We played MW2 2009 on the Xbox in 2022, so you don't have to! Are we just nostalgic or was MW2 actually a good game? We all have fond 2009 memories of listening to lobby trash talk, getting OMA noob tubed, dropping nukes, and quickscoping, but how well has all that aged in 2022? Will Infinity Ward ever fully remaster the Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer? We answer all these questions and more in today's episode of Game Gains!

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (2009) was a video game developed by Infinity Ward as a sequel to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. CoD4 was wildly successful for its unique spin on the Arena FPS genre through its Create-A-Class system, Killstreaks, Camos, and progression system. Modern Warfare 2 innovated on what CoD4 did well, and amplified all its best qualities. As a result of those upgrades, CoD MW2 was a smash hit all around the world that propelled the Call of Duty Franchise into becoming the king of the entire console FPS genre.

As we approach the Call of Duty MW2 2022 Reboot Release Date, we took a trip down memory lane and replayed MW2 on the Xbox 360 in 2022, and tried to remember what made it so fun to play. MW2 was an amazing game for the time period, but in 2022 there are many things that are not up to today's gaming standards for quality. Despite Modern Warfare 2's flaws, it still is a fun and addictive game to play all these years later. It begs the question, why won't Infinity Ward make a Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Remaster? MW2 is a deeply flawed game when it comes to balancing issues, glitches, and netcode. There are so many things that Infinity Ward would have to fix, patch, remove, or drastically alter in order for the in-game experience to be remotely fair, balanced, and up to par with today's standards. After reviewing the sales numbers for CoD4 Remastered and the MW2 Campaign Remaster, Infinity Ward has most likely decided that all the work to make a fun MW2 Multiplayer Remaster, wouldn't be worth it.

For better or for worse, CoD Modern Warfare 2 (2009) took creative chances that changed the video games industry forever, and we can only hope that the newest installment of the CoD franchise, MW2 2022, can hold a candle to it's namesake predecessor.

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