Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Positives:

• Branching story
• Tone and atmosphere
• Characters
• Gameplay
• Presentation
• Musical score

Negatives:

• Some of the pacing

While the future may indeed be black be in this gloomy, believable fiction written by established Hollywood writer David Goyer, the future for the Call of Duty franchise certainly is not. Game developer Treyarch Studios has delivered a game that not only lives up to the franchise's reputation, but is an incredible game overall.

Call of Duty has pioneered the shooting genre for years now, and Black Ops II is a testament to why that is. Sharp, responsive controls; constantly evolving game-play; writing that is both compelling and touching; Black Ops II is an absorbing experience.

The story follows several characters, some from other Call of Duty games, but anything relevant to the plot is recapped in character dialogue. You'll tread in the boots of many different soldiers throughout the course of the game, but you'll slowly realize that if Black Ops II does have a main character, it would be the antagonist, Raul Menendez.

Contrary to the black and white stories typically told by war movies and war video games alike, you will truly sympathize with Menendez as you learn more about him. Maybe he's even right in his cause.

The story is far stronger than any first person shooter should have, and I recommend playing it just for the story. Oh, and the story has several different endings based on player input, so be careful out there! Long time fans of the series will be pleased to see the competitive multi-player seeing its first major advancement in years. There is even a zombies mode that is on par with any action survival game out there. This game is massive.

The future is not black for this franchise if Treyarch Studios keeps making games like this. See you on the battlefield!

I recently was given this game as a gift for my birthday I found it to be one of the most fun multi-players I have ever played. I will now give to you the PROS AND CONS of Call Of Duty Black Ops 2: Pros: Huge fan based multi-player(always someone to play with online), Non Repetitive storyline, Good back story for the player who played black ops the original, Lots of weapons and maps in multi-player, Easy report access for the jerk who keeps trash talking and ruining the match, Cons: $45 price tag, Most content is DLC, $15 map packs and they don't even come with multiple cameos for guns, Lag more than other COD games So all in all this is one of if not the best call of duty games on the market very addicting multiple endings in game choices and a lot more for the call of duty fan in you or a friend

I got the game. I loved the game. Completed it in 14 hours and I used to have COD. Now I love it.

Treyarch have done something astonishing. There is an unbelievable amount of things in this game from Customization to Zombies.

Get the game. It's a great one.

Like COD 4 Modern Warfare. It's still a COD game in many ways, but some very welcome changes in the Multiplayer, Zombies and even the Campaign (a rare pleasure) make this a more enjoyable experience than past games.

Guys. It is great.

9/10

Best game I've ever played, although they should have stopped with this one.