This picture sums up most of what people try to tell me over the internet. That MW2 will always be inferior to the first one. But what we have to remember about these two games is that they are essentially different. The people at Infinity Ward did not simply paint over the first Modern Warfare, instead the completely redid it from the ground up. So people will probably prefer one or the other, resulting in many one sided reviews.
What the MW2 online experience gives us is a rather spectacular feet. Dozens of guns, customisable equipment, a great selection of maps and a whole host of game modes to choose from. There is literally something for everyone that enjoys FPS's, but with a lot of choice, comes a lot of chances for slip ups.
The CoD:MW2 multiplayer is very unforgiving, one quick spray from any gun one the game is enough to kill you. As a result everything you do is down to milliseconds. If your reactions are slightly too slow than that's it *bang* you're gone. This results in a brutal feeling as you are punished for almost every mistake you make. This is the primary reason why so many people hate this game. But, on the other hand you respawn instantly and go straight back into the action, although sadly only to repeat the same mistakes you have made before.
There are simply so many things that can kill you on this game: guns, grenades, throwing knifes, knives, exploding barrels or the dreaded killstreaks [footnote]We'll get onto the killstreaks soon I promise[/footnote] Variety and unexpectability are key parts to the whole experience as everyone plays the game differently. Go for stealth with the silenced sub-machine gun or run in with a fully automatic AA-12. You have to be prepared for everything and in theory (sometimes practice too) this is a great thing. It helps keep the game interesting and is the reason why over 4 months after its release, hundreds of thousands still play it. The big downside to this is that the new players are petrified of moving out into the open. Because as I've said, one wrong move and *bang*. This results in what many call 'camping', a tactic of staying in one room or spot, aiming at the point at which people are most likely to appear. But to be honest, this doesn't occur too often and when it does it is easily remedies, one grenade and....[footnote]*bang*[/footnote]
The guns themselves come in many shapes and forms. From the standard M4 assault rifle to the Javelin. When you Create-a-Class you can pick one primary weapon and one secondary. The primary weapons will be assault rifles, sub machine guns, LMG's, sniper rifles or a riot shield. And I'll say this now and put it in bold that none of these guns are overpowered . They just require you to use them differently. I'll use the ever popular ACR as an example, it's deadly accurate at long range but if you have it and come across a sub-machine gun at close range your fucked sonny. The secondary weapons consist of machine pistols, pistols, launchers and shotguns. All of which have their own positives and negatives but I won't bore you with them. Only remember that the launchers are secondary weapons and then we'll move on.
Killstreaks, oh god here we go. Join a game and there's a chance you'll join a match where the other team have two harriers in the air, a chopper gunner and an AC130. Basically you're fucked. The problem with killstreaks is they turn an already uneven match into complete domination. They were fine in the first Modern Warfare where the most you had to worry about was a pretty useless Helicopter but now you have planes capable of killing a while team in one shot. The argument is that you can simply shoot them down using launchers but think of it like this. You can have a launcher or a shotgun... hmmm I wonder which one you're going to go for. Sure switch classes when you die but by that time it's already killed you!
But after all this it's still a lot of fun. Sure it can get frustrating but when you jump off a building into the opposite building's window and kill the three men inside it you tell me that it wasn't amazing.
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