Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Review

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 reviewed on PC by Seth G. Macy. Also available on Xbox and PlayStation.

Modern Warfare 2 is the most fun I’ve had in CoD multiplayer in a good long while. It’s taken what was already a mechanically solid multiplayer game and improved on it with a weapon customization system that's almost limitless in its possibilities, and its new focus on bigger maps with tons of players has paid off bigtime. The giant Groundwar and Invasion maps have struck a fantastic balance between hectic and manageable, giving them a feeling of controlled chaos, and the cooperative Spec Ops missions are a treat to play through. That’s on top of the usual load of modes, and they all let the excellent, weighty gunplay shine. That said, performance issues on PC and even some across consoles put a damper on the fun, and at launch there are a lot more issues than I would have expected – including temporarily turning off that awesome weapon customization. But aside from those hiccups it’s been great, and the constant stream of unlocks are a really effective carrot on a stick that keep me interested moving forward.

[paymanmotamedi]

I'll never trust a reviewer that keeps motion blur on.

[phenixopr]

Game needs spawn protection for large maps cause I'm sick of spawning in and getting sniped instantly

[jamster]

The adaptive triggers make the guns feel great on PS5. Can literally feel the kickback of the shotgun

[moonwuzy]

Was waiting for that 10/10 score and him saying the Mexico Border was the best map

[rahwavy]

Still don’t forgive y’all for giving the campaign a 6

[AgentMoler]

The style is def a lot more tactical than Cold War. You die very easily in this game (take less hits) so there’s much more cover and stealth needed to be successful.

[SmokeySkies]

I'm noticing Golden guns already when I'm still working on my optics.

[toulee]

We need the cargo ship level in multi-player

[ojunglisto]

All that money though, and this UI is the best they can do🤣

[orangedrone]

3rd person mode has changed since the BETA. ADS used to take you back into 1st person mode.

[FKOTN]

Wait did IGN ignore that hard-core leaderboard and prestiging isn't in the game.

[BornGame]

You gave the campaign a 6 and the MP an 8, I think someone is reviewing things backwards 🤔

[Virante_games]

If they would actually do better spawns this game would be great! Also adjust the spawn points in Invasion and make it so enemies can't get back behind your spawns point.

[deniswithn]

Absolutely hate invasion. The pacing is too slow and if you go to fast there’s a guy in a window or a roof 100 meters away that you can’t see who’s been scoping the lane you just walked into for the last 10 minutes.

[brandonrobbins]

The skill based matchmaking is absolutely pure insanity. Can barely go positive bc I’m paired with the best players on the planet every match

[caritWAY]

Miss the older CODs with three lane, smaller maps.

[sdotbk]

I’m having a blast on PS5 after adjusting my settings… def check out JGod and his settings, just makes the game on multiplayer a whole lot better.

[TheJehu]

Love the big team battles more than anything.

[cjbhtminaret]

Wish they brought back maps from the original mw2

[TheBlackItalianGamer]

Lmao they gave the campaign a 6 and the multiplayer an 8? Dude the UI alone makes the multiplayer 5