Modern Warfare 2

[Master gamawa 0]

Man, MW2 could be the best game ever if it didn't suck so hard.

Good stuff: Graphics (the best I've seen), level/map desing WOW!, cinematic action bits, gimmick scenes (climbing ice wall etc) handling (fast, responsive, flowing and tight character movement)

Bad stuff: Insane number of enemies, no lean, weapons sound weak, you can get five thousand bullets, hide in a corner for two seconds and get another five thousand just for fun, extreme linearity, vague scenario, unlikable characters... I played most of the game looking through a blood spattered screen. The second I peeked out my cover splat splat splat everywhere.

How would this game become better: Less enemies and more lethal ones. The only reason I jumped for cover in this game was to avoid getting a bloody screen, not because I was afraid I would die and that's wrong in so many ways. The action packed bits were so intense and chaotic everything became bland and repetitive. A chore. You look out a window and there are five enemies on the roof across, about a dozen running around in the street and a bunch of them in the windows. You start shooting and just as you think you cleared the area, all of them have been replaced with new ones. Where is the sense of accomplishment? Where is the application of tactics?

Oh I forgot. I just have to run a few yards ahead so the spawining trigger is transfered to the next area. THIS IS FUN!

Wait, no it is not!

This wasn't a game. That was an interactive movie. I just helped along the action.

Also: Guns akimbo? Seriously? I carried 2 P90 machine guns at some point. Two. For fuck's sake if I wanted to play Serious Sam I would play Serious Sam! The best thing is that when one of them ran out of bullets I would lower it and it would reload with the power of magic!!! Maybe I am such a hard ass that I can reload machine guns with my erect penis! What the hell were they thinking!

It was fun at parts I have to admit. The sniper/stealth missions were kind of ok. The rest was a tedious bulletfest with no depth. I am happy I finished it mostly because I will not have to play it anymore.

[[aps]gnat 28]

THIS IS FUN!

Wait, no it is not!

This wasn't a game. That was an interactive movie. I just helped along the action.

hehehe, yep. The "game" industry is turning into another version of Hollywood.

[Nazul 10]

Started playing the campaign in god mode just so i can get it over with then uninstall it. The FOV is killing me.

[Deadfast 43]

http://www.mapmodnews.com/article.php/MW2-gamers-pay-play-online-PC

How can they possibly want more money for a game that is already ridiculously overpriced?

[bangtail 0]

How can they possibly want more money for a game that is already ridiculously overpriced?

You ask how and I give you this idiot :

and the millions like him who are destroying gaming on a daily basis.

People this emotionally retarded would no doubt hand over $200.00 a week for a CoD embossed dog turd.

Edited November 15, 2009 by BangTail

[Deadfast 43]

Oh, I'm sorry, for a moment I forgot to whom this 18+ game is actually marketed to.

[CW001 10]

And the Russian Army is controlled by the ultranationalists that have seized power.

Say what?!

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Why would some one post vids like that online. seriously, i cant think WHY. WHYY?!

why would you post showing the world that you (yes you, the one and only) have played a game you hate for 17 HOURS and then go an sissy punch a wall a few times. what would possess some poor soul to do such a thing?

I mean it cant be cries for attention... it just cant

Anyway, aside from story and campaign, what is so different about MW2 than MW1? i guess the MP perks are a bit different, but what is so different that it has caused emo nancy boys to sissy punch walls?

I think it's a joke...

[MehMan 0]

Say what?!

Wiki sezs: Despite the efforts of the Marines and the SAS, the Ultranationalists seize control of Russia and declare Zakhaev a hero and martyr.

And yeah, I thought it was made pretty clear at the start of the game. With the unveiling of the statue and what not.

[interox 10]

Man, MW2 could be the best game ever if it didn't suck so hard.

Good stuff: Graphics (the best I've seen), level/map desing WOW!, cinematic action bits, gimmick scenes (climbing ice wall etc) handling (fast, responsive, flowing and tight character movement)

Bad stuff: Insane number of enemies, no lean, weapons sound weak, you can get five thousand bullets, hide in a corner for two seconds and get another five thousand just for fun, extreme linearity, vague scenario, unlikable characters... I played most of the game looking through a blood spattered screen. The second I peeked out my cover splat splat splat everywhere.

How would this game become better: Less enemies and more lethal ones. The only reason I jumped for cover in this game was to avoid getting a bloody screen, not because I was afraid I would die and that's wrong in so many ways. The action packed bits were so intense and chaotic everything became bland and repetitive. A chore. You look out a window and there are five enemies on the roof across, about a dozen running around in the street and a bunch of them in the windows. You start shooting and just as you think you cleared the area, all of them have been replaced with new ones. Where is the sense of accomplishment? Where is the application of tactics?

Oh I forgot. I just have to run a few yards ahead so the spawining trigger is transfered to the next area. THIS IS FUN!

Wait, no it is not!

This wasn't a game. That was an interactive movie. I just helped along the action.

Also: Guns akimbo? Seriously? I carried 2 P90 machine guns at some point. Two. For fuck's sake if I wanted to play Serious Sam I would play Serious Sam! The best thing is that when one of them ran out of bullets I would lower it and it would reload with the power of magic!!! Maybe I am such a hard ass that I can reload machine guns with my erect penis! What the hell were they thinking!

It was fun at parts I have to admit. The sniper/stealth missions were kind of ok. The rest was a tedious bulletfest with no depth. I am happy I finished it mostly because I will not have to play it anymore.

Fantastic review of the game. Sums it up perfectly. Post of the week for me, well done sir.

[Colossus 2]

Wiki sezs: Despite the efforts of the Marines and the SAS, the Ultranationalists seize control of Russia and declare Zakhaev a hero and martyr.

And yeah, I thought it was made pretty clear at the start of the game. With the unveiling of the statue and what not.

Why didn't Makarov get a hold of Capt.Price then? :confused:

[Zipper5 74]

Why didn't Makarov get a hold of Capt.Price then? :confused:

He was in a gulag?

Lol, a discussion completely in spoiler tags. :D

[Colossus 2]

He was in a gulag?

Right, but it sounded like Makarov wanted him. Soap said something about "...[Price/Prisoner 6xx is] the only "meat" Makarov wants.." Watch the intro for the "Gulag" mission.

[MehMan 0]

Right, but it sounded like Makarov wanted him. Soap said something about "...[Price/Prisoner 6xx is] the only "meat" Makarov wants.." Watch the intro for the "Gulag" mission.

It's because...

the plot is full of holes

[RaXz 0]

Oh, I'm sorry, for a moment I forgot to whom this 18+ game is actually marketed to.

18 months and above?

I won't be suprised if you can buy some special weapons that are superior to the vanilla weapons. It's force other users to buy that stuff if they want to win, like a dual M249 or the portable nuke launcher of ownage.

"Buy now! The awesome rocket shield to counter the nukes with, now with a added bonus of four special ammunition magazines!"

[Deadfast 43]

They really did some massive work on the PC version:

[RaXz 0]

The plot thickens.. :butbut:

Well, at least there is innovative exclusive content for the pc, like mouse and keyboard support. :p

[cjsoques 0]

The plot thickens.. :butbut:

Well, at least there is innovative exclusive content for the pc, like mouse and keyboard support. :p

Yeah that just pisses me off thorough that they stated that as an "exclusive PC feature" I really don't know what the hell is wrong with the PC market anymore.

On the console side, finished the Campaign and it was okay. Parts of it were tons of fun, particularly the US capital missions. Most of the others felt like I was just in a movie that I was allowed to be involved in and my participation really didn't mean anything.

I really love the multiplayer (after muting the racist and biggoted 12 year olds swearing constantly of course). I consider I broke even considering the amount of multiplayer I'll be doing. The singleplayer was just an addon "movie"

[maddogx 13]

I really love the multiplayer (after muting the racist and biggoted 12 year olds swearing constantly of course). I consider I broke even considering the amount of multiplayer I'll be doing. The singleplayer was just an addon "movie"

Funnily enough, I haven't seen many douche kiddies online so far. Maybe I just play at the wrong times :). There was one case where two guys were mic spamming, but those peeps can be muted easily.

On the other hand though, I can see myself getting bored with MP fairly soon. The only thing that keeps the game interesting are the perks and new weapons you keep unlocking... but that's really just a superficial kind of gratification and it's already starting to get old. I don't see myself playing this game much longer than another 1 or 2 weeks at most.

[Master gamawa 0]

Οh hey, hi I would like to take a moment to tell you that I hate Steam with everything I've got. I wish DIGITAL CANCER on everything Steam related. Steam is the antichrist of Pc gaming.

Last night I had a friend around who wanted to play MW2 single player. Ok? He played the first two levels a few days ago and he wanted to continue.

Steam had a different opinion. "I AM SORRY HUMAN, WE, THE STEAM LEGION HAVE PROBLEMS AND YOU SHALL NOT PLAY THE GAME YOU PAID FOR, BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE IT! GO AWAY HUMAN! THE STEAM HAVE SPOKEN!"

I had to reset my password 8 times. I restarted my computer twice. I checked my firewall settings, I even exited some security programs just in case.

Steam wouldn't let me log in.

For forty minutes.

Now am I the only one who sees a problem with this?

I understand that I HAVE to log in to play mp games. I understand that because it makes sense. You cannot play multiplayer without logging in to Steam.

But what the hell does the internet have to do with the single player game? Why do I have to wait for forty fucking minutes to play a game? I don't care if your servers are down Steam, I really don't give a shit because I didn't ask for this.

I am sick of this. Steam is pure shit. Pure smelly buggy pig shit.

That happens when you give total control to a bunch of suits...

[Richey79 10]

They've looked at the MMO model and thought: we'll have some of that.

Only problem, two thirds of the new content for MW2 came from PC modders. That creativity flies out of the window with this model. People just haven't got the same freedom to follow their instincts when they're being paid, have deadlines etc.

The best things in life are free, but Kotick says you can keep them for the birds and the bees.

[Xtreme1989 10]

-|

-| MW 2 - Dedicated Server / Console!

I know some people are frustrated but this is getting a bit extreme ...

[tpw 2315]

Οh hey, hi I would like to take a moment to tell you that I hate Steam with everything I've got. I wish DIGITAL CANCER on everything Steam related. Steam is the antichrist of Pc gaming.

Last night I had a friend around who wanted to play MW2 single player. Ok? He played the first two levels a few days ago and he wanted to continue.

Steam had a different opinion. "I AM SORRY HUMAN, WE, THE STEAM LEGION HAVE PROBLEMS AND YOU SHALL NOT PLAY THE GAME YOU PAID FOR, BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE IT! GO AWAY HUMAN! THE STEAM HAVE SPOKEN!"

I had to reset my password 8 times. I restarted my computer twice. I checked my firewall settings, I even exited some security programs just in case.

Steam wouldn't let me log in.

For forty minutes.

Now am I the only one who sees a problem with this?

I understand that I HAVE to log in to play mp games. I understand that because it makes sense. You cannot play multiplayer without logging in to Steam.

But what the hell does the internet have to do with the single player game? Why do I have to wait for forty fucking minutes to play a game? I don't care if your servers are down Steam, I really don't give a shit because I didn't ask for this.

I am sick of this. Steam is pure shit. Pure smelly buggy pig shit.

That happens when you give total control to a bunch of suits...

I'm in 2 minds about steam. It's pretty much worked flawlessly for me for a couple of years. I don't play any of my steam authenticated games online so I usually just start it in offline mode and there's no drama. It's got a nice front end to download games and content, usually for cheaper than retail. And while none of us are happy about the various annoying anti-piracy DRM measures that just inconvenience us as legitimate users whilst causing the pirates zero hassles, steam is probably one of the least worst...

On the other hand, I do get a bit uneasy about having so many of my gaming eggs in one basket. It does aggravate me to buy a physical copy of a game only to get home and find out that I need bloody online access to steam to make it work. If steam servers go temporarily belly up, then as you say it can be a pain in the arse to wait. If someone hacks my account or steam decides that there's something dodgy going on, then the onus is on me and not them to prove otherwise to regain access to my games (and this kind of thing has happened to others many times). Worst of all, if steam itself goes belly up, then I'm potentially in a world of shit, with no access to many hundreds of dollars of games I've paid for in good faith.

My real gripe is that steam is basically at the leading edge of the concept that you don't actually "own" the software you pay for, which personally I have a problem with.

[Master gamawa 0]

oh and of course since I activated my Steam account again I started getting spam. Now this is not a big deal by itself but combine it with the rest of the grief package and you'll understand.

1. you cannot play sp unless you are online

2. sometimes (more often than not) the Steam servers don't work and I have to wait.

3. I cannot always invite friends that are online (they are actually sit in the same room with me) but Steam doesn't detect them. Sometimes I send invites and they don't receive them

4. Sometimes I cannot play because Steam says that I am already online (hacked serial maybe?)

5. Spam

Then you have all the rest like Infinity ward wanting to charge monthly for new content etc. Man I am pissed off.

[andersson 285]

Can you sell the steam games you paid for?

[viibez 10]

sounds bad.. not going there!

i think you would have to give the buyer your steam game login details also, im not sure i read that in a review.