Modern Warfare 2

[jngrow]

So far I'm liking it. Some pretty good action scenes that I felt were original

The airport massacre scene for one.

...My complaints so far is that, for the emotions I think they try to convey, it just seems too fast paced...

This, a thousand times. The emotional scenes are actually very well directed and intense, but a huge portion of the effect is lost due to the story being so fast paced, not enough time to get invested in characters etc.

It's short, but still one of the most intense single-player experiences of all time, and each encounter/minute of play seems carefully crafted. I will say it's too hard on Regular. Even my brother, who beat the previous game on Veteran, was complaining.