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Review: 'Call of Duty' Lives up to Hype

In terms of pre-release hype, few games have attracted more than "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2."Infinity Ward's follow-up to "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare" — hailed as the best and highest selling first person shooter of all time — not only lives up to that hype, it absolutely exceeds it.The story so farThe highly-anticipated title picks up five years after the events of the original and the death of Russian ultranationalist Imran Zakhaev. But what was seen as a victory by players of the previous game was actually one big loss as Vladimir Makarov — an associate of Zakhaev — has stepped into his shoes and gained even more support than his predecessor.SLIDESHOW: Screenshots from "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 "The tightly plotted story, co-written by Jesse Stern who is a writer and executive producer for drama NCIS , is engaging and full of surprises.Players assume the roles of several key soldiers in Task Force 141 who are taken on a wild ride through several breath-taking environm...

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