ACTIVISION Call of Duty - Black Ops [PS3]

I have to be honest, never really seen the point of Call of Duty. The 60's Cold War setting of Black Ops sounded a bit different so, on a whim, thought I'd give it a try. Have to be honest, the first impression the game leaves you with most immediately is everyone yells at you. Doesn't matter where you are – or when (the game is set between 1961 and 1968 and you keep reliving flashbacks of the story's main protagonist Alex Mason) – everyone shouts stuff at you, all the time. Mostly stuff that doesn't make the slightest bit of sense. And the story as a consequence, kind of hard to follow. There is a reason for this – the character you play is being interrogated, he doesn't know why or about what – so your confusion is Alex Masons confusion. It only starts to make sense the further you go along with it. And that for me, initially, proved a sticking point. I got to this bit in either Laos or Saigon, still non the wiser about what I was doing or why I was being shouted at while doing it and just ejected the disc and played something else instead. What changed for me wasn't Black Ops, it was actually 007 Legends. After having read so many bad things said about that game, thought I'd give that a try and actually found myself really enjoying it. Once I realised it was basically by the same people I popped Black Ops back in the PS3 and ripped through the whole thing, couldn't get enough. The graphics are lovely, the voice acting talent (including Ed Harris, Sam Worthington and Gary Oldman) really is top notch and – although you're still non-the-wiser vis-a-vee plot and what ever the hell it's supposed to be about (something to do with a planned Soviet chemical attack on US soil using a nerve agent developed by the Nazi's late during WWII called Nova 6) you do come to realise, actually – that doesn't matter. What matters is the experience. Like lots of late gamers, I've got lots of really smart, intelligent open world games that have great characters, great story lines that immerse you totally for weeks. But sometimes, often actually – all you really want is something to shut your mind off with and just clear whatever fixed objective. You don't want choice, you actually want just a fixed objective and the freedom to attack it however you want. If approached on that basis, Call of Duty: Black Ops is a hoot. The combat system is fast, fluid and very responsive. The locations are many, varied and honestly lovely. You can be creeping through the Vietnamese jungle one minute, blades only and flying a Hind D gunship the next. There's a bit where you going down river by boat, taking out enemy targets while the Stones play “Sympathy for The Devil” at full blast. That in itself may be every Vietnam war movie cliché right there in a nutshell, but, my – with head phones on and not another care in the world – there are worse things in gaming, there really are and the whole things it's done with a knowing wink. The story is, frankly, ludicrous. 11 year old school boys might find it believable, nobody who ever read a book will but – like I say – that isn't the point of Call of Duty. The point is immersion. Shut your damn stupid brain up and just go with it. Allow yourself to do that and everything about Black Ops is pretty much perfection. As an extra tip: at the load screen, tap the left and right shoulder buttons repeatedly. Do that enough and Mason will stand up. Step forward and turn left, follow the wall and you'll come to a computer you can access by pressing the Square button. When prompted do that and type in the following - 3ARC UNLOCK – press enter and you've unlocked all the zombie maps. You'll get these on full completion, but if you can't be bothered to wait, fill your boots. Worth it definitely for hearing the stuff John F Kennedy comes out with. Enjoy.

Good game. But if you have purchased map packs from other usa region games they won't transfer over to the UK version

Prodotto arrivato in anticipo,in ottime condizioni e funzionante

Very nice

Incredible game by all means!!I am delighted with it.Nice shooting and full non-stop throttle action. Saying it's one of my favorite games does not even cover it!!