IGN - What if Call of Duty was different?
This appears to be the defining question informing the direction of developer Treyarch’s latest, Call of Duty: Black Ops II. While large portions of the design conform to the tenants established by prior iterations of the franchise, the unparalleled wealth of gameplay options and brilliant twists on the formula have shaped Black Ops II into the most ambitious and exciting Call of Duty ever made. It occasionally feels like the team might have strayed into territory they’re not quite masters of, but significant tweaks to the multiplayer loadout system, as well as the realization of player agency in the campaign, make this far more than “just another Call of Duty.” This is an evolution.
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Wow, good games never get old I guess.
CoD will always be a beast of a franchise, and how awesome is it that you can just boot it up or pop it into your Xbox and play, MS BC is really a neat feature.
Many players on social media are now reporting unannounced matchmaking fixes have been put in place by Activision ranging from Call of Duty 3 to Modern Warfare 2 to Black Ops 2, on Xbox 360. Players are reporting that player counts are updating, lobbies forming, and matchmaking times have been reduced. Neither Activision nor Microsoft have commented on the matter when reached out to at this time. This is currently impacting both 360 and BC versions of the games. PS3 is not affected at this time.
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Multiple users coming forward saying the games are finally working again after years of server issues. Note that not all issues such as player counts are totally fixed at this time however matchmaking is fully working again. With legacy Call of Duty games releasing on Game Pass within the next 2 years, it does make sense for these servers to eventually be corrected. Good to see the preservation of these legendary games. Hopefully PS3 receives the same treatment for these legacy titles!
“Activision Unexpectedly Fixes Old Call of Duty Servers, Just One Day After FTC Verdict”
Imagine that.
Conspiracy theory: MS have been planning on purchasing ABK for a long time. They let Sony outbid them for having console-exclusive CoD stuff/being first for certain dlc so the PlayStation player base would increase.
Years later, MS buy ABK, with plans to make CoD either exclusive/platform exclusive features etc with the release of a new console (Xbox Series X2?) So the established CoD player base migrates over to their platform, taking a huge percentage off Sony?
Wild theory
Game Rant Writes "Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has been available for 10 years, and in that time, no other entry has topped its weapon balance and variety."
Although Black Ops 2 is one of the more loved entries in the series, there seemed to be an overall lack of recoil when I played back in the day, which made the guns feel toy-like. The overall art style didnt really sit well with me at the time either. A bit too cartoony. I think zombies could have been cool, but on the PS3, playing splitscreen made the frame rate drop to unplayable levels.
Given IGN's recent reviews i'm not sure wether to take this score seriously , Halo 4 got a 9.8 but it felt more like an 8.5 to me (still a great game) , one of the few times i actually agree with metacritic.
Hold on a minute, when talking about the multiplayer they basically talk about the new load out system. I think they're forgetting something major.....its calmed GAMEPLAY. How does this play online and how is it better than the other COD games? How are the weapons balanced etc?
I think I'm going to wait for more reviews and the verdict of my friends before I take the plunge simply because COD games after MW2 have disappointed me so much even in light of receiving excellent reviews.
Now, with ign saying this is the best cod and shooter in a long time, I am intrigued but I won't bite the bullet just yet. Time will tell. You never know, this could actually be that good?
Awesome. Knew this was gonna be a big hitter.
Where are all the haters?
Too busy playing online after picking it up last night I imagine ;)
Obviously...other games which are average but still good by taking creative risks 4-7 out of 10.....the same old COD, 9/10....10/10
Review sites never fail
Still just looks kind of boring to me. Extra zombie modes doesn't make for a "new" experience.