1. Call of Duty: Black OPS I
Now for my all time favourite game for Xbox 360. Call of Duty: Black OPS I. This one beats out Modern Warfare 2 by a hair because the story is just a touch better. Up until the release of Black OPS I (BOI) the franchise had become slightly stale with reused story lines just altered slightly. BOI breathed a breath of fresh air into the games with a totally new direction This one focuses on the Cold Wars in Vietnam. Something different then WWII or the future.
I loved this game because of its originality. This is the first time this franchise steps up and delivers. Which is why it was one of the most anticipated game releases of 2010. I have very few bad things to say about this game because of how many times I personally went through the game to beat every aspect of it.
Black OPS I begins with Alex Mason being interrogated by a mysterious voice. The voice is trying to remind Mason where the number station is. Mason not sure keeps telling them he doesn’t know where it is. Then they flash back to the year 1961 where Mason, Frank Woods and Joseph Bowman are carrying out Operation 40, a plan to assassinate Castro. When this backfires Mason risks his life to save the other. This results in him being taken as a POW and having something done to him which makes him think that he needs to assassinate the president. Once he escapes Vorkuta where he meets Viktor Reznov, he returns to action with a different mission to Assassinate the people who programmed him to assassinate Kennedy.
As the story progresses Mason manages to assassinate two of the three main antagonists but misses one which appears in BOII. Even though Mason has been reprogrammed he believes that he is talking to Viktor Reznov where in reality it is actually him himself.
Without giving any more away, the story of this game is amazing. Very well crafted and executed. It was truly a breath of fresh air after the Modern Warfare series. The Franchise had started to feel a little dull and repetitive. So when they introduced this it was much appreciated by fans.
Considering this game was released in 2010 the graphics back then would have been top notch. I know even now, five years later, they are still really good. However, compared to the newer games and even BOII they aren’t the best. But considering this game was one of the most anticipated games of 2010 they did very well developing and creating the world. They made everything seem realistic. And the world interaction was even improved. When explosions happened you could really see the detail in them now as apposed to before when it seemed kind of static. There are still things that could be improved but they are minor considering this game was released 5 years ago now.
The game play has improved greatly, controls are smoother and you can now adjust the sensitivity. Everything blends nicer together and there aren’t nearly as many glitches or little bugs in the graphics.
The thing that I like best about this Franchise in general is that the controls have stayed the same from start to finish. This makes everyone able to just start playing because we don’t have to worry about learning a whole new set of controls.
The game itself has so much in it that t makes for a very interesting story that I have always enjoyed playing and beating in every way possible. Eventually I got so good at the game that I could beat the game on Veteran. What’s also fun about the game is trying to find all the Intel for the game. Which I also did. The Intel in the games adds a lot of information that many people don’t think is crucial but in reality fills in a ton of lost knowledge.
Overall Review for the game:
Story: 10/10
Graphics: 9/10
Game play: 9/10
Controls: 10/10
Content: 9/10
Overall Rating: 47/50
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