Call of Duty Black Ops was the "sequel" to Call of Duty World at War, even though the game comes after Modern Warfare Two.  This game follows the events of the Bay of Pigs invasion and  other historical events around the time.  You play as a militant named Alex Mason, who has numbers in his head that mean nothing to him, but are part of a very important operation by the Russians.  You travel through a ten year period, going back and forth throughout the time period, which will probably leave you a little overwhelmed after each travel through time.
  
   Graphics 8:  These graphics are very good, even compared to later games.  For example, if you were to compare Black Ops to MW3, Black Ops would receive the higher grade in graphics.  They are nicely detailed to the point that it looks nice, but not too extravagant to the point of Battlefield 3, where the sun is realistically shown, inhibiting your gaming performance.
  
   Sound 8:  The sound in this game is pretty good, but not the best.  I find it interesting that the sound in the multiplayer menu has so much bass, but it really doesn't matter.  The sound really helps you see what happens in real combat (at least, if you play campaign).
  
   Addictiveness 10:  Not only do you get a campaign, but when you get tired of that you can play zombies or multiplayer.  Zombies seems to be the more addictive of the two, mainly because you try to better yourself by getting to higher rounds with your friends.  The multiplayer is also good, but there is much more to zombies than multiplayer.
  
   Story 5:  The story in this game would have been good, if they hadn't rattled back and forth through time, even though it was necessary.  You should still complete the story to see what happens in the game, and to prep yourself for Black Ops 2, which will be coming out soon.
  
   Depth 10:  The game is very deep with it's three game modes, which can keep you occupied for hours at a time.  You should have no problem losing hours in this game through the many game modes offered.
  
   Difficulty 3:  Even if you play on the appropriate difficulty, this game should be really easy for you.  The campaign is not really that hard, and the multiplayer seems easy (in my opinion, your experience will probably be different).  Not only are those two game modes easy, but you will probably like how easy the zombies mode is until the very late rounds.
  
   Overall 8.8:  Call of Duty Black Ops is really a very good game.  You will not only lose yourself for hours as you play this game (unless you have annoying brother who kicks you off all the time), but you will also appreciate how much time they had put into this game.  I would recommend this game to anyone who likes First Person Shooters, especially the Call of Duty line of games.

I actually just got this game the past week, and I beat it pretty quickly.

I haven't ventured online, but I really hate how short the campaign is :/

It's a good campaign, but what's the point if I can just watch a movie or two in the time it takes to beat it?

legacyme3 : Knowing you, you probably won't venture into the online multiplayer.  I really wouldn't, it really was a failed experiment.
If you want to do the zombies though, it really is that much better.

Wait, Black Ops was a sequel to World at War? I thought they were making another COD series like they did with MW3. That is freaky. I played it on the DS(yes, you can play it on Nintendo systems), but I didn't like it, but it was the only COD game I could play at school because my friend let me try it. I really want to try the Xbox version or PS3 version. I haven't tried zombies in the game, but it looks fun.

mlb789 :

Meh, it's something to maybe play with my brother who loves Call of Duty.

As for the Zombies game... meh, it's the less fun side game featured in the game.

I'd rather play Zork.

starwars293 : Aren't you a little young to be playing call of duty (at the same time, so am I, bit at least I am in high school).
It really is basically a sequel after WoW, even though it is a different storyline. Both games are made by Treyarch.

Pretty much, my friends also play it. I usually play COD at a friend's house though. I can't afford it until my sister moves out. Then I can afford some COD games

mlb789 :

That's nothing. When I was 8 I was playing rated M games all the time

Really, it's more a representation of what your parents think is appropriate for you.

legacyme3 : to be honest that is pretty disturbing.
The only M games I can play without feeling bad is COD, The elder scrolls games, and Assassins Creed. I either hate or am creeped out by others.

mlb789 :

To be fair, games now are much more disturbing graphically. So it's a little bit different.

Back then there weren't "very" many games that were rated M and really bad.

The worst games got really was Conker's Bad Fur Day. And that game was tame when you think about it

mlb789 : Oh trust me, I played my first M rated game when I was 9. It was the same game, Call of Duty Black Ops. I really loved playing this whole series. I would be mad if the series stopped

I have this game and I love it.I play zombie mode the most.you just made my day good again.now let us celebrate with some cake......after we test you.....

Eh, my bf use to play this game all the time to the point that it got rather annoying sometimes lol  He liked playing the online multilayer and made it to 7 prestige before he got bored of it and sold it. I use to play the zombies mode with my brother, it was fun at the time.

I love to play this game a lot. Also I like they improve the zombie maps on this game. I can't wait to see the idea the creater got for black ops 2 zombie mode.

I love zombies. Did you guys know that zombies was originally just an Easter egg but it got a lot of good credit so people started to ask for more maps and that's why we have zombies today.

Nice review. I liked call of duty,but it is a little over rated if you ask me.