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Mediasaurusrex · Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:40 pm Post subject:

THE FIRST 9 MINUTES.

I suppose this would be considered a spoiler.
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Spinal Villain · METALSAUR Joined: 18 Sep 2008 Posts: 782 Location: UrAnus.

review........inbound.
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Mediasaurusrex · Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:20 pm Post subject:

You got it.

I have to get up on this thing. Hopefully by Xmas.

Let me know when you are ready to roll out like an Autobot MADASFOK

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Spinal Villain · METALSAUR Joined: 18 Sep 2008 Posts: 782 Location: UrAnus.

No probs. I wanted this to be a draft of sorts as I was at work and just jotting my (initial)thoughts down.

I will make this a top priority and hopefully have it ready by Sun.

Can you post up pics in your blog, as I was planning on using a couple???
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Mediasaurusrex · Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:02 pm Post subject:

Not a problem.

You can post them here and I can rip and host, or you can drop whatever jpegs you want me to put up in the dropbox file.

PS. Looking forward to it. thumbup

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Spinal Villain · METALSAUR Joined: 18 Sep 2008 Posts: 782 Location: UrAnus.

Modern Warfare 2.....a BADASS multiplayer mediasaurs review!

With the triumphant return of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, many a woman these days must be feeling neglected. Gaming geeks rejoice and camp out on their sofas or in their mom's basement as they gorge themselves in the multiplayer experience of Infinity Ward's sophomore release.

Modern Warfare 2 brings back many of the classic moments and experiences that made the first Modern Warfare truly enjoyable.
Many things have been tweeked, changed or even removed. IW has smoothed out and upgraded the graphics engine on this installment, as expected. Any competent game maker should have this well in hand, so I will not mention visual graphics any further.

Modern Warfare 2 offers a multitude of new maps for players to get lost in. Most are medium to large scale maps. I'm told Infinity Ward has plans for at least two multiplayer map packs to be offered as DLC.

If multiplayer isn't enough for you, IW has made the campaign longer than the first MW and added the new "Spec Ops" mode for 2 to play online co-op.

Let's get to the meat of this beast....the guns:

MW2 offers an unprecedented amount of weaponry for you to choose and customize via attachment upgrades. All weapons in each class have the same upgraded attachments as well as the same way to earn them. Assault rifle upgrades, for example, include the red dot aperture sight, grenade launcher, underside shotgun, holographic sight(upgraded red dot sight), thermal scope, ACOG(Advanced Combat Optical Gun sight) scope, FMJ(Full Metal Jacket bullets[FMJ's do deeper penetration through walls and don't suffer as much from the reduced damage of shooting through walls]), heart beat sensor, and extended magazines(extra ammo).

Here's a list of the Assault Rifles:

M4A1
FAMAS
SCAR-H
TAR-21
FAL
M16A4
ACR
F2000
AK-47

One thing I find interesting is, IW has decided to get rid of so many guns that were out dated, yet some new weapons the roster aren't current in the spectrum of Modern warfare at all.
Fans of Die Hard will recognize this weapon as Karl hunted down John McClane all over the Nakatomi building...

So obviously, this weapon is +20 years old and from the European theatre of military operations. IW has taken note of this and many guns now, are from the EU.

Machine guns aren't the only thing that have a vintage weapon added though, the model 1887 lever action shotgun is a prime example yet again, of how many a movie goer will see fan favorite Arnold's signature one hand spin/cock to reload the shotgun.

There are also sub-machine guns, light machine guns, launchers(rocket and grenade launchers), grenades, claymores, shotguns, machine pistols,
sniper rifles, throwing knives and handguns to round out your arsenal. Also making it's way into your potential inventory is the riot shield. A defensive shield that protects it's users from bullets(except your feet...you have to crouch) but not explosions.

Many things from CoD4 did not return. The AK-74u, G36c, M14, R700, Scorpion, M60, etc did not find their way back onto Infinity Ward's final weapons rosters. Weapons weren't the only thing excluded either. Perks such as bandolier have been shoved aside for the scavenger perk which lets you re-supply off of dead enemies, but only if you have weapons or equipment that is common to theirs. The triple frag perk has been removed and so has the now notorious "Juggernaut" perk.
Every perk in MW2 now has a "Pro" version of it you have to unlock via challenge to reap it's benefits. The challenges are simple in most cases...kill X amount of enemies with select perk and you unlock the Pro version. A fine example would be the much desired "Bling" perk which let's you put two weapons attachments on your primary weapon. The pro version allows for two attachments on your secondary weapon as well. Ahh-soo. Very cool. I loved this one instantly.

Another thing that's causing quite a buzz is the now customizable kill streaks. You start out with UAV, Care Package and Predator Missile, but after certain level ups, you get to choose a kill streak to unlock and you choose which one want to cause carnage with. Each of these have extremely good uses...some are just more situational than others...here's the break down...mediasuars style:

3 kills - UAV(unmanned aircraft that circles the map showing enemy locations)
4 kills - Care Package(random kill streak reward or ammo resupply delivered via airdrop anywhere on the map that you mark with a red smoke grenade)
4 kills - Counter UAV(jams enemy radar)
5 kills - Sentry Gun(remote operated gun delivered the same as a care package and you position by carrying it to where you want it.)
5 kills - Predator Missile(laptop controlled missile that drops straight down onto the map)
6 kills - Precision Air Strike(sends in a wave of fighters to carpet bomb a section of the map you select...works best with a UAV)
7 kills - Harrier Strike(sends in a small wave of Harriers to bomb a small section of the map in the same way as a precision air strike, after wards, one Harrier remains to gun down enemies for a short while)
7 kills - Attack Helicopter(Helicopter roams the map gunning down enemies)
8 kills - Emergency Airdrop(4 random kill streak rewards delivered the same as a care package. Extremely useful.)
9 kills - Pave Low(sends in an upgraded version of the attack helicopter with more armor and more guns. Sikorsky MH-53)
9 kills - Steal Bomber(precision air strike but with no warning given to the enemy team. Works great with UAV)
11 kills - Chopper Gunner(control an attack helicopters main gun via laptop)
11 kills - AC-130 Gunship(become the gunner of a AC-130 gunship's 3 primary weapons: 15mm machine gun, 45mm cannons or 105mm howitzers. A player favorite.)
15 kills - EMP(call in an Electro-Magnetic Pulse that disables all enemy electronics including UAV's, thermal scopes, red dot sights and even enemy air support[they fall to the ground...badass!!]. I'm told this will even counter the tactical nuke, giving this the biggest possibility for tactical advantages.)
25 kills - Tactical Nuke(call in a nuke that kills everyone on the board and ends the game outright regardless of previous score. The team that had the nuke called in wins instantly. Hiroshima baby!)

By the time players reach the maximum level(70), all kill streaks will be unlocked and you now have tons of options available to you. Another plus in MW2, is that you now get points every time you shoot down enemy air support. UAV's are 50 pts. Attack Helo's are 200 pts, and Pave Low's and AC-130's are 400 points. AC-130 deploy flares every time you get a target lock with an anti-vehicle rocket launcher. Infinity Ward certainly doesn't want to make anything easy, so they find ways to counter just about any perk/weapon/kill streak to balance things out well.

Players can now view their earned accolades and how many times they've earned them total as well. Halo has a similar concept with medals. MW2 has taken it one step further and rewarded players more points for faster level ups every time they kill someone creatively, efficiently or even brutally. Head shots, longshots, executions, double kills, triple kills, etc are all in for bonuses. My only problem with this is, it tends to clutter up the screen and in the heat of a hectic battle, it can get a little distracting. A distracted soldier is a dead soldier(army wives expression).

CoD 4: Modern Warfare set new records in sales and won game of the year. I have no doubt Modern Warfare 2 will follow in it's predecessor's footsteps and continue to convert the Halo fanboy into Modern Warfare.

A 3rd person view is now available with this installment to keep things fresh and interesting for those who may want a change from FPS points of view.
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Mediasaurusrex · Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:22 pm Post subject:

POSTED IT UP:

Looking good!
http://mediasaurs.blogspot.com/2009/11/modern-warfare-2-badass-video-game.html

Love the poster.

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Spinal Villain · METALSAUR Joined: 18 Sep 2008 Posts: 782 Location: UrAnus.

Looks good except for one thing....

This....

Mediasaurusrex · Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 9:19 pm Post subject:

Indeed.

That one slipped on by.

FIXED. thumbup

Good stuff!

So, am I to take it that there have been 6 incarnations of COD?
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Spinal Villain · METALSAUR Joined: 18 Sep 2008 Posts: 782 Location: UrAnus.

This is technically the sixth installment. For the longest time, it was just planned on being CoD 4: MW pt. 2. Adding "Call of Duty:" before the Modern Warfare 2 didn't happen until the last minute.

I am not for sure on how the "official" ruling is. I will know though, once the next installment is released. Most likely from Treyarch(CoD 1-3 & 5(World @ War).
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