Well, I gave this game a shot

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Heck, my system specs rock (P4 2.53, 512MB, GF4 Ti4600, Audigy2, IBM Deskstar 80GB), but I would freeze alot, especially when entering large battles. It drove me nuts, and people on these forums told me to get more RAM. I blew them off thinking that 512MB was more than enough.

I was building a system for a friend though, and stuck the 256MB from his system into mine just to see. Holy crap that makes all the difference. Suddenly, I spawn in the sanctuary, and when I walk through the spawnroom door to the outside, there is NO lag whatsoever. The game became 100% playable, so I highly recommend that you try more RAM before you blow the game off.

And yes, IW2 rocks, except for the fact that the last level is almost impossible to beat for some reason. I think maybe my playstyle doesn't fit it so well. When I blow up those damn glowy things, they always set off a mine......ug!