Well, at least it’s out there now. It’s not often you get a single add-on pack that generates about as much hype and expectation as a full blown Christmas release, but Infinity Ward and Activision have managed to create a points sapping epidemic by making the first map pack for Modern Warfare 2. This isn’t without a slight degree of controversy, as many people question the value placed upon this expansion due to the higher than expected price tag, bearing in mind that maps have already been played countless time on the previous Modern Warfare. Crash and Overgrown aside though, can this really stand up to a 1200 point purchase?

I could go into detail about every map; and for those who are unfamiliar with the previous encounters I will, but to be honest that will be about three people in a remote country in the middle of nowhere who have never seen a battery, let alone broadband equipment and an Xbox 360. For those well versed in the ways of the CoD however would be best to skip a few paragraphs until you hear mention of the three new arenas of death and destruction (Bailout, Storm and Salvage).

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