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The biggest first-person action series of all time and the follow-up to critically acclaimed Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare 2 returns with Call of Duty®: Black Ops.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops is a action, fps and zombies game
developed by Treyarch
and published by Activision.
Released on November 08th 2010 is available only on Windows
in 5 languages: English, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain and French.
It has received 40,225 reviews of which 36,530 were positive and 3,695 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam.
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- OS *: Windows® Vista / XP / 7
- Processor: Intel® Core™2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom™ X3 8750 or better
- Memory: 2GB
- Graphics: Shader 3.0 or better 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600GT / ATI Radeon® X1950Pro or better
- DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0c
- Hard Drive: 12GB*
- Sound: DirectX® 9.0c-compatible
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Zombies. Gentlemen, at times like these our capacity to retaliate must be and has to be massive, to deter all forms of aggression.
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Call of Duty Black Ops is a game with an atmosphere so dense that it hits you the moment you look at the cover art. Seeing this game at GameStop with that mysterious figure holding two M1911s engraved with the names Mustang and Sally was enough to get me on my hands and knees begging for a copy, just so I could be part of the cool kids playing rated M games. Before you even press start it already feels different. That main menu alone is still unmatched and easily the best of all time. The music, the interrogation chair, the unease. It immediately locks you in and tells you this is not just another military shooter. The campaign is where Black Ops truly separates itself. It leans hard into psychological thriller, political paranoia, and Cold War espionage in a way the series has never quite replicated since. It is cinematic without feeling shallow and constantly keeps you questioning what is real and what is manipulation. The characters are iconic, elevated even further by an absurdly stacked cast. Gary Oldman as Viktor Reznov is still insane to think about, especially because there is not a shred of Gary Oldman visible in the performance. It took me years to even realize it was him. Sam Worthington as Alex Mason is burned into my brain so deeply that whenever I see him in other films I only hear Mason. These performances feel career defining and give the story a weight that most shooters never even attempt. Jump to the current day and Call of Duty has released games with campaigns that are either completely missing or painfully phoned in, which makes Black Ops feel even more special in retrospect. Multiplayer was equally transformative. Black Ops introduced a level of customization and progression that fundamentally changed Call of Duty forever. Creating your own loadouts, managing currency, and experimenting with playstyles felt fresh and endlessly replayable. So many approaches were viable that entire communities formed around them. The competitive scene, pubstomping, sniping, trickshotting. It was competitive but also playful, the kind of multiplayer that encouraged experimentation and long nights with friends rather than pure optimization. And then there is Zombies. An all time classic mode that holds some of my favorite memories in gaming, and honestly some of my favorite memories in life. Late nights, split screen, learning maps, chasing Easter eggs, arguing over doors and perks. What truly elevates Zombies to legendary status is its soundtrack. Songs like 115 are among the best tracks ever associated with a video game. That industrial metal sound did something to my brain at a formative age and is a core reason I am a metalhead to this day. Hitting a flow state deep into a Zombies match, blasting 115 while listening to the orgasmic pew pew pew of Pack a Punched weapons, is an experience that still sinks its teeth into me. It is the kind of thing that makes me ruin my sleep schedule even now as an adult because once you are locked in, it is impossible to walk away. This soundtrack is a headbanger that fuels me in the gym and more importantly fuels me while taking out hordes of zombies. This was a blockbuster video game in the truest sense of the word. Campaign, multiplayer, zombies, and even the extra modes felt thoughtfully crafted and packed with passion. It feels like a game overflowing with secrets, as if the developers cared about players poking around and discovering more than what was immediately in front of them. That said, the version on Steam is a real shame. Mods are basically required to get the best experience, whether that is increasing FOV or finding functional multiplayer servers. The fact that it often still sells at full price while requiring community fixes would normally earn a negative review from me. But the core of Black Ops is so strong, so influential, and so far above its peers that I cannot in good faith give it anything but praise. I think it’s a greater value than any of the last three Call of Duty’s released combined. If there is one thing I wish Activision would seriously consider, it is something similar to The Master Chief Collection but for Call of Duty. I understand there are probably massive technical hurdles with so many games running on different engines, but a unified collection that preserves and modernizes these classics feels like a no brainer. Something like that could absolutely bring back fans that the newer titles have lost, myself included. There is clearly still hunger for this era of Call of Duty, and Black Ops is one of the strongest arguments for why it deserves to be preserved properly. Black Ops is pivotal to my taste as an adult. The Call of Duty games from this era were packed with hundreds of hours of fun and shared memories, something that feels completely unrecognizable compared to the current state of the franchise. This game is lightning in a bottle, a defining moment not just for Call of Duty but for mainstream gaming as a whole. I seriously cannot scream its praises enough into this review. This was purely a moment in the industry. If I had one wish it would be to go back to being a kid again, staying up late in secret from my parents, chasing levels and chasing high rounds. Even if it was just for one night. These are times I will never get back, but times I never would have had if it was not for this game. I wish I could recreate them with a group, but the hardest pill to swallow is that the world has moved on. 115 forever.
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Black Ops is better than Black Ops 2 and i dont care what you say, its the truth.
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Absolute child Hood Favorite But Criminal Pricing even on sale when buying dlc for a 15 year old game
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Quite possibly the best call of duty game of all time. Would definitely pick this up if on sale.
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Call of Duty®: Black Ops is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 39.99€ on Steam.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops received 36,530 positive votes out of a total of 40,225 achieving a rating of 8.91.
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Call of Duty®: Black Ops was developed by Treyarch and published by Activision.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops is not playable on MacOS.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops is not playable on Linux.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.
There are 4 DLCs available for Call of Duty®: Black Ops. Explore additional content available for Call of Duty®: Black Ops on Steam.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops does not support Steam Remote Play.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Developer
Treyarch
Publisher
Activision
Release
08 Nov 2010
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