Going by how the game played, it was good. However, as an addition to the CoD franchise, it really wasn't something that added anything new, and if anything, had too many of those "typical CoD" moments.
It's fun but the hit detection seems off from time to time and the respawns can be a pain sometimes. Other than those two flaws though I have enjoyed the game.
My favorite CoD since 4. I hated 3, 5 and MW2 was ruined by glitchers so this really redeemed the series for me. Treyarch stepped up their game it seemed.
I'll admit it. i hated MW2 i thought it was horrible. no scopers, noob tubes, glitchers i thought it was going down the hole. But when black ops came out all the noobs went to that. i hate bandwagoners cause they will always make a good online bad by finding some way of changing gameplay in a cheating way. HOWEVER the solo story was so good that it almost makes up for the whole thing. games cant just stand on online alone. u need a solid story too
It's well balanced but the lag is worse. Also, CP switching is pretty cheap considering that a person only needs 5 kills and can get a blackbird or gunship.
I enjoy it, Its a good game for someone who does like a good multiplayer game: it haves some issues that most games have but will be fixed soon. The one thing that did get me this year was the single player story and I would say that its the best from cod4.
Loved the story and online is pretty good. Wager matchs are my thing though very very addictive. Zombie mode is a fun addition
On the negative as people say the hit detection is a bit strange sometimes and personally I find the graphgics to be hit and miss. Not bad by a long shot but it doesnt feel quite as polished as some other cods by another company.
For me Black Ops is a bit more "back to basics" i.e. CoD 4ish gameplay. The multiplayer is very well balanced in my opinion. No longer can you just sit in a corner or a bush are rip off 10 kills. There are simply too many ways to get around the maps. The fact that under barrels like nade launchers and shot guns are not subject to the Warlord (Bling in MW 2) perk has really nullified the noob tubers substantially. The lack of the Stopping Power and Juggernaught perks keeps the gun play grounded and more realistic as the guns are what they are and nobody in invulnerable to clips of ammo. The customizations in Black ops for your load outs exceed both CoD 4 and MW 2 by miles Imo. Also the monetary system that is used to unlock weapons, attachments and perks is an amazing concept that is well carried out.
The game isn't without its faults though. The lag is still an issue in far too many matches and the host migration/disconnects are far to prevelant. I also think that the spawning on some of the maps (Nuketown in particular) is plain bad as I have spawned and been instantly killed far too many times. Overall, Id say the Black Ops is a more complete product than MW 2 and is close to being the series leader, but CoD 4 still holds that crown.
First CoD i bothered to pre-order because although buying CoD4, WaW and MW2 I only fully enjoyed CoD4. MW2 had lag and a seemingly unlimited amount of annoying exploits. I bought Black Ops in the hope Treyarch kept by their word and provided a community fuelled multiplayer. I haven't seen many problems with the multiplayer yet but i find it boring. The singleplayer and zombies are pretty amazing but i feel it is basically wasted money because i can't enjoy the "Hundreds of hours of multiplayer" because it's just CoD again.
I cant say im disappointed in black ops. I never expected it to be a game changer like so many did for some reason. No COD game from now on can be a game changer. Those take more than a year to produce and actually add new innovative things. I expected it to just be another COD game with tweaks to the MP to try and fix the many issues MW2 and that's exactly what it is. Not all of the tweaks are for the better though and there's still many issues. Most surprising is the game engine. The frame rate is just awful especially on ground war which used to run silky smooth in MW2. something simple like dropping a napalm strike on some maps cause the game to drop its FPS in more than half for a few moments. There's a ton of texture pop in online and many textures are just plain ol fugly.
My question is where does COD go from here? My guess is even die hard fans wont be feeling next years release unless they actually try to create a new game which they wont.
Log in to comment