Most of the time, we’re too busy trying to stay alive to pay much heed to the inscrutable military jargon in Modern Warfare 2. When necessary, we can often fill in the blanks through context, but not always. We’ve never been to boot camp, so it’s like trying to pick up another language. Honestly, we can’t tell our Pave Paws from our Pave Lows. ...

Buy the ticket, take the ride. Good advice, but after the credits roll what are we left with? Modern Warfare 2’s campaign is certainly a rollicking thrillcoaster, but the convoluted story has left many scratching their heads. ...

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Post date: November 20, 2009
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Modern Warfare 2 isn’t all apocalyptic deluge and end of world madness. Yes, the story hustles you from one extravagant set piece to the next on a gasoline-tinged blast of spectaculosity. But there are plenty of tiny details to discover if you hang back and poke around the nooks and corners instead of dashing from checkpoint to checkpoint. ...