Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Rest in Peace Vince Zampella, thank you for your contributions to Medal of Honor, Call of Duty, Titanfall and Battlefield 6. You are an uncontested King of shooters.
No one can come close to what you have given us for over 20yrs.

I recently decided to play through this game's campaign again because I've been disillusioned by the current state of the series. Sure, the Black Ops 6 and Cold War stories were good, but I don't believe I truly understood what we had in this particular era of Call of Duty -- until now, that is.

Would I recommend this game to a person who hasn't played it before? Absolutely. This really was the pinnacle of contemporary gaming.

Such a shame we've fallen so far down.

Great game. Play it.

1. Open the game
2. Admire my childhood
3. Help Afghans with training
4. Shoot that old wrinkly fuck in his head 12 times for each year that passed after seeing ghost killed
5. Beat the Campaign
6. Load into Museum
7. Shoot the same old wrinkly fuck with every gun i can.

Coming from the early days of the grey era shooter, I decided, once again it was time to replay one of the most memorable Call of Duty campaigns, this time on my almost-forgotten copy on PC, Steam.
There was no FPS quite like this one when it was released. The prime era of midnight launch, waiting to get your copy from your local game store. The thrill of spending time absorbing the unique soundtrack while squeezing your stomach during those fact paced missions. This was from a time where games went straight to the core of who was playing them. Big guns, big explosions, plot twists, different scenarios. The game had it all and for those who were there day one we saw it all. This was from an era where just the thought of going to the E3 event was a dream and so, many waited for gaming news websites to read about the latest Call of duty entry or got hyped during a world reveal on stage. On a well spent day you can play and finish the campaign. There’s a lot of different locations and a bit for everyone from stealth missions to big action packed ones as well. There’s no big open world, there is a small amount of optional collectibles that do not add anything to the game. You point and shoot and move on. This game is a time capsule for many as well. A cult classic of simple times where you knew exactly what you would be getting from the game, day one. This is not to say the game was perfect. Multiplayer had a crazy lobby filled with some tough players who could throw a lot of, let's say, less kind words. There were broken perks, overpowered guns and who can forget that printscreen of players playing Modern Warfare 2 in a Steam group called "boycott Modern Warfare 2”? There was a lot of love and hate for various reasons but still, it was a great time to play this game. The campaign still holds up and it’s a great way to sink a day playing through all these missions.
However we did not know how lucky we were, back then.
Fast forward to 2025 and some of the core players grew up, became a mom, a dad or followed their own path in life. And yet during, during all challenges that life throws at us, some folks wanted to go back to those simple times without cosmetic skins, battle passes and constant updates that no one asked. But Modern Warfare 2 was no longer the game we once knew. The online portion is abandoned and that would be just okay. Players revive games all the time, but this was worse. This was a security breach. A game that was no longer safe to play, at least on PC. A game infected with issues that could reset or upgrade your progress without anyone asking. The core memory we once had is now only a faint image who still haunts us, wishing for the good old day to come back. But those days are long gone. The games changed and many did not want to change with the industry. And I do understand them.
If you still have a significant amount of nostalgia, the single player is right there waiting for you as you once remembered. But if you want to drop into a team deathmatch or a good ol’ search & destroy match then I advise you, for security purposes, to avoid logging in. May our memory from what this game once was last forever in your heart.

How I wish to be a kid with no understanding of the world again. Good times.
Always happy to boot this up and defend Burgertown. But its the Whiskey Hotel/Washington level that always stuck with me. The music, the radio chatter. I'm Canadian, and that shit made me a goddamn patriot for its whole runtime.
Kudos to all of you out there, keep your heads up. I hope we all get the chance to enjoy these games over drinks with friends again :)

Old cod is like looking at old pictures of a old friend and remembering all the good times you had and wondering where did it all go wrong

Best FPS ever created. there will never be another like it.
DO NOT PLAY IT ON PC !!!!!!! you WILL be hacked. (they wont/cant implement any fixes to this.)
yes it is still played by alot of people.