Get 25 kills in a row and you can quickly end the game in a victory, regardless of the score, by nuking everyone, including yourself. There are even high-level streaks (up to 25 kills) that let you call in a heavily armed Pave Low gunship, fire off an EMP to kill everyone’s status display and targeting, and then there’s the coup de grace, a tactical nuke. These include various helicopter support units, a harrier strike, guided missiles, counter UAVs to block the enemy UAV, radar jamming and mounted auto-turrets. While COD4 was limited to UAVs, air strikes and helicopter support, MW2 has thrown open the doors of variety and has a plethora of new support options. Kill streaks have been radically altered this time, both to reward expert players and to aid newcomers. These include ‘death streak’ perks, such as stealing the loadout of the player who killed you, a boost of health and the martyrdom perk, which lets you drop a live grenade on your death for some payback.
These new perks include upgrades for existing perks (even more stopping power, for example), and new entries like Hardline, which requires one less kill per kill streak, and Bling, which lets you equip two weapon attachments to your hardware.Ī new perk system has also been introduced for players who find themselves struggling. Weapon attachments include red dot sights, ACOG scopes, silencers and even heartbeat sensors and infrared scopes, whilst perks include many of those seen in COD4, such as stopping power, steady aim, radar stealth and quick reloads, as well as a few new additions. As you progress in levels (up to 70 this time, rather than a cap of 55) you unlock various new weapons, equipment, weapon attachments and perks. Kills and wins earn points, as does completing challenges, such as saving team mates, getting a set amount of kills with specific weapons and so on. Starting off at level 1, you earn experience for almost everything you do in the game. No other online FPS is so sleek in its approach.Īlongside the all-important controls are COD‘s stellar multiplayer features. The simply flawless control system, precise and smooth aiming and general feel of the game is unparalleled.
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So, now that the game has been out for a few weeks, let’s see just how good the multiplayer mode really is.įans of the series will be pleased to know that all of the features of COD4‘s multiplayer are present and correct. In fact, with the addition of the new Spec Ops mode, this instalment ups the online fragging ante to the next level, unfortunately for every other FPS developer out there. Luckily, COD doesn’t simply focus on a single player experience, and while Infinity Ward always heaps plenty of attention on the single player experience (keep it up, boys), it’s multiplayer where COD‘s real strength lies, and MW2 is certainly no different. The single player campaign is every bit as impressive as the story of COD4, with twists, turns, shocks and the heavily attacked and controversial airport scene, but, like COD4, it’s also pretty damn short. While not a revolutionary departure from COD4, MW2 boasts enough in the way of tweaks and fine tuning to emerge as one of the best FPS titles of all time.
This is for good reason, of course, as Modern Warfare 2 is simply stunning. Few would argue Modern Warfare 2’s status as the single biggest console release of 2009, and it’s a title that’s already had an obscene amount of praise lavished upon it.
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