Topic: Black Ops reviews and discussions

To answer a few of your questions. The game controls similar to Goldeneye. After all it is made by the same company even if they borrowed it from within. Reflex was 5 on 5 so much more hectic if it still is 5 on 5. Also no you need not worry about playing any previous game. Think of it as different spin offs of the same franchise. As for downloadable content. It remains to be seen. Reflex never got any and don't know if the Wii can handle any more then its already putting out!

Thanks Tech101.

Has NL done or going to do a review of Black Ops?

I believe Jon is working on the review right now.

Ok cool I will check it out when its done. I dont have the money right now to pick this one up but I might rent it here and give it a shot (Pardon the pun).

Thanks I tried your profile thing and that works most of the time, although I heard there was an easier way. I have yet to figure it out though. What surprises me about the online is how unrestrictive it is. Nintendo must have gotten laid or something as they let a lot of things go. Friend codes are almost non-existent with the new "allies" system. Codes are only there for more personal exchanges. Heck, if you opt to keep voice chat on, you can hear everyone with the Headbanger headset through the television. Racist, sexist, homophobic 13-year-olds rejoice! Maybe this has to do with Nintendo trying to form better relations with 3rd parties or it could be that they were more liniant on an M-rated title.

There are a number of issues that bother me with the game overall, most of them being technical annoyances that come from trying to port an HD-centric title to Wii. After playing the game and noticing how frame-y it can be sometimes I can see why Activision opted not to show any footage of the title. That would actually be a detriment to potential buyers who would judge the game off of a few crappy YouTube vids. I feel the controls are never quite as smooth as Goldeneye's. Also, based purely on what I've read/heard. There are a number of omissions that don't make since. No split-screen and Theater Mode is one thing, but there are things that aren't in there that seem to be related to memory or something. There is only one zombie mode map and I believe clan tags, a flamethrower attachment and even some killstreak bonuses are missing.

It may sound like I don't like this game but I actually love it. Not quite as much as Goldeneye as that makes for a better Wii-centric experience with fewer issues, but it's still a darn fine game despite a variety of technical hiccups. If you like shooters and Wii is your only console you could certainly do a lot worse.

@tech101
According to the manual, there is a Call of Duty Store where you use Wii Points to download new content like features and maps to an SD card, but I don't even see the Store option within the game. It will likely be patched in later though, as I heard Treyarch was given the okay to send patches to the game (again, Nintendo must have been really supportive of this title).

Yep, just got the Wii and DS review copies in today. Right now I'm working on the Blood Stone DS review and some Kinectaku stuff, but I'll try to get this one up ASAP. Check back next week for it.

I assume this wont work, but can someone playing this on the CPU connect with someone on a 360 in wifi?
Probably not, but that would be...interesting for me.

Nope unless they have a mixed platform server otherwise all 360 players play 360 players all PC players play PC and all Wii play Wii. In otherwords each systems has its own server.

Thanks, maybe Il get the game anyway.

I only glanced at the manual, so I didn't know this. There's still hope for DLC on the Wii (well, I guess it's been pretty much confirmed) and I can't wait to see it.

@megastone
http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=141706

That says it all.

Black Ops DLC eh? How its gonna fit map packs etc., I will not know...

I thought Nintendo only helped PDP with the Headbanger Headset, but it seems Treyarch and Nintendo worked hand in hand to make it as good as the HD versions... but since its in the manual, but you can't find it in the game, maybe it isn't true? But since the game can be patched, who knows?

Now I want BO more than GE. >_>

hope that all the zombie maps comes online to download from world at war.
only then ill buy the game

I might buy BO when the headsets are released and play zombies mode almost exclusively. As with the rest of it, I can get it on GE.

But the main problem is: The game stores aren't going to supply me the game since I'm under 18...

So I think its gonna have to be GE only for now. :/

But, why is BO an 18? When Reflex is a 16? o_O

haha you live probably in america
here in belguim you can buy 18+ games even if your 12 years old or so
(iam 19 btw not 12)

No here in America we only have teen 13 and up and mature 18 and up. If you go to the right place you can buy the game here in the states. But Most major retailers wont see to minors!

CAN SOMEONE ANSWER THIS QUESTION?
with the wii version let you talk to the random people you play with and possibly add them as friends? if not i'm going with the ps3 version.

I've seen Black Ops headsets being sold for the Wii, so I assume you can chat.

yes but is it only with friends?