Modern Warfare 2

Title: Modern Warfare 2
Platform Played On: Xbox 360
Release Date: November 10, 2009
Date Played: November 2009 - May 2010
Time Played: 100+ hours
Completed (Y/N): Yes
Score: 5/5

 
Opinion:
Call of Duty 4's modern setting and amazing multiplayer took the gaming world by storm. Naturally I was extremely excited for Modern Warfare 2.

Modern Warfare 2 went on to be the best selling game of all time on consoles. It improved on everything that COD4 did. New perks, more kill streaks, and of course new maps made it the best and most popular online shooter to date. MW2's multiplayer was so good that a large majority of players bought it just for the multiplayer and would never even touch the campaign.

Speaking of Single Player. Modern Warfare 2 did not disappoint with its sharp looking, smooth running, and tuned for exciting action sequences and insane story twists single player. Although typically short (at 6 hours or so) it is so action packed that it is easy to forgive it for its length. And to be honest on Veteran (highest difficulty level) it takes well over 10 hours to beat the single player campaign, so by the time you are done, you don't really want to see more. Until of course a year later when the new COD games with new campaign comes out.

Spec Ops mode made its debut in Modern Warfare 2. It allows you to team up with a friend in a co-op or work your way solo through bite sized missions and accomplish pre-set objectives. Playing this mode all the way through with a friend of mine (Roger) was one of the most memorable co-op experiences in a shooter Ive ever had, at least this generation.

Modern Warfare 2 took everything COD4 did so excellently and turned it up to 11. Ultimately creating a perfect multiplayer/co-op and single player experience on the PC and consoles alike. This is the game that is still played daily by hundreds of thousands of people nearly 2 years after its release and I dont see it going anywhere. For multiplayer you have two newer options available, Black Ops, and Modern Warfare 3 (due to release in a month), so you may want to jump into those if you are interested in nothing but multiplayer, although a lot of people still like MW2's multiplayer the best. As far as Modern Warfare 2's single player and co-op Spec Ops modes are concerned,  they are still holding their ground as excellent. The campaign still stands among the best in the FPS genre and everyone should check it out.