Iconic, cinematic campaign
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“One of, if not THE, best FPS campaign ever.”
Steam review · 5.4 h played ↗
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 94%Very Positive · 94%Infinity Ward2009FPS · Shooter · Action
The verdict
A legendary, cinematic campaign with fun Spec Ops, but Steam multiplayer is overrun by hackers and RCE exploits. Skip it if you want online play, and wait for a sale.
Great for
Campaign and Spec Ops fans wanting a classic cinematic shooter, nostalgia seekers
Main risk
Buying it for multiplayer, which has RCE exploits and hackers, at a price many find too high
What players love
Nostalgia and best Call of Duty
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The OG Modern Warfare 2 is without a doubt the greatest Call of Duty game.”
Steam review · 24.6 h played ↗
Graphics hold up and runs on old PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“Very fun, graphics STILL hold up to this day from 2009.”
Steam review · 6.4 h played ↗
Fun, replayable Spec Ops
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“The amount of satisfaction from soloing most of the Spec Ops missions on Veteran is actually insane.”
Steam review · 32.3 h played ↗
Memorable characters and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“THIS IS A MOVIE. THEY GOT HANS ZIMMER IN THIS.”
Steam review · 5.7 h played ↗
Fast, punchy gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“The gameplay still feels great; weapons are punchy”
Steam review · 57.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Multiplayer RCE exploits make it unsafe
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Under no circumstance should you ever boot up the multiplayer for this game. It is literal malware and WILL get your ♥♥♥♥ infected.”
Steam review · 12.4 h played ↗
Multiplayer full of hackers and cheaters
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Multiplayer is unplayable due to hackers.”
Steam review · 24.5 h played ↗
Poor controller support and PC port
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“turns out you cannot use a controller without a ton of BS.”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
Overpriced for an old, short game
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“This game is old enough to drive yet I'm paying 2-3x more than I would for a game with similar playtime.”
Steam review · 8.8 h played ↗
Clunky gameplay and dumb AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“the guns feel incredibly clunky and and it's really difficult to know where you're getting shot from before dying.”
Steam review · 9.1 h played ↗
Spec Ops co-op missions need a partner
Mentioned in ~1 in 50 negative reviews
“spec ops can only be fully competed with another person”
Steam review · 30.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable12 GB
Minimum
OSMicrosoft Windows XP or Windows Vista (Windows 95/98/ME/2000 are unsupported)
ProcessorIntel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor or better supported
Memory1 GB RAM
Graphics256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT or better or ATI Radeon 1600XT or better
Storage12GB of free hard drive space
OSMicrosoft Windows XP or Windows Vista (Windows 95/98/ME/2000 are unsupported)
ProcessorIntel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor or better supported
Memory1 GB RAM
Graphics256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT or better or ATI Radeon 1600XT or better
Storage12GB of free hard drive space
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