Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

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6.8

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  1. legabitloose
    Jun 21, 2013
    8
    This game is, despite what people often say, a good game. It's always been a good game and, at first at least it showed the very best of Call of Duty. What broke the fun of this games multiplayer was the community. Yer maybe IW could have foreseen the problems that would come up but it is just people using boring and irritating tactics to ruin games that screwed up the fun.
  2. mrwarcriminal
    Apr 29, 2021
    8
    8/10 third best in the series behind W@W & Modern Warfare original. I think the multiplayer is second best overall behind W@W. A classic game that every FPS lover should play. I cant say that about the last 5 COD games with the Modern warfare 2020 exception; that’s a good single player story.
  3. Kiwi_Ingenuity
    Mar 8, 2014
    8
    My review is solely for the multiplayer.
    Yes, it's unbalanced, but it's satisfyingly addictive and rewarding. Unfortunately, it is the last smooth experience you'll have on a Call of Duty game. The main gripe is about the community; filled with minors, exploiters and hackers. That shouldn't detract from the game, but it does detract from the experience of playing online. Overall, it's a    My review is solely for the multiplayer.
    Yes, it's unbalanced, but it's satisfyingly addictive and rewarding. Unfortunately, it is the last smooth experience you'll have on a Call of Duty game. The main gripe is about the community; filled with minors, exploiters and hackers. That shouldn't detract from the game, but it does detract from the experience of playing online. Overall, it's a decent experience. It doesn't take long to learn the basics, nor does it take long to discover and accept the discrepancies and faulty mechanics that coincide with this title (every CoD title has them). The experience isn't perfect, but it's not completely broken. Learn what to expect, and once you do realize and accept its faults, you'll have a blast.    … Expand
  4. grim977
    Sep 7, 2014
    8
    this game is a treasure which belongs in the hall of FPS for sure. This is a good fairly fast paced game with fair customizations. COD is known for their multiplayer but the campaign is a great play to.
  5. AvxrageJoe
    Jul 3, 2015
    8
    Modern Warfare 2's campaign is as good as COD4's, maybe even better. The multiplayer is pretty bad for public matches, but as an eSports game, the MP is amazing.

    (Played this in 2010, just now writing the review)
  6. hongkong97
    Sep 2, 2015
    8
    after 5 years this game is still blows my mind. mw2 is fantasic, amazing cod ever made! sure mulitplayer is now broken because of one man army noob tubes. scavger makes more noob tubes, hackers and modders to danger close to commando. i hope infinty ward remaster this game for next gen consles! if not iw is dead to me.
  7. Cmmcfreire
    May 12, 2020
    8
    [This review is only for the single player portion of the game]
    Story - 8/10
    Gameplay - 8/10
    Graphics - 8/10
    Soundtrack - 7/10
    Levels - 9/10
    Replay value - 8/10
  8. chrisd19844
    Dec 11, 2015
    8
    The definitive COD experience and the best in the series. The story still doesn't make a whole lot of sense and the graphics haven't been improved a lot, but you can tell a lot of work went into making this game. The campaign is a lot of fun and the level and weapons design kick ass. Much better than that black ops crap. Also the most challenging cod to complete on a harder difficultyThe definitive COD experience and the best in the series. The story still doesn't make a whole lot of sense and the graphics haven't been improved a lot, but you can tell a lot of work went into making this game. The campaign is a lot of fun and the level and weapons design kick ass. Much better than that black ops crap. Also the most challenging cod to complete on a harder difficulty setting so be warned!… Expand
  9. BaldwinsNutsack
    Jul 19, 2017
    8
    A standout single-player campaign. In what some might call a tired franchise of what some might call a tired genre (as far as campaigns anyway), Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 still fares rather well by modern standards.

    I'm not a big fan of the multiplayer in this franchise -- it's great in whichever game you first try it, but but is all rather samey throughout the series. That being    A standout single-player campaign. In what some might call a tired franchise of what some might call a tired genre (as far as campaigns anyway), Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 still fares rather well by modern standards.

    I'm not a big fan of the multiplayer in this franchise -- it's great in whichever game you first try it, but but is all rather samey throughout the series. That being said, I had borrowed this game from a teacher back in high school and thus didn't bother testing the online features before returning it. It didn't feel like missing out due to the satisfactory experience of the main game anyway. Perhaps if there is still a server should I one day purchase a copy for myself, I may give it a try.    … Expand
  10. Alex_Evan
    Jul 4, 2016
    8
    Excelente titulo da franquia,apesar de não nada de inovador,esse COD conseguiu fazer algo difícil...o simples ficar divertido...e o modo online é bem atraente.
  11. Lewis-Angelo
    Nov 30, 2016
    8
    una buena campaña, con algunas de las mejores misiones de la historia de los FPS, y otras misiones menos inspiradas para llevar una historia que no está del todo bien contada y estructurada

    un modo cooperativo de lo mejor de la generación, especialmente las misiones inspiradas en el primer Modern Warfare

    y un modo online que se empezó a romper con tantas rachas y ventajas
  12. syandicate
    Apr 1, 2020
    8
    +Best story in COD series.
    +Gameplay is improved.
    +Action sequences.
    +Characters
    +Diologue -Rangers missions arent as fun as task force missions.
    Cant say anything about multiplayer.I played it 10 hours but that was a long time ago.
  13. PixelGamer115
    Oct 24, 2020
    8
    - Campaign: 8/10
    - Spec-Ops: 3/10
    - Multiplayer: 5/10

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  14. Jonneeyy
    Oct 2, 2020
    8
    Actionreiche und spaßige Singleplayer-Kampagne, die auch im Jahre 2020 noch viel Freude bringt.
  15. Jrson
    May 5, 2020
    8
    One of the best fps to ever come out. Modern Warfare 2's campaign has fun missions and has the good gun play Call of Duty is known for.
  16. BeanLaden
    Oct 31, 2020
    8
    With a good but cahotic story, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a decent-good good, with fantastically smooth game mechanics, MW2 will leave a place in your heart, even if it's from rage
  17. KaleSungurCrane
    Nov 19, 2020
    8
    OVERALL - 85%

    Gameplay - 8/10 Graphics (for time) - 8/10 Story - 7/10 Game Length - 7/10 Characters - 7/10 Level/Area Design - 8/10 Atmosphere - 7/10 Sound Effects - 10/10 Soundtrack - 8/10 Replay Value - 9/10 While the story has some great moments (anything that shocks fragile people gets a thumbs up from me) it's a bit short and repetitive. The online play while a lot more    OVERALL - 85%

    Gameplay - 8/10
    Graphics (for time) - 8/10
    Story - 7/10
    Game Length - 7/10
    Characters - 7/10
    Level/Area Design - 8/10
    Atmosphere - 7/10
    Sound Effects - 10/10
    Soundtrack - 8/10
    Replay Value - 9/10

    While the story has some great moments (anything that shocks fragile people gets a thumbs up from me) it's a bit short and repetitive. The online play while a lot more complicated than the original Modern Warfare is one of the best in history.    … Expand
  18. Oldschoolgeek
    Jul 3, 2021
    8
    Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is one of the best call of duty games I've ever played and experienced. First of all, the campaign story and plot is well done and memorable with great twist and turns. The set pieces are quite a little bit too over-the-top action-film-esque with the firefight and the action-pieces but still very enjoyable and memorable. The multiplayer is very much top-notchCall Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is one of the best call of duty games I've ever played and experienced. First of all, the campaign story and plot is well done and memorable with great twist and turns. The set pieces are quite a little bit too over-the-top action-film-esque with the firefight and the action-pieces but still very enjoyable and memorable. The multiplayer is very much top-notch and has a huge selection of great maps, numerous fun and engaging modes, many assortment weapons, equipment, perks, emblems, and challenges for players to earn but it's far from perfect in terms of overall balancing (One man Army Noob Tube, Spas 12 Range, Model 1887 Pre-patch). Spec Ops is also introduced in modern warfare 2, making for a very enjoyable and good PVE experience in which 1-2 players play and complete challenging missions. I own both PS3 and PC Versions although I do wish they had put more PC-friendly features which were present in the 2 previous entries in the series (Cod 4 and World at War) such as a server browser (MW2 was the 1st cod on PC to only have matchmaking), Mod Support, Access to the in-game console commands, and more graphical and framerate options (the game is locked on 90 FPS on PC). In conclusion, It's a great game that could've had a little bit more polish and updates in terms of the overall game in the longrun so overall, 8/10 :)… Expand
  19. konjakthesober
    Oct 11, 2021
    8
    The spec ops mode is one of the most fun co op modes I ever played. The campaing is also very fun. The problem comes with mulitpayer. It was fun at realese but with hackers and players founding overpowerd mecahincs it is a mess now days.
  20. Puptent
    Feb 24, 2022
    8
    Me and my buddies played modern warfare 2 like crazy. The multiplayers 9 out of 10. Just didn't care for the campaign. There was no real story to the campaign and it just felt like one chaotic scene after another and it seems like that for most call of duty games. Just get from one end to the other and kill as many guys as you can.
  21. ArekSuzme
    Oct 1, 2022
    8
    One of the greatest fps games I've ever played. The problem is that it's too short and the gameplay gets silly sometimes. It doesn't feel old and still one of the best stories I've ever seen in a fps game. If only it was maybe an hour longer.
  22. Tenshiexe
    Nov 9, 2022
    8
    Я делаю оценку для себя и будут тут игры которые я прошел
  23. Giero
    Jan 4, 2023
    8
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  24. JesseDillinger
    Mar 22, 2023
    8
    Man, I wish I could've been there for the prime of the online multiplayer in this game. I only got to play a few matches. I played it a **** ton with my brother and his friend though. This game is my childhood. The story is great, the multiplayer is great, the gameplay feels so damn good (especially compared to the recent MW2, I hate it so much). The missions outside the story are fun. IMan, I wish I could've been there for the prime of the online multiplayer in this game. I only got to play a few matches. I played it a **** ton with my brother and his friend though. This game is my childhood. The story is great, the multiplayer is great, the gameplay feels so damn good (especially compared to the recent MW2, I hate it so much). The missions outside the story are fun. I remember doing those juggernaut missions and being scared every time one came near me. Great time. Also, the museum? That was so damn cool.… Expand
  25. FrankCreeper
    Jul 28, 2023
    8
    A very good FPS on CoD Modern Warfare Series its amazing of this is improved after a two decade,
    the gameplay is still good and its a classic nowdays the story isnt too bad and the multiplayer and PvE mode is still fantastic to play
  26. philipc
    Jan 20, 2010
    7
    sp although the story was short and the start was slightly rushed they managed pull it back with several brilliant twist that kept me interested. game play was similar to the first modern warfare. spec-ops spec-ops was like little challenges that made a brilliant new addition to the game and ads more play time to the game. online as fun and enjoyable as ever. however although there has sp although the story was short and the start was slightly rushed they managed pull it back with several brilliant twist that kept me interested. game play was similar to the first modern warfare. spec-ops spec-ops was like little challenges that made a brilliant new addition to the game and ads more play time to the game. online as fun and enjoyable as ever. however although there has been upgrades to features and the addition of death streaks I do not see anything creatively new in this part of the game and I just hope they can come up with something new for there next game.… Expand
  27. JoseM
    Mar 24, 2010
    7
    I bought MW2 on release day and I enjoyed it much... in the beginning. After many hours of playing this is my honest review. Tech: Graphic engine is smooth with 60fps, but looks aged due to lack of HDR lighting and some awful pseudo-reflections. Sound FX are above average. Controls are nearly perfect. Net-code works well after several patches. Art: Music, although generic, is very good. I bought MW2 on release day and I enjoyed it much... in the beginning. After many hours of playing this is my honest review. Tech: Graphic engine is smooth with 60fps, but looks aged due to lack of HDR lighting and some awful pseudo-reflections. Sound FX are above average. Controls are nearly perfect. Net-code works well after several patches. Art: Music, although generic, is very good. Scenarios are beautiful and detailed, although they suffer due to engine's lack of contrast. Good smoke and debris effects. Poor rain effects. Some models, like cars', are pretty bad. Weapons models are very detailed. Animation is above average. Story writing is epic but not very inspired and lacks cohesion. Game Design: Player character moves insanely fast. Weapons have very little recoil. Bullets make severe damage, you can kill fast as well as die. Campaign: It is very short and linear, and the length is mainly due to the insane amount of enemies you will encounter. Sometimes you may even think there are infinite of them (like in favelas levels). There are some breathtaking levels, only stained by the "9999 enemies" design decision. The story lacks cohesion, which means you forget about the relations between chapters, and you won't care about the story until the end. Spec-Ops: They are a set of cooperative short missions, mainly based on moments from the campaign. They're hard but fun to play with a friend online or split-screen. Unfortunately, it feels half-cooked and leaves you wondering why they didn't implement a full cooperative campaign. Online Multiplayer: Here is where most of the people wanted to come. Multiplayer is incredibly deep, fast and addictive. MW2 has a good set of modes and maps and a HUGE set of perks, killstreaks, tags, etc. You will have much fun for the first 50 levels or so, which is not too bad. I said it is addictive but it is also becomes frustrating and eventually boring. This is because unbalanced weapons and perks, loads of campers, lack of team play, huge bullet damage, God-like ninja knifers, annoying overpowered choppers and bizarre speed of movement. In the end, it becomes "run in circles and knife anybody you come across", which is a pity after the great amount of (unbalanced) options devs made for the game. Ending comment: MW2 has great production values and tons of content, but in the end, is very arcade. It rewards reflexes over skill and it gives you much fun quickliy, until you burn it out and it quickly becomes boring. Rent it and get Bad Company 2 or MAG if you want long lasting fun and develop your skills rather than your time of reaction. 7/10… Expand
  28. ChrisP
    Nov 11, 2009
    7
    Like many people, when I heard Infinity Ward was planning on making a sequel to Modern Warfare as the next installment in the series I got very excited. Unfortunately, my child-like excitement got the better of me and I spent the last year or so thinking this game would be the best game ever released. Infinity Ward has given us a very streamlined and much fancier version of CoD 4, but Like many people, when I heard Infinity Ward was planning on making a sequel to Modern Warfare as the next installment in the series I got very excited. Unfortunately, my child-like excitement got the better of me and I spent the last year or so thinking this game would be the best game ever released. Infinity Ward has given us a very streamlined and much fancier version of CoD 4, but nothing new in the singleplayer and an outrageous amount of accomplishments in the multiplayer. While I am aware that many game publications base the majority of their rating on the single player, I cannot understand this for a game with a 5-6 hour story that many users will play 20 times that online. That being said, I find that the singleplayer experience is almost identical to the first game (which I very much enjoyed despite it's brevity) with almost identical plot twists and wild stories. I was disappointed with the lack of originality but still pleased enough to continue the story. The multiplayer is a beast that is tough to capture with just one rating. While it is vastly expanded in terms of goals and objectives from the first installment, this can make it a bit too busy at times. One of the best parts of the first Modern Warfare was the balance that you felt between the weapons. While there were some weaker weapons, on the whole you didn't feel a serious imbalance. This is not the case in Modern Warfare 2. Many of the guns feel inaccurate or too weak without certain perks. The maps feel too cluttered and non-linear to be multiplayer maps (although this does make for a much more interested single-player experience). I personally play on PS3 and have found that once again, the game grinds to a halt online. The first installment had a handful of glitches that made online play frustrating at times but were usually patched quickly. So far, this game has already had massive flaws on the PSNetwork and it seems like Infinity Ward didn't even bother to test the game on our network. All in all, the multiplayer has been pretty fun, but nothing I would invest the kind of time in that I did with the series' previous installment. If you own a PS3 & an Xbox 360, I would strongly urge you to buy the Xbox version, as Infinity Ward seems to have FAR fewer issues with Xbox online. Further, at the game's release there were issues for PS3 trophies and partymaking that Xbox is not having. This game is worth the price of admission, but will fall far short of expectations and the longevity that the previous version had/enjoyed.… Expand
  29. Elwenil
    Nov 10, 2009
    7
    Overall this game feels more like it should have been a $39 expansion to CoD4 rather than a full $60 game. It is certainly not up to the standard of the current generation of AA titles, in my opinion. The singleplayer is very short and the plot is more than a little ridiculous and completely illogical. The story is wandering and feels incomplete with very little to "fill it out". The Overall this game feels more like it should have been a $39 expansion to CoD4 rather than a full $60 game. It is certainly not up to the standard of the current generation of AA titles, in my opinion. The singleplayer is very short and the plot is more than a little ridiculous and completely illogical. The story is wandering and feels incomplete with very little to "fill it out". The multiplayer is as expected by anyone who played CoD4. Not much has changed overall in this game from the earlier title and I really feel that Infinity Ward could have done better. I don't feel disappointed that I bought the game, but I do feel disappointed that I paid $60 for what is basically an expansion.… Expand
  30. ChaseL
    Jan 11, 2010
    7
    First off, i am a massive cod4 fan. when i got this i was pumped, which lasted 4 hours then that was gone. part 2, spec ops, fun, but not a $70 quality fun. Finally everyones new drug the multiplayer, very fun but it doesnt make a game, neither do graphics infinity ward made a lot of mistakes but overall a good game to get if you got $70, but most of us dont.
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#3 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2009
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Metascore
94

Universal acclaim - based on 67 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 67 out of 67
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 67
  3. Negative: 0 out of 67
  1. Telegraph
    100
    Modern Warfare 2 crosses into the must-have category of video games effortlessly. It offers an unmatched shooter experience, a compelling story mode, a slick package of mini missions and a multiplayer which is pretty much unparalleled in depth.
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  2. Cynamite
    100
    Modern Warfare 2 offers epic gameplay, a stunning Spec-Ops mode and a huge amount of adrenaline.
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  3. MEGamers
    99
    Despite certain controversial elements, this game is an FPS fan’s dream. Game of the Year? Hell, yeah!
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