I haven't played it, so I can't really say.  I can tell you I'm far more interested in Modern Warfare 2 than I am in anything Halo has to offer.  Borderlands sounds like it's going to be a completely different game, so I'm not even going to bother comparing the two. 
 
I liked Modern Warfare, so odds are I'll probably like the sequel.

The environment looks really pretty.

"I haven't played it, so I can't really say.  I can tell you I'm far more interested in Modern Warfare 2 than I am in anything Halo has to offer.  Borderlands sounds like it's going to be a completely different game, so I'm not even going to bother comparing the two.   I liked Modern Warfare, so odds are I'll probably like the sequel. "

a first I wasn't excited and then the multiplayer trailer came out and I realized how much I played 4 and how rocking this is going to be. Who knows about singleplayer but at this point in my gaming life FPS is all multiplayer and other genres cover single

I'm more excited for ODST really, MW2 seems like more of the same. Besides firefight will be amazing i'm pretty sure, i loved horde so a halo version of that will be sweet.

I think it's a little too early pass judgment on any of the games you mentioned.  That's really PR and Preview hype your judging from all of those games if you ask me.
 
But to answer your question; No, I am not underwhelmed by MW2 yet.

 @DevilishSix: 
 
You sir, are making a lot of sense. I totally agree with what you are saying and feel very much the same.

I don't know how you could say that considering the game isn't even out yet but I was personally underwhelmed by Call of Grenades 4, Modern Warfare 2 looks to be the same game with a few new features but I hopre they fixed the flaws of Call of Grenades 4 and make the multiplayer  balanced  this time.

Personally I don't look to Call of Duty games for innovation; I look for solid single player AND multiplayer experiences, and for the past couple of years they have succeeded.

" @DevilishSix:  first of all nobody plays COD for singleplayer have u seen the multiplayer trailer? "

"Personally I don't look to Call of Duty games for innovation; I look for solid single player AND multiplayer experiences, and for the past couple of years they have succeeded. "

I'm mostly ho-hum on the new game as well. As long as it's got a great story then I'm sure I'll get into it much like the last one. However, I never found much depth in the multiplayer so the last game didn't have the legs for me that it had for others. If it provides another awesome 6-hour campaign with some twists and turns that'll be enough for me.

I agree, I don't see what else they can improve on such an outstanding game. Seeing the multiplayer demo made me think of how much it resembled it's predecessor. But I haven't played modern warfare since it's release, so it's going to be like a fresh start for me. 
 
And yeah borderlands looks really cool.

To tell you the truth I was actually overwhelmed. Being a sequel and all I wasn't expecting TOO much. I just wanted another reason to jump back into multiplayer and some more single player. The single player wasn't anything outside of what I was expecting, but the multiplayer....oh man the multiplayer.
 
It was fucking hot looking. Honestly I didn't realize they could have actually added so much to the multiplayer. They added and tweaked to such an extent that it looks fresh, exciting and new now (to me at least). So personally, no, I'm not underwhelmed at all.

" @kmdrkul said:

"Personally I don't look to Call of Duty games for innovation; I look for solid single player AND multiplayer experiences, and for the past couple of years they have succeeded. "

I am not asking for innovation, I am asking for something new in the franchise to make me feel like getting the game.  I am looking for game progression.  Example Halo 2 offered multiplayer, Halo 3 offered co-op, competitive metagame single player, cinema, and forge, ODST is offering open world SP and firefight mode.  Gears 2 offered Horde and a more expansive MP.  With that said, what is MW2 offering thats worth the OMFG inflated Activision price of what $65 for bare bones copy. "

I'm mostly just wondering why they didn't go make a Colonial Marines game after ripping off the motion tracker from Aliens.

I'm underwhelmed. I'm not expecting there to be anything much to the game other than prettier visuals - the actual experience will no doubt be a carbon copy of COD4. It's a game I'm expecting to play and enjoy for a while, and nothing more.

I'm psyched.  Why?  Because it's IW.  I have always liked IW, even when I realized that CoD4 was little more than spray 'n' pray bullshit.  Then again, should I fault IW for cheap ass fuckstains of players?  NOPE! 
 
I think the fact that people are still playing CoD4 is massive amounts today is a testament to the kind of game that IW builds.

Eh, multiplayer is MW but bigger, badder, better, single player is a very different experience as there's actual AI you can mess with depending on how you approach situations instead of the merely triggered, near on-rails events of the past, and it includes co-op levels. You want even more?!

" I'm mostly ho-hum on the new game as well. As long as it's got a great story then I'm sure I'll get into it much like the last one. However, I never found much depth in the multiplayer so the last game didn't have the legs for me that it had for others. If it provides another awesome 6-hour campaign with some twists and turns that'll be enough for me. "

My question is, when MW2 comes out--how many people are going to complain that they ruined the multi-player and go back to playing CoD4?

I'm really excited for it actually. The multiplayer is really addicting and the singleplayer was a blast. I expect the same quality if not more.

Riot Shields? 
 
Oh and AI so intelligent that there is no need for infinant respawning enemies.

Just looks like more of the same for better or worse. I like the online play but there are to many other games i want t paly this year to bother. After i'm done playing games like.
 

• Red Faction: Guerrilla 
  [PC]
• Batman: Arkham Asylum 
  [PC]
  
• Section 8
  [PC]
• Scribblenauts 
  [DS]
• Force Unleashed Sith Edition 
  [PC]
• Natural Selection 2 
  [PC]
• Alpha Protocol
  [PC]
• Brutal Legend
  [360]
• Borderlands
  [PC]
• Dragon Age: Origins
  [PC]
• Left 4 Dead 2
  [PC]
• The Sabotuer
  [PC]

Its not going to be the "Gr3test Gam3 AVER!!!11" like all the 12 year olds will be hyping it to be,but Im sure it will be a very fun shooter.

Better multi-player than the games you mentioned. That's what I'll be buying it for. If it's better than MW1, it's going to be amazing

whatever.  
Borderlands looks awesome, so does Uncharted 2, MAG etc etc etc 
That doesn't take away from the fact that MW2 will be fucking awesome too.  
I am not overwhelmed at all.  
I can't understand how any could possibly be OVERWHELMED by the release of a new game. Seriously, thats just fucking ridiculous. Go outside or something. 

" @DevilishSix:  first of all nobody plays COD for singleplayer have u seen the multiplayer trailer? "

I'm really exited about MW2 but I can understand where you are coming from with Borderlands. I'm probably more exited about Borderlands than anything else this year.

I have never been more excited for a game.

" Just looks like more of the same for better or worse. I like the online play but there are to many other games i want t paly this year to bother. After i'm done playing games like.
 

• Red Faction: Guerrilla 
  [PC]
• Batman: Arkham Asylum 
  [PC]
  
• Section 8
  [PC]
• Scribblenauts 
  [DS]
• Force Unleashed Sith Edition 
  [PC]
• Natural Selection 2 
  [PC]
• Alpha Protocol
  [PC]
• Brutal Legend
  [360]
• Borderlands
  [PC]
• Dragon Age: Origins
  [PC]
• Left 4 Dead 2
  [PC]
• The Sabotuer
  [PC]

 Maybe i will pick of Modern Warfare 2 when its on cheap. Then again it is Activison so i doubt they will ever drop the price "

"

I don't know how you could say that considering the game isn't even out yet but I was personally underwhelmed by Call of Grenades 4, Modern Warfare 2 looks to be the same game with a few new features but I hopre they fixed the flaws of Call of Grenades 4 and make the multiplayer  balanced  this time.

"

" @gordoa said:

"

I don't know how you could say that considering the game isn't even out yet but I was personally underwhelmed by Call of Grenades 4, Modern Warfare 2 looks to be the same game with a few new features but I hopre they fixed the flaws of Call of Grenades 4 and make the multiplayer  balanced  this time.

"

listen halo fanboy i had enough of you for at least a day.. can you calm down the fanboyism... as for me, i am waiting for the GB review.. "

i think it looks awesome personally, i can't wait.

If its just single player you're interested in, then it makes perfect sense to just rent it and return in it after a few days. Its the multiplayer that really decides whether you'll want to purchase instead of rent. If the concept of Modern Warfare 1's multiplayer spruced up a bit doesn't get you excited then there's no reason to buy it.

Why has no one mentioned Spec-Ops Mode? They said that it's going to be as long as the campaign but it will have co-op (good co-op, not the shitty one that WaW had) on levels that were just too badass for the campaign. Think Mile High Club except 5 hours long and with a friend. :D
Anyways besides that, I'll give you that they're not trying to innovate too much. IW is taking one of the best games ever made (COD4) and improving pretty much everything about it. Campaign looks better, Multiplayer looks deeper, graphics look sharper, etc. Maybe the difference won't be as big as Assassin's Creed or Splinter Cell, but it's going to be an extremely well crafted FPS.
Also, whoever the said that no one liked the campaign of COD4, fuck you.

Another important thing is how can you judge the games multiplayer based on a minute long footage. I mean it shows some new stuff in it but it dosen't show alot. There probably some new modes and stuff so it really is impossible to judge it based on how long that footage is an not having played

I'm just excited because I had to play MW and WaW on the PS3 because I don't have Xbox gold, so this will be my first CoD on the 360.

I wasn't super psyched at first, but after having seen some of the multiplayer in action, I definitely am.

i got 2 games on my to get list this year, modern warfare 2 and halo 3 ODST.., im not overwhelmed, but not underwhelmed by either of them they both look fun, but not like U83R PWN@63!!! type, but  i like halo, and modern warfare 2 looks interesting

I'm actually more overwhelmed by it than much else. The sequel came real early for me, and I'm not sure what exactly it's going to be this time. Nevertheless, I am still excited about it.

I did buy into the hype for Modern Warfare, but MW2 hasn't done anything for me yet, maybe its the fact they booth look the same, sure there are some graphical improvements. But at its hart i bet it will end up playing like the first one, not that, thats a bad thing. 
 
But its not a game thats on my radar, unlike the first one was. There are so many other games coming out, i think looks much better and more interesting.