Pre-E3 2010: Call of Duty: Black Ops – huge gameplay details revealed

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Who ordered the spy plane, exploding crossbows and incendiary shotgun?


Above: That’s not the light of the setting sun. It’s the glow of a city on fire


Above: Civilians being slaughtered in the streets. As usual, the CoD series is pulling no punches in regard to the horror of war

Down on the streets, it’s just as chaotic. The enemy is killing civilians and soldiers with equal prejudice. A small group of American men are pinned down by enemies who’ve taken the high ground in what looks like a bombed-out apartment complex, so you borrow their radio and call in a helicopter strike. Almost instantly, a gunship arrives and unloads into the crumbling structure – we only hope it doesn’t come crashing down upon us. Slaughterhouse then becomes an escort mission, with the player guiding an armored APC (named “Bottom Feeder”) through the streets. The demo ended before we were shown the end of this level, but knowing this series, we’d be shocked if the Bottom Feeder didn’t meet some horrible, yet awesome end by Slaughterhouse’s finale. Call it a hunch.


Above: We didn’t actually see this level, but considering Woods shows up in Hue City, there’s a good chance you’re in the jungles of Vietnam

We’ve no hard details yet on multiplayer modes, but as the movie fades and the lights come back up, one of Treyarch’s boys points out that Call of Duty: Black Ops will feature co-op play for four-players online and two players in split-screen. Nice touch. Woods and Brooks seem like great wingmen, but we feel like this one might be something best experienced with our own real-life band of brothers.

May 27, 2010

Eric Bratcher
Eric Bratcher
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