King of Games! Never get bored with this one, had it since release day and i don't reckon I spent a single day where i haven't been on it at least once. Even took my xbox with me on holiday to play it which annoyed the missus but what can you do :S
if you haven't got it already, then why not?

Modern warfare 2 is a game in which a tonne of people hate, and alot of people love. It has that sense of "Stairway to heavenesque" in which it is popular to hate and still alot of people play it.
Millions and millions of copies were sold, but the age old proverb which states that: "Sales =/= quality", and does it live up to it?
Short answer: Yes.

Modern warfare 2, is a sequel to COD4 and takes place a short while afterwards. Captain Price is nowhere to be seen, and Soap is promoted. And also you star as SGT. "Roach" Sanderson. Horrible nickname if you ask me.

The gameplay has all the same mechanics you've come to known over the years. It feels stale and other than a few new weapons, its all the same. The only change that i saw in the game was the "breach and clear" option, where you but a breach on a wall, and for 5 seconds or so, everything is slow mo and its pretty cool to say the least. However only occurs once or twice in the game, and the only new thing added to the series (Campaign wise)
And the difficulty i found was easy, even on Veteran. Compared to previous games, this one is a cakewalk.

The graphics too, are the same. Grainy and boring. Though there is a noticeabe difference in graphics compared to COD4, it still has the same feel to it, color wise.

The campain itself however, is pretty darn good if you ask me. After a so-so and short campaign in COD4, MW2 is action packed and is just twinge longer to keep a gamer satisfied. The levels are really fun and are worth to go over again, and they're just the right length. Alot of shooting, and stealth levels (Which, by the way are trying too hard to compare the the illustrious "All ghilled up")

Spec Ops, is a new addition to the COD franchise. Basically there are levels in which you or a friend can play and earn stars. There's 69 total stars and by the way can take up a good chunk of time. Spec ops has good replay value, but after the 69 stars are all collected, you dont feel a need to go back again.

And the Online multiplayer that many consider to be the best. The whole MP system has been slightly revamped to be be better than COD4. The kill streak perks are a fun reward and the Tactical nuke is a sweet bonus.
The Rank system is stretched to Level 70, and again Prestige mode. and Theres only 10 levels. But that 10 levels can take a mightly long time to accomplish. What can i say, the multiplayer is good way to relax and kick back with friends to enjoy. Its fun and it rarely gets old.

The storyline was a bit mish mash for me. The whole "No russian" level was good, you get a sense of what Makarov is really like and how smart he really is. And the twist near the end, while a tad predictable was interesting. And yes the comeback of Captain price was indeed priceless (No pun intended)
The ending though was rushed and there were a few questions that werent anwered. It could of been more fleshed out.

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The Good:

-Fun and revamped online multiplayer
-Spec Ops is a cute addition
- Good graphics
-Action packed campaign, which is one of the best in the COD franchise. "No Russian" is one to remember.
-Good plot twist and the rise of Captain Price.

The Bad:

-Same gameplay, same guns (a few new), and same color scheme for the graphic engine
-Not even difficult on Veteran
-More fleshed out storyline
-Just nothing new that was added to the game.



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The Skinny:

I know that many of you have bought this game. I recommend it if you havent, but i felt it didnt live up to the sales hype.

I am truly shocked at how short some of these reviews are nowadays. Doesn't really help you decide at all does it?

Well if your still undecided about purchasing this game then this is the review for you! To be fair, if you haven't already purchased this game, then I wonder where they have been keeping you locked up for the last year?

I was a massive fan of COD4 Modern Warfare but the game was quite short. Well don't get too excited because the game is unfortunately short on this one too. Probably took me just over 6 hours to complete. However they do have Spec ops which you can play 1 or 2 player afterwards which is just selected missions, part in the game, you have to complete within certain times.

But the graphics are just unbelievable, absolutely breath-taking, compared to a lot of other army games out, they are above the rest. I firmly believe this is one of the least complicated army games out, which is probably why it's so popular!

The on-line side of this game is once again excellent, lots of lovely new maps, wouldn't say any of them were as great as the COD4 maps, but there's a few that stand out... Burger town for one. They did integrate a few COD4 maps into this game a few months back, but they picked the most boring ones!

I honestly cant say MW2 held my attention as much as MW did, I stopped playing on-line about 5 months into it. The prestiges are good and so are the new killstreak rewards, but I just found a lot of the maps no-one likes kept coming up over and over again. To be fair I only play Hardcore Team Death match so I cant really comment on all the other, more tactical games. But on the occasion I've tried one or two, like sabotage, they seem to be full of idiots who team kill or are just generally abusive (doesn't help being a women!)

One thing I wish they had kept from COD5 was if some idiot on your team killed you 3 times they were immediately kicked out of the game. This was an excellent idea and its a shame COD4 didn't steal that idea and put it in their game.

Anyhow now we all get to look forward to Treyarch's turn of COD: Black Op's. I just hope its not as rubbish as World at War was!!!

A great game, the graphics are good and gameplay is intense!
Single player mode is slightly short and did not take very long to complete but its a game you can keep coming back to and playing again.
Mutliplayer is great fun, playing with a bunch of mates is always a laugh. The variety of multiplayer levels is good as well as the vairation on weapons.
One of the best games i have played. Halo is still the benchmark though!

great game for the missions as real as you can get edge of the seat stuff .the game play online is so much better its unreal ten out of ten from me and my friends online very well made game

Just started playing Modern Warfare 2. So far, all I can say is "awesome". The graphics are simply stunning, jaw dropping in fact. I was 10 minutes in and my wife literally asked me what movie I was watching (without seeing the controller in my hand). The story picks up from where we left Modern Warfare 1. You're immediately immersed into a war zone.

The action scenes and weaponry are amazing. I haven't played online yet, so can't review that part, but from what I've heard, it's a better gaming experience compared to the solo mission.

I love 1st person shooters, and so far from what I've seen, I'll be ranking this Modern Warfare 2 in my top 3 favourite Xbox games.

Absolutely loving playing COD MW2. The graphics are amazing, and the different game modes are brilliant. I've heard lots of people complaining that solo mode is too short, and really just a warmup for the multiplayer, but as a non-serious gamer I haven't found it that short.

The score and storyline are fantastic, as are the additional co-op game modes.

Still haven't quite got the hang of multiplayer yet, and seemed to get killed more often than I deserve to, but I'm sure I'll get the hang of it soon.

I'm a big fan of the COD series and there was no doubt in my mind that I'd get Modern Warfare 2 as soon as it came out.

After 2-3 weeks of play I'm addicted to playing multi-player MW2 online with friends but I've hardly touched the single player mode so my review is focused on the former. Modern Warfare 2 lives up to most of the expectations and is a another great Call of Duty title.

So far I'm enjoying it. The multiplayer maps are well thought out, the addition of Co-Op missions is a big plus and the range and unlocking of weapons is better than before. Perhaps the best change is the bigger range of support options with sentry guns, harriers, care packages and even a nucleur strike all available when you complete a kill streak. You unlock new care package options as you increase your rank and configure which 3 options you'd like to use.

There are few disappointments though. The graphics and gameplay don't seem to have progressed much from the previous Modern Warfare game released 2 years ago. The party management system for setting up games online is worse than ever too. It's not just less reliable than before but the general usability of setting up parties and moving in and out of the lobby together isn't very good. You spend a lot of time restarting your party rather than shooting people! I imagine this will be improved in a patch release soon though.

Overall MW2 is still a great game and there's not many better games around on the Xbox360 at the moment if you like FPS. One for your Christmas list.

just got the usa version off modern warefare 2 . if you thought the first one is good . i tell you now its worth the £50 price tag . as soon as you put the disc in you get a few warning screens first telling if you want the gore on .and that some terrois scenes are graphic no joke there the scene in the airport you take all passagers down in cold blood and the police ..i wont tell you the rest but the full on graphics are so amazing no joke your jaw will drop this is war so if you dont care about gore and other upsetting scenes set everything to on . or you have to wipe your game save and do the settings again . graphics = omg wow sound= wow omg gameplay =omg omg wow wow pricetag = worth it buy it buy it . also install to the xbox hard drive to speed load times up