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Tuesday, 20 November 2012

Black ops 2 review


Once again its that time again, big explosions, more guns, cities in ruins and even people taking to sleeping on the streets just to get a dose of it. Yes I'm talking about the new Call of duty, Black ops 2. To some gamers its just another day, to other gamers its what the resurrection of Christ is to those with religion. To me its less than two weeks to ZombieU (coming soon) 

So with ZombieU released in the UK on the 30th I needed some kind of fix and having smashed Dishonored (play this game, NOW) in two days, I bit the bullet and rented Black ops 2. I say rented because to be honest ill be bored to death of it in a week, and I'm not overly keen on been ruthlessly slaughtered time and time again by annoying little kids with the social life of a door.

With that the main reason i played this was for the zombies mode, which on the original BO was intense, enjoyable and great as it was infuriating. So lets start there. With only one real map right now, split into sections, tranzit mode is your best offering at some fun. Playing the separate sections on the original mode sucks, the maps are tiny and the secrets are none existent. So tranzit mode is the way forward. 

This mode starts you off in a dirty little bus station, with none other than a bus to transport you to one of the other maps as you see fit. All the original things are there, the mystery box, perks, etc... The map has various secrets, like a stroll through a corn field to find a room from an original zombies map. Ill let you find it yourself. 

Zombies is once again fun, if only for a while. Treyarch have tried to make this bigger and badder but in doing so have ruined the feel of the game. The secrets take too long to complete. The little gremlin things seriously piss you off. Lets hope they release more maps shortly.

The campaign mode is enjoyable, although short. Its presented well and the usual cinematic stuff from the previous games. In fact this game has a story that much resembles Modern warfare 2, but with a few little twists. Antagonist Raul Mendez blots to take over the world blah blah blah....... Crash, boom, bang, enter Alex Mason and son David jumping from the past to the future as the story progresses.

The Graphics are pretty much the usual and look pretty good. The explosions look good, the characters also look nice but they aren't going to make you stand up and say wow. Mainly because you have seen it all before, BO2 does little to improve on its  predecessor. Definitely not the jump that Battlefield 3 was from  Bad company.

Then we come to the multi-player  mode. What is there to say that you don't already know. You log on, level up and kill other players, job done. There are some nice maps that have been well thought out and some poor maps that you will come to detest, but isnt that always the case. 

My experience with online play has always been a little on the irritating side as I prefer the more realistic shooter and not the run and gun arcade feel of the Call of duty series. Still there is fun to be had if you can put up with the usual flaws, the leveling will take you a while and the variation in maps should last you until the first map packs are available. 

So all in all my verdict for this game is a simple one. If you liked any of the previous Cod's you will like this too as its the exact same as the rest. The story is short, but fun. Zombies is mediocre and becomes boring fast. Multi-player is where the game will stand out to series fans, and is enjoyable if that's your thing. My advice is rather than throwing away £40 on the game, rent it first and see what you think. Im glad i did. 

RATING 77% 
More of the same!!

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