Call of Duty: Black Ops

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  1. darthbadger
    Mar 30, 2014
    5
    Despite some of the more impressive cut-scenes, this game misses the mark by a long shot. The "improvements" to multiplayer are overly complicated, awkward, and just terrible. The main story line rips off classic films such as "The Deer Hunter" and others, making it even less original than the previous COD games. Do not waste your time, or money on this trash.
  2. Meth-dude
    May 3, 2014
    7
    Compared to world at war story black ops is nothing but for the brand-new zombie mode and multiplayer it's another thing.The zombie mode is the most played mode of black ops for a good reason it was the first in a call of duty game that we see zombies.Multiplayer mode is just so amazing wow.
  3. fijiboy
    Apr 20, 2014
    6
    people say that all cod games are the same and for the most part, they're right, same mechanics, and same kind of gameplay and what not, but its fun, so I don't mind that they're the same. the one thing that are different about the games is the campaign. black ops campaign is pretty fun. I liked certain missions a lot and others not so much, but for the most part, its pretty solid, and thepeople say that all cod games are the same and for the most part, they're right, same mechanics, and same kind of gameplay and what not, but its fun, so I don't mind that they're the same. the one thing that are different about the games is the campaign. black ops campaign is pretty fun. I liked certain missions a lot and others not so much, but for the most part, its pretty solid, and the multiplayer is fun and addictive. Repetitive, yes, but fun? also yes. its not a game where I feel that I have gained an experience from, but It is a fun game… Expand
  4. AvxrageJoe
    Jul 3, 2015
    7
    Alright campaign and surprisingly good multiplayer. The zombie mode is what makes this games good I have put far too much time for zombies when this game came out.

    (Played this when it came out, I'm just now writing the review)
  5. emlugo123
    Feb 23, 2015
    7
    Theater mode is a nice add-on from previous CODs. Zombies is back thankfully and is fun as always. Multipplayer is about the same, nothing really new. Personally, I love the sounds of reloading, walking, and shooting in this game for some reason.
  6. JuanLuisGG14
    Mar 24, 2017
    7
    Cool story with a clever twist, but gameplay is really plain repetitive.
    Zombies is very cool, but sadly does not support 4 player.
    Decent game overall
  7. KitkatChunky
    Aug 15, 2015
    7
    Not my favourite of the series, but it does have a good story and I like the multiplayer and zombie aspects most for this game as they provide a little challenge and the weaponry isn't too bad.
  8. njja02
    May 15, 2018
    7
    A genuinely fun experience with crazy set pieces, fun multiplayer modes, and atmospheric zombies mode. But lackluster narrative keeps it back.
  9. chrisd19844
    Dec 2, 2015
    6
    COD black ops is your typical brainless fps, which it does well if you like senseless plots and not a lot of other mechanics in your shooters. Personally I like games with more substance (such as Wolfenstein New Order and Killzone 2 which are both masterpieces) but once in awhile it's okay to have a game like COD. The graphics aren't very good for the year it came out though, it stillCOD black ops is your typical brainless fps, which it does well if you like senseless plots and not a lot of other mechanics in your shooters. Personally I like games with more substance (such as Wolfenstein New Order and Killzone 2 which are both masterpieces) but once in awhile it's okay to have a game like COD. The graphics aren't very good for the year it came out though, it still looks like Modern Warfare from 2007 - I expected at least some improvement. I think MW is actually better game though besides coming out 5 years before. Black ops does have some good action in it though and the addition of the zombies and a fun multiplayer mode earns it some extra points. The one thing I detest about COD games is how enemies continuously respawn - the developers are aware this doesn't mimic real life aren't they? Nonetheless I can see why a lot of 15-year-olds idolize the series, there really isn't a lot of thinking or challenge involved in playing these games.… Expand
  10. Blanche
    Jun 8, 2016
    7
    I've pretty much forgotten the campaign mode on this one because I just remember it being short. Can't remember how it started or ended and I even beat the game on the hardest difficulty. Else where, gameplay was a bit jarring and sometimes lacklustre. However, I remember having a lot of fun doing Combat Training (I think I remember that you had to sign to play it though which is a stupidI've pretty much forgotten the campaign mode on this one because I just remember it being short. Can't remember how it started or ended and I even beat the game on the hardest difficulty. Else where, gameplay was a bit jarring and sometimes lacklustre. However, I remember having a lot of fun doing Combat Training (I think I remember that you had to sign to play it though which is a stupid and nonsensical decision by the developers) and playing Zombies, albeit being in previous titles such as World At War. Still an alright game I suppose, but multiplayer was nowhere near as intense as it is in MW2 either. I'm being a little generous, but I do remember having fun from time to time on this one.… Expand
  11. nicomarin12
    Feb 16, 2016
    7
    Black Ops is one of the best CoDs out there, but it does have its problems.

    First off, I think the campaign is pretty good. The story is envolving ,entertaining and new in that we experience scenarios of the Cold War. I swear I studied the Cold War last year at school, and on my way home all I wanted to do was play Black Ops to check how similar things were. The Zombies in the other    Black Ops is one of the best CoDs out there, but it does have its problems.

    First off, I think the campaign is pretty good. The story is envolving ,entertaining and new in that we experience scenarios of the Cold War. I swear I studied the Cold War last year at school, and on my way home all I wanted to do was play Black Ops to check how similar things were.

    The Zombies in the other hand, has been one of the best additions to CoD and has introduced players that aren't too much in the CoD genre to this new game mode that's as fun as it could be. And even if WaW introduced the Zombies, it was in Black Ops where it became a hit. And this is one of the few games were DLC is worth buying, because the extra zombies map are a blast to play and guarantee multiple hours of gameplay.

    This games fails in the multiplayer, it's not as fun to play as previous games. I understand that CoD is mainly about the multiplayer so in that case, if you just don't care about the campaign or zombies, I do no recommend this game.

    Black Ops apart from the multiplayer (wich it's still playable) is an incredible experience in the campaign and zombies. I still love this game, but the multiplayer is what gives the final grade.    … Expand
  12. Alex_Evan
    Jul 2, 2016
    7
    Quando se trata de um jogo de tiro em primeira pessoa fica sempre aquela expectativa de trazer algo novo para surpreender os jogadores e nesse caso não tem nada de novo,só mais um bom jogo de guerra.
  13. KingAndCountry
    Sep 17, 2016
    7
    If you take a look at the rest of the recent reviews for Black Ops here, you'll notice all of the high scores, especially compared to recent COD games.

    The reason for that, I'd argue, is because this game did basically every aspect of the series well. Good single-player campaign setpieces, good storyline, good cooperative Zombies mode and maps, good multiplayer gunplay and the general    If you take a look at the rest of the recent reviews for Black Ops here, you'll notice all of the high scores, especially compared to recent COD games.

    The reason for that, I'd argue, is because this game did basically every aspect of the series well. Good single-player campaign setpieces, good storyline, good cooperative Zombies mode and maps, good multiplayer gunplay and the general atmosphere to everything. Perhaps each of these aspects alone don't stand out - WaW had better Zombies, MW2 had a more fun multiplayer (if less balanced), COD4's campaign pacing was more focused and had a more climactic conclusion.

    However, by doing each and every category well, BO forms one of the most cohesive experiences in the series, alongside the likes of CoD4 and CoD2. Take a look at MW3 - the co-op Survivalist mode was arguably shoehorned in. Take a look at BO3 - easily the worst campaign in the trilogy.

    Black Ops feels like a finished game, if a little unpolished, and it's Treyarch's first real foray into their own territory. Compare that to MW2, which was released a year too early, and the main villain of the plotline has a poorly developed and confusing motive.

    (As a side note, MW2 should have been released in 2010, Black Ops in 2011, and we should only just be hitting Black Ops II rather than III right about now, but Activision is one s h i t t y company. Infinity Ward was gutted in 2009, a **** PR manager and like 4 secretaries were all that was left, and that's what was forced into making MW3 for 2011. The series as a whole receives a whole lot of justified flak for being released yearly, and it's obvious that many games in the series suffered for it, 2011-2014 releases in particular. That doesn't make them all not worth playing though, in my opinion.)

    Overall, BO is still definitely one of the better games in the series, and it should be remembered that way too. I'd personally rank it at something like 4th overall, not for doing anything spectacular in a single specific category, but for being cohesive and doing everything well despite its early release.

    (7/10 is a good review to me, by the way. 5/10 really should be the centre scale, not 5/10.)    … Expand
  14. spacebear1
    May 29, 2018
    7
    Call of Duty: Black Ops is a solid FPS from the CoD series. In my opinion, this game is one of the better ones in the series. I liked the story and the characters. The graphics are solid and the gameplay is what you would expect from the series. I liked the zombies mode. The multiplayer isn't any different from the ones in the other games. In the end, this is definitely one of the betterCall of Duty: Black Ops is a solid FPS from the CoD series. In my opinion, this game is one of the better ones in the series. I liked the story and the characters. The graphics are solid and the gameplay is what you would expect from the series. I liked the zombies mode. The multiplayer isn't any different from the ones in the other games. In the end, this is definitely one of the better games in the series.… Expand
  15. Berik
    Nov 1, 2020
    6
    By many referred to as 'The best Call of Duty', i'd call it 'where it all started to go down hill.' Black Ops came out in 2010, being made after World at War. It is also a canon sequel to World at War, though in my head i fiercely try to forget that. World at War was a fantastic WWII game that showed the inhumane conditions of the war, and the gruesome fighting all the way to theBy many referred to as 'The best Call of Duty', i'd call it 'where it all started to go down hill.' Black Ops came out in 2010, being made after World at War. It is also a canon sequel to World at War, though in my head i fiercely try to forget that. World at War was a fantastic WWII game that showed the inhumane conditions of the war, and the gruesome fighting all the way to the Reichstagg. Black Ops then walked in, and took a big dump on it.

    Story:
    I can only speak for this myself, but i hate stories that involve Amnesia, brain washing or fake psychedelic effects. The protagonist is brain washed by the Russians to kill the president of the US, and somehow Viktor Reznov is also capable of brainwashing to intervene?? I guess his profession before the war was psychology or something... So dumb. Oh, and the story prefers to use exotic locations instead of the plot as a direction for the story, which I consider the way to go if you have no writing talent.

    Gameplay:
    Call of duty. Shoot, kill, run, spam grenades. Hardened is the best balance of difficulty to play on, Veteran is freaking torture. There are a few little additions like jumping and landing on your belly, and some unrealistic futuristic weapons.

    Graphics:
    Awful. I was offended by the incredibly dissapointing graphics compared to Modern Warfare and MW2. Hell, even World at War looked better to me. The colors looked blurred out, like someone painted it without trying to stay inside the lines. Treyarch seemed to use graphics that were outdated by years already.

    Technical state:
    In 2010, the game was definitely not done. Every time I would start the game, it would ask to calibrate the screen and brightness over and over. Online matches were rampant with hackers, so the only way to have a fair and satisfying match was to play against bots.

    A disappointment overal, but just good enough to be average. I give this game a 6/10.    … Expand
  16. ssffsalman
    Feb 19, 2019
    7
    it is not the best shooting game but it has good points like the characters especially the russian it was my favourite
  17. bucefalo33
    Jun 28, 2020
    7
    My rating:
    Sound 9/10
    Graphic* 9/10
    Gameplay 7/10
    Replay value 4/10
    Story 5/10

    Total 7/10**

    * Graphic rating has to be contextualized for the year of the release.
    ** Total is a weighted average rounded up where the weight for every element is:
    Sound 1
    Graphic 2
    Gameplay 3
    Replay Value 1
    Story 3
  18. Johny966
    Jul 4, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Story in singleplayer is awesome, but multiplayer and zombie are a bit bored, but in 2020 players are still playing in Black Ops.… Expand
  19. LironesAlviento
    Aug 20, 2020
    7
    Ya solo por el modo zombies lo apruebo, la campaña otro refrito, como todas, no se de que se espanta la gente, es como comprar un FIFA y quejarse de que no se innova.
  20. Axelle_1
    Sep 6, 2021
    7
    интересный сюжет но это по прежнему call of duty так что на интересный и революционный геймплей можете не рассчитывать
  21. Ardho
    Aug 30, 2021
    7
    This game is good, but i think BLACK PS2 is more fun than this game, in cod games like this we just need to join the our NPC team to finish the game
  22. 1ndastreal
    Jul 30, 2022
    7
    done Activision, after two years of successfully avoiding your yearly copy and paste but somehow simultaneously getting worse and worse I relented and bought this - mainly due to my affection of World at War. Well, it turns out that eight-year-old game is better in every single way. Congrats on the hype train, I bought a done Activision, after two years of successfully avoiding your yearlydone Activision, after two years of successfully avoiding your yearly copy and paste but somehow simultaneously getting worse and worse I relented and bought this - mainly due to my affection of World at War. Well, it turns out that eight-year-old game is better in every single way. Congrats on the hype train, I bought a done Activision, after two years of successfully avoiding your yearly copy and paste but somehow simultaneously getting worse and worse I relented and bought this - mainly due to my affection of World at War. Well, it turns out that eight-year-old game is better in every single way. Congrats on the hype train, I bought a done Activision, after two years of successfully avoiding your yearly copy and paste but somehow simultaneously getting worse and worse I relented and bought this - mainly due to my affection of World at War. Well, it turns out that eight-year-old game is better in every single way. Congrats on the hype train, I bought a done Activision, after two years of successfully avoiding your yearly copy and paste but somehow simultaneously getting worse and worse I relented and bought this - mainly due to my affection of World at War. Well, it turns out that eight-year-old game is better in every single way. Congrats on the hype train, I bought a… Expand
  23. Magneto2534
    Apr 12, 2023
    7
    I mean it's no BO2 but it's still solid, although I think this game looks a bit ugly and it can even be hard to see your enemies at times, pretty fun though.
  24. ExclusiveBaby
    Mar 2, 2023
    7
    Black Ops doesn't quite live up to the hype in all aspects, that's only because it was ridiculously overhyped. It certainly lives up to the promise of a improved and enhanced sequel to World at War.
    Although me and i’m sure a lot of others have a lot of good memories playing this game.
  25. FrankCreeper
    Jul 28, 2023
    7
    A good fps shooter with a great campain and a fantastic multiplayer mode and zombie mode is aged very well but on PS3 there no player anymore thats so sad but its still a 2010 game that it is very cool for his years
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#13 Best PS3 Game of 2010
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#4 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2010
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#19 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2010

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 58 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 55 out of 58
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 58
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  1. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Jan 25, 2011
    90
    Call of Duty: Black Ops still represents one hell of a hefty package. It's bursting with hundreds of hours of entertainment that caters to every conceivable configuration of gamer out there, be they an adversarial gamer, a co-op connoisseur or a staunch offline soloist. [January 2011 p60]
  2. Gamekult
    Jan 18, 2011
    70
    By dint of obstinacy, Treyarch delivers probably its best with Black Ops Call of Duty to date - but probably not the best in the saga.
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  3. Cynamite
    Jan 16, 2011
    90
    There are more highlights in the first two missions of Black Ops, then in Medal of Honor. The requirements of Treyarch seemed to be better, than in the past few years. They made an interesting setting. In addition, there's a nice zombie mode and an overwhelming multiplayer. No doubt, this is Treyarchs best Call of Duty ever!
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