This turned me off at first, but the more time I invested the more that I wanted to play. Therefore, the more time you put into the multiplayer, the more you get out of it. It’s very capitalistic, you play more you do better you get more experience points you unlock more guns and perks. This is due, in part, to the experience-based nature of the multiplayer mode. When you start, you will be slaughtered, and there’s no way of getting around it. In the PvP multiplayer, this is especially difficult when you’re just getting into the game. Much like in real life, you often meet your fate with one or two well-placed bullets. Therefore, there’s no romancing your enemy to death by making your way through their overshield in this game. Plot and story aside, MW2 prides itself in being one of the most realistic shooters available. The gunplay and combat might be better discussed in the context of the multiplayer. MW2 is easily one of the better looking games that I have played through this year.
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The environments are beautiful as the developers at Infinity Ward seemed to have done an excellent job paying attention to detail, things like paper and leaves floating about in the wind and dust particles dancing in the sunlight near windows are accounted for. This all happens in slow motion and it is, for the lack of a better term, awesome. In the ensuing calamity you’ll find rubble and bodies flying off in different tangents as you try to fix your crosshairs on enemy soldiers’ heads to pump a few rounds into their skulls. The door is set with explosives, you bust through, and bullet time begins. A gameplay mechanic that I especially enjoyed in MW2 occurred when breaching doors as it employs effects that you’d see in an action movie.
The player will get a chance to do some new things like use thermal scopes and breach doors. Infinity Ward also did an excellent job tying special effects and gameplay mechanics together. That said, Veteran mode is still sadistic and may only be for the truly achievement-/trophy-hungry. However, after going back to play the original Modern Warfare, MW2’s veteran mode is more manageable. I got pummeled while playing through veteran. However, after finishing the game on veteran I’ve come to the realization that this mode is not fun. Regular difficulty is perfect for first-timers, while hardened difficulty is fine for seasoned CoD vets. With respect to the campaign, one needs to watch out for the difficulty. I really enjoyed the environments that the game took place in, so in in a way, I’m thankful for the outlandish plot since it allowed me to shoot around different regions of the world. In retrospect, MW2 was a unique experience for me because I’ve never played an FPS that would put the player in American suburbia. The player spends most of the game playing as Sergeant “Roach” Sanderson, and the game takes place in different areas of Russia, South America, and the United States.
Since I never played a Call of Duty game before this one, I was a little confused as to what I was doing and who I was playing as until about a quarter into the game. Though a little far-fetched at times, the storyline did serve its purpose: to provide the player with a little motivation so that they are intrigued enough to continue playing.
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But much like the previously mentioned Hollywood films, I don’t walk into a movie theater expecting to find the meaning of life in an action movie, I took MW2 for what it is and didn’t let this eat away at me.
A few possibly unnecessary twists and turns made me feel like I was getting jerked around a bit. While playing through the campaign you may notice some events that may be a little unreasonable or unrealistic. Unfortunately, like many big-budget Hollywood films, the single player campaign in MW2 was not without its plot holes. If you’re looking for explosions, cool high-tech weaponry, violence, and gore, they’re right here with all the bells and whistles. This experience is similar to playing through a high-cost, wartime action flick. The first thing I noticed while playing Modern Warfare 2 is its seemingly high production value. Not only did Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 “out-Halo” ODST, it may have also “out-FPS’ed” any other FPS released in 2009. However, after playing through ODST and feeling like my excitement was misplaced, I was curious to see what Activision had to offer with its next installment to the Call of Duty Series. So while people were busy getting excited for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, I was getting excited for Bungie’s follow-up, Halo 3: ODST. During my first year with the console, I never got around to playing the game that many people say “out-Halo’ed” Halo, Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Back in the Summer of 2008, I bought an Xbox 360 because I wanted to play Halo 3.