- Publisher: Activision
- Release Date: Nov 9, 2010
- Also On: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

- Summary: Treyarch is developing the next installment in the Call of Duty franchise, rumored to be set during the Cold War.
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- Developer: Treyarch
- Genre(s): Action, Shooter, Shooter, First-Person, Historic, Tactical, Historic, Arcade
- # of players: Up to 18
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 20 out of 29
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Mixed: 9 out of 29
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Negative: 0 out of 29
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Dec 16, 2010There is so much content packed into this game that I couldn't even fit all of it into my review. However, even the multiplayer alone is enough to warrant this rating.
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Jan 4, 2011Call of Duty: Black Ops is an awesome game with an incredible action-packed singleplayer and a great multiplayer. Although there have been no groundbreaking innovations compared to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, it is still recommendable.
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Dec 16, 2010Call of Duty: Black Ops bears the series' standard superbly, delivering an engrossing campaign and exciting competitive multiplayer.
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PC FormatJan 29, 2011Its duffer solo moments are masked by imaginative and visual whizz-band-fizz. [Jan 2011, p.100]
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Dec 10, 2010Ultimately, there is little doubt that Black Ops will sate the hunger of those simply wanting more Call of Duty, but beyond that it seem unlikely that it will broaden the palettes of gamers or indeed the genre; and for such a big budget, high profile release, we can't help but feel a little disappointed with that.
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PC GamerJan 7, 2011Skip the tedious single-player campaign, jump into the great, fast-paced multiplayer fray--and hope it works on your PC. [Feb 2011, p.66]
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Dec 10, 2010Call of Duty: Black Ops does many things right on the PC such as dedicated servers and high resolutions, but it's just really buggy.
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Positive: 175 out of 593
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Mixed: 122 out of 593
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Negative: 296 out of 593
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