Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified

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  1. bgt
    Mar 5, 2017
    0
    BAD AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Low resoiution
    Bad graphics
    Boring story
    its costs earth
    40$
  2. Gaz
    Nov 13, 2020
    4
    Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified is an absolute dumpster fire of a game. According to internet leaks, Activision only gave amateur developer Nihilistic 6 months to make it before chucking it onto store shelves as a $50 premium title. It's an embarrassment to Call of Duty, the Vita, and gaming in general. All that said, Declassified does have a certain charm to it in its own way.Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified is an absolute dumpster fire of a game. According to internet leaks, Activision only gave amateur developer Nihilistic 6 months to make it before chucking it onto store shelves as a $50 premium title. It's an embarrassment to Call of Duty, the Vita, and gaming in general. All that said, Declassified does have a certain charm to it in its own way.

    Declassified doesn't have much of a story to speak of. Instead, you get a handful of bite-sized missions with very little story or character development to speak of. The missions usually last no longer than 5 minutes and consist mainly of shooting things until they're dead and moving onto the next area. They're presented in the classic Spec Ops style with each one having 3 stars representative of difficulty.

    Speaking of difficulty, the game actually presents a decent challenge, but not for the reasons you may think. Enemy AI is absolutely horrible to the point that it can actually be comedic. However, this actually adds to the difficulty. Enemies have the tendency to stand in the open and shoot at you, even if cover is in the way. Either that, or they'll charge you with no sense of self-preservation. This means that you'll be constantly under fire from multiple angles and it won't stop until the enemies are dead or you are. It feels more like you're fighting sentry guns disguised as humans rather than actual people. This can be especially challenging on Veteran difficulty. Or sometimes an enemy will just stare at you and not fire at all for several seconds. I've even had enemies run right past me and head for the beginning of the level. Hilariously broken stuff.

    There is also a multiplayer mode and a survival mode called "Hostiles." Multiplayer actually features a complete progression system in the same style as Black Ops 1. Most of the weapons, perks, attachments, and killstreaks are present, which is an impressive feat. However, there are only a handful of maps and most of them are so tiny that it's almost impossible not to spawn right next to an enemy or visa-versa. They literally took Nuketown and cut it in half as one of the maps. It works about as well as you'd expect. I imagine if they had given Declassified adequate time to develop, it could have actually amounted to a quality experience. Sadly, this is what we got.

    Hostiles is a basic survival mode that takes place across the different multiplayer maps a la MW3. You face down endless waves of enemies and get a care package between rounds that gives you a new weapon, killstreak, or refills your ammo with the goal of surviving as long as possible. The biggest issue with this mode is that the care package disappears at the start of the next wave and, despite the small size of the maps, it's often difficult to get to them in the allotted time limit before they disappear, especially since they almost always spawn in on the opposite side of the map as you.

    From a technical perspective, Declassified is far from pretty. Textures are low-res, dark, and muddy. There are approximately 5 different enemy types in the game and you'll often literally kill the same person dozens of times before the level ends. I do like that Nihilistic was able to copy/paste so many weapons and features in from Black Ops 1, but it doesn't mean much when they game they're in is this terrible.

    I actually was able to have a good bit of fun with Declassified, mainly because I accepted it for the terrible game that it is. If you bought it at launch for $50 expecting a AAA experience, you likely feel ripped off, and justifiably so. However, I picked my copy up for around $20 already fully aware of what kind of game it was. It has the charm of a really bad movie that you love to watch because it's fun to do so, if that makes any sense. As a game, it's terrible. As a terrible game, it's kind of endearing. I actually had more fun with this game than I did with Ghosts, which really speaks to that game's lack of quality. They also got James C. Burns back to play Woods, so at least you get to listen to him. And the platinum trophy does present quite a challenge, so if you want bragging rights for conquering one of the worst games ever made, you can certainly try your hand at it.

    Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified is a terrible game that you can have fun with if you're so inclined to do so. Everything about it ranges from bad to mediocre. However, if you're like me, you can still enjoy it as an entertaining dumpster fire that you play simply for the lols.    … Expand
  3. revrevolution
    Jan 26, 2013
    6
    The multiplayer alone makes the game deserve probably a 6. It's nothing close to the same experience you'll get on pc or consoles, however for a handheld this does some things pretty well. I had little difficulty adjusting to the gameplay on the Vita, and found that the multiplayer still felt just like Call of Duty. It's a bit more sluggish, and takes a little adjusting, but ultimatelyThe multiplayer alone makes the game deserve probably a 6. It's nothing close to the same experience you'll get on pc or consoles, however for a handheld this does some things pretty well. I had little difficulty adjusting to the gameplay on the Vita, and found that the multiplayer still felt just like Call of Duty. It's a bit more sluggish, and takes a little adjusting, but ultimately it's pretty fun. This is coming from a consumer who got the game free with the Vita bundle. I would not recommend anyone go out of their way to buy this game for $50, that's just not fair. However, if you can grab a copy on ebay for around $20 or and you want Call of Duty on the go, this really is not near as bad as the critics have hammered it. Cheers!… Expand
  4. Rigster122
    Jul 20, 2013
    7
    The series of Call of Duty has always been about multiplayer and co-op and Declassified is exactly the same. Call of Duty: Declassified is a fantastic display of the fact that the PS Vita can play big name games like Need for Speed and in this case Call of Duty. The game plays and feels like your usual Call of Duty games and will definably quench your thirst for some run and gun, highThe series of Call of Duty has always been about multiplayer and co-op and Declassified is exactly the same. Call of Duty: Declassified is a fantastic display of the fact that the PS Vita can play big name games like Need for Speed and in this case Call of Duty. The game plays and feels like your usual Call of Duty games and will definably quench your thirst for some run and gun, high action multiplayer thrills.The game is a steal in the UK for only £20 (I brought mine for £35 at release) and will probably stay at that price till Killzone. I highly recommend this game and in fact can even say that i have had more fun on this game than COD: MW3! The game does contain some flaws such as: no more support, glitched killstreaks, dumb AI and few invisible walls during Hostiles mode.… Expand
  5. VitaGamer
    Dec 27, 2012
    6
    A new patch came out (late December) for this fixing all the multiplayer issues I was having with the game and ruining my experience. Now the only thing we can complain about is an fps drop in nukehouse from time to time, that and a like of killstreaks/Zombies were used to from the normal COD series. But as a handheld standalone fps it's an amazingly fun/addictive multiplayer experience.A new patch came out (late December) for this fixing all the multiplayer issues I was having with the game and ruining my experience. Now the only thing we can complain about is an fps drop in nukehouse from time to time, that and a like of killstreaks/Zombies were used to from the normal COD series. But as a handheld standalone fps it's an amazingly fun/addictive multiplayer experience. You can only chat to friends in a party so you don't have to deal with the trash talking especially as you'd have 7 other people screaming 24/7 it's a God send they don't include that feature. A shame for some of you trolls, It's a great game and i recommend picking it up (only if you want an online fps for your handheld nothing else will come close) and just think how good this could be if they put some real effort in on the whole experience.

    For the single player portion of the game (definitely a 1/10) so the game deserves a 6 for it's more than acceptable multiplayer experience. If you want this game for offline do not buy this at all costs, don't even consider it go and buy the Resistance game instead!    … Expand
  6. psvitaplus
    Jan 3, 2013
    5
    Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified is one of the biggest disappointments for the Vita game library in 2012. After much deliberation due to the negative reviews online, I eventually took the plunge with low expectations
  7. SuperVideogamer
    Mar 10, 2013
    6
    for a while now i have always heard that Call of duty black ops declassified is the worst vita game ever even doe i heard this i still haded to try the game so i did first i tried the campaign at first it really impressed me with the outstanding voice acting and the slow motion scenes on the vita looked great seriously i was loving the game then i noticed there are no checkpointz then ifor a while now i have always heard that Call of duty black ops declassified is the worst vita game ever even doe i heard this i still haded to try the game so i did first i tried the campaign at first it really impressed me with the outstanding voice acting and the slow motion scenes on the vita looked great seriously i was loving the game then i noticed there are no checkpointz then i noticed the levels are short well some level are short and boring and some are ztill short but entertaining but where thiz game really forgot was that COD Action!!There was no plane flying,no driving motocycles or cars just plain shooting (sigj).but i kinda enjoyed time trial it was unique and fun.the hostile(replace for zombies)is pretty addicting but not like zombies.Multiplayer is the best thing about this game customized classez,Skill ranks,good variety of modes itz a blast.this game is a big dissapointment but it doesnt deverse 1/10,2/10 ,etc.its fun and exciting(sometimes)its a great fps for me the controls are definitley better than 3ds… Expand
  8. TheGrimOfDeath
    Feb 21, 2013
    5
    This game deserves a bit of praise because it was made in under 6 months and is a game with a fully functional Multiplayer. I did love the Multiplayer part of the game, but the Single Player and Hostiles left me wanting to puke. So this game deserves a solid 5.

    I would recommend buying other better Vita games that are cheaper and better. Such as Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation or Rayman Origins.
  9. DanteKusagari
    Aug 2, 2013
    1
    I know that people hate the Call of Duty games (for little to no good reason), but if there's one game that deserves every bit of hate it gets, it's this one. I like the Call of Duty games, but this game is just GARBAGE.
  10. Schultz24
    Apr 28, 2013
    5
    The campaign is short and boring with hardly a real story, hostiles isn't much better due to the horrible enemy AI, and the multiplayer has a ton of connection issues. About 50% of the time when trying to get into a multiplayer match it would load the match, but then immediately kick me me out as soon as it got done. Otherwise the multiplayer is fun, but the maps are all crowded and getThe campaign is short and boring with hardly a real story, hostiles isn't much better due to the horrible enemy AI, and the multiplayer has a ton of connection issues. About 50% of the time when trying to get into a multiplayer match it would load the match, but then immediately kick me me out as soon as it got done. Otherwise the multiplayer is fun, but the maps are all crowded and get dull after a while. The single player will last you about an hour, and isn't very fun. The graphics are okay, the enemy AI sucks and all in all you should only pick up this game if your really desperate for a COD experience on the go.… Expand
  11. PsvitaShoutout
    Apr 29, 2013
    4
    Its no secret that the Vita isn't as much of a success as Sony hoped it would be, so they figured they would just get one of Sony's biggest titles, slap it on the cover of a game, and sell it like hotcakes. The Vitas previous FPS game Resistance: Burning Skies was a flop, and despite its failure, Sony has hired THE SAME DEVELOPER to create their Call of Duty game. Trust me when I say, thisIts no secret that the Vita isn't as much of a success as Sony hoped it would be, so they figured they would just get one of Sony's biggest titles, slap it on the cover of a game, and sell it like hotcakes. The Vitas previous FPS game Resistance: Burning Skies was a flop, and despite its failure, Sony has hired THE SAME DEVELOPER to create their Call of Duty game. Trust me when I say, this game is NOT Call of Duty. The weapons, Maps, and music may seem familiar to Black Ops on the PS3, but dont expect this to live up to the expectations of the big Call of Duty titles. There is no story, the gameplay is nothing new, and the graphics have actually only gotten worse since Resistance: Burning Skies. I dont know if this was all due to the developers only have 6 months to make the game, or simply laziness. The game does, however, have a few good sides. Nihilistic (the games developer) now has added some extra content for solo play. There are now both Hostiles mode and Time Trials. Hostiles is fun, but its relatively simple and may lead to you just quitting due to the dumb AI. And the Time Trials mode is essentially a variety of training levels stretched into a whole game mode. Now the thing that really hurts the game is the lack of Zombies. Fans of Call of Duty: World at War and Black Ops should be very familiar with Zombies as it is one of the greatest ideas in Call of Duty history. Well, Zombies is gone and without it, the game is just no good. Finally, the only upside to the game is the Multiplayer. While the multiplayer is not up to par with Black Ops on the consols, its still relatively fun. Fans of Call of Duty should feel right at home with its classes, killstreaks, and perks. SCORE: 4.0/10… Expand
  12. GamerFabregas
    Apr 30, 2013
    10
    Este jogo não pode ser substituído por qualquer N.O.V.A Modern Combat ou até Dead Trigger, se você quer um verdadeiro Fps na palma de sua mão este o jogo!
    Só para fechar com chave de ouro, os meus status no multiplayer, são de aproximadamente 500 horas jogadas.
  13. OutlawPete
    May 1, 2013
    2
    This has absolutely the worst single player shooter I can ever remember playing. The fact that I even finished the missions is a testament to my own stubborn bloody mindedness. This is an utterly awful game and I'm ashamed of myself for even playing it.
  14. MrThehammer171
    May 16, 2013
    8
    it did what it was made to do give us a portable cod so this has to have a good score not only that but now it has a survival mode kindy and its fun ok so get it dont listen to these people
  15. VoxelMob
    May 19, 2013
    3
    Black ops declassified the 2nd FPS on the ps vita had a lot of hype surrounding it but the execution was horrible the game had nothing good the only thing it did ok was the shooting it feels a bit clunky but it manges to get the job done (with the aim assist turned on) but everything else is broken to performance issues glitches and other mad mishaps if you look on my black ops 2 reviewBlack ops declassified the 2nd FPS on the ps vita had a lot of hype surrounding it but the execution was horrible the game had nothing good the only thing it did ok was the shooting it feels a bit clunky but it manges to get the job done (with the aim assist turned on) but everything else is broken to performance issues glitches and other mad mishaps if you look on my black ops 2 review you see i have lost hope on the call of duty franchise but this abomination of a game has completely destroyed.
    do not buy this game! never buy this game! not even if its £1 pound at game station it is a pile of mess    … Expand
  16. MrJagermeister
    Jul 28, 2013
    2
    This is a buggy horrible mess!

    The 1 hour long campaign lacking a story line bored me to death.

    Nearly unplayable due to massive look acceleration.

    Nauseatingly low FOV.

    Random crashes.

    Can only play multiplayer if you have a NAT type 2 Internet connection.

    FPS Issues.

    Good

    The create a class system is just the same.

    Has kill streaks.
  17. GamersNational
    Apr 22, 2014
    1
    CoD: BOD is a horrible mash up of bad story telling, bad A.I., clunky gunplay, and repetitiveness. The story telling is flat like the soda that's half finished in the back of my fridge. The A.I. is like trying to make a puppet have good movements. The gunplay is akin to trying to untie both your hands with a triple know. The repetitiveness.....is like CoD. See a pattern here? CoD isCoD: BOD is a horrible mash up of bad story telling, bad A.I., clunky gunplay, and repetitiveness. The story telling is flat like the soda that's half finished in the back of my fridge. The A.I. is like trying to make a puppet have good movements. The gunplay is akin to trying to untie both your hands with a triple know. The repetitiveness.....is like CoD. See a pattern here? CoD is showing its sloppiness. While I liked Ghosts and BO2 (to an extent), I can't give any merits to the game other than the graphics which are flat out gorgeous for a 3D shooter handheld game. Overall, don't buy it.… Expand
  18. snitch_puck
    Jun 24, 2013
    7
    Okay I'll make this short and honest. I gave it a 7. Why? It's not that I want to "inflate" the score or make up for what I bought. It's because I thought of it as such. The game's story is MEEEHHHHH all throughout. But seriously? This is a handheld who's sole reputation on FPS games is last to everything. It's new, so obviously, the way they make games like COD to this system would beOkay I'll make this short and honest. I gave it a 7. Why? It's not that I want to "inflate" the score or make up for what I bought. It's because I thought of it as such. The game's story is MEEEHHHHH all throughout. But seriously? This is a handheld who's sole reputation on FPS games is last to everything. It's new, so obviously, the way they make games like COD to this system would be expectantly mediocre. Developers just doesn't stick what they see on home consoles and stick what they can to a handheld, they had to start ALL OVER again and optimize what fits to the system. It's like making a game from scratch. For me, its understandable how this turned out, and I can't deny that I expected more. Despite this, the Multiplayer seemed good and (although with smaller and mediocre levels) playable enough to make me go back and play again when bored. It's NOTHING like its console counter-parts. CRAPPY even if compared. NO KUDOS to you Nihilistic. My 7 is merely for the decent, and sometimes fun, Multiplayer. I hope there will still be a COD for the Vita next time. A new and improved one. I also hope, that the upcoming Killzone:M would be different and 35 times better.… Expand
  19. hartstyle
    Jul 3, 2013
    7
    This is a good game.

    It's without question the best FPS shooter I have played on any handheld. I won't compare it to the console versions because let's face it... It is a handheld device. The duel analog sticks feel great after a few hours of getting used to it. SP: I am enjoying this. The missions are quite short but bump up the difficulty and missions should take a while longer to    This is a good game.

    It's without question the best FPS shooter I have played on any handheld. I won't compare it to the console versions because let's face it... It is a handheld device. The duel analog sticks feel great after a few hours of getting used to it.

    SP: I am enjoying this. The missions are quite short but bump up the difficulty and missions should take a while longer to beat. AI is ok, Not great. Some parts can be quite tricky on the hardest setting however. Save points would have been nice..

    MP: Great fun! I really enjoy this aspect of the game. Maps are relatively small but you still feel like you are getting a COD experience. Games are pretty much always full and i rarely have any connection issues. Kill streaks, Perks and level ups are all here too which is great as I look to prestige 400 times.. Not

    Final comments:
    If you're after a quick FPS fix and then you should grab a copy of this game. It is a solid shooter and negative reviews should be overlooked.

    7/10 Good    … Expand
  20. SonicmanMW3
    Jan 4, 2014
    4
    Call of duty is gaming biggest series that sell about more than a million copies at launch. I have been a fan of the series for just two years and I think the series is best known on consoles like the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii (no one plays on it anymore), Wii U, and recently on the Xbox One and PS4. There were also ports of the games on the Nintendo DS, but they unique end up being bad for mostCall of duty is gaming biggest series that sell about more than a million copies at launch. I have been a fan of the series for just two years and I think the series is best known on consoles like the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii (no one plays on it anymore), Wii U, and recently on the Xbox One and PS4. There were also ports of the games on the Nintendo DS, but they unique end up being bad for most of them. In 2012 (I think) Activision announce a new Call of Duty game for the vita later that year. It could be the best Call of Duty game on a handheld and when it was released the game got negative reviews both from fans and critics getting fours to even a one out of ten. I purchase the game to the reason why it consider bad first the campaign if you call it that is incredibly short it would take forty-five minutes to complete the campaign making it the short to play through and plus the story doesn't make any sense having the Black Ops characters go through missions with no sense at all. The voice acting is horrible minus Frank Wood's voice actor is still here and the checkpoint system is completely gone making levels hard to complete levels on higher difficulty. The positives the gameplay is the same like other games in the series and the multiplayer is good to come back and play. The last thing a need to say the game was developed in five months and that a fact. Don't play this game, play the new killzone on the Vita instead. Also the game come with Call of Duty Road to Victory for PSP downloadable making the game fifty dollars it's better than this game.… Expand
  21. RAMBOZOTHECLOWN
    Sep 1, 2013
    8
    I sold my other Vita before this came out, so I just got another Vita, and this game was one of the top had to plays on my list. So I really only play multiplayer so that is what I am reviewing. This is the first COD I have played since Black Ops 1 that doesn't lag in multiplayer, it's simple, gameplay is fun, it's just not overdone with too much extras, the big minus is the maps are tooI sold my other Vita before this came out, so I just got another Vita, and this game was one of the top had to plays on my list. So I really only play multiplayer so that is what I am reviewing. This is the first COD I have played since Black Ops 1 that doesn't lag in multiplayer, it's simple, gameplay is fun, it's just not overdone with too much extras, the big minus is the maps are too small. I like tight maps but that's all there is here, some diversity would have been nice.… Expand
  22. troznov
    Sep 10, 2013
    7
    NOTE: I'm reviewing the game in its final patched state, which is really quite fun. Early reviews are based on the unpatched version, which apparently was absolutely awful. This is stripped-down Call of Duty, with an accelerated campaign, a truncated survival mode (here called "Hostiles") and a mostly-intact multiplayer. Graphics and AI both take an understandable hit. What the game lacksNOTE: I'm reviewing the game in its final patched state, which is really quite fun. Early reviews are based on the unpatched version, which apparently was absolutely awful. This is stripped-down Call of Duty, with an accelerated campaign, a truncated survival mode (here called "Hostiles") and a mostly-intact multiplayer. Graphics and AI both take an understandable hit. What the game lacks in features, though, it makes up for in the Call of Duty magic. This really actually feels like a Call of Duty game you can play in between classes or on the bus, and that (for me) makes up for all the cut corners.… Expand
  23. SJ-ULTI-Reiews
    Sep 29, 2013
    6
    This game is not as bad as everyone says it is, the story mode does not make sence but it is fun. Hostiles mode is very fun but once you've played on all the maps it gets boring. The multiplayer is the best thing about this game. Its 4vs4 online with modes like team deathmatch, kill confirmed and two other modes, but once again it gets boring with only 5 maps, they should have atleastThis game is not as bad as everyone says it is, the story mode does not make sence but it is fun. Hostiles mode is very fun but once you've played on all the maps it gets boring. The multiplayer is the best thing about this game. Its 4vs4 online with modes like team deathmatch, kill confirmed and two other modes, but once again it gets boring with only 5 maps, they should have atleast added another 4 maps with DLC.… Expand
  24. BerserkerPSN
    Dec 27, 2013
    3
    What was originally planned to be the Vita's "big break" in todays competitive market ultimately resulted in what I can only see as one of the most disappointing games of the generation. Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified, while occasionally guilty fun, is the epitome of disappointment. Declassified's single player content is broken up into three modes: Contracts, Hostiles, & TimeWhat was originally planned to be the Vita's "big break" in todays competitive market ultimately resulted in what I can only see as one of the most disappointing games of the generation. Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified, while occasionally guilty fun, is the epitome of disappointment. Declassified's single player content is broken up into three modes: Contracts, Hostiles, & Time Trials. Operations mode is nothing more than a series of uninspired missions. Additonally, these missions can be completed in under an hour on the preset difficulty. Oddly enough, players can earn XP from completeing these missions. Unfortunately, this XP cannot be transferred to multiplayer. This bears the question of why this was even added in at all. This really is a sorry excuse for a campaign. Next is Time Trials mode, which is definitely the odd one of the bunch. Time Trials is basically just target practice with a timer. This is undoubtedly the least interesting of Declassified's modes, as well as the easiest. The last of the single player content is Hostiles. In Hostiles, players face off against endless waves of enemies. This mode had a lot of potential. Unfortunately, it falls flat. The lack of co-op support means players will have to go in solo. Without anyone to play with, this mode was outright boring. This is easily the best of the single player modes, but that isn't saying much. Unfortunately, things don't get much better in multiplayer. Maps are just inferior rehashes from previous games. Also, accuracy plays practically no part in Declassified. Simply spraying your weapon is the best way to go. Finally, connection in general is horrid. Every two out three matches will crash, even with a perfect connection. Declassified developer Nihilistic clearly had a "quantity over quality" mindset when creating Declassified. Overall, Declassified feels rushed, boring, and broken. Its one redeeming value is it's multiplayer, at least when it works.… Expand
  25. fogacalucas
    May 19, 2014
    7
    Don't know why too much bad reviews for this game. It's not the best game of the series, but I think it's a good game. It's very alike the Call of Duty Black Ops (PS3), but it has a very quick campaign, but if you try it in veteran you can maintain yourself playing it for hours. And about the multiplayer mode, I haven't experienced any lag matches, since my network isn't any good. ^_^
  26. Mardi_FoisGras
    Feb 14, 2014
    4
    There is indeed a game here. It IS fun. It IS indeed a COD game on a handheld. However, Its as though they've never actually played their own finished product. There are so many niggling refinements that need to be made and without them it makes for a VERY frustrating experience. The AI know where you are at ALL times. They are already shooting you before you come around theThere is indeed a game here. It IS fun. It IS indeed a COD game on a handheld. However, Its as though they've never actually played their own finished product. There are so many niggling refinements that need to be made and without them it makes for a VERY frustrating experience. The AI know where you are at ALL times. They are already shooting you before you come around the corner. On top of that, whenever you are shot, your aim jumps 20 feet up so its impossible to bring it back down to shoot the guy that is shooting you. There are invisible objects, and things you just get stuck on. If you are an achievement hunter, this game will frustrate you beyond anything imaginable. Unfortunately, trophy hunting is the only way to keep playing the single player. Its VERY short. It takes longer to get through all of the annoying slow motion "cut-scenes" at the beginning when you have to repeat play for 3 stars.… Expand
  27. DontFeedSquirl
    Jul 18, 2014
    10
    Great, hectic fun that'll keep both single and multiplayer Call of Duty fans entertained for hours, with fast-paced, closed in maps for multiplayer and the great, cinematic feel of the console CoD games.
  28. Themazedude
    Nov 1, 2014
    7
    The game is good for it's multiplayer the Campaign it's really not a Campaign it's just operations with people from the black ops games the only reason you might get this is for it's multiplayer.

    The game cost 20 bucks.
  29. Colinator
    Mar 8, 2015
    4
    Waste of money? Yes. Boring after a while? Yes. Kind of fun to play on car rides, in bed, etc? Yes. This game was pretty fun for a little while even though i feel like my money just got thrown out the window. Pretty bad game, but sort of fun to play if you have some spare time.
  30. BlackOpsVita
    Dec 18, 2014
    10
    This game is ******* GREAT everybody on here is just sad about all the small features! you don't need a story line for fun, either way its just. kill him. save this guy. watch my back. protect me! trust me if this game had amazing graphics like kill zone mercenary does, NONE of you would complain, graphics do change things, i don't know why the **** all these haters bought this gameThis game is ******* GREAT everybody on here is just sad about all the small features! you don't need a story line for fun, either way its just. kill him. save this guy. watch my back. protect me! trust me if this game had amazing graphics like kill zone mercenary does, NONE of you would complain, graphics do change things, i don't know why the **** all these haters bought this game thinking it was going to to amazing graphics super internet connection on a vita! yeah its good for console quality but 1 or 2 games might not have it! and you know whats sad about all the reviewers? This game wouldn't be on shelves if it wasn't for the bad graphics, storyline, and terrible game modes. Sony rushed them to make this game before a certain date because no one liked the vita, why aren't they making updated to make declassified better you wonder? because everyone hates it now. There is nothing left to do with the game because all of you guys HATE THE LIVING H3LL OUT OF IT! GUESS WHAT! IF YOU WOULD JUST SHUT UP AND STOP NIT PICKING THE F^CKING **** OUT OF IT, THEN MAYBE THEY WOULD FIX IT! RESEARCH BEFORE YOU TALK SH*T!… Expand
  31. Termin8ter
    Jul 19, 2017
    2
    This game is absolute and utter garbage. This disaster masquerading as a videogame deserves to be played by absolutely no one. Terrible gunplay, hysterical AI, pathetic graphics, and a boring story. Do not buy this bubbling mess of a game.
  32. Sergio_AV
    Jul 21, 2017
    8
    It is very difficult at first if you're not a veteran on COD, this is my first COD game, and after completing the second mission I'm having a blast. It is good once you get the hang of it. Second mission was stressful as it had time limit. Good game if you don't compare to console versions.
  33. thedude054
    Sep 23, 2017
    8
    I am writing a review purely as a handheld gamer and on the multiplayer aspect( have not finished the campaign). This version of Call of Duty is a faithful handheld version of any standard COD game. Good Graphics, decent control and the best handheld COD experience I've played, makes this a good solid fun game that I find myself drawn back to. The Multiplayer far exceeded my expectations,I am writing a review purely as a handheld gamer and on the multiplayer aspect( have not finished the campaign). This version of Call of Duty is a faithful handheld version of any standard COD game. Good Graphics, decent control and the best handheld COD experience I've played, makes this a good solid fun game that I find myself drawn back to. The Multiplayer far exceeded my expectations, especially after reading reviews and it closely mirrors its home console brethren. If you want a good solid portable multiplayer shooter, this game more than exceeds what i was expecting for a portable game system in this category. So if you have a Vita and like Call of Duty Multiplayer, I don't think you will be disappointed as long as you aren't trying to directly compare it to the console versions and take it for the portable on the go experience it is.… Expand
  34. DoritoFan80
    Jan 2, 2018
    1
    Oh wow , I can't belive how bad is this game.Tons of glitches , short campaign , bad storyline and bad controls.At least it's better than Infinite Warfare.
  35. Rezoman
    Apr 29, 2023
    6
    To put it simply this game is a mishmash of content from previous games. The campaign is literally spec ops from MW2 and 3 even having star ratings for each mission.

    Hostiles is Survival from MW3 but instead of having progression that allows you to buy new weapons and equipment from buy stations the game opted for supply drops that give you random weapons, kill streaks, as well as    To put it simply this game is a mishmash of content from previous games. The campaign is literally spec ops from MW2 and 3 even having star ratings for each mission.

    Hostiles is Survival from MW3 but instead of having progression that allows you to buy new weapons and equipment from buy stations the game opted for supply drops that give you random weapons, kill streaks, as well as resupply drops that contain ammo. The maps are too small and the mode offers very little replay value compared to other versions in other cod titles.

    Multiplayer is just straight up half baked. The maps seem to all be from BO1 if BO1 cut its map sizes in half. Same goes for the amount of weapons, perks, kill streaks, and game modes that are in the MP. Multiplayer is also riddled with bugs that honestly should have been easy fixes for a day 1 patch. However the multiplayer is still fun at times plus it’s the only cod game I know that still has a very active player base over a decade after release to the point where it takes mere seconds to find a match. So if your looking for a game on the vita to play pvp in 2023 than this is your best option.    … Expand
  36. Xstreamdigital
    Nov 12, 2018
    9
    The game is not that bad as reviews are saying. The singleplayer is not great. True. But still Fun for a short time. The multiplayer is great. It's Fun and great on a handheld device. This is what the Vita needed in the time. It's a shame that Sony let the Vita down. Because it still would be great if there was games as this but better. It's a great game to play. Specialy online!
  37. REOKHC
    Mar 17, 2019
    3
    Uno de mis primeros juegos de psvita y uno bastante malo para iniciar en la portatil. No hay mucho mas que decir que no se haya dicho ya durante tantos años, la historia es pobre, la jugabilidad es igual de pobre asi como realmente todo lo de este juego, me sorprende mas ver que aun puedes encontrar este juego en precios altos en la store o de segunda mano, pero este juego yo no lo puedoUno de mis primeros juegos de psvita y uno bastante malo para iniciar en la portatil. No hay mucho mas que decir que no se haya dicho ya durante tantos años, la historia es pobre, la jugabilidad es igual de pobre asi como realmente todo lo de este juego, me sorprende mas ver que aun puedes encontrar este juego en precios altos en la store o de segunda mano, pero este juego yo no lo puedo recomendar, si alguien te llegara a regalar este juego dejale de hablar a esa persona asi sea tu mama o pareja, no vale la pena este juego, el multijugador es uno de esos juegos donde solo juegas 2 o 3 partidas y listo no mas.… Expand
  38. Hardcorepixels
    Nov 23, 2019
    9
    This game is not as bad as critics say, the multiplayer is addictive and quite fun, and as we are nearing 2020, there is still an active community. The campaign is iffy, but the game is still a vita must buy.
  39. HoneyHiccups
    Nov 23, 2019
    10
    People keep talking about the campaign was unaware this had a campaign. And who cares, the multiplayer is good. Supper ez to stop little kids in, the built in mic makes trash talking even easier. Just use the trench gun and meme kids, supper free wins. 10/10
  40. Rens110505
    May 21, 2020
    7
    Call of duty black ops declassified was the only call of duty on the ps vita and also the only exclusive one for the ps vita. the campaign is very hard even on the regular difficulty and that is the lowest cause there isn't a beginner difficulty, if you die once you will have to restart the whole mission. it's just like the immortal trophy in modern warfare 2 but this time you don't haveCall of duty black ops declassified was the only call of duty on the ps vita and also the only exclusive one for the ps vita. the campaign is very hard even on the regular difficulty and that is the lowest cause there isn't a beginner difficulty, if you die once you will have to restart the whole mission. it's just like the immortal trophy in modern warfare 2 but this time you don't have the choice to do it, it forces you to. the campaign was a pretty good continuation to black ops 1 and the final mission has something to do with the Father of Raul Manendez. the hostiles gamemode is just like modern warfare 3 survival but this time there aren't any buying stations to buy weapons or killstreak from, no this time 1 suply drop will drop after every wave, with weapons, ammo or killstreaks (as far as i have played i only got the mortar kilstreak) and dissepears if you don't get it in time between wave's. it's very addicting to see how far you can get and also very fun to play with the vietnam weapon's, the locations where you survive are multiplayer map's of this game. you can even survive in nukehouse, wich is half of the map of nuketown. time trial's are in this game too just like modern warfare 2 it's good to get to know the controlls and to see how good you're accuracy is. in the campaign you can also breach door's like in modern warfare 2 (with c4 and whille you enter it's in slowmotion). the multiplayer is the best part of this game althoug it has some connection isseas you can get kicked out of a match randomly and most of the time it takes pretty long to get into a match because it has to connect to all player's, but still you can easelly find a team deathmatch or even sometime's free for all matches. it doesn't have any of the icconic game mode's of the black ops series like gun game and it only has 5. it is nice to play with all of the vietnam weapons in a diffrent game then black ops 1 or 2, and even shipment from modern warfare 1 make's an appearance in this game. many black ops 1 map's are made smaller but it doesn't take away of the fun. zombie's didn't appear in this game, but the hostiles gamemode make's up for it.the graphics almost look like black ops 1 although sometimes it has some white outlines around your arms and gun but it isn't really that noticible. if you are a call of duty fan especially of the black ops series then you should deffinitly give this a try.… Expand
  41. Eliasazevedo777
    Dec 8, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think Black Ops 4 is the worst main title Call of Duty, but the worst Call of Duty is Final Fronts. However this game is the second, and it’s terrible!

    The presentation is a little similar to Black Ops, which is good even though it’s BROWN AND GRAY AND REALISTIC!!!

    The campaign was less than a hour long, the enemy AI are so incredibly stupid (Even worse than Call of Duty 3’s), the voice acting is terrible (expect for Woods). There’s also some weird things in the campaign, like why the heck that the NVA have a Famas or a PP-90M1 or any Post-Vietnam era weapons in the Fall of Saigon.

    The multiplayer maps weren’t really bad. In fact these maps looks fun, but here’s the problem. It doesn’t work for the PS VITA and it’s gameplay. The gameplay don’t have good mechanics. Know know what’s insulting? Is that this game could be a great game. If Activision add this game as a console game and Treyarch developed it as a Spin off of the Black Ops Series, then it won’t be so terrible.    … Expand
  42. Leonidmalkoff
    Feb 16, 2020
    10
    Не понимаю, почему критики так разгромили Declassified и при этом не разгромили Black Ops 4? Примерно одинаковые игры, в этой даже сюжетка имеется, правда фиговая, но она как обучение, так что неплохо. Цена здесь даже дешевле. Мультиплеер 10/10.Не понимаю, почему критики так разгромили Declassified и при этом не разгромили Black Ops 4? Примерно одинаковые игры, в этой даже сюжетка имеется, правда фиговая, но она как обучение, так что неплохо. Цена здесь даже дешевле. Мультиплеер 10/10.
  43. Egorka2007
    May 10, 2020
    6
    Call of duty Black ops declassified would be a good game if there were checkpoints even Black ops on Wii are better than this huge amount of ****
  44. INU4SH4
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    I believe PS VITA is an underrated platform, there are fantastic games available ranging from action to turn-based J-RPG games, however, this game is not one of those.

    This game was just pure frustrating and it was the only VITA game I ever sold. The visuals, as expected, were just muddled-down home console CoD, making this a very forgettable game esthetically. The story was also    I believe PS VITA is an underrated platform, there are fantastic games available ranging from action to turn-based J-RPG games, however, this game is not one of those.

    This game was just pure frustrating and it was the only VITA game I ever sold. The visuals, as expected, were just muddled-down home console CoD, making this a very forgettable game esthetically. The story was also forgettable and pretty bad honestly.

    The gameplay was decent I guess, but the multiplayer was just the most broken. The maps were minuscule and everyone either played shotgun or RPG to kill the opponent blank range as all the maps were so small. I might have 1 or 2 decent experiences playing PvP but that's the only positive thing I can write about this piece of crap.

    Worst CoD ever. Puts the Black Ops name in the mud. It's simply a cash-grab and the developers had the chance to make a unique handled experience but completely ruined it.    … Expand
  45. GGrim
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    This game is actually a lot of fun, which honestly is the most important factor in a videogame. The campaign is simple for the handheld capabilities of it's time , yet it's more than any at that time acheived. The Multiplayer can still be active and fun on certain days which is extremely surprising. Overall the game is solid and despite being forgettable it's a classic for some people.
  46. PSVitaMania
    Apr 22, 2021
    7
    Campaign is quite bad. Graphics are quite bad. Movement is clunky and AI is unbalanced. I WOULD NOT reccomend the game if you are only planning to play the campaign. BUT< the multiplayer is REALLY fun. Granted, the game have performance drops and very rare crashes during online play, but its REALLY fun! I love playing with my friends online. The online community is also still pretty activeCampaign is quite bad. Graphics are quite bad. Movement is clunky and AI is unbalanced. I WOULD NOT reccomend the game if you are only planning to play the campaign. BUT< the multiplayer is REALLY fun. Granted, the game have performance drops and very rare crashes during online play, but its REALLY fun! I love playing with my friends online. The online community is also still pretty active with nearly a 100% guarantee to be able to get in a online match with 2-3 other players every time. I'll give this game a 5/10 for it's campaign, but a 9/10 for it's multiplayer. Which give us a score 0f 7/10… Expand
  47. RemmyTostino
    Mar 26, 2021
    10
    features nukehouse, an amazing and intuitive reimagining on what had worked in the past yesteryear. to this day, it is still the most infuriating part when they release a new CoD and would rather include the less impressive and more depressing and infuriating older brother when it simply pales in comparison by the pure genius that was its little brother. to this day, no game ever thatfeatures nukehouse, an amazing and intuitive reimagining on what had worked in the past yesteryear. to this day, it is still the most infuriating part when they release a new CoD and would rather include the less impressive and more depressing and infuriating older brother when it simply pales in comparison by the pure genius that was its little brother. to this day, no game ever that contains a multiplayer mode will ever be as groundbreaking as nukehouse was. nuketown falters, nukehouse will never. /s… Expand
  48. DoradoOroOro
    Apr 23, 2021
    2
    There a big fail:
    No zombies mode. Really? You can even play zombie mode in a Nintendo DS, a console that is a million times worse than a PSVita, but they didn't want to make a polished call of duty.
    Actually, PSVita without its scene it's a dead console that dooesn't worth its price, but it had a good potential, I don't understand why didn't they port big cod games as they did with Wii,    There a big fail:
    No zombies mode. Really? You can even play zombie mode in a Nintendo DS, a console that is a million times worse than a PSVita, but they didn't want to make a polished call of duty.
    Actually, PSVita without its scene it's a dead console that dooesn't worth its price, but it had a good potential, I don't understand why didn't they port big cod games as they did with Wii, a console with worse graphics and power than Vita, but this is what we have    … Expand
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#70 Best PS Vita Game of 2012
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#2 Most Discussed PS Vita Game of 2012
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#6 Most Shared PS Vita Game of 2012

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Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 58 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 58
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 58
  3. Negative: 51 out of 58
  1. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Jan 28, 2013
    40
    Declassified feels like a disappointing DLC bundle rather than a full release. In its best moments it proves that Call of Duty could work on the console, and it has some good ideas – earning XP across single-player for multiplayer unlocks is particularly neat – but it's exceptionally hard to justify how this ended up with a $70 price tag. The very best PS Vita games have proven that, in the portable market, size can still matter. This lesson has, ironically, been ignored by gaming's biggest franchise. [January 2013, p76]
  2. Play UK
    Jan 23, 2013
    18
    This'll remind you of the very worst PSone FPS games. [Issue#227, p.77]
  3. Gamers\' Temple
    Jan 14, 2013
    35
    This game should have stayed classified or, at the very least, been redacted.
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