As I mentioned in my last blog, I've already beaten Modern Warfare 2's single player campaign (on normal) and have already put in more than 10 hours into multiplayer. But those darn people at Infinity Ward decided that the bulk of Modern Warfare 2's achievements would be unlocked by playing the campaign on veteran difficulty, so that's what I'm up to now. I just completed the oil rig mission around 10 minutes ago and I'm simply amazed at how easy veteren difficulty is in this game. If you look at my gamercard, you might notice that I have all 1000 points in Call of Duty 4 which I earned mainly by completing single player on veteran. But it was no easy task. Between the infinitly spawning enemies and the long time it takes for your health to recover, it was a nearly infuriating task to beat the game. But Modern Warfare 2 is much, and I mean much easier to complete. This is mainly due to the two must frustrating factors of CoD 4's veteran mode being removed. Slow health recovery and infinitly spawning enemies. The number of enemy troops you see on-screen is the number that's there. You're no longer forced to charge at the enemy to progress through the level. Simply eliminate everyone you see and you can move on with the mission. In addition to this, your health restores in only a fraction of the time it used to. So in conclusion, you should try the game on veteran difficulty for those extra gamerscore points. Have fun!

In case you couldn't tell by my previous blogs, I've been waiting for Modern Warfare 2 as long as I can remember so I knew the moment I put the disc in my console that I would be playing nothing else for a long time. And boy was I right! Since I was lucky enough to have this past Friday off from school, i got enough time to complete the campaign and make significant progress in both Spec Ops and multiplayer. So here are my impressions for all three modes of play!

Campaign - Short and sweet. That's the best way to describe the single-player experience of Modern Warfare 2. It takes place 5 years after the events of Call of Duty 4 with a new villain trying to start WWIII and it's up to you once again to stop him. While I won't spoil anything, I will tell you that there are lots of twists and turns in the story that feel almost unnecessary and make the plot a bit confusing at times. The missions feel very different from each other so there's always motivation to keep playing. Whether you're clearing an enemy-infested school in Afghanistan, or rescuing hostages on an oil rig, or chasing an arms dealer in Rio, you always feel like your in the middle of the action and everything has a movie feel to it that makes the campaign nearly as entertaining as the other modes. The only complaint I have though is the length as it feels even shorter than Call of Duty 4.

Spec Ops - When I first tried this mode, I was like "this is alright," but the more I played it, the better it got. Spec Ops is a standalone mode consisting of bite-sized missions that you can play by yourself or with a buddy (splitscreen or online) and it's much more entertaining than you would expect. The missions feel just as diverse, if not more diverse than single player and the mission's length make them easy to jump in and out of. Play this mode the minute you complete the campaign!

Multiplayer - Here we are! The 1000 pound gorilla mode of Modern Warfare 2. There's no doubt that you'll spend the bulk of your time playing multiplayer. Despite how many new features there are, it still feels like Call of Duty 4 in a good way. The controlls are identical and the most of the modes play out the same way. Customization is deeper than ever with more weapons, attachments, perks, and killstreaks. All of the maps feel excellent (Favela being my favorite) and they're easy to get used to, yet still feel tactical at the same time. The new perks and secondary weapons give your custom classes a bit more variety over Call of Duty 4's and there's no doubt that you will love multiplayer.

So to conclude this blog let me say one thing... BUY THIS GAME!!! Have a nice day!

What up Gamespot? Long time no see! But just as I promised, I would start blogging again on 11/10/09. And as you would expect, I got Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2! And boy oh boy is it fun! I got to play around 4 multiplayer matches (team deathmatch) and two single player levels and there were all great. The multiplayer feels comfortingly similar to Call of Duty 4 yet feels supremely exotic and different at the same time. I forget the exact level I got to but I did manage to unlock Create-A-Class which is a good start. The single player also started smooth (no spoilers) and I can tell it's going to be a blast. Unfortunately, I didn't get to try Spec-Ops at all but I do have a half day on Thursday and all of Friday off to play the game so I'll get to know soon enough. And possibly best of all, I got a brand new 46 in Samsung HDTV to play it on! While I can't play games in 1080p (my TV supports it but there's too much HDTV lag), I can still run smoothly on 720p which is crisp enough for me and I can see a major difference. We also signed up to get more than 50 HD channels so we'll be able to see everything perfectly. Seriously, HD makes all the difference. On a closing note, I'm severely disapointed that Gamespot couldn't post their MW2 review today (at the moment at least), but I pretty much read and watch IGN reviews first anyways. So yes, my blogs are back for good and expect Modern Warfare 2 impressions in the not-too-distant future. So long and have fun with Modern Warfare 2!

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November 10th. I'm not leaving Gamespot or anything but I really have NOTHING to talk about. Everything in my life is the same at the moment and I'm playing the same games so you won't be seeing any blogs until November 10th. Why that day you may ask? Because that's the day Modern Warfare 2 comes out. That's the only game I plan on buying with my own money this fall. But don't worry, once that game comes out, expect lots of impressions (I mean lots) and I'll be willing to the play the game online with anyone (that means you guys). I'll still be on Xbox Live on Fridays and weekends so feel free to play with me there. See you on November 10th and happy gaming!

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Good evening everybody! I figured it was time to do another blog for everyone so here we go. Tomorrow is my fourth week of school and things are still going well. My classes aren't too hard and my grades are good so I'm not stressed over anything at the moment. In terms of games, I've been playing a lot of Call of Duty 4 and Call of Duty: World at War lately in anticipation for Modern Warfare 2. I'm getting much closer to reaching level 65 in World at War (62 at the moment) and I really want to reach 65 before November 10th so I'm trying to squeeze as much time into that game as I can, even though I keep going back to Call of Duty 4 because it's simply a better game.

The Beatles: Rock Band came out last week and that is another game that's on my wishlist. The only thing is that I don't really want to spend $60 on it so I'll probably end up putting it on my Christmas list instead. The only other game that I want is Splinter Cell: Conviction. You guys probably know that I'm a HUGE Splinter Cell fan and the long delays have made me want to go back to playing the previous entries in the series but I don't own any of them anymore except for Chaos Theory which I have as an Xbox Original but I don't have the hard drive space for it so I have to turn to Youtube videos to satisfy me. Anyways, I hope you're having a good day and I'll see you soon. Oh and my computer is working again so I'll try to blog more often. See ya!

Life goes on as they say. As I said in my last blog, I'm really enjoying my high school (secondary school) classes. We got to make these cool sketches with nothing but a pencil. And I can't get over the awesome fact that I don't have to take a Bible class the entire year because it would screw up my schedule! History class was a bit amusing when I was falling asleep (still not used to school hours) and the teacher threw a pen at my face.:lol: He does that everyone though in a joking way so it was kinda funny.

The main computer that I use at home is having some serious hard drive issues so we're calling Dell this weekend to get a new hard drive installed. Without going into too much detail, the computer had the blue screen of death about a year-and-a-half ago and some guy came out to install a new drive. But for some reason, he "switched" most of the memory onto the D-drive instead of the C-drive. So the C-Drive ended up having only 20 GB of space while D-drive had over 200 GB. The problem is that the computer still identifies the C-drive as the main hard drive and keeps bugging me (and my parents) about low disc space and it got to the critical point of where there was no space left in the drive (which can be fatal to a pc). :shock: So why didn't I just delete some stuff here and there? Because the only thing installed on the C-drive is the operating system. So we're simply getting a new drive at this point. So here I am typing on my dad's loud laptop. The internet connection is good though so I'm not missing out on much and I'll still have access to Xbox Live. Labor Day Weekend is coming up and I'm not planning on doing much beyond doing some well-deserved relaxation. 8) See you later!

As I mentioned in my last blog, I've started yet another year of school. I've been doing this for 11 years now and I'll honestly say that it gets a bit better every year (for high school). Freshman year is somewhat difficult because you're adjusting to a different type of school. Sophomore year is a bit better because you're starting to understand high school. And by Junior year, there's no more adjusting and everything seems to fit into place. My schedule is English, Geometry, US History, Physics, Art, Study Hall, and Band. What I really like is that I don't have any really challenging classes after lunch (Art, Study Hall, and Band). That's all I wanted to say. Have a good day!

Since today is my last day of summer vacation, I thought it would be nice to post one last summer blog. So here we go - my top five game controllers!

5. Wii Controller

When the Wii controller was first shown to the public, it seemed revolutionary. The ability to play a game by simply mimicking motions was brilliant and people started to realize that this would open up a new door to casual gamers as well as people who didn't play games at all. Nintendo is the master at making game controllers feel like they were made just for the player. The buttons don't feel too lose or too tight and the d-pad doesn't make your thumb hurt after 20 minutes. If there's anything wrong with the Wii controller, it would be the sensitivity issues. If you're too close to the tv, the controller won't pick anything up. If you're too far from the tv, the same exact thing will happen. And the motion sensor bar that you put on top of the tv is designed to fall off and annoy players. but other than that, the Wii controller is one of the next big leaps in gamingkind.

4. Duelshock 2 (PS2 era)

While I never owned any Playstation console (besides psp), I still liked the ps2's controller. While it wasn't nearly as comfortable as the Gamecube or Xbox, the button and analog stick layout felt perfectly natural. In fact, the duelshock bears high resemblance to the Nintendo 64 controller with two analog sticks instead of one. A d-pad on the left-hand side, four buttons on the right-hand side, and perfectly located triggers. It's a good thing that Sony ditched the boomerang style controllers for the ps3 and stuck with the good stuff.

3. Nintendo 64 Controller

Like the Wiimote, the Nintendo 64 controller was quite revolutionary for its time. And why you may ask? One word: analog. Before the N64, all controllers used a d-pad for control, but the N64 introduced the analog controller which was basically a small joystick that made platforming games like Super Mario 64 feel perfect. The controller may have had a weird shape that let you hold it in three different ways, but it was far from unorthodox.

2. Gamecube Controller

The Gamecube was the console that I had spent the most time playing (until now) and I can still remember how great the controller felt. Two analog sticks, a Gameboy Advance style d-pad, confortable face buttons, and pressure sensitive triggers made this the ultimate controller in many ways. But if there's one complaint, it would be the c-stick. While the left-hand analog stick felt great, the c-stick was small and somewhat clumsy to use, especially in first-person shooters. I was fortunate enough to buy a third-party wireless controller that had a better-feeling c-stick. But the Gamecube controller's design was simply unbeatable.

1. Xbox 360 Controller

As of this year, I've been playing Xbox 360 just as long as Gamecube, and those four years with the Xbox 360 controller made this one get on the top of the list. The controller's shape feels perfect, the button are comfy, the triggers are excellent for racing and shooting games, both analog sticks feel perfect, and the big fat guide button feels satisfying to press. The d-pad isn't very nice, but very few games make you use it constantly so it's not much of a problem. I hope that Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo continue to innovate in controller technology. And what will we see? Only time will tell.

Thanks for reading that everyone! Tomorrow is my first day of 11th grade/Junior year/year 11. I'm quite excited and not worried at all since I know my school well and I know everyone there (except for the two new students). As I mentioned in my blog title, I made a Twitter and I would be delighted if you followed me so here is the link! Have a nice day!

(Yawns) What's up everyone? Once again, its been awhile since I've blogged on here due to the lack of anything going on. It's that time of year where no good games are released and there's simply nothing to do. This is my last full week of summer vacation before I start school on Wednesday next week. I'm honestly fine with starting again because I'm bored out of my mind and I want to see my friends again. Due to the economy's state, we're only getting two new students in my grade (11) this year. The cool thing is one of them went to my elementary school and the other is an exchange student from France so it'll be nice to see some new faces. In gaming news, I've managed to complete several of the impossible challenges in Rock Band 2, including the impossible guitar challenge, the impossible bass challenge, and both of the impossible marathon challenges. Surprisingly, none of them were that difficult. The only song that really challenges me is "Visions" by Abnormality which is a horrible song.

Another thing I'm enjoying right now is the new Xbox update. The avatar marketplace is a nice addition and I got to purchase a new Quicksilver hat (check out my gamerpic) with the 90 remaining Microsoft points that I had left. The idea of games on demand is also cool but Microsoft seemed to forget about the people with 20 GB hard drives that simply won't fit those massive games. And to top it off, I love how you can invite people to parties with one button press as well as the ability to eject discs from the Xbox. It's been nice talking to you! Now I'm going to re-install Firefox because it's been acting incredibly glichly the last few days. So long!

Good evening everyone! It's been about two weeks since I posted that "ask me anything blog" so I figured that I should finally answer those darn questions you guys asked me. But before we start, there was this annoying guy who put 50 questions/spam on my previous blog and he really started to piss me off so I reported him and he ended up getting banned so I'm not answering his questions. Anyways, here we go!

If an atom bomb, a derailed train, an airplane, thor's hammer, an aircraft carrier, and a meteor all hit Superman at once... what would happen? - D_West

He would morph into Chuck Norris!:lol:

Megan Fox or Susan Boyle? - Slipknoob

I actually forgot who Susan Boyle was so I had to Google Image her. After doing that, I'll simply go with Megan Fox.

Have you ever seen a flying banana in person, not simulation? - tennis12master

No, but I've thrown a banana at someone and it flew into their face.:?

How did you come up with your username? - macrules_640

I'll save that answer for another blog. (It's a long story).

What music do you like? - BlueGreen17

Mainly rock, both modern and classic.

What's 476,758,596 times 14? - Munchlax99

667,462,620,344. DUH!

What was the first game you ever played? What is your favorite system? What is your favorite game? - pspdemoboy52

The first game I ever played was probably Pac Man. My favorite system is a debate between Gamecube and Xbox 360. My favorite game of all time is The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

Favorite Gamespot User? - msudude211

Neojedi used to be my favorite Gamespotter but he doesn't blog much anymore and seems to lack the charm he used to have so I honestly don't have a favorite user anymore.

What's your biggest pet peeve? - ebbderelict

Bad Spelling. I can't stand it when people misspell words, especially easy words.

DC or Marvel? - ScionofEntropy

Marvel. Although Batman is awesome!

What's your absolute favorite game of all time? If you were born in a different era, when would it be? - SomeOddGuy

I already answered the first question, but for being born in a different era, I would probably go with being in the "Greatest Generation."

Do you love The Strokes? What are your top 10 Strokes songs? What other bands do you like?

Yes, I LOVE The Strokes. They're my favorite band at the moment. 10 songs is too many to list, so I'll give you my top 5.

5. Barely Legal

4. The End Has No End

3. Trying Your Luck

2. 12:51

1. The Modern Age. (With an iTunes playcount of 49).

My other favorite bands are Weezer and Interpol.

Favorite sports team? - david_lck

I don't have one.

Favorite game, platform, and franchise of all time? - 1995_1996_1997

I already answered two of those, but my favorite franchise would have to be the Call of Duty series.

How long have you played the guitar? - Sandpiper121pp

2.5 years.

Are you fat? Are you an otter? Are you a fat otter? - Bioshockraptor

Nope. I'm a thin 17 year old.

Do you have a car? - Private_Adam

No. I'm 17 and I don't even have a permit.:shock:

What are your favorite online discussions and your favorte movie genre? - pakhair

My favorie online discussions? The ones about my favorite games I guess. My favorite movie genre would be a blend between action, comedy, and drama.

Cake or pie? - Iraqi_Gangster

If it's icecream cake from Baskin Robbins, I'll go with cake. Otherwise it's pie.

Do you like kittens? - conkerrulez2334

Sure.

Are you an otter or a weasel? - Paintballman97

I'm a human the last time I checked. ;)

Are you currently wearing a watch? - red0584

Yes. I've been wearing the same watch for over three years now!

Do you have a crush on Megan Fox? - foomf11

No. I like people that I actually know.

Whew. That was a long blog! In a quick update, I got back today from a leadership camp that I went to this weekend! It was pretty fun after I got into it but I was pretty scared at first. I'll tell you guys about it more another time. Have fun!