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Call of Duty: Black Ops Updated Impressions

Treyarch's upcoming military shooter opens up Microsoft's E3 2010 press conference, and we've got the details

Microsoft opened up its 2010 E3 press conference with a bang; multiple explosions, in fact, thanks to a look at a demo of Treyarch's upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops. The two-part demo gave us a taste of the dramatic swings in mood and action for Black Ops, which puts the action on so-called military "deniable ops."

The demo level took place in what looked to be a South Asian jungle, and the opening portion featured some tunnel action--with the player crawling through a series of claustrophobia-inducing tunnels and encountering a series of close-quarters encounters along the way. Eventually, the soldiers made their way out of the tunnels and encountered an open encampment, full of enemy soldiers and heavy equipment like tanks and, most importantly, a Hind helicopter.

After popping a few grenades to create some destruction (and distraction), the player ran down into the clearing, dealt with the remaining enemies, and headed off to commandeer the Hind. You and your copilot take off and are greeted by the gorgeous jungle environments. Unfortunately, you've got no time to enjoy the scenery because you'll be beset by enemy fire as you wind your way around a river bed. The Hind is armed with missiles and a wicked machine gun cannon on its nose, and you'll put both to good use in your escape, taking out bridges, antiaircraft positions, enemy helicopters, and, finally, what looks to be an oil pipeline.

To say the least, the resulting explosions from all this rampant destruction were visually impressive, as were some of the close calls the helicopter managed during enemy missile strikes. The mix of gritty in-your-face combat on the ground and exciting action sequences in the air also made an impression, and we can't wait to get our hands on Black Ops later this week to see how Treyarch's latest game is coming along.

54 Comments

  • melgozakevin

    Posted Dec 7, 2010 4:29 pm GMT

    Black ops is awesome

  • melgozakevin

    Posted Dec 7, 2010 4:29 pm GMT

    Black ops is awesome

  • piyush18

    Posted Aug 31, 2010 9:53 pm GMT

    Wow.... thats awesome man.. Really want this one. It will be faaar better than MW2. In my sense COD is back again....

  • GOGOGOGURT

    Posted Aug 20, 2010 8:26 pm GMT

    Get my drift? Oh yeah, add gore, makes it more realistic.

  • GOGOGOGURT

    Posted Aug 20, 2010 8:22 pm GMT

    Zombies!

  • GOGOGOGURT

    Posted Aug 20, 2010 8:21 pm GMT

    Zombies!

  • GOGOGOGURT

    Posted Aug 20, 2010 8:21 pm GMT

    Zombies!

  • Gammet25

    Posted Aug 16, 2010 12:14 am GMT

    My expectations arent extremely high for a game thats gonna offer weapons and tools from around 1985. Although some stuff they've shown are so not from that era.

  • barrier100

    Posted Aug 10, 2010 7:07 am GMT

    it cant be worse than MW2 so give the game a chance

  • schawnneo

    Posted Aug 9, 2010 7:06 pm GMT

    Not half bad. but it doesn't change my attitude towards Activision.

  • FlashHawk79

    Posted Aug 6, 2010 12:31 pm GMT

    @100stars: You can't be serious. Define "path of destruction". Do it now, or your post is utterly pointless.

  • Sticker704

    Posted Aug 2, 2010 3:04 am GMT

    Since Modern Warefare 1, it's just been the same old same old with a few features added in. Similer multiplayer, the campaign has boring objectives, either to advance or defend. This is the reason I'm not getting the game.

  • YamiDawn

    Posted Jul 30, 2010 3:59 am GMT

    @aaron

    Im sure body decals were removed from MW2 for performance purposes. Either that or the devs didnt find it too appealing to see people shoot dead players on the floor just to see what kind of mess they could make. Yea, I hope they expand on the gritty tone they set with WaW. I found the game to be a lot more engaging when you rush through a narrow hallway to place a bomb, only to find that the man taking point gets blown in half by a Betty. Kinda gets to you though. *shudder*

  • 100starz posted Jul 28, 2010 11:28 am GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    100starz

    Posted Jul 28, 2010 11:28 am GMT (hide)

    Treyarch made the last good call of duty game, and I trust them to save call of duty from the path of destruction infinity ward set it on.

  • Vrygar777

    Posted Jul 26, 2010 5:02 pm GMT

    All i'm saying is that if Treyarch makes another nazi zombies type mode, and decent multiplayer, Black Ops will be a lot funner than MW2.

  • MKFighter19

    Posted Jul 24, 2010 12:04 pm GMT

    i hope this game has as much cuztimation as modern warfare 2

  • snake8304

    Posted Jul 13, 2010 12:42 pm GMT

    As a Call of duty fan i had always see tha Infinity ward make better Cod games than Treyarch, so Treyarch is obliged to create a COD game as Good as MW2 or better,otherwise they will be doomed.

  • sivasiva

    Posted Jul 4, 2010 12:37 am GMT

    Looks good.

  • gearsstreet018

    Posted Jul 2, 2010 12:00 pm GMT

    Good game

  • ulrich84

    Posted Jun 30, 2010 9:55 pm GMT

    There screw up a lot at World at War MP...
    hopefully this time they improve it. Otherwise IW will still rule the COD.