Call of Duty - Modern Warfare 2

      It's been a long time and I have found the perfect topic to write about! :)
      The game, every gamer, hardcore or not, was waiting eagerly this year (proof of which is obvious by the sales revenue of the game, which according to Activision, is $550m during the initial week of its release!!!!) was finally released on November 10th! Although, in my city only the console versions were available even a week after the game's official worldwide release, the PC version, I was told, will be available after another 2-3 weeks of delay! :(
      Being too desperate to play the game, I had to finally download the pirated version (against my will). But not to worry. I will be buying a copy soon as it is available! :)
      About the game now, keeping aside all the controversies that all the wonderful things in this world tend to goof up, its a classic!!!!
      The game begins off with a training ground (in this case, the pit), just like any other game in the COD series, suggesting the player which difficulty level will be appropriate. :) Like always, I could only manage "hardened".
      The game uses the IW 4.0 engine and claims to have capabilities which are generations beyond the one used in COD4. Most of the differences compared to COD MW were noticeable beyond doubt. Game has better AI, advanced cinematics, awesome gameplay and I loved the "heat-sensor attached weapons", which is useful when the hostiles smoke up their area of defense so that the player will be unable to spot them in the smoke. The heat-sensor comes in handy during these times.
      I was beginning to miss Captain Price, but damn was I happy to meet him during the course! :) Just as in the first Modern Warfare, Capt.Price and Capt.Soap are the ones to carry out the final assassination.
Although the game is very very very short (I took only about 5:41 Hrs to complete the game) considering normally a game has about 9 hrs of playing time, the experience was awesome and the player is constantly in the midst of fast-paced action, where in the blink of an eye there may be death looking straight thru your eyes! :)
      There is an additional weaponry added into the arsenal of the player, Predator Drones, which are very useful to take out multiple enemies or armor. An entire zone is swept clean by the drone, which sometimes is imperative as the hostiles get overwhelming.
      Now to write a bit about the controversy that surrounds this game, which is a mission the player may choose to skip, called "No Russian". This mission is slightly off course and I disagree with Activision on including this mission. Though the game is rated 18+, there are lots of adult, yet immature gamers and its not very difficult for kids to lay their hands on the game! But seriously, having to massacre hundreds of innocent people, definitely need not have to be in a game, although the player may choose to skip the mission anytime during the mission or at the beginning of the mission! Even if the player (who, here is an undercover CIA field operative who has infiltrated into a terrorist team) doesn't skip the mission, he can choose not to shoot at the innocent people around, while the team of terrorists, led by Makarov, shoots and kills all living things in the airport!

      Apart from that one mission, this is by far one of the best games I have ever played! Thank you Infinity Ward and Activision! I hope you do come up with more such games!