Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

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  1. JulianF
    Mar 29, 2010
    1
    Complete trash! This game is a huge waste of money and time. Being a huge fan of the COD series since COD2, I can say that this is one of the worst multiplayer experiences I have had to date. The game is a huge letdown. It definitely does not live up to its huge hype and reputation. Anyone who rated this game above a 5 must have a lot of patience and be relatively new to the COD series. Complete trash! This game is a huge waste of money and time. Being a huge fan of the COD series since COD2, I can say that this is one of the worst multiplayer experiences I have had to date. The game is a huge letdown. It definitely does not live up to its huge hype and reputation. Anyone who rated this game above a 5 must have a lot of patience and be relatively new to the COD series. The single player is decent, but very short. It makes me laugh when people say, "Don't play it on easy and it won't be short!" I finished the game on veteran difficulty in 6 hours with ease and completed spec ops mode on veteran by myself (without the help of friends) in a very short amount of time. Multiplayer is a complete joke. The game is catered to the new and casual gamers for FPS games and requires no gaming skill what so ever. A retarded monkey could play and succeed online. The assult rifles are completely overpowered and unbalanced making every other gun in the game obsolete. The knife in the game is complete BS. You can teleport 20 feet and stab someone while being invincible during the lunge. Custom killstreaks ruin this game. 90% of the players camp to obtain killstreaks and do not play the game the way it was intended. Cheating and glitching is destroying this game. Infinity Ward will patch a glitch weeks after it was discovered, then 10 minutes after the patch, someone finds another way to do the same glitch and exploits it. Basically, they fix 1 problem and create another or more. Boosting for ranks/unlocks, glitched ranked lobbies, hacked classes (have 3 main guns instead of 1 and a secondary, 4 perks instead of 3, automatic weapons which shouldn't be automatic), game-ending nukes in care packages from hackers, thermal vision without the thermal scope, unlimited UAV's, aimbots (which have now come to the consoles), unlimited grenade launchers with ridiculous explosion damage, LAG, LAG, and more LAG, a 1200 MS point map pack, and a spawn system that is atrocious. The game has been out for almost 5 months and it is still plagued with these frustrating and irratating problems that are going to be the downfall of this game and could possibly destroy the series for many hardcore fans. Don't believe me, search on youtube for "MW2 terrible spawn system" or "MW2 online mods." If you would like to raise your blood pressure, curse uncontrollably at your tv, and make your blood boil, then Modern Garbagefare 2 is for you. If you want a fun and enjoyable game to play online, stick with COD4, Halo 3, or the new Battlefield: Bad Company 2!… Expand
  2. MayorOfMantown
    Mar 29, 2010
    9
    I can't believe all the people who are so butthurt over this game! It's more ridiculous than the people who hate Halo because it's popular. The fact is that this is an excellent game that deserves all the critical acclaim it's been getting. The single player is short, but the story is extremely compelling. However, the added Spec Ops (with the Co-op feature) easily I can't believe all the people who are so butthurt over this game! It's more ridiculous than the people who hate Halo because it's popular. The fact is that this is an excellent game that deserves all the critical acclaim it's been getting. The single player is short, but the story is extremely compelling. However, the added Spec Ops (with the Co-op feature) easily adds 15 hours to the single player experience. I found this to be just as fun as any co-op game I've played (including Gears of War, Halo, Left 4 Dead, and Borderlands). The online multiplayer, though, is where this game really shines. It's essentially the same as the original Modern Warfare with a TON of variety added. You can now customize virtually every aspect of the gameplay to suit your needs. This is one of the few games that allows you to be competitive, but still play using the style that you find to be the most fun. The only reason I give this game a 9 rather than a 10 is that if you are not connected to XBox Live or Playstation Network, then the gameplay is essentially cut in half. It's still a great game to enjoy on by yourself, but it's just not quite as much of a must buy for the single player alone.… Expand
  3. JesseF.
    Mar 28, 2010
    3
    I got this a few days after it came out. I beat the campaign and comepletely enjoyed it. Multi-player was amazing, too. But after three months, the game reveals it's true colors. You start realizing the graphics aren't the best. You start realizing how truly terrible the spawn system is. You start realizing how not fun it is when the other team gets a one kill advantage and I got this a few days after it came out. I beat the campaign and comepletely enjoyed it. Multi-player was amazing, too. But after three months, the game reveals it's true colors. You start realizing the graphics aren't the best. You start realizing how truly terrible the spawn system is. You start realizing how not fun it is when the other team gets a one kill advantage and starts raping you with AC-130's, Harrier's, and Pavelow's all at once. It sad that so many people still play this game. It gets boring, not fun, and very annoying. 50 out of maybe 65 of my friends who bought this game have already returned it. I won't yet because I still want to finish the campaign on Vetern and do all the Spec-Ops missions. The campaign only takes about five to seven hours, so those of you who play the first time through on Vetern, you will finish very quickly. The only very good thing about this game is the Spec-ops. It takes out some missions from Call of Duty 4 and Modern Warfare 2's campaign and allows you to play alone (on some missions) or with a friend (on all missions). There's nothing but campers and hackers online. Even if you have a great connection, you still end up dying. Just now, on my last game of Modern Warfare 2 ever, I shot a guy at least 15 times in the chest and body with a AUG HBAR and he killed me in one shot with a M9. I looked at my connection and it had three green bars. And finally, the spawn system is an absolute fail. At least 100 times, I've gotten killed by an enemy and spawned right in front of him at least twice in a row. Campaign: 8/10 Multiplayer: -5/10 Spec-Ops: 15/10.… Expand
  4. MikeL
    Mar 27, 2010
    9
    COD:MW2 takes the Call of Duty franchise to a whole different level of the FPS experience. The graphics are spectacular. The sound will blow your mind, especially if you are using headphones or have surround sound. The most outstanding aspect of the game is the Multiplayer mode which welcomes a wide variety of FPS gamer personalities due to its in-depth weapon class perks and weapon COD:MW2 takes the Call of Duty franchise to a whole different level of the FPS experience. The graphics are spectacular. The sound will blow your mind, especially if you are using headphones or have surround sound. The most outstanding aspect of the game is the Multiplayer mode which welcomes a wide variety of FPS gamer personalities due to its in-depth weapon class perks and weapon customizations. May it be the quick and quiet silenced weapon stalker, the "invisible" knife expert, the stationary deadly sniper, or the well rounded assault and cover rifleman, any game-style can be represented with relative balance. In contrast to the one level, "arena" feel of the COD4 multiplayer maps; MW2 maps have a gritty, dimensional style with multiple flanking options and more story levels in buildings, above and below. Action is more fast pace and more intense then any previous Call of Duty title, or any FPS in general. The Achilles heal of the game is the single player modes, which is what prevents this reviewer from giving the game a 10. While entertaining, some aspects seemed boring and cliche'. If you enjoyed the COD4 campaign, you will enjoy this one, but don't expect to want to play it again, I was satisfied with one play-through. The Spec-Opps section of the game adds a little vinegar and flair to single player, maybe adding another hour of interest or two. All in all, If online FPS gaming is your passion, definitely buy this game; the BEST FPS out right now hands down. If you don't have internet or don't like playing games online, rent it.… Expand
  5. JamalH
    Mar 21, 2010
    1
    This game has to be the biggest let down in gaming history. Infinity Ward has destroyed the Call Of Duty franchise and I don't know if it will ever come back. The multiplayer consists of sitting in a corner waiting for someone to pass you and grenade launching. I am not sure how this game has a better rating than Battlefield Bad Company 2 which is in my opinion the greatest First This game has to be the biggest let down in gaming history. Infinity Ward has destroyed the Call Of Duty franchise and I don't know if it will ever come back. The multiplayer consists of sitting in a corner waiting for someone to pass you and grenade launching. I am not sure how this game has a better rating than Battlefield Bad Company 2 which is in my opinion the greatest First Person Shooter since Call of Duty 4. I do not recommend buying this game. At most you could rent it for the mediocre campaign. The multiplayer will just frustrate you more than entertain you. I recommend you pick up Battlefield Bad Company 2 for an entertaining gaming session or even Call of Duty 4.… Expand
  6. AdamW
    Mar 20, 2010
    4
    I was looking forward to this game ever since I first played the online component in CoD4. IW got way over there heads with this. The campaign is fine, while it is to short and there's a lot of plot holes, it's still very fun, while still being challenging on Veteran difficulty. The online, on the other hand, is horrid. It felt like CoD4 at first, but then it turned to some I was looking forward to this game ever since I first played the online component in CoD4. IW got way over there heads with this. The campaign is fine, while it is to short and there's a lot of plot holes, it's still very fun, while still being challenging on Veteran difficulty. The online, on the other hand, is horrid. It felt like CoD4 at first, but then it turned to some camp-fest full of idiots going around with the same gun, getting nukes. (Nukes, really, IW?) I tried playing like I do in CoD4, but it just didn't work. Teamwork is almost nonexistent unless you have friends and everything seems so unbalanced. Unlike CoD4, there are way to many overpowered guns, and then there's a perk to carry around two of them at once! I could keep ranting, but I'll let you decide if you should buy this or not. Buy CoD4. It's cheaper, more intelligent and IW actually put some love into it.… Expand
  7. AndrewZ
    Mar 19, 2010
    4
    Campaign is short. I thought playing co-op with friends was the best part but those missions don't take long to complete either. Everyone makes a huge deal about multiplayer but it is complete garbage. Overpowered weapons, cheap perks, camping, and this all adds up to a multiplayer experience that is devoid of teamwork or any type of fun. A few other really frustrating things in Campaign is short. I thought playing co-op with friends was the best part but those missions don't take long to complete either. Everyone makes a huge deal about multiplayer but it is complete garbage. Overpowered weapons, cheap perks, camping, and this all adds up to a multiplayer experience that is devoid of teamwork or any type of fun. A few other really frustrating things in multiplayer are the kill-streak awards that last entirely too long, javelins (one of the cheapest weapons I've ever seen in a multiplayer game), and shotguns that count as secondary weapons and kill you instantly from long distances. When you look beyond the pretty graphics you can see that MW2 is an overhyped, half-finished game.… Expand
  8. LuckyDutch
    Mar 19, 2010
    8
    I really like this game and it certainly had the potential for a 10 from me but its short campaign and a few of the online issues cost it a point each. Campaign has a gripping storyline with some excellent twists and the gameplay is fantastic. Its only fault is its length. Don't let all these people giving it 2 fool you. The online is great and i have already shelfed BC2 to go back I really like this game and it certainly had the potential for a 10 from me but its short campaign and a few of the online issues cost it a point each. Campaign has a gripping storyline with some excellent twists and the gameplay is fantastic. Its only fault is its length. Don't let all these people giving it 2 fool you. The online is great and i have already shelfed BC2 to go back to this. There are however some elements that really let it down. I don't like the new killstreak system at all. While cool in concept it promotes excessive camping to get killstreaks. UAV Jammer and EMP are good additions but the other stupid ones outshine them and sadly make them largely redundant. Secondly, knifing. Needless to say having people run around faster than Usain Bolt and lunging across rooms faster than a bullet is unreallistic and a bad decision. The knife animation is too fast aswell, you cant kill someone instantly with a wild swing. BC2 got this right. Lastly, map design. Most buildings have way too many enterances. With all the jack the rippers on speed running about having so many ways in makes a slow tactical playstyle very difficult. You can either camp or rush, no smart play here i'm afraid. Despite all this MW2 is the best online game out right now. The crazy-high sales of this game were justified but IW could have done better. COD 4 is still the benchmark.… Expand
  9. JuicyBear
    Mar 17, 2010
    4
    The game is awful and only is fun if you play spec ops. The campaign would have been fun, but i blinked during it so i missed the whole thing. The multiplayer is set up to promote camping in order to obtain a killstreak. "You are just a noob and don't know how to play." Bad players are the ones who think this game is balanced and good because they are successful from camping. I play The game is awful and only is fun if you play spec ops. The campaign would have been fun, but i blinked during it so i missed the whole thing. The multiplayer is set up to promote camping in order to obtain a killstreak. "You are just a noob and don't know how to play." Bad players are the ones who think this game is balanced and good because they are successful from camping. I play on the 360, have a 1.90 k/d(i was over 2.00) but i let my friend boost off me, and i still hate the game. Having a 1.9 k/d and still thinking the game is terrible certainly is an eye opener. Akimbo shotguns and noob tubes with danger close are the only way to consistently be successful at this game because of how laggy and glitchy it is. The good connection always wins because the aiming is so forgiving you get killed if someone looks at you funny. Terrible game. If you suck at video games by all means, BUY IT TODAY, but if you arent a complete idiot then save your money....juicybear86 xbox live....1.8 k/d of CoD4:MW.… Expand
  10. BryanH
    Mar 17, 2010
    3
    A let down for most gamers, I would rate the multiplayer (1/10) the worst part of the game the lag was unbearable and the weapons were unfair, i rated 3 out of 10 is because the story was only part that was half decent. the overall game is overrated, in my opinion the first modern warfare completely dominated the new one.
  11. MorganH.
    Mar 12, 2010
    2
    Just like Robert H. said, biggest let down of the decade. (As far as games, at least.) The only reason I even gave it a 2 is because the campaign is the only good thing about it. But the multiplayer? Where to start...the guns are overpowered, WAYYY too many campers(and boosters). And not only are there a lot of annoying kids, there are some people who just run around knifing people. And I Just like Robert H. said, biggest let down of the decade. (As far as games, at least.) The only reason I even gave it a 2 is because the campaign is the only good thing about it. But the multiplayer? Where to start...the guns are overpowered, WAYYY too many campers(and boosters). And not only are there a lot of annoying kids, there are some people who just run around knifing people. And I just finally stopped when I was trying to have a good game of free-for-all, and suddenly a nuke is called in from a freaking booster. Overall, this game is S**T.… Expand
  12. JakeP
    Mar 12, 2010
    9
    *This is only rating multiplayer* This has to be the best multiplayer game I have ever played. Better than all of the other call of duty games in existence. The maps are awesome (except underpass and DeFAIL). The custom killstreaks are really great. Now I have something to actually try to get to, not everyday "UAv ready. Airstrike. Helicopter." (Repeat). Also, with the perks being *This is only rating multiplayer* This has to be the best multiplayer game I have ever played. Better than all of the other call of duty games in existence. The maps are awesome (except underpass and DeFAIL). The custom killstreaks are really great. Now I have something to actually try to get to, not everyday "UAv ready. Airstrike. Helicopter." (Repeat). Also, with the perks being upgradeable, I now use a variety of perk combinations on all my classes. In earlier CoD games, My perks were always stopping power and deep impact. Some negatives are the way that some of the maps cater to the campers, you can't walk anywhere without being blasted by some noob that just sits in a corner and wait. The only other complaint I have are the Patched 1887's. Really, who would complain that a gun has too much range and power, especially a gun that is unlocked at level 67? that's right, 67! So we have to work hard and play for a very long time to unlock a gun that is noiw one of the most useless. May as well put it in the default class and make the spas-12 be unlocked at 67. The spas is much better now. Anyway, other than that, this game was well thought out and is one of the must-buys of the year.… Expand
  13. Dano
    Mar 11, 2010
    3
    I bought this game around the end of December and played it non stop until just last week in March. At first it was great, but as the problems with the multiplayer started to become more apparent, I put it back on the shelf where it will stay if I get a masochistic urge to torture myself. This game, as said before, caters to campers. I prefer fast paced multiplayer with constant movements I bought this game around the end of December and played it non stop until just last week in March. At first it was great, but as the problems with the multiplayer started to become more apparent, I put it back on the shelf where it will stay if I get a masochistic urge to torture myself. This game, as said before, caters to campers. I prefer fast paced multiplayer with constant movements and tactics like the first MW. This game is nothing but a campfest, in which the winner is determined by who can get the chopper gunner first to get 20 kills. I could literally spend 4 minutes in a 10 minute match looking for the other team, only to find most of them in their spawn before one shoots me in the back. The spawning is incredibly frustrating as well. If I had a dollar for everytime I spawned right underneath a predator missile before it hit the ground or on the opposite side of the map from my own team, I would have my money back for this horrid game. The maps are tiny and either have no cover at all to move with, or houses with windows and doors everywhere for some camper to place a claymore to score yet another bs kill. This game is more about killstreaks than it is about shooting.… Expand
  14. ShawnH
    Mar 9, 2010
    7
    This game isn't deserving of a 94, it's not a bad game necessarily, but a letdown and has a yet to be fixed shotty multiplayer. Halo 3 has an amazing matchmaking system in the aspect of the game goes on when someone leaves, and transferes from game to game go smooth. CODMW2 has a poor matchmaking system in that host transfers often fail and the whole game ends, and when going This game isn't deserving of a 94, it's not a bad game necessarily, but a letdown and has a yet to be fixed shotty multiplayer. Halo 3 has an amazing matchmaking system in the aspect of the game goes on when someone leaves, and transferes from game to game go smooth. CODMW2 has a poor matchmaking system in that host transfers often fail and the whole game ends, and when going from lobby to game it also fails. For a 60$ game, I really hoped for more then a piss-poor attempt at host-based multiplayer and a 8 hour (at best) single player campaign.… Expand
  15. JonB
    Mar 7, 2010
    5
    First off I want to say that I was a huge fan of COD4. It is in my opinion the definitive FPS game of this generation. I was very excited for MW2 unfortunately it did not deliver. The campaign is short, that's obvious, but a brief campaign is tolerable if it is truly great like COD4. I think infinity ward panicked a little trying to top COD4 so they just tried to fit as much First off I want to say that I was a huge fan of COD4. It is in my opinion the definitive FPS game of this generation. I was very excited for MW2 unfortunately it did not deliver. The campaign is short, that's obvious, but a brief campaign is tolerable if it is truly great like COD4. I think infinity ward panicked a little trying to top COD4 so they just tried to fit as much "intensity" as they possibly could into a few hours. In short they Micheal Bayed it. COD 4 had a smart but intense story with awesome set pieces and memorable characters. MW2 is anything but, COD4 is black hawk down, MW2 is GI Joe; in other words soulless. Multiplayer boils down to this, in MW2 there is a huge amount of camping because everyone is trying to get the insane killstreak abilities. In COD4 for the most part people have fun online because the amount of killstreaks are limited. I'll stick with COD4 thanks.… Expand
  16. JonathanM
    Mar 6, 2010
    7
    Okay, so the single player is great but too short. The multiplayer is no better than any other CoD game. Here are the Pros and Cons: Pros Great single player Plenty of game modes online Great graphics Cons: Guns feel so bad as if your firing nothing Single player too short Noob campers, perks, kill streaks and to many little kids playing BAD COMPANY 2 IS FAR FAR FAR FAR BETTER!!
  17. LiamF
    Mar 6, 2010
    4
    This game is very over-hyped by magazine reviewers for what it is. The story is good, although very short, the multiplayer at first appears to be good.. until you start playing it properly. The multiplayer is unbalanced, ruined and frustrating. No other multiplayer game makes me want to smash the Xbox up like this one. Akimbo Shotguns with stupid ranges, n00b tubing, ridiculous perks and This game is very over-hyped by magazine reviewers for what it is. The story is good, although very short, the multiplayer at first appears to be good.. until you start playing it properly. The multiplayer is unbalanced, ruined and frustrating. No other multiplayer game makes me want to smash the Xbox up like this one. Akimbo Shotguns with stupid ranges, n00b tubing, ridiculous perks and stupid kill streaks ruin this as a multiplayer FPS. COD4 was fun, simple, and alot more fun than this, COD6 is just a paradise for dirty players having a field day. I shall be trading my copy for Bad Company 2 very soon.… Expand
  18. DerrickM
    Mar 5, 2010
    5
    It's not the best game ever. It's not utter trash. It's just another cookie-cutter FPS game. For the value, the campaign is way too short, and doesn't live up to the expectations of even its predecessor. It's obvious that MW2 was designed around multiplayer, with the majority of features just being the unlockables. While the game itself looks and sounds great, the It's not the best game ever. It's not utter trash. It's just another cookie-cutter FPS game. For the value, the campaign is way too short, and doesn't live up to the expectations of even its predecessor. It's obvious that MW2 was designed around multiplayer, with the majority of features just being the unlockables. While the game itself looks and sounds great, the novelty quickly wears off and, unless you strive to grind out levels and perks online, will be shelved within a week.… Expand
  19. MichaelV
    Mar 5, 2010
    4
    Most overrated game of all time!!!!!! *Spoiler alert* The story is crap. They don't even explain that the soldiers you're killing at the end are part of a private army the General controls. I had to look that up on one of Infinity Wards formers where they explained it. The Airport scene where you go through and kill innocent people is almost completely pointless. This could have Most overrated game of all time!!!!!! *Spoiler alert* The story is crap. They don't even explain that the soldiers you're killing at the end are part of a private army the General controls. I had to look that up on one of Infinity Wards formers where they explained it. The Airport scene where you go through and kill innocent people is almost completely pointless. This could have easily been shown in a cut scene. And if you don't do it the game completely skips over the end of that area which is the ground work for why all hell breaks loose. Plus, this scene of the game is suppose to have a lot of shock value to it. Making you hate the terrorists even more for what they've done. And then at the end you're not rewarded with going after the bad guy, not you go after this general to get revenge, because your team got set up for starting this war between Russia and the US. So, the terrorists go free at the end. Lame. The campaign only took me a little over 5 hours to complete the first time through and just under 4.5 the second. Thats sad. What the heck. What happened to making campaigns a complete experience? I was so pissed off at the end, because there I was thinking sweet, now we're going after the real bad guys. Nope, just ends. Infinity Ward was completely lazy about the campaign. I'm glad they didn't win Game of the year. They don't deserve it for this one. The only reason I didn't give this a lower score is because the online is great. It's literally the only reason to play this game. So if you aren't into multiplayer, do yourself a favor and skip this one. Not worth the full price. Wait for it drop down to 20-30 bucks. Then consider it.… Expand
  20. AlexG
    Mar 2, 2010
    8
    This rating system doesnt make any sence eurogamer's review clearly stated in its review on battlefield bad company 2 that it was better than cod, so then why was it given a metascore of ninety on both? Anyways Battlefield is clearly the better game all around besides mabey in the graphics department, but even then not by much. Environments in singleplayer and multiplayer are so far This rating system doesnt make any sence eurogamer's review clearly stated in its review on battlefield bad company 2 that it was better than cod, so then why was it given a metascore of ninety on both? Anyways Battlefield is clearly the better game all around besides mabey in the graphics department, but even then not by much. Environments in singleplayer and multiplayer are so far beyond call of duty's little enclosed unimaginative and quite boring maps. That said I still think call of duty deserves an 8 because it does have one of the most polished multiplayer expiriences ever.… Expand
  21. CraigJ
    Mar 2, 2010
    9
    All of you guys giving this game such low ratings are crazy. If you dont like the noob tubing on multiplayer than do something about it. And seriously if someone is camping you get to see where they are with the kill cam.. How hard is it to kill them after seeing exactly where they are and how they killed you and which weapon was used. I think the multiplayer experience is awesome and All of you guys giving this game such low ratings are crazy. If you dont like the noob tubing on multiplayer than do something about it. And seriously if someone is camping you get to see where they are with the kill cam.. How hard is it to kill them after seeing exactly where they are and how they killed you and which weapon was used. I think the multiplayer experience is awesome and extremely addictive. As most players have experienced in games there are a few glitches and the maps need to be a little more random, im sick of the same map 2-3 times in row but hey nothings perfect.… Expand
  22. RyanK
    Mar 1, 2010
    5
    When you first get this game, your head will be stuck in the hype of "most anticipated game ever" and "best game to date" but soon, you'll realize that it's not all what it lived up to be. The missions are pathetic, killing off everyone you play as, walking through airports killing innocent people, and how much the ending completely copied the first MW. Soon, you come to realize When you first get this game, your head will be stuck in the hype of "most anticipated game ever" and "best game to date" but soon, you'll realize that it's not all what it lived up to be. The missions are pathetic, killing off everyone you play as, walking through airports killing innocent people, and how much the ending completely copied the first MW. Soon, you come to realize that the multiplayer is garbage, the ubelivably unbalanced perks, kill streaks, all the guns stopping power, the non existent recoil (except on the F2000 and you guessed it, no one uses it!)!!!!!! You'll find yourself wanting to throw your controller into the screen and breaking the CD in half when you pump 15+ rounds into a player with painkiller and then they trun around and shank you from 25 feet away with the commando pro perk. Another thing that is stupid is Deathstreaks, "oh this player sucks", therefore we should give him 5000 health!!!!! Finally, the killstreaks, overpowered and just plain frustrating, you'll find two players on seperate teams sitting in the back of the map with a tatical insertion (a good idea that failed) racking up a 25 kill streak so that they can get a nuke. The community is horrible, the second that one of the "older mature kids" heres the voice of some one younger, then you have and argument about gay fags, and stupid "effers". There is ABSOLUTELY no team work whatsoever. Overall, this game is aimed at younger kids, where it take no skill at all, the super high aim assist, the kill streaks and, the amount of bullets to kill, the non-existent recoil make this game the worst "most anticipated game ever."… Expand
  23. daniels.
    Mar 1, 2010
    0
    This game deserves nothing. if it wasnt for all the hyper and over rated coverage id give it a one, the singleplayer is crap and lasts for 5 minutes, the mutliplayer is boring and you'll want to cheat just to get your $ worth. dont buy this game unless you enjoy disappointment, however.. bad company 2 BETA was more fun.. try you're luck there with a user rating of 9.
  24. KyleD
    Mar 1, 2010
    4
    I have to admit, the single player is great, I understood the story, really epic scenes, but when it gets to the multiplayer, I then realised my £45 was wasted, it's an exact copy of CoD4. It's like they couldn't be arsed making a new multiplayer, so just took the CoD4 multiplayer and threw the new engine over it. It's the exact same! And yet, all of my friend I have to admit, the single player is great, I understood the story, really epic scenes, but when it gets to the multiplayer, I then realised my £45 was wasted, it's an exact copy of CoD4. It's like they couldn't be arsed making a new multiplayer, so just took the CoD4 multiplayer and threw the new engine over it. It's the exact same! And yet, all of my friend won't shut up about the multiplayer! It's not that good people! Get over it! It puts other good games like Halo or Battlefield Bad company all the way down. Everybody is playing CoDMW2! Even my friend who loved halo and wouldn't stop playing it, once he got a copy of codmw2, he totally abandoned his love for halo, now it's all Throwing knives and the new guns he has. It's not the good people, get over it!… Expand
  25. jaredh.
    Feb 28, 2010
    2
    This game was way over hyped for what it is. The campaign is alright but nothing you would want to play through more than once. The multiplayer is what most people bought this game for and its a mess. I had my doubts when I found out you could have shotguns and machine pistols as secondaries. With all these secondaries any player can be a one man army. In previous call of duties, when you This game was way over hyped for what it is. The campaign is alright but nothing you would want to play through more than once. The multiplayer is what most people bought this game for and its a mess. I had my doubts when I found out you could have shotguns and machine pistols as secondaries. With all these secondaries any player can be a one man army. In previous call of duties, when you saw a sniper you knew you could out gun him at close range most of the time. Now all they have to do is pull out their secondary and blast away. Camping is my other gripe about the multiplayer. Since there are so many high level killstreaks now, thats what everybody seems to focus on. The killstreaks are what ruined this game. They took the focus off of the gunplay and made the outcome of the match depend on who can get their chopper gunner the quickest. Maybe im just tired of playing the same game for 3 years now. Call of Duty 4 was great when it came out. It seems like they havent changed much in the gameplay since then other than adding more stuff.… Expand
  26. NOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    Feb 27, 2010
    5
    This used to be one of my favorite games. Not anymore. The graphics, sound, and polish put into the gameplay are unparelleled. My friends complained that the story is a let down, but I loved it and I thought the set pieces were amazing, and spec-ops mode rules although I would have perfered more Nazi Zombies. The biggest complaint I have that RAPES this from a perfect ten is the This used to be one of my favorite games. Not anymore. The graphics, sound, and polish put into the gameplay are unparelleled. My friends complained that the story is a let down, but I loved it and I thought the set pieces were amazing, and spec-ops mode rules although I would have perfered more Nazi Zombies. The biggest complaint I have that RAPES this from a perfect ten is the multiplayer. At its best it can be played for hours straight, but all other times you might as well pop in a different game. It's all good ideas but bad execution. The ballance is not just broken, its mauled, limbed, pissed on, and kicked in front of a train. Not only are some guns a million times better than others, you'll barely ever die by bullets. Instead you will be noob-tubed and knifed untill your eyes fall out. Noob-tubing is when someone launches a grenade at you, and it's either an instant kill or close to one. Combined with perks that boost your power and give you an infanate amount you have no defence against them. It's a disaster. Also, the commando perk increases your distance in meele attacks... a lot. You knife people as a meele attack but with commando your range is so long you might as well replace the knife with a spear. Combined with perks that make people run a million miles an hour forever you've got no defence if they come running at you around a corner. Imagine if you're playing free for all in Halo and someone got to start out with an energy sword every single time. Is that fair? Hint: the answer begins with an 'n'. Now concerning killstreak rewards they mess up anyone's chances of catching up. You get airplains and helecopters to spawn camp the enemy team, homing missles, and a lot of other stuff that would be fun for you but a pain for everyone else. The only way to avoid them is to use the cold blooded perk, but what are the chances that you'll have that on every single moment? If you don't you'll have to wait indoors for like three hours until they go away. It also cripples anyone else's on your team's chances to get one, also because you'll be hogging all the kills! Care package rewards never hit their mark and often land on you even if your standing a mile away, and people team kill you to take them on hardcore team death match. Also, with good killstreaks comes bad frustration. To quote a review I've read for a completely different game "maybe I'm not japanese enough but if one mistake costs me everything I've worked for than I'm really not going to feel any sense of accomplishment". Another thing that sucks are akimbo (dual weilded) shotguns. You may argue that they are ballanced out because they either can't hold much or take a while to ready after shooting, but who cares when it only takes ONE HIT FROM EACH TO KILL SOMEONE!! Even the people who use them can testify that one-hit-kills are cheap. Speaking of people who suck, all the people on their headsets are either twelve year olds with extremely high pitched and distracting voices or loser teenagers picking on them because they're younger. The maps are good depending on what game mode you're playing on. For example Karachi is good on domination but it sucks with team death match. Of course, team deathmatch seems to be the ONLY mode on the game; nobody seems to care about capturing objectives over camping over them just to get killed by an RPG spammer. The map playlist is randomized, and that's a problem. I wanted to play on the Highrise map today. I played for three hours streight and not once got to play on it! THREE. HOURS. One nice thing that works is the addition of titles and embelems. In the last game all you got for completing challenges were points. I care about score more than anything, but I dont want to bust my butt to be higher on a leader board where you have to go down thirty spaces to see someone who got a high score without hacking. These callsigns are basically bragging rights, and I dig that. I could say more, but I'm done with this game for a while. When it works, it's a great success, but that's rare. All other times you'll only be in a bad mood and feel like you were robbed of your time. Infinity Ward has been fixing glitches going on in this game, but what's taking so long to fix the FUNDAMENTALS is beyond me. I'm going to play my PS2.… Expand
  27. JustinM
    Feb 26, 2010
    3
    A 6-hour campaign that makes very little sense, a somewhat-fun co-op mode, and the most unbalanced multiplayer I've ever seen, all for the low price of $60? Fail. I know that this game is MP focused, so I'll skip the flaws of single-player. It takes around 24 hours of play-time online to unlock the best weapons ( akimbo model 1887s). Until then, you suffer from: Lag, enemies A 6-hour campaign that makes very little sense, a somewhat-fun co-op mode, and the most unbalanced multiplayer I've ever seen, all for the low price of $60? Fail. I know that this game is MP focused, so I'll skip the flaws of single-player. It takes around 24 hours of play-time online to unlock the best weapons ( akimbo model 1887s). Until then, you suffer from: Lag, enemies spawning behind you, shotguns killing you from 30 feet away, game-breaking glitches, campers, unavoidable kill-streaks, and the game ending from a booster's nuke. However, once you unlock the best weapons, even if you have no skill, you will succeed!… Expand
  28. TD
    Feb 21, 2010
    4
    After playing Call of Duty 4, this game was a huge letdown. The campaign was interesting, with some twists that surprised me. Spec Ops was fun for a while. The multiplayer is what kills MW2. I would have to say the multiplayer system is almost as broken as the system in Two Worlds, my least favorite Xbox 360 game of all time. It is funny that I find myself getting so angry at going 4 and After playing Call of Duty 4, this game was a huge letdown. The campaign was interesting, with some twists that surprised me. Spec Ops was fun for a while. The multiplayer is what kills MW2. I would have to say the multiplayer system is almost as broken as the system in Two Worlds, my least favorite Xbox 360 game of all time. It is funny that I find myself getting so angry at going 4 and 20 on MW2, and then switching to Call of Duty 4 and going 30 and 1. I hope, with all of these unfavorable reviews, Infinity Ward decides to care more about their multiplayer mode. Or, they will find themselves without a devout fanbase like they had after Call of Duty 4.… Expand
  29. AlexD
    Feb 21, 2010
    1
    This game is very dissapointing. The campaign is highly scripted to such extent that it feels like walking on a rope. If you accidentaly kill someone, not complete some objectives, or even wait too long, the game sends you to the prior checkpoint. The enemyes dont have much of a reaction other than poping their heads up for a better view. It only takes a few shots to kill them so your This game is very dissapointing. The campaign is highly scripted to such extent that it feels like walking on a rope. If you accidentaly kill someone, not complete some objectives, or even wait too long, the game sends you to the prior checkpoint. The enemyes dont have much of a reaction other than poping their heads up for a better view. It only takes a few shots to kill them so your teammates may seem smart but they actually spray and pray. Other than that, the campagn is very short and the cinematic moments offer no replayability at all. The multiplayer is good, but its still unbalanced because you have to unlock everything and good players get better and better guns. Players that get a high ammount of kills can call in ac130s and chopper gunners that turn them into killing machines. They should have been less powerful and demand a much higher kill count. The other problem is the high amount of glitches that almost everyone use. IW should have released a beta so they didnt have to release a patch every week now. The graphics look fine, but the shadows are very pixelated and some textures are simply bad. The skyboxes feel like posters and the colours pallet used in some multiplayer maps are almost identical to cod4s.… Expand
  30. BIGWILL
    Feb 19, 2010
    9
    Ok this game is still the bomb all you kids out there with all the complaints about no long story mode go play fucking mass affect cod is a multyplayer game its called xbox live if you dont have it quit being poor get a job and work two weeks and get a 12 month card quit being cheap the single player isnt the game its just a piece of the creame pie multyplater is where its at sure theres Ok this game is still the bomb all you kids out there with all the complaints about no long story mode go play fucking mass affect cod is a multyplayer game its called xbox live if you dont have it quit being poor get a job and work two weeks and get a 12 month card quit being cheap the single player isnt the game its just a piece of the creame pie multyplater is where its at sure theres glitches and mods but they will be fixed till then take advantage of it to rank up cause it sure aint easy on this game the reason i gave it a 9 is because i wont some team tatical cause i play for competively on gamebattles so being able to practice without the non mlg varient maps and big teams would be nice other than that they will make it even better with the DLC cant wait.… Expand
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#1 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2009
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#1 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2009
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#3 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2009

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  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. GamesRadar+
    100
    Anyone who already has issues with the single-player ‘style’ of IW’s games will still find fault with the scripted, linear experience, but in terms of sheer drama and show-stopping set-pieces accompanied by laser sharp FPS controls, Modern Warfare 2 is your daddy. And that’s without Spec Ops and Multiplayer.
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