The much feared Veteran mode is hard as usual this time around but personally, I think it was a bit harder in Modern Warfare 2.
Normal mode should take players around 6-8 hours but higher difficulties will require more time. Gameplay wise, the single player campaign gives players 15 missions and how long it takes you to complete depends on difficulty. Sound effects are handled tremendously well and playing this game on a solid surround sound system will blow you away. Audio is equally as good with everything from gunshots to explosions to the voice acting, all reaching near perfection. This is one of the best looking video games that we’ve seen in a while. Textures, detail, lighting, facial expressions etc. Everything is firing on all cylinders here. The jungle levels in Vietnam are highlights and they’re leaps and bounds ahead of the jungles from Call of Duty 5. While it doesn’t carry that gritty realistic feel that Modern Warfare 2 does, Treyarch adds their own style here and it works, very well. Throw in a superb soundtrack with some classic songs that come on at the exact right moments and some great voice acting from big names like Sam Worthington, Ed Harris and Gary Oldman, and you get a pretty compelling and phenomenal single player experience. The story is told stylishly, and some of the set pieces are so well staged and shot that you’d be hard pressed to believe that you’re still in the video game realm. We also get some interesting cameos from historical figures like Fidel Castro and JFK. Prison breaks, Presidential meetings, Helicopter sequences, River boats and more, ensure gamers that the narrative is always thrilling and exciting. With a nice mixture of well staged set pieces and unique gameplay situations, this is one of the best single player campaigns in the series. There are a few nice plot twists and some mysterious happenings going on that lead us to believe that not all is as it seems. As Mason, the player is confused as to what is going on since Mason himself doesn’t exactly remember everything. It’s mysterious, intriguing and it pulls you in right from the start. For the first time in a Call of Duty game I actually cared about the plot. It never feels messy though and the story not only manages to stay logical but it’s actually real good. The game jumps back and forth between the missions (your memories), and the interrogation. The game then takes the player to a number of locations around the globe as Mason tries to stop a group of Russian extremists who of course are up to no good. You don’t make it out of the country and you find yourself whisked away to a Russian prison. You’re job is to assassinate Fidel Castro and while everything seems to go off without a hitch at first, it turns out that you’re going to get more than you bargained for. Your first flashback is a mission in Cuba, during the Bay of Pigs invasion. As you’re continuously bombarded with questions, you slowly start to remember various memories and through flashbacks is where the majority of the game takes place. You play as Alex Mason(for most of the game) and in this ambitious, different and surprisingly intriguing story, you start off the game in a chair, strapped in, being interrogated. How would it stack up against last year’s Call of Duty, Modern Warfare 2, a game that is considered by most to be the best console shooter around. While we knew it wouldn’t be a bad game, there was one burning question on everyone’s mind. Gamers everywhere are now engaging in what many are calling the game of the year. Call of Duty: Black Ops has touched down and the wait has finally ended. So it’s finally here, the latest iteration in the much beloved and always critically praised Call of Duty series.
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