Alright, it's been quite a few months now that Black Ops has been released (11-9-2010), so I wanted to give my review on it as I did the preview. I also realize that the first map pack was released early for XBOX 360 on 2-1-2011 so I'll go over that as well. By the way, I've already purchased and installed the first map pack, but only have had limited use on the maps so I'll give an additional review on it at a later date as well as any other map packs Treyarch may/may not release.
Let me first start off by saying I wasn't exactly expecting too much from another war game from Treyarch as World at War wasn't exactly the best first person shooter (FPS) out there when it came out. I think I've mentioned it before, but I almost always play through the campaign once to get a feel for the controls, weapons, perks, gameplay, etc. before jumping into any online mode(s). I just want to touch on the campaign first real quick because I feel like it was one of the two things that I think are the better points in this game. Back when preview videos were still coming out and live gameplay at E3 was going before this was released I was intrigued by the small portion of campaign played and it really didn't disappoint when I got it in my own hands. I actually skipped over the option of getting it on its release date and had the "Hardened Edition" shipped to my house, which came with additional downloadable content (DLC) and a "Black Ops" medal. It was a pretty cool setup, but I think they should have focused more on the multiplayer than the appearance of everything else. I'd definitely recommend checking the campaign mode out at least once before, during, or after you jump into the multiplayer.
Now, on to the online play. Well, I can't really say much about this, but there are maybe a few things that Treyarch has added that would have really made Modern Warfare 2 a near perfect FPS war game. Having the currency system was a neat change instead of having to get to certain levels to obtain weapons, perks, kill streaks, etc., but I can do without all the extra garbage that you can purchase. It's nice to have, but not at all necessary and a total waste of space, time, and there could have been other better features added/removed/changed besides those extra unnecessary features. I did not like, however, how you had to get to a certain level in order to play Hard Core modes. I'm a HC-Only player and that was extremely disappointing and annoying. Luckily, I got the game a couple of days after its release and some of my friends just invited me in the HC modes. One thing I ABSOLUTELY hate is the "Last Stand" perk. If I'm putting 5 or 6 bullets into you, you're not getting back up to fire a pistol most likely and the way they animated the opponents to fall then get a pistol out is just completely idiotic. If you've played this game then you know what I'm talking about. It's just aggravating. As for the maps, some of them are okay, but I'm not too fond of the majority of them at this point. That's about it for the online play right now. I don't want to seem like I'm completely bashing it.
Let's not end this review on a negative note, so let's talk about ZOMBIES!!! Yes, Treyarch is well known for putting zombies in World at War and they've returned in this one as well. If you bought the special edition game, you received the 4 zombie maps from WaW so there's a little more replay value in there. I still feel as if Treyarch could have made the actual act of killing zombies more fun and gruesome, but they stayed the same as WaW and that was kind of a let down, but the gameplay is usually always fun to play.
If you don't like the online play, buy/keep this game for the campaign/zombie modes. Try harder difficulties for the campaign and try playing with different amounts of people (yourself, another friend, 2 friends, 3 friends). The key to these types of games is communication. I will personally vouch that if you have an average team, but a superior communicative team you will have a very good chance at winning. If you at least have one or two above average players and the superior communicative team then you're almost guaranteed a win. In sports they say "Defense wins championships." and that's quite true here because if you're playing defense (communicating where enemies are/where you get shot/die, communicating where enemy equipment like claymores are, watching your teammates' backs, placing claymores in strategic places, sharing care packages/emergency air drops, etc.) your chances of winning dramatically increase. Remember, COMMUNICATION IS KEY! Yes, this means you absolutely NEED A MIC! It sucks when there are 1 or 2 people on a team with a mic and no one is communicating and everyone is just running around. Luckily, in CoD games, this type of approach can work unlike in other team-orientated games like Battlefied: Bad Company 2 where it's very hard to run and gun and also pull out a win. That's one game I'd say takes the crown over any CoD game. Yes, I said over ANY CoD GAME.
Game Spot Score: 9.0 (Editor's Choice)
Critics Score: 8.8 (65 Reviews)
User Score: 8.3 (4,900 Votes)
My Rating: 7.5
Happy Gaming!
GeNiO
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