Okay, yes, I said I would review Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. And maybe I will, yes, maybe I will. But I honestly can't be assed doing a whole damn review... it... it takes too long... and it's not worth it... so instead I'll just wrap up my opinions of a few games in quick sentences. Let's say... all the games that I have icons to on my desktop.
Modern Warfare 2
It's like Call of Duty 4, only, shorter, and more... crazier. It's fun, sure, but the campaign is too short and the online PC Matchmaking is kind of dire. Luckily it has a freakin' sweet co-op missions mode called Special Ops that is pure fun. Oh, and funny achievement names, like "Soap on a Rope". Worth the AUS$99 RRP value-wise, but I'd also try and go cheaper. Like, $20 cheaper.
7.8 out of 10
Left 4 Dead 2 Versus/Scavenge/Survival
I haven't played Survival yet. I'm assuming it's the same as in Left 4 Dead 1. Versus is hell-as cool. The new Special Infected are a joy to play as, especially the Jockey - a good Jockey, combined with an awful survivor team, can separate and kill a survivor from the flock, recharge its leap, then go back for the rest. And the new Infected teamwork tactics - combining, say, a Spitter's goo with a Smoker, dragging a survivor through a patch of acid, or pinning a survivor as a Charger then covering them with Boomer bile - is both grin-inducing, and keyboard-smashingly annoying (if you're with the survivors).
9 out of 10
Halo 2 for Windows Vista
It's Halo 2. Only, y'know... for Windows Vista. It's exactly the same as it was on Xbox, only... lags more thanks to Games for Windows Live's awful matchmaking system that seems to only pair you with the American server with the highest latency. Luckily however, and unlike Modern Warfare 2, there is dedicated server and server browser support. The game itself is classic Halo 2, so no real complaints can be made. It's a worthy port I suppose, but why Windows Vista? Surely this could run on XP? It's not like it's DirectX 10-only or whatever... but y'know, fine, whatever you say Microsoft. If you think it'll ship more Vista units (which it won't) do whatever you want, I say. It's your money. It's your marketing department. Have fun with that.
7 out of 10
Team Fortress 2
The perfect online multiplayer shooter ever, and featuring some of the most inventive and iconic imagery and mechanics in PC gaming of all time. Play it immediatly. (Note: the contents of this semi-review may be biased towards TF2.)
10 out of 10
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