what the forget is so great about black ops

[kake]

WaW had perks with Zombies.

Double post.
Like sleight of hand and stopping power. You just can't set them. You earn them by killing the zombies.

[Ad Bot]

[PowerDag]

It's all a matter of opinion.

[Jubel]

Might I mention, if you have abandoned MW2 because no one plays it, and set yourself on another game other then BO (Hue), 500% more people are playing again.

[kake]

I just want a PS3 to play WaW. I have the game but no PS3 :c

[The Titanium]

The maps are well laid out, the guns are fairly balanced, people always want to win a competition, everyone has a "niche" when it comes to the game, and you get to play with your friends.

How is this nonexistent in other games?
Are these characteristics never seen before in COD titles? It seems a bit odd to think that they were so successful if they never had these rather normal attributes.

It's all a matter of opinion.

That explains in no way why it's so damn popular.

[tikitai]

How is this nonexistent in other games?
Are these characteristics never seen before in COD titles? It seems a bit odd to think that they were so successful if they never had these rather normal attributes.

you havent played the other cods
you cant say stuff about it

[Kevin]

Its popular because people liked the old games.

And thus they want this game.


By taking away any kind of damage boosting perks/attachments they fixed a good bit of the game.

Its decently balanced there are a few things that could use a tweak but over all it improved MW2.

[ChexGuy331]

Probably one of the best FPSs of all time.

That's a bold claim to make.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XorJfexzF4M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kT_WGrL3Fs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2et3cKlSSk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRV0tclxXMQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS_9ARlZZjE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Sv7WkOGdyw

Especially when the genre used to be as varied as it was.


And the reason why it's so popular is because anybody can play it and anybody can have fun with it. It has nothing to do with being "one of the best fps of all time," really. Just that a lot of people liked the first Modern Warfare (because we all know that's when people actually started playing the games) and they just went from there. It helps that the game has such a generic, widespread appeal; is published by one of the biggest, most soul-sucking corporations in the industry; and is backed with a dynamite marketing campaign.

That's really the most complete, objective answer I could possibly give.

tl;dr  it's mainstream drivel for the lowest common denominator.

[Qwepir]

tl;dr  it's mainstream drivel for the lowest common denominator.

Harsh but true. And not necessarily bad either.

[_Rave_]

Take win.

Refine it.

Pan it for Gold.

Repeat steps 2 & 3 ten times.

Have Jesus cum on the disk.

There is Black Ops, in a nutshell.

[Bisjac]

well considering console fans have had garbage like halo games as shooters...
the bar is set nice and low.

but it is a great game.

[Bisjac]

games list by chex

you forgot rainbow six games (not the vegas ones...)
and battlefield games (not the bad company ones...)
and duke 3d

[Solid]

well considering console fans have had garbage like halo games as shooters...

what's wrong with halo? halo 1 and 2 were on the pc right?

i like the series' story

[Bisjac]

what's wrong with halo? halo 1 and 2 were on the pc right?

i like the series' story

they were ported long afterward. halo is NOT a pc game.

halo is bad because its like YEARS behind the times for a shooter. even in its day it was slow.
game mechanics used 10 years earlier on pc shooters.

its only been recently that consoles have FPS's that arent just arcade games anymore. go figure they were PC franchises lol

[A million souls]

lol No.

Call of Duty is turning into one of those "same stuff, different title" series, like Madden and Guitar Hero/Rock Band.

"Same stuff different day" -Shepard MW2