Javy from DC writes: I am not someone you would classify as a Call of Duty fan. But I’d be fibbing if I said that I hadn’t played through every single game in the series since its conception back in 2003, because they’re still fun. Except for the Call of Duty game for the Vita, apparently: Call of Duty Black Ops Declassified. Metacritic has it listed as the lowest rated Vita release of 2012. But the reviews for this game are just savage, so let me take you on a brief tour.
PP: Was Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified really that bad on the PS Vita?
In comparison to its console counterparts at the time? Yes. Yes it was. In comparison to DS versions? It was god like
I got tons of fun out of it.
Killzone was better, yeah. Heck even Resistance online was better. But CoD Resistance and Modern Combat and such were all fun to change it up a bit when you've grinded too many hours into Killzone.
If i had to review them, yeah, all those games would get a low af score except Killzone. But i had fun plowing through the Resistance campaign and playing online and goofing off with CoD online while travelling. Not everything has to be a masterpiece but they were all fun enough for what they were lol
How is a system so loved within its community considered a commercial failure, and how did the Nintendo Switch take its idea and run with it?
Highly overpriced proprietary memory, and Sony showing it little support, themselves?
Pretty much Sony ditched it to focus on PS4. Can’t say I blame them, but it is disappointing. If Nintendo can manage to put out games for handhelds and main consoles-I would assume Sony could too.
I personally skipped the vita because memory was just so damn expensive - then eventually, Sony gave up on supporting it.
it got nowhere near the love that the PSP got, which is an absolute shame cause it paired pretty well with the PS4.
The only thing Sony cared about was protecting its image against piracy. They were willing to destroy it for the sake of saving face to its investors after the PSP. Same approach they took with not allowing external storage on the ps5.
VGChartz's Adam Cartwright: "Many would argue – and I wouldn’t really disagree – that the PlayStation Vita never really had a killer app. There wasn’t that one piece of software that helped change the console’s fortunes. The closest we got was arguably Persona 4 Golden, an early release that received huge critical acclaim, but it was part of a niche series and as such its sales impact from a hardware perspective was muted.
There were missed opportunities along the way, as certain titles had the potential to change the Vita’s fortunes, but the way the final product was delivered (if indeed it was delivered at all) left a lot to be desired and so they didn’t reach their full potential. It’s these games I’m aiming to look at this in this article – 10 games that were missed opportunities on Vita. I’m not saying that every release I’ll be talking out here had the potential to be a “killer app”, but if they had been executed a little better they would have undoubtedly been a key factor in helping the console reach a wider audience."
My soul still aches over the idea of making 3D Dot Game Heroes a Vita series never happening after the dev studio expressed interest in doing so. Could've been a flagship for it, or at least carried it a bit further.
The vita contributed to the ps3 having less support from Japanese devs. I hope sony keep focusing on one console at time like they are now in the future
No... no.
I don't know how this guy had more fun with this game than with Uncharted... Although I wouldn't exactly say Declassified is the worst game ever made, I still wouldn't recommend anyone to purchase it. Unless of course you're into the Nihilistic experience.
My mind is still blown that this game is still at $50 almost everywhere, I think it should be a PS + freebie at this point... Amazon is the lowest I've seen at $35 - $41 for a new copy.
Also once Killzone: Mercenary comes out, I'm sure the online would pretty much be dead, just like Resistance: Burning Skies died after Declassified came out. So it wouldn't be worth buying unless you know someone who is going to get it with you.
I agree with the author to an extent ... I hate COD & I only purchased this by default ... But I actually enjoyed it for what it is.
It had its faults, and was better than Burning Skies (I enjoyed that also).
I would've given the game a 7/10.
Both of these games were unfairly ripped apart IMO ... when if you actually play it, although average, they were both still enjoyable mechanics & graphics wise.
The biggest let down was the AI & Online ... but they didn't totally ruin the experience like some would lead other consumers to believe.
If you can find either of these titles for $20/$25 or less, pick them up. Id be comfortable recommending them at that price.