Product ReviewsCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Microsoft Xbox 360, 2009)

Get the version with the bonus maps.

I'm a bit late to the Xbox 360 Call of Duty scene. An avid "Wii" and "Wii U" COD player because of Wii Motion controls, I recently discovered a way to utilize Wii Motes (with Wii Zapper) on the Xbox 360 (thanks, CronusMax Plus). Since then, my Advanced Warfare and Black Ops 2 games are like "new" again as I can play with a Wii controller and not a standard Xbox controller. This inspired me to buy Modern Warfare 2, rated by most COD fans as the best COD game of all time. An avid "Team Deathmatch" (or online) player, I'm always ready to see new maps and find new ways to defeat the enemy team while supporting my "brothers" in this simulated shoot 'em up game. It is fun, the graphics are solid considering the year it was produced and I'm just staring to level up to unlock skins, perks and weapon enhancements (i.e. grips, suppressors, etc.). I bought the version with "bonus maps" and got it for under $20. A great deal.Read full review...

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The epic saga of call of duty 4!!!

The modern warfare franchise is mainly thanks to Infinity Ward.Since Infinity Ward's first appearance with Call Of Duty 4,it's been a huge hit. When Modern Warfare 2 was released, gamers were exploding with excitment.

The campaign of this game is overly exciting.It does have over-powered guns, but that doesn't make this game bad. The campaign isnt to long or to short. It should probably take an average of 7-11 days to complete for regular average gamers.

The multiplayer is the big hit in Modern Warfare 2. It has good graphics which are better then Black Ops graphics.Black ops did cut down the levels to 50 and modern warfare 2's levels are at 70, but it doesnt mean this game is bad.

Also Modern Warfare 2 has quickscoping unlike Black Ops.Quickscoping is a huge plus in Modern Warfare 2. quickscoping is right when your about to look through your scope you fire.Black Ops made it so you can't.Lots of gamers were dissapointed with Black Ops banning quickscopes.

Modern Warafre 2 Doesnt feature Zombie mode but has a Special Ops feature.Special Ops are side missions that you can complete solo,split screen, or online with a friend.Missions dont connect with the storyline. Each mission has a total of 3 stars you can earn.How you earn them depends on the mission you play.Example...If the mission your playing is a racing one,the stars will be depended on how fast you completed the mission.

Multiplayer...9/10
Campaign...10/10
Special Ops...7/10
Overrall rating...9/10Read full review...

Great Game off line -- TOO MANY CHEATS ON LINE

It's a GREAT GAME with lots of action until you take it to Xbox Live. Then you have to deal with every Cheat and Hacker in the world which totally ruins the game. There are tens of thousands of idiots with cheats like "aimbots" which allow them to make perfect shots every time. Then you have the enhanced controllers sold on eBay and elsewhere that allows them to shoot faster, run faster, jump higher, and can even "lag or slow-down" the game to give them a few seconds of invincibility or nearly impossible to hit. Then you have sellers on Xbox selling cheats called "infection" that allow them to "see through walls", follow your gamer tag every where you go, light you up in a red box no matter how concealed you are and then has a pointing laser which means they only have to point close and shoot and not really aim. The latest is a NO SCOPE - QUICK scope cheat that allows them to shoot several targets no matter the spacing without ever adjusting their weapons as it auto jumps from one to the next. Finally we have stealth programs that allow them to appear and disappear a few feet from you and a commando cheat that allows them to knife you halfway across the map.

If you want to play it on disc --- GREAT --- take it live and you will quickly be disgusted by the cheaters that ruin the game.Read full review...

It's....pretty nice

I just bought this game for a friend but I do have it and me and him play together. The game has a great story mode but, it is way way way to short. It only takes about 5 hours to be it even if you had never played the game before. On-line play is pretty good. I think my connection is not always very good and therefore I would knife someone but they would kill me. On their kill cam it showed that I never knifed him. Overall it is a game that I would recommend to people who like military-like games but don't like to spend a lot of time just trying to beat a level or beat the game. It also would be awesome if it had some sort of multi-player campaign mode instead of just co-op spec ops. I know they are probably just trying to make CoD one of the most enjoyable single player games but, it just doesn't compete with other games like Fable, Oblivion, and Final Fantasy. They should just make a co-op campaign mode because people really only beat the single player campaign then they play on-line forever so there is no use in making it strictly for single player use only.Read full review...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Review by KNjVEZ

Call of Duty: Modern Warare 2 Review

Campaign: There is a word I hear more often than not when talking to fellow gamers about Modern Warfare 2s campaign. While it may seem ignorant and somewhat missplaced with the ever growing arsenal of teched-out super weapons, I feel the campaign can be summed up with this one word: Chaos! Die-hard fans of the previous Duty installment find themselves hard-pressed to call their actions tactical in this sequel. That is not to say action its not welcome. However, a touch of the 'tone down sitck' seems more than neccesary. Infinity Ward seems to have attempted to go too big, too fast. Never a dull moment, as you're dodging fire from endles hoards of enemies weilding the 'die for the cause' AI. (That's regardless of the difficulty you choose, mind you.) That in mind, I still found myself in awe of my surroundings (when I had time to look at them). There is a definite Red Dawn approach for one chapter of game, which really gives you the 'wow!' factor. And lets not forget the mission that is actually so graphic and controversial that I was asked if I wanted to play it. Really, though, this all just ties more into what im talking about with the "too big, too fast". All in all, I felt that IW delivered the best they could. From a technology stand point, I mean this quite literaly, we have World of Warcraft's Blizzard to thank for a lot of it. Though I'm not quite sold on it being the dream team it should be, but that's for another review I suppose. Campaign Rating: * Story - 7/10 (A lot of stretches were made and crafted together with seemingly little care. Also a bit to short, clocking in at around 6hours.) * Characters - 5/10 (You won't remember to many names, if any.) * Mission Flow - 7/10 (Much room for improvement on the multiple character view points you take on.) * Graphics/Details - 10/10 (Beautiful and seemingly flawless!) * Replayability - 8/10 (Most missions are based on a lot of luck. You won't want to revisit that gamble very often.) * Overall - 7.5/10 (Solid game, but room for improvement?)

Special Ops: In all honesty, I have not played all of the Spec Ops. This is simply because of the lack of online player matching leaving me without a teamate more often than not. This feature in no way challenges the infamous Nazi Zombies of Call of Duty World at War. While a ton of effort was thrown in to this addition, I can't help but feel it was wasted space. The question I ask myself is if this feature had online random player matching, would I enjoy it? The answer I have fallen on is simply no. Irrating is a good word to discribe Spec Ops. Plan on hitting that replay mission button A LOT. And with most of the levels being mirrors of campaign levels, it gets old fast. So what is good about Spec Ops? Snowmobile Racing. Spec Ops Rating: * Replay Value: 5/10 * Overall: 4/10

Multiplayer:
I will not go in to detail here as CoD online has always been great. This installment is no different, accept that theres so much more depth. Modding and hacking has ruined a lot of the fun, but it isn't a constant problem. Without spoiling anything, I'll just say go out an play it yourself. I'm sitting at 12 days played (that should tell you I enjoy it).
* Overall rating of 8/10Read full review...

Good but Disappointing.

I honestly believe that Infinity Ward could have done so much better with this game than they did. They took out some key features of Call of Duty 4 that made it great. An example of this is that the classes on multiplayer are unbalanced. If you are familiar with Call of Duty 4 then you know that you can't have stopping power, sleight of hand, and double tap in the same class. You would have to choose between the benefits but in MW2 you can have them all. Another annoying feature is the riot shield. This was a good idea in campaign but it shouldn't have carried to multiplayer. There are many faults in this game but the biggest disappointment of all is the fact that you are required to be in game chat in a majority of the games. This is very annoying because you have to listen to everyone and when it comes to 8-18 people in a game this is extremely hard to cope with. There are also many scams with some players online. There is a hack on the xbox 360 that allows you to boost accounts up to 10th prestige. Most of the people who claim to do this are going to want some form of payment. I suggest you do research on how it works before you trust them with your money. Infinity Ward needs to take some key elements of this game back to the drawing board. I personally like the game but multiplayer was the biggest let down. Call of Duty World at War was better and that is a shame.Read full review...

Buy A Tent Too, You're Gonna Need To Set Camp

I love first person shooters. Call of duty has the same game play and probably always will. Don't expect much different from previous games. More perks which now evolve into better perks. You can choose your 3 kill streaks and even end the game with a nuke if you camp well enough and kill 25 people before dying. The biggest difference you'll notice is the mass amount of camping areas the game has to offer. If you like playing games like halo (where you can take 2 + people head on at a time with your skill at aim and strafing mixed with some variation of cleverness) You will not be using the same logic in this game. You will almost never down 2 people who are facing you with just your aim. Just expect to set up camp and hold a gun down some hallway. Otherwise, you will move a few steps and die by someone who is.

Pros: You get to chose your 3 kill streaks, Your perks evolve, Maps are large, CAMPAIGN IS AMAZING AND WELL DONE!

Cons: CAMP CAMP CAMP, SPAWN KILLED, Addictive game with no satisfaction, Prestige doesn't get you anything and your skill isn't measured by prestiging, you just have to play a bunch. If you don't have certain perks you can easily get spotted by a UAV or shot down off spawn by any number of flying objects. Game play isn't consistent

Overall, the game is fun to mess around with but can get frustrating quickly.Read full review...

Not a game for People New to the Series

It is an ok game with good graphics. Now though, as the game gets older, there are more and more cheaters that play, which does ruin the fun when you are trying to enjoy the game. Campaign is good, spec ops is cool, and multiplayer would be fun if there were less cheaters. If you are new to call of duty, I wouldn't recommend this game anymore, because of the online community. I would recommend a newer game from this series, such as, Modern Warfare 3, or Black ops 2. I bought this product after my old disk broke, but I knew what I was getting into when I joined an online game, people cheating, using explicit words, etc. If you are new to Call of Duty, don't get this game, unless you are only going to play campaign or special ops. The campaign had a great story line, one of the best in the series, but as it gets older, my intrest in this game gets lower.Read full review...

Awesome game.

Modern Warfare 2 represents Infinity Ward's first work since Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare raised the developer's profile (and increased the bulge in its wallet) several orders of magnitude. But rather than taking a ton of huge big-budget risks, Modern Warfare 2's multiplayer carefully builds upon the developer's previous success in ways that will astound people who have spent the last two years learning every corner of every map in the previous game. Instead, the risky stuff is saved for the single-player campaign, which offers tightly packed thrills and rock-solid gameplay, though the narrative is so wild it can get exhausting.

The big draw in Modern Warfare 2 is its competitive multiplayer. Online, up to 18 players can meet up in several different types of matches, which cover the standard bases, like deathmatch and team deathmatch, as well as capture the flag and several other objective-style matches. The action takes place across 16 different maps that offer a variety of shapes, sizes, and styles. You'll fight across the rooftop of a large office building in Highrise, while Rust is a very small area designed for hectic free-for-alls, sort of like Shipment was in Call of Duty 4, but with a bit more verticality. Urban areas dominate the map list, but you'll also find large, mostly flat areas like Wasteland. If you're like me, and don't like getting shot at by snipers from large distances, you'd do well to stay low on Wasteland.

The core activity in the multiplayer hasn't changed a bit. It's still about putting the sights of your gun on the enemy and carefully pulling the trigger. The little clicks that let you know that you've hit your target, or the way grenades clink around on the ground, regardless of surface, haven't changed at all, either. But everything that surrounds these basic concepts has been expanded and modified in a lot of interesting ways. The concept of selectable killstreak bonuses is probably the most interesting change. Like before, you can call in UAV drones to give yourself a better sense of where the enemies are currently located if you can get three kills in a row. You can also still call in airstrikes and helicopters. But you can also call in supply drops, send up counter-UAVs that block enemy radar, send in a harrier jet that hovers above the battle and guns down the opposition, or even call in a Predator missile strike, which lets you quickly control a missile as it drops from the sky, hopefully onto a cluster of enemies. At the outer edges of the killstreak lies a bonus that pretty much levels the playing field. It's a tactical nuke that, when deployed, destroys the arena, kills all the players, and ends the game, regardless of score. That might sound like a nuisance that greatly unbalances the game, but it puts a strong highlight onto the risk versus reward system that comes into play with these killstreaks.

Sure, the world might be close to ending, but there's always time for a swim.To get that tactical nuke, you'll need to kill 25 people in a row. Without dying once. By comparison, a UAV is still three kills and a supply drop is just four. While it's certainly attainable by the most dedicated and savage players, it seems unlikely that a nuke will be deployed. First of all, a player would have to sacrifice a potentially more useful but lower quality killstreak to make room for the nuke. Even though you'll be able to unlock all of the killstreaks, you can still only select three at any givenRead full review...

What An Experience

Now I will admit, I was not a hardcore Call of Duty fan. I've played a few of the games here and there, but I never went out of my way to purchase one of these games. It wasn't something I would get excited for, or even *gasp* wait until 1 in the morning at a Gamstop in the freezing cold to get.

This particular one however, caught my eye. From the first trailer, and with prior knowledge of Modern Warfare 1 still in my mind, I thought, eh why not. So I reserved it, and ironically, waitied outside Gamestop until 1 in the morning waiting for my copy. When I finally got to play it (the next day) I don't think I ever lost the "wow" emotion for one second.

First, the second you turn this game on, you are greeted with an option to completely skip a level in the game. I thought this was crazy, partly because I have NEVER seen this before in a video game. But I denied the request, and later in the main campaign that mission came up, and let me say, there is a reason that the option is there. Nuff said. SO parents, be mindful.

The gameplay never lets up, its nonstop action the whole time. Its like a very well financed action flick, with the typical explosions, "cliff-hangers", and gun fights. Its just something you HAVE to experience, if only once. With the different difficulty options, everyone can find a nitch. The graphics are top notch. I've even had friends say they don't like this game because its "too real" and they dont like that. I think its amazing, but hey thats just my opinion.

The Spec-ops mode was a personal high point of mine. Me and a friend of mine had ALOT of fun with this mode, especially trying to beat all the levels on the higher difficulties. Some of them are pretty brutal and had to be redone over and over. I'm not big on the multiplayer aspect, but I did try it, and from what I've tried, its pretty addictive, so no worries there.

In closing, is this the ABSOLUTE GREATEST GAME I'VE EVER PLAYED?!?! No. Not a chance. Is it a top notch shooter and one of the best action games out today? Absolutely. Infinity Ward spent their time on this one, and it shows. It BEGS to be tried, so don't wait. HOWEVER, I must stress that if you intend to just completely ignore the online multiplayer aspect, I would just rent it, or borrow. The story mode, as good as it is, does not take THAT long, so a full purchase is not a justifiable option for you. Otherwise, like I said go for it. Its well deserving of your hard earned cash.Read full review...