Video Game Review: Modern Warfare 2

     Modern Warfare 2 is a game that originally was a new version of Treyarch's Call of Duty Series. Modern Warfare was a version that takes place in current time, instead of the classic WW2 series. Infinity Ward is the production company for Modern Warfare so far. Modern Warfare 2 is the latest installation, until Modern Warfare: Black Ops that is supposed to be released this fall.
     Modern Warfare 2 was released to critics acclaim. The broke many selling records with the release of this game. It was one of the most sold games ever. It is available on the PS3 (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2) Xbox(Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2) and PC (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2). I purchased my version (PS3) at 12:01 on it's release date, I was only second in line.
     The game updated only a little bit from the last version. A couple more weapons were added. The perks system had a couple updates that made it a lot more complicated. The things you can call in when you reach a certain number of kills in a row increased from 3 to an ass ton, which was a great addition, except the nuclear option. My favorite new feature was the game searching system. It tells you what type of game it is searching for, and how fast are the rooms running.
    The story was epic, and very well written. The controversial part was a great part of the story, it pulled you emotionally into the story. The story was not as emotional as the nuclear weapon that was in the first one. But the story was long enough to emerse you , and give you a few hours of entertainment.
     The online play is better in a couple areas. Finding a decent room is easier. Also inviting a friend that is not playing is easier on the PS3 not that it actually sends a psn message. The maps are a good variety, but there seems to not be enough small maps. Also the maps seem like they were way to thought out in some areas, and not enough in others. I like to snipe (I dont always snipe though) when is seems like I can line up a shot across the map, there always seems like there is a tree in the way. This makes all of the sniping spots more venerable because you have to be close to a person to snipe. Another complaint is that the good sniping spots I found are way to easy to not die. They usually only have one way to get into the spot, and  when someone has found you it is too easy to take cover. I know these two points kind of contradict each other, but I will explain further. I feel like a good sniping spot in a game should be very far away from the action. It should be hard to get a shot into your sites, with it aiming perfectly. Also the sniping spot should be easy to sneak up on and attack. This will cause the people who like to snipe to make a decision of whether they want to considerate a lot on getting that perfect shot across the map, or on whether someone is trying to sneak up on their position.
     There also seems like there is to many extreme additions to the game. One of them is the ability to jump off a 2 story building and land without getting hurt. That is ridiculous. It should of been less damage from jumping from a certain hight. Another thing was the dual double shotguns (I think this is the 1941 something) they were way to powerful for the game. It allowed people to run maps way to easily. They could also reload really quickly. This gun had few weaknesses. I am pretty sure they fixed this problem. But it should of been fixed sooner.
     The game was good overall. Unfortunately I dont think it is as near as good as the MW was. I feel since they have a new game coming out within a year of the original that they did not focus completely on MW2. I do recommend buying this game, but it probably wont be one you keep for your entire life. ( I will never get ride of MW 1)