Call of Duty: Black Ops. Call of Duty: Black Ops is a first- person shooter video game,[5] developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. Announced on April 3.
Sports journalists and bloggers covering NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, MMA, college football and basketball, NASCAR, fantasy sports and more. News, photos, mock drafts, game. November 9, 2. 01. Microsoft Windows, Play. Station 3, Xbox 3. Wii consoles,[7] with a separate version for Nintendo DS developed by n- Space.[8] It is the seventh title in the Call of Duty series and the third to be developed by Treyarch. It serves as the sequel to Call of Duty: World at War.[9]Set in the 1. Cold War, the game's campaign follows CIA operative Alex Mason as he attempts to recall certain memories in combat in order to locate a numbers station, which is due to transmit broadcasts to sleeper agents who are bound to use chemical weapons across the United States. Mason and CIA operative Jason Hudson are the game's main playable characters, as well as Red Army soldier Viktor Reznov in only one mission. Locations featured in the game include Cuba, Russia, Vietnam, and the Arctic Circle. The multiplayer of Black Ops features multiple objective- based game modes that are playable on 1. Improvements to loadout options and killstreak rewards are made. A form of virtual currency, COD Points, allows players to purchase weapons and customization options for their in- game character, as well as attachments and customization options for their weapon. Development for the game began in 2. It runs an enhanced version of the IW 3. Treyarch's past title, World at War. The improvements made allowed for bigger campaign levels to be made as well as enhanced lighting. Treyarch focused specifically on Black Ops during development. Different teams within the company focused on a certain game mode. Music was composed by Sean Murray, with music by the Rolling Stones and Creedence Clearwater Revival appearing in the campaign. Marketing of the game began in April 2. Multiple trailers promoting the game and its modes were released from May until October. Within 2. 4 hours of going on sale, the game had sold more than 5. U. S. and 1. 4 million in the UK, breaking the record set by its predecessor Modern Warfare 2 by some 2. After six weeks on release, Activision reported that Black Ops had exceeded $1 billion in sales.[1. On August 3, 2. 01. Activision confirmed that the game had sold over 2. US, UK and Europe.[1. A sequel, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, was released on November 1. Call of Duty: Black Ops III was released on November 6, 2. Black Ops II. Gameplay[edit]Black Ops is a first- person shooter, retaining the same gameplay mechanics as previous Call of Duty titles. The player assumes the role of a foot soldier who can wield various firearms (only two of which can be carried at once), throw grenades and other explosives, and use other equipment as weapons. A player close enough to an enemy can kill with one knife blow. A character can take three stances: standing, crouching or prone. Each affects rate of movement, accuracy, and stealth. The player can drop to the prone stance from the standing stance while running (colloquially known as "dolphin diving"), and can momentarily sprint before having to stop. The screen glows red to indicate damage to a player's health, which regenerates over time. When the character is within the blast radius of a live grenade, an on- screen marker indicates where it is in relation to the player, helping the player to move away or to throw it back. Among the weapons new to the series in Black Ops are crossbows with bolts and explosive ammunition, Dragon's Breath rounds and ballistic knives. The player assumes the role of various characters during the single- player campaign, changing perspectives throughout the story. The playable characters are special forces operatives conducting black operations behind enemy lines. In this way, the player's characters have their own traits such as voices and shadows.[9] Each mission features a series of objectives that are displayed on the heads- up display, which marks the direction and distance towards and from such objectives as it has been in the earlier versions. The player is accompanied by friendly troops throughout the game. Although primarily a first- person shooter, certain levels feature sequences where the player pilots a Hind helicopter and guides friendly troops from a SR- 7. Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft.[1.The campaign features several scripted cinematic moments.One of them is a bullet time effect during the "Victor Charlie" level, activated when the player fires toward the last enemy of a Viet Cong squad.[citation needed]As a first in the Call of Duty main series, player characters can now speak during gameplay, whereas in previous installments, primarily those made by Infinity Ward, characters would be silent during gameplay, even if they could speak during cutscenes. . Multiplayer[edit].Players can customize their weaponry in the game, as seen with this customized FAMAS.The online multiplayer mode of Black Ops usually revolves around two teams on a specific mission. For example, in Team Deathmatch the team with the most kills wins, while in Capture the Flag, players take the other team's flags and return it to their own base. Additionally, there is Free For All in which players aren't separated into teams. Not including Downloadable maps, there are 1. Black Ops retains the experience points and unlockable reward system that has been kept since Call of Duty 4. The game's multiplayer focuses on socialization and customization.[9] "Create- a- Class 2. Even reticles can be modified. There are more than one style for an attachment, which allows for a lot more personalized weaponry; for example, the player can choose between a red dot sight or a reflex sight, both of which share many of the same traits, although the red dot fills up less of the screen (something desired by many players). Character models depend on the first tier perk instead of the weapon's type. Furthermore, face paints can be unlocked. New custom killstreak rewards include explosive R/C cars, guided missiles and controllable attack helicopters.[2. A currency system has been implemented allowing players to buy weapons, accessories and clothes. Players can gamble with their "COD Points" in a free- for- all based playlist called "Wager Match", which is composed of four game modes.[2. Time limited objectives known as "Contracts" can be purchased to gain more currency and experience points. The progression system is not featured in local split- screen multiplayer. In local split- screen play, all character customization options are already unlocked. Players can no longer define game rules such as win conditions. Players can play alone or with friends against AI opponents in "Combat Training" with a separate progression system.[2. Online split- screen is re- introduced on Xbox 3. PS3. The guest account can rank up but is reset after each sign out. Only on Xbox 3. 60, a second Gold Xbox Live account can be used to keep the second player's progression.[2. Aside from the Combat Training mode, Xbox users can also have up to four players in split- screen mode play against AI opponents even without having an Xbox Live account. This is done by configuring the Local Split Screen settings and setting the number of enemies to a value greater than zero.[2. For the first time in the series, clips from online gameplay can be recorded. Some specific features that have been removed from the PC version of Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare 2 return, such as lean,[2. Dedicated servers are exclusively provided by Game Servers.[3. Steam is the exclusive platform for Black Ops on PC, and the game is protected by Valve Anti- Cheat.[3. The Wii version of the game includes in- game voice chat. This is the first Call of Duty title to include the voice chat feature for the Wii. Nintendo and PDP have partnered to release the first headset to be used with the Wii known as PDP's Headbanger Headset.[3. Zombies[edit]A zombie cooperation mode, titled "Zombies", is included in the game. Originally featured in World at War, it was revamped to be included in Black Ops.[3. 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