Call of Duty: Black Ops Hardened Edition

I know that lots of people loved MW2 but lots didnt also. modern warfare 1 and cod world at war were awesome games but MW 2 felt lacking to me although I did really enjoy the game. This game just blew me away. Its not modern warfare and its not world war 2 its like a mix to me.

Graphics:
The graphics are awesome despite what other people have posted. They are very crisp and clean if running on high definition. ( I dont know how it looks on standard ) They are not like Modern warfare 2 graphics they have a different and welcome feel to them. Why does some people feel that everything should look like Modern warfare 2? If people were honest with everyone in these reviews instead of just wanting to bash Treyarch they would tell you that the graphics are different than Modern Warfare 2 but still stunning. Modern warfare 2 has great graphics but they just arnt as crisp and clean as black opps. If there is anyone reading this review that hasnt played the call of duty series there are 2 game developers that make this series. One is Treyarch and the other is infinity ward. Treyarch is the one that made this game. You will see in other reviews that some people seem to like the games made by infinity Ward better than the ones made by Treyarch . Both Infinity ward and Treyarch make some of the best games you can play. Both have awesome graphics but they are different from one another in this respect. Each developer has their own style of graphics. In the case of black opps, I really do think these are the best graphics so far in the call of duty series.

Campaighn:
Im not going into depth with this but just wanted to say that of all the call of duty games I thought this was the best campaighn I have ever played in the call of duty series. I have loved them all from the very first one to the present black opps but this is hands down the best campaighn.

Multiplayer:
Ahhh where do I start. Black Opps has a credit system now that allows you to buy guns, load outs, perks , cammo , create personal themes for your weapons , bet your credits aginst other players in wager matches and more. Now instead of waiting until you get enough kills to unlock specific items like the red dot , ACOG scope ,etc. you can buy whatever attatchment you want for your weapons without having to wait for them to be unlocked like on all the previous call of duty games. Perks are the same way. there are some perks that I know I will never use so now I can just buy the ones I want and save my credits for other things I might want. You do still have to wait until you unlock the weapons while gaining rank but once they are unlocked you can get any attatchment you want for them as long as you have enough credits. I recomend saving your credits until you find the weapon you love. My personal fav. is the AK74U. I keep this weapon equipped with a circular blue dot and a silencer. Yes I said a blue dot. you can now change the shape and color of your retical instead of the same old red dot. You can get just about any color you want but this one works best for me , and the circle instead of the dot also seems to work better for me. You can also change the colors and patterns on your weapon to make it your own.

Game play in multiplayer is still the best as you would expect in the call of duty series. the weapons are balanced with a large inventory of weapons. there really is no one particular weapon that seems overpowered in this game like the M16 in the modern warfare games and the MP40 in world at war . Some guns are stronger than others but dont seem to be rediculously over powered. It really puts everyone on a level playing field. The maps that are offered are incredible with lots of detail. you will play in the jungle to the city. Large maps and small. This gives you a good variety to start off with until a new map pack is released and If you have ever played treyarch games like COD World at War you will know that they take care of their players and lots of new map packs will be comming soon. Treyarch also has a great history of fixing glitches and problems with their games keeping the cheating and glitching down. If they find one you can be shure a patch is on the way to fix it.

Zombies:
Yes just like in world at war they have included a zombie mode in this game. Some people say that this shouldnt be included in a call of duty game but the fact is , if you dont want to play it you dont have to. It is just an added bounus. this mode has a huge fan base. some people bought this game just for the zombie mode. It is kind of like hord mode in gears of war. You will face wave after wave of Zombies. The waves start off slow and increasingly get larger and faster. you get credits for killing zombies and boarding up the windows and doors they tear down trying to get into what ever position you are trying to defend. You then take the credits to purchase more powerful weapons hanging on the walls of the map you are playing. There is also something like a treasure box where you get different weapons at random some awsomely strong others not so much, it is just luck of the draw. You can also buy perks like juggernaut , slight of hand and many others. You will really need the juggernaut perk if you want to last a long time. All it takes to put you down is two hits from a zombie. Also if you do go down other players can revive you , but time is limited , if they dont get to you in time you will die and have to wait until the next round if your other players survive to the next round. you can play by yourself or with friends of up to four players per game. The matches can be private matches or on xbox live matchmaking and play with random people. This really is an addictive mode that I have countless hours in in World at war. If you like zombie games like Left 4 dead this is for you. I have played both left for dead games and this is in my humble opinion a much better zombie game. Remember this game has nothing to do with the campaighn or regular multiplayer it is just an added bounus and takes nothing away from the regular game. If you dont like Zombie games dont play this mode , if you do I highly recomend it as it is extreeeeemly addictive.

Summary:
This is an awsome game . Fresh new graphics , awesome campaighn and multiplayer , and the great and addictive Zombie mode. there are people that put this game down because they are just fans of the modern warfare series and really dont want to play anything else. So they bash this game for not being their vision of what they want it to be. This is an unbiased review because I love all of the call of duty games from world war to modern warfare and now to the cold war. This game will provide you with countless hours of enjoyment. Do yourself a favor and buy this game. Yes buy it because you just cant go wrong here. Another amazing installment into the awesome CALL OF DUTY series.

This is an alright game it is another one of Treyarch's installments of the Call of Duty Series. At the moment that I am writing this review there are some bugs that they are working on and many that they have fixed, it is a fun game to play online and zombies if that is your thing (more fun to play with friends), they have just released a new map pack add on as of Feb. 1 2011 for the xbox 360 platform running a cost of 1200 Microsoft points which adds another zombies map and 4 additional multiplayer maps, but be cautious if you buy this used as if the person has used the download code you will not get the maps for free or the avatar item and in fact will be better off buying the original since all you will get is the game in the metal case with the medal medallion. I hope you find this review useful in making you purchase the right item for yourself.

Don't buy hardened all you gets a cheap pos fake medal. But the games fun so just buy the regular.game

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