- by Stefan
I'll be honest, we were pretty darn excited about this latest installment in the Call of Duty franchise. Not because it was another Call of Duty, but because it was made by Treyarch. They were the ones that made Call of Duty: World At War a couple of years back. We found that game to be the best... heck... the only really good Call of Duty game made. We enjoyed it very well... yes, the online part... and were very happy to hear that Treyarch was the team behind this game. We felt that after the infamous Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, it would be a no-brainer... Call of Duty: Black Ops would outshine the previous COD games easily.
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Well it's out now, and me and Joey have many hours behind the controller to tell you if it does what we hoped it would... yes, the online part. (The only part even worth playing now days, honestly.)
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Ok, I have so much to talk about and so much that might come to me as I write, that I'm not going to categorize this review like the others. I'm just going to wing it.
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I'll start off by saying that this game could have, and should have been so much better than MW2. But for some perplexing, dastardly reason, they hung on to almost every element of it that made it so horrible! Why Treyarch, why?! This is not a sequel! It's a completely different game.
Now, they did do a lot right, for example:
= Theater mode, which allows you to watch, video capture, and screenshot your finished online games.
= Two player split-screen co-op online.
= A little more customizations for your weapons.
= Emblem editor.
= Earning COD points to buy gear, etc. with.
= Claymores, tactical insertions, etc. are equipment now, and don't take up your grenades slot.
= Can cut off the music.
= Zombie mode, which really isn't a good point considering it's basically just the same as it was in World At War but much, much harder.
= Some minor changes to some perks.
...and I commend them for those things... but that does not give them the right, or the reason to do so much wrong again, and add and change things for the worse! Here's what I'm talking about:
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The bad things they kept from MW2...
. Famas assault rifle still too powerful and accurate.
. M-16 assault rifle still too powerful and accurate.
. Long distant knife attacks. (which are default now). Knives kill you with one swipe wherever it hits the body.
. Lightweight Perk, which allows you to run ridiculously fast.
. AIM ASSIST option, which helps people aim their weapons at an enemy by basically locking to them! Which is easily the worst, and most frustrating thing in the game. (optional, like I said, but nobody disables it but us)
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Things they should have kept from MW2...
. Hardline perk on slot 2.
. Scavenger perk actually resupplies everything you have.
. Can attach another attachment to your assault rifle if you equip a shotgun or grenade launcher to it. (with warlord perk of-course)
. Bling Pro/Warlord Pro lets you attach two attachments to your secondary weapon.
. Shotguns are a secondary weapon.
. You are awarded with an emblem and/or a title that others can see for challenges you complete.
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I'm positive I've forgotten many things. But with those said...here's what we think they should have done and/or changed. Or do for the next game that will make it so much better...
= NO AIM ASSIST! If you have a hard time aiming then get better! I'm sick of suffering and dying so much just because you suck at shooter games!
= Two swipes with a knife to kill an enemy, unless you hit a vital part of the body the first swipe.
= Warlord Pro allows you to attach three attachments to a weapon.
= Three perk slots with all of the perks choosable in whatever order you wish.
= Realistic reloading and chambering for every weapon. Really, we have been many times because it's not realistic.
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So I hope you can see why this game, while better than MW2, is just barely better. I don't know why they did, and didn't do the things mentioned. Perhaps they felt pressured by the financial success of MW2. But so? That's not your series, you made World At War, which many, including us, have said that that is the best Call Of Duty game made. Why did you forget that? Why did you make another MW2? Shame on you Treyarch.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops landed safetly on Marvin Gardens, but almost went straight to jail.
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