CGR Undertow - CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS for Xbox 360 Video Game Review

[richy4123]

10-15 wtf? bro i speed through this game within 4 hours

[willempie13000]

4:05 was best mission.

only because of the awesome music with it and that you are going with helicopters and boats and all:P

that was nice.

rest sucked..

[ytuyork]

que buen juego laputa madre!!!!

[UltimateGameNerd]

This is the second best, Cod 4 is still the best, not even MW3 got to the list

[GAM3R0525]

who cares about how the enemies look

[HatersGonnaHate1000]

@GAM3R0525 You're whats wrong with the gaming industry.

[GameBoysToMen]

you talked about the story of the game throughout the majority of the review when the selling point it multiplayer? da fuk

[baikoleda1]

after 50-60 years we whold see Crysis 2 HD Remake XD and Cod Black ops and MW2

[mypsnisaudunhov]

what is the shotgun from 0:56 to 1:19 ? "stakeout" without shells?

[killadoof]

@mypsnisaudunhov ks 23

[Malzzzy]

5:28 YEAH LEVEL 2!!!!!! =D =D =D

[ToyArmyGeneral]

Am i the only one who cares about the first CoD anymore?

[AgainstTheWicked]

Alex MASON eh?hmmm.....

[halo6534]

@MLGProSam I would've said revolutionize the genre with the slickest controls i've ever had on a console and the best multiplayer experience in the past decade (excluding halo 2). And for the most part i agree 100% with you the only reason why people like me and you hate the new cods is because there not changing anything about them. I was hugely disappointed in Mw2 it wasn't a terrible game at all it just didn't have that lasting appeal that cod 4 had. Not to mention all the grefiers/hackers.

[trppmdm]

@MLGProSam COD 1 is the best.

Nuff said

[itstam619]

@MLGProSam daaaayum!

[BattlefieldJoe97]

@MLGProSam what about call of duty 1

[Bloodfisteternal]

i just play it for zombies and multiplayer the story was pretty fun though

[TheOR1495]

I like this game more than most people do, but the pretties game you've ever seen? NO, JUST NO.

[Mitsonify]

Dude. You know the word aiming. Cuz you never do that.

[Gr34ters]

Prettiest game you've ever seen? then i guess that's the only game you've played :)

[Chris707ac]

@Gr34ters Guess hew hasnt played Killzone 3

[teamhalo2010]

@Chris707ac killzone is horible btw

[slimboy55]

10-15 hours ....... XD he must be the slowest person to go through a game ever

[goldensolder44]

2:13, anyone else find this scene to be funny

[BasicFPS]

like hell it is this is donkey shit

[VirusOfCyrus]

@MLGProSam YOUR WRONG COD:4 SET THE BENCHMARK BUT BLACK-OPS WAS BORING, I GAVE IT UP AFTER AND HOUR/HOUR 1/2 MAX, IT WAS JUST SO BORING WITH NO SPECIAL FEATURES AND ENVIRONMENTS LIKE COD:4.

BUT!:

THE BEST ONE NOW IS "MODERN WARFARE 2" THAT BEAT COD 4, SOME OF THE LEVELS HAD THE MOST AMAZING FEEL, ESPECIALLY WHEN U WERE IN SPACE LOOKING DOWN AT THE NUCLEAR EXPLOSION THEN BEING PUT DOWN ON THE GROUND WHERE IT HAPPENED, THINGS FALLING FROM THE SKY, THE VOICE ACTING AND THE FEEL WAS 11/10! PC ONLY.

[Callofduty4641]

Treyarch=3pic campaign and zombies!

IW=GOOD MULITI.PLAYER

[themangOMEGA]

CoD is the most overrated piece of crap the gaming world has ever seen. They're all the same game, with the exception of CoD 4: MW, but now they're killing that finally original game by making MW2, then they're releasing MW3. CoD should be killed immediately. The sooner, the better.

[WiiMaster91]

Zombies alone is worth the price. :P

[DRIZZAT1]

@WiiMaster91 but then again you could just buy a cheaper cod o lets say world at war if you  wanted the zombies just sayen

[WiiMaster91]

@DRIZZAT1: Yeah, I know. :P

Mr. I play much better FPS games on PS3, which even I have to agree. xD

[DRIZZAT1]

@WiiMaster91 well thx for the complament btw ive found something almost simular to f-zero its in the sodium 2 racer

[rock4574571234]

its great but over rated

[mitchelscott]

@MLGProSam

i liked modern warfare 2 also but i like cod4 better. sad that lately when i've been online on it theres been 0 people on and everyones playing cod5,black ops, halo reach, or modern warfare 2 instead

[mitchelscott]

@MLGProSam

I agree man totally and i was lucky to get Call of Duty 4:Modern Warfare!!!!!!!!!!for free from a friend as a birthday present I love it everything about its amazing the graphics,gameplay,multiplayer, and story

[MrTURBOJOHN]

I'd love to see Dereck review of this, I bet he would say it wasn't creative and that would be a nice review

[ZackSeraphicOFFICIAL]

Not the best review. :/

[MIBsecretagent]

why is everybody my age (14) playing COD and halo i play NES and Atari 260

[Ollie7475]

@MIBsecretagent, You're not alone. Respect the classics!

[slimboy55]

10 TO 15 HOURS ?!?!?!?!? 2 TO 4 HOURS MORE LIKE .... HOLY SHIT,,, BEST IN THE SERIES ?!?!?!?!?!?!? I DONT THINK HE PLAYED COD 4 ........FANBOY ALERT FANBOY ALERT FANBOY ALERT..... pretty ???? so hes sayin cod black ops has better graphics than ,,, say crysis 2 o killzone 3 ?????

[williamcspro]

@slimboy55 well for starters this game was made months before these games came out you ignorant bastard

your just plain stupid and if he thinks this game is better than cod 4 its his own opinion so dont come here and talk shit you retarded little boy

cheers from sweden motherfucker !

[slimboy55]

@williamcspro lol k.. im ignorant ok :)

[chuggaaconroy2000]

best in the series???? the campain SUCKED!!! I COMPLETED IT IN 2 HOURS!!!

[imamember9]

I have a feeling the next COD will be an EPIC FAIL!

[minimimimaxiboy1]

Prettiest game? I think Ray is a Call of Duty fanboy!

[sshers1]

man i cant get this game because i am to young

[bishop4sale]

Hey I have a Xbox my gamertag is bomers2 0 and i was wondering me and you do a match on jungle then you record it but I tryed to look up it myself but I couldn't find it so you'll be first person to record me do a glichy

[TheArmandoRomeroShow]

Say What You May, Black Ops Was Awesome On Wii.. For What They Had To Work With (Wii) They Did Great

[M3TR01DFANBOY]

yo! CGR i would love a wii black ops review. i know it will probably never happen but still :)

[yankeehatr07]

Prettiest game I've seen period? Modern Warfare 2 looked better than Black Ops and that's still just a Quake 3 engine game. The textures in CoD are disgustingly low res.

[baikoleda1]

@yankeehatr07 not all ways. its pretty because of atmosphere 

[PabloGibbySanchez]

Battlefield 3 is going to whoop MW3 ASS!!!!!!!!!!

[RedWolf3487]

This game is so bland and forgettable it's unbelieveable.

[amjaaj]

Very Nice GraPhics...

[HatersGonnaHate1000]

Anyone else think Woods looks like Naked snake minus the eye patch?

[oldschoolking666]

10 - 15 hours seriously ??????? I completed it just as quick as any other CoD , You must suck at this game

[Smurfman256]

"Best Looking Hame you've ever senn"? Obviously you haven't seen Crysis.

[oldschoolking666]

@Smurfman256 Yeah , but crysis is shit

[Rythmbot]

@Smurfman256 first of all - learn how to spell

secondly - he meant the best looking CALL OF DUTY game

[Smurfman256]

@Rythmbot well exCUSE ME princess!

[M3TR01DFANBOY]

@Smurfman256 lol zelda cartoon reference kool

[9nxt]

@Smurfman256  obviously u failed English

[KingDavid73]

I wonder if Alex Mason is related to the hero of the new Red Faction game... Alec Mason....

[defendedmeteor3]

best in the series are you high on crack this game was like mw2.5

[armyoftheredgamers]

Wait...15 Hours to COMPLETE!? No, my ass takes 15 hours to complete shiting. Im sorry for giving so much shit to Ray, but please just do your Homework. I even miss him at times though...

[ollieh11]

talk about overatting a game i mean really you reckon best of the serious...

you must be fucking constantly high!

[soccorjosh2]

god only activition is the only people who should make cod games black ops was just bad and its multi player is terrible so even its just bad

[docthegamer]

i dont like this dude he tries to be like mark but no one will beat mark i remember way back watchin his gta sa review ahh good times but this dude tries too hard to be funny

[MrTURBOJOHN]

@MLGProSam I agree with you

Modern warfare was AWESOME, it was so freaking facemelting

thats why cod is making the same gamplay mechanics over and over

I liked MW2 but I prefered MW1

BO is for me the worse of all

[legorocks3]

And the campaign took me 5 hours to beat on normal.

not 10-15 -__-

[legorocks3]

Why do people praise the graphics for this games?

they have some AMAZING moments, yes but usually it's so low-res and I came across so many bugs.

And this is on my 42 inch HD tv with an HDMI cable.

The game look's really dated now mostly in the game.

[Nicolasmovesets]

Ray never scopes and yet never misses. He is a fucking badass.

[captainspanky1990]

10-15 hours? and thats on the easy difficulty, yeah right it took me 4 hours of gameplay to beat this game on easy and another 4 hours on normal.

[ChasPadinha]

UNLOCK everything: at BlackOpsMod. TK - Get the tool now, so easy!

[DarenSoule]

UNLOCK every thing: at BlackOpsMod. TK - Get the tool now, so straightforward!

[DarenSoule]

UNLOCK everything: at BlackOpsMod. TK - Get the tool now, so easy!

[JetTheRabbitX]

this is the only cod game i finish

[BLOODBATHDAVID]

COD 2 is the best!

[lschlachter1]

I think black ops was sub par...

[FalloutMessiah]

@MLGProSam

really?

I personally didnt like call of duty 4 modern warfare that super much

not a smuch as i liked waw and black ops

i played mw2 at a friends house a bucnh of times and i didnt care for it either

[LeShorte]

@MLGProSam

Black Ops was the best CoD, in my opinion, simply because of Single Player(I've owned every COD but the DS and PSP versions). Then, followed by CoD2: Big Red One. Then, the great, CoD4, barely beating out CoD2.

This is, of course, my opinion...

[gustgriswold]

Fun Fact: Did anyone here know that Nolan North was the actor that voice, Edward Richtofen?

[9nxt]

like some one on here said... it good..... but its not jizz ur pants good :)

[realvendettas]

Check out my COD-Black ops gameplay

[MrMister1227]

i hate the guns MW2 is way better

[9nxt]

@MrMister1227 go and play mw2 dam silly rabbid phan boy

[42crazyguy]

i cant believe they killed woods, he was the coolest character in the game

[Bladezeromus]

its thin line between fanboyism and bitching...saying the game is worse looking then CoD2 is flatout bitching and a lie. CoD2 looked good for its time, hell it looks good now. Blackops dropped the ball with multiplayer textures(pop ins) and textures in places that really dont matter(car floor boards), but other that that it looks the fucking same as MW2.

Things look like what they are suppose to be, so just enjoy the game. no need for everyone to catch noob syndrome.

[waddledee1000]

MGS4 will blow your F*CKING mind then if this is the best graphics you have ever seen

[d3vils4t4n]

he said that this is maybe the prettyest game he has ever seen, sry but i cant agree with that cause that game has shittier graphics than cod 2 (cod 2 has good graphics btw)

[MrGamer507]

at the start its the gta sa black project mission

[krsfromprp]

Best game in years.

[dmccrazy100]

this game made me realize how cold it is outside lol

[360gamerwar]

10-15 hours it took me like 5

[shadowtsunami]

@360gamerwar took many people 5 hrs

[pjutenskit2007]

not the best looking game but facial animations is really good



[BreakB97598]

lol the best looking game? that is sad

[olymsailor83]

I realize there are many different opinions on this, but i really find this call of duty game my favorite one of all . I absolutely am inlove with the way they did the campaign. It was like a "saw" type of feel.

[Kloborgg]

Prettiest game you've ever seen? If that's true I really do pity.

[lance30038]

@Kloborgg you guys act like the graphics are pure shit. WHICH THEY AREN'T

[Kloborgg]

@lance30038

Really? I didn't say the graphics are "pure shit", but they are no where NEAR the best. The disappointment is not that this game looks particularly horrible, it's that this game looks WORSE than the last game in the same series.

[sub2me4areview]

@Kloborgg Who gives a fuck? graphics don't mean anything.

[Kloborgg]

@sub2me4areview

Really? Presentation means nothing? You're an idiot.

Seriously, it's so easy to say that about anything "no one cares about story!" or "wtf who cares about the music".

The fact is that every part of a game matters. Otherwise we'd still have NES pixel graphics. The quality and polish of games gives greater immersion, so yes, graphics DO matter.

Retard.

[vestibual]

@Kloborgg They do mean something in a video game yes, but the gameplay and story should take priority in development.

[Kloborgg]

@vestibual

Of course they should. Funny how the gameplay in this game is just as streamlined and twich-based as the last 3 games in the series, and the story is a sad joke.

[angryguy306]

@Kloborgg Graphics are important, but gamplay is the biggest priority. I would rather have a game with fun gameplay and bad graphics, than the other way around. But, it'd be best to have both.

[Kloborgg]

@angryguy306

Of course gameplay is more important. That's no excuse for BO to have worse graphics than its predecessors.

[trakerlord]

hey your reviews aren't bad gratz =) just 1 thing try to not tell things about the story just keep little details =)

[aa3gunner]

Looove the martial arts action in some of the scenes. Real close quarters combat

[spacemarine131]

thumbs up if you think this is the best cod ever

[94harrit]

@spacemarine131 im standing by cod 4 for the multiplayer black ops doesnt do anything new

[pu3nadira]

I like Mark's reveiws better and Id liked him to reveiw this game

[SamusDrake]

@itv300

Graphics, I'm not really concerned about, but what should I know about the gameplay? I wouldn't touch the PS3 or 360 versions as they use joypads(big no-no for FPS), but with the Wii having a more suitable controller I would imagine the experience would be better. Is it more of a level design or difficulty issue?

[angryguy306]

@SamusDrake Don't listen to him, he just hates wii. The controls are ten times better than on ps3 and 360.

[SamusDrake]

@angryguy306

Well, that's cool. Some people just don't like the Wii, but maybe itv300 might have a good reason for not liking BO on the Wii. In all fairness to the humble joypad, when moving the WiiRemote in a FPS to turn in a certain direction, its quite easy to aim off-screen by accident and break the turn - it can screw things up at the worst moments! o_O

This is why I would like CGR to give us a Wii review.

[angryguy306]

@SamusDrake Yeah, that would be cool.

[shadowtsunami]

@SamusDrake i think they let you attach a keyboard and mouse in both versions

[SamusDrake]

@shadowtsunami

Thats good news, and would make me take a second look at those machines. Is this common for other FPS on them?

[shadowtsunami]

@SamusDrake i don't know.

[SamusDrake]

@shadowtsunami

No worries. Cheers anyways. ^_^

[shadowtsunami]

@SamusDrake i'll bring the lord karnage sandwiches XD

[SamusDrake]

@shadowtsunami

LOL.

[jhak1341]

u suck at multiplayer

[alfiexz]

what about god of war 3

[andlinux]

There are also (old) mini games in this game. Like Zork, Dead Ops Arcade...

In the menu you have to get loose of the chair and then you can walk around. There's a computer terminal in the room and you can type things in like DOS commands. There you will find those old games and also pictures and documents.

[SamusDrake]

@itv300

In what way: Graphics or gameplay?

[spaceeskimo11t]

isnt it ice t?

[RONAX009]

Love your videos they are ten times better then IGNorance

[dumplingman33]

Did he really say that this is the prettiest game he's ever seen?

[catclaw357]

3:59 Pissed much?

[Preistbob4]

what about AC brotherhood???

[a1mlicious]

The prettiest game you've ever seen? Wow. There goes some credibility.

[nwerthessen]

hes gonna be level 2 for the next year with his skills.

[yankees7411]

yeh not prettier than God of War 3 lol

[jlong908]

mario galaxy has better graphics

[UJustGotPwnedByWilly]

XBOX SUCKS!!!!! GET A PS3

[causedthefire]

@UJustGotPwnedByWilly Playstation fanboy

[jlong908]

@UJustGotPwnedByWilly ppl just get ps3 for blue ray and metal gear ppl get xbox for better online and shooters are better on xbox

[delbomb3131]

@jlong908 how is the online better nowadays frankly the only difference is more people talk on a 360 and i could really do without children talking shit over the mic

games are just as laggy on 360 as they are ps3 it all comes down to your internet connection and the people you are playing against. im sorry but the fact that you gotta pay to play online with a 360 and you dont get dedicated servers for high traffic games is pathetic

[jlong908]

@UJustGotPwnedByWilly number 1 graphics wouldnt be were they are at right now if it wasnt for the 360. number 2 who cares. number 3 the wii sold way more units then both of theese 2 combined. number 4 snes is better super mario world is the shit

[haloking931]

IT looks more like an adventure game of some guys who were ex military people, who go to get something back.... Or get called out of retirement... Don't get me wrong, I love the game, I was just taking by surprise :P

[SamusDrake]

Any chance of CGR doing a Wii Black Ops review?  Please? ^_^

[TokoBotzor]

I've noticed that Ray always complains about difficulty... just get better at games. It's your job!

[TomatoMayhem]

I like the singleplayer and all of the zombie modes in this game. Online is unbalanced and the servers are the worst ever to be seen by man. Tho i do not see why everyone think this is the best looking console shooter of all time. Since IMO BFBC1 that came out in 08 still looks way better than this. I think the overall cod design lacks any personality. It's so bland. Square.

[daviscornett9]

since it takes place in the cold war are All the guns modern times appropriate, or r they more like cod wow.... im not so good at history

[uglypinkmoose]

wow another person that orgasms at the extremely shallow experienced of COD

[WhaleboyProductions1]

The campaign is superb but the online they fucked up real bad the graphics are like ps2 and theres so many glitches but yet the campaign is so visually impressive after campaign im back to Halo reach

[steve5123456789]

Skills lol I wouldn't use that word mindless shooting.

[brunobb1]

lol since this is an XBOX video, of course PS3 fanboys are going to talk shit..

[fpsd0minat0r]

7 character models LOL

and people say 200 premium cars isnt enough in GT5.

how long does it possibly take to build a face generator like in football (soccer) games.....they could have had an endless amount of they wished.

[thetubemedia]

how is the campaign 10-15 hours long? if you're a quadruple amputee then i'd understand, but i assume you're not

[SaturdayVoodoo]

He didn't say anything about Dead Ops Arcade!

[Gyzyn]

prettiest game you have ever saw?? Well... Thats strange, cuz I saw a lot of better looking games

[uscdrew1]

@Bonzard1992 He didn't say "Best looking game ever", he said "Best looking game I've ever seen". He might not have played any of those games.

[zekesmith]

Where the fuck are the regular CGR reviews? I'm sick of this Undertow guy.

[uscdrew1]

@zekesmith You do realize that Mark only reviews games on his channel, InecomCompany, whereas Derek, Ray, and Kevin review games on this channel. If you're sick of "this undertow guy", stop watching undertow.

[naurispunk]

@zekesmith They are on different channel :D InecomCompany

[vestibual]

This game is ok, but it isn't something to jizz over like all these damn fanboys.

[YWOOOX]

@vestibual i know right?

[Astaticembrace]

How's the multiplayer balance in this game? I'll play it if it's fun of course, but it's as crappy as MW2's then I'll never respect it.

[jubjub5721]

4:50 look he is one of those assholes that runs to other peoples windows and takes their kills.

[SjaakadeliC]

since when is Ice Cube top notch for voice-overs?

[Ruizanex]

This is probably the greatest FPS ever made

[jlong908]

@Ruizanex doom is better

[myDAnameistakenD8]

it looks fun, but I wouldn't say the most beautiful game ever made, some of those textures weren't exactly top notch, and of course, the closer you see anything in a game, the sooner it looks less real.

I wonder how many cheaters will be already, was the c