Regardless that its for the consoles , differences aren't that big.
Mechanics
Conclusion –The gaming mechanics for Black Ops are very similar to those of World At War. You move like a human being, not like a Super Saiyan. You can throw grenades the distance an average human being can throw grenades, not the distance the Hulk can throw grenades. It takes you a little while to pull out and setup that 80-pound rocket launcher you've been carrying on your back for the past 500-feet. These are all good things though and add to the experience of the multiplayer. Aiming, reloading, running, changing weapons, etc… is all very similar to World At War. There's no surprises here.
Successes Thus Far
-Theater mode is absolutely amazing and is an unbelievably crafty little tool by Treyarch
-Wager matches are a ton of fun and add a whole new game type to the multiplayer mix.
-The Camera Spike perk is astoundingly good.
-Hardcore mode once again has Free-For-All. Thank you God.
-Claymores can be planted and then picked back up in-case you want to move them to another position.
Gripes Thus Far
-It takes too long time to enter the multiplayer menu. Anywhere from a minute to a minute and a half, which is twice as long as it took in Modern Warfare 2.
-The strain on your console is significant and trying to access the menu while in a match can sometimes freeze the whole system. It's happened to me three times already.
-Enemy spawn points are far too often directly behind you in multiplayer almost always leading to your death.
-Enemy gunfire sound is off. For example, an enemy attack helicopter unloading it's miniguns fifty feet above your head should be noisy, instead it's nearly completely silent.
-Barebones and Hardcore match modes should be available to players from the get go or at the very least at a low level. Instead they require you to be level 16 and 18 which is far too high and takes far too long.
Overall Conclusion
Black Ops isn't just a good game, it's borderline revolutionary. It might very well might do what Modern Warfare did three years ago for the future of FPSes. It's campaign might not be the best, but it's solid enough that playing through it is fun and what the campaign lacks, the multiplayer and zombie modes more than make up for. The key here is depth, and Black Ops has a metric **** ton of it.
This is easily the game of the year.
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