Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360)
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 | Product Details: Release Date: 10 November 2009 Publisher: Activision Rating:   Sales Rank: 11 | | Look for similar items by category:
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| | Customer Reviews: utstanding game but..., (03 September 2010)The graphics in this game are awesome. Some of the best I have seen in a game. If you are a big online multiplayer (XBOX Live), they still have some of the same issues as they had before that make it frustrating to play. (ie. respawning near or in front of enemy units, guns that take too many shots at close range to kill, and more.) The campaing is fun. But, I think once I am finished, I'll be back to playing the multiplayer on COD:WAW. Real Enough (30 August 2010)This comes from someone who played Halo franchise first. - I understand why this is the alternative. Yes, there is good reason as to why the Call of duty series is a competitor to Halo, many reasons in fact. Its just the 'fan boy' camaraderie that wee's a little bit on the image of both titles. Both eager to detest the other. COD:MW2 is realistic. At least, compared to other 1st person shooters, featuring a wide array of actual weapons used today in warfare and no doubt sound like the real deal (probably). The campaign is not your average story due to its switching of characters, various landscapes and areas, something overlooked by most games today glamorising an invincible warrior capable of taking not just several bullets and explosions to the face but being lucky enough to avoid the eventual truth that people kill and get killed. Make the connections where you like, my point is that this game genuinely is far more realistic than some of the games on the market. Do we play games for realism? not necessarily, some try to escape it but others rely on it. Sure you'd have to be wearing a butt load of Kevlar and be one lucky s.o.b to take several rounds from an AK47 and live, sure not all troops get the insane amount of air support shown nor the weapons and funding, but its those kitsch additions that can make this game special, enjoyable to say the least. That and the plot is basically USA vs. USSR. Sounds pretty awful when you hear that you have to be Americans and fight the Russians. Lucky for us all, that's hardly the case considering the U.S is pretty much getting rinsed throughout the game. That and there is a nice touch (if rare) of hearing the odd accent of the British. We get enough of the bold & brash American commando linguistics in films, thank you very much. Special Ops is a very welcome game mode, replaying some of the games high points with the option to play with friends. There is some real fun to be had sniping countless enemies with the cover of a snowy forest, atop a well equipped tower or wherever the hell you like really. Snow mobile races are usually a laugh too, hurtling down a mountain weaving in and out of forested wilderness. However, if you'd rather just burn through countless clips of ammo, fighting your way through hordes of soldiers then no fear, this game caters. The downsides are of course, online multiplayer with numerous screaming/swearing children from the U.S - mute them - then its as addictive as halo3. Another is the campaign is too short with roughly 10-15 hours of a first time play through on regular difficulty. If you're going to be a bit harsh, you could say the fighting is bias considering the enemies can cover efficiently, merely raise a gun to fire without exposing themselves to gunfire, whereas you must hope you didn't overdo it on the ol' analogue stick. A minimal negative but still questionable. So, top notch action - check quality multiplayer modes - check over the top weaponry and slow mo - double check perfection? - "close, but no cigar" (Don Corneo, perverted fat man, wall market) Son locked in dark room screaming for more ammo. (27 August 2010)This game must be good. Since I bought it for my son I havent seen him. It's been a warm summer and he has is brilliant white and has lost weight. He is developing a twitch and has arthritic hands. Best Game For PS3 and Xbox360 !!! (27 August 2010)I first thought that this game would be just like any other first person war game... But it's with no doubt my favourite game of all ..the online feature is very entertaining and there's lots of competition ! There's also an ofline multiplayer split screen mode with lots of missons and co-op modes. there's just too much to talk about for this game,my advice..buy it ! you wont regreat it ! The best FPS bar none!! (26 August 2010)Ok that's quite a bold statement to make in my title and a good few of you are probably screaming rubbish at your screen, but let me tell you why. I'm going to use some comparisons with Bad Company " here as I have also played it extensively and it seems to be this games main rival. This review is going to focus solely on mulitplayer so if you want to know about single player and co-op then skip to another review. Control:- Control in COD is slick and easy, and getting stuck on scenery is a minimal problem, this in stark contrast with BC2 'fidgity' controls. I can't seem to find a sensitivity on that I like and trying to climb through and over stuff as well as going up stairs can be a little awkward. Spawning:- COD's spawn system is much better than compared to BC2 where Spawn killing, camping is a problem as well as the annoying habit of other people suddenly spawning in next to someone you are shooting at just as you run out of ammo. Gameplay:- Yeah BC2 is nice with it's destructable environment and big maps, but I like the compactness of the COD maps as well as the fact it's for the majority you and a gun which is surely what a FPS is all about at it's roots. No blowing apart a building with a tank or helicopter to get to the bad guys, you've got to get in their up close and personal for some good old intense CQB!! Yes BC2 has the realism but COD has the intensity, you are never far from the action. Although COD multiplayer is pretty much all team based there is not such the dependency on your team mates like you have in BC2, you can get along just fine on your own. You'll also probably hear people complaing about perks like people with lightweight and commando pro, running into a hail of your bullets and stabbing you. For the optimal most fun and challenging experience in this game I recommend that you play hardcore mode only, which eliminates the effectivness of most of the things that annoy gamers in COD. The one massive downside to this game however is the fact that in most on-line modes you have game chat only, no party chat, so if your friends are on something else, even a different game mode on MW2 you cannot talk to them, very annoying. Killstreak rewards are nicely varied and also easy to deal with, if you have the right class setup. I like the way you can unlock various titles and badges to show off your ingame acheivements. Nice vairety of maps although the downloadable content has rightly been criticised for being overly expensive given that some of the mpas you get have been pulled from COD4. The time waiting between games can also be frustratingly long as people jump in and out of the lobby or skip maps. Levelling up is always fun and you can get your hands on most of the good stuff fairly quickly. This gives it great accesibility for the casual gamer as opposed to BC2 where it takes a fair bit longer. So this is essentially the best, most fun FPS because. Controls are 'smooth' and responsive. Intense action. Accessibilty (can play equally well alone or with team co-operation) Plenty of class setups (compared to BC2) Better Spawn system (Compared to BC2) Call of Duty is for everyone whereas I'd say BC2 is better for people who like team co-op and some tricky gritty realism. |
