Modern Warfare 2 Review

Modern Warfare 2 By Infinity Ward

You can run but you can't hide, if you own a PS3, Xbox 360, or even a Wii you have heard of the allmighty Modern Warfare 2.

Basics

In mw2 you follow a campaign that builds off of the first one, leaves you on a cliffhanger, and hype is already building for a third one. Yes MW2 is one of the biggest games of all time. With amazingly addictive gameplay, over the top graphics, and one of the best multiplayers of all time, it should be.

The Story

Like all Call of Duty games you play as multople characters throughout the story. MW2 is no different you play as three different people but instead of a seperate story their stories build off of eachother. I didn't get a whole lot of the story in mw2, all I know is that you hunt a guy named Makarov under the order of General Shepard. While I don't get the point of many of the missions I do know that every mission has epic seens that were obviously inspired by war movies. The story is scratchy but all comes together in an epic ending but I wish it made more sense throughout the game. The story also is also just short. It only took me a total of 4-6 hours to beat it however the campaign is not the the reason to buy the game.

Two Player

In mw2 there are two different two players, the regular 2-4 player battles, and a new mode called spec ops. In the 2-4 player battles it can be 1v1 2v1 3v1 and 2v2. You can create your own classes and level up just like online. In spec ops you can play by yourself but playing with a friend makes it extremely fun. There are 24 missions that are either based off the campaign or just a random mission. It's fun but it losses steam fast, actually both of them lose steam fast.

Online Play

The online gameplay is the reason to get the game. It is insanely addictive to go around blasting the sh** out of people and maps are pretty well done. There are some server issues every once in a while but for the most part it runs smoothly. It does sometimes put you into lobbies you've already quit out of but that is a small complaint. MW2s online also has a lot of custom features. You can create your own classes with so many things to choose from such as, Primary Weapon (Assault Rifles, Sub-Machineguns, Light-Machineguns, Sniper Rifles, and Riot Shields) Secondary Weapon (Machine Pistols, handguns, shotguns, and rocket launchers) Not to mention there are about 50 attachments that help out your gun. You also have three different perks which can help with damage level, faster reloading, faster sprinting, better aim, etc. The gameplay onlinecould be a bit smoother but it is extremely addictive.

The Verdict

All in all mw2 is an amazing game. While it does have a few presentation issuses online (small complaint) and the story needs some work the overall game is amazing.

Pros:

1. Great graphics
2. Amazing online gameplay
3. Huge variety

Cons:

1. Online server issues
2. Short campaign
3. Storyline needs work

Final Score: 9/10

Super Smash Bros Brawl

The Basics

The game Brawl is a classic beat em' up game with plenty of action.

With 2-4 players on maps that can be 100% covered in half a minute at most

Brawl is an action packed game with many unique characters all

with their own style of fight. Some have weak attacks with great ability to stay alive, others have powerful attacks with not so great ability to stay alive while others are in between.

Gameplay

The gameplay is all the same, but not alike at all. Every match has 2-4 players on teams or a free-for-all and you beat the crap out of your opponent. It's not the same by the fact that there are so many maps, items, and players. You may not believe me but every little thing, whether your enemy is link or samus, or whether you have smash balls (explained later) or not. It's all different. It does get annoying when you are playing team battles and your teamate constantly losses for you by dieing too much or stealing your kills or blocking an attack. The campaign is just facing random enimies from many different nintendo games and the occasional boss. This allows for annoying moments when you don't know where to go or how to defeat something. The gameplay is extremely fun at first but dies down quickly.

Online Gameplay

The online gameplay is okay. Just you and three others on battling with or without teams for victory. You can use any character or any map but it takes forever to load and there is extreme lag. Online is not the reason to get this game, the best part is the regular skirmishes and that's about it.

The Verdict

Overall this a pretty good game but it needs a different type of gameplay and multiplayer could use some work. The graphics are cartoonizied and are pretty good for thier style.

Final Score: 8

Pros:

1. Fun gameplay
2. Amazing beat em up
3. Huge variety of characters

Cons

1. Loses steam
2. Annoying teamates
3. Same type of play