If this game came out and no other games existed, then yes, this game would deserve a 10. Sadly, for IW, it wasn't. The plot-holed storyline made no sense. It also lacked the amount of suspense and awe that MW had. It is more of a shooter and less of a exciting COD title. The multiplayer is horribly unbalanced. The perks are shoddy at best. The reactions and physics are very unresponsive. You can knife someone from ten feet away but 4 buckshots from a 12 gauge won't bring you down? What? Despite the many flaws, I still had fun during sp.… Expand

This is the first COD game I have EVER played. That being said, I enjoyed the single player campaign immensely. It was a lot of fun. The graphics, story, mechanics, all seemed spot on. It wasn't terribly difficult, but sometimes that's a-ok. The Multiplayer. Oooh, the mp. You can call in a carpet bombing for getting a certain number of consecutive kills? Really!? You better hope you don't die during this bombing or you could spawn under another bomb and die 4 times in a row in like 5 seconds. This happened to me. The mp is waaay to easy. I love how there is a 'perk' that allows you to knife someone from 10 feet away. Logical. I like how there is around 5 maps in circulation for online play. Killzone 2 mp was far more difficult. This game sucks overall. I find it amusing when people say 'just be patient, you have to upgrade your guy' for mp. That makes no sense. An assault rifle is more likely to kill you with one bullet than knifing someone while you are sprinting. Oh, radar sucks in this game. You have to use a perk to make it so you cannot be seen on radar. But wait, you can when you are shooting. pathetic.… Expand

Now I'm a big fan of call of duty, and the graphics, characters and importantly gameplay in this game are top notch, great in fact. and although being highly addictive the multiplayer game has far too many flaws.....i'll mention a few........commando (wtf), boosters, tac insertion, heartbeat senser, noob tubes, akimbo, campers, painkiller, tacticul nuke, small maps.......overall the worst call of duty around, if it had none of those mentioned above (theres probably more) then it'd be close to a ten. but there there and they are staying there, IW could have released a patch, but NO. Call of Duty: Black Ops will undoubtably be much better, they have the oppurtunity to fix mw2's flaws.… Expand

I have had this game for awhile, but never reviewed it. It doesn't even deserve to be reviewed. I do not know how this game got high reviews, personally I do not even look at "professional" reviews, because they are all lieing scum. I'm pretty sure that reviewers would of gave super man 64 a good review aswell if they paid them.
The game is ugly, the sound is terrible, and the single player was crap, even the multiplayer is garbage. The people who made this game didn't care that hard working people would waste their money on this crap, they were just in it rush it and make money.… Expand

This game was made for shareholders, not gamers. If you get all warm and fuzzy knowing that Boby Kotick is laughing his ass off all the way to the bank, then perhaps you might disagree. Give it 10 like all the so called "reviewers" who are all in on the asskissing daisy chain. Oh and dont be to suprised IF and most like when the the all controlling IWNet pulls the plug on MW2 multiplay, cause they want you to buy MW3 in 2010.… Expand

This game is garbage, so many more engaging fps out there, I don't know how my friends could spend hours playing it. i got up to level 50 and decided there's nothing more to see here. The whole "killstreak to unlock" special choices is ultra cheap, and why did they creat a way for a team to win by camping til a 25 kill streak means you call in a nuke? really? in war you're gonna call a nuke and take your team out just to take theirs out? stupid. if you just want gunplay, socom did that better, if you want to work as a team, mag does that better, but if you want the best experience of teamwork, gunplay, realism, and vehicle warfare, battlefield bad company 2 beats them all, hands down.… Expand

This game will make you want to pull the hair out of your head, frustrating for the PS3 to collect enough trophies to be even close to collecting the platinum, horrible online. Why are servers still being hosted by one person? Can't they put servers up without needing a person to host it? Like battlefield 2? counter-strike? Is Infinity Ward that lazy? Tell you what, I bet a grade 12 class in highschool could design a much better game without all the frustration of completing the game, there is too much help to avoid deaths, the frag grenades CAN NOT kill anything, the game is ruined with CAMPERS, if you try to run out in the open, you WILL get shot, die, and throw the game out the window. Avoid all this, dont buy this game.… Expand

Modern warfare 2 is a great game, with a pretty good amount of stuff to do that will keep us coming back for more and more. I personally was a late adopter of the cod4 game, but once I got on I was in for the long run. When they announced a second one coming out I could not think of a thing they would add. I thought cod 4 was pretty much as good as that kind of game could get, and well I guess I was right. The game is almost the same game with the smallest changes. While custom kill streaks and more perks is great, those are things that I could see being implemented in a add on pack or something, but the only thing that is dramatically better is the single player. I really enjoyed the single player on this one but was still not without fault. I think they were trying to go for a big blockbuster kind of game but for me to be a blockbuster you have to have everything, and to me it just feels like this game was trying to take itself too serious and were afraid of doing something different. Maybe it was the publishers pushing the developers but the game came out like a modern warfare 1.5 more than a true sequel to me.… Expand

The biggest follow-up fail EVER. The campaign is solid, but not nearly as good as CoD4's campaign and the multiplayers is atrocious. OMA dangerclose noobtubes flying everywhere, people literally teleporting 80 feet with commando, it is all for the scrubs, and nothing for the experienced players. Things like painkiller which TRIPLE your health make it impossible to spawn trap in domination or sabotage anymore. Marathon lightweight makes it ridiculously easy to run around the map in a a second. The The maps are terrible they encourage camping looking out windows., the assault rifles are overpowered, the boosting in Free-for-all is completely out of control and makes winning FFA's now almost impossible. The care package lets people get 11 killstreaks out of a 4 killstreak. Gamebattles have been ruined because of the extremely aggravating "join in session" BS. Sniper shotgun secondaries map camping even more encouraged along with unlimited claymores. Thermals allow people to literally be told where people are. You will be screaming at the TV constantly with this game. Anyone who is not a douche-bag who abuses these things in the game, and did not make the review before Christmas, has down syndrome, if they gave ti above a 6. Infinity Ward made tons of mistakes with annoying glitches like getting under the map in ranked lobbies. It earned the nickname Modern Warfail 2… Expand

This is one of the greatest games of all time, but i can see where people are coming from when they give it a low score. Call of Duty has a history of amazing campaigns, but this one just short of what people want. What do i say? There wasn't a single part in the story where i sat there wishing it would just end, each part of it is fun and adds flavor to the game. That is an amazing achievement for any game, but it is really short and dosnt explain the events that well. Voice acting is great, but if you could explain the story better i wouldnt have to wonder 'Why the hell am i doing this' so often. This dosnt cause a problem for me, and it all makes up in the multiplayer. What i like most about it is that accessibility of it. It finds me the game that i want fast and makes it more enjoyable to play. The graphics are the best in any game iv ever seen, they put all the love and care the make it absolutely amazing. Now, the reason its not a 10 in my opinion, the fact that it does get stale after so long. Sure, the maps are nice, but in multiplayer, the computer chosen maps sometimes ruin a few of the settings, such as quarry, its a good map with alot to do there, but they use it so many times it got stale for me. Sometimes by bad luck you play that same map two times in a row, and that sucks. Also, glitches, iv had a few times where my sever died on me, and i was forced out of my game when i was doing so good. Overall, i love the game, but it has a few technical difficulties, but it looks amazing and the diversity of the guns is enough for you to play it over and over again.… Expand

Trickshotters ruin this game, little kids spinning around yelling in their microphones.
The game is ruined!
Really not fun at all because of the kids
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Thanks to the mindless and downgraded story, a short campaign, a disappointing spec-ops mode, and broken multiplayer, Modern Warfare 2 is one of the biggest disappointments ever in gaming. On top of that, it is just a bad game, and does not live up to the quality that Infinity Ward has given us before. Modern Warfare 2 is a game that even Call of Duty fans should rebel against!

This game has a user score of 57 as opposed to a critic score of 94. This tells me that it's a high quality game, but people don't like it because they suck. Now whether or not you LIKE a game is subjective, and I'm sure that there are people who actually don't. However, the majority of negative reviews here are just people **** that they got killed in MP.

Ok, let's all be honest with ourselves for a moment: The SP story is B>A>D! Ridiculous, over the top, attempts at controversy abound! Ooooh, how badass! A scene where we mow down civilians... Don't even get me started about the "twist" ending! Utter garbage. The SP gameplay doesn't fare much better. What happened to the well crafted pacing of the first MW? A lot of the action is so overblown that you are usually left with absolutely NO CLUE as to what the hell is going on, let alone why. Same as the story. Wherein the last one jumping around to different locales suited the story... here it just leaves you shaking your head, wondering what the F is going on. VERY POOR. 3/10 for SP. Tops! MP is an entirely different animal, however, and saves the game from being the usual overhyped letdown. MP gets just about everything right. Most of the maps are well balanced. The mechanics solid. Matches are easy to get in and out of. Lag being the only considerable issue here. Why IW doesn't spring for dedicated servers is beyond me! It's not like they don't have the money. Mp gets 9/10. Update: MP was fantastic... right up until it got hacked beyond all recognition!!! Biggest security breach I have ever witnessed! I'm not sure if it's been fixed yet, as I haven't been back in awhile to check it out, but, seriously! Wow! Sadly, the hacking is creeping into Black Ops... Overall: 3/10 + 9/10 = 6/10… Expand

People should stop comparing this to other games, great campaign that tests you on veteran along with a superb online that also does the same. If you are looking for a fun campaign this game is for you.

This Game is an overrated pile of Junk. The only reason people play it is for the online. It is a pretty good game...... For a Casual Gamer. When i played it i was really happy with it for the First 5-6 Hours. But it's simply repetitive.

an amazing campaign the guns are modern and feel realistic. its amazing theres a lot of detail put in to this games graphics. the story is a bit thin but dosent really cross your mind until the last three mission and the mission no Russian. MULTIPLAYER is absolouetly incredible so much depth and fun addicting action but this amazing online fun does come with a price CAMPERS totally ruin the game for everyone a few mins in and a camper will have the veins blowing in your heads but worse of all he will proberbly have an ac-130 in the air. lag is another issue its constant i swear to you will find 1 in a hundred games where there wont be lag. Aside from the problems with the Multiplayer Modern Warfare 2 is golden and defineatly lives up to its name as one of the greatest shooters of all time.… Expand

I am not a big fan of COD, but I have played COD4 on a PS3 in the past, and own COD5 on Steam, and when I got COD6, I was just shocked..... No dedicated servers, no mods, no custom maps, N O T H I N G !!! Like honestly! What makes a great game een better? THE COMMUNITY!!!! Look at Half-Life 1 and 2! What made these games even BETTER, is all these AWESOME mods!! I can't imagine Half-Life without mods, just look at Counter-Strike, it was such a smash-hit online! Today, the number on mods for Source Engine (Half-Life 2) is COUNTLESS! Well, some mods are not that great either, but some are just AWAZING! Summary of my impressions on COD6: CONS: *Storyline TOO short! *NO DEDICATED SERVERS!!! (most important problem for me) *Huge lag online with most players *SAME engine as COD4.... *It is NOT worth 70$ ! PROS: *Good graphics, even if they the SAME as in COD4 same engine) *Nothing else.....… Expand

If you're looking for the best online shooter of 2009 / 2010 then this is for you. The Single player story is indeed not as long as some people would have liked, but given that you have loads of missions in Spec Ops and the Multi Player aspect of MW2, then you have a blockbuster. Sure it looks kind of the same as COD 4, it's an inevitable comparison, however there are lots of tweaks. People complain about campers, it was my initial view too. However once you know where people camp and how to get around them, it's even more satisfying nailing them in the head. Add 5 friends in a good mood and you have an epic game on your hands. IW aren't the fastest to respond to bugs, but they are addressed where needed over time and with more maps on the way why wouldn't you be playing this? Sure the MP is different to COD 4, which is why a LOT of people aren't comfortable with MW2 immediately. Give it time and watch the dust grow on 4 on your shelf.… Expand

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

so overhyped its not funny. short campaign, spec ops is fun for about 5 minutes, multiplayer - well that depends on how much you enjoy multiplayer: i dont much, and seeing as how most of the game is in the multiplayer, its quite disappointing. Brings absolutely nothing new to the table, just your standard FPS.

This game represents the raping of your wallet. Overdone, unrealistic to the point where it bugs me. When a game is too realistic it can be frustrating and not fun, but this game is goofy and i can't get into the action because it doesn't seem like it would ever take place in real life. it looks prettier, but it's still the same feel as the previous game, and the sound is shit.

Think of this as Transformers 2. It'll probably make alot of money, but just be a disappointment compared to the first. Rediculous single player, not to mention only 3hrs long... wonder if thats how long it took them to make this game? Graphics are dated, and nothing in the environment moves except the player, just like md1. New perks are about the only thing 'new'. Ops is just there version of a horde mode... something every other game has practically. This offers nothing new, and just attempts to copy and paste other games formula's along the way, including its own. Another problem i have is the small multiplayer limit of 6 vs 6, or 9 v 9. Are they too retarded to make bigger maps or allow more players? Killzone 2 offers up to 32 players, Resistance 2 up to 64, and MAG will soon have 256. I assume its the fact they have there head up microsofts you know where and ported this from the 360, so ps3 and pc users are stuck in neutral because of it. Save your money and stay away from this overpriced expansion pack. The greed in the gaming world is getting ridiculous, Activison is the new EA. my opinion.… Expand

Remake of Call of Duty 4 with a worse singleplayer and multiplayer. Not sure why people buy the same game every year with little to no improvement. (much like sports game but atleast they usually try new things and update the roster). Battlefield Bad Company 2 on the other hand is shaping up to be FUN and bring new things to the table.

What is wrong with some people. This is an epic game and is actually the best game I've ever played. I have not even played single player but what I have done with spec ops and multiplayer already makes this game a standout. I have played multiplayer for 6 days which is something like 200 hours and I still can't get enough of it. One day I play this game and the next day I feel like I am playing a totally different game. The multiplayer is perfect with the amazing level up system and clever perks. The weapons in this game at first seem to powerful but once you gain a little skill you will be the one ranking up the kills and suddenly being addicted to this game. The killstreaks are great because it is a challenge to get the powerful rewards and very easy to get the basic rewards like radars. The catch is that you are only allowed to select 3 killstreaks, so if you pick the three best rewards then it will be very hard to get up there, but if you chose the worst 3 awards then after you have gained all you will feel somewhat unrewarded. To those people bagging this game saying it us "unrealistic" are both ignorant and stupid. Firstly this game is mostly realistic except for a few perks as other people said like coomando which means from no matter how high you jump you can't die but the truth is do we buy games and think their good because they are realistic. NO. we buy games because they are fun. If you want a realistic game why don't you just live your own life. That's a game that is realistic. Well it's sort of a game. Anyway why buy a game for how realistic it is when you can buy a game that keeps things real but most importantly is fun. I rest my case.........I've always wanted to say that. Overall if you are looking for a great multiplayer experience that in my oppinion stands much higher than any other multiplayer game than click the exit button on your computer, click start then click shut down computer then slowly make your way to your wallet, grab out that extra $100 bucks and take a trip down to your local games store. Thanks to those people who have read this far and keep your eyes out for another review by James W. … Expand

A soild 9 from me, I was very impressed with the graphics, gameplay and intense action! One of the BEST action shooters I played in a long time! I didnt play the multiplayer, so this review is only based on the single mode experience. I would of liked if the story would of been better told then just displaying the map and have over voice.

I love this game so bad but callof duty four is pretty fun they dont have that good of snipers in mw2 than mw1 i like m40a3 in cod mw1 just to tell you people ilove this game so go out and by this game i like do in glitches but if you people wnat to be my friend on ps3 my friend name is blakemotoracer please add me i you want to do glitches in private match once again i would lov to be your friend so go buy this game for the ps3. snipers kick ass.… Expand

Gameplay is superb. The single player campaign is decent enough (though a little out there). However this game completely comes crashing down with its online gameplay. VERY unbalanced. There are either very good players, or very poor. There is no in between. The streaks system that they implemented this time is ABSOLUTE OVERKILL. And the servers/matchmaking for this game are the worst that i have ever attempted to play with on XBL.… Expand

This game is a step down from the last MW. The single player campaign is fun but does not have a plot you can follow very well. It's also very short. The multiplayer has a decent number of maps but the same maps get picked for the server over and over again. Spec Ops is a nice addition but Nazi Zombies in WaW in a lot better.

Ridiculous story-line. 4 hours of single player. Unimaginative multiplayer. This game is banking on it's graphics and not much else. Score reflects my feeling of spending $70 on this piece... 1/10

The Campaign in this game is far, far worse than it's predecessor (not World at War, Modern Warfare 1) and the online action is unblanced, with overpowered guns, perks and killstreaks. Spec Ops is great fun with a mate, but alone or with a stranger online is a different story. Buy CoD4 instead.

A game that somehow takes Gears 2's excellence in craptastic multiplayer, skullf*cks it, pour lime all over the body, and submerges it in the Pacific ocean. While having a playable SP (if you ignore the awful story) and awesome Spec-Ops, the multiplayer component of MW2 is utter crap. Anything that could have went wrong with the MP did go wrong, from horrible matchmaking to horrendous balance issues. Matchmaking is a joke, as you will often be paired up with complete morons, whereas the other team is stacked with Clans or users who have no life. The maps are all camper friendly, latency is horrific, often to the point where you will die before you realize you are being shot at. Perks are unbalanced, with some being useless and others (like the Big Three: Stopping Power, Danger Close and Marathon-Lightweight-Commando combo) allowing players to trump any kind of strategy or tactics that one can employ. Most Assault Rifles are way too accurate, allowing for sniper like precision that you can't even get with the actual snipers in the game. Other weapons are too inaccurate to compete with AR's, or are horribly limited in range (i.e. Shotguns). Explosives are used more often than bullets, and are coupled with Danger Close about 75% of the time. Blast Shield is useless against DC users, and Riot Shield users are somehow at a severe disadvantage against knife users in CQC (Two bashes with a shield vs one slash). MLC'er are able to run through gunfire and kill you in one stab. There are no equipment allowances to prevent noob-tube/RPG spamming, and One Man Army allows for users to have infinite tube grenades. Almost everyone spams the Big Three to no end, and Snipers rely on a Stopping Power shot to your kneecap to kill you in one shot, rather than a headshot. Glitches are rampant, and so is cheating. Overall, it's Baby's first FPS, where no skill is required to get a kill and to win the game.… Expand

A really exiting and fun game, the attention to detail is outstanding, and the online play is one of the best around, however there are a few things that annoy me about this game, because it is spoiled by the perks and certyain equipment that ruins the gameplay. All infinity ward care about is taking your money.

Neither the masterpiece the media claims it to be, nor the horrible bland game the haters want you to think about it. It's simply a good game that happens to be overhyped. It's still an enjoyable game, just not earth-shattering.

Modern Warfare 2 is probably the first direct sequel to any Call of Duty game in the series. The game it lays sequel to is the almighty Cod4 (AKA Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.). Before that game the series was just another shooter to stack shelves with. The multiplayer is where people spend most of the time they have with their games on and this leads to a short campaign but a good one at that. The campaign delivers moments of intrigue and twist as it goes on. The game play features some unique battles to be remembered. It also features a sniper mission as does the original Modern Warfare because that's what everyone remembers from the original campaign. The graphics in the game are stunning and on par with the best in the industry today. The controls on the PS3 are OKAY and could use some improvement. This is where the review takes a dramatic turn. MULTIPLAYER. The dread of getting a game invite or even the seeing the multiplayer options is just about outrightly scary for many people. The number of people modding and cheating in this game is **** INSANE!!! Also getting screwed over is something everybody will have happen at least once a day in multiplayer. You can call in a bombing run for a consecutive number of kills and you better pray you don't die in it or it's possible that the enemy will receive at least 2 points off you because it's about 75% likely you'll die when you re spawn too. I suggest buying this game enjoying campaign until 100% completion (same goes for the special ops missions) and then selling it. That is all the game is worth playing for, Campaign and Spec-Ops.… Collapse

Modern Warfare 2 was a hugely entertaining first person shooter. It's addictive online component was top of the class, presenting a brace of great maps, a ton of customization options and a pitch-perfect control scheme. The single player was massively over-the-top, like a video game version of a Michael Bay film. Heck, you even played out the shower scene from The Rock! But the campaign was all the better for it's insanity and although short, it was also completely awesome and unforgettable.… Expand

This game is horrible, its loaded with glitches and the map design sucks. Beyond that the weapons are not balanced at all and there is no fun to be found.

A really generic, terrible, and easy game that was fun for the first half hour. So to start off, I'll talk about the single-player 'campaign'. The graphics are actually pretty good but are only above average compared to title such as Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (which came out in 2007 I must add), Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Killzone 2 and 3, and the list goes on. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (which also came out in 2007) is still a much better game, with a story grounded in reality making it believable, immersive and just downright amazing. In Modern Warfare 2 the story follows a fictional team of renegade military combatants who somehow manage to gain access to elite weaponry despite being hunted down by the US military. This game took the amazing, compelling and non-gimmicky storyline from the first Modern Warfare and stuck it's mataphorical fingers up at it. The game's story focuses on crappy set-peices and stupid, overused moments of action that get to be boring after the first five times you do them. The story is horribly clichéd and patchily put together making this game a chore to play after the initial exitement has packed it's bags and left. As for length, the game will last at the very most, about 7 hours which is nothing compared to the much better Mass Effect 3, and that's on the highest difficulty, whilst finding all the intel, getting every single single-player trophy and taking you're time to doddle about in the pathetic mission design. It took me three hours to complete the game on regular difficulty the second time I played through it. To be honest, this game is like that high budget, badly acted, heavily clichéd action packed movie that you thought you wanted to see but were left disappointed and had that feeling of 'wow, what a waste of my hard earned money' at the end. This taking into consideration that this game was priced at £55 instead of the standard £40 that PS3 games are today. And for those of you who bought the £120 Prestige Edition of the game expecting an even better, more thrilling story than CoD4 like me, I know how you feel. Sick to the stomach. However the story isn't all that bad. There are extremely good levels to play (the snow airbase stealth mission for example), but they are plagued by disasterous AI and bad particle effects (is there even any?) in the enviroment. If you want a truly story driven masterpeice worthy of a bit of stealth and epic shoot-outs, and you want a game which will last about 20 hours which is a smart and tactical shooter buy Metal Gear Solid 4 brand new for abou £15 from play.com, it's one of the best games out there and trumps MW2 in almost every single way in terms of single-player. None of this is helped by the fact that 40+ members of the great Infinity Ward walked out during developement due to low payment and barely any freedom of developement due to the publishing company, infamous Activision, basically giving them an outline of exactly what the game should be like, with infinity ward just colouring between the lines. Vince Zampella and Jason West, original creators of the Call of Duty series and head developers at the former true Infinity Ward, publicly displayed thier anger at Activision after being fired by them as they tried to escape Activision's stranglehold on thier devolopement of thier game. On to the multiplayer element of this absurd game then. At first the multiplayer was extremely sattisfying and fun but a few weeks in and the main fanbase of brainless 8-16 year old monkeys and idiots flooded in spewing abuse over the mic. in every game you play. suddenly people start glitching the poorly designed maps and exploited them to get cheap wins and kills. Alot of these have now been patched but alot equally still exist, and the ones that have been patched are stupid negative pushing barriers or invisible walls. Just plain lazy. People start using all the unbalanced weapons like the now infamous UMP45 and 'noobtubing' incesantly everywhere. Another thing that cropped up in the CoD multiplayer is a thing called 'quickscoping'. Some fanboys of the series (who will completely disagree with this review, making MW2 out to be the best game that has ever existed) will say that quickscoping is amazing, but it really isn't. you go in a game and you're guaranteed that over 75% of people in the game will be playing with a sniper using it in the completely wrong way. This is an issue. As a long running Call of Duty player and fan of the series
, I am deeply sorrowed to see the game take the same route as the Guitar Hero series did. It's sad to see what used to be my favourite multiplayer game get gradually worse and worse because of a lack of innovation as the multiplayer is just re-skinned year after year. Call of Duty must evolve or die, especially with upcoming Modern Warfare 3 looking almost identical to MW2. It's for these reasons I will be moving on to the smart gamer's FPS with Battlefield 3.… Expand

While it is pretty similar to the first modern warfare, it does have some exciting moments. The gameplay is the same as previous games in the series.

Modern warfare 2 est meilleur que Modern Warfare 3 Très bonne histoire , très bon jeu en ligne !
Il y a de très bon graphisme (Enfin sava)
Il mérite d'avoir un 8/10

Before I bought it I was so exited about MW2. Let me say that this game is fine. But! Kill streaks were over the top following by noob tubes and quickscopers. Which eventually killed the fun in online for me. Graphics look better compare to COD4MW. Story was going more crazy route which I personally didn't like. Overall it still good game just not as great as COD4MW!

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

i really struggle to understand all the negative feedback this game is getting its easily one of the best games i've ever played yes the story makes little sense but this doesn't detract from the fun of shooting my way through so many fantasticly built levels, spec-ops is amazing fun even more so when played with a friend and the multiplayer is so good i probably will still be playing it in 2 years when the sequel comes out… Expand

Ill give it a fair 8. modern warfare 2 was a great game for me. i loved the single player mode. and the multiplayer was also great. there is some flaws of course as ive seen many others on this site write about the game. alot hasnt really changed. people camps their butts out of the game. alot uses the grenade launcher attachment alittle too far (also called noobtubers for some people) and that can be VERY annoying in some eyes. i myself havent tried spec ops. i dont really know why i just didnt find it very important to try challenge myself further. the game is great i love playing it. although it sucks to the pc (i realised that cause i started with buying it to pc and then later on ps3) cause of the non dedicated servers. ill give it a 8 for a very fun single player story. and a great (with some flaws) multiplayer.… Expand

Introduction I really wanted to give a good review, I really did want too, but this game is quite rubbish, to be honest. Modern Warfare 2 is (Obviously) the sequel to Modern Warfare, A game I've never played, come to think of it, I've never played any Call of Duty, so I hoped, at least, this game would be friendly to new people to the series, unfortunately it isn't after the first 5 minutes of the Campaign. Gameplay This is the only place this game shines, it's game play is nice and simple, very easy to slip into it and I fount it really easy to grasp the controls, it was also very responsive and really, the best part of the game. The game has good controls, which pretty much every game needs to have to be a good one, having an amazingly complex controls won't get you very far. Unfortuantly, the rest of the gameplay falls short. In multi-player, some weapons are useless, some are extremely overpowered, for example, the most well known flaw, Model 1887 Shotguns. These guns can outpower every weapon on the game from short to midrange, if this wasn't bad enough they can also be dual wielded (Akimbo), the fact that they outpower Assault Rifles and Machine Guns at Midrange is absouloutly stupid, there was a patch for this, but it didn't really do anything, I'd still be shot by Akimbo 1887's and be dead at midrange, after putting 3 or 4 Assault Rifle bullets in my opponent. More about the multi-player flaws later on. Story Unfortunately.. the story is pretty boring and unimaginative and according to some of my friends, very similar to Modern Warfare 1. Like I said earlier, I'm new to Call of Duty, which means the campaign should be difficult on the Normal difficulty, or at least challenging unfortunately, it isn't, I started on Hardened, recommended after The Pitt, and shortly found myself knocking that up to veteran, where it finally got mildly challenging. Even so, the game took me a short 10 hours on veteran, and my brother has beaten it in 6 hours on the Regular difficulty... for a game with so much hype and expectations, and my £45 it really isn't good enough, I had started to wish I rented the game instead. Re playable? Not really, unless you did the game on the Super Easy Regular difficulty and want the veteran trophies, then you might send out another 10 hours getting them. Oh... and people wanting the Co-Op story mode from World at War... It's gone so... yeah. This is without even mentioning the huge quantity of plot holes in the story, No spoilers, So I can't say anything, but just google it, and you'll find a list of them. Special Ops My favorite part of the game and it even has it's flaws.. Dear oh Dear. Specials Op's are basically short 1 or 2 player missions, and by 2 player, the person HAS to be on your friend-list and can't be a random person from the internet for some weird reason, which means people with no friends that have a copy of Modern Warfare 2, will never be able to get the Platinum trophy or the 69 Stars trophy or the Honor Roll trophy, this is because some of the missions have to be 2 players which makes me question again why we can't be teamed up with a random person from the internet or even an AI.. Anyway has a whole, special ops is good fun, even more with a friend, but still is good fun without 1, and seems to be a replacement for Nazi Zombies (Which I've played 1 game of round a friends house, it was awesome) from World at War, unfortunately there aren't any zombies on this one and instead there's a load of missions asking you do different things, sneak through a forest, collect some Intel and escape the gulag, kill a bunch of Juggernaughts on an oilrig, and mostly slightly edited stuff from the story but now is timed. This does however make up for the simpleness of the Story mode slightly, because, the Echo missions are rather difficult, though both have there own tricks to getting them done, such as High Explosive, which I did with my brother, it took us all day, then we find out there's a way to do the mission easily on co-op, using a cheap trick to block the Juggernaughts. Multi player This mode is really fun... if you are a veteran to Call of Duty online, us newbies will find ourselves thrown into a game with a bunch of players a lot more experiences than ourselves and shortly finding us basically being absolutely battered this is because the game doesn't seem to make games around people of your own 'level' or Kill/Death ration but more of random people, no matter how good they are and you find yourself, like I said, being battered by the other players which have a lot more experience. if you're a veteran however, you should find this mode fun, and (Apparently) the same as always with a few new modes, I really like the customizable weapons though that's one of my favorite parts. The largest problem I have with being against much higher levels is that they have much better guns, perks, and attachments, I'm used to games normally giving the new people a slight advantage which this game doesn't, let's face it, someone with Pro Perks and the all the Attachments for their gun is easily going to destroy a Level 1 with the basics. Like I mentioned earlier, IW haven't done a good job at balancing the guns (Model 1887 versus Everything) and some things just annoy you, Knife, for example, a basic tool, turned God-like on MW2, there's a setup which turns you into a running unstoppable knifing machine on this game (Marathon, Lightweight, Commando Perks) which lets you knife people from about, 2 meters away, and isn't slowed down by bullets and kills you in 1 hit, you would think if you are shooting someone running straight towards you a few bullets from an Assault Rifle would slow them down just a little bit, but it doesn't. On top of this, some maps are extremely poorly made, "Estate" for example, 1 side of the map has a house (Another thing I have a problem with, undamageable scenery, a rocket from an AC130 would surely destroy the roof of a house, yet it remains unscarred) on 1 side, giving the team that spawns there a huge advantage if they can defend the house and I'm sure you know, defending is a lot easier than attacking, the more you play multiplayer, the more frustrating it becomes, and the more addicted you become, deep down you know you're not having fun, but you're addicted, so you keep going. As a whole the game honestly feels Rushed and Unfinished which is because I believe they want to release a new game every year, I'd rather have a brilliant game, that's taken 10 years to make and has been perfected, than a broken game that has been rushed to finished. I advise you to rent the game, then if you like it, but it if you want, but I wouldn't recommend it, the more I play this game, the worse and worse it gets, in contrast to some other games,which seem to get better and better the more I play them. The hardest part of this review is giving it an honest rating, with the descriptions I'd give it a 2, "Severe Problems prevent any Real Fun" but that's only for Story and Multiplayer, Spec Ops has problems but is still fun. So, I'd go with 4, "Game is unremarkable and flawed" completely sums up my feelings for the majority of the game, and it gets an entire 2 points for Spec Op's missions.… Expand

I purchased the game at release and it was on my self the day after Christmas. I've never waste my time on it again. Everything people had hoped for from this game was not only not accomplished but IF went the other way. Camping is the name of the game and it is insane. With every building open for people to hide in the campers run to a window and set up shop. You will spend the majority of your time trying to get a camper out of his little cubbie hole and less time playing a fun game. Every gun has the same acc with a scope on it. They might as well give you one gun and ask you if you want auto or single burst because other than that there is no difference. I liked CoD4 because it was fluid yet somewhat still realistic. So IF went ahead and added Akimbo shotguns to the game and that is the worst part of the game in my opinion. After seeing countless cheesers running around with this I decided to try it out my last week of playing. Not only is idea of a person holding two shotguns and firing both of them unrealistic the acc of the guns is mind boogling. You can stand upstairs at estate with akimbo shotguns and if someone stands by the front entrance you can kill them every single time by firing both guns. The distance of that shot combined with how your acc should be applied because you are firing two shotguns would be a miss every time in a real world situation. In summary, buy this game if you have always loved arcade games. I prefer madden, gran turismo, and Mag when compared to arcade games like blitz, need for speed, and MWF2.… Expand

Okay, since many fanboys have dubbed the game "Zomg! Perfect!" while others claim it to be "An absolute joke!" Here is my honest, unbiased review. -Good points- The game is glamourous, with great graphics with an outstanding amount of detail. Single player, whilst short, has one or two good touches to it, but you can see that all the attenition has gone to the online multiplayer. It is much more rewarding, with lots of new guns and perks. The gameplay is, in theory, good. But it is ruined by a number of things... -Bad Points- There are some weapons in the game which are vastly overpowered and an endless amount of things which gives players unfair advantages over new players. If the game is supposed to be "realistic" how can you run forever and take no damage when jumping off buildings? Online mainly consists of this: Camp, kill, win, boast. Ranking up seems more like a chore and Spec-ops has no replay value. There is nowhere near enough content to warrant the price tag on MW2.… Expand

This game really sucks, i did enjoy cod 4, but this is just the same but with much less actaull play time, my first play through was under 5 hours on the hardest difficulty, so if you like to get your moneys worth, this is not for you. GFx are ok, a slight improvement on cod 4, not not as good as some other games we have seen recently.

Its basically COD4 1.2 new campaign is good, but still too short and nothing significant was added to the multiplayer, it does not deserve the high score, specially graphically wise, its using an old engine with poor textures.

i'm amazed at the blatant attempt by the users to bring down the score of this game. I mean really....you're going to rate it zero based off the notion that you're pissed that you can't kick another player from the game? the user scores being lowered like this is an obvious outright manipulation of the true value assessment of this game. get a life. - this game is great, -maps are more complex, the weapons perks are more rewarding, there are a multitude of different options to customize, -gameplay is solid as always, - if there are any problems, it's nothing that can't be reconciled with a good patch. -- 2 thumbs way up.… Expand

Simply put this game is incredible. You people out there that rate this a 1-6 are morons who haven't actually played the game.

Not as groundbreaking as cod4. But underneath its new slick, perhaps camper ridden exterior lies a game of depth and versaitility. Okay the one player a spec ops are decent. But its the multiplayer that sets it aside from games like killzone and even its predecessor. It has a plethora of game modes, guns, equipment and perks. The scope ( pardon the pun) for improving and developing your own skills and styles in the game are endless. This game is a joy to behold and will keep even the most casual of gamers hooked online for many many months, and in my case years.… Expand

This is one of the best PS3 games I've been on, better than CoD4 for sure but I agree with most of the other reviews, there are way too many campers.

The single player campaging is god but short. the multi player it was fun, untill some hackars ruin. You can't play a match without you encounter some cheater. The Infinity ward nothing do aninthing. It's passed 2 moth. The IW is do only the money, and the dont do anithing for fee. Pathetic, it was my last call of duty game.... fuck activison

For the most part I enjoy a game for the fun factor and don't get into all the complicated crap a lot of people say on here. This game this game is fun and after a few months is still fun. After spending a year in Iraq that is all I am looking for......fun!

Its absolutly ridiculous the internet backlash this game is gettn, sure it got a ton of hype and fer some sad reason people feel like its cool to go against the hype(its clear that some people just dont like the game who give it 6's and 7's. thats fine )Everything has been ramped up from the original, the graphics are some of the best on ps3, definetly better than cod4's and although the story is very short and not as cohesive as cod4's it really is a thrillride where amazingly every single mission is a joy to play through so overall short but very sweet. Spec ops is pretty damn fun with a mate and they have definetly made some changes to the multiplayer but overall im still as hooked on it as i was on cod4's. Sure sometimes i feel like throwing the game out the window with the lag and campers but the highs far outweigh the lows. look its obvious this is one of the best games ever made and I respect people who think this just isnt their thing, but I feel sorry for all the biased sad people who give this a 0 or a 2 cus they're missing out on a real gem.… Expand

Why the hell r people givin this game such low scores? n sayin that nothin has been improved?! The single player while short, offers alot more cinematic moments, the music is epic, gameplay is again very sharp , the spec ops mode is a nice add, even the visuals on multiplayer llook superior to cod4's sp visuals. The multiplayer is the best online xperience you can ever have in a game! Tonnes of new attachments, perks, n kill streak rewards r included. So bascally IW improved on every aspect of the 1st MW. This game is the GOTY for sure!! So if you're planning on buyin this game n r a bit skeptical after reading these negative comments, ignore!! because these people either suck at it or are bitcin about the lack of dedicated servers for pc. Just buy the game n enjoy!!… Expand

This may be the most hyped game of all time! Even surpassing the hype surrounding Halo 2! NONE of it deserved (for either of them). Do critics play these games til the end? Are they being paid off? WTH!? Single Player: What the hell was going on!? The pathetic attempt at an over the top storyline was so incredibly disjointed that I didn't know what was going on 2/3rds of the time. "Why I am I this character, in this part of the world now!?", "Why did I massacre those civilians when I coulda/shoulda just popped Makarov in the head!?", etc., etc... The action was to busy. I found myself running past certain sections when I realised I didn't realy need to engage anyone... Not that I cared enough to be bothered. Especially when I felt no connection towards the underdeveloped characters and situations anyways. Luckily, I didn't need to be drawn in and sold on the story because it ended after a measly 4 1/2 hours anyways!!! $70 for a campaign that last for 5 %$*%^ hours?!?!? That's insulting at best and blindingly selfish at worst. I guess they intended this overwrought beast to sell on it's multiplayer experience. Multi-Player: I won't lie to you. I have had some fun playing MP. HOWEVER, these moments have been few and far between the controller smashing ones! The lag frustrates: I've gotten the drop on people with their backs to me, only to have them turn around and one hit knife me! ... the imbalance issues are mindboggling( did they even bother to playtest multiplayer?): Dualwield shotguns LMAO!!! Hell, I unloaded half a clip from a Scar assault rifle into someone's chest only for them to run up and knife me! From 20 feet away! ... hit detection follows indiscernible rules: I watch the killcam to learn when I'm offed and some of my death are coming from crosshairs not ever being near me! (have they found a way to sneak aimbots onto the ps3?) ... From the crazed killstreak rewards, to the oneman army using nube toobers, this MP needs HELP! BAD! Unfortunately, with the gaming industries critics being hype machine feeding prostitutes Infinity Ward will think they've done a good enough job torepeat the same mistakes next time around. To bad.… Expand

Excellent single player but the multiplayer is the first one in my life... that makes me want to throw the disc and case into a snowdrift outside (Feb '10). Terribly imbalanced perks and weapons, very regularly there's a major glitch that, while not gamebreaking, is incredibly frustrating. While Infinity Ward is indeed patching the glitches, they're not doing it in a timely manner and it feels like a mod for Call of Duty 4. I vastly preferred Call of Duty: World at War's broken multiplayer over Modern Warfare 2's and Call of Duty 4 had easily the best multiplayer out of those three games.… Expand

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

Lives up to the hype. One of the best games this generation among the original Call of Duty 4, Metal Gear Solid 4, Left 4 Dead, & Uncharted 2.

This game improves on the original in every way. New killstreak rewards, weapons and even the levels seem much more balanced. Oh and less grenade noobfests. Some may complain the single player is too short, but lets be honest, people are buying this for multiplayer. And even though the single player is short, its intense. I opened it up after gamestop sold it to me early and came home and played it for 7 hrs to beat it on hardened. I didn't take any breaks for bathroom or a drink. Although i did pause to see how many trophies I had gotten but thats about it. Ive been playing games since the original nintendo and I dont think Ive ever played a game like that in one sitdown. Oh then there is the addition of co-op, the graphics have been updated slightly and also include breaking glass and more explosions in multiplayer. Please don't give this game a bad score because its too frustrating for you or you are just some pissed off PC gamer. Buy it on a console and be happy.… Expand

So, I went ahead and bought it. I played it for about 2 hours (as to give it a fair review). Now I totally regret the purchase. I haven't played the single player but the multilayer is totally hosed. For starters, the no server browser is a big issue for me. I don't understand why developers are dumbing down the game experience. Everything is bubble wrapped so that tards can9;t get confused and screw stuff up. I don't want an expressline gaming experience. They might as well remove all video and keybinding options while they're at it. If these kids can't figure out how a server browser works, they are going to be up **** creek when it comes to changing resolution. So anyway... Now I have to wait for it to link me up with 12 random players only for #12 to dropout right before match start, making the 'searching for 1 more player' kick in. So after waiting for 4 to 5 minutes for it to get a group of people together for some macho machinegunning. I get in the game only to find out that it is easier to knife someone to death than shoot them. Okay, whatever, maybe it just takes getting used to. An hour passes, my hate for the game grows. Why you ask? Well, not only does the whole knifing thing annoy the ever living piss out of me, the matches only last a measly 5 minutes. That's right, just as you are getting into the flow of things, the match ends, only to kick you back to the lobby where more players leave the game and the 'waiting for more players' starts all over again. So, to sum up this over-hyped gaming experience; you join a lobby, wait 5 minutes for the game to start, play for 5 minutes, back to the lobby to wait another 5 minutes for another game to start. So, half the time is spent waiting in a lobby with a bunch of kids asking if anyone can hear them on mic. I have lost respect in InfinityWard. They have turned their shoulder to us PC gamers that made them. At least the new Medal of Honor looks promising.… Expand

I really don't understand what the complaints are about. This is simply one of the greatest games I have ever played and it never failed to amaze me with awe-inspiring graphics, thrilling set pieces and adictive multiplayer.

No dedicated servers.. Game keeps crashing when host disconects, it always fails to find new host... This game could have been the best of them all, but now we have to wait for Bad Company 2..

Well Modern Warfare 2 says it all, its exactly the same as CoD4 , with a few minor details changed...

the Best game Ever Good Story unbeatable multiplayer good gameplay this is killing me

Not as groundbreaking as cod4. But underneath its new slick, perhaps camper ridden exterior lies a game of depth and versaitility. Okay the one player a spec ops are decent. But its the multiplayer that sets it aside from games like killzone and even its predecessor. It has a plethora of game modes, guns, equipment and perks. The scope ( pardon the pun) for improving and developing your own skills and styles in the game are endless. This game is a joy to behold and will keep even the most casual of gamers hooked online for many many months, and in my case years.… Expand

This game is okay, I mean I really didn't like it that much at all in the beginning but when I played it a bit more it started getting a bit better, but only a BIT better. I never touched the campaign and spec ops mode, so cant comment on that. The online is mediocre at best. I agree with the reviewers that said it's hard to go on a big killstreak because there are so many campers, and it is, even though I am some what of a seasoned player. I do not criticize the servers much contrary to what some people on here think, only because I think the servers are better then they are on COD 4. I have a 5 bar connection about 95% of the time, but then again thats just me. It seems to me that IW just came up with a big list of what to put in in the multiplayer mode instead of actually making it balanced and appealing. The maps are also average at best, cod 4 maps are much better. I don't like how big the maps are on MW2 because I feel like they make the smg's such as the ump45 and mp5k useless. IDK about you but i love to run in and spray with an smg any day of the week. Final points: Pretty good game, worth buying I suppose, online can be frusterating at times but it just needs time getting used to, not very innovative/groundbreaking, not as fun to play as COD 4, graphics are solid and is probably the best feature of the game....One final note: I think that IW lost its momentum with this game, had they released this game one year after COD 4 (over WAW) i think mw2 would have been better, but instead they went back to ww2 and then went back to MW, I think that is the key in understanding why this game is the way it is.… Expand

How could it get anything less. Ive put over 150hrs into the game and still playing. That is a whole lot of game for $60.

hahaha i love all the bad reviews for this game. I hate the way the critcs give this such high remarks feels like the critics are in infinity ward/activisions purse. This game is good, a 9 out of 10. the first game was better. This game is all non stop crazy fast pace scared to reload action, But does that warrant a great game?? No it does not, a balanced blend of stealth action and fast paced action makes a balanced game like the 1st game great. Should not get all these great scores just because online is fun. 50% online and 50% single player equals true score… Expand

The game is fun. Special Ops is an intense co-op mode that's really enjoyable with your friends. Multiplayer is exciting and fun at times, but can get VERY frustrating because there are lots of exploits and unbalanced weapons/perk setups. If Infinity Ward was faster at patching/fixing these problems the game would be top notch, but they haven't done much to the game since it9;s release sadly.… Expand

I wasn't going to buy this game, as I am more of a PC FPS guy, but my friends convinced me to drop 60 dollars to play with them on my PS3. Suffice to say, I am not overly impressed with the game and I think my first instinct to skip COD:MW2 was correct. The good: The game looks amazing. It truly is quite a graphics step up as compared to previous FPS's I've played. The perk system has been fleshed out and there is quite a bit of gun choice, as well as quite a few choices for outfitting those guns. The title and emblem system gives everyone the ability to create a callsign to their liking. The bad: If you like FPS's on PC, skip this game. If you like working as a team, even if you just met the group, skip this game, at least skip the console version(strangely enough that include PC now!). If you like a large gun selection that are usable, skip this game. The maps a nice, but there are not enough. The main problem with this game is they've taken increasing power of guns overtime to a level that I find unplayable. It's more like a paint ball game than what most FPS fans are used to. If you expect to have to aim, I wouldn't worry to much. In fact the game aims so much for you it becomes incredibly difficult to get head shots. The bottom line: If you expect a counter strike experience, or even MWF on PC experience, don't get MWF2. I would suggest checking out bad company 2, or sticking with the old standards.… Expand

terrible excuse for a game. First off it doesnt even make any sense. You just constantly and online is a bunch of campers. One of the worst games i have played this gen

The most ridiculously hyped, over rated FPS to date. There is nothing here that has changed from COD4, save for the insanely hard spec ops. Otherwise, same five hour story which is incredibly confusing and very hard, especially without a cover system, the multiplayer is unbalanced, the killstreaks ruin everything, campers and cheaters run rampant, the unfair advantage over everything and the fact that it takes reaction instead of actual skill in order to kill someone. We've seen all the online modes before, and if it wasnt for 3rd person mode, this game would have been an utter fail of a score of four. The graphics look good from afar, but up close they're pretty crappy. The gameplay is very repetitive theres no variation save for some five second turret sections. Overall, its COD4.5.… Expand

im am truely disapointe din this title. i am baffled by all the of the 100 reveiws by big magazines and such but the true game is revealed in the user reveiws. after falling in love with the first modern warfare i was expecting an epic title with more addicting multiplayer and a realistic but cinematic single player campaign. infinityward met my expectations with the oposite. i cant stand the multiplayers random maps with no "front line" of sorts so i aimlessly wander around being shot from everyside. there is no point whatso ever in "moving up" and they simply took on more they could handle to create such an epic campaign. it was not possible as shown in the unbeleivable storyline and drag on gameplay.… Expand

Terrible game. Multiplayer is complete garbage. I played it for about a week before quitting. Every game is laggy because of home DSL/cable hosts and causes "magic bullets" that follow you around corners. Host has a major advantage over all other players because their ping is zero. No dedicated servers. No custom server settings. No community can grow around dedicated servers and no modding community. What happens when Infinity Ward decides to shut down the matchmaking servers? This game will have no following in a year or so.… Expand

Awesome. Servers fixed (no preference for territories which SHOULDNT get them)... albeit that the online racism and ignorance of the american players has been replaced by the same from the aussies. I am amazed at how lame and inbred so many of them are - seriously. The Losers. Here is a classic e.g. "Oh duuude, I don't speak Scottish duuude" LOL. Nice one yank, firstly the scottish are a people, they speak ENGLISH. Secondly I am a kiwi, so I'm only half a world away you LOSERS. Aside from he low IQ and "run n gun" or you are a cheat attitude of gamist, retarded morons who don't know a thing about WAR... where death is permanent - This game mimics war, so 'camping' cleverly etc IS the proper way U play you complete wastes of server and physical space. From the graphics, to the sound, to the many little touches and adrenalin-soaked moments, and even despite the online MORONS in abundance, this is one of the ALL-TIME greats. And run n gunners.... I LOVE U GUYS!! I put bullets in your f****** head. 8-)… Expand

First of all, I'm trying to be generous here, and I'm only writing this in hopes that other people who enjoy FPS games like I do won't make the same mistake I did in buying this. I really don't know how this game scored so high with how many flaws it's riddled with. First of all let's start with campaign mode... It's a mess. If maybe IW decided to just turn me loose into a level by myself, it would have been fine. And yes, I firmly believe I could take on the entire opposing army myself. Mainly because that's what it usually comes down to anyway... Your NPC mates are useless to the point of absurdity. They'll "clear" a room by running in, soaking up bullets like there's no tomorrow, shooting maybe 75% of the enemy units in a non-lethal fashion, then move on. Leaving the enemies with just enough health to ruin you when you try to make it through. Also, in the missions where you have to "follow" someone; don't... Just don't. It WILL get you killed. Assuming you still play it after reading this and all the other low reviews, just hang back and take enemies out from behind cover, from a distance. Like a sane person would. The "follow" target cannot die -nor run out of ammo- so let them dig themselves out of the messes they run headlong into. There are a couple places you'll be forced to run, but you'll know when that happens. The only exception to this rule is when you're with Pierce. It's almost as though IW specifically programed him to be the only intelligent ally. But that's just my opinion from playing. Poor ally AI normally wouldn't be a killing blow, and after all these years of developers coming off like they're diametrically opposed to the idea of you having a helpful teammate, I'm actually used to compensating for it. But in the final couple missions, particularly when you have to protect a computer while it transfers data at a lower downstream speed than a dial-up connection (Seriously? From 1.2mbps, to 0.04, to 30mbps... Ever hear of USB 2.0? Heck, ever hear of USB? At least then it's consistent...) you rely so heavily on the actions of your NPC squad that it is almost impossible even on normal difficulties. I'm a veteran of FPS games and I died 15 times. 15. Even setting traps and following the warnings I was getting over the com, I was still getting my head popped left and right. Or I would hang back a bit to recover or watch the door I was told to watch while some enemy materialized in front of my target and took it out with a couple shots. All the while my backup sat in some back room staring out the window. Even after I flushed him out with a flashbang once and he killed three enemies, he ran right back into that room to look out the window more... I don't even want to get into anything past that. That point is exactly when I realized the campaign was damaged beyond repair. I finished it anyway, but it was just a chore from then on... I'd also like to throw in that while other call of duty games made me feel like I was part of an actual military unit (even up to the original Modern Warfare), this entire campaign felt like any other mindless shooter. It didn't feel like any strategy was involved at all... Just hide while my team stirred up a hornet nets due to their complete lack of stealth, then clean up the mess after they move on. I could go on about Campaign mode's faults all day, but there real draw to any CoD game is the multiplayer right? Well, it's almost non-existent here. I'm sorry if that offends, but it just isn't any fun. The perks and "streaks" are both just so overpowered that they rob online play of any and all fun when playing with random/new people. Like to camp and snipe? Pick coldblooded and become invisible to UAV, air support, sentries, and thermal. Go pro and having a crosshair over you won't show your name nor turn red. Put the icing on the cake with Ninja and move silently too. Just want to run around like a lunatic and wipe the floor with people using only a shotgun? Use marathon and get unlimited sprint. Then pick lightweight to move even faster. Rack up 25 kills without dying and you even get a tactical nuke.... I wish I was making this all up. The worst part is that if you have the PS3 version, you don't have access to XBL's matchmaker ability to set you up with people around your skill level. Meaning that if you aren't playing with friends people are generally either Godlike and will annihilate you, or are so poor at the game you start to feel bad for earning that tactical nuke within ten minutes of match start. Overall: It's a decent game to play online with friends, but it certainly isn't the end-all be-all of shooters most critics are hailing it as.… Expand

So many bad things about this game. Campaign is stupidly short. On my first try I beat the game in just under 5 hours. Now that I know everything I'm supposed to do I can probably beat it in half that time. The Online which was supposed to be the main selling point of the game is somehow worse than it's predecessor. Where did IW get the logic to leave Stopping Power in but take Juggernaut out? They're both equally gamebreaking perks. CoD4 had some really great maps but the maps on MW2 BLOW!! There is maybe two maps that I kind of like but the rest are just beyond bad. Camping and FPS games usually go hand in hand but this is just rediculous. It's almost impossible to get a kill streak higher than 7 unless you are camping. I'd like to think that the reason there are so many campers in MW2 than MW is due to the poor map designs. Do NOT waste your money on this game. Buy Uncharted 2 or Demon's Souls. I didn't even want this game because of how bad people said it was but my parents gave it to me for xmas. Huge disappointment.… Expand

This is the gameindustry*s answer to blockbuster movies that turns out not as good as the hype tells you that it will. The gameplay (Campaign) is what you can expect from this type of game: average. This game makes the same mistakes as every other game. It becomes very repetetive and boring. I did not even complete the campaign. The storyline was so dull that i didn't even care how it ended. I have to say that the game looks beautiful, but that is the only positive thing i can say. The multiplayer is the same as before. Infinity Ward hoped that the multiplayer would be enough to save the game. They were wrong. The glitches and bugs from the previous game is here, and some new ones. For example: How can a Riotshield protect you againt a rocket launcher. That is just plain stupid. And they have added a Nuke. A god damn nuke!! Why would anyone want a nuke? The matchmaking system does sometimes work, but mostly it thinks that you are better then you are, and puts you up against people that have played for hundreds of hours more. That is all there is to say. The game sucks but looks good. Thank you IW.… Expand

I am very tired of seeing all of the reviews that either say this game was made out of gold or that it was made from hell. This game is a collaboration of both and I will tell you why. First the good: There is a large selection of guns going from the P90 of COD4 to the ACR assault rifle used by many people in the online multiplayer. The maps are phenomenal including Terminal and my personal favorite Sub Base. The online play is never stale and always leaves a fresh taste in your mouth.This a much better multiplayer than COD4 in my opinion. Now I will talk about the bad: First of all when you get a big map such as Karachi and Estate you will have what are known as campers who have enough time to just sit in one spot the entire time and sometimes will ruin the fun for other people. Then there are problems with spawning where you can spawn behind a person and get a kill or you can spawn in front of a person and be killed. The biggest problem in the entire game though is the lag which ranges from about 100 different problems but I will only talk about 2 more common problems. The problems can be that you have a person directly in front of you and he doesn't know and he somehow disappears from your line of sight. But the worst problem of all is the close combat where you can have a lag spike where it can either show you firing at a person but they manage to kill you and when the kill camera ( which shows it from the killers point if view) it can show that you didn't even hoot a single bullet or you can try to knife and it doesn't come out. So overall this game is very fun and will satisfy you with the online multiplayer for months until the next very anticipated game comes out but out of everything the game is a wonderful experience and will be played for a long time which reminds me that I need to play this game right now. Good bye!… Expand

Decent multiplayer, decent co-op, insane multiplayer. This game hasn't been faring too well when you look at the user scores and I think that's got to do with the fact that a lot of ppeople who use meta-critic are fairly hardcore gamers, yet all my mates are fairly casual and they love it. If you want deep online gameplay try something else this is pure run and gun action at its best.

The graphics are stellar, the plot is engaging. Spec-Ops adds instant fun by dropping you directly into the action. The multiplayer experience, however, depends on patience. When you first start, you will be undoubtedly hammered and destroyed. It will take many weeks to discover tactics and combination of perks to overcome the enemy. I think the reason most people gave the game bad reviews is because they haven't been very patient with the game and rage-quitted like newbies. The reason it isnt 10 is because of the ridiculous hype. It would never of lived up to the expectations, which deflated many players just a bit.… Expand

I bought this game right when it came out and played through the singleplayer which was fun for the couple of hours before I beat it, and then I turned to the multiplayer and found myself getting run down with akimbo shotguns and sniped with pistols from across the map. The killstreaks are outragous and the gameplay is very glitchy. Within the first hour or so I got stuck on multiple rocks, buildings, and even other players. What's worse, is that many of those bugs that the game came released with still have not been addressed. I sold it to my buddy at work for half price although i warned him it would be better worth it just to rent the game. If you still want to play this game, i recommend to you just rent it because the campaign has no replay value and the multiplayer gets boring even faster!!!… Expand

Okay - first off I don't think this game deserves a 10: but the average score here is WAY off. It definitely deserves an 8. Storyline = well presented. Gets a bit silly, unfortunately (moves more towards WW2 plot than one about modern espionage and special ops) Weapons = Great stuff here. The whole gamut. No drivable land vehicles unfortunately, though. Realism = A bit to be desired here, to be honest. The single player just doesn't feel realistic enough, given the setting. At least enemies and allies are all subject to the same unrealistic levels of health. No destructible environments - which is a real shame. Sound = Ticks all the boxes Multiplayer (normal) = Styled like the standard fare of FPS, but more polished than than almost all others. This actively rewards skill, whilst goes out of its way to prevent frustration. Buggy peer to peer networking is quite unacceptable, though. Also, a larger maximum number of players would be nice. Multiplayer (co-op) = The fact that you must arrange these with friends can be a drag, and also the fact that the maximum number of players is 2. Also a very long scenario (like the Nazi Zombies of COD 5) would be greatly appreciated Single player = The gameplay is too linear and the player is unable to make any plot decisions - but that's the same with almost all FPS games. The AI is top-notch; shame you don't get to see it do more, though. Single-player is a tad short and has no co-op capacity.… Expand

Every year developer seem to realease a generic FPS with big hype and an even bigger budget, And how do these end. Mostly they end badly. MW2 is no exeption. Gameplay in nearly all areas is extreamly cheap and shallow, the single player feels old after the first massive explosion and doesnt last very long either) thankfully. The multiplayer is utter shiet with bland map design back up with weak guns and yes there is alot to work up to BUT the game is so generic and boring that it is hard to work your way up to the 5th rank. Gameplay in multiplayer consists of mindless camping, killing dieing then boasting to your friends. Finally the spec ops mode is really quite to be honest. The graphics arent very good at all. The textures are the most ugly textures i saw on ps3 in the whole of 2009 so i really have no idea what all the praise was about. In conclusion if you are a fan of modern warfare 2 you are insulting the whole cominity of harcore gammers as MW2 is but an illusion of fun and when taken down to its core is nothing but a lazily designed campain on top of one of the cheapist multiplayer experiences ever.… Expand

Anyone with 10 minutes of time can look up what this game was launched with: Removal of features (not just on the PC, but 90% of which), limited player counts, bugs, crashes, unplayable lag.. Maybe nothing playable at all, because sorry! You can't get online.. Servers won't support it.. or maybe they're down. Or maybe you did get to play, but the host left. Sorry, game over. They have already patched the game Three times since release! Does that sound solid to anyone? Less than 5 hours for single player? Does this even need to be explained? The only games I know of that got away with that were.. ODST (which got another free pass) and Portal. Portal though, wasn't a 60 dollar game. Everything that has been said about the PC game has already been said. And while it's a crime in it's own right.. Everyone lost out on this one. Oh yeah, and lets not forget that the game was hacked less than 48 hours after release. IWnet was supposed to save everyone from this, but... there it is! Normally speaking you could kick these hackers. But sorry, no such luck. This game is a joke. I might call it the worst videogame launch in history. But it made the most money in history.. so this only spells doom for everyone.… Expand

amazing! I wish all those PC whiners would shut up about their dedicated servers. If I hear one more loser mention that IW is "forgetting their roots" or that IW owes everything to PC gamers I'm going to vomit. All the PC copies of previous versions were pirated anyways so IW's not losing any money by doing this, AND they are right - playing online PC sucked because half the gamers their using hacks and crap anyways. Bottom line: this game rocks and PC owners are babies. Want some cheese with that whine?… Expand

You can obviously tell Activison and Infinity Ward paid for the reviews there getting. This is no where near a solid game as they all claim. Campain is a meger 3hrs and is completely ridiculous, linear, and you have no options to do anything but what they tell you. Graphics are sub par. Multiplayer is unbalanced, small, and a lack of total players allowed when other games are at least at 32 players, if not more. Total disappointment, im forcing gamestop to give me my money back. Seeing as there all buddy buddy in this whole 'marketing scheme'. This wasn't a game release, they was just a money release, and they probably got alot of peoples $.… Expand

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

Why does this game have such a bad mark on user score? i bet its all those ppl saying like how much hype this game is getting that give it low points, they should first play the game online, and then they'll understand!

***MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS*** CoD:MW2 single player campaign is a great game. But it's a short game. At just around 6 hours to complete on Hardened difficulty with some 20 Intels found, I was somewhat disappointed in how quick I completed the game. But during those 6 hours, I had a blast. The single player is solid FPS play with great gun controls, good death physics, and tons and tons of action. However, the graphic engine is the same as CoD:MW. It may even be a step down. The textures on buildings and cars are pretty bad and some interiors are just horrific, especially in South America. Enemy is AI is decent, but pretty predictable. They hide behind a wall, poke out their head, shoot few times, duck down, toss a grenade, poke their head up, shoot a few times, etc. etc. Some AI are even compelled to bumrush you and shoot you point blank in the face. Something a highly trained Russian soldier wouldn't likely do. The story is amazing, though. You'll see an old face or two and by the end, feel betrayed, exhausted, and somewhat in shock at what all just transpired. I was very happy with the story and I hope they make a third to continue on what they've created. As far as the multiplayer, there's really nothing new. But that's not entirely a bad thing. They leveling system is more robust with a handful of new weapons, perks, and Death Streak abilities (where if you die a certain amount of times, you get a perk until you use it). The maps are larger and more open with fewer choke points and a lot more houses perched up high for you to be shot from. Movement and aiming seems more fluid in CoD:MW2 for some reason, but that may just be me. I didn't really notice it too much in SP but in MP I definately got that feeling that it was slightly improved. Overall, I give it an 8 because I was let down by the short SP and subpar graphics but the MP is still the king of FPS games. That is no doubt.… Expand

Considering it has the same gameplay, the PS3 version offers the best online side of it for the simple reason that all the screaming kids are on xbox live and the PC version has been bitch slapped to only play on official servers with a reduced player count.

horrible online community, terrible single player, no dedicated servers, didnt even come close to living up to hype

This is a refined version of the first Modern Warfare, thats by no means meant to be a critical statement. Its FPS par excellence! Lots of depth and very rewarding if you learn how to play it properly. Infinity Ward releases are the only ones you should consider in the COD franchise and this is the evidence! My only criticism is that with all the money raked in from Modern Warfare 2 setting up servers for centrally hosting multiplayer games should have been a priority, instead Activision decided that profit should come before quality of the online experience, but in fairness I have very few complaints about the reliability of the multiplayer games, and considering that this will be its busiest period, then things can only get better.… Expand

I have a PS3 version. It has bad graphics (for 2009), and a very unbalanced multiplayer. As soon as I am in the game I am killed or...why it takes to quick to get shot? In Killzone I have an opportunity to start a shotting with other players, here I die from the first bullet - very frustrating. Another issue - it takes eternity to connect to other players. It would be great to choose a ranked match. All in all, too overhyped. Killzone was a true monster (in good sense) in comparison with this game. 1 Point for short single player 2 Point for trophies other aspects of the game are just horrible. I bough the first game to resell it after a month, now, I believed all the scores and bought the second to find out - it's even worse!… Expand

Critics have really overhyphed Modern Wafare 2. It may be a sequel to one of the best games of this generation, but it is flawed in many different aspects. For starts, the single player campaign, apart from a few instances, is apalling and will only last just after four hours. The online is just as you would expect, but it's an aging formula, with the lobbies now ridden with infants, draining the fun and community from Call of Duty. Graphically, the game is garish, especially compared to shooters such as Killzone 2. If you're a COD fan, you will have already made the purchase, but to other gamers, save yourself and settle for another game.… Expand