Black is a first person shooter brought to us by the makers of the hugely popular racing game series Burnout, Criterion Games. It stars a young man called Sergeant Jack Keller, and Black Ops soldier. He is currently undergoing investigation four days into the future, and you have to go back ... Read review
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AKA: CoD2: Big Red One - Genre: Shooter - First Person Shooter - Publisher: Activision - Developer(s): Gray Matter Interactive Studios, Spark Unlimited, Treyarch - Age Rating: 16+
Advantages: Realistic weapons and gameplay, everything can be destroyed! Disadvantages: Borrring story!
Black is a first person shooter brought to us by the makers of the hugely popular racing game series Burnout, Criterion Games. It stars a young man called Sergeant Jack Keller, and Black Ops soldier. He is currently undergoing investigation four days into the future, and you have to go back in time to complete the missions he has been appointed. Later to be revealed, why exactly he is under investigation.
Black is set in western Russia, ... ...Schwarzenegger hey?
Black is probably one of the best first person shooters available on Playstation 2. It is very unique compared to other shooters, and has a range of features which no other similar games have. In Black, you are given a large arsenal of weapons that seem extremely realistic and similar to real life weapons. The developers have paid a lot of attention here, and each weapon has been created in essence, as realistic ... more
Black is a first person shooter brought to us by the makers of the hugely popular racing game series Burnout, Criterion Games. It stars a young man called Sergeant Jack Keller, and Black Ops soldier. He is currently undergoing investigation four days into the future, and you have to go back in time to complete the missions he has been appointed. Later to be revealed, why exactly he is under investigation.
Black is set in western Russia, and our hero has been briefed on a named terrorist group called the 'Seventh Wave'. Keller's first mission sees him and his team battling against the forces of the Seventh Wave. Keller eventually reaches a checkpoint, but disobeys orders and enters into a terrorist controlled building where he is ambushed by a terrorist. However it is revealed that the terrorist is actually a former CIA operative, who goes by the name ' William Lennox'. he appears to be the leader of the band of terrorist Seventh Wave. The following missions show Keller on the trail of Lennox, where Keller essentially has to kill everybody in his path! Talk about the next Arnold Schwarzenegger hey?
Black is probably one of the best first person shooters available on Playstation 2. It is very unique compared to other shooters, and has a range of features which no other similar games have. In Black, you are given a large arsenal of weapons that seem extremely realistic and similar to real life weapons. The developers have paid a lot of attention here, and each weapon has been created in essence, as realistic as possible. All the weapons have been carefully detailed and the characteristics of each gun can be felt. Most weapons have optional firing modes, this means you can choose whether your gun is fully automatic, semi-automatic or in single shot mode. This can be changed by pressing a single button. Magazine sizes are rather small and you will find yourself changing magazines very frequently. A small price to pay for blowing someone's head off! The most famous of weapons are included in this action game, including ;
*AK-47 - Probably the most recognized gun around the world. Designed and manufactured mainly in Russia, the most powerful of nation have hundreds of these widely available. It is the most all-round perfect gun in the game. It has the option of all three firing modes, it has a steady aiming ability and a fairly long range zoom capacity.
*Mac-10 - This gun is similar to that of an Uzi. It is mainly automatic and can spray a multiple of bullets in a matter of seconds. My favourite Uzi style gun in all the game.
*RPG - Rocket propelled grenade. Wow. This is the weapon you want if you want to go on a killing spree no doubt. Tremendous power, but only available with 5 shots in a magazine, which you don't find that often.
Obviously there are more than three guns, I just wanted to express some of the differences and range of guns the game has. The gameplay is truly astonishing, when you shoot your gun, everything it hits is effected. Shoot a window, it will smash. Shoot a car door, it will dent. Shoot a concrete pillar, it will crumble. Also, a good addition is the health gauge, when you have picked up a medi-kit and you don't need it, you will store it for later use. If your are getting annihilated by bullets, why not have a medi-kit? Also, the hand grenades truly make this game believable. Can't hit the enemy because he's behind a pillar? Throw a grenade, kill the pillar, and the man too! Two birds with one stone!
Before each mission, you will be asked what difficulty level to play at. You have a an option between; easy, normal, hard and Black Ops. With each difficulty you will be additional missions to carry out and objectives to complete. Also, there will be more/less medi-kits available dependant on the difficulty level you choose. There are five additional objectives that can be accessed ;
Blackmail - Local and destroy evidence that can be used against the US.
Intel - Collect vital knowledge on the terrorist activity.
Recon - Find information that could help you in future missions.
Armament - Discover hidden weapons.
Destruction - Seek and destroy resources that the terrorists might use.
So, there is plenty for you to do if you get bored of the main storyline! As you progress further into the storyline, you will come to adore the game. It is truly spectacular for this era of game and the graphics are something special. There are a million and one ways to complete every mission dependant on your individual style. A great game for all, that is if you are 16 or over. The lads and girls at Criterion have produced something out of nothing here and a revelation of a game. It will have you playing happily for hours. Even if you don't enjoy this sort of game, I still however recommend it to you as it truly is something to be witnessed. Have fun playing!
Advantages: Amazing audiovisual presentation; quite a bit of replay value; awesome gunplay; controls perfectly. Disadvantages: Sometimes feels shallow; some A.I. quirks; no blood=stupid; brief campaign; no online/split-screen.
...speeds and total carnage. While Black doesn't have the high speed, it certainly has total carnage under it's belt.
-(The Story)-
Black places you in the role of a highly trained solider called Keller. The game begins as Keller is being grilled by this slimy person who says 'he will hep you if you cooperate'. Keller agrees and tells the guy everything he knows about this 'Seventh Wave', led by this terrorist called Lennox. Though there's vaguely ... ...to learn.
-(The Gameplay)-
Black does away with all the button pressing and key collecting shenanigans from other First Person Shooters, and just gives you a straight up action. Usually missions involve you to get to the end of the level without dying, though if you play from normal to black ops difficulties you have to perform side missions to progress as well. But there's a ton of enemies to kill along the way. Though you don't have to kill enemies, ...
Stunt101 24.04.2007
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Advantages: Stunning graphics, totally destructive fun. Disadvantages: Only 8 levels, no multiplayer or online.
...Jack Keller who is a Black Ops soldier which is a specialist CIA covert group. It begins with you being interrogation with questions about terrorists and the operations in was in that toke place in the last 4 days. As Keller describes about his missions and what happened the game flashbacks to each missions which you then play.
==GRAPHICS==
Just like what Criterion did on the Burnout series was stunning, the same is said here if not better. So ... ...equal to the gorgeous graphics Black has got not only on the PS2 but on any console. From even something as everyday items like glass windows have that amazing reflecting lighting. The glare of light from metal objects that if possible you could fell the heat. Ok you maybe thinking yeah that sounds great but that is when everything is calm, nice and has that new look to it. When the bomb drops then destruction has never looked so beautiful. Starting ...
masterblaster1982 28.08.2006
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Advantages: Stunning explosions, basically gun porn Disadvantages: No blood = lack of realism
...(god knows what Hard and Black ops (extra hard) ) are like. The fact that they can see you from one end of the map to the other can get you p***ed off very quickly. Another bad touch is the lack of blood, probably to keep a low age rating.
Extras
I thought I would end the review on a nice note. Apart from the play.com deal (OVER NOW, pre-order with play.com and get a bonus weapon) there are a few extras to be won while playing. Completing the game ...
FabricatedLunacy 31.08.2006
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Advantages: great graphics, good for relieving anger, Disadvantages: missions go on too long, 1 player,
Black takes you deep into the world of the unsanctioned military: beyond the army, beyond the law, beyond consequence. You are Jack Keller, a Black Ops soldier whose job it is to hunt down those that no-one else can stop, by any means necessary. The game starts with you being interrogated about operations you have done and about the terrorists you have killed. Keller describes his mission and then you replay the operation that he has just described. ... ...- easy, normal, hard or black ops. It is not a typical war game. It is better.
The gameplay is a simple shooter. All you need to do is take out the enemy and get to the end. Along the way, you can shoot absolutely anything in your way from cars to locked doors, glass windows to normal everyday objects. It is an awesome feeling shooting absolutely everything and it never gets boring! It is a great way for relieving stress! On each level, you will ...
Immortal-Firefly 13.01.2007
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Advantages: Great action and gameplay, controls etc Disadvantages: Not great storyline
Black is a first person shooter for ps2
It begins with some great vivid cutscenes which throw you straight into the action. The gameplay is superb and the action never stops. The controls are relatively easy to use and the graphics are great.
However, the one thing that black lacks is a definite storyline, One soon tires of the random action cutscenes and you soon get confused about who your shooting and why you are doing it.
Black is a first ... ...vivid cutscenes which throw you straight into the action. The gameplay is superb and the action never stops. The controls are relatively easy to use and the graphics are great.
Black's first few levels are quite exciting, but the high speed action movie cutscenes wear away quite fast, and the game's over not long after. Also the lack of a decent storyline infringes on the enjoyment factor of the game. ...
muhammed364 05.08.2007
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