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“Duty” calls, fun answers

Justin Bolger
The Commuter

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2” (PC, PS3 and Xbox 360) offers a three-layer treat that’s far more delicious than your pampering mom’s homemade chocolate cake. In order of good to freaking awesome, these layers include a single player campaign, the new single or co-op Spec Ops mode, and the option that was forged from the stuff that dreams are made of, online multiplayer.

The single player shouldn’t be the reason you buy this game. It’s decent and all, but it simply does not live up to the “Call of Duty” reputation. There’s not so much a storyline as a stringing together of some really intense scenes. The average player should expect to take about five hours to complete their first play-through.

Spec Ops mode serves as an alternative to the campaign mode and a sweet spot to team up. It consists of a series of timed missions requiring definite strategic planning on your part. The point here is to gun for high scores, unlockables and undeniable bragging rights.

Multiplayer is the bread and butter of any first-person shooter, and the original “Modern Warfare” set the standard just two years ago. The sequel improves the classic formula through fine-tuning and expanding. New maps, perks, and guns are merely the icing on the cake.

Players can now choose a secondary weapon that would have been restricted to the primary slot before. For example, you can tote a SPAS-12 shotgun along with your M-16 assault rifle to maximize your slaying potential.

Kill Streak options have become available to tinker with. You can select up to three of the 15 choices. Should you pick the radar for three kills, or can you really get the 11 kills in a row to earn the aid of an AC-130 gunship?

Conversely, newbs are rewarded when they die several times in a row. Death Streaks help the match’s meat enjoy the game just a bit more without unbalancing the gameplay. The first bonus, Copycat, brings the newbie back with the gear of the one who bested him.

You must understand the glory that is “CoD: Modern Warfare 2.” Did I mention the riot shield? Play it, breath it, love it. This game will certainly make Game of the Year.

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