Black

 PlayStation 2
User Score
8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 321 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 257 out of 321
  2. Mixed: 43 out of 321
  3. Negative: 21 out of 321
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  1. AleDJandro
    Aug 30, 2023
    9
    Without a doubt one of the best FPS on PS2, it is simply incredible. Al tho it only has story mode and it lacks re-playability, i would consider it more fun and realistic than the Call of Duty story mode. HOWEVER. This game has a high difficulty, which i consider important to say, but not something that will lower his score. I recommend playing the game in Hard, since the game feelsWithout a doubt one of the best FPS on PS2, it is simply incredible. Al tho it only has story mode and it lacks re-playability, i would consider it more fun and realistic than the Call of Duty story mode. HOWEVER. This game has a high difficulty, which i consider important to say, but not something that will lower his score. I recommend playing the game in Hard, since the game feels completely different. Its a must play. it's a pity that they cancelled part 2.… Expand
  2. Arya977
    Aug 20, 2023
    8
    Gameplay..............Good
    Graphics................Great
    Story.......................Great
    Score.....................Great
  3. Flashyboy89
    May 19, 2023
    9
    One of the best FPS games I played on PS2 and ever played in my life. Made by the developers of the BURNOUT racing series and they somehow brought us this Masterpiece FPS game. I always hoped for another BLACK game to be made but looks unlikely to happen sadly enough.
  4. Starwind
    Feb 20, 2023
    9
    Despite some significant drawbacks, this game is still one of the best fps of all times.
    Realistic graphics, entertainment and environmental destruction - 10/10
  5. The_D4RknesS
    Jun 30, 2022
    10
    From the amazing PS2 games series that were ahead of their time! Until today this game is superior to several more recent fps

    this physics is very good
  6. KAHRAMANOV
    Jul 5, 2022
    8
    BLACK-эта та игра которую я с уверенностью могу назвать лучшим шутером на PlayStation 2.
    Шли года с выхода ps2 разработчики начали хорошо справляться с архитектурой ps2, выходило много красивых игр для нее но Criterion games сделали что-то по настоящему удивительное.
    Они действительно взяли PS2 и начали из нее выжимать максимум. При первом запуске я задался вопросом действительно ли у    BLACK-эта та игра которую я с уверенностью могу назвать лучшим шутером на PlayStation 2.
    Шли года с выхода ps2 разработчики начали хорошо справляться с архитектурой ps2, выходило много красивых игр для нее но Criterion games сделали что-то по настоящему удивительное.
    Они действительно взяли PS2 и начали из нее выжимать максимум. При первом запуске я задался вопросом действительно ли у меня ps2 под столом. игра невероятно красивая но оценка 8 из за сюжета. Сюжет здесь чисто для галочки и все равно она меня впечатлила.    … Expand
  7. Carloss1997
    Mar 31, 2022
    8
    it was hard to belive back then that video games can be visually that pretty. Gunplay was pretty good at the time.
  8. YohanH123
    Mar 23, 2022
    8
    Good game, not really a cover based type more a run and gun, levels are huge and lots of side missions to do, what makes this game though is the destruction engine. Buildings, walls, everything breaks can be destroyed.
  9. Magnetroll
    Feb 21, 2022
    10
    If someone says it's an overrated game, he is basically saying "I did not play Black". For the experts in FPS shooters, it has a challenging difficulty. The feeling of destruction and adrenaline are real. A tense gameplay, where you have times you watch your steps, and times you just shoot everything that moves down. Totally a must play.
  10. StriderRx7
    Jan 14, 2022
    10
    Melhor jogo do PS2, gráficos muitos impressionantes e ótima jogabilidade! Não jogo melhor do PS2 zerei ele várias vezes.
  11. Ardho
    Aug 29, 2021
    9
    First fps game for me and the best !!! love all aspects of this game, i play as if i actually infiltrated the enemy base, very addictive gameplay
  12. LogMan56
    Dec 14, 2020
    10
    I miss the time when EA Games did something worthwhile. The best FPS for PS2 and one of the best of all times.
  13. Yan2002
    Nov 18, 2020
    9
    Black é um jogo que marcou minha infância, lembro na época que eu e meu pai jogarmos Black no PlayStation 2, tenho PlayStation 2 para jogar Black até hoje, amo jogo com paixão, fico triste que continuação do Black tenha sido cancelado, mas mesmo assim jogo é sensacional!
    Mas enfim, a história do jogo é legal, não é melhor história do mundo dos games, mas é razoavelmente legal. Gráficos do    Black é um jogo que marcou minha infância, lembro na época que eu e meu pai jogarmos Black no PlayStation 2, tenho PlayStation 2 para jogar Black até hoje, amo jogo com paixão, fico triste que continuação do Black tenha sido cancelado, mas mesmo assim jogo é sensacional!
    Mas enfim, a história do jogo é legal, não é melhor história do mundo dos games, mas é razoavelmente legal. Gráficos do jogo é sensacional até hoje, as armas são bem realistas pra época, destruição de cenário incrível!
    Jogabilidade, ah... É infelizmente envelheceu mal, pois mira meio trava e dura, personagem anda lento demais, mas tirando isso, jogo é bem divertido de jogar!
    A dificuldade do jogo é razoável, bem desafiador, mas no final do jogo ele fica irritantemente apelativo com jogador, mas mesmo, dá pra passar... Depois morre pra caramba!!! Mas é isso, obrigado.
    Nota:
    História: 5/10
    Gráficos: 10/10
    Jogabilidade: 8/10
    Dificuldade: 8/10    … Expand
  14. Hougir
    Nov 6, 2020
    10
    Vou ser sincero. Esse jogo fez parte da minha infância, sua trilha sonora me marcou, usaram muito bem a música, os gráficos são bem propensos para época, fritava o PS2 as vezes né, o seu sistema de jogabilidade é bem fácil de entender, é muito bom que esse jogo tenha saído na época de ouro da AE games, porque se fosse hoje em dia estaria estragado.
  15. SupahGualtah
    Jun 4, 2020
    10
    Love this game ! played throught the ps2 vers a couple of times. wanna get it for my xone now
  16. Douglasbentes
    Apr 23, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Esse jogo é o cúmulo de difícil eu optei por zerar primeiro no normal e com muita vontade consegui mas as duas últimas fases do Jogo são insanas de difíceis e o final deixa um pouco a desejar quando vocêdescobri que o cara que você tava caçando ainda está vivo mas tirando isso o jogo é ótimo.… Expand
  17. GeoKaiser
    Jan 20, 2020
    9
    One of the best fps games for me,its challenging has a lot of action and perfect graphics.
    Graphics 10
    Sound 8
    Controls 8
    Gameplay 9
    Lifespan 8
  18. izraillikedi31
    Dec 8, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. added to wishlist ps2 istek listesine eklendi liste istek ps2 black EA 2006… Expand
  19. zGoldenOG
    Nov 9, 2019
    9
    Um clássico do ps2...saudades,recomendo para quem não jogou,apenas jogar,o jogo envelheceu muito bem.
  20. RafaelBarrera
    Feb 21, 2019
    10
    This game can not be compared to II world war CoD's or Medal of Honor's, when you talk about this game you don't wanna talk about epicness, story or anything, you want to talk about playability. It's the only ps2 fps in which you feel like you are firing a god damn weapon, it feels great, sometimes better than many other new video games.
  21. reallcer
    Dec 26, 2018
    10
    simplemente uno de los mejores juegos disponibles para esta gran consola, 100% recomendado!!
  22. Leontorres7
    Nov 16, 2018
    9
    A Masterpiece, loved everything about this game, it is definitely a must play!
  23. Alex_Pilgrim008
    Jul 31, 2018
    8
    "Black" stands alongside "Medal of Honor: Frontline" as one of the best shooters on the PS2. Short, but sweet, it's a highly-stylized FPS that draws inspiration from many Hollywood action movies. Developer Criterion Games described this game's gun firing presenation as "gun porn". The team basically wanted to do to firearms what they did with cars in their "Burnout" games; make them sexy"Black" stands alongside "Medal of Honor: Frontline" as one of the best shooters on the PS2. Short, but sweet, it's a highly-stylized FPS that draws inspiration from many Hollywood action movies. Developer Criterion Games described this game's gun firing presenation as "gun porn". The team basically wanted to do to firearms what they did with cars in their "Burnout" games; make them sexy and visceral. They certainly succeeded as each weapon looks and feels great. Unfortunately, "Black" is only 6 to 8 hours long and doesn't include any multiplayer modes. The replay factor is also quite low since you're only given a few bonus weapons for finishing the game. Still, the game is a total blast while it lasts. It's not a very deep shooter, but it delivers the thrill you get from watching Hollywood movie shootouts. I would rate with an 8 out of 10.… Expand
  24. Arthur123
    Mar 23, 2018
    10
    O melhor FPS já lançado para PS2 com gráficos realmente bonitos e muito bem feitos,cenário altamente destrutível,fases grandes repletas de objetivos diversas armas e dificuldade insana (Black Ops) com certeza entra fácil na lista Top 10 PS2.
  25. iddqd4
    Feb 13, 2018
    8
    این متن برای نمره ای است که در نمایه من نمایش داده می شود.
  26. omar47hitman
    Feb 21, 2017
    10
    This game is my first shooting game that i played
    I'll never forget how amazing it is
    remembering it makes me say it's maybe better than COD and BF today
  27. Kingofdanerds
    Nov 10, 2016
    10
    I remember playing this game with my uncle when it first came out. Great graphics and game mechanics. Great FPS for a PS2. I will recommend this game to any gamer!
  28. ursynhu
    Mar 10, 2016
    10
    Este jogo é incrível! Eu recebi e ainda não posso parar de jogar. Os gráficos são tão detalhadas para um game e é desafiador, mas divertido e terá que jogar por horas! A história é complexa e profundamente pensado. O melhor jogo que eu já joguei de forma
  29. tangosucka
    Oct 7, 2015
    9
    Black is one of those good games that I just have mixed feelings for, the game came out in 2006 for the ps2 and original xbox, and was published by EA, the reviews were good, but I cant really see why, although the game has many strong points, for one thing the sound design is shattering, everything just sounds loud, metallic and heavy, and the graphics look excellent for the ps2,in fact,Black is one of those good games that I just have mixed feelings for, the game came out in 2006 for the ps2 and original xbox, and was published by EA, the reviews were good, but I cant really see why, although the game has many strong points, for one thing the sound design is shattering, everything just sounds loud, metallic and heavy, and the graphics look excellent for the ps2,in fact, the visuals are so good, I would go as far to say that the xbox version looks almost like an early xbox 360 game, the music is amazing as well, Michael giacchino at his best, so why do I have mixed feelings towards this game? Well, the gameplay is kinda repetitive, its shooting Russians and moving between set pieces, a foreshadowing of the call of duty franchise now, and I feel like said Russians take far too many hits before they are downed, it feels like a whole magazine is needed just to take down one guy, and as dor the story, well, i found It very boring, its played out via unskipable, yes, unskipable cutscenes, and I found it hard to pay attention to it, this is all opinion however, some people may find black an excellent purchase for your 6th gen console, and believe me, so did i, but something just felt missing… Expand
  30. Duke_Nukem
    Sep 26, 2015
    9
    Black has to be one of my favorite FPS on the PS2. It has nice graphics for its time (love the shadows), the sound is very cinematic and the gameplay is spot on!

    The enemy AI is for the most part very good, enemies will shoot a few rounds and then hide behind walls, sometimes they'll even attack you from behind if you don't pay attention. Your partner is most of the times doing her job,    Black has to be one of my favorite FPS on the PS2. It has nice graphics for its time (love the shadows), the sound is very cinematic and the gameplay is spot on!

    The enemy AI is for the most part very good, enemies will shoot a few rounds and then hide behind walls, sometimes they'll even attack you from behind if you don't pay attention. Your partner is most of the times doing her job, though there was one time that she was just standing there while an enemy was standing right next to her. He also didn't seem to mind her and they didn't shoot at each other.

    Black is not an easy game, even on 'easy' level a well placed RPG (i hate those things!) can blow you away and you'll have to do the mission allover again. This can get very tedious. There should definitely be more save points in my opinion! Also the game is a bit on the short side.

    This game is highly recommended, especially if you want a break from WW II shooters like Medal of Honor and COD.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#31 Best PS2 Game of 2006
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#5 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2006
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#4 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2006

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 62 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 48 out of 62
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 62
  3. Negative: 1 out of 62
  1. DailyGame
    75
    Taken as a whole, BLACK is just your average first-person shooter.
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  2. netjak
    65
    "Gun-porn" turns out to be the most accurate descriptor anyone slapped onto the game. I mean, how many times can you rewatch the same bit of pr0n before you're completely unstimulated by it? It's intense for the first experience, but completely diminishing returns every time after that.
  3. TotalPlayStation
    90
    An action movie given digital, interactive form. It's a relentless, constant barrage of sensory input, and it's done in a way that no developer thus far can match. Immersive, beautiful and a blast to play, BLACK is a must-have.
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