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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Qhan — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:43:56 GMT

Modern Warfare 2!

Modern Warfare 2 is the sixth game in the Call of Duty series, and is rumored to be the biggest game of the year! Although the game takes place after Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare left off, its unparalleled fast, smooth, action and gritty realism are even better in the sequel.

As with the original, players assume roles as soldiers in locations all over the world to face the call of battle. The game also features three separate modes to play:

� Single player campaign which sequels the original
� Two player co-op that varies from level to level
� and a full multiplayer mode that brings the player back for more

This game has been rated M for mature

Game: Modern Warfare 2
Genre: First Person Shooter
Developer: Infinity Ward

Xbox 360, Playstation 3 & PC (Currently not available for Mac users)

Without ruining any major plot points; Modern Warfare 2 takes place five years after the end of Call of Duty 4. Despite the efforts of the Marines and the SAS, the Ultranationalists seize control of Russia and declare Zakhaev a hero and martyr. Meanwhile, Vladimir Makarov, one of Zakhaev's former lieutenants, begins a campaign against Europe by committing numerous acts of terrorism.

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

Hard Drive Space : 16 GB free hard drive space
Operating System : Windows� Vista/XP
Processor : AMD 64 3200+ or Intel Pentium� 4 3.0GHz or better
RAM : 512 MB RAM (XP) / 1 GB RAM (VISTA)
Video Card : Shader 3.0 or better 256 MB nVidia� GeForce� 6600GT / ATI� Radeon� 1600XT or better

Modern Warfare 2 is based on the IW 4.0 engine which is known as being a generation more advanced than the proprietary engine used by the original Modern Warfare game, allowing for larger worlds, enhanced graphic detail, more efficient rendering, improved physics and A.I.

These changes are easily seen when traveling through campaign missions. For instance, the level of detail put into character animations really bring a new look to the game that is hard or even impossible to find elsewhere. My favorite example would have to be the environment texture and detail though, if you are playing on a high enough quality you can almost lose yourself in the game as a second life!

The new level of graphics implemented in the multiplayer area of the game even best the campaign graphics of its prequel. Other areas like buildings, skyboxes and even explosions have high amounts of detail to extremes that have never been seen before in a first person shooter.

You PC users might be worried about not having a nice enough rig to handle these amazing graphics, but this is no Crisis remake. Infinity Ward has put a great deal of time into allowing users that have graphic cards like the GeForce GTX 260 and Radeon HD 4890 and still enjoy of perfectly playable performance. This means you don�t have to go out and blow $600.00 on a new card, but instead go for something a little more moderately priced at $200.00.

(links for these cards will be posted at the bottom of this review)

All in all, Infinity Ward has done an amazing job with their new IW 4.0 game engine by giving users top notch graphics that can be enjoyed on affordable hardware.

As well as the graphics, Modern Warfare 2�s audio is upped substantially. With authentic weapon sounds and more in-game chatter mix with a beautiful adaptive score by Hans Zimmer (which builds based on specific in-game moments).
It�s the little things that can make a good game great, and the tiny things they have done with the audio are proof of this saying.

I have to start off with saying that the gameplay for Modern Warfare 2 is both the high point and the low point of the game.
Like I stated earlier, it can be broken down into 3 aspects:

� Campaign Mode
� Spec Ops Mode
� Multiplayer Mode

When I talked about the low point in the game I was referring to the very small campaign mode, which took me a total of about 6 hours to complete on Medium difficulty.

It also seemed like Infinity Ward picked out all the awesome things they wanted to include and then patched the story together afterwards. Not that it made a huge impact on the game, but a little more time in the campaign mode would have really given players like me an even greater time playing through missions and probably would have improved my overall liking for the game.

One of the things I loved about the gameplay is the Spec Ops mode they included. This is made up of 23 missions that you can either do by yourself or with a friend (which I suggest) that usually tie in with campaign missions. It doesn�t sound like a whole lot, but until you experience it for yourself you can�t truly know Modern Warfare 2.

I�ll also touch base on the multiplayer mode really quick too, for those PvP lovers out there. Amongst the new multiplayer features is death streaks, giving the unfortunately killed something to stand back on their feet. Death streaks that can be used are; last stand, drop a grenade when you die, copy the loadout of the enemy that killed you and a 10 second health boost.

One big upgrade I noticed in MW2 is the in MW1 was that there were so many places for players to camp, the solution to that in MW 2 is high terrain, taller buildings, more entrances and a lot more open planned maps. In some maps there�s literally no place to hide, just trash cans or destructible debris to use as cover. Overall this makes online a better experience and more intense, not knowing who you�re going to run into around the corner.

For those of you who don't know what this section is, I basically ask people around MMOwned their personal opinions of the game.

Forgiving: GREAT game Qhan, level 56. Guns are fun, I mostly play multiplayer but spec ops was hella tight.. Better than the first one and still awesome.

CimSlunt: its a good game, Grphics are really good but imo they put to much effort into multiplayer then the actually campaign, 5 hours of gameplay and completed the campaign.

Trollblod: Ye, MW2 I haven't played it, I hate such slow games, but watching my friends play it, it looks really really nice, apart from CoD 4/5 it's really nice imo. The multiplayer is great, you work in a team and can do stuff as a team, not just crazy masslaughtering if you compare it to the other CoDs.

Shykon: MW2 had gd single play. Tbh cod4,mw2,waw were uber fail skilless 1shot games. Real people played cod2

All in all, this game is pretty damn nice. Even though it was a little overhyped, in the end I think it has been worth the wait. Why are you still reading this article? Go out and get it! :D

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Links:
GeForce GTX 260
ATI Radeon� HD 4890 - Overview

Thank you Forgiving, Trollblod, Shykon and Cimslunt for giving your opinions about this game.

Tekken 6

Thidan — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:54:39 GMT

Who will try and save the world? Who'll become the king of the Iron Fist tournament?
Keep reading to find out more!

Game: Tekken 6.
Genre: Fighting.
Developer: Namco

Arcades, PS3, PSP, Xbox360.

Since the victory in the latest tournament, Jin Kazama is now in command over the Mishima Zaibatsu and he doesn't have any heavenly ambitions...
He declares war against all the other nations in the world and fights them by using the full strength of the Mishima Zaibatsu force and it's network.
But in the meantime, Jin's father, Kazuya Kazama, is in charge over the G-Corporation, probably the only force able to fight against the Mishima Zaibatsu and they place a quite large bounty on Jin's head.

While this is ongoing, a young soldier in the Tekken Force, Lars Alexandersson, is starting an operation to unarm both the Mishima Zaibatsu and the G-Corporation to stop this war from growing.
While attempting to destroy a Mishima Zaibatsu facility, Lars stumbles across a female by the name of Alisa. Alisa is an android, created by the Mishima Zaibatsu to spread chaos and destruction.
While the battle is going on inside the facility, the G-Corporation joins the party and during a large explosion, Lars and Alisa flees the facility and Lars suffer from amnesia.

Other characters that makes an apperance:
Heihachi Kazama.
Nina.
Ganruy.
Paul.
And many, many more.

So, what happens next in the story?

Spoiler:

The graphics of this game is determined on your TV really. It supports the old faithful scart and the higher quality mode of HDMI.
It supports resolutions up to 720 dpi.

But all in all, it's the ordinary Tekken graphics in HD quality and with a good enough TV, the game will look really realistic from time to time during swings, kicks and throws.

I really don't know what to say, it's the old fashioned Tekken style sound effects with higher quality and the music in the game is really enjoyable during the fights. Effects like when you hit someone is just stunning when you're using a 5.1 system.

In Tekken 6, you got alot of options on how you want to play.
You got the story mode (Scenario Campaign) in which you follow the story described above.
You also have th ecohice to play as another character instead of Lars or take the role as Alisa.
During the stages, you acquire items which will upgrade your character when equipped. For example a hat that increases the chance for items to drop by x%.
The gear is earned on the character that it's designed for. Aka, if you play through the whole campaign as Lars, you cannot use the gear on for example Yoshimitsu.
The campaing can be a real pain in the arse and one stage that's called Nightmare Train, really is a nightmare. You need two really well equipped characters to complete it (Both you and Alisa need good items)

Scenario Campaign gameplay footage:

I AGREE

We also got the old Arcade style in which you fight 10 battles vs the CPU to become the king of the Iron Fist tournament.
Nothing to say about it other than you WILL have problems with the last stage.

Spoiler:

We also got the practise mode, time attack, vs mode, team battle and ghost battle. Don't really need to go indepth on these modes as they're pretty self explanationary, all except the ghost battle.
In the ghost battle mode, you face people you've downloaded from the online mode, aka, their character.

Online modes.
This is where I personally shine.
You can play ranked games and nonranked games with up to 4 people competing in a king of the hill mode.
The online ranks are as following: (Starting with the lowest)
Beginner.
9th-1st Kuy
1st-4th Dan
Mentor
Master
Brawler
Marauder
Berserker
Warrior
Avenger
Vindicator
Vanquisher
Destroyer
And more might show up when more and more people gain the highest rank.

Gameplay footage of online mode:

I AGREE

At the moment, online modes can be laggy if you face an opponent with a bad connection (Most wifi users, no idea why) and it can really affect the outcome of the fight and you often get disconnected.
And while playing ranked games, if you disconnect from the opponent, you may recieve a loss as a penalty.

If you're a fan of fighting games and got a PS3 or a 360, you should rent this or borrow it from a mate, play it alittle and then decide if you want it or not.
The game is truely a masterpiece in my opinion and you must play it to understand what I'm talking about and I can almost assure you, it'll get into your mind aswell!