cloud 9 blog

i wanted to buy this game but the price for it is still too much. sheeeesh. i went to visit a friend and he kindly lent me a copy of it.

i have an xbox 360 and tried to play first person shooters with the controller and failed or maybe i just did not have the patience for it. i only had the game for about 3 week so i knew i needed to play it at least and see how it was.

i am not going to give away the story or plot line but just a brief introduction:

“Modern Warfare 2 is set five years after the conclusion of Call of Duty 4. Despite the efforts of the Marines and the SAS, the Ultranationalists ultimately seize control of Russia and declare Imran Zakhaev a hero and martyr, erecting a statue of him in the heart of Red Square. Meanwhile, Vladimir Makarov, one of Zakhaev’s former lieutenants, begins a campaign against Europe by committing numerous acts of terrorism.^“

you first have to do some timed training course to see if you can actually play the game and at what level. lo and behold, i failed on the first attempt. i was too slow. yes, the whole controller thing to aim, move, shoot, etc was a bit daunting. i am used to the pc gaming with keyboard and mouse so you have to forgive me for that. but that didn’t stop me and i managed to complete the course eventhough  i failed the sprint to the door on 4 occasions not knowing where my sprint button was.

as i got more into the game the controller became more easy to use, knowning where the buttons where and just sitting back on the couch with your feet up in the air makes it even better.

the game itself is very very gory and highly viewer sensitive for some people. they give you the option to actually skip the scenes or missions that might be too gruesome. for instance, there is a scene where you start in a packed shopping mall. and you gun down every single person in the mall. you get to travel to all over the world, deserts, oil rigs, shoot from choppers, ride snow mobiles, climb cliffs, chase enemies, stealthy missions , etc.

the game for me was very enjoyable, you get to play different characters and you start to like them as the story develops. it’s a very short game ( 6 hours ) but the whole story, game play and graphics and the fact that you get so involved in it like you are there in the action just made it out to be an awesome and enthralling interactive 6 hour movie.

i have not played the co-op or multiplayer yet so i cannot say how good that is, but if the single player mode is anything like it, then it’s just got to be totally awesome.

i give it a 9/10