Zombie News No. 31 - Black Ops Edition

Take that Infinity Ward!

This is a special edition of the Zombie News. Not a ton of content but a few tidbits you may or may not be aware of. I have to pre-face this with the fact that I haven't even loaded the game up yet. I wasn't feeling very good the past two days and playing Black Ops was hard to resist but I owed to myself to be in the best mindset possible so as to give this game the best review possible. Luckily for you, a number of other well-funded and more popular gaming sites have reviewed the game for you. Don't pay any attention to the lack of the Destructoid Black Ops Review. Jim Sterling only reviewed the PC version which is CLEARLY not the platform that Black Ops was intended for. I don't care what the developer said. Sterling's review is jaded in my opinion and therefore I don't include it here. For the record, he gave it a 6.0.

Reviews of CoD Black Ops

Joystiq gives it 4 out of 5 stars and because they have the time they also gave us a short list of reviews from other sites. Check out their gallery of screens from the game too.

• GamePro (5/5 Stars): "The good news is that the game is absolutely worth the investment, and even if you find yourself disagreeing with some of the changes Treyarch instituted or you run into a bunch of morons who are hell bent on ruining a particular mode for you, you have plenty of other options to keep you engaged for a good long time."
• GameTrailers (9.3/10): "Treyarch has closed the gap between its games and the Modern Warfare franchise with boundless customization, a keen sense of what makes the formula a success, and listening to fans."
• 1UP (A-): "When examining this seventh (and therefore odd-numbered) Treyarch installment beside the studio's history, it's apparent that not only does Black Ops show how much Treyarch has grown as a developer, but that it's easily their best title yet."
• IGN (8.5/10): "Call of Duty: Black Ops is a great overall package that has a ton of content to enjoy. The multiplayer modes are largely based on what was established by Modern Warfare, but the twists that Treyarch throws in work well."
• Giant Bomb (4/5 Stars): "Do you want to play more Call of Duty? I'm guessing the answer is yes, and by all means, Black Ops is worth playing. But for all its ambitious steps to set itself apart from the previous games, it flounders in a few too many of those areas to be a total success."

For the ladies, Activision goofed by not including codes for the free outfits in their Hardened and Prestige Editions for female Avatars. So they quickly made some codes and someone in their kindness posted them to the net for all females to use. Here they be: By inputting the code GYVF8-PF7RY-28D7V-VGWV8-CFGRM into your Xbox (or online), you can snag the "SR 71 Flight Suit"; while inputting R76BQ-CR3MF-G2TTF-9G36R-BQWJD will net you a "Woods Outfit."


Secrets in Black Ops? Yes! Treyarch has some easter eggs for us. Check out the vid below.