Modern Warfare 2: Single Player Campaign
Posted On Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 By Jay
*There are slight spoilers below*
I got my copy of MW2 yesterday and the game continues to impress. I wasn’t under the impression that Infinity Ward was a continuing series based in their MW universe. Although I don’t think IW delivered MW2 to the same level of critical reception as MW, the game does impress.
The main players of the first installation, if you will, of MW make a come back appearance in MW2 in addition to some new characters. The russian level, that everyone made such a fuss about, does leave an impact and introduces the call to action. That pivotal part of every Hero’s Journey where the main character/characters are spurred into action to right the wrongs of the world.
The resolution leaves something to be desired in the same way that the Matrix Reloaded leaves the audience feeling. You can tell that the events of the presented story are complete but there is much yet to be resolved.
A couple points if you will:
The characters still have a level of bad assery about them. By the third time I saw that ridiculous mohawk on Soap’s head I was over it *snicker*
The environments are expansive, This is in stark contrast to MW. Continue Reading
