Post: Call of Duty: Black Ops New Details + Level Preview
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05-11-2010, 07:11 PM
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Caspa
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USA Today received a recent play through from Treyarch on a level of the new Call of Duty: Black Ops campaign. To be honest, their description is all we have to go on, so I'll just quote exactly what was written, rather than try and use a thesaurus for every adjective:
USA Today received a recent play through from Treyarch on a level of the new Call of Duty: Black Ops campaign. To be honest, their description is all we have to go on, so I'll just quote exactly what was written, rather than try and use a thesaurus for every adjective:
Hovering above from inside an SR-71 Blackbird, players will send orders guiding a group of four soldiers past a convoy of Russians in the Ural Mountains. They simply point to areas on the screen and hit a button to lead the squad, so don't expect the complexity of, say, a Ghost Recon. But, similar to the view above an AC-130 gunship in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, the SR-71 scenario offered a fascinating perspective of the battlefield.
Of course, this is still a Call of Duty title, and once that brief command-based sequence concluded, the story shifts back to the soldier on the ground, as he and his three colleagues attempt to infiltrate a Russian facility.
The name of the level, "WMD," is set in 1968, during the height of the Cold War. The players' character is part of a larger endeavor to stop the spread of Communism. As the foursome moves through the facility, they come to a relay station they must take out. One by one, players will pick off unsuspecting foes with a scoped crossbow. Similar to previous Call of Duty titles, players will click to hold their breath and fire away.
This is when we check out one of the franchise's new features: alternate ammo that can be changed on the fly. As the group gets closer, they find an area with at least a dozen enemy soldiers, two of which sit by a truck. The lead character switches from a standard arrow tip on his crossbow to an explosive tip. Once fired, a beacon flashes for a couple seconds and boom goes the enemy. The lead character would eventually switch to an AUG assault rifle that could house attachments, although none were available during this level.
The firefight that ensues is textbook Call of Duty. Chaos dominates as players must navigate streams of bullets to reach their destination. Black Ops seems to follow the footsteps of the Modern Warfare franchise in attempting to deliver a more cinematic presentation, with the team ending the "WMD" level diving off a large cliff.
In an interview with Mark Lamia, head of Treyarch, he also confirmed up to 4 player co-op action, online and offline.
Personally, I think this mission sounds great, although fairly similar to the Cliffhanger mission of MW2. I love how the scale of the missions changes in an instant, spy planes to troops on ground level. And Crossbows? Well this certainly is going to be interesting...
Personally, I think this mission sounds great, although fairly similar to the Cliffhanger mission of MW2. I love how the scale of the missions changes in an instant, spy planes to troops on ground level. And Crossbows? Well this certainly is going to be interesting...
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05-11-2010, 08:22 PM
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ShAdoW_RiDa
Former Blue Mod
Finally, some proper information! Crossbows? I wonder what other guns there will be then..?
The ammo switching feature is good, maybe there might me a similar perk for online, like that.
The ammo switching feature is good, maybe there might me a similar perk for online, like that.
05-11-2010, 08:26 PM
#8
eXoSkeleton
PSN: IceCold138
I like how he's not even holding the gun...
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