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Does Modern Warfare 2 Deserve all the Hype?

With only a couple of days left until release, does Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 break new records of being the most anticipated game of the past 2 years.

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Published: 49 days 10 hours ago | Article | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | PC

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Cmen - 49 days 14 hours ago

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Yes it does. Great game...before you disagree you to beat it first like I did.

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Pandamobile - 49 days 14 hours ago

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No. There are much better shooters than the COD series. Call of Duty has garnered the "Halo" effect over the last few years where simply putting the Call of Duty name on something will guarantee it millions of sales.

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darkride66 - 49 days 14 hours ago

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1.2 - Personally, I was looking forward to Uncharted 2 more than this one.

But that doesn't mean that the hype of this game is undeserved. COD4 was a monster. The gameplay was fast and addictive, the single player was brief but, in my opinion, one of the best FPS single player campaigns I'd ever experienced. It's a fair assumption that the sequel would be eagerly anticipated.

Infinity Ward have proven themselves time and time again to have what it takes. When Call of Duty first came it delivered a much more intense shooter then the Medal of Honor series which was the dominant WW2 series up until that point. Call of Duty 2 raised the bar yet again - and this time added a super addictive mulitplayer that catered to the FPS crowd while still remaining accessible to new gamers, something FPS on the PC struggled with. Then COD4 took the same intensity, the same addictive multiplayer and successfully translated into a modern setting.

Infinity Ward has delivered for the past 6 years and expect them to continue their fine efforts in this newest titles. Can't wait to pick mine up on Tuesday! See you all on the PSN! ID is DarkrideHex66

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GWAVE - 49 days 13 hours ago

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I have to say, "No".

It's more of the same. It isn't pushing gameplay, graphics, storyline, or physics. Worse yet, Activision has been acting mighty arrogant lately, and I think the final quality of MW2 is going to be a bit lazy because of that.

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4Sh0w - 49 days 12 hours ago

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1.4 - Just like anything else, it just depends on who you ask

"No. There are much better shooters than the COD series."

Well, Pandamobile like I said that all depends on who you ask, I personally think COD4 was my second favorite shooter this gen, I'm talking consoles only, I don't play PC anymore. I think for alot of people like me who still love COD4 vs World at War and plenty other shooters, MW definitely deserves the hype, I also disagree with GWAVE I think the game looks awesome compared to any game on any console this gen, its also has alot new weapons and features different from COD4, probably the only thing I find dissapointing is that its possibly too short. BTW, I was really surprised at the latest vids I sad from Battlefield Bad Company 2, that game might look even a little better than MW although I still prefer MW's style of gameplay, its just jaw dropping what some of these devs are doing with graphics on these consoles.

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evrfighter - 49 days 9 hours ago

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I agree with Panda but to add. Call Of Duty is unlike Halo in that it's just a short term investment. Can you really see Call of Duty dominating 2-3 years from now?

I mean every year theres going to be a new CoD. IW will stick to the MW, MW2 formula in that it's going to be just new features, new weapons, and new maps. "Why fix something that aint broken" as you CoD lovers said.

While on the other side of the of fps yard. DICE has already announced BF3 and that it's going to be running on a DX11 optimized Frostbite 2.0 engine. BC2 isn't even on Frostbite 2.0 and look how it destroys MW2 gameplay, visual, AND audio wise...They are already leaving IW in the dust in terms of technical advancements. Who's going to want to play CoD when Frostbite 2.0 debuts with Battlefield 3? If I had to call it. My guess is DICE is gunning for a Nov 2011 BF3 release so that it directly competes with IW's next game.

If they stick to this formula IW is setting themselves up for failure.

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