Is Call Of Duty Black Ops All That Is Cracked Up To Be?

Added: (Tue Nov 23 2010)

Pressbox (Press Release) - Shattering its own day-one sales record, Activision Publishing, Inc. announced that Treyarch's highly-anticipated Call of Duty: Black Ops has become the biggest entertainment launch ever with an estimated sell-through of approximately $360 million in North America and the United Kingdom alone in the first 24 hours of its release, as compared to last year's estimated day-one sell-through of $310 million for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in North America and the United Kingdom, according to internal Activision estimates. Call of Duty: Black Ops, marks the second year in a row that the Call of Duty franchise has set day one launch records across all forms of entertainment. In its first day on November 9, the blockbuster title sold through approximately 5.6 million copies in North America and the United Kingdom, as compared to 4.7 million copies for last year's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, according to internal Activision estimates. Call Of Duty: Black Ops was the most anticipated game of the year and was released with unprecedented retailers support. With this game Treyarch has either met or exceeded everyones expectations. The newest addition of the Call of Duty games brings out the best of the Black Ops version. Which is based on the Cold War era of the live wire conflicts. The diverse gameplay settings ranges from urban air and ground combat in Asia to snow combat in Soviet region and jungle combat. This includes a new arsenal of weapons and vehicles, including the SR-71 Blackbird and sited explosive-tipped crossbows. Different player modes including single player, local player, online co-op and multiplayer. Players will definitely spend some time fighting the Vietnamese, but there is a secret agenda for the lead character. The zombie mode in Call of Duty: World at war was a big hit and was a major selling point for later map packs making it no surprise that Treyarch has decided to carry it forward to Black Ops.
This version of Call of Duty is going to most likely be the biggest seller. That being said, Black Ops looks amazing. Since this is a Call of Duty game, I know everyone expects the best and I am not really surprised. New surroundings, completely new game play plus several pacing in the video game can make an excellent combination. This game is definitely worth the price.