{"id":38698,"date":"2009-11-09T15:00:28","date_gmt":"2009-11-09T20:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/?p=123134"},"modified":"2009-11-09T15:00:28","modified_gmt":"2009-11-09T20:00:28","slug":"first-reviews-of-modern-warfare-2-published-two-perfect-scores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/38698","title":{"rendered":"First reviews of Modern Warfare 2 published: Two perfect scores"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/mw2reviews.jpg\" alt=\"mw2reviews\" title=\"mw2reviews\" width=\"620\" height=\"388\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-123135\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So to recap: <A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/11\/09\/gamestop-given-permission-to-break-modern-warfare-2-street-date\/\">nobody<\/A> has been given permission to sell <i>Modern Warfare 2<\/i> early. It&#8217;s a crazy Internet rumor that has no basis in reality. But it&#8217;s happening like whoa. What <i>is<\/i> based in reality is that the first reviews of the game have started appearing online, and they&#8217;re all from UK newspapers. A strange place to see the first reviews of what&#8217;s probably going to end up being the biggest game of the year (with all due respect to <i>Assassin&#8217;s Creed II<\/i>). <\/p>\n<p>Both <A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/technology\/video-games\/6514124\/Call-Of-Duty-Modern-Warfare-2-video-game-review.html\">The Daily Telegraph<\/A> and <A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/technology\/gamesblog\/2009\/nov\/09\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2\">The Guardian<\/A> (my favorite British paper, if only for its football coverage) gave the game perfect scores. I&#8217;ll quote each review&#8217;s final paragraph, because it&#8217;s easy and my head still aches like nobody&#8217;s business. <\/p>\n<p>The Daily Telegraph:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>All told, Modern Warfare 2 crosses into the must-have category of video games effortlessly. It offers an unmatched shooter experience, a compelling story mode, a slick package of mini missions and a multiplayer which is pretty much unparalleled in depth. It&#8217;s sure to satisfy the demands of its fan base, and anyone who considers themselves a fan of shooters in general should definitely pick up a copy. It may be debatable as to whether Modern Warfare 2 is objectively the best release of 2009, but it&#8217;s certainly the finest game in its genre, as well one of the truly great games of this or indeed any year. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Guardian:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\nAll in all, MW2 is exactly what fans were expecting. Yes, it carries a hefty price-tag, a shortish single player campaign and only adds a handful of genuinely new elements to the prequel, but you won&#8217;t find a more polished, intelligent FPS this year. For non-stop action, superior AI and perfectly balanced weapons, it&#8217;s a worthy chart-topper that hammers a nail into any hope of the COD franchise returning to its WW2 roots anytime short of the next round of console upgrades. And, on this evidence, you won&#8217;t find too many complaints about that.\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sounds to me that if you&#8217;re even remotely a fan of the FPS genre, then you&#8217;ll probably at least like the game. <\/p>\n<p>Look for more exciting reviews to hit the Web in the coming hours.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/bZZLiSZxXmrghZkbaLnEMsEp690\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/bZZLiSZxXmrghZkbaLnEMsEp690\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/bZZLiSZxXmrghZkbaLnEMsEp690\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/bZZLiSZxXmrghZkbaLnEMsEp690\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?a=2zHtuyfsNZs:ftbbCR-xfTI:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?i=2zHtuyfsNZs:ftbbCR-xfTI:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?a=2zHtuyfsNZs:ftbbCR-xfTI:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?i=2zHtuyfsNZs:ftbbCR-xfTI:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?a=2zHtuyfsNZs:ftbbCR-xfTI:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So to recap: nobody has been given permission to sell Modern Warfare 2 early. It&#8217;s a crazy Internet rumor that has no basis in reality. But it&#8217;s happening like whoa. What is based in reality is that the first reviews of the game have started appearing online, and they&#8217;re all from UK newspapers. 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