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

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

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: 105 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Multiplayer: 91 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Cheating: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Servers and matchmaking: 11 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
67% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews33% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
105 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.
36 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.
28 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.
17 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
It can be a bit frustrating at times, but it was overall enjoyable in both coop and solo play.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It was so much fun getting all 69 Spec Ops stars (highest difficulty level).

+2 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story105 reviews
Gameplay36 reviews
Graphics28 reviews
Combat17 reviews
Co-op16 reviews
Difficulty14 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Performance7 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Multiplayer
87% still recommend
Cheating
64% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
64% still recommend
Controls
71% 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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