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| Call of Duty: Black Ops | |
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| Developer(s) | Treyarch |
| Publisher(s) | Activision |
| Director(s) | Dave Anthony |
| Designer(s) | Corky Lehmukuhl David Vonderhaar Joe Chiang |
| Artist(s) | Colin Whitney |
| Writer(s) | Craig Houston Dave Anthony David S. Goyer |
| Composer(s) | Sean Murray |
| Series | Call of Duty |
| Engine | IW engine |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 Microsoft Windows Wii Nintendo DS OS X |
| Release |
Windows, NDS, PS3, X360, Wii
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| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | (PS3) 88.36% (X360) 87.56% (Wii) 81.47% (PC) 78.10% (NDS) 73.67% |
| Metacritic | (PS3) 88/100 (X360) 87/100 (PC) 81/100 (Wii) 80/100 (NDS) 74/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | A- |
| Destructoid | 6/10 |
| Edge | 7/10 |
| Eurogamer | 8/10 |
| Famitsu | 39/40 |
| Game Informer | 9/10 |
| GamePro |  |
| GameSpot | 9/10 |
| GameSpy |  |
| GamesRadar | 9/10 |
| GameTrailers | 9.3/10 |
| Giant Bomb | |
| IGN | 8.5/10 (Wii) 7.5/10 |
| OXM (US) | 9.5/10 |
| OXM (UK) | 9/10 |
| PC Gamer (UK) | 64/100 |
| VideoGamer.com | 6/10 |
| X-Play | |
| The Escapist | |
| The Daily Telegraph | 10/10 |
| The Guardian | |
Call of Duty: Black Ops is a first-person shooter video game, developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. Announced on April 30, 2010, it was released worldwide on November 9, 2010 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii consoles, with a separate version for Nintendo DS developed by n-Space. 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.
Set in the 1960s during the 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 14 different maps included with the game. 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 2009. It runs an enhanced version of the IW 3.0 engine used in 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 2010. Multiple trailers promoting the game and its modes were released from May until October.
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