The throne for most popular/best online FPS is already being contested just a few short months after Modern Warfare 2 claimed it. Now you have MW fanboys who wouldn't touch this game with a ten foot pole because it is Modern Warfare Two's "competition" but I'm not gonna be that guy. And then on the other hand you have those just as annoying trolls who will buy and brag about this game strictly because it is Modern Warfare's competition. They need to hate on anything that gets too popular. Not gonna be that guy either. The more popular something is the more your gonna see that wicked bias either at one end of the spectrum or the other.
I'm doing my darnedest not to fall into either one of those traps. I love Modern Warfare but if someone thinks they can make a better game then I'll humor them with a completely unbiased opinion. Competition is good for business and in the long run we get better products as a result. Madden still sells like hot cakes regardless of the fact that they've been releasing essentially the same game for years now because of the lack of competition. You see what I'm getting at here. But I digress, let's get back to talking about the actual game.
After having played the multiplayer demo for Bad Company 2 I realized that they're really two different types of games. They look similar on paper but when you dive into both you realize they're going for two different styles, so comparisons are largely irrelevant. This game is throwing you headfirst into massive war scenarios complete with all sorts of vehicles of destruction. The graphics aren't as impressive as MW2 but the huge scope of the maps and all the carnage that ensues is a site to behold. Strategizing with the rest of your team is a must because with four very unique but all very useful classes your really can't rely to much on one without feeling the repercussions of not having the other. You definitely get a small fish in a big pond feeling which is awesome most of the time, but frustrating at others. You feel like you have less of an impact on the outcome and when your teammates have their collective heads up their arses that will have you pulling your hair out. On the other hand if you have that mojo going on you'll feel like John Rambo taking people out left and right either with a firearm or a vehicle such as a tank or helicopter.
Modern Warfare 2 on the other hand is a more intimate experience with much smaller maps and skirmishes. You can kind of just do your own thing and as long as your watch your own hide, and your team does the same, thats enough to lead you to victory. Communication with your team certainly makes things go smoother but its not vital for success like Bad Company 2. Killstreaks rewards are also a love it or hate it thing. If your not very good at the game it adds insult to injury when the best guy on the other team Nuke your ass as if he wasn't giving you a proper flogging before hand. But hey, if your good then you really get to show off.
So both games have the same basic concept but I don't think you can really declare one superior over the other. It all depends on what your looking for. I for one can see myself bouncing between both games and enjoying them equally. It's a little premature to say for sure, but I think Bad Company 2 and Modern Warfare 2 will both be online giants for the foreseeable future without to much influence from the other.
I'm doing my darnedest not to fall into either one of those traps. I love Modern Warfare but if someone thinks they can make a better game then I'll humor them with a completely unbiased opinion. Competition is good for business and in the long run we get better products as a result. Madden still sells like hot cakes regardless of the fact that they've been releasing essentially the same game for years now because of the lack of competition. You see what I'm getting at here. But I digress, let's get back to talking about the actual game.
After having played the multiplayer demo for Bad Company 2 I realized that they're really two different types of games. They look similar on paper but when you dive into both you realize they're going for two different styles, so comparisons are largely irrelevant. This game is throwing you headfirst into massive war scenarios complete with all sorts of vehicles of destruction. The graphics aren't as impressive as MW2 but the huge scope of the maps and all the carnage that ensues is a site to behold. Strategizing with the rest of your team is a must because with four very unique but all very useful classes your really can't rely to much on one without feeling the repercussions of not having the other. You definitely get a small fish in a big pond feeling which is awesome most of the time, but frustrating at others. You feel like you have less of an impact on the outcome and when your teammates have their collective heads up their arses that will have you pulling your hair out. On the other hand if you have that mojo going on you'll feel like John Rambo taking people out left and right either with a firearm or a vehicle such as a tank or helicopter.
Modern Warfare 2 on the other hand is a more intimate experience with much smaller maps and skirmishes. You can kind of just do your own thing and as long as your watch your own hide, and your team does the same, thats enough to lead you to victory. Communication with your team certainly makes things go smoother but its not vital for success like Bad Company 2. Killstreaks rewards are also a love it or hate it thing. If your not very good at the game it adds insult to injury when the best guy on the other team Nuke your ass as if he wasn't giving you a proper flogging before hand. But hey, if your good then you really get to show off.
So both games have the same basic concept but I don't think you can really declare one superior over the other. It all depends on what your looking for. I for one can see myself bouncing between both games and enjoying them equally. It's a little premature to say for sure, but I think Bad Company 2 and Modern Warfare 2 will both be online giants for the foreseeable future without to much influence from the other.
