Thursday, December 2, 2010

‘Ops’ doesn’t answer call of duty

Originally published in the Dec. 1, 2010 issue of the Coast Report
By Parker Shannon, Staff Writer

 Photo courtesy of Activision

“Call of Duty: Black Ops” isn’t all that it was cracked up to be.

Most of the single-player campaign is spent watching in-game cut-scenes that take control completely out of the player’s hands and the rest offers wave after wave of generic foreign bad guys.

The story revolves around a large conspiracy involving Russian plans to attack America. The main playable character, Alex Mason, is at the heart of Russia’s MK-ULTRA-esque plan and spends most of his time recalling memories for his mysterious interrogators.