PS3-Sense Review: Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2

PS3-Sense writes "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, finally the game is here. It's probably the most anticipated title of this year but is it worth it? "

PS3-Sense about multiplayer "The multplayer of Modern Warfare 2 is quite good but gave us a bit of bad taste. The killstreaks are unbalanced and they are a little bit over-the-top. Infinity Ward decided to go Hollywood, and it looks like it doesn't matter anymore if you have FPS-skill or not, kills are easily made in choppers"

[komp]

Can it be confirmed that MW2 has AUTO AIM just like COD4 (enabled by default)?

I have a feeling this COD franchise is now being designed to accomodate nan and grandad skillsets.

[Time Lord]

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[Natsu X FairyTail]

dont use it. I dont.

[Sarcasm]

I wasn't aware of an auto-aim on COD4.

[table]

the auto-aim in CoD4 could ruin your aim on occasions but most of the time it just locked onto the guys eyeball for a headshot across the map with a desert eagle.

[Xbox Avatars Shoe]

When is the review embargo over? ODST came out on a Tuesday and the review embargo expired at midnight of the Saturday before it launched. So will MW2's by chance also expire at midnight tonight?

Is there some sort of standard 3-day pre-release review embargo for games? Obviously there's not a review embargo for ALL games but when there IS an embargo, does it typically expire 3 days before launch?

[hakeem0996]

I have MW2 already and it is amazing .the single player is the SH!t (play it on veteran plz) and yes aim assist is default (just turn it off if you tht good).
As for Multiplayer it's COD4 on STERIODS

[Cold 2000]

AAA score for the big mean MW2 ? Guess the people working for this PS3 site are idiots.

[bjornbear]

Great score! =) I hate auto aim =/

[BulletToothtony]

i hate it too.. that's why when you're aiming at someone and another person runs behind them it pulls your gun away from the actual person you're trying to kill.. i hate that..

and the whole new perks and killstreak system is the very reason why i won't be buying this game.. i totally agree with the review.. there is so many new things to help noobs it's ridiculous.. go ahead and disagree but if MW2 would not be more about skills than having juggernaut and martydorm and all the new crap i would buy this game.. i would love for it to have a Non-perk mode so it could really show who can actually aim and who can't.

[JaredH]

You do realize juggernaut isn't even a perk in modern warfare 2 and martydorm is a death streak right?

EDIT. Auto-aim can be turned off in cod4 too and i know that because I always have it turned off.

[BulletToothtony]

no i didn't know juggernaut wasn't a perk anymore.. that's great..

i might look more into the perks now.. cause that's the one i hate the most.. and you can turn off auto aim but that is for the single player option only..

i have that option turned off and i still have autoaim.. i got that game since launch and i've played it everyday.. and trust me there is no option to turn it off.. if you find the option on multiplayer and take a snapshot i'll believe you but trust me.. my gun always gets pulled away without me moving it..

[Trebius]

ANYONE can be good at the game, theres no skill involved anymore, just glits and glamour.

[QuackPot]

if it is the "nan and grandad skillsets" that bought millions of cod4, what else do you expect them to do?

Add in laggy controls for weighty realism and trust the shooter fans will like it and buy a boat loads of KZ2, I mean MW2?

It's popular, it works and it sells tons of games.

9/10 is what MW2 deserves.

BTW. I personally hate auto-aim....especially in my beloved Warhawk.

[Naucious]

any good player like myself knows that getting killstreaks is key to success in a game. I sometimes test my skills by not choosing to use my rewarded killstreaks to see what my K/D ratio would really be. Teamwork is really key and I know from most skilled players on this site knows as soon as we hear "enemy chooper inbound" we all as a team decided to shoot the chooper down as fast as possible. But i will say the perks were my biggest problem, theres no skill invovled with it, but just adds help in case you wasn't good at all. Im still getting MW2 because as a gamer I love games and I want to experience the games on my own accord and not from the likes of reviews.

One thing that people dont like is change, but as a true gamer you should be able to accept change and adapt to it accordingly. N other words theres fuss now but im sure everyone will get use to it, and play like nothing has changed.... game on gamers!!!!

[Hoggy1983]

Can someone please clarify for me- Was there auto-aim in COD4 in multiplayer?
Because I sure as hell haven't noticed it and I very much doubt it will be in MW2.

I think it was evident in single player, but you can turn it off.

So whats the problem?

[tatotiburon]

good review from a ps3 fan site...waiting for more reliable reviews

[Sarcasm]

Just because it didn't get a 10 it's not reliable?

[sikbeta]

That has not sense at all, is not reliable because is a PS3 site?

Can't sound more stupid

[El_Colombiano]

Guys don't listen to this tool.

[PrimordialSoupBase]

Broken Embargo. Fools.

[Xbox Avatars Shoe]

A website concentrated on a specific console, reviews a game for that specific console, and they're unreliable? LOL!

[WMW]

here is a quote from tatotiburon in the article about battlefield: bad company 2 being better then mw2 "i'm not the one crying every MW2 topic and calling biased every site for gave a perfect review for MW2 only because the xbox 360 version is selling better..." looks like you are crying about the review score and calling sites biased because you don't agree with them. lol 360 fanboys always good for a laugh.

[bjornbear]

MW2 is multi-plat o.O

[tatotiburon]

you people can read??...i'm not bashig this site, i said that is a good review...but after watching the past week all of you ps3 fanboys bashing MW2 without playing the game only because is selling better on other console, well i wait for other reviews from unbiased sites, i don't know if the author of this review is mad about the sales like all of you.

An besides wtf??, every time a xbox site make a review you all start to bashing the site.

Hypocrisy at it finest

[Darkeyes]

@above.. Chill dude, I request you to read your own first comment.. What the hell do you mean by a "PS3 fan site'??? Last I checked MW2 was a multi-plat and every PS3 or 360 oriented site can have their opinion.. And NEVER have we bashed MW2 cause it sells more on the 360 Lol that statement alone makes me laugh. The PS3 fans were all over MW2 cause it gets the free pass even though it has mediocre graphics and a 6 hour campaign... I don't give a sh!t for reviews, but if this were a PS3 exclusive, then it would have been raped for being only 6 hours or having Sub-HD graphics.... That is why that 9.5 rumored score from IGN ticked off.

And when have we cried foul if a 360 site reviewed a multi-plat? If you count IGN as a 360 site, then yes your argument stands correct, but you can check any multi-plat review from 360 site and there hardly have been any issue with the fanboys.. Hell even AC2 first review came from a 360 site (which gave it a 9)... Did we cry foul then? Get your fanboy goggles off..

And last I checked we all (we all meaning PS3 and PC gamers) were pissed at AV for it's evil practices like no Dedicated servers for PC, hiking prices, threatening for cutting Ps3 support and no graphical updates and not cause it sold an @ss load of copies.. Stop acting as if MW2 is a 360 exclusive... Sales Sales Sales, is that all you've got? If a game doesn't sell more than 4 million means it=crap what BS logic... Sorry, but we gamers don't stand around and let companies shaft us like that.. Just cause we are more vocal doesn't mean that the game sucks and we disowned it... Grow up.

I will still get MW2 and that too used as I have some dignity left.. It's a stand against AV and not MW2. If you can't see how these guys are killing gaming by their arrogance, then sadly you need to take those goggles off.

[divideby0]

game gets a 9 and he looks for a more reliable review.....after all the was reviewed by a fan site for that console...geez....
wake up dude

[TheReaper42]

last i checked, PC gamers were bashing mw2. PS3 gamers were boasting that they're getting a dedicated server. I don't see anyone else b!tching.

[DonCorneo]

rpd with my eyes closed FTW

[Natsu X FairyTail]

Good score.

AAA

[Timactionfigures]

Let's not get carried away. Good score...mediocre game that's just like all the other COD's before it.

Because folks keep buying the same game, they won't ever make anything new or unique. Killzone 2 obliterates any COD game ever made...and charted into new territory when it comes to immersion/controls/graphics...

What has COD done to earn AAA rating sequel after boring sequel?

[TooTall19]

I love KZ2, but don't compare the 2 until you play each thoroughly. IW doesn't make boring games.

[RockmanII7]

Killzone 2 and MW2 are both AAA

[Halo3 MLG Pro]

LOL. Killzone 2 is essentially the same war shooter we been playing for years. And your complaining about MW2??? LMAO! That's rich dude.

[Mista T]

meh, I won't let the hype take over my soul, I will only get bad company 2 after seeing the new multi vid.

[ps360master]

good for you. everyone will be on cod. yes even all your online friends will be on cod.....you will be playing it to. dont lie to yourself

[Anti-Fanboyer]

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[El_Colombiano]

Holy crap that looks AMAZING. Bubbles for the video.

And to the idiot trying to act all rebellious, stop. You look stupid when you try acting all tough stating that you can do whatever you want on the internet. Yes that means you look stupid to every sensible person on this site. We don't need to hear your b*tching and moaning about how somebody doesn't like your post.

Take your own advise,
"you dont like it dont f1cking read my comment."

[RockmanII7]

I'm with you Mista T. I hate what Activision/IW is doing and besides I couldn't afford this anyway because of all the great games coming out in 2010 (Mass Effect 2, Conviction, BF: BC2, Alan Wake, Lords of Shadow, Halo Reach, and possibly Crysis 2, It will be awesome :)

[DaTruth]

I don't care what CrAc(head)tivision's been doing, that video looked awesome. I had no intention of buying either game, but that video could convert me!

I love full destruction and good graphics with full destruction is even better!

[ps360master]

im glad to see some ps3 fans excited for mw2....im tried of seeing the antips3 mw2 lol.....

cod will be most played

#1 on XBOX LIVE
#1 on PSN

its only the truth get used to it. 10 million want this game/ 40 ppl on n4g dont.....ahahahha losers

yeah then 10 fn million ppl gets this game have taste. no one will miss you. you dont have to get the game

[table]

I'm a loser because I don't want the overrated call of duty? haneck mate. Some of us actually have taste regardless of which console you own.

[ps360master]

you mean type in proper English...not write..

..before you make a statement like that check yourself.

its a video game forum who has to type in proper English..........

[El_Colombiano]

"its a video game forum who has to type in proper English.........."

Then what was the point of that entire post of yours?

Hypocrite.

[Timactionfigures]

...for being sucked into buying the same game over and over again. Those of us with taste have moved on to new, BETTER, shooters that are doing NEW things. Games like Killzone 2 and Uncharted 2 have set new ground for shooters to achieve. COD is still living in the past.

[bjornbear]

you're mom's calling you to go to school, you're late.

Seriously, you think people that don't like this game don't have taste?

Games like these are tasteless, they are cheap fun IMO. Real video game experiences are nothing close to MW2 or even COD MW

Only COD2 made a big impression on me, after that, no COD has and I doubt MW2 but i'm keeping options open.

[YogiBear]

I played enough COD4 to warrant skipping this one. I'll continue my conquest of plundering in Uncharted 2 though.

[Angry Moth]

'To graphics about 2 Modern Warfare really mustache'
Good old google translator

[Hanif-876]

Battlefield Bad Company 2 owns this just watch and be blown away!

http://www.pcgames.de/aid,6...

[SprSynJn]

The game seems to have been majority overhauled from its predecessor. Cannot wait. Thanks for the video link.

[NecrumSlavery]

So can we expect separate reviews between the consoles?

[unrealgamer58]

two reasons im pro abortion

[YogiBear]

wow

[TheStorm]

I have mine pre ordered for my PS3, but the only worry I have is what one of the lows of that review was, is the kill streaks rewards. They do seem slightly over powered, and I'm already hoping IW may lower the power of some of them. I hope they are not too bad, where it will ruin the online experience.

[JeffGUNZ]

It seems you just have to pay attention and play smart. You need a mic to work as a team. If you hear an enemy chopper is in route, get in buildings, same thing with AC130. When someone is using an Ac130, why run out in the open? Cover in shelter and force them to come to you. If you play smart, it shouldn't ruin the experience.

[Ninjamonkey]

Im not sure about this game...

In COD4 I loved the arcady feel, but there was still some skill in the game and after playing a lot I was really good at getting high on the leaderboard game after game.

But there just wont be any skill on this game. The crazy perks will turn everyone into superhumans where n00b tactics win and every time you get a good killstreak it will be completely ruined because someone on your team used a nuke.

The more I hear about this game the more Im leaning towards battlefield: bad company 2...

[tehk1w1]

It's worth noting that this is a very rough Google translation of the article.

Honestly I have no idea what it says, even in English. =/ Wish I spoke Dutch.

[NotoriousWarrior]

i don't think they seem overpowered as most of the killstreaks have disadvantages which can even it out. for example, 4 killstreak can be taken by your enemies after killing you which will help them.

allot of people will be cautious on using the airstrike (what ever its called in MW2) as they can be killed easily.

I hope they get rid of the NUKE cos you may be enjoying a match and someone randomly calls in a NUKE and ruins it or cos they only try to get the NUKE to win in objective matches. IW expect people to for objectives when people can actually try getting a NUKE? some people will only go for NUKE.

[DEADEND]

OMG when is this embargo going to expire, I want to see all the reviews. The damn game comes out on Tuesday for crying out loud.

[tehk1w1]

Embargo is probably Tuesday or Monday morning.

[Domer25]

Noobfest confirmed.

[GR8 1]

I'll wait for a reliable site like ign or gametrailers.

[komp]

Any site that gave GTA4 a 10 or Forza 3/ Halo ODST a high score should not be considered reliable.

[GR8 1]

Forza 3 was a AAA game, GTA4 was a AAA game and ODST was a great game but not AAA. Who cares ps3 sites will give this low score because they have Killzone 2 and Uncharted 2 this year so they want them to be the highest scores, not a multi-platform game.

[CernaML]

LOL a 9/10 is a low score now? You 360 fanboys are such chumps.

[meetajhu]

COD:MW2 sucks to the core! I mean it from my heart!

[DigitalAnalog]

Unfortunately the game has it all: solid gameplay, 60FPS frame-rate, great single-player campaign. All necessary to meet the requirements (cheaply) of the AAA title (graphics do not count because reviewers will never use Killzone 2 or Uncharted 2 as the "bar" in graphics).

If reviewers looked at the whole game without tallying the scores of graphics/sound/gameplay/online , they'll realize it's just more of the same. Adding an extra patty in a hamburger DOESN'T make it anymore tastier.

- End statement

[dillydadally]

@$&#! I am so sick of hearing people whine about the Nukes saying how they are going to ruin the game. If you ever see a Nuke in multiplayer - EVER - I will be completely flabbergasted and surprised! It's a 25 kill streak! When was the last time you saw someone get a 25 kill streak?! I've played cod4 nearly since it came out and I don't think I've ever played in a match where someone got a killstreak of 25! Sure, the new killstreaks could help you get there (my biggest worry about the game is too many killstreaks), but they stop at 13, so you're not going to get to 25 without some amazing help from the other team. Chill people, it's more of an easter egg that you may get to see once the entire time you play.

[Trebius]

Dont care what anyone says...the battlefield no longer requires skill. It's just a killfest now.

[Halo3 MLG Pro]

True. 25 kill streak will be pretty hard to get. Maybe once out of a 100 matches.

[ipe]

pls.explain how in hell gta deserves 98 on meta?

even though im not gta fan san andreas was by miles better game.

So yeah gt lost credibility long time ago with 8.7 for mgs story(the best story in gaming today)before ey gave gta goty award.

[Digitaldude]

So they broke multi player? Sweet. Spec ops looks decent. SP and MP looks crap.

[fatstarr]

believe me we played 4 player and the kill streaks have some disadvantages. like the missile thing that you can control if you go in a house ur saved. helicopters and such can be shot down. and controlling the machine gun is hard to do.

and there seems to be no auto aim. i was sprawin the p90 like in part 4 and it was just like not killing people. this game is pro as it is. no one is getting 25kill streaks easily because the best i could do against 4 people was 8 kills. they spawn it in a way where its hard to keep streaks.

[Barcefut-09]

the only reviews i care about are ign and gametrailers

[Halo3 MLG Pro]

This game is getting sweet reviews and you guys are hating on it? Wow. Must be because this game has exclusive DLC for the 360 and it looks better. Same thing happen with GTA4. And since Assassin's Creed 2 is getting exclusive commercials (LMAO) I bet you guys are rooting for that game, huh?

You guys are to predictable.

[THC CELL]

some of u need to take a step back to the days when rainbow six black arrow was out and the origanl wolfie was out then we will show u what true gaming was

Today its too easy
call of duty halo and the rest are really easy to play get into and get good at

Rainbow black arrow u had no chance u had to get good or quit
same with socom on ps3 True gamers are good on that game
im a pretty good gamer. socom u need skill

[Halo3 MLG Pro]

LMAO @ SOCOM. Take your pain medicine dude.