It’s finally here.

Alright so first thing’s first. Yes I stood in line last night with a bunch of other sweaty losers in order to get my pre-ordered copy at the stroke of midnight. Yes I acknowledge the fact that I am now a fanboy of sorts. I didn’t wait in line for Episode 1 and I never camped out for my chance to own a pair of limited edition Turkey Dunk SB’s so this was kind of a huge deal for me.

Let me say that this game was worth every bit of anticipation. My eyes are bloodshot and my productivity is at an all time low. I was lucky enough to be served up a door prize while riding my bike to work last week so I’m sitting in the living room with a broken collar bone and a whole lot of time to kill.

I’ve only been playing online thus far so I can’t really comment on anything else just yet. Let me start by saying that Infinity Ward really listened to the fans on this one. All of the perks are vastly improved and work in conjunction with one another a whole lot more effectively. The levels are lot less linear than MW1 and provide the opportunity to play almost every level in a whole variety of ways i.e. there could be a great long distance sniping position in a level but still include plenty of room to room close quarters combat. On that note the fact that shotguns are secondary weapons now is soo good.

MW2’s online also seems to be sped up a fair amount tailoring more to the arcade style online shooters. Don’t get me wrong, this game is no high-jumping-ass-rail-gun-shooting Halo nonsense but it is definitely quicker paced than it’s predecessor.

The game looks absolutely beautiful as well. The stunning amount of detail in textures and lighting alone goes to show that Infinity Ward doesn’t rush anything. I’ve also got to add that as a personal favourite when playing as the Militia in Brazil level one character model in particular is draped in a sick red Tommy Bahama shirt and matching white pants to boot. So leisure.

My only real complaint about MW2 is the grenades. They have a hallow sound to them that COD5 seemed to be guilty of as well. They also have these stupid tracer tails that follow them so you can see where you threw them. It reminds me a little  too much of this. Aside from that MW2 seems pretty bulletproof.