Has anyone picked up
Black Ops?
I ended up going with a friend of mine to pick up the game, and last minute, I decided I was going to wait and play the game before purchasing it. We waited at Wal-Mart for about 10 minutes, picked it up, and went back to play.
We started out in MP. We had the game in his Xbox system by 12:15a EST, and to my surprise, there were already many people at 30+ rank. I'm sure there are a few people that receive the game beforehand, but I didn't realize
how many. Either way, we jumped on, and the first map we were thrown into was "NukeTown." This was a very small map with a "Fallout-type" feel. To be straight-forward, it sucked. As we moved along through about 5-6 different maps, we kept saying, "They'll get better. They
have to get better." They didn't. The graphics for this game, as
Team Xbox properly stated, is somewhere between
World at War and
Modern Warfare 2. They even went as far as saying BO was behind
Modern Warfare. Believe it or not, I can agree.
Next, the sound. My God, it's terrible. When you shoot your weapon, no matter which weapon, they not only all sound the same, but when you hit an opponent, it's like you're shooting a piece of paper. Does that make sense? If not, play it, and you'll understand.
The character movement is also terrible. When you see someone run, it's like you're watching an ant run across the street. Their legs are moving too fast, and it's not realistic at all.
In MP, there are
too many options. That's right, too many. You actually receive "credits" to purchase new attachments and equipment. Yes,
purchase new equipment.
Overall, the controls are much
stiffer than
Modern Warfare 2. In
Modern Warfare 2 there was a small shooting assist, and when you play BO, you'll realize how much it helped.
We'll just say, if you're not pointing directly on your opponent, you're not going to touch them. If you like that type of shooting, fine, but I hate it.That said, I'm glad I didn't purchase it. We played a couple hours, and we'd had enough. We flipped MW2 back into the system, and with the better graphics, better sounds, and better overall gameplay, we felt like we were back at home.
My
Call of Duty: Black Ops rating:
6.5/10