Cheating sucks... This is what an MW2 PC aimbot looks like.
Well, I finished the Modern Warfare 2 campaign on my other Xbox, so now both my Joker961 gamertag and my Secret Identity have comparable records. I completed the campaign on Regular without resorting to a difficulty downgrade on the last chapter. The storyline is pure crap, totally unbelievable. But the visuals along the way are, well, some of the best I've ever seen in a video game. It's not just their quality. The visual quality, the depth of detail, is astounding. But it's the way particular game moments stick in your mind. In Modern Warfare 2, there are many Crowning Moments of Awesome. Almost every level has some iconic moment that will stick in your mind long after the lead-beret plot has evaporated. Some levels are themselves awesome, boasting multiple CMAs. The Gulag level, for example, is not only an incredibly polished piece of game play. It's perfect. The enemies are well distributed without being a total crank. The objectives are crystal clear. The fighting has some nice variety to it as you use different weapons and tactics along the way to your objective. There's even a bromance moment in there that is just right. The Gulag level's climax is, well, climactic to the point of being literally jaw-dropping. It's unfortunate that Modern Warfare 2's narrative doesn't rise to the level of its otherwise excellent set pieces. On to the links:
- The Modern Warfare 2 PC Dedicated Server Petition has reached 217,000 sigs.
- The Modern Warfare 2 PC Post-Release Petition has reached 3000 sigs.
- MW2's "No Russian" level launches a GameSpot article on morality and choice in video games.
- Destructoid has a report of possible hidden content on the MW2 DVD disc. (Thanks to JockYitch of BASHandSlash!)
- Complete list of MW2 achievements, if you haven't already Googled one.
- MW2 review round up: GameSpy. Voodoo Extreme. UGO. GameInformer podcast review. NY Examiner. GameRevolution. The Escapist. A spoiler-laden, op-ed CynicalGamer review. (Tho, I disagree with a lot of points of the article, the writer does raise some good issues about the MW2 storyline.) Co-Optimus has a review of MW2's Spec Ops co-op mode. Best line from Co-Optimus: "And let's not forget the largest blow of all: co-op removed from the campaign and limited to two players, all so that you don't ruin your own experience."
- GameDaily review of the Modern Warfare: Reflex, the Modern Warfare 1 Wii port.
- Infinity Ward developers explain their relationship -- or lack thereof -- with Treyarch.
- IGN's Daily Fix has the luscious Jessica Chobot reporting on the Russian ban on Modern Warfare 2. This link from Blue's News has IW saying they self-censored, and that no official Russian ban is in effect.
- IGN has an explosion montage from MW2.
- God mode hack spotted in the wild on the MW2 PC version.
- Humor: Xbox Live chat excerpts from young
gamersdouchebags.
- Left 4 Dead 2 review roundup: Kotaku. 1Up. GamesRadar. IGN. Destructoid. GameSpy. MaximumPC. Neoseeker. GamePro. GameDaily. GameTrailers video review. Edge Online. And, if you've got a macabre sense of humor, you can treat your friends to Left 4 Dead 2 Holiday Cards.
- GameDaily Left 4 Dead 2 survival tips.
- Mass Effect 2 box art sucks. And sucks again -- this time in Europe. At least, the Collectors Edition looks nice.
- GamesRadar has a rundown on the best free shooters.
- Geek/Gamer Gift Guides: UGO. Ars Technica.
- Humor: Good takeout is hard to find in a vault: Vaultboy delivers.
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