Call of Duty: MW2 reviews

[Skiz]

Alright, so I was playing MW2 and afterwards I was watching some videos and reading reviews and such. I came across the IGN review of the game and saw that IGN rated the game a 9.5 (of 10) and of 1,272 user reviews, the average overall score is a 2.1.

I for one canceled my preorder when I learned that there would be no dedicated servers but wow.... people are pissed.

Do you own the game?

Do you like it?

Any thoughts on the MP aspect?

I've downloaded it to play the single player and have had full intention of purchasing the game but only after the hype dies and well as the price. I'm not about to pay $60 and there is not dedi servers.

[Cabalo]

I managed to play the MP mode for a couple of days, while it lasted that crack.
I wasn't impressed at all with the matchmaking engine, as I was always being sent to shitty servers, with loads of lag. And I live in a zone with plenty of good connections.
It just doesn't have that feeling of community. I know i liked CSS and MW for the fact that I kept playing at half a dozen servers and enjoyed their atmosphere.
That doesn't happen at MW2, but then again I only played it for a couple of days.
oh, the MP maps are awesome, way better than the original one.

[Skiz]

I was the same way. After a couple of months you would find servers that you liked and visit them regularly. Now people don't have that option.

The MP maps look huge but its tough to tell w/o playing them. It's something which MW2 didn't have. The maps that are on MW are good maps, but there just aren't any big ones at all.

I remember great maps on the original like Rhine Valley and Ponyri that were huge.

[BawA]

i liked single player but it only lasted around 6 hours on 2nd last difficulty, beside that graphic was kick ass and smooth as usual.
in regards to the missions i can say they were pretty new ideas thought i would have enjoyed more if they still had "Death from Above" mission, they kept this mission as a bonus round for join players only.

[Rart]

I've grown up on CS, TF, UT and the like (and still am). To be honest, until a couple of months ago, I've never even realized that matchmaking systems like these even existed. Due to the advantages of a mouse I have persistently refused to even touch a console shooter. Connecting a server that I preferred became the standard, and I never knew there even was another method of matchmaking.

A couple months ago my friend came over with his xbox and decided to show me how he played Gears of War online. It was honestly the worst experience I have ever seen. On a cable connection, in a rather populated area of the country, I would consistently see 100+ pings, and some of the games weren't even playable. This isn't even including the fact that a matchmaking system like this has some pretty nasty wait times, or the fact that since you can't choose the server, half the time you'll be playing on a map you don't like. It was terrible.

Custom content, custom mods, playing with people you are familiar with, playing on nearby servers with good connections, choosing the servers with maps you want to play, all gone. Everything that I had taken for granted as I increasingly got addicted to FPS games, gone.

I was really looking forward to perhaps taking the jump and trying out COD for myself to see what all the fuss was about. But with something like this, it just gimps the one thing I like about FPS games (I never play single player). I can't buy a game that has such a poor multiplayer component. I might consider trying out CoD 4 at some point, not sure. But definitely not MW2.

[beansis]

I would have to say that this game is pretty good, considering that its the first campaign that I have actually finished in a long time. (so I didnt get bored and quit)

that said, does the multiplayer crack still work?

[Skiz]

I've grown up on CS, TF, UT and the like (and still am). To be honest, until a couple of months ago, I've never even realized that matchmaking systems like these even existed. Due to the advantages of a mouse I have persistently refused to even touch a console shooter. Connecting a server that I preferred became the standard, and I never knew there even was another method of matchmaking.

A couple months ago my friend came over with his xbox and decided to show me how he played Gears of War online. It was honestly the worst experience I have ever seen. On a cable connection, in a rather populated area of the country, I would consistently see 100+ pings, and some of the games weren't even playable. This isn't even including the fact that a matchmaking system like this has some pretty nasty wait times, or the fact that since you can't choose the server, half the time you'll be playing on a map you don't like. It was terrible.

Custom content, custom mods, playing with people you are familiar with, playing on nearby servers with good connections, choosing the servers with maps you want to play, all gone. Everything that I had taken for granted as I increasingly got addicted to FPS games, gone.

I was really looking forward to perhaps taking the jump and trying out COD for myself to see what all the fuss was about. But with something like this, it just gimps the one thing I like about FPS games (I never play single player). I can't buy a game that has such a poor multiplayer component. I might consider trying out CoD 4 at some point, not sure. But definitely not MW2.

^Ditto to all that.

Give CoD4 a shot. It rules.

Matchmaking systems have existed for ages though. That's all there was prior to dedi servers. I take it you never played Age of Empires, Rainbow Six, or any of the old games which all required that you use the MSN Gaming Zone. It was a matchmaking system for the PC. It sucked then and it sucks now.

@beansis - From what I hear, the MP crack does not work.

[beansis]

@beansis - From what I hear, the MP crack does not work.

Ya I tried it and it just keeps searching and searching

I think teknogods are working on an updated loader though

[jimmyg123]

I actually just bought the game yesterday, I just finished the airport the game is really good. my kind of game, I love war games but since i haven't gotten to far in the game i cant really give a great opinion on it, except that the game play so far is amazing. Have tried mp yet that's a to do.

[WakeMeUp]

I'm going to buy it tomorrow, but already played... it's awesome, but imo not as good as Killzone 2.