Modern Warfare II is definitely an improvement on the previous title but not by much at the moment.
The campaign was an exhilarating ride from start to finish with interesting characters and memorable locations. The cartel aspect was easily the greatest part of the games setting and will be remembered fondly. Alejandro Vargas was an amazing new character that breathed some much needed fresh air into the modern warfare series, much like Russel Adler from Black Ops Cold War. Unfortunately there was no stand out mission like Clean House from modern warfare 2019 but this games missions flow together very well. The new General Shepherd is a different take on the memorable villain from the original title but managed to hold his own as conniving and meticulous. The credits scene was very exciting and I'm very intrigued about the next campaign.
The multiplayer is an improvement on 2019 but it still has its issues. Majority of the maps are yet again quite forgettable however there are some pretty good maps in there such as: Farm 18, Mercado Las Almas, The Embassy and Crown Raceway. There is once again no traditional prestige system which is utterly ridiculous since majority of players are sick of the new one, and skill based match making is as rampant as ever destroying the fun. Many feature are missing such as Barracks, a leaderboard, medals, customisable reticles and a split screen mode. This is ridiculous for a game that had years of development time.
Some of the positives include a very different take on the weapon skins system, it's well thought out and you'll need to play for ages just to get everything which is good for replay ability. The new game modes such as Knockout and Prisoner Rescue completely carry this game at the moment because they are extremely fun and addictive. Updates and future maps seem to be free once again which is consumer friendly and this game will be a two year title instead of the traditional one game every year. This gives infinity ward more time to add many more things to this game.
Overall this is a slight improvement but it's not a much better game than the last. However you can still have plenty of fun with it, looking forward to the upcoming updates.
The campaign was an exhilarating ride from start to finish with interesting characters and memorable locations. The cartel aspect was easily the greatest part of the games setting and will be remembered fondly. Alejandro Vargas was an amazing new character that breathed some much needed fresh air into the modern warfare series, much like Russel Adler from Black Ops Cold War. Unfortunately there was no stand out mission like Clean House from modern warfare 2019 but this games missions flow together very well. The new General Shepherd is a different take on the memorable villain from the original title but managed to hold his own as conniving and meticulous. The credits scene was very exciting and I'm very intrigued about the next campaign.
The multiplayer is an improvement on 2019 but it still has its issues. Majority of the maps are yet again quite forgettable however there are some pretty good maps in there such as: Farm 18, Mercado Las Almas, The Embassy and Crown Raceway. There is once again no traditional prestige system which is utterly ridiculous since majority of players are sick of the new one, and skill based match making is as rampant as ever destroying the fun. Many feature are missing such as Barracks, a leaderboard, medals, customisable reticles and a split screen mode. This is ridiculous for a game that had years of development time.
Some of the positives include a very different take on the weapon skins system, it's well thought out and you'll need to play for ages just to get everything which is good for replay ability. The new game modes such as Knockout and Prisoner Rescue completely carry this game at the moment because they are extremely fun and addictive. Updates and future maps seem to be free once again which is consumer friendly and this game will be a two year title instead of the traditional one game every year. This gives infinity ward more time to add many more things to this game.
Overall this is a slight improvement but it's not a much better game than the last. However you can still have plenty of fun with it, looking forward to the upcoming updates.