Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

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6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 3152 Ratings

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  1. MarkG
    Jan 14, 2010
    1
    The campaign is horrible, it's short, has no story, and is ridiculously easy even on Veteran. The multiplayer is a glitch-fest and boost-fest. Given MW as a 10/10 game, this is just a terrible follow-up, and one priced far too high. What a shame.
  2. dddd
    Nov 10, 2009
    1
    Mediocre. More of the same, and the first game was horrible. The campaign is short, and although some set pieces are impressive, the storytelling is awkward. Multiplayer is as boring as ever.
  3. CarlosS.
    Nov 29, 2009
    1
    Terrible multiplayer. Shots dont register, lag like crazy. Sad to say but treyarch is leagues ahead of IW in the multiplayer department.
  4. ReeceK
    Dec 14, 2009
    1
    Terrible multiplayer, a single player that is good but cut horribly short, spec ops mode can also be completed very quickly and easily. Why is multiplayer terrible? Horrible maps, every one of them, crazed hitboxes, javelins and model 1887 akimbo's are ridiculous. There are only one or two guns worth using in the game, snipers are horribly weak, the game has an ill fitting sense of Terrible multiplayer, a single player that is good but cut horribly short, spec ops mode can also be completed very quickly and easily. Why is multiplayer terrible? Horrible maps, every one of them, crazed hitboxes, javelins and model 1887 akimbo's are ridiculous. There are only one or two guns worth using in the game, snipers are horribly weak, the game has an ill fitting sense of humour which just doesn't feel like it matches call of duty( this is mostly seen online so im including it here, im talking about money flying out when you get a payback kill, the sad face on the WA2000 etc), spawning is worse than ever( the game places you right behind, beside or even right in front of enemies when you die), the host system is worse than ever too, the host relocation does not work. Its horribly difficult to find a game even though everyone is playing it and I have an open NAT type. I have a 1.80 KD ratio and am lvl 66 no prestige. I gave it a fair shot and I dont hate it because I suck at it, which I don't with a KD like that. My biggest problem overall though is that online, the game just is not fun, its frustrating. COD4 annoyed me in the past but most of the time i had fun playing it, its expected to get annoyed with any online game once in a while but for MW2, its just annoying constantly.… Expand
  5. JudgeMental
    Aug 22, 2010
    1
    My lowest review to date, not because of the quality of the game, which is about a 5/10, but because of how far short of my expectations this sequel fell. The first MW had a far better plot, characters that drew you in, and a solid selection of jaw dropping moments. This sequel went overboard trying to stun people with jaw droppers, and I ended up feeling like I was watching aMy lowest review to date, not because of the quality of the game, which is about a 5/10, but because of how far short of my expectations this sequel fell. The first MW had a far better plot, characters that drew you in, and a solid selection of jaw dropping moments. This sequel went overboard trying to stun people with jaw droppers, and I ended up feeling like I was watching a straight-to-DVD action flick. Characters were boring, the plot and villain were absurd, and not in a good way, and the game added little, too little, for a good sequel.

    Then there is multi-player. A crap-fest of noob-tubes and akimbo shotguns that drown out any attempt at skill or tactic. There are also a host of odd glitches, such as the rare but fun infinite grenade launcher glitch or the hyper speed glitch. Sadly, the game fell short, a point emphasized by the somewhat better Battlefield that came on its heels, and had just as bad a plot, but a much, much better multiplayer, and interesting characters.
    Then there is mu    … Expand
  6. JosephR
    Sep 16, 2010
    1
    game, not worth it, just hype, not 0 ....because multiplayer somewhat fun....untill it was ruined then the game sucked...yeah...campaign..bad story. the opps mode is boring..can't see why anyone would play it
  7. SnakeZ
    Oct 5, 2010
    1
    This game is very overrated. I do not understand the logic behind the hype. Sure it has great graphics, but thats kind of all it has.The story is full of plot holes, short and just feels like a corridor shooter, and the multiplayer side is even worse. The most annoying this about the multiplayer is, however, the campers. Thats entirely the games fault. The short kill times, combined withThis game is very overrated. I do not understand the logic behind the hype. Sure it has great graphics, but thats kind of all it has.The story is full of plot holes, short and just feels like a corridor shooter, and the multiplayer side is even worse. The most annoying this about the multiplayer is, however, the campers. Thats entirely the games fault. The short kill times, combined with the prospect of unlocking new and better guns drive lots of people to camp in a corner, get a high streak, call in a killstreak, win the match. After that they have even better guns to do that. Another thing is the unbalanced perks and weapons. They give player an unfair advantage as higher ranking players who played the game more have better guns and perks and dominate the new players. Its incredibly frustrating. Those are my main reasons for why i give it a 1, and i have not even begun to talk about the plot holes in the campaign, the repetitive spec ops mode and other problems in Multiplayer.… Expand
  8. Kdall
    Sep 28, 2011
    1
    Let me come out first and say how much I loved Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare, It was the only game to break me from Halo 3, I loved the graphics, the game play, the weapon customization, and even the single player.

    Now let me tell you how much of a disappointment this game was, the campaign felt like Red Dawn on crack and when i finished it I really didn't feel satisfied, what did I just    Let me come out first and say how much I loved Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare, It was the only game to break me from Halo 3, I loved the graphics, the game play, the weapon customization, and even the single player.

    Now let me tell you how much of a disappointment this game was, the campaign felt like Red Dawn on crack and when i finished it I really didn't feel satisfied, what did I just accomplish? What is this series going to do next? Do I even care? Nope.

    Now on to the bread and butter, I don't actually mind the singeplayer being bad, because after all I buy Call of Duty games to play online games with my friends and dookie on the opposing team. I was kind of psyched to find out that Juggernaut and martyrdom had been removed, the only two things I really hated with a fiery passion from Modern Warfare 1. I quickly found out that it had been replaced with something far sinister, Painkiller and deathstreaks inc. The game literally rewards you for being bad, it goes against every gaming sensibility out there. There is a very high chance in every match if you start getting a good kill lead on the other team that they will start spawning with 3x-4x their normal health. Great Idea, lets penalize the other team for being good.

    The weapon balance is horrific, every class can literally use a SPAS or a machine pistol, so snipers can just bust out a shotgun if they get rushed. Dual wielding should have NEVER been added to the COD series, and its as broken as hell, the 1887's had to be nerfed because people were getting dropped from 20-30 yards away by dual wield shotguns...Yes...dual wielded shotguns. Plus some of the assault rifles are just too easy to use like the ACR, I mean you literally can't miss a bullet, opposed to COD4, where you practically had to burst fire the M4 or AK for them to work effectively at range.

    The perk system is terrible, the rate at which you unlock great perks takes too long and not only that, they encourage a very low cowardly form of play, Marathon/Commando/Lightweight setups, Army of One noob tube setups. These setups are used by badkids galore and they even the playing field because theres literally no counter for them.

    The killstreak system is extremely broken. I realize that the airstrike in COD4 gave you kills towards your chopper, but it ended at that. That system in this game is absurdly broken, because you can literally rack up 30+ kills in a minute and a half, it's just way too damn easy for one person to get out of control. Predator missle->double kill->harrier bomb kills+gun kills+your kills->chopper gunner, I used this setup and many others used it as well because it was just effective and easy obtain.

    The above mentioned killstreaks breaking into my gameplay segment. EVERYONE and their mother camps on this game for their own killstreaks, don't even try playing a public objective game, people will refuse to leave 5 yards away from where they spawn, it literally breaks down the game into a stalemate of campy badness.

    In conclusion I think I've been pretty fair with my issues on this game, and the only reason I'm giving it a ONE, is because they came out with barebones mode which doesn't allow killstreaks, only then was I able to see, well at least without the killstreaks muddying up the gameplay, it plays as a very competetive shooter when people are actually trying to win and do the objectives on the map.    … Expand
  9. willwynn134
    Jan 5, 2012
    1
    i think this is the worst of the series first of all the campaign is way to short the multiplayer is decent but not great they good make it better by making it longer of a campaign
  10. coopert
    Jan 19, 2014
    1
    This was the moment that this generation became obsessed with brown cover based shooting and it was a sad day, this game sold millions but did manage to separate casual gamers from real gamers with one question, do you play COD? Overall this is just a poor run of the mill generic title straight off the 360 conveyor belt of ****
  11. TylerW
    Jan 7, 2010
    0
    single player is crap boring dull and no improvement what so ever,multi player is the glitchiest most atrocious excuse for an overhyped vomit fest of a game ever. javelin glitch,private xp glitch,10th prestige mod ammo mod auto aim mod,and the list goes on it is horrible they obviously rushed this game they need to stop coming out with a cod game every year.instead of worrying about the single player is crap boring dull and no improvement what so ever,multi player is the glitchiest most atrocious excuse for an overhyped vomit fest of a game ever. javelin glitch,private xp glitch,10th prestige mod ammo mod auto aim mod,and the list goes on it is horrible they obviously rushed this game they need to stop coming out with a cod game every year.instead of worrying about the money start worrying about the piece of crap your about to make.… Expand
  12. JamesB
    Jan 8, 2010
    0
    This game is beyond an embarassment to gaming. Its violent, looks pathetic and is such a waste of money. I urge everyone to ignore this and buy the much better Operation Flashpoint.
  13. MaxS
    Nov 10, 2009
    0
    This game held a lot of promise and the SP was not half bad. Unfortunately the MP is where it's at - and this game is a major disappointing. To list the number of features which are not missing or the things which are now impossible as compared to cod4 would be too exhaustive. Sufficed to say, many things are missing, things which many PC gamers including myself expect to be standard This game held a lot of promise and the SP was not half bad. Unfortunately the MP is where it's at - and this game is a major disappointing. To list the number of features which are not missing or the things which are now impossible as compared to cod4 would be too exhaustive. Sufficed to say, many things are missing, things which many PC gamers including myself expect to be standard as part of any good game. Personally, the biggest problems with the new multiplayer system are the very low maximum number of players, 0 ping advantage for host, lag spikes, copycat perk (what's the point of leveling up?), and in general IW seems to take a lot of control / customisation away from us - which ultimately serves to worsen the experience. I sincerely hope there will be a patch to add dedicated servers, modding and lean. Lean is another great thing missing from this game. All in all, not worth the money it is selling for.… Expand
  14. MikeH
    Nov 10, 2009
    0
    The PC release of this game is flawed beyond all expectations. Not only do the people who bought it on Steam have to wait 2 extra days to play, us Europeans have been screwed even further by IW refusing dedicated server support. Ping to IWNET servers is horrible, and 9x9 on PCs is a joke. The 360 version is no better. Unstable, the story is cliche and having a Russian antagonist is just silly.
  15. COD
    Nov 10, 2009
    0
    I take issue that the graphics of this game is no better then COD4 yet they ask $60 for this game. The story line is no better then the COD4. And, it's no longer then COD4. The SP aspect of this game offers nothing interesting that suggests why they are asking for a higher price. The one thing that I really disliked is that many online matches are up to12 players only (6v6) and a few I take issue that the graphics of this game is no better then COD4 yet they ask $60 for this game. The story line is no better then the COD4. And, it's no longer then COD4. The SP aspect of this game offers nothing interesting that suggests why they are asking for a higher price. The one thing that I really disliked is that many online matches are up to12 players only (6v6) and a few that are lower then that. I never read that the online player count would offer lower then 18 (9v9)! The maps that are 6v6 are IMO to large for such a low player count and you will find yourself walking around and checking the scoreboard just to make sure your not the only person playing the game. This is why I gave it a 0 rating. I do not see any real creativity in the SP and MP that warrants it's current price.… Expand
  16. 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
  17. CheezB
    Nov 10, 2009
    0
    I honestly see no reason to buy a game that gives such a kick in the balls to PC gamers. I can not see why they would remove so many elements that have become assumed features of a PC game. It is a shame that so much work has been put into making such a great looking game with apparently great gameplay, but ruined in this way.
  18. EzdarothThegreat
    Nov 10, 2009
    0
    The main reason for this rating, is that some random laptop with 1mbit upload bandwidth doesn't quite compare to game server provider's rack server with 100mbit upload. Any PC-gamer that doesn't like latency shouldn't even take a look at the multiplayer, just for the sake of Infinity Ward using much worse system in order to avoid extra work on the PC-version. When The main reason for this rating, is that some random laptop with 1mbit upload bandwidth doesn't quite compare to game server provider's rack server with 100mbit upload. Any PC-gamer that doesn't like latency shouldn't even take a look at the multiplayer, just for the sake of Infinity Ward using much worse system in order to avoid extra work on the PC-version. When Infinity Ward gave us the news they won't support the PC-community, few other companies hinted the same way. This way they are hurting the whole PC-gaming community, since the core features of PC-gaming are being taken off. The server system would be enough for 0 rating alone, but the fact that many other aspects of the game have been ruined makes me want to rate it negative. Killing the mod community and not even having a command console is something you can't accept on PC.… Expand
  19. montyq
    Nov 10, 2009
    0
    Good graphics, but activision didnt need to charge so much for it, i know its all about making money at the end of the day but they didnt have to rip us off, activision knew it would sell anyway so why!. anyway ive seen it but ill leave this for the screaming school kids that seem to dominate the online xbox community. Teenage Kids, I hate them as they know how to ruin a perfectly good Good graphics, but activision didnt need to charge so much for it, i know its all about making money at the end of the day but they didnt have to rip us off, activision knew it would sell anyway so why!. anyway ive seen it but ill leave this for the screaming school kids that seem to dominate the online xbox community. Teenage Kids, I hate them as they know how to ruin a perfectly good online game.… Expand
  20. AbrahamM
    Nov 10, 2009
    0
    Trash. Gameplay is weak and unimaginative. Revolting graphics and terrible sound. Multiplayer is ridiculously similar (in a bad way) to the previous two installments. Nothing new. Just rinsing and repeating for Activison and sadly gamers are loving it.
  21. JohnK
    Nov 10, 2009
    0
    The gameplay is tired and repetative, and it gennerally lacks innovation seeing as this is the third in the series to use the exact same multiplayer format. I expected better from infinity ward.
  22. ScottM
    Nov 10, 2009
    0
    They PC port plays like a console game. No adjustments to the FOV and no dedicated server makes this a game to pass on if you are a PC Gamer. Purchase it on the console if you can leave with the dated graphics since this is what the game was built for. To bad Infinity Ward ignored the PC gamers. Pass on this one, try again next year.
  23. AdamK.
    Nov 10, 2009
    0
    Unplayable. Homogenizing the PC version down to the console level sets a dangerous precedent that should not be accepted. The amount of good features sacrificed so that users can one-click join games is beyond unreasonable.
  24. LeahR
    Jan 15, 2010
    0
    Short, ridiculous, over-scripted single-player campaign with a gimmicky "controversial" scene that seems designed to create buzz and move sales. Awful multiplayer without dedicated servers, and consequently riddled with hackers and cheaters. Abysmal experience all around. And to top it off, the curiously overwhelmingly positive "professional critic" reviews are surrounded by rumors of Short, ridiculous, over-scripted single-player campaign with a gimmicky "controversial" scene that seems designed to create buzz and move sales. Awful multiplayer without dedicated servers, and consequently riddled with hackers and cheaters. Abysmal experience all around. And to top it off, the curiously overwhelmingly positive "professional critic" reviews are surrounded by rumors of being bought off. MW2 is a clusterfuck, a sad symbol of the current state of triple-A, big-budget gaming and the Hollywood-like stupidity and corruption that is destroying it.… Expand
  25. 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.
  26. BenR
    Apr 17, 2010
    0
    I am sorely disseminated by this game. After all the fun and glory of Call of Duty 4 i was hoping that this would be as fun but to no avail. The plot could be spread on the already growing pile of anti-russia games. Multiplayer rewards players for crouching in the corner.
  27. DionD
    Nov 10, 2009
    0
    Horrible, offensive, I never played the first one, heard the hype and gave it a go. For people whom aren't mindless idiots It may be good, the rest of us should avoid.
  28. RantC
    Nov 10, 2009
    0
    I love the new features like mouse and keyboard control on a PC! So amazing! And it doesn't take long at all to adjust to shooting 5 feet from where your target is standing to be able to register a hit on them because of latency! I'm happy to spend more money than normal on a PC title for less features than in the previous version. Game of the year all years!
  29. MichaelL
    Nov 10, 2009
    0
    No dedicated servers. Host Advantage. 100ms+ ping. No leaning. 9v9 max multiplayer. No modding or custom maps. No ability to kick/ban hackers. All this AND an increased price? Worst. Game. Ever.
  30. dannio
    Nov 10, 2009
    0
    This game is great. I have been playing for 2 and a half hours and I haven't found a flaw yet. They really took the flaws of CoD4 and worked mad hard on them. They also added a ton of new features and weapons. Now this is a flawless game (so far) I haven't played much of the campaign but it seemed pretty interesting from the beginning. Not recommended.
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#1 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2009
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#3 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2009

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Metascore
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Universal acclaim - based on 100 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 100 out of 100
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 100
  3. Negative: 0 out of 100
  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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