Call of Duty: Black Ops

Image via WikipediaThe biggest first-person action series of all time and the follow-up to last year's blockbuster Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 returns with Call of Duty: Black Ops (aka Black Ops). Black Ops will take you behind enemy lines as a member of an elite special forces unit engaging in covert warfare, classified operations, and explosive conflicts across the globe.Your actions will tip the balance during the most dangerous time period mankind has ever known, with access to exclusive weaponry and equipment.

Black Ops is a first-person shooter. The player assumes the role of a foot soldier who can wield various firearms, of which two at a time can be carried; throw grenades  and other explosives; and use other equipment as weapons. A player close enough to an enemy can kill with one blow. A character can take three stances: standing, crouching, or prone; each affects rate of movement, accuracy, and stealth. The player can dive prone from a standing position when running. The player can momentarily sprint but will then grow tired. The screen glows red to indicate damage to a player's health, which goes away over time. When the character is within the blast radius of a live grenade, a marker indicates the direction of the grenade, helping the player to flee or throw it back. Among the game's weapons are crossbows with bolts and explosive ammunition, Dragon's Breath rounds and ballistic knives.


System Requirement for PC:

Operating system
Windows Vista / XP / 7

CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom X3 8750 or better

Memory
2GB
Hard drive space
12GB
Graphics hardware
Shader 3.0 or better 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT / ATI (AMD) Radeon Radeon X1950Pro or better

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Call of Duty: World at War

Call of Duty: World at War (CoDWaW) is the latest installment in the Call of Duty series, a highly acclaimed bunch of First Person Shooters that, were set in World War 2. Call of Duty 4 took a step in the direction of freshness and originality, and decided to be set in Modern Times. Call of Duty: World at War, while it could have been an excitingly new experience in World War 2, just remains utterly stellar. There is NOTHING exciting here. It is comparable to a World War 2 mod for Modern Warfare, only, it isn't, so there is NO excuse for it being so utterly appalling. The Call of Duty series, since its beginning, has been well-known for bursting onto the World War 2 scene and revolutionizing it. It has helped spawn the generations of World War 2 knock-offs that are so prevalent in the First Person genre, so you'd think by now they'd be used to delivering high-quality games.



The Graphics are good, the environments are a bit bland, and extremely repetitive. You'd think that the jungles of the Pacific would be a great place to set unforgettable battles. The Graphics are okay - nothing special, but as said, I think all the new-end graphics look the exact same. The level-design is boring and straight-forward (The main pro to setting a game in a jungle is that it gives you a lot of areas to explore, but this is not so), and there are a heap of invisible barriers that prevent progress at any direction but straight ahead.

Sounds were good. Voice acting was pretty good, about at par. Some voice actors were better, some were worse. A couple other teamates had good voice actors, but no one talked nearly as much as your CO.

The story is standard WWII, mostly deals with assaulting the Japanese in the Pacific, and partially deals with helping the Russians reclaim lost territory. The only thing this game has got going for it is its World War 2 background, but it jumps around so much you can barely tell what is happening.



The game is very linear and enemies do almost the exact same thing every time you encounter them. Throw in some unbearable waiting periods, like waiting for someone to open a door, or taking a boat onto the beach, or listening to your teamates chew the fat, that can sometimes exceed the amount of time you'll spend killing enemies in a mission.



With high expectations this game greatly failed. Quite a disappointment. If i where you i'll stick to Modern Warfare.

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