Call Of Duty Black Ops New Features

I tend not to excite myself over the non-Modern Warfare series of Call of Duty games, seeing them as more of a half way point until Infinity Ward’s next try. However, Call Of Duty Black Ops is looking more and more like a “Modern Warfare” in its own right. Has Treyarch hit their stride with this one?

The multiplayer aspect of Call of Duty is the meat of the series. This is where gamers’ satisfaction is met for weeks, months, even years after launch, and Call Of Duty Black Ops aims for the head in this area. Not to mention it is armed to the teeth in new modes, challenges and game types.

Similar to Halo Reach, Call Of Duty Black Ops integrates a new credit system with good ol’ fashioned leveling up in order to purchase new weapons and customize player looks. Also, taking another cue from Halo, Call Of Duty Black Ops pulls the curtain back on a long sought after theater mode. Now you can immortalize your epic kill streaks in your own John Woo inspired recordings of previous matches. Furthermore, just like Halo’s daily challenges, Call Of Duty Black Ops provides “contracts” for you to buy and attempt. Completing contracts such as “three SMG kills without dying in less than 40 minutes of game time” will yield a bountiful reward of COD points.

Similar to the classic GoldenEye’s “License to Kill” mode on the N64 is the Black Ops take “One in the Chamber”. This mode, just as the name suggests, offers one bullet per person – all it takes to kill the next player. Succeed and you are awarded another round, but miss and you are penalized by becoming weapon-less and forced to rely on melee attacks!

With these new additions, Treyarch is seeking to add more depth to what is already one of the most addictive franchises on the market. We can only imagine how many hours of our lives will be lost to these promising new features in Call Of Duty Black Ops

Call Of Duty Black Ops will be released on November 9, 2010 for xbox 360, PS3, PC, Ninteno DS.