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Call of Duty: Black Ops

Call of Duty: Black Ops makers Treyarch delve into a world of covert missions and denied ops during the cold war era. Find out Black Ops news, updates, check out our Black Ops guns and weapons guide, find out how to survive Kino Der Toten, and lock and load as we jump right into the most in-depth look at Black Ops on Squidoo...

Both on and offline, Call of Duty: Black Ops plays like a number one best-seller. The campaign mode in Call of Duty: Black Ops is startlingly realistic at times and can be very intense. Treyarch really pulls players into the story just as they intended. Local (offline) multiplayer matches come fully unlocked with all weapons, camos, facepaint, perks, and anything else you can think of, because why wait to level up to decimate your friends with a gold M60 with grip and warlord? This is also nice for testing out weapons and classes or just having fun!

Online multiplayer matches allow you to bring on a second player from the same console, which is a feature new to Black Ops. Now you can play on a team with someone else in the same room and be twice as deadly! In Black Ops, you can also view and share recent matches without an expensive recorder! The new Zombies is nothing short of beautifully done...well zombies are never beautiful, but the levels...you know what I mean! Kino Der Toten has all the frantic energy of the original Nazi Zombies, but with more rooms and doors to unlock. New zombie maps will be available with the First Strike downloadable content pack due out Feb. 1st on Xbox and probably within a month from that date from PS3.

New wager matches and much more control over customizations provide for more personal multiplayer gameplay. The challenges system is set up a little different from Modern Warfare 2, but there are still plenty of them to be earned. It's easier to invite friends to play and now there is also the added bonus of a running Counter on the bottom of the screen where players can see the Black Ops global statistics: How much of the GDP of Ireland has been spent in game, how many payback medals have been earned, and what challenges and levels your friends are unlocking.

Black Ops: Story Mode



What do the numbers mean? According to IGN, over 5.5 million units sold to date and as popular as online play is with the Call of Duty franchise, Treyarch delivers with a campaign mode that is a non-stop thrillride ending in an answer to that very question. As Alex Mason, you play through episodic memories of denied operations and eventual rogue exploits during the Cold War era Cuba, Siberia, Vietnam, and even the Pentagon all are locales that play host to Black Ops' far spanning gameplay. Stealth melee attacks and crossbow kills help you escape perilous situations. There is even a mission where you switch between guiding a group of troops on the ground through a snowstorm in enemy territory as the pilot of an SR-71 Blackbird and fighting right alongside the troops were guiding seconds before. Treyarch provides a rich, emotional storyline that pulls you from mission to mission until everything comes to a head as you find out what the numbers mean...

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New Killstreak Rewards Available!

Here are the killstreaks for Call of Duty: Black Ops:

3 Kills - Spy Plane: Shows enemies on the mini-map. Can be shot down
3 Kills - RC-XD Explosive RC Car: Remote controlled car strapped with explosives
4 Kills - Counter Spy Plane: Temporarily disables enemies mini-map
4 Kills - SAM Turret: Airdrop a placeable SAM turret that destroys aircraft
5 Kills - Care Package: Airdrop a random killstreak or ammo crate. Can be changed if you have the Hardline Pro perk equipped.
5 Kills - Napalm Strike: Airstrike that covers an area in napalm
6 Kills - Sentry Gun: Airdrop a placeable Sentry Gun
6 Kills - Mortar Team: Target 2 locations to bombard with Mortar Strikes
7 Kills - Attack Helicopter: Call in a support helicopter
7 Kills - Valkyrie Rockets: Launcher with remote controlled rockets
8 Kills - Blackbird: Shows enemy position and direction on the mini-map. Cannot be shot down
8 Kills - Rolling Thunder: Carpet bombing airstrike
9 Kills - Chopper Gunner: Be the gunner of an attack helicopter
11 Kills - Attack Dogs: Attack dogs that hunt the enemy down
11 Kills - Gunship: Pilot an attack helicopter

Guns & Weaponry

Players will get to use a new crossbow that can be attached with explosive charges for a quick one-hit kill.One of the things that keeps so many people coming back to games in the ultra-successful Call of Duty franchise is the guns. Black Ops is no exception to the rule.

Here is a full list of guns, weapons, attachments, camo, and equipment that will be made available to you in multiplayer. With the new in-game economy in Call of Duty: Black Ops, players will have to use currency that they can earn and also wager, thanks to new Wager Match modes.

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Primary Weapons
Assault Rifles

* M16
* Enfield
* M14
* FAMAS
* Galil
* AUG
* FAL
* AK-47
* Commando
* G11

Submachine Guns

* MP5K
* MAC-11
* AK-74u
* Skorpion
* Uzi
* Spectre M4
* MPL
* PM-63
* Kiparis

Light Machine Guns

* RPK
* M60
* HK21
* Stoner 63

Sniper Rifles

* L96A1
* Dragunov
* WA2000
* PSG1

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Shotguns

* SPAS
* KS-23[10]
* Stakeout
* HS-10
* Olympia
* Model 1887 (SP only)

Secondary Weapons
Pistols

* M1911
* Python
* Makarov
* ASP
* CZ75

Launchers

* RPG-7
* China Lake
* M72 LAW
* Strela-3

Other

* Crossbow
* Ballistic Knife

Care Package-Only Weapons

* Death Machine
* Grim Reaper

Attachments

* Extended Magazines
* Dual Mag
* ACOG Scope
* Red Dot Sight
* Reflex
* Masterkey Shotgun
* Flamethrower
* Infrared Scope
* Grenade Launcher
* Suppressor
* Swarovski Scope
* Snub Nose
* Flashlight
* Dual Wield
* Speed Reloader
* Rapid Fire
* Upgraded Iron Sights
* Grip

Alternate Ammo Types

* Dragon's Breath
* Explosive Bolts

Weapon Camouflages

* Dusty
* Ice
* Red
* Olive
* Nevada
* Sahara
* ERDL
* Tiger
* Berlin
* Warsaw
* Siberia
* Yukon
* Woodland
* Flora
* Gold

Equipment

* Jammer
* Motion Sensor
* Tactical Insertion
* C4
* Claymore
* Camera Spike

Tactical Grenades

* Willy Pete
* Nova Gas
* Flashbang
* Concussion
* Decoy

Lethal Grenades

* M67
* Semtex
* Tomahawk

Thanks to Call of Duty: Black Ops - The Call of Duty Wiki for that information! Visit them here.

Closer Analysis

Hear what Call of Duty: Black Ops creators have to say about new multiplayer modes, zombies, and the new currency system.

Watch as Treyarch guides you through their new multiplayer modes, called Wager Matches, (One In The Chamber, Sticks And Stones, Gun Game, and Sharp Shooter) in this video:
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Zombies are back!

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Zombies are back in Call of Duty: Black Ops! Nazi Zombies spread like an epidemic soon after World at War players began unlocking it, in Treyarch's last Call of Duty title. Black Ops lets you jump right into the zombie action, which may or may not have been the best idea on Treyarch's part. Either way, the graphics look great and the undead slaying is just as challenging as ever.
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Kino Der Toten

Map Strategy Guide

The first zombies map in Call of Duty: Black Ops is Kino Der Toten (Theater of the Dead). It starts off much like Nacht der Untoten, the first map in Nazi Zombies, but Treyarch has definitely added a few new touches to this version. This guide should help you survive the oncoming zombie hordes, while racking up points to buy weapons and unlock doors.

Just like in Nazi Zombies, you will want to have a partner to watch your back. In Kino Der Toten, you start off with a pistol and a machete. The first wave of zombies fall easily with one good knife swing. Try using combinations of knifing and pistol shots (they take a couple usually) to bring up your score. You'll need it in the rounds to come! Patch up holes, or breaches, created by the zombies as they break into the building you are in. At the end of the round, reload, catch your breath, and plan your strategy for the next round.

You have the option to either buy a shotgun or a rifle in your first few rounds for 500 points. Grab the Olympia (double barrel shotgun) if you think you'll be able to reload fast enough. The shotgun is very useful for decimating your zombie opponents as close range, if needs be. You can usually take out 2 zombies with one well placed shot. Keep up with breaches and keep your guns loaded and ready.

Open the upstairs door to the right by the 4th round. The 5th round is hellhound time. If you are not used to these from the map pack updates from Nazi Zombies, hellhounds are pretty much what they sound like...reanimated dogs that are engulfed in flames and run at you pretty quickly. Put these dogs down Old Yeller style and move on to the next round. Get ready for the new zombies.

The viral site for this new zombies version, GKNOVA6.com, gave us a view into the new breed of undead enemies Treyarch would unleash in Black Ops. "Gassers," "Crawlers," or "Nova Zombies" are experiments gone horribly wrong. These creatures race across the floor on all fours towards you. When shot with regular bullets, these zombies spew deadly Nova gas from their wounds, damaging players who get too close. Either knife these menaces or use the ray gun, if you can get your hands on one.

Stay focused, stick to your gameplan, and keep unlocking doors and upgrading guns often and hopefully you will make it through the barrage of undead monsters. Chances are, you won't though....

Call of the Dead

Esclation Zombies Map Preview

New Zombies Map, Call of the Dead, most massive Zombies undertaking to date. Call of the Dead introduces ziplines, the flinger, and an all out war on the undead featuring the likes of Robert England (Nightmare on Elm Street) and Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), among others. This map brings back sniping walking corpses from vantage points and adds a new element to this Black Ops Zombies Map. Available as part of the Escalation Map Pack May 3rd on Xbox Live.

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Dead Ops Arcade

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Treyarch decided to up the ante after announcing Zombies would return in Black Ops. Dead Ops is a new, unlockable minigame in Call of Duty: Black Ops.Play through zombie packed levels in this arcade style, bird's eye view shooter, complete with power ups, gold, and enough ammo to erradicate anything that stands in your way.

To unlock Dead Ops, this is what you have to do: From the Main Menu (TV screen) escape the chair that is holding you captive.On PS3 press L2 and R2 and on Xbox 360 press Lt and Rt. This will shake loose your restraints. Get up and earn a trophy (Just Ask Me Nicely) and walk over to the computer on the wall. A keyboard will appear on the screen. Type the letters "DOA" and get ready to start shooting. Use the right trigger to blast through your walking dead enemies and see how far you can get!

For an extra trophy, and a throwback to the first computer games, on the computer screen, type "zork". This lets you access the classic text based computer game and earns you the trophy "Eaten by a Grue".
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New Customizations

Mark Lamia, head of Treyarch, said this:
"Zombies have been such a hit with our community that we were committed to bringing brand new zombie experiences to Call of Duty: Black Ops," says Treyarch Studio Head, Mark Lamia. "We've taken extra special care to retain the essential ingredients of our Zombie game, and have also crafted a nice surprise for the fans."

Face camo, gun camo, clan tags and emblems on primaries, and being able to bet points all add to the orginality factor in Black Ops. You can really make a lot of changes to your classes. Instead of completing challenges to unlock these camos, they become available after a certain level or a certain amount purchased already. After they are unlocked, customizations, perks, guns, and killstreaks can be bought for a set amount of CoD points..

See the run-down of the customizations in this video:
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Bullets Have No Names...These Killers Have No Faces

Call of Duty: Black Ops in SiberiaSuit up and ship out to Vietnam, Siberia, and Cuba. Survive these denied ops by being more cunning than the enemy...and of course having superior firepower.

Denied "Black" Ops are covert, smaller-scale military campaigns. They call them "denied" for a reason - these are operations that countries can't back. If there is an assasination to be made or a target to be hit that the world could not know about, the military sends in Special Forces teams to handle it. Soldiers who fail at these missions and get captured cannot usually be rescued due to tense political climates, like the one during the Cold War. If you get caught, your whole existance is denied, so that eliminates the option of getting caught.

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PGN Live Top 5 Plays. Sick Black Ops montage. The last guy kills it...just watch.
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    this is so un-putdownable its scary
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    Great Lens!Black Ops is what it's all about my friend,and you got it covered.Thanks.
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    Black Ops is going to be the best Call of Duty so far...can't wait!

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