Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified | |
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Developer(s) | nStigate Games |
Publisher(s) | Activision |
Series | Call of Duty |
Platform(s) | PlayStation Vita |
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Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Aggregate scores | |
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Aggregator | Score |
GameRankings | 33% |
Metacritic | 33/100 |
Review scores | |
Publication | Score |
G4 | 0.5/5 |
Game Informer | 3/10 |
Giant Bomb | |
IGN | 4/10 |
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Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified is a 2012 first-person shooter video game, developed by nStigate Games and published by Activision for the PlayStation Vita. The game was announced at Sony's Electronic Entertainment Expo conference.
The game features single player, multiplayer, and hostile modes, with the game taking place between Call of Duty: Black Ops, and its sequel, Black Ops II.
Black Ops: Declassified became notable for negative reception shortly after its release.
Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified makes use of the Vita's dual-analog sticks, touch screen and rear touch pad. These include the ability to hold your breath using the rear touch pad. The ability to throw grenades is similar to Resistance: Burning Skies in that the front touch screen is used. The ability to melee is achieved by swiping or touching anywhere on the touch screen. An all new mode called 'Hostiles' has been added, in which the player is pitted against 4 different waves of enemies. Nihilistic has confirmed that a Zombies mode would not be included with the game at launch.
During Gamescom 2012, when Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified was shown, the graphics were criticized. Nihilistic responded by improving the visuals of the game with improved lighting, better models of enemies and guns, and better textures.
The single player campaign in Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified consists of objective-based missions that players can revisit to improve their performance. The single player part of the game is actually titled Operations that has the main story of the game with an addition of a Time Trials mode which has you running and gunning down wooden enemies to beat the time.
On January 12, 1990, after the invasion of Panama, CIA analyst Ryan Jackson conducted a report on several operations carried out by operators Alex Mason and Frank Woods, handled by agent Jason Hudson. The report makes several mentions of the trio's involvement with several figures, such as Nikita Dragovich, President John F. Kennedy, and Raul Menendez.