So, the latest buzz in town is Modern Warfare 2. After the pretty phenomenal success of the first game, this one is supposed to be another cracker of a game. The secret to the games success, and fans agree is the balance that the game achieves between realism and fun. What Studio director Zapella calls authenticity. He explains it simply as a product of what makes an action flick work, ‘its a little over the top, but its what makes it great.’
The Call of Duty series has been a great success through out its career, and these last two installments have been true feathers in the cap. While a break with reality, and this focus on action movie style fun has perhaps been the trick, another interesting thing they do is merge some various kinds of gameplay together. one such example will be a couple of ‘open’ stages in the latest game, where gamers in GTA style can figure out there own way in, and out of victory etc.
While some gamers might prefer the more structured, sort of shoot ‘em up in a line gaming, I’m sure this kind of innovation will go a lot further than just add a little variety to the game and will go a long way towards the evolution of a less ‘defined’ gaming experience.
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