Since it’s release I have been playing Modern Warfare 2
(MW2) on and off. First, I breezed through the very short, and very close to
unsatisfying, single player campaign. Now, don’t get me wrong, I liked the game, but it felt short and repetitive: walk over there, shoot, run, shoot again, hide, shoot again in slow motion, run, repeat. Occasionally I got
to ride a snowmobile (did that scene seem like the snowmobile went way faster
than a real snowmobile, or was it just me? And, driving that fast while
shooting a gun and avoiding trees, bullets and other snowmobiles, all at once –
(is that even possible?) and a boat chase. I’m not one of those gamers
who spends every waking moment playing games – I do have a family and friends
that I see…in person, but shouldn’t I have died at least once during the
boat chase? This was the second to last mission of the game. Shouldn’t it be in
the very least, oh I don’t know…challenging? But, it just dawned on me that maybe the solo mission was so short and “easy” because the guys over at Infinity Ward knew that people were not buying the game for the solo campaign, but for the online content.
Which brings me to the point of my blog. Here it goes…I
don’t think MW2 is for hardcore gamers anymore. There I said it. I’ll wait
until you pick your jaw off the ground.Why do I think this? I’m glad you asked.In four words (and a number): Battlefield Bad Company 2 (BC2). I want to preface this by saying that I am only about 2 – 3 missions into the solo campaign and I have already encountered the above tasks, but also had to deal with an ATV and a tank! So, I really can’t compare the solo campaigns just yet; that’s for another day. Online is a very different story.
First there is MW2. Run, shoot, hide, spawn, run, shoot
hide, spawn, repeat. It’s a very simple game, really. There is no strategy.
There is not a lot of teamwork involved. Well, at least not with the gamers I
have encountered online. If a “teammate” is on his last stand, it’s not unusual
to see other soldiers literally jumping over their bodies or avoiding them to
avoid a nearby enemy to become number on his/her killstreak. Most just run
around like mad, shooting at everything with a red name above them.Oh, and some hide on rooftops or behind rocks (or trees, or crates, or etc…) and shoot from afar.These people are generally referred to as campers – a no-no in the gamer world, but a lifesaver in the real world. (As a side note, a Canadian holds the record for the longest-ever recorded and confirmed
sniper kill at 2,430m (2,657yd) Go! Canada! Go!). MW2 is a mess of
a war at times (and not in a good way) with everybody running around,
everywhere, with only two things on their mind…XP and leveling up.
Now, BC2 is a different story. You need teamwork to achieve
your mission: that all important medic kit to help your fellow fallen soldier;
the engineer to apply that quick fix to the tank (or ATV, or jeep, or etc…)
that will get you and your teammates the hell out of Dodge.
Teamwork, now that’s hardcore. Relying on a fellow gamer,
for your survival and even the victory, now that’s hardcore. Anyone can play as
an individual, but it takes a real hardcore person to run through enemy fire,
(and not just bullets from guns, but shells from tanks!), risking life and
limb, to save a teammate and complete your mission. Now, I will admit that MW2 is easier to play and follow ie. XP in large font on the screen and the menus are easier to follow than BF2 which seems more difficult to follow, but then again, so is war.
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
The charity event will be streamed live from Gamescom in August.
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
I agree 100%. MW2 left me feeling like my girlfriend feels after sex. "That's it? Oh well. Off to play BC2 then."
the last thing i think about in mw2 is gaining xp... screw the prestige.. i just wanna pwn noobs
Sounds like the ps3gamergroup should try MAG or KZ2.
I too felt MW2 was lacking in the type of FPS that I enjoy & actually stopped playing MW2 when the BFBC2 demo was released.
After playing MAG, BFBC2 feels a little empty.
I also really have a hard time understanding why you also haven't mentioned MAG or KZ2. MAG, KZ2 & BFBC2 leave MW2 behind. All 4 would be classed as the hardcore FPS games to play online.
110% with you. great article. imo i believe that the xp menu for battlefield is much better than MW2 , they took the approach to break the whole thing down showing you how many kills you got, xp recieved for each weapon, medals , etc. its pretty easy to navigate as well just hit rb or lb to tab through. but yes i can also agree no MAG or KZ2.?? but then again i guess that could be left for another day...
Another BC2 Is better than MW2 post eh.
I agree to a certain extent, but really the game thats for the hardcore demographic is MAG. Its a game where its actually as close as you can get to a real warfield and running down the main section of a map with a gun shooting anything that moves is gonna get you killed faster than you can say "ahhh nazi zombies are eating my brains". Now you mightnt "Like" the game persay, but its far more hardcore than either of these two games you bring into argument here.
As for your initial argument, i would agree the single player is definately alot better on BC2 and thoroughly enjoyable, but the multi-player appeals to just as many 12-17 year olds as MW2 did and isnt as hardcore as you make it out to be.