With the recent slew of leaked gameplay footage of the soon to be released Call of Duty title, Black Ops, I have noticed a two pronged reception. Some are welcoming the game with open arms and are excited at what they see. The other side is bemoaning the game as nothing more than MW2 with extra skins and nothing new.
Group 2 is wrong.
Call of Duty Black Ops looks to be the biggest step forward since Cod 4.
Currency, wager matches, enhanced customization (Create-A-Class 2.0), theater mode, emblem editor, new zombies, and more.
Modern Warfare 2 was the laziest entry into the main Call of Duty series.
Cod 4 introduced Killstreaks, perks, custom classes, and started the whole trend through the industry.
World at War added tanks, zombies, co op campaign, more weapons, more perks, more equipment, etc.
What did Modern Warfare 2 add? Custom killstreaks, accolades, callsigns, and deathstreaks. Oh, and the throwing knife.
The problems with MW2 arose from the awful maps, unbalanced perks, over powered weapons, insane deathstreaks, and other things that were implemented badly.
Currency completely changes the dynamic of leveling up in a Cod game. Wager matches help add tension and new modes to the experience. Create-A-Class 2.0 adds more user input and weight to the create a class. Theater mode is just awesome. It will increase the youtube community, and make smack talking to one's friends even cooler. The emblem editor is in the same vein as create a class 2.0, more user input is always awesome. And new zombies? Yes, bloody, please.
Beyond what Treyarch is adding, look at what they're getting rid of.
No more commando, no more danger close, no more painkiller, no more one man army, no more insanely terrible perks, no more hackers to the same severity(theater mode will be used to ban), the list goes on and on.
Call of Duty Modern Warfare is misnamed, it's actually Call of Duty 4: Semtex Edition..
Black Ops is the way forward.
Oh yeah, and all Cod games will look similar. Why? Because the are COD games. That's why they're loved. Don't reinvent the wheel, get some rims.
Peace.
