So one crazy person sparks a whole war?

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Infinity Ward's sequel to 2007’s wildly successful first person shooter Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 continues the story of American and British soldiers fighting Russian ultranationalist forces.

So one crazy person sparks a whole war?

#1 Posted by Deadmeat (93 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

Seriously that has to be the dumbest thing ever. So if a person from China decides to go on a killing spree tomorrow, we go to war with them? Doesn't make any sense...

Seriously this game just doesn't hold up anymore. I thought it was awesome last year but trying to play the single player again... Yah I get the "story" but it's just so mind numbing. There is no shock factor when you try to shock the player every 5 minutes.

#2 Posted by Vinchenzo (6183 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

Didn't... Hitler... spark an entire war?

#3 Posted by benjaebe (2782 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

I thought the point was that he was CIA or some other government official, so it wasn't just the act of a person but the act of a government.

#4 Posted by Slaker117 (4831 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

@Deadmeat: The story as a whole is crazy. In the end it doesn't really add up, but the reason Russia went to war with the US makes more sense than you seem to be giving it credit for. The dude was from the CIA and massacred civilians. It looked like the US sanctioned the slaughter of innocent.

#5 Posted by TheSeductiveMoose (3617 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

#6 Posted by mazik765 (2284 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

How about Gavrilo Princip?

#7 Posted by AlexW00d (5425 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

How about every fucked up dictator ever?

#8 Posted by zombie2011 (4656 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

Year later and people are still making these threads.

#9 Edited by MikkaQ (9704 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

You know... because COD is supposed to be realistic.

And yeah man head of Gavrilo Princip?
Sure, they were all looking for an excuse to fight each other, but it can only take one even sometimes.

#10 Posted by Aus_azn (2223 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

Isn't MW2 Russia supposedly ruled by Ultranationalists despite Zakhaev's demise?

So thus, when a CIA agent participates in a mass murder and is discovered by one of the nation's kingpins, how would one not expect the country to flip? Especially when they're receiving some backdoor kickback thanks to

SPOILER WARNING: Click here to reveal hidden content.

General Shepherd

and they already hate the British thanks to Soap taking Zakhaev down?

#11 Posted by natetodamax (18926 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

@Vinchenzo said:

" Didn't... Hitler... spark an entire war? "

Technically it was the Nazi army, but he gave the orders so you could say that.

#12 Posted by Jimbo (8833 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

If the 'person from China' was acting on behalf of the Chinese State, sure. That would be considered an act of war.

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#14 Posted by JJWeatherman (13859 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

As others have mentioned, it's kinda actually happened before. Plus it's just a game. Plot points such as these shouldn't determine whether or not it "holds up".

#15 Posted by HandsomeDead (11863 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

For a game that's meant to have no plot, no story and just be a Michael Bay experience, the amount of people who don't get MW2 is tragic, hilarious and unsettling all at once.

#16 Posted by SoothsayerGB (1824 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

@Vinchenzo said:

" Didn't... Hitler... spark an entire war? "

Your American aren't you?

#17 Posted by FancySoapsMan (5410 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

Don't try to make sense of MW2's plot.

It's not worth the effort.

#18 Posted by Jadeskye (4323 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

@SoothsayerGB said:

" @Vinchenzo said:
" Didn't... Hitler... spark an entire war? "
Your American aren't you? "

This.

#19 Posted by Vinchenzo (6183 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

@jadeskye said:

" @SoothsayerGB said:
" @Vinchenzo said:
" Didn't... Hitler... spark an entire war? "
Your American aren't you? "
This. "

Yes, and I'm terrible with history. Please educate me.

#20 Posted by the_OFFICIAL_jAPanese_teaBAG (4266 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

@zombie2011 said:

" Year later and people are still making these threads. "

so true... lets just forget this glitchy ass, begginer friendly (i hate saying noob), plotless fps game

#21 Posted by MikkaQ (9704 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

@jadeskye said:

" @SoothsayerGB said:
" @Vinchenzo said:
" Didn't... Hitler... spark an entire war? "
Your American aren't you? "
This. "

So am I, but I know that it was caused by a variety of factors. What does being american have to do with anything?

#22 Posted by AhmadMetallic (18957 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

in COD years, MW2 is a 10 year old game.. we're done discussing it, its ancient history

#23 Posted by Tuggah (1070 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

@TheSeductiveMoose: this was my thought exactly.

#24 Posted by KaosAngel (13766 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

Osama did the same thing on a sunny September day.

#25 Edited by Example1013 (4427 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago

I'm pretty sure that one guy managed to spark WWI. You know, the assassin who killed the Archduke and his wife? And I mean literally, almost the same exact thing as what happened in MW2.

Too bad there aren't any ninja edits, or people wouldn't notice my mistakes.

#26 Posted by Artemesia (1011 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago

@Ahmad_Metallic said:

" in COD years, MW2 is a 10 year old game.. we're done discussing it, its ancient history "

If MW2 were a ten year old game, it might actually be a little fun.

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