the Fretless Bass reviews: Modern Warfare 2

Do you remember my review of the first Modern Warfare game a few weeks ago? I do. I remember how I said the game's major flaw was that the plot was thicker than a linebacker and the fantastic gameplay made up for it. Well, Mod Fare 2 has the same issue, except that the plot is slightly easier to understand, so by a simple conversion, Modern Warfare two is better, much better, than its precursor.
The game once again splits between following two units, one American (Rangers) and always in an intense battle, and the other seemingly British (Task Force 141) and more stealth-based. However, in Mod Fare 2, I wasn't sure what country Task Force 141 was from. Every member had a British or Scottish accent, but they took orders from the same guy who commanded the
American Rangers. One thing I noticed in particular was how the game was more about Soap again. You play mostly as a character named "Roach" (again with the weird code names) who is under the command of the protagonist from the first Mod Fare game. I'm sure this was just put in to get the fanboys excited when they first saw Soap's name, and it gets even worse, because Captain Price makes an appearance, too! This is a good tactic, I, as a fan of the series, did get very excited when I saw those two names on my heads up display.
So let's get down to the juicy, meaty, center of this review.
What Mod Fare 2 did right: Modern Warfare will always go down in my mind as the game with fantastic gameplay and graphics. Now, I have said about movies that graphics shouldn't matter that much, and the same goes for video games, but the graphics in this game are amazing. The gameplay, all you need to know about that is that it lets you do everything you wanted it to do, with very simple controls. I will hail Mod Fare 2 forever as well for its unique gameplay mechanics. The height of the game for me was when an EMP went off over the warzone, first, you see through the eyes of an unfortunate astronaut who witnesses the explosion, then gets killed by a flying satellite. Then, you have to play out the rest of the stage on the ground without your read-dot sight, which makes combat a real challenge. No other game can integrate story and gameplay as well as Modern Warfare 2.
What Mod Fare 2 did wrong: again, plot. In the beginning of the game, I couldn't tell what the heck was going on, mostly because I skipped the level where you massacre Russian civilians, because I didn't buy a game to see/do that. Also, stop making every war character either a badass or a wimp that freaks out at everything. What about a guy that has a personal vendetta against Russia, or a female character for once? There has been little to no variation in personality of characters in this franchise.
At the end of the day, Modern Warfare 2 is the best FPS I have ever played and I think you should get it right now if you haven't yet. I know this review is behind, but every critic has to put his two cents in on the big games, and now you have mine, don't spend it all in one place.