Although a solid shooter, its hard to see where six years have gone.
The environments look nice and characters look good in their own semi-realistic sort of way. The character animation, aside from the cutscenes, in particularly the running animation, is the worst I’ve seen in recent years, the physics could also do with some work and the AI feels like it skipped a generation.
Whilst the solo missions are pretty good they best played in co-op as each level is structured with alternate routs so each player can complete different objectives making you feel you really are working as a team.
Dark-ops is a new multiplayer mode where you have one life and a certain amount of money to buy weapons and armour. It is hugely addictive and is a great alternative to the original Deathmatch mode. Only having 6 levels is a bit of a letdown, though all the levels are pretty good.
The star of the show is definitely the weapons. Each weapon fulfils a different role, from small silenced weapons to huge shooty weapons, each with a secondary mode that makes your decision a lot more difficult. Combine this with the cover function and you’ve got a decent shooter.