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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for Xbox 360The Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 on Xbox 360® from ACTIVISION® continues the gripping and heart-racing saga with an...
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The Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 on Xbox 360® from ACTIVISION® continues the gripping and heart-racing saga with an unprecedented level of action. In this first person shooter game, players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse through an unfolding story full of twists and turns.
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Great Game from a Great Series
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Pros: Excellent graphics and gameplay, fun storyline, respectable developer, intensive multiplayer, new Spec Ops mode
Cons: Released 10/09, singleplayer is fast-paced and short, some people dislike certain playstyles
The Bottom Line:
MW2 is an excellent addition to the series and worth buying, but past its time and beginning to lack in the multiplayer aspect.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is the 6th addition to the Call of Duty series from Activision. Infinity Ward and Treyarch have been taking turns developing the games, and traditionally Infinity Ward has made the more impressive games with Treyarch's a sort of follow up, and this is IW's latest release.
Like Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (its predecessor), MW2 has a singleplayer and multiplayer mode, but this time with an additional all-new "Spec Ops" mode. Spec Ops is a 2 player game mode consisting of 23 shorter 5-10 minute missions that can be played split-screen, online, or even by yourself (although some of them can get tricky alone!).
The singleplayer is short, with most people finishing it in about 5 hours, but incredibly fun and impressive. The graphics and sound are amazing, the engine improved, and the AI much more intelligent. The storyline is breathtaking and epic, but fast-paced and hard to follow at times.
The multiplayer is what most people look for in this game though, with most of the average player's time spent online. Infinity Ward implemented tons of new features; new weapons and types of weapons such as riot shields and missile launchers, new perks with unlockable "pro" versions of each perk, customizable killstreaks, deathstreaks to help out those not doing so well, and fun equipment like semtex and throwing knives. People tend to complain a lot about "cheap" tactics, such as using grenade launchers ("noob tubes") or deathstreaks, but in my opinion, IW did a great job at balancing the game. Almost every weapon and strategy can be utilized (and countered, respectively) in its own unique way. Less skilled players can benefit from deathstreaks and more skilled players can benefit from harder-to-attain killstreaks such as the AC-130 or Tactical Nuke.
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