Let me preface my review by admitting that I rarely play online.
I enjoy playing the single player storyline from start to finish, and I primarily stick with that.
So, this review is based on my observations & game play from a single player point of view.
Pros
+ Story is familiar and continues where the first left off.
+ Switching between characters provides some different scenes and roles.
+ It's easy enough for even inexperienced players to jump in and start the action.
+ The graphics and AI were pretty darn good.
Cons
- It's short...most people will finish in less than 6 hours on regular.
- The ending leaves a lot to be desired. I understand leaving something unfinished, but it doesn't really end at all.
- The bells and whistles of the game seems to be geared towards playing online
Regarding Online Play
While I understand the market for it, I just don't want to the single player action left with nothing in the future...
I'm sure there are a lot of folks who play offline in single player mode, you just may not hear from them as much.
The game is worth playing though, and I enjoyed it...but couldn't give it a perfect score because of these points.
I always read reviews for a game before I make the decision to buy a game. Even if I think I will like the game very much, I wait to see reviews so that I can know what to expect from a game. After reading some of the reviews for MW2, i felt that some people were not putting much thought into their reviews.
First of all, one of the first complaints I started hearing about MW2 was the Single Player campaign. Many said that primarily it was too short and that it had no new elements and borderline boring. After playing through the single-player however, I was captivated by the story. (*Spoiler*) You have a mission were you are climbing an Ice wall in order to infiltrate enemy lines. Then you have a mission where you come through the bottom of an oil rig through a submarine!!! And who can forget the the mission that has you fighting in a destroyed and chaotic scene amongst the Washington Memorial. To me, the single-player was amazing and if some complain about it being too easy and boring then play it on veteran, that should take you some time.
Secondly, reviewers claimed the multi-player sucks!! It may be that people simply had unrealistic expectations for the MP. I thought the changes like, upgradeable perks, customizable killstreaks, awsome new perks like Bling for instance. and Who doesn't think that the Model 1887 with akimbo and FMJ owns all!! It can be possible that some people played COD4 MP way too much and got tired of it. However, I feel that MW2 MP has enough new content to keep me content for a while.
I almost felt discouraged to get this game after reading some people's reviews, but I decided to get it after all and Im glad I did. This is really a great game. and if you think it is not, then you might be expecting a little too much from a video game.
My Sons, & 16 & 17 yr old grandsons really like this game. They said the grafics are great, and enjoy the action!
"Pretty neat game, continues to picque my interest. Its better than the first part. Cant wait for the next version."
"Everywhere else was selling the game for $60. Amazon had for $45 plus free shipping. Can't beat that."
