T3.com Updated: 2012-01-25 03:10:00
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Developed by the substitute teacher of the Call of Duty franchise, no-one was really expecting LA-based Treyarch to rewrite the rules of the franchise – and it hasn’t. But it HAS done a bery good job of delivering an explosive, interesting and inven...
Brilliant single-player...
Enemy AI can disappoint...
The best campaign yet wrapped in tried and tested multiplayer...
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War is a particularly common subject in video games. Whether you are the general of an army or just a soldier plowing his way through enemy Nazis, war video games have allowed players to partake in an event that some would deem cruel and others a fine...
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As a franchise, Call of Duty is an interesting animal. It started out as a bold response to the increasingly stagnant Medal of Honor series, designed by former MoH developers who wanted to show that a lot more was possible in a WW2 game. Ever since Mod...
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about.com Updated: 2012-01-25 03:09:57
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Pros: Good story, solid controls, varied gameplay, good multiplayer. Cons: Keeps players on too tight a leash, has occasional control issues. Is the best way to get information from someone to tie them to a chair surrounded by television screens flashi...
Good story, solid controls, varied gameplay, good multiplayer.
piracy, The prisoner, Alex Mason, begins with his attempt to assassinate Fidel Castro during the Bay of Pigs. Mason later gets assassination orders from John F. Kennedy and Robert McNamara. While the historical figures run out after that, the game hops around in time to tell its story, moving forward to 1968 (a level that begins, like seemingly every movie about 1960s Vietnam, with the song For...
Pros: Good story, solid controls, varied gameplay, good multiplayer. Cons: Keeps players on too tight a leash, has occasional control issues. Is the best way to get information from someone to tie them to a chair surrounded by television screens flashi...
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You've probably played it. So you'll remember that, upon first arriving at Vietnam in 1968, protagonist Mason remarks that his friend Woods looks like "hammered shit". Coincidentally, so does the Wii port of Call of Duty: Black Ops.Skimming away most o...
Retains many of the HD version's features, Feels like a bad port, Looks tacky, Savage cuts...
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It’s difficult to write about Call of Duty: Black Ops for the Wii without comparing it to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions, but I am going to do my best. The Wii version of Black Ops does not look anywhere near as good as the Xbox 360 or PlaySta...
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destructoid.com Updated: 2012-01-25 03:09:59
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A lot of people don't even know that Call of Duty: Black Ops is out on the Wii. Activision has done next to nothing to promote the Wii version. Still, I know that you, the discerning audience of Destructoid is aware of this "down-port", and that som...
if you prefer playing First-person Shooters with pointer controls, and you don't have a hang up about playing games that look they could run on the PS2, then this Wii port is the way to go. This is definitely not the version of the game that most pre-existing...
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gamespot.com Updated: 2012-01-25 03:09:59
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In recent years, the Call of Duty series has produced some of the best shooters on the Wii, establishing a high standard for competitors to match. The latest entry, Black Ops, clears that bar with room to spare, thanks in no small part to the Classic C...
Thrilling variety throughout campaign, Fractured story creates an intriguing atmosphere, New multiplayer currency system is invigorating, Combat Training lets anyone enjoy multiplayer excitement, Classic Controller and voice chat support.
Short campaign, Online connectivity issues.
Call of Duty: Black Ops offers an engrossing campaign and the most feature-rich competitive multiplayer on the Wii...
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ign.com
Updated: 2012-01-25 03:10:00
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Call of Duty is the Goliath of the video game world. The series has sold millions of copies and catapulted itself from a solid, World War II shooter to the sprawling multiplayer playground and Hollywood-style campaign that we know today. Call of Duty:...
Call of Duty: Black Ops is a great overall package that has a ton of content to enjoy. The multiplayer modes are largely based on what was established by Modern Warfare, but the twists that Treyarch throws in work well. My biggest issue with the multip...
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