Biggest Video Game Disappointment of 2009: Modern Warfare 2

The folks over at InfoAddict have a bit of a reputation for not being shy when it comes to sharing their opinion and they have taken a lot of heat for it in the past. It seems they didn’t learn their lessons though and they have gone after another much-loved property – the recent Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 2 release, and they definitely aren’t pulling their punches.

Here’s just a snippet…

Here’s the deal: I’d say a good 60-70% of the time I am picked as a host in Modern Warfare 2. I can tell immediately that I am the host as the game behaves slightly different. Sound-effects of an automatic gun become more compressed and, worst of all, it takes nearly twice as many bullets to fell an opponent than when I am NOT hosting. My average score in a typical, non-hosted game is about 20-8. If I am hosting, this reverses to 8-20. Every…time.

This huge discrepancy ruins the game and reveals the overall illusion that stinks up Modern Warfare 2. It tells me that when I think I’m doing well, it’s probably because other players are lagging and when I’m doing bad, it’s not because I suck.  In short, multiplayer is fundamentally flawed in Modern Warfare 2. Those of you with crappy connections will probably never be selected as host so you go on your merry way thinking you’re better than you probably are.

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