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This game in the series is the last decent Call of Duty. The WW2 storylines are the best and is what made the Call of Duty franchise the remarkable. Black Ops 1 is the last decent by-product that will forever remain during the best era of the series. Good single-player, decent multiplayer, and the zombies, of course are great. So sad that the franchise has catered to crybaby 15-20 year old Call of Duty "warriors" as I like to call them. The 30+ year olds will remember the series for what it truly is and what it was made to be.
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Preface: There are no spoilers ahead! Feel free to read on without the fear of me revealing plot points... Call of Duty: Black Ops is a fun game. It doesn't try to reinvent the genre, it just tries to be fun. There are way better and more inventive shooters out there , but Treyarch nows that as long as you stick to one formula that works - people will buy it (as evidenced by it's sales). I'm not suggesting that sales equals quality - i'm just saying that if it ain't broke, don't fix it! The storyline is relatively short, but I would say that the story is the best of any Call of Duty game. The controls are tight and responsive, the set pieces are awesome, and the general level of polish is high. Of course any COD fan would recognize that the multiplayer is the most important part of this franchise. And boy does it deliver - almost all of the unbalanced crap from mw2 is gone - super ranged shotguns, quick scoping, unfair perks, and superhuman grenade launchers of death - all of that has been eliminated. Add to that, a huge amount of customization and new stuff, like face paint, gun camo, custom game modes, wager matches, and much much more... Yes, the multiplayer is, in a word, awesome! Overall, Call of Duty: Black Ops has a fun multiplayer component and a decent campaign. It appeals to the masses, and while that may be a no no for some gamers - that doesn't make it a bad game. I liken it to Toy Story 3 (not in content of course - I don't think Woody would choke a man to death with a tiny string during the Vietnam War, or would he (get it, would he)) in that it's not in any way revolutionary, but it is fun and appeals to a broad audience. I give it a 7/10, but I put 4 stars because eBay doesn't have a 3 and a half stars option.Read full review
I will start off with the negatives first. Combat training was supposed to be a way to play before you hopped online so you could do somewhat well right? Wrong you have to go online to use it. It is not in the offline multiplayer at all even though it was staed so in many interviews and the Black Ops official strategy guide. That wwas dissapointing because many games like Gear of War 2, Kane and Lynch 2 and Shadowrun all have offline bots to play multipayer with. Splitscreen, a friend comes over and uses a guest profile to play head to head with you right? Wrong you need two Xbox live profiles to play splitscreen. That was another major dissapointment as I do not have access to the internet on my xbox and that requirement completely defeats the purpose of splitscreen. This is my biggest complaint cause how are me and my friend supposed to play then? That being said this games campaign is amazing although I found that the complaints about the Medal Of Honor campaign to be present here and not in MOH.(I have both.) The gunplay works really good and the new weapons are great. Nazi zombies is back on 2 maps but you have to complete the campaign to get the second one. These maps are awesome. One is a battle torn masion and the other is inside the pentagon where you play as JFK, Castro, Nixon and Secretary Mcnammen. If you have internet connection or interest in the campaign buy it. BUT if you had the hopes to play splitscreen and combat training with a friend without internet forget it. Its a huge dissapointment.Read full review
I was a bit disappointed with the single player campaign in this game. As opposed to Modern Warfare, where you have a huge variety of missions (stealth, sniping, strategy) It seemed to me like most of the first-person shooting was just heavy defense with computer AI's that never stop respawning. Black Ops has a few different vehicle missions, where you drive helicopters, boats, tanks etc. and to me, driving was flawed and the controls made it not fun to do. Similar to most COD games, the campaign is short and will only last a couple hours. Multiplayer on the other hand is amazing. I had a hard time putting this game down. Multiplayer is similar to MW2 with a few add ons, such as gun customizing, new perks, new equipment etc. Black ops brings more strategy to multiplayer, and no more noob-tubers :) This game is a definate must-have if you like first person shooters or any COD game.Read full review
A good game, seeing as they got rid of most of the cheap perks. No more one man army, danger close, etc. Most of the gameplay is now straight up, and there does not seem to be too many dominant weapons. Quickscoping is patched, a sigh of relief to some and a frustration to others. Treyarc has done a great job in balancing the gameplay, but many of the maps promote a defensive, camper type of gameplay. Of course, there is nothing wrong with the game itself, but rather the people who play it. There seems to be a lot more camping in this game. They even have a camera as an option to monitor their position. Overall, a well-balanced, good game. Just not as fun as Modern Warfare 2, even though it had tons of problems. I rate it 3 and a half stars.
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