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Call of Duty: Black Ops

Treyarch

2010•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 14 hours

Taste attributes: actionhorrorwaranimalsespionagehistoricalmafia/gangstermonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacevehiclesfastunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplegrittybig & variedall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeExpect a morally murky, wide-ranging shooter, heavy rather than light. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

80 / 100

1,360 ratings

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About This Game

Call of Duty: Black Ops is the seventh main Call of Duty game and the sequel to Call of Duty: World at War. The game differs from most previous installments, which would involve a usual three-country campaign, while Call of Duty: Black Ops features two playable countries (Russia and the USA) but only has an American campaign. Several new features are also introduced, such as dive-to-prone and the available use of a flashlight on certain weapons. Furthermore, the campaign's playable characters now speak while being controlled by the player. Extra game included within: + Zork (Apple II)

Summary: IGDB

Story

Black Ops takes place between 1961 and 1968 during the Cold War, 16 years after the events of World at War. It portrays a secret history of CIA clandestine black operations carried out behind enemy lines. Much of the campaign is told through the eyes of SOG and CIA operative Alex Mason, primarily through flashbacks. Mason awakens strapped to a chair in a room filled with monitors, bombarded with questions by two unknown interrogators about a numbers broadcast. Mason then recalls several events from the past in an attempt to answer their questions, setting up the missions of the game.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionHorrorWarAnimalsEspionageHistoricalMafia/gangsterMonster/alien/supernaturalRobots/ai/spaceVehiclesAll consuming questDeep rivalryFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

Modern warfareZombiesCold warHelicopterVehicular combatBloodyFast pacedDeath

Where to play

Details

Developer: Treyarch
Publishers: Activision, Square Enix, Aspyr Media
Released: 9 November 2010
Series: Call of Duty
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox 360
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 10h rushed, 14h normally, 48h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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