But you have to admit the screenshots had more detail, and higher resolution textures.
Oh yeah your not getting any argument from me in that respect. Some of the screenshots from a year and a half to two years ago look radically different and better from what was actually released. Games usually don't look as good as some of the prerelease screenshots though (anyone else remember that early vid of the flamethrower trooper for RTCW?). Still I wouldn't have expected such a radically different looking game. Overall I liked the look of IW but the finished product definately wasn't as stunning as the early screenshots.