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Post Date: 17:28 14-01-2010
Rating: 9
Author: awesomedrako
Comment: Near FPS Perfection. However, I"m only talking about Modern Warfare 2"s multiplayer mode, and spec-ops mode.
If you"re just looking for a great single player FPS, you"re better off looking elsewhere. The first time Infinity Ward made a modern FPS game (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare), the single-player campaign was short (and it still is in Modern Warfare 2), but it was filled with great cinematics, incredibly emotion stirring moments, and fun FPS action. This time, the fun FPS action return. The cinematics are also back. However, how Infinity Ward have executed the cinematics and emotional stirring (supposed to stir emotion) moments is not very well done at all. In the first Modern Warfare, there was a moment when the player dies (spectacular death, but I won"t spoil it by saying what it is). So what do Infinity Ward do in the second game? They make the player die. Multiple Times. The multiple times is important, because it means that all this dying gets old. Fast. Another poorly executed moment is the airport scene (i.e. No Russian). I am sure everyone has heard of this moment from the internet before they even played the game! Basically, in this level, you are a CIA agent undercover amongst Russians, and they tell you that you have to kill lots of civilians in an airport. But, in real life, a CIA agent wouldnt kill any civilians, theyd break cover first and risk death to save them! You are not allowed to shoot at the Russians in this level, and, guess what, they kill you at the end anyway. This level probably intended to be an emotion stirring moment, but it fails in this because of how it is executed.
Now, for the good part. If youre looking for a great multiplayer FPS experience, look no further. Infinity Ward have taken the multiplayer in the first Modern Warfare (which many had already said was FPS perfection), and made it even better! New kill-streaks (which are awesome, I dont think theyre overpowered), death-streaks to help out new players, better graphics (one example is blood splashing across your face when you are hurt, clouding vision, and being more realistic), new perks, equipment, and weaponry. It is VERY rewarding and addicting (with challenges, levelling up etc), very tactical, and excellently implemented. Spec-ops is also a great highlight. It means teaming up with a friend to complete a pre-set level. And though it isnt as cinematic as the single-player, it is arguably much more fun and better than it. Cooperation with a friend is very fun, and if youre using mikes, its fun to coordinate your attacks with each other. Also, the spec-ops missions arent all just Kill X amount of enemies with a team-mate. One sees you trying to get from A to B while being swarmed by enemies and a helicopter. Another sees you fending off waves of increasingly tougher enemies. One even has you race your team-mate on snowmobiles, combining shooting stuff with racing!
In conclusion, Modern Warfare 2 is a VERY good multiplayer FPS, and has VERY good co-op. However, as a single-player game, its not the best out there. There are plenty of better single-player FPSs in the market. I give this game a 9/10, which would have been 10/10 had the single player been better.
9/10
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