Fans line up for latest ‘Call of Duty’

By Jake Potts

Published: Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Updated: Tuesday, November 9, 2010 01:11

Another chapter in the "Call of Duty" saga, "Call of Duty: Black Ops" was released today.
The game is seventh in the popular "Call of Duty" series, spanning from "World at War" (set in WWII) to the most recent, "Modern Warfare 2."

The game has earned its success through the realistic and exciting player vs. player capabilities, where players can go online and play against other gamers around the globe.
"I'm really pumped for the online play," said freshman engineering major Gavin White. "The guns are going to be sick, there are mad vehicles, and there's a great player versus player outlook on this game."

The storyline of all "Call of Duty" games are always very enjoyed and bring excitement and danger into the game play.
Competing with another popular multiplayer game "Halo," "Call of Duty's" release is following shortly after "Halo's" release of "Halo: Reach."
While "Halo" is focused around a futuristic feel of weapons, maps and game play, "Call of Duty"
has preserved the feel of realistic warfare with modern weapons and detailed, realistic maps.

Some of "Black Ops'" precedents were produced and released by Infinity Ward, but the newest release will be venturing off of Infinity Ward's beaten path.
With the new game, creators of "Call of Duty" decided to trust their vision to Treyarch, a company who has been producing warfare games for years and even hold the title to a couple of the "Call of Duty" games.
Another highly anticipated element to "Black Ops" is the newly introduced artillery.

While most of the guns will be returning from "Modern Warfare 2," new guns will be introduced onto the playing field such as the Enfield, a British assault rifle with high power and even higher accuracy.
"I'm excited for the explosive crossbow," said freshman general studies major Erika Orlikoff. The arrows fired from this crossbow work much like grenades do in the game.

After a few ominous beeps, the arrow explodes and destroys whatever is unlucky enough to be stuck to it.
Orlikoff will be one of many gamers who will be buying the game at its midnight release.
"I plan on getting it at midnight because I'm so excited to get it," said Orlikoff, adding she would purchase the title at Wal-Mart.
Gamestop at University Towne Center was one of many retailers expecting a large turnout Monday night.
Game Advisor Patrick Hathaway expected two thirds of its 700 reservists to show up at its midnight release.
As for those who didn't want to stand out in thevcold in the early hours of the morning?
"There will be people making reservations for the rest of the day," she said.

Jamie Carbone contributed to this report.
Source:www.Thedaonline.com

Relive The Cold War In Call of Duty: Black Ops

Source :www.SonyInsider.com

Call of Duty:
Black Ops is a FPS video game developed by Treyarch, published by Activision and due for release on November 9, 2010. The game is the seventh installment of the Call of Duty series and the third game in the series to be developed by Treyarch. It is a sequel to the developer’s previous title in the series, Call of Duty: World at War.

Call of Duty:
Black Ops takes place during the Cold War. The player mainly controls two characters: Special Forces operative Alex Mason and CIA agent Jason Hudson, both members of the Studies and Observations Group, a clandestine black operations unit tasked with carrying out critical missions behind enemy lines.

The single-player campaign will revolve around an experimental Soviet chemical weapon code-named “Nova-6,” whilst trailers have shown Mason being interrogated by an unseen tormentor. The game will include locations such as the Ural Mountains in central Russia, Cuba, Laos, and Vietnam. Black Ops also allows the player to enjoy the experience of piloting a Hind helicopter and guiding friendly troops from an SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft in single player mode.

Viktor Reznov, a key character from the Soviet campaign in World at War has been confirmed to return for Black Ops, joining Mason and the Studies and Observations Group in Vietnam.

The game features a star-studded voice cast, with notable actors such as Gary Oldman (Reznov), Sam Worthington (Alex Mason), Ed Harris (Jason Hudson), Ice Cube (Corporal Bowman), Emmanuelle Chriqui (unnamed character), Topher Grace (Special Agent Harris), and several others lending their voice.
The online multiplayer mode of Black Ops retains the experience points and unlockable reward system that has been kept since Call of Duty 4. The game’s multiplayer focuses on socialization and customization.

The single-player campaign will revolve around an experimental Soviet chemical weapon code-named “Nova-6,” whilst trailers have shown Mason being interrogated by an unseen tormentor. The game will include locations such as the Ural Mountains in central Russia, Cuba, Laos, and Vietnam. Black Ops also allows the player to enjoy the experience of piloting a Hind helicopter and guiding friendly troops from an SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft in single player mode.

Viktor Reznov, a key character from the Soviet campaign in World at War has been confirmed to return for Black Ops, joining Mason and the Studies and Observations Group in Vietnam.

The game features a star-studded voice cast, with notable actors such as Gary Oldman (Reznov), Sam Worthington (Alex Mason), Ed Harris (Jason Hudson), Ice Cube (Corporal Bowman), Emmanuelle Chriqui (unnamed character), Topher Grace (Special Agent Harris), and several others lending their voice.
The online multiplayer mode of Black Ops retains the experience points and unlockable reward system that has been kept since Call of Duty 4. The game’s multiplayer focuses on socialization and customization.

Here is an unbelievable one hour long overview of Black Ops multiplayer mode, courtesy of IGN:


“Create-a-Class 2.0″ will allow enhanced personalization with appearance items as well as upgradable perks: weapons will be extensively customizable with clan tag writing, emblems, attachments and camouflage painting. Even reticles can be modified. There will be more than one style for an attachment, which allows for a lot more personalized weaponry; for example, the player can choose between a Red Dot Sight or a Reflex Sight, both of which share the same traits only visually look different. Character models will depend on the first tier perk instead of the weapon’s type. Furthermore, face paints can be unlocked.