Call of Duty: Finest Hour vs Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)
Call of Duty: Finest Hour is an FPS game from Kuju Ltd. (2004) while Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) is an FPS strategy game from Infinity Ward (2009).
Quick answer: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) has the higher Metacritic, 86 to 74.
Call of Duty: Finest Hour
What each one is
Call of Duty: Finest Hour is filed under FPS. In contrast, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) under FPS and Strategy.
Call of Duty: Finest Hour is a 2004 first-person shooter video game developed by Spark Unlimited and published by Activision for GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. It is the first console installment of the Call of Duty series.
The most-anticipated game of the year and the sequel to the best-selling first-person action game of all time, Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse.
Story, characters and reception
Plot
Rather than following a singular campaign, Finest Hour features three smaller campaigns that cover different fronts of the Second World War . The first, taking place in the Eastern front, covers much of the battle of Stalingrad and the following Russian counterattack. The North African campaign follows British soldiers sabotaging and sapping German forces in Tunisia, whilst the Western Front campaign follows American soldiers fighting through Western… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Call of Duty: Finest Hour received generally mixed-to-positive reviews. According to the review aggregation website Metacritic , the PlayStation 2 version received "generally favorable reviews", with an average score of 76 out of 100, while the GameCube and Xbox versions received "mixed or average" reviews, earning an average score of 74 out of 100, and 73 out of 100, respectively. according to Metacritic. (Wikipedia)
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At a glance
| Call of Duty: Finest Hour | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | — | 8.2/10 |
| Steam rating | — | Very Positive (93%, 60,880) |
| Critic aggregate | 74/100 | 86/100 |
| Price | Unknown | $19.99 |
| Install size | — | — |
| Steam Deck | Untested | playable |
| Released | 2004 | 2009 |
| Developer | Kuju Ltd. | Infinity Ward |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Call of Duty: Finest Hour vs Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009), point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Call of Duty: Finest HourFPS gameCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)FPS strategy gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Call of Duty: Finest HourNo descriptive tagsCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)Action, FPS, ShooterThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Call of Duty: Finest HourMetacritic 74Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) ✓Metacritic 86Metacritic's critic aggregate, from the game's Wikipedia reception where it was never on Steam.
Content and scale
Call of Duty: Finest Hour—Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)60,880 reviews · 2 add-onsReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Call of Duty: Finest HourUnknownCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)$19.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The better reviewed of the two: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) (Metacritic 86)
Where they differ
ActionFPSMultiplayerShooterFirst-PersonSingleplayer
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Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Call of Duty: Finest Hour is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Call of Duty: Finest Hour and 0 for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009). A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Call of Duty: Finest Hour and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) in scope?
Call of Duty: Finest Hour lists little scope data. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) has drawn 60,880 Steam reviews and ships 2 add-ons.
Is Call of Duty: Finest Hour or Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) better?
Neither carries enough reviews for us to score it reliably, so we do not call a winner. The table above shows what each does have.
Which is cheaper, Call of Duty: Finest Hour or Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
Should I get Call of Duty: Finest Hour or Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)?
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) has the higher Metacritic, 86 to 74. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.