammers, 8 years olds(Noob tube spammers), Short campaign, disappointing co-op(only 2 players?), crappy/pointless perks, overpowered killstreaks(Turret,Chopper gunner). Its nice they added the option to customize killstreaks, but most are repeats of older killstreaks like why is their so many kinds of airstrikes. The ending sucked.... The game is fun but if Respawn entertainment gets the creative rights to MW series i hope they dramatically alter the gamplay.… Expand
  11. 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
  12. Issith
    Apr 7, 2010
    7
    CoD MW2 for PC : The single player looks awesome, too bad you need to play it 3 times before you achieve 100% (maybe it's not like this when you start with Veteran, but i started with regular and went up afterwards) and it's a bit short. The multiplayer is nice too, the maps look ok, and the mapsizes vary. Plenty of guns and attachments. The sucky parts though are IWNet ( no CoD MW2 for PC : The single player looks awesome, too bad you need to play it 3 times before you achieve 100% (maybe it's not like this when you start with Veteran, but i started with regular and went up afterwards) and it's a bit short. The multiplayer is nice too, the maps look ok, and the mapsizes vary. Plenty of guns and attachments. The sucky parts though are IWNet ( no servers( but using the network of players(which gives one hell of an amount of lagg(sometimes))), hackers (though i haven't encountered so many), no chatting possibility while waiting for the other map ( takes 30-60 secs) and the game matches only last 10 mins(sometimes that's ok, but most of the time you really want it to be adjustable to 15mins or even 30 mins) If i have to split the multi- and single player, i'd give single: 4/5 (shortness) multi: 3/5 (bad lounge and crappy servers).… Expand
  13. TowerTom
    Apr 7, 2010
    1
    1200ms points for a map pack, where 2 of the maps are remakeS? Come off it. Single player is too short. Special Op's are fun, but get boring very quickly. Online multiplayer is just as bad as the first MW. Even though the game is 18+ it's full of little kids screaming and thinking they're hard, makes the game quite an un-enjoyable experience. Overall, if you're looking 1200ms points for a map pack, where 2 of the maps are remakeS? Come off it. Single player is too short. Special Op's are fun, but get boring very quickly. Online multiplayer is just as bad as the first MW. Even though the game is 18+ it's full of little kids screaming and thinking they're hard, makes the game quite an un-enjoyable experience. Overall, if you're looking for a good FPS then this is it, but if you're looking to play some FPS online, then be prepared to get quite annoyed with the game (unless you're always playing with a friend).… Expand
  14. RyanB
    Apr 8, 2010
    7
    It was a good game at first, but when you looked back at it most of it wasn't re-playable, nothing to re-do in the campaign and not to mention was very short compared to some of the other games I have played. The multilayer has lots of problems even after almost I think five months now, still hackers/glitches and certain people who abuse certain things and the kill streaks are just It was a good game at first, but when you looked back at it most of it wasn't re-playable, nothing to re-do in the campaign and not to mention was very short compared to some of the other games I have played. The multilayer has lots of problems even after almost I think five months now, still hackers/glitches and certain people who abuse certain things and the kill streaks are just so annoying, AC-130, Harrier, EMP, and most of them are so easy and simple to get like a seven kill streak! The three second melee thing, I don't know what the hell IW thought about this when it came into head, but it's horrible! Every corner you take you fire your weapon but the lag is just so horrible do to no dedicated servers, they always kill you with melee. Even my self once I got a 12 kill steak !WITH JUST MELEE! I know that there is no such thing as a perfect melee system but this one is just god awful! The Spec. Ops. mod if fun to play with friends or family which I have done very many times and it's very entertaining but some of the missions or impossible but still fun. But don't get me wrong most of the hackers/glitchers are gone since the holidays and the multilayer can still be very fun when you play with friends and CO-OP is always a option on campaign. Just the game has some serious problems.… Expand
  15. aaronw
    Apr 9, 2010
    3
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is the game that was. That is, the game that was meant to be the best. The game that was the greatest of it's time. The game everyone was meant to be enjoying. Of couse, after the 3 month period of hype, players saw the extremely flawed gameplay. Multiplayer is now filled with bugs, glitches, and hacked servers offering players a distinct advantage over Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is the game that was. That is, the game that was meant to be the best. The game that was the greatest of it's time. The game everyone was meant to be enjoying. Of couse, after the 3 month period of hype, players saw the extremely flawed gameplay. Multiplayer is now filled with bugs, glitches, and hacked servers offering players a distinct advantage over honest players. And don't get me started on how bad the match making system is. The single player was short, and didn't even lead anywhere in the end, pointing to an obvious MW3, but not to reveal any spoilers, you pretty much end up back at square one, and all 6 hours of that gameplay was wasted. The time of Modern Warfare 2 came and went. A very dissapointing effort after COD4:Modern Warfare promised so much.… Expand
  16. LukeS
    May 4, 2010
    2
    Singleplayer is ok, with plenty of variety and incredible graphics. The campaign is WAY too short though to hold anyone's interest for more than a week, which is when multiplayer should kick in... I honestly have absolutely no idea whatsoever what Infinity Ward were thinking when they decided that no dedicated servers would be a good idea. Thousands of people voiced their concerns Singleplayer is ok, with plenty of variety and incredible graphics. The campaign is WAY too short though to hold anyone's interest for more than a week, which is when multiplayer should kick in... I honestly have absolutely no idea whatsoever what Infinity Ward were thinking when they decided that no dedicated servers would be a good idea. Thousands of people voiced their concerns before the game was released but IW kept saying that it would, in fact, make the game more secure against hackers, etc. They mentioned that their working with Valve and the anti-cheat system would work miracles. The fact is, as so many predicted, this is UTTER rubbish. Valve's anti-cheat system is 100% designed to be run on dedi servers and is VERY effective when this happens. With the lack of dedi servers and more holes in IWNet than a fishing net, hackers are literally everywhere, lag is outrageous, with the "host" often having such a massive advantage in terms of latency that it's impossible for anyone else. Total waste of money and having to pay for the expansion map pack is the final kick in the teeth. With any luck, IW won't exist much longer!… Expand
  17. PaulL.
    Nov 10, 2009
    0
    Single Player is good but not worth more than 30$. As for the multiplayer, the pc community has been raped by infinity ward. This is unforgivable! Also, beware of immature 13 yr old tea baggers on the servers.
  18. DeeL.
    Nov 10, 2009
    1
    Disappointing. The SP campaign took all of 5 hours to complete and, frankly, I don't see myself replaying it - not in a small part due to sheer silliness of the plot. This trend of "addressing serious issues" (haha) in a manner accessible to emo teens has got to stop, before this nation's collective IQ plunges even further. I did not find myself getting connected to SP Disappointing. The SP campaign took all of 5 hours to complete and, frankly, I don't see myself replaying it - not in a small part due to sheer silliness of the plot. This trend of "addressing serious issues" (haha) in a manner accessible to emo teens has got to stop, before this nation's collective IQ plunges even further. I did not find myself getting connected to SP characters in the same way as I did in MW1. But anyway, on a good side - shooting mechanics are still fun and level design, animations and weapon models are top notch. I had fun playing through the SP mode, though I couldn't stop rolling my eyes at times. Visually the game is OK but it's no Crysis. I don't see great improvement over MW1 in graphics department. SpecOps: it remains to be seen if SpecOps mode grows on me. So far it's kinda lukewarm. If and when I'm completely bored I can see myself playing it further but with all the other stuff that is coming up this seems unlikely. Multiplayer portion of the game sucks. There's no other word for it. Much had been said about lack of server support and I'm not going to get into that. My personal verdict is not to bother buying this. Short SP campaign with limited replay value, bleh SpecOps mode, dumb MPr. And this is BEFORE the hacks are out. If you feel you are missing out, rent it for PS3. You'll be done with it before the week is over.… Expand
  19. JeremyC
    Nov 11, 2009
    0
    Singleplayer is way too short, I enjoyed CoD4's SP campaign a lot more. Multiplayer is a lag fest majority of the time. They have removed everything that makes PC games unique, no dedicated servers and no console is a ridiculous concept. Definitely going to try get a refund.
  20. JohnSA
    Nov 11, 2009
    0
    This is the cancer killing PC gaming. No only is Activion looking to destroy the lively PC community by killing dedicated server and mods, this game hardly offers any value with the woefully short campaign while having the guts to charge you full price. Stay away or just stick to the original Modern Warfare.
  21. Doozer
    Nov 11, 2009
    0
    A sad sad day when this kind of crapis considered the 'zenith' and the apex of all we can achieve in the gaming industry. (on any format). To be breaking sales records is an embarrasment not something we should be proud of. When will people realise these games shattering sales records do so NOT because they are good, but because they had BETTER marketing and usually because the A sad sad day when this kind of crapis considered the 'zenith' and the apex of all we can achieve in the gaming industry. (on any format). To be breaking sales records is an embarrasment not something we should be proud of. When will people realise these games shattering sales records do so NOT because they are good, but because they had BETTER marketing and usually because the money went ON the marketing rather than the development of the game. This is a terrible episode in the game industries' history, and all those who bought it (and didn't make up for that fact by slating it on metacritic/gamespot etc) deserve nothing but mediocre shit packaged up for attention deficit teens from now. You are voting when you buy this crap, and it IS crap, it's worse than COD4 and that was crap. Applies to all versions, no matter PC, PS3, 360.. you have all been shafted and IW are laughing at the millions of £/$/Etc they've effectively just conned you out of. Industry heading for a crash when shit like this keeps happening, look at the music industry... it will return to grass roots and grow again through innovation and player focus, not marketing and hype. I'm ashamed to even be a gamer today. The thing that galls me most is the sheer amount of cash that must have been spent on the hyping/advertising and paying off reviewers, rather than spending it on the game. I feel quite sorry for other game developers who maybe don't make perfect games but you can see real love and an 'attempt' at doing everything they could to please the gamer went into their games. Uncharted 2 for example (yes I'm a PC and PS3 gamer so what? It allows me to know about the subject, and I also had a 360 before it died). I've been playing FPS games since 98, spent hours on Unreal Tourney etc and it's ridiculous that even a 10+ year old game gets 'PC GAMING' right. Ok UT3 was also consolised, but at least it was so blatantly overhyped as 'the best game ever' like this atrocity (MW2) was. I honestly do not know how IW devs sleep at night, doing this to gamers, esp PC gamers ESP with the price hike. It is definitely a case of them being a business and seizing opportunities to make massive amounts of cash, it is NOTHING to do with a love of the game's subject (anymore) it's nothing to do with making the best of each system. And as I said I have nothing against consoles, I've always a computer AND a console of some kind and play games on both and there are excellent games on both - this is just a bad bad game even forgetting about all the ergonomic problems on the PC. I'd call it the gaming version of the 'Big Mac' but that would insulting to McDonalds who do actually at least give you something for your money that makes financial sense. Please, I implore not just PC gamers but console gamers also to UNITE and return/do not BUY games like this from now on. You are all being played for fools by the industry who see you/us as immature sheep who will buy anything if it is marketing enough. As gamers we do not want the nay-sayers to be proved correct that we are all a bunch of morons with no taste or ability to discern good from bad. I don't even care about the airport scene, even though I very much think it was put in as part of the hype machine, funny how that was shown on the ramp up to release... cause some 'hot press' get more sales. Nothing to do with solid gameplay, nor has the rest of the single player. As for multiplayer? Don't even go there. IW I really hope you go out of business with this 'fraud' you have effectively committed to gamers on all formats worldwide. When you know your game is average at best, poor in other areas, then how about you not try to make up for it by massive marketing to recoup costs. How about you go back to the drawing board and try again? How about you DITCH the tired formula you have been using in your long in the tooth games for too long now and try and be in it for the love of games, to progress the industry not take US ALL a step back of ten years (or worse). I hope noone ever trust's IW words again and will be more than a little cautious with ANY overhyped game in future.… Expand
  22. 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
  23. Dan
    Nov 10, 2009
    0
    9v9, no dedicated servers, pay for maps/DLC's, $60 dollars, steam is a must. They will learn what microsoft with PC LIVE(used to also cost money for pc) and EA learned. Wont buy for even $10 if they dont fix it.
  24. GabrielA
    Nov 11, 2009
    0
    Screw you IW, this piece of trash wasn't even worth torrenting. No way in hell am I giving you 100 dollars for a game without dedicated servers, and with only 4 hours of game play. You guys dropped the effing ball, and you ought to be ashamed.
  25. Lokster
    Nov 11, 2009
    5
    Best single player campaign ever. Although the endless swarms of respawns gets frustrating. Multiplayer is a big letdown. Still fun, but nothing like the 32v32 all the other cod games had. Also, no dedicated servers and player hosts ... Seriously, is this the original Rainbow Six? Hosting games on player machines and not dedicated servers ... Ridiculous.
  26. RuneA
    Nov 11, 2009
    9
    I bought the game and really don't get what everyone is bitching about. The multiplayer plays great for me, and I don't think you need more than 9v9 players anyway. They should have dedicated servers, but it's not THAT big of a deal. A great game all in all.
  27. KotepJ
    Nov 11, 2009
    0
    Single player was decent, but short. Multiplayer is literally a step back, and a big one--one would expect with a game that should stand in its multiplayer, you would want to make it as good as possible, but the response to that opinion has been 'we don't care, you'll take it and you'll like it'. My tip for anyone: don't give into the hype. The only problem Single player was decent, but short. Multiplayer is literally a step back, and a big one--one would expect with a game that should stand in its multiplayer, you would want to make it as good as possible, but the response to that opinion has been 'we don't care, you'll take it and you'll like it'. My tip for anyone: don't give into the hype. The only problem is that if you're conscientious enough to listen to me, you're probably not going to be buying MW2 in the first place.… Expand
  28. JamieN
    Nov 10, 2009
    0
    I must say that this game is too short, it took me 4 hours to complete, which isn't good. The campaign had nothing explained by the bad guy at the end, and you just throw a knife at his face and then you get dragged off to the credits WHICH YOU CANNOT SKIP. Then I decided to play the Online, which didn't even work and demanded that I change my Router settings, which ain't I must say that this game is too short, it took me 4 hours to complete, which isn't good. The campaign had nothing explained by the bad guy at the end, and you just throw a knife at his face and then you get dragged off to the credits WHICH YOU CANNOT SKIP. Then I decided to play the Online, which didn't even work and demanded that I change my Router settings, which ain't going to happen. And the game mucked up my desktop resolution and didn't change it back, so my desktop was completely messed up too. The Game also caused my decent computer to have 3 hardware restarts, even though I was playing the game on Normal settings like I did with Cod4, but the game looked even worse. Even Treyarch did a better job than this.… Expand
  29. ReizoY
    Nov 11, 2009
    3
    As good as the game is on graphics and gameplay, the single player is far too short for an increased price. Lack of dedicated servers makes multiplayer tough especially for those who have their P2P ports blocked (Like me since I'm using university connection).
  30. MelissaH
    Nov 11, 2009
    0
    This is a straight console port with NO DEDICATED SERVERS, NO MODS, 4 hours SP, NO LEAN, NO LAN and only 9 vs 9 players! To top it off it is $10 more expensive than the console version... Wait until Battlefield Bad Company 2 comes out and play a real game instead!!
  31. PyroKens
    Nov 10, 2009
    10
    This is excellent game, the reason i gave 10 is becouse the game is made without dedicated server, now you my wonder why i say its excelent and it has no dedicated reason i that most people dont enjoy the game that have 20 vs 20 players as maps get overflooded with grenades and you dont know who to kill, on the other side game has really improved graphic and gamplay and adding new content This is excellent game, the reason i gave 10 is becouse the game is made without dedicated server, now you my wonder why i say its excelent and it has no dedicated reason i that most people dont enjoy the game that have 20 vs 20 players as maps get overflooded with grenades and you dont know who to kill, on the other side game has really improved graphic and gamplay and adding new content to the game that really amaze me and i cant wait to play it on steam as they keep us on a straw till 12th November. I give 10 Overall for best game (game of the year imo)!… Expand
  32. Keith
    Nov 10, 2009
    2
    It's a generic shooting game, with poor controls. Sadly enough it's a step back when compared to Modern Warfare. They striped out on a lot of the features to make it easier and cheaper to make, then sell it for higher. No lean, no dedicated servers. if your host is laggy, it ruins the game for everyone. Plus the host will have a ping advantage, so if he lags he can easily obtain It's a generic shooting game, with poor controls. Sadly enough it's a step back when compared to Modern Warfare. They striped out on a lot of the features to make it easier and cheaper to make, then sell it for higher. No lean, no dedicated servers. if your host is laggy, it ruins the game for everyone. Plus the host will have a ping advantage, so if he lags he can easily obtain victory with no damage done to him.… Expand
  33. 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
  34. RickD
    Nov 10, 2009
    0
    When things like dedicated servers, a developer console, mods, and matches above 9v9 are taken out of the game I don't know what they expect us to pay $10 above retail for. Maybe it's for the mouse support, or on screen text chat...yeah.
  35. DaveJ
    Nov 10, 2009
    5
    Single player is reasonably entertaining, if a bit messy in combat. Its also reasonably short - if you want it for the single player game, I'd wait until it comes down it price or you're looking at about 50c per minute of gameplay. Multiplayer is virtually unplayable with the experience reminding me of the days of Quake1 on dialup. You also have no control over what servers you Single player is reasonably entertaining, if a bit messy in combat. Its also reasonably short - if you want it for the single player game, I'd wait until it comes down it price or you're looking at about 50c per minute of gameplay. Multiplayer is virtually unplayable with the experience reminding me of the days of Quake1 on dialup. You also have no control over what servers you choose so you can't even pick the best of a bad scheme.… Expand
  36. HomerS
    Nov 10, 2009
    1
    SPECULAR piece of crap! No dedicate servers, no mod support, p2p sucks for PC, but at least we get mouse support? +1 for installing and having mouse & keyboard support -9 for everything else, including NO MONITOR support (fixed field of view). Consoles held this game back way too much.
  37. KevinL
    Nov 10, 2009
    0
    Single-player was pretty epic, but multi is DREADED horrid. I can find connections and play fine, but this is a HUGE step down from what PC online gaming is normally like.. I'm not even gonna list the obvious disadvantages that have been debated so much already..it just sucks. The 5-hr single-player does not justify $60 (even though its awesome) and don't even get me started on Single-player was pretty epic, but multi is DREADED horrid. I can find connections and play fine, but this is a HUGE step down from what PC online gaming is normally like.. I'm not even gonna list the obvious disadvantages that have been debated so much already..it just sucks. The 5-hr single-player does not justify $60 (even though its awesome) and don't even get me started on multiplayer... I'm glad I rented it from gamefly just for the single-player. will NOT be buying this, and none of you should either...… Expand
  38. JosB
    Nov 11, 2009
    9
    PC gaming is dead, long live PC gaming. I don't miss the dedicated servers at all, the game is lag free for me, I find others to play with within seconds, the maps are not over crowded (thank god, was a big issue in COD4), I can play with my friends using steam and I haven't even talked about the gameplay. This is top notch wether you like Singleplayer, co-op or multiplayer... PC gaming is dead, long live PC gaming. I don't miss the dedicated servers at all, the game is lag free for me, I find others to play with within seconds, the maps are not over crowded (thank god, was a big issue in COD4), I can play with my friends using steam and I haven't even talked about the gameplay. This is top notch wether you like Singleplayer, co-op or multiplayer... An overall great experience!… Expand
  39. SimonC
    Nov 12, 2009
    2
    The 2 is for the Character Models wich look pretty cool. and the 8 points that are missing... well as you've probably read in other reviews. What the hell is happening with PC gameing? Im back to playing Counter Strike soon. lets all hope that DICE's new game Bad Company 2 lives up to their hype. atleast theyr guna have Beta tests and Demo for us to try before they sell the shit The 2 is for the Character Models wich look pretty cool. and the 8 points that are missing... well as you've probably read in other reviews. What the hell is happening with PC gameing? Im back to playing Counter Strike soon. lets all hope that DICE's new game Bad Company 2 lives up to their hype. atleast theyr guna have Beta tests and Demo for us to try before they sell the shit to us. Infinity Ward and Codemasters (if u missed the utter crap game Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising) SHAME ON YOU!… Expand
  40. SF
    Nov 10, 2009
    0
    The single player is 5 hours long, which is far too short for the asking price of $60 - it really didn't live up to the massive hype machine surrounding it. So, with the single player campaign over in a night, why don't we try some of this multi-player? Well, considering IW decided to strip out all aspects of the PC version which seperates it from the console version, the The single player is 5 hours long, which is far too short for the asking price of $60 - it really didn't live up to the massive hype machine surrounding it. So, with the single player campaign over in a night, why don't we try some of this multi-player? Well, considering IW decided to strip out all aspects of the PC version which seperates it from the console version, the multi-player really suffers. No way of reviewing your latency, excluding a bar - so it's completely useless unless you're guessing. Host mitigation occured often, with the new host having a clear advantage. And the default FOV is locked at 65, which I can't play games at due to motion sickness. I need a FOV of 90. But IW removed the ability to have a console. So I can't edit such a simple system preference. Most anticipated game? Check. Most expensive game? Check. Totally not worth buying? Check.… Expand
  41. SamuelA
    Nov 12, 2009
    0
    How can this be. 60 dollars for a port ? come on, i know this is a milk cow. I hope EA and battlefield hits you where it hurts. This is plain greed. Why are all these reviews giving it High scores. Why did they review the game before the PC version came out. Arent you supposed to review all at once ? This is stupid. I will not pay 60 bucks. If they want i could pay 19.99 for Multiplayer How can this be. 60 dollars for a port ? come on, i know this is a milk cow. I hope EA and battlefield hits you where it hurts. This is plain greed. Why are all these reviews giving it High scores. Why did they review the game before the PC version came out. Arent you supposed to review all at once ? This is stupid. I will not pay 60 bucks. If they want i could pay 19.99 for Multiplayer only if is going to be like this. AND i will not BUY any of your GAY MAp PACKS which you are most likely going to charge us for.… Expand
  42. TimothyT
    Nov 10, 2009
    0
    Infinity Ward has killed Call of Duty on the PC with the lack of dedicated servers: High pings No mods No favorite servers Low player limit No competitive gaming No communities No clans/teams No admins etc. But then again, there's a five hour campaign for $60!
  43. NickH.
    Nov 10, 2009
    9
    Hello all, I saw everyone's rate and so I thought, I will rate to. I pre-ordered the game some months ago for the Playstation 3 (yes, a console!) and since I have it, I love it (like I expected). The game is very very good, good story, multiplayer is good, awesome COOP with friends and I geuss alot of features I don't know yet. But you guys will say "It's a console game". Hello all, I saw everyone's rate and so I thought, I will rate to. I pre-ordered the game some months ago for the Playstation 3 (yes, a console!) and since I have it, I love it (like I expected). The game is very very good, good story, multiplayer is good, awesome COOP with friends and I geuss alot of features I don't know yet. But you guys will say "It's a console game". No, you got it for PC to (hehe). But why they made dedicated servers for PC version? Because they don't like cheaters and people that play an illigal version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 online. (Cracked versions>>>). I give it a nine, 1 point minus because of the problems with the PC-version, and the to bloody scene on the airfield where you play terrorist. If you ask it to me, it was not necassary to put such a mission in this game. (My opinion). Good luck, and buy this game, worth your money!… Expand
  44. TylerH.
    Nov 10, 2009
    0
    Lets break this down as to why this game must be advoided no matter what. Dont even torrent it, doing so you acknowledge Activision/Infinity Ward created a product you want. I'll compare what features COD4 offered vs. MW2, separated by dashes... networking = client/server - peer 2 peer avg ping (us) = 25-40ms - 100+ console ability = yes - no lean funtionality = yes - no custom maps Lets break this down as to why this game must be advoided no matter what. Dont even torrent it, doing so you acknowledge Activision/Infinity Ward created a product you want. I'll compare what features COD4 offered vs. MW2, separated by dashes... networking = client/server - peer 2 peer avg ping (us) = 25-40ms - 100+ console ability = yes - no lean funtionality = yes - no custom maps = yes - no # of players = 64 - up to 18 mods = yes - no record game = yes - no kick/ban hackers = yes - no profiles saved online = no - yes select server to join = yes - no control offensive language = yes - no 0 ping host advantage = no - yes lan pay = yes - yes free demo = yes - no price = $50 - $60 If you think a 3hr, rediculous B action movie style, single player; with a few new perks and the removal of all listed above is worth more than any other game for pc at $60... then you'll only be feeding corporate greed, and you'll be letting them know its ok to raise prices in a recession, completely port a game from the inferior 360, and remove pc components that have always been in exsistance with damn near every game. Let it be known, Call of Duty had died for PC on 11/10/09.… Expand
  45. NajehH
    Nov 10, 2009
    1
    Stripped out multiplayer basically destroys the experience. No dedicated servers, 9v9 limit (actually 6v6, it's 9v9 only for one gametype), no lean. Supposedly they wanted to target "casual" gamers. Guess what, Infinity Ward? No one reviewing this game is a "casual" gamer.
  46. DOminikS
    Nov 12, 2009
    0
    The new trend to provide terrible console ports to the PC community is the worst thing i experienced in 2009. Multiplayer games without dedicated servers are a step back to the early beginnings of Multiplayer gaming. That' it. If you want to play SP, play Modern Warfare 1 and save 60$. It's almost the same, but with dedicated servers. It's a shame what IW did.
  47. adams
    Nov 12, 2009
    7
    Ok Just tested COD MW2 on my 14 years old brother PC , and All what i can say is CALL OF DUTY Moedern warfare 2 is a INCOMPLETED GAME , i was 1st been shoked with the weapons 3D modelisation and textures , just before the practice when they ask you to keep a weapon , ive looked for a M4 and i fond a JOY look weapon , then piked up the what should be a M4 , and the missing Peak control to Ok Just tested COD MW2 on my 14 years old brother PC , and All what i can say is CALL OF DUTY Moedern warfare 2 is a INCOMPLETED GAME , i was 1st been shoked with the weapons 3D modelisation and textures , just before the practice when they ask you to keep a weapon , ive looked for a M4 and i fond a JOY look weapon , then piked up the what should be a M4 , and the missing Peak control to shoot while covering , its missing on conrols configiration also E bouton is asigned to Action so its realy not programed "IW !!!!?", bringing us back to countre strike CS game play without peaks and shoot ,also the grenade line efect is horible and break simulation ambiance , and and come the bigest problem on MW2 the NO DEDICATED SERVER5S , i dont i you noticed yes but there is no COD MW2 fan site yet and no clans , as expected IW stoped Mooding and no dedicated servers , thats blowed up milions of Hard core gamers , But hope IW work on Big patch for PC version to Corect 1 - weapon texture 2 - bring back legacy controls 3 - taking out grenade efects , its not relalistic 4 - Squad blocking doors , many time 5 - and bring Back Dedicated servers i f they dont fix the game will dead and gamers will no more trust in IW so the end of the series .… Expand
  48. JosephS
    Nov 10, 2009
    0
    Short single player campaign No dedicated servers Peer to peer hosting 100ms as standard Host has the latency advantage ~10 second pause when the host disconnects No custom content like maps, mods Forced DLC with a price tag 9v9 max 65 FoV No console No recording No lean 'Tactical' nuke All of this for just $60. Although it does have some great features such as mouse support, Short single player campaign No dedicated servers Peer to peer hosting 100ms as standard Host has the latency advantage ~10 second pause when the host disconnects No custom content like maps, mods Forced DLC with a price tag 9v9 max 65 FoV No console No recording No lean 'Tactical' nuke All of this for just $60. Although it does have some great features such as mouse support, in-game text and graphics options.… Expand
  49. TJM
    Nov 10, 2009
    0
    WTF with this game?!!!I have been waiting to get on a battle in the MP and is almost impossible. After 10 min waiting when I finally connected we got the host migration BS 2 TIMES!!! and if it wasn't enough the Fking thing timed out!!!Really, this game is all about the SP, which btw, is a basic copyy and paste of CoD4 but more noob down to be "accesible" LOL. Really, stay away from WTF with this game?!!!I have been waiting to get on a battle in the MP and is almost impossible. After 10 min waiting when I finally connected we got the host migration BS 2 TIMES!!! and if it wasn't enough the Fking thing timed out!!!Really, this game is all about the SP, which btw, is a basic copyy and paste of CoD4 but more noob down to be "accesible" LOL. Really, stay away from this plague!!!… Expand
  50. BradynM
    Nov 15, 2009
    0
    No dedicated servers = no purchase. Before Infinity Ward screwed beyond everything up, this was a shoe in purchase for me. I just can't buy it in good conscience now. Infinity Ward is gone and Infinity Ward/Activision is in where the bottom line is appealing to the 14 year old casual players who are ignoring the ESRB rating anyway. Have fun, Infinity Ward. I hope you lost millions!
  51. MarkR
    Nov 10, 2009
    0
    Infinity Ward chose to ignore gamer demands to maximize profit while lying to their original playerbase about their motivations behind destroying PC community. Don't buy this game and support games that understand the heart of PC gaming.
  52. PsyFX
    Nov 10, 2009
    1
    Review breakdown as follows -1 No Dedicated server support -1 No Mod support -1 No Custom Map support -1 Console type matchmaking -1 Can't resale game due to steam integration -1 12 players, 18 players for ground war mode. -1 Inflated Price -1 Infinity Ward support, or lack there of... -1 Dumbed down, exactly the same as the console now -1 No in game Command Console +1 Single Player Review breakdown as follows -1 No Dedicated server support -1 No Mod support -1 No Custom Map support -1 Console type matchmaking -1 Can't resale game due to steam integration -1 12 players, 18 players for ground war mode. -1 Inflated Price -1 Infinity Ward support, or lack there of... -1 Dumbed down, exactly the same as the console now -1 No in game Command Console +1 Single Player Campaign and 2 player co-op… Expand
  53. jamest
    Nov 16, 2009
    9
    #Singleplayer Pros&Cons: +Good Story +Good Graphics +Good Audio +Good Gameplay -only around 7 hours of gameplay even on veteran(probably alot more for inexperienced players) #Multiplayer Co-op&Spec Ops Pros&Cons: +fun +quite Challenging -only 2 player max #Multiplayer deathmatch etc. Pros&Cons: +fun +very challenging +good variety +lots of unlockables leaves you with huge replayability #Singleplayer Pros&Cons: +Good Story +Good Graphics +Good Audio +Good Gameplay -only around 7 hours of gameplay even on veteran(probably alot more for inexperienced players) #Multiplayer Co-op&Spec Ops Pros&Cons: +fun +quite Challenging -only 2 player max #Multiplayer deathmatch etc. Pros&Cons: +fun +very challenging +good variety +lots of unlockables leaves you with huge replayability +good for casuals... -..bad for competitive gamers -no dedicated servers What's left to say is that i had 10 minutes of lag out of 6 hours of playing online. Also ignore those 0-1 ratings, with all the trash on the market, this is the best game i've played this year. Also it's the first time since 2000 ,when i started with counter-strike, that i've been hooked up with a FPS and played it for more than 30 minutes. I would pay 60$(around 48… Expand
  54. Torwyn82
    Nov 17, 2009
    1
    The single player experience was... ok. More of a visual treat and decent shooter, over before you could blink. However, the staggering lack of thought towards the PC community in multiplayer has destroyed this game. I am in the UK and can't play multiplayer without intense lag - I can no longer choose a local server, I am forced on to servers based on the other side of the globe, The single player experience was... ok. More of a visual treat and decent shooter, over before you could blink. However, the staggering lack of thought towards the PC community in multiplayer has destroyed this game. I am in the UK and can't play multiplayer without intense lag - I can no longer choose a local server, I am forced on to servers based on the other side of the globe, and my camera is constantly shaking left and right with lag. I will never buy another IW game again unless these issues are rectified quickly.… Expand
  55. numnum
    Nov 10, 2009
    0
    My protest score. it is shocking that Activision are treating Pc gamers the same as console gamers. Thanks to the average idiot console gamer who for some reason feel there getting a great deal when they buy DLC have now made what was always a free update like new maps on the PC to a fracking insult to the only stable platform that has been around way before the Playstations and xboxs My protest score. it is shocking that Activision are treating Pc gamers the same as console gamers. Thanks to the average idiot console gamer who for some reason feel there getting a great deal when they buy DLC have now made what was always a free update like new maps on the PC to a fracking insult to the only stable platform that has been around way before the Playstations and xboxs where ever bloody thought of. way to go console owners.… Expand
  56. Prom3th3an
    Nov 18, 2009
    0
    Firstly, I didnt buy this game because I wanted to see what it would be like first, so I played a mates copy...in short im glad I didnt buy it. The single player campaign (if thats what you want to call it) is excessivly short. This coupled with a poorly engineered multiplayer system has effectivly killed this game and tarnished the Call of Duty name forever and reflects extremely poorly Firstly, I didnt buy this game because I wanted to see what it would be like first, so I played a mates copy...in short im glad I didnt buy it. The single player campaign (if thats what you want to call it) is excessivly short. This coupled with a poorly engineered multiplayer system has effectivly killed this game and tarnished the Call of Duty name forever and reflects extremely poorly on Infinity Ward. The lack of modding support that would normally make a game like this last for a long time is of course a real slap in the face to the PC gamers who made the CoD name what it is today. The lack of dedicated servers is also a killer, putting to much ownes on P2P hosters. Most home conections have less that 64k of uploading bandwidth which is not enough to sustain the numbers that made CoD 4 an excellent multiplay enviroment. The matchmaing system is at best flawed, last night I connected to a game in america, the lag was unbearable. Overall Infinity Ward have basically given the loyal PC gamers the finger and its about time they sit down and think about how they are going to fix this and fast, for I wont be investing in any further CoD games untill they get thier act together.… Expand
  57. TravisS
    Nov 10, 2009
    3
    PC Gamers got completely shafted with this sequel. With so much taken away that was already present in the previous title like leaning, dedicated servers, mods, etc. It is a shame to see how Infinity Ward gave the PC a port, when we (the PC gamer) made them what they are today. With a lackluster single-player that doesn't quite live up to the previous title, there is almost no reason PC Gamers got completely shafted with this sequel. With so much taken away that was already present in the previous title like leaning, dedicated servers, mods, etc. It is a shame to see how Infinity Ward gave the PC a port, when we (the PC gamer) made them what they are today. With a lackluster single-player that doesn't quite live up to the previous title, there is almost no reason to purchase this game on the PC platform.… Expand
  58. demontrace
    Nov 20, 2009
    1
    I cannot begin to express how disappointed I am with this title. How you can disrespect PC gamers the way this company has is appalling. Call of Duty is what it is today because of PC gamers. To place such precedence on console gamers, and then just directly port the game over to PCs, with no optimizations or anything is just lazy. To remove dedicated servers, something that has worked I cannot begin to express how disappointed I am with this title. How you can disrespect PC gamers the way this company has is appalling. Call of Duty is what it is today because of PC gamers. To place such precedence on console gamers, and then just directly port the game over to PCs, with no optimizations or anything is just lazy. To remove dedicated servers, something that has worked for so many years, and replace it with a horrid system that reeks of mental retardation. Why would you do this? I am seriously starting to believe that this was approved so the content could be controlled. Force PC gamers to buy map packs, and maybe even pay to play online. A monthly fee for CoD online. I can believe it. The single player campaign is average. Nothing noteworthy. The airport level is shocking for about 5 seconds, then becomes too slow, and feels like it's holding you back from the real game. The campaign itself is too short as many have mentioned. Multiplayer, however, is what everyone is here for. Spec ops is fun, I'll give it that, but that is the ONLY area where Matchmaking would be appropriate. It only needs to find one other player. Instead they have a system where you must invite another player who is already a friend. To make this friend you either need to have them already, or make some from other multiplayer games of CoD. This, however, is a pain. I have no problem just inviting random people from different games, and about 35% are receptive. It's the fact that I even have to go to these lengths, when the terrible matchmaking system from multiplayer, should be linked to spec ops. Multiplayer needs to move back to Dedicated servers. They can keep the matchmaking as a quick game finder for those who actually want to use it. Putting back in dedicated server support shouldn't be that difficult given this was being done 10 years ago. They don't have to lose the resources they spent on making this worthless matchmaker, but they can at least give the players what they want. Just don't even bother making games for PCs anymore if you're going to disrespect us so badly. You'll lose a good source of money. And if you think dropping the PC will protect you from pirates, think again. They'll just move to the consoles. You'll never lose them, but you can definitely lose us. We're the paying customers, and you just screwed us over. This won't be forgotten.… Expand
  59. AntonyT.
    Nov 20, 2009
    1
    SIngle player is fine, although i did all that in the first one. CODMOW2 brought nothing new to the table.... might as well have been an expansion... but i guess they wouldnt have got their money that way. But basicly it gets a 1 because of their shit attitude towards pc gamers, pc gamers arent console gamers... remeber that next time you launch a game IW. Ps. What a rip off.
  60. EvilAcid
    Nov 22, 2009
    0
    no dedicated for 1 for 2 you have to open ports leaving you vulnerable to hackers well for 3 you will have to pay for content that came with the game to be unlocked down the line. 60$ was way to much for a game that has a value of 20$ bassed with the fact u can choose the server u want to be in and getting ripped off by there suposably great new match making system i sarcasticly say that no dedicated for 1 for 2 you have to open ports leaving you vulnerable to hackers well for 3 you will have to pay for content that came with the game to be unlocked down the line. 60$ was way to much for a game that has a value of 20$ bassed with the fact u can choose the server u want to be in and getting ripped off by there suposably great new match making system i sarcasticly say that as it isnt true. and last but not least i wonder how much they payed alot of these people to give MW2 a high score and say the game is great when it isnt at all prooven with the no dedicated servers. with that said i can see IW possibly going under a big lawsuit down the line since now there welcoming hackers to hack the game/peoples info..... and many other things as well.… Expand
  61. ScottK
    Nov 29, 2009
    1
    The graphics are great, gameplay is fun. How ever, Infinity Ward completlt screwed up the online play. The lag is terrible, it takes over 2minutes just to get a map started, and the aimbots/cheaters are all over the place. Plus when ever I launch multi-player I get constant warnings from my anti-virus program. It seems I am not the only one getting these warnings either. Just stay away The graphics are great, gameplay is fun. How ever, Infinity Ward completlt screwed up the online play. The lag is terrible, it takes over 2minutes just to get a map started, and the aimbots/cheaters are all over the place. Plus when ever I launch multi-player I get constant warnings from my anti-virus program. It seems I am not the only one getting these warnings either. Just stay away from this head-ache of a game!!! Eigh, did they ever mess this one up good!!!… Expand
  62. Dario
    Dec 14, 2009
    5
    Most over-hyped game EVER. It's nice and pretty, but it doesn't add anything. Also, MP is a piece of crap. I can't believe how DISHONEST professional reviewers are.
  63. retu.
    Dec 2, 2009
    7
    The sp mission rates a 8 for eye-candy but the "plot" is bone-headedly stupid. The icing on the cake are the "stirring" quotes from Kennedy, Eisenhower, and ... Dick Cheney?? I literally laughed out loud. This is a $20 mission pack that sells for $60. Life is too busy for mp - sounds like that's just as well from other reviews. But this vote is based on sp only. I'd suggest The sp mission rates a 8 for eye-candy but the "plot" is bone-headedly stupid. The icing on the cake are the "stirring" quotes from Kennedy, Eisenhower, and ... Dick Cheney?? I literally laughed out loud. This is a $20 mission pack that sells for $60. Life is too busy for mp - sounds like that's just as well from other reviews. But this vote is based on sp only. I'd suggest waiting for the price to come down - waaay down.… Expand
  64. 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
  65. StaleNut
    Dec 2, 2009
    1
    If your looking for an engrossing multiplayer experience that will give countless hours of fun look elsewhere. The single player is ok but very short. I would call this game a day rental if PC users had that privledge.
  66. 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
  67. Nika
    Dec 30, 2009
    1
    This game is realy realy boring. Online is so bad without dedicated servers. Everyone usses GLs and shotguns online. Big Fail Game!
  68. ZackRezowalli
    Dec 5, 2009
    10
    Modern Warfare 2 has taken everything that made the first Modern Warfare so popular and jacked it up. The game is exiting and will keep your heart rate up.
  69. anonymous
    Dec 7, 2009
    0
    If you are looking to play online I suggest you look else where. The gameplay is ok but the multiplayer is terrible no servers and a bunch of cheats
  70. ScottN
    Dec 8, 2009
    1
    Actual game was ok, though very short. Multiplayer. Welll......."A huge Disappointment"! My latency /ping is always well over 200+ and I feel at least five seconds behind the action. If you go back to playing cod4 you will see what i mean. I actually started playing cod4 multiplayer more as a result. I only got to rank 20 in mw2 b4 i have enough of this rubbish. The new system is totally Actual game was ok, though very short. Multiplayer. Welll......."A huge Disappointment"! My latency /ping is always well over 200+ and I feel at least five seconds behind the action. If you go back to playing cod4 you will see what i mean. I actually started playing cod4 multiplayer more as a result. I only got to rank 20 in mw2 b4 i have enough of this rubbish. The new system is totally unreliable in my oppinion. Bring Bck dedicated I say. Surely it cant that bigger issue to fix? Then again from IW's response to the dedicated servers situation so far, IW seem pretty ignorant and reluctant to do anything about it. Tw*ts!… Expand
  71. AnthonyG
    Dec 9, 2009
    1
    Very funny reading what some of these blatantly ignorant people write. The issue at hand is dedicated servers. Yes, it would seem the game itself is balanced, has good graphics, and an engaging (if short) storyline. But the system that multiplayer was implemented on undermines all the other selling points of the game. An fps, if expected to last (ESPECIALLY one with such a short Very funny reading what some of these blatantly ignorant people write. The issue at hand is dedicated servers. Yes, it would seem the game itself is balanced, has good graphics, and an engaging (if short) storyline. But the system that multiplayer was implemented on undermines all the other selling points of the game. An fps, if expected to last (ESPECIALLY one with such a short single-player) MUST have a solid multiplayer no questions asked. Completely crushing the previous limit on player's in a map was a bad move, and if you justify it by saying the maps are smaller than you've indirectly pointed out another flaw: maps should be varied in their style, not always cluttered and catered to small skirmish play. Not having the option of dedicated servers is a massive letdown. Truthfully that wouldn't be so bad if players were somehow given the ability to moderate their own servers however that's a feature so closely tied to dedicated servers that it makes that issue seem larger than it is. Overall, if you're a pc user, stick to cod4:mwONE multiplayer. Dedicated servers aren't a "feature". They're a cornerstone of any fps on a pc, and not having them is like trying to run a marathon on pavement without shoes.… Expand
  72. NickT
    Dec 9, 2009
    0
    A kick in the face to all PC gamers. Activision and IW said screw you and made a terrible multiplayer system that is a straight port from the consoles...Waste of moeny
  73. 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.
  74. jackp
    Jan 1, 2010
    10
    its one of the best games in the world nothing can beat this game at all
  75. 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
  76. 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
  77. 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
  78. 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
  79. MarcusS
    Jan 12, 2010
    10
    This have kept me entertained, and will for a long time. Stop whining.
  80. vittoriom
    Jan 13, 2010
    2
    The game itself is wonderful, but need of DEDICATED SERVERS, IWNET is sucks, cheats implemented are sucks, so there are cheaters everywhere, and clean players cant kick from game, need more maps.
  81. 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
  82. PaulW
    Jan 13, 2010
    5
    Overall the single player campaign is fun, it is extremely short and the story could use some work. The real problem is the lack of dedicated servers, and the cheating that happens in multiplayer games.
  83. SebastianG
    Jan 13, 2010
    9
    Is very addicting, variety of weapons and combinations that make you get into the game to try out your own playstyle and see if it works.
  84. 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
  85. 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
  86. 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 !
  87. DanielN
    Jan 14, 2010
    9
    Great game, expecially like the special ops and online!
  88. MrMarkus
    Jan 14, 2010
    10
    Very nice game. I like the weapons and upgrades in game, RPG system and good multiplayer (never have problem to find good server without lags) and... I very like training, as in CoD 4 :)
  89. lesr
    Jan 14, 2010
    5
    not bad biggest down fall is it tends to leed to people camping to gain point ,and over use of the 205 granade launcher ,, and getting rid of the abilty to peek around corners was a step back from cod 4 ,, but other wise not bad
  90. todd
    Jan 14, 2010
    0
    I can't believe that this game is selling for $60 a copy. I understand that activision has to make money but even at $5 a copy they're raking in 5 billion dollars. You cant tell me that it takes a billion dollars to make an hour worth of gameplay. The worst thing is this game is setting up the industry to raise the price of all games. Now while most people will say," Quit being I can't believe that this game is selling for $60 a copy. I understand that activision has to make money but even at $5 a copy they're raking in 5 billion dollars. You cant tell me that it takes a billion dollars to make an hour worth of gameplay. The worst thing is this game is setting up the industry to raise the price of all games. Now while most people will say," Quit being so cheap, you'll play the game tons of times." Well, it's unfortunate but being a gamer my whole life i've become bored with first person shooters since they're all becoming cut from the same mould. Sure the graphics are better and they are making games more like movies but how many war movies have you seen with the same content as mw2? Terrorists killing innocents have been in every modern war movie ever concieved. The only difference is now we're all sick enough to pay to be the terrorist. Hell, just putting that little bit of immoral behavior in made them another 10 billion. It reminds me of a time that a man in my home town was wrapped around a pto shaft on a grain auger and everyone in town drove out to see the aftermath. Raises the question,"Why the hell would you drive out to see someone mutilated?" Well, why the hell would you pay to mutilate innocents? I've always justified playing fps' under the idea that if i was drafted and put in a situation where i had to kill that i would only kill something that had intention to kill me. So shooting nazis that shoot back, ok. Shooting good, honest people, no. And sure you can skip it but the majority of the people who heard about this game bought it because of the contriversy and even if they skip it the first time around inevitably temptation and curiousity kicks in. It's a blatent marketing ploy to sell more copies and nothing else. Some say the story justifies it but if in the real world this happens we say there is no justifcation for such actions. All i'm really saying is think before you buy. At some point people have to draw a line how much 10 cents of silicon and 5 hours of gameplay is really worth. Wouldn't be suprised if by the end of 2010 that games will go for $100 a copy. Why not? most people are becoming so addicted to video games that the price could go up and people would just pay more to get there fix. Dont get me wrong, video games are great but i think you'd be better of giving your $50 to sustainable energy so that the human race can survive global warming rather then being wastefull, selfish, and lazy contributing nothing to society except by taking up space.… Expand
  91. PatrickM.
    Jan 15, 2010
    8
    Greatest game ever
  92. JoaquinB
    Jan 15, 2010
    0
    This game is over-rated and the company's that rate this game high are only trying to get something out of IW. This game is really only a single player game. without dedicated servers, map-making, modding this game is an extreme flop.
  93. flyking55
    Jan 15, 2010
    10
    It is a great game.Give me an unprecedented gaming experience! Whether single-player or multiplayer game, you can always find fun in the game. My only regret is that the plot of single-player short.
  94. JonS
    Jan 15, 2010
    0
    Single player is seemless. I played it up untill we started slaughtering cilvilians in an airport. I was hoping for big maps, vehicles and a little realism in the multiplayer. Tiny "speed courses", no dedicated servers and spawn killing "perks" is what we got.
  95. 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
  96. 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
  97. NicolasM
    Jan 16, 2010
    2
    I gave it only a 2. Why? Because it continued the story and have slightly better graphics than the first. Apart from that, the game has identical gameplay, very short campaign (although intense), poor multiplayer experience (host changing, very poor average ping, cheaters and no way to kick....). This game is way too commercial to receive all the positive feedback it's getting, IW I gave it only a 2. Why? Because it continued the story and have slightly better graphics than the first. Apart from that, the game has identical gameplay, very short campaign (although intense), poor multiplayer experience (host changing, very poor average ping, cheaters and no way to kick....). This game is way too commercial to receive all the positive feedback it's getting, IW pulled a dirty trick and it worked...… Expand
  98. RobH
    Jan 17, 2010
    0
    This thing is a pathetic hack of a second rate console shooter. VAC is a complete joke to the point that cheat sites are openly advertised during the game. For me and the other person trying to play this honestly, it's a waste of time.
  99. powerm
    Jan 17, 2010
    9
    The game is in one word awesome! I have only little problems with joining, but i dont care, because it's an honour to play this fantastic game. grz from Holland!
  100. jordanb
    Jan 17, 2010
    0
    game does not even come close to what they said the game would offer. wall hacks aim bot in almost every game. LAG? yeah there is lag only person with a good ping is the host. and don't tell me that 100-150 ping is good. and cellphone bars to show ping? wtf and bars for ping i don't even join server with ping over 60. so in all Infinity ward are liars and should all be hung to die
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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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