Just finished the campaign on Black Ops and all though the story was not as good as Modern Warfare 2, it does have it's perks and surprises. I also have found that the online play is much better with the perks being much more fun and ability to purchase weapon attachments much nicer then in Modern Warfare 2 where you need to earn them through challenges.
Before I get into the campaign I want to touch lightly on the multi player aspect of Black Ops. The maps are different some good some bad but all deliver nice hiding spots and great movement for deathmatch and team deathmatch. Some of the kill streak rewards are fun like the RC-XD which is basically a remote control car strapped with a bomb, and attack dogs makes the rewards very entertaining. I also like the fact that kill streaks carry over to the next map. If your match ends when you have 2 kills it only takes one in the next match to unlock rewards. Also the spy plane is a great addition because it stays on for every member of your team until shot down. So far I really have to say that the multi player deathmatch may be the best of it's kind. Halo Reach, in my mind, with it's multi player firefight is the best online game out there but Black Ops deathmatch and team deathmatch are not very far behind. My only complaint about it is that sometimes you will re spawn right in enemy territory and thus stand absolutely no chance in defending yourself
The single player campaign was very frustrating and very entertaining at the same time. The story took twists and turns that kept it very interesting. Unfortunately the big twist at the end was hinted at many times throughout the game and really didn't have the emotional hit it should have. It was nice having a game take place in Vietnam. A lot of historical things that have never appeared in games or were poorly done before were done very well in this game. You get to fight through the Tet offensive and blow up the The Ho Chi Minh trail, as well as sneaking thru the jungles fighting your way through and breaking out of hostage camps.
Also if you break out of your chair on the main screen there are a few fun little games to play on one of the computers in the room. Find the cheat codes to access these little easter eggs on IGn or other cheat code sites
The voices of Sam Worthington as Alex Mason and Ed Harris as Jason Hudson really added to the enjoyment of the game.
The very frustrating part of this game is that you are a small task force against entire army's. The game took me just over 8 hours to complete on normal but it got very enraging in spots where you had to attack with incredible precision or battle thru an unending respawning of enemies. The problem with the latter is if you didn't pull off the task needed to advance the story at the perfect time you would be shredded by enemies and have to restart.
All in all I'll give this an 8 out of 10 stars for the campaign and 9 out of 10 for the multiplayer. The down part in the multiplayer is Zombie mode which has absolutely no purpose anywhere near this game and is just an excuse to shoot zombies. I get it it's always fun to shoot zombies but it's really not needed and actually brought down my enjoyment of the game
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