In todays day and age, shooters are among the most common form of extreme sport for those who are in withdrawal from actual sports. Today many Xboxers and Playstation 3ers play a game called Modern Warfare 2. I'm not saying that the core mechanics of shooting in this particular game is bad or that the multiplayer doesn't keep the average person from coming back for more; I believe that the game is extremely overrated considering that a bunch of people call this the BEST GAME IN EXISTENCE. I have to admit that this game is fun especially the coop and the split screen options. Its a blast to go to a friends house and do 4 player split screen free-for-all and duke it out. What the game lacks in my opinion is that those that play for extremely extended periods overkill those that just start. For instance in the game a newbie starts out and goes head to head with a person with no life playing 18 hours of the game and is probably on his 3rd Prestige. The noob is going to be obliterated since the kill streaks are no where near fair and the weapons and attachments aren't really head to head. Its like a person with a knife and a pistol fighting against a person with night vision and M16. I also don't like the fact that the game is primarily for solo people. There is no emphasis on team work. I play a match and the primary way to play is to go solo and camp at spawn locations to get ad infinitum kills and get more kills with the overpowered killstreaks assists. The company that makes this game is also terrible. Oh, lets just charge $15 dollars on a DLC that has maps where 2-3 maps are ones you got from the previous game just because we know that there are millions of players out there. This is the worst of capitalism and corporations.
Battlefield Bad Company 2 on the other hand, is a great shooter that actually adds features that are innovative. Weapons are extremely balanced in this game and all serve a good purpose (minus M60 Fags). The team work in this game is so tremendously done and heavily emphasized. It is so well encourage to work in squads of four to take down the enemy. Especially since you can spawn with your friends that may need some backup. People that are noobs can easily go toe to toe with the pros since the only difference is skill in playing. (except M60 Fags). Team work is a big plus in my book cause multiplayer is about working together against other people or computers. I also extremely appreciate the cool Physics system in the game. Its really realistic. For farther distances you shoot higher up and is a lot more realistic than the 50 million bullets and Predator Missiles that rain down everywhere in MW2. The Frostbite 2 engine is also super cool. you can actually destroy whole structures. Camping is stupid in buildings when you can bring the whole thing down with a RPG. The battles with actually look like a battlefield when you see half broken buildings and craters everywhere. The game includes vehicles like helicopters and ATVs to get across the vast distances. Its great seeing a helicopter burning and people jumping out in parachutes. The game turns twice as amazing as it is when you can pair some C4 and a UAV to cause havoc for you enemies. Its just great planting 8 C4s on a UAV driving straight towards people to get some roadkills and then blowing it up on a base to rack in a bunch of points. These things are what make this game magical. The final thing I like to commend is the great services by EA and DICE for making some DLC for free. There are 5 free VIP downloads that give players free DLC if you bought a new game. Its a great way of promoting the game. I also enjoy the coop Onslaught DLC and at least its not overpriced and not a rehash of old material.
I believe that both games are great but deeply feel that MW2 is overrated since its the same as the first with some new stuff and they especially overcharged for rehashed DLC. Its still a good game no doubt but it is so Overrated I can't look at it. BBC2 on the other hand is great since a bunch of new stuff is added. Its a peoples game considering it is very good to their loyal fans. But honestly I think there are too many damn shooters out there. Come on and make some other games cause in reality most shooters are the same.
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