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IGN: Call of Duty: Black Ops Wii Review

The multiplayer and single-player are solid on Wii, but the lack of zombie content is a real bummer. Having only one map feels like a disservice to fans. Black Ops on Wii is a solid offering that fans of the series with no other console options will enjoy.

Presentation - 9.0
Graphics - 7.0
Sound - 8.0
Gameplay - 7.5
Lasting Appeal - 7.5

Corepred45320d ago

i like your avatar. that game is fun!

Tikicobra5320d ago

Thank you. And I agree.

Chubear5320d ago

Reviews for Wii games are wayyyy too easy on wii titles.

AEtherbane5320d ago (Edited 5320d ago )

Wii reviews on big name games are typically are WAY harsher.

dangert125320d ago

i agree with chubear
it can do anything the ps2 and ps1 and gamecube dreamcast and n64 but id rather play those other platforms games then whats on the wii except the odd title here and there

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EvilTwin5320d ago

This review is kinda weird. The author, Nate Ahearn, also wrote the 360 review, and just added in some Wii-specific points.
http://xbox360.ign.com/arti...
(I think there's a few errors, too: isn't the player limit 10 on Wii, not 12? With no clan tags on the weapons?)

Fair points on the missing Easter eggs and zombie maps. But no mention of voice chat or the streamlined friend code system? Overall, considering the hit in visuals and some missing content, knocking a point off the 360 score seems...defensible, I suppose.

But then it leads to the question of comparing Black Ops to Wii-only FPS (since this review is obviously geared toward comparing it to the 360/PS3 versions). COD:BO has gotta be the most robust online offering available so far on the system. And...well, just look at what some other Wii FPS games (that have far fewer features and far more bugs) scored. IGN rated W@W on Wii an 8.0, and this game has a LOT more content than that game.

tunaks15320d ago

ign's wii cod reviews are always a little iffy,
bozon praised W@W then destroyed Reflex even though Reflex was a step up. The problem is theres probibly no one to really care enough to evaluate the game seriously. I've already got GoldenEye, and now I'm really thinking about holding off the Pc version of BO to show support for Treyarch's wii dev team.

Mahr5320d ago

"ign's reviews are always extremely iffy"

Fixed that for you.

EvilTwin5320d ago

Yeah...not to be too harsh (he seems like a good dude), but Bozon's Reflex review was a joke. He complained about MWR's cursor having problems...then you watch the video review, and see that he has the sensitivity turned the WHOLE WAY UP. Of course it felt jittery. He treated the control customization as if it were exactly like Conduit's, but it wasn't. COD's sensitivity settings seem to have a higher ceiling than HVS's (for better or worse; I'm not sure which is better, tbh).

I understand if IGN wants to keep the same reviewer working on different versions of the same game for the sake of consistency...but this review seems rushed. It's just copy/paste from the 360 review with a few parts about Wii thrown in (and not mentioning that no other Wii game even comes close to trying all of the stuff that Black Ops does). And he barely even mentions the pointer controls. The whole point for Wii is "do the controls make up for the visuals?" I think that's a big fat YES, but he didn't even use IR.

Mahr5320d ago

"I think that's a big fat YES, but he didn't even use IR."

To be fair, this is not a problem specific to Iggins Reviewers. Goldeneye was a real eye-opener about just how little experience reviewers actually have with IR controls in FPSes. 'Don't bother with the pointer, just stick to good old dual analog!'

dkgshiz5320d ago

Who in gods name would get this for the wii?

GFahim5320d ago

those who only own a wii? duh!

Darkfocus5320d ago

those that only own a wii probably aren't the type of people that play COD not that that's a bad thing...

tunaks15320d ago

Let me guess you're gonna play it on the ps3 or 360 instead? If you cared about graphics that much you would get the pc version.

IR>DA

Crusade5320d ago

Actually, the PC version of the game has problems, graphically. So the "wii graphics are fine because the pc has the best graphics" argument won't apply here.

tunaks15319d ago (Edited 5319d ago )

the pc version runs at a higher resolution and has better controls, so there really is no argument.

Shoko5320d ago

I would. IR shits on DA.

KotC5320d ago

I own a Wii and CoD games are kinda fun on the Wii.

AEtherbane5320d ago

there are going to better shooters on the wii than cod. I own a wii, and by all means i love Wii shooters, but i will never get a cross platform shooter on the wii, without a doubt they are half-ass what the HD versions are.
Conduit 2, Golden eye on the other-hand are what i look for.

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pepsilover_20075320d ago

well ign has screwed yet another cod game with an unfair review

Dave13515320d ago

lol they made this game for wii? wii should just stick to mario games XD

tunaks15320d ago

I know what was the wii thinking? It shouln't have put the disk in its self.

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10 Classic Games That Are Desperate for Remasters

Licensing issues often leave many games forgotten. But all that aside, here are 10 classic games desperate for remasters.

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Iceball2000115d ago

The getaway
Smugglers run
Dead to rights
Worlds scariest police chases
Sure I’m missing a few.

FPS_D3TH115d ago

Mannn… worlds scaries police chases… that took me back lol

Knushwood Butt115d ago

Ape Escape.
Fun game but, wow, you need a college degree to understand the controls.
A remaster would also save you from having to constantly fight the camera.
Keep the music though. Those drum and bass tracks fit really well and haven't aged. Made me think that more games could work well with drum and bass tracks, but unfortunately it's a somewhat niche genre now.

Abear21115d ago

Max Payne Series
Infamous 1 & 2
NBA Street Vol 2
SSX
Skate

M_Prime115d ago

i could have sworn i read somewhere that Remedy is remaking May Payne 1 but things have been quiet lately

YourMommySpoils114d ago

They are making the first one, as we speak.

jznrpg115d ago (Edited 115d ago )

One of the few Xbox games I own. I have 3 copies of it because of the many discs it has, for just in case reasons

jznrpg115d ago (Edited 115d ago )

Xenogears, Xenosaga trilogy, Vagrant Story, Drakengards, Parasite Eve and many more but I’ll start with those

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The Black Ops series has featured some of the best and classic multiplayer maps in the Call of Duty franchise, and here's the top of them.

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All Call of Duty Black Ops Games Ranked

The Nerd Stash: "Developed by Treyarch Studios, Call of Duty: Black Ops games are some of the best in the series in terms of gameplay, story, and -- of course -- Zombies."

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Rynxie370d ago (Edited 370d ago )

Black ops 4, because it was the last cod of duty I was able to dominate with a +2 k/d ratio. Before all the freaking cheating started to happen. It was nice catching people off guard and shooting at them first and getting the kill. Unlike now, where I shoot people first, but they gun me down with less hits, less time, literally feels like they can kill me in a split second. At times, they are able to run away after me shooting them way more than necessary, yet, the second I'm spotted, I'm dead, there's no me running away to cover. They can do cartwheels, summersaults, backflips and gun you down perfectly. They can shoot you across the map with perfect accuracy. They can jump around like morons and gun you down without even having to correct their aim. They have superman split second perfect reactions. That's the best way to describe it, everything they do is spot on perfect. They can spam and spray (no praying) their gun from far away, because they have no recoil or bullet spread. It always feels like I have to aim and also correct my aim when moving around, while these pricks don't have to do the same.

And yes, I know how to play fps games. I dominated many fps games like: Resistance 1&2, kz 2&3, Socom, MAG, Crysis, Gotham City Impostors, blitz brigade etc. all with 2-4 k/d ratio. Kz2 (lag input controls) and resistance (no aim assist in resistance) being the hardest and were the games I reached either close to a 3 k/d ratio or above.

I truly got to enjoy blacks ops 4 and got my money's worth out of it. Afterwords, I would either stop playing cod games after a while, because of the cheating, or would skip buying cod games for a year or two before buying another.