I know I’m a latecomer to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, but I wanted to play the first one before forking out my fairly limited funds on the sequel despite assurances from some very good sources that it was well worth it.
Still I thought it would be good to play the series properly and so I played part one first and I’m happy to report that I loved it, although at some stage I’ll do a review here when I get the chance. But I can’t stress this enough I really loved it.
So as soon as the treasurer was able to find a fairly cheap copy and import it into overpriced Australia I jumped on it.
Actually that’s not 100% true as I’ve been really caught up in MotorStorm for the last couple of days so I thought I might try and savour Modern Warfare 2. The first time I loaded it up was only to take a very quick look.
Even that first quick look was enough to convince me that I did the right thing and I’m going to LOVE the sequel because it is exactly that, a direct sequel to the first game. There was some real joy as I watched sequences from the first game play out over the credits and saw some familiar names pop up including the main baddie.
Now I’ve had a chance to play for a little while and it strikes me that everything about this game is clever, up front they use the story to get you used to game play and grade you for your difficulty level, they did this in the first game but they’ve changed it enough to still make it more than interesting.
The ice wall climbing was a particularly great experience that was deployed well but I really don’t want to spoil the game too much for you soldiers embarking soon.
There is also the infamous “viewer discretion is advised” sequence that if you have the stomach for is quite disturbing but compelling at the same time although spoilers aside I’m not going to advise whether you should or shouldn’t play it, I would and did but that’s me.
Also despite my glee at the sequel status of this game you certainly don’t have to play the first game to enjoy it at all but I like how it does add another layer to the story if you have.
Currently I’m bogged down in Rio de Janeiro under very heavy fire! The free world is at stake and I’ve got to cook dinner first, dammit.
I didn't play the first and was entirely unaware of any connection to the first game. The game only gets better, too.
Looking forward to some co-op with you, Lee. And online multiplayer is pretty good, too, as I recall.
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Yeah I've only played a little co-op on Unreal Tournament 3 and Killzone 2 – Oh man you need to play Killzone 2 – should have lent that to you the other day! Actually if you want to play MW 1 let me know.
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Importing you say? From Europe?
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Yeah usually from the UK the PS3 titles are region free although you have to be careful with the US releases as sometimes they won't work I'm told – doesn't matter because we just import from Europe.
It's been great actually because Tracey has been able to get some for below half their cost to buy here. This one in particular was below $50 and it retails for $110 still.
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What site does she use? Shipping costs aren't an issue?
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See, given that I have access to a lot of games that might not be released in Australia because of marketing or censorship issues, I may have been willing to be your pusher.
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Yeah the NTSC games can be a little iffy apparently so we don't tend to go near them too often. I'd have to research that a bit more.
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Mainly eBay stores *as discussed on weekend*
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