The original Modern Warfare 2 will always be legendary (MW2 Retrospective)

When the original Modern Warfare 2 released in 2009 it was an instant classic. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 was the full package

[pitter]

One thing I never hear people mention is how amazing and intuitive the menus were.

Nowadays navigating the menus feels like playing sudoku.

Bring back simple menus.

[LoreWithWes]

Even we as primarily Halo fans, can remember this abesolute gem being instrumental for our childhoods.❤

[daltonburroughs]

MW2 is the peak of console FPS gaming. Nearly every gun is good and fun to use and every single map was incredible. It still has the best kill streak system. The lack of SBMM and no season passes was amazing. We didn’t know how good we had it back then.

[legohunter]

It was my first COD game. I still play it to this day.

[brodiethegoaty]

MW2 was the game I played when I needed a break from Halo 3/ODST. I was a High Rise and Afghan DEMON. Between those titles and Battlefield 3, FPS games were in the best position to date. DLC was free and when they did charge for it, it was $9.99-$19.99 at most. Easy investment when you KNEW that the game was balanced and the player base was steadily growing. $70 got you a great game, extra maps and content for something you'd be playing for the next 3 years.

[FeedmRice]

I remember Christmas ‘09 vividly, my Dad bought me all the ‘2’s and Arkham Asylum.

Modern Warfare 2,
Assassin’s Creed 2,
Uncharted 2,
Killzone 2,
DiRT 2,
Saints Row 2,
Batman: Arkham Asylum

Hours spent and such an amazing variety. They don’t make games like they used to

[DeputyDiddle]

My most memorable experience from MW2 was the time I sent a friend request to a guy at the top of my team's scoreboard (I was one of those squeaker kids that always sent one to whoever did the best every game). The guy accepted my friend request, and I asked him to teach me how to be better at the game. Surprisingly, he agreed and brought me into a private match. We found each other, stood like 10 feet apart, and he told me to stick a semtex grenade on him. Somehow, while he stood completely still, I missed the semtex stick. He laughed at me and left the game. Good times.

[DrazenX]

It was fun times. I hadn't planned on getting it. My girlfriend at the time bugged me to buy it. We had played World At War regularly and I was more into the WWII games than anything modern. She persisted and I did end up buying it.

I ended up really liking it. Many hours spent playing it. The M4 and the P90 were my favorites.

[thehonkingcabbage]

Man, remember when publishers pushed their limits, innovated and went above and beyond for their fans?

Good times…

[phil_matic]

MW2 was the peak of the series, and each game has been coasting on its success ever since

[SergioMach]

The midnight launch of MW2 was among the great gaming moments I will ever have. It wasn't hardcore gaming fans in line. It was just regular people around your local area instead. It was a real game to transition the medium to the mainstream. Its multiplayer remains the most addictive game I have ever played.

[jsiebrassemusic]

In 2008, my dad got out of the army. In 2010 we got this game. It helped him a lot. Not only did I make friends online, but so did he. He bought some turtle beach x12s (not sure if that's right, it was the big sound canceling head set.) That really upped the fun we had. Especially when we got mw3. This Era is top tier gaming. Mw2, mw3, black ops, reach, halo 3... online gaming has gotten really bad. Fortnite was the worst thing for gaming. I have a love hate relationship with nostalgia

[valvenis]

Every now & then I come back to watch videos like this about this game. It was the summer going into high school when this game was coming out for me. The Xbox days with my boys are some of the best memories of my entire life man. Endless laughs, endless stories, endless fun. There’s probably more memories I forget than remember. Life is precious, some of those friends are gone. We never get special days back, even if they don’t feel special in the moment. I wish I relished in the moment of these days a little more. God bless everyone, this game is the GOAT.

[doombringer]

i never played mw2 till last year my first cod game was black ops 1 when i was 10 years old. which was 7 years ago and man I loved that game. I played so much of that game i got all achievements in it. i grinded that multiplayer and zombies so much i have great memories of getting to wave 30 at 2 am on a Saturday night on Kino der Toten and being so tired and happy at the same time me and my friends beat wave 30 and celebrated. then we all died and lost wave 31. we sadly got off after that because we wanted some sleep to wake up at 7 am to go and play some more cod bo1. man call of duty has so much nostalgia in my life. thanks for the video because i did finally play MW2 last year and this video brought back fond memory's of BO1 and MW2. Keep up the great work and keep up making the great videos as always. thanks RS for the memory's. have a good day. :)

[MIFROMDA]

I was 11 years old, played Cod 4 a little younger and loved it. First time playing online was MW2 and it was amazing. Everything about it, the maps, characters, kill streaks, emblems, the gaming community like machinima, faze, optic, Easter eggs, glitches. Man what an era. Wish I could re live it one more time

[JoseRamirez-etdi]

Im 22 years old. i was young but this game was my childhood man.
Im buying a Xbox one and mw2 just to experience this nostalgia again

[snickers]

I've played games since 1990 and 2009 was a great year, I had MW2 Gears 2 amd halo 3 on rotation constantly

[mikeroni]

This gave me an idea, it’d be awesome to hear your fans/friends’ nostalgic stories of their first memorable experience in gaming or halo specifically. Just a blast from the past about what made this stuff great to us.

[Star-kpoc]

im with you brother.. this game literally changed my life

[cynoflads]

The days of noob tubes and toxicty chats with ur mom rants.