Destructoid: CoD: Modern Warfare Reflex Review

Other than the SD graphics, variations on multiplayer, and pointer controls, this is still Modern Warfare. It's still the first game in the most popular series that this particular genre has ever seen. Not enough has changed about the game, for better or worse, to make a dent in that.

[Madusha]

I'm thinking of buying this, looks like a good game for the wii.

[EvilTwin]

80-85 seems about right to me for this game. You HAVE to dock it a certain amount of points for the hit its visuals take, fewer people in multiplayer and the lack of voice chat.

But the brilliance of IW's initial design always shines through, as the reviewer notes -- "Other than the SD graphics, variations on multiplayer, and pointer controls, this is still Modern Warfare." That's a good compliment, considering people didn't think this game could be done on Wii.

If the original was a 95-100, knock off 5 for the visuals, and 2.5 each for the online stuff.

[asdr3wsfas]

This game is great fun.

The graphics may be worse but I can headshot...while the reduction in maximum players annoys me I'd gladly trade graphics for controls any day. Treyarch did amazingly well with the controls - not as good as the conduit, but much better than their port of Quantum of Solace.

I see your point but honestly I'd dock 10-20 points for dual analog controls on a FPS =D M + K and wiimote give position and velocity while dual analog gives just velocity.

You can prove with calculus that M + K and wiimote are far more accurate using this. Going from position to velocity is an easy derivative you can approximate mentally. Going from velocity to position is a very difficult integral you have no chance to approximate - even worse the end position changes depending on where you start (the +C in your integral equations).

I also don't like how MW2 got completely gimped for pc so I'll stick with this despite the fact I can hook the wiimote up to my computer. IW hates being associated with ports like those treyarch make and personally that's reason enough to buy it.

I agree that voice chat is a substantial flaw for a lot of people in team play. But my GF likes watching the conduit and COD, and talking on wii speak would threaten her acceptance of my hobby. Though it would be awesome if she could sh!t talk people and mock them for being beaten by a girl ;) My only memory of voice chat in team deathmatch was griefers spamming the woody woodpecker theme in UT2004 and that mischief is far too tempting for someone like me. But I can see it being docked for this.

I'm still learning the game so I'm not near conduit skill - never played any COD before. But here's my friend code, I have break next week and hope to see ya online. The conduit one ya gave is invalid (mb only for MW?) but send me one for this and I'll add ya.

My FC: 0395 9729 8161

[EvilTwin]

oobob -- I PM'ed you my codes. I'm not sure what happened with Conduit. When you get a sec later, hit me back with yours for that. Maybe I entered it wrong.

I am having a HELL of a time adjusting to MWR. I absolutely love it, but it is completely different than Conduit. In TCon, you can leap over someone, do a 180 in midair, and nail a shotgun head shot before you hit the ground. MWR doesn't reward running and gunning that way (as cliche as it is to say, it's a more realistic game). I'm slowly learning the art of lurking. I finally got my kill rate around .9 the night before last.

Voice chat is a bummer...but honestly, with some people, all you hear are homophobic/sophomoric taunts. So it's not as big a loss as it could be, IMO.

The graphics aren't Metroid or Conduit, but they're perfectly serviceable. I can use a light machine gun, aim down the sight and knock someone off from across the map.
Speaking of LMG, have you unlocked the M60E4 yet? My enjoyment of the game went up even more after unlocking that sucker.

On the keyboard/mouse vs. remote/nunchuck vs. dual analog thing:
http://boards.ign.com/ninte...

I think this is a fair point. Maybe I'm just starting to get a little more charitable in my opinion of DA. But 15% accuracy with DA is nothing to sniff at. I'm only at 10% in MWR, but that's due in large part to making private matches to test my control settings, unloading ammo with no one around.

That said..."sticky" aiming and bullet curving is always going to make some DA FPS games more "accurate."