Contrasts between MW & RV. A point of view issue.

[Rabbit]

From a very high level, what I like best about MW is its overall style and feel. It does a wonderful job making you feel like you are battling it out against snipers in the hills of Afghanistan or trying to ferret out some insurgents with RPGs in a city neighborhood in Iraq. It is a very fun title to play.

Meanwhile, I feel RV has the best strategically-designed scenarios in any of the SB titles I've played. I find it to be the most cerebral and chess-like of all the SB titles. It is a great for PBEM play, but it can be very challenging.

For someone who is relatively new to SB and is likely to play a little bit more against the AI, I would suggest MW for its fun aspect and because it is a little more forgiving if you make some minor mistakes. For someone who has been playing SB for a little while and is looking mostly for PBEM games (which seems to be your situation), then I would recommend RV.

But you can't go wrong in picking either one. : )

Hth,
Bill