Call of Duty: Black Ops

 

 

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After having completed the game and played all aspects, i can happily say the game is great and i'm glad i bought it, but it comes not without penalty. It has good & bad points like most games. For me the good points are:

- The amazing gameplay and solid storyline that you'd expect from call of duty now days, the moments where you do more than just shoot everything in sight and are left thinking "woahh!". This game retains plenty of those moments and executes them very well. The storyline itself in this game is a great conspiracy thriller that will surprise you, maybe one of the best COD storylines to date.

- The customizations and extra features that are now here, killstreaks, limited character customization, equipment, emblem and playercard, lens and sight, neat new weapons and attachments (some old) the list continues. [You'll love the remote controlled RC bomb] And another new item that is great is the camera spike, it's amazing how helpful they can be.

The level design is wonderful and never gets old due the the diversity of the game (time periods and locations) Kowloon was brilliant and i hope it makes it as multiplayer DLC. Most of the multiplayer maps are great fun to play on, from a jungle to a snowy mountain top. (launch & nuketown also spring to mind, on launch i've seen people standing there staring at the rocket take off while bullets fly past them, and on nuketown at the end of the match, boooooom. The multiplayer levels are now more interactive than before, in small or big ways.)

- There are more vehicle moments in the game like a motorbike for instance or the chopper gunner you've no doubt seen, there's alot more i'm sure you'll enjoy, it all adds variety.

- Peoples limbs fly off which adds to the realism as it did in WaW, but not on multiplayer for some reason.

- Little details like paper scattering when piles of the stuff are shot, blood patches on people, wet patches on characters knees if they are kneeling in the rain, chunks of zombies missing when shot. "He's half the zombie he used to be"

- The voice acting is once again superb as is the character modeling.

- The AI is even smarter (rolling behind cover, blind fire etc) especially on combat training, if played on veteran it's like facing a good team of human opponents!

- There's a zombie mode which hasn't been tampered with or ruined, but instead amplified, you won't be fighting just demon hounds and won't be playing as just the 4 soldiers. I look forward to new zombie maps next year, i'm sure there will be more.

- The multiplayer itself is great fun, building up your CoD points to unlock new things adds more depth to it than previous titles. There seems to be a couple of new modes, and then there is the wager matches. One in the chamber is very tense, and gun game is fun as you race from weapon tier 1 to 20. You can chose 3 types of wager matches, the cheap one i often do, the medium one, or big spender one. You can now buy contracts that last for a period of time, and if completed reward you with more CoD points and experience. They range from the easy - getting 5 M16 kills within a hour of gameplay. To the hard - 5 sniper rifle headshots in one match. Also something i noticed, if you have a good eye you can actually shoot down spy planes and such with a homing rocket! Even care package choppers can be shot down, i'm not sure if this is a new feature but it's neat.

- The theater mode is a real treat, you can take pictures or record up to 10 segments from any of your previous matches. Once stringed together showing all the best parts from your match. You can switch views, fast forward and rewind, etc, it's pretty cool.

- You can do a running dive by holding sprint & pressing B which is cool and quite helpful, imagine a napalm strike just flew overhead and you have a second to take cover, run dive in a doorway!.

- Finally the menu; I dig it, you'll dig it too ;]

But every game has it's bad side; now for the bad points:

- Sometimes the cutscenes and switching back and forth between masons memory and the present, it gets a little annoying at first and makes following the storyline not the easiest task, maybe due to it being a new approach as to previous titles. The switching back and forth at times also feels like the player is missing out on some good parts, because when it seems like a good part is about to happen, the player is pulled out the action and the character describes what happened. (this is uncommon thankfully)

- The graphics aren't as good as modern warfare 2 but they're close.

- One or two things look unpolished like grass in one part not actually touching the ground, and characters feet going through the floor of the car slightly.

- In some multiplayer levels spawning seems to be a little problem, on hardcore mode after waiting 10 seconds to come back you can get killed instantly if a helicopter shoots you. And nuketown everyone will know about that in terms of getting shot in the back because an apposing player just spawned at your end of the map. There needs to be a spawn shield or something as campers can have a field day.

- Maybe there should be afew more weapons? I would love for DLC to be new weapons aswell as maps! But i know that'd be difficult.

- I'd love to also see more game modes that can be played as hardcore, ground war on hardcore would be the best.

- If played splitscreen or 'Locally' you immediately have access to everything which until you unlock everything can spoil it, as you have to unlock it all online with hard earned CoD points. I warn you don't look at the stuff straight away! as it'll make getting it all feel like a drag, you can even see things which online are blanked out with "Classified".

- The real big annoyance for me was...get ready for it..NO BOT MODE IF YOU DON'T HAVE XBOX LIVE. 'Combat Training' can only be played online with a gold membership. It almost seems pointless having a bot mode and separate progression if it's only online, it should be playable both online and offline. As someone rightfully mentioned it would help with learning the maps or blowing off steam, but i'm sure there's many out there who bought the game because they thought they could play it offline aswell.

No more bad points come to mind. The game was a good buy; the good points more than overshadow the bad ones in my opinion. The zombie mode is there, the action packed and breathtaking gameplay is there, the addictive online multiplayer is there. It feels abit like the others but who cares. I like the periods the game is set in, it's new to previous titles and that alone should pique your interest. So get it and enjoy it!

It's sad however that nearly 50 or so people gave the game 1* either because they are a hater or they didn't receive the game quick enough. Blame royal mail not the game. And for the haters blame your upbringing not treyarch.

Okay lets start off by saying Black Ops isn't the greatest game of all time it has it's flaws but it is good fun

It reminds me of Goldeneye on the N64 in that the graphics weren't there but the gameplay was

A better way to think of it is it's not an advancement on Modern Warfare 2 it's an advencement on World at War

As you probably know there are 2 game developers for the Call of Duty series and they seem to take turns in releasing a game each year this one is made by the same people as World at War

Whereas MW2 feels quick and polished BO feels a little slower

I am a big fan of the COD series and really enjoy BO but beware of building this game up too much as other reviewers have stated the hit area is a little off (Something that could be patched i guess) and the graphics are no way near MW2 but the gameplay is there

It also has huge customisation ability and the newly introduced COD points make getting the attachments required for the LIVE games much better

Overall a great game but don't get carried away with the praise :)

First up, this game doesnt seem to have been past beta testing, it lags, it locks up and in 2010 you would have thought that bodies and weapons falling and then freezing in mid air in front of you was a thing of the past. I tried to play this game at launch and instantly hated it, then left it a month or so and tried again. Finally in boredom I put it on again today and after 30 mins I couldnt take any more. Its been patched to death and still fails to meet launch requirements. Im not even a hardcore gamer, I just like to play for a couple of hours now and then.

Next its completely unrealistic. The first call of duty's at least tried to show some kind of respect to the subject matter and to make you realise war was not fun, but gritty and realistic. You played out the story because you cared. Now its a Jerry Bruckheimer movie with lots of bangs and loud noises and pretty effects to make you go "oooooooh". Life is cheap and its just a load of jerky camera movements, swearing by the bucket load and lots of blood for the under 18's who shouldnt even be playing it! Its just shallow for those of us who are actually grown ups. This is a tarantino movie by comparison to say Saving Private Ryan or Apocalypse Now where you actually respect the subject matter!

Lastly this is the first game in years where Ive wanted to throw up. Not because of the childish content but because of the OTT visually jarring effects in cut scenes and jerky movements. Its like the game was made for people with really short attention spans. The graphics also seem to be a mash between current gen and PS2 quality. This is supposed to be the definitive version but I have seen far better graphics and maps in other games. You have very little choice on which path you are herded down and Treyarch are using the old cheat of creating difficulty through respawning enemies. The AI is dire, with your colleagues running on ahead and then failing to acknowledge the respawned enemies that are between you and them. In the end the only way to play this game is to run and gun, dont try to employ military strategy, group tactics and flanking, its pointless. You only survive by running like a headless chicken to the next checkpoing, shooting as you go so as to avoid getting caught in the next lot of respawning enemies.

Basically COD is no longer a serious war franchise. Its paintball and thats all. If you like the sound of that then you will forgive the many shortcomings. Sadly for those who want realism you are better going for the upcoming operation flashpoint red river or to a lesser degree the Bad Companys and MOH's of this world (tho they are still aimed more at fun than realism).

Im going to get torn to shreds here by the fanboys for having an opinion. But ask yourself when you look back a year from now, was it really worth a full price game, all the money for all those map packs activision loves to drip feed you so they can make more millions? COD is on the ropes, MOH is in a rut, its down to BFBC and whatever Respawn (the members of Inifinty Ward who made COD1,2, MW amd MW2)can come up with to restore respect and integrity to the FPS.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Fairer than MW2?
The campaign is like most COD games far too short but it is enjoyable and is a nice change from WW2 or the modern era. Read more

Published 7 days ago by spudbuddy

5.0 out of 5 stars game
game was bought for my children. they love it, they can play multi player on x box live or just play at home together with three friends.
it lived up to all expectations.

Published 10 days ago by boys

5.0 out of 5 stars Reviewing after all updates and map packs!!
Well it has been two years and finally doing a review, for what can be described as a great game, its good fun and thats whats important. Read more

Published 10 days ago by J. Faulkner

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome as heck
I beat the campaign in 2 days and it was one of the best campaigns of all time. This is for all fans of FPS games. And the zombies mode is incredible. Read more

Published 12 days ago by GamesNGunslover

5.0 out of 5 stars black ops
black ops is a good game and I hope it is working when I get it off of the gamer selling it thank u for selling it for such a good price

Published 13 days ago by supergamer77

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have
Firstly amazon provided a great service, the preowned game looked like new.

Anyways moving on to the game, the game is great. Read more

Published 15 days ago by g-star01

3.0 out of 5 stars Black ops
The game was ok but you will need to pay a lot of money to gain other map packs. The total costs of buying the maps exceeds the price of the game.

Published 1 month ago by Jason P

5.0 out of 5 stars A lot of fun. Wish I had played earlier.
I will start by saying that I do not play the campaign mode, and brought this game solely for the multiplayer experience. Read more

Published 1 month ago by Mark Twain

3.0 out of 5 stars While Black Ops is a minor improvement on the previous outing, it still does little to expand on the COD franchise.
Wow, so Treyarch has done the impossible. Did anyone predict that they would seriously outdo Infinity Ward this time round, if ever? Read more

Published 1 month ago by MaximumHeat

4.0 out of 5 stars call of duty LAG ops
Blackops is a great game, great story mode even though it only lasts a few hours. But on the most part people buy this game for the multiplayer which is quite good, there are a... Read more

Published 1 month ago by big norris

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