Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)

Buy93%

Very Positive · 61k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS

Infinity Ward · Action · Nov 12, 2009

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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Achievements
Not fetched yet

Steam has not reported this game’s achievement count.

Languages
5
Full audio0 of 5
Subtitles0 of 5

Should I buy Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 111 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Multiplayer: 95 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Cheating: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 61k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews50% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
111 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The campaign was one of the greatest in the franchise, spec ops had a variety of challenge and fun, and the multiplayer is unrecognizable to today's CoD players.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Other games had trouble competing for that fast-paced, action-packed, full of surprises gameplay.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
But this is the first game my laptop didn't crash on after a few minutes due to the graphics driver so that alone is a plus from me, especially since I can't play the newer mw games due to specs mainly.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The variety of weapons and interesting set of perks made any type of player part of the fun.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Outside of the spectacular story, the game offers a handful of excellent co-op Spec Ops missions and a multiplayer suite that was beautifully elegant in its simplicity.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The sound design is a bit of a roller coaster, ranging from punchy and satisfying to downright obnoxious.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story111 reviews
Gameplay39 reviews
Graphics30 reviews
Combat23 reviews
Co-op16 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Multiplayer
85% still recommend
Cheating
70% still recommend
Difficulty
93% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
69% still recommend
Performance
71% still recommend
Controls
80% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Valve Anti-Cheat enabled

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $14.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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