TITLE: Black
PLATFORM: PS2/XBOX (I am reviewing the PS2 version)
GENRE: FPS
ESRB RATING: M
DEVELOPER: EA (Electronic Arts)
Alright, I'll break my review down into a few parts:
graphics
Sound Effects (SE)
Background Music (BGM)
Difficulty/AI
OVERALL GAMEPLAY
each will be rated with a ?/10 system .... let's get started
GRAPHICS: 8/10
Grahpics were above average. Average being 5 obviously. I would have given the game a 9-10/10 graphic-wise if the game had lived up to the hype of being able to just randomly blow stuff up from buildings to trees etc. I hate it in a game when you shoot an RPG rocket at a tree and the tree doesn't even get freakin' damaged ... scorched even! It almost makes me cry! Black promised this (by reviews online, comercials the case etc). Now dont think every game where trees dont scorch will get a bad rating by me, but ones that promise realistic graphics will. Other than that, great graphics. Weapons looked nice, enemies reacted nicely. I liked the lighting effects. When I got to blow stuff up, it also looked realistic and the exploding barrels really nuked the buildings nice. I like destruction. And violence.
SE:9/10
Sounds effects fit the action nicely. Guns make clicking noises. The bullets and gunshot sounds were cool (uzi was fast and frenzied, while the sniper rifle made a loud bang and made the reload after each shot. Cool.). Enemy soldiers shout at you in russian. Explosions sounded nice too. Explosions are great!
BGM5/10
Decent at most. I really didn't like the bgm that much. It was pretty bland and repetive. Bland and repetive really annoys me. But the rest of the game was tight and kept me interested so I can bypass the bland music. (or lack of)
DIFFICULTY/AI:9/10
Hmmm pretty challenging. I love those games were you have to use cover, worry about enemies flanking you (especially in higher difficulties) and where you cant just run through each level blasting everything in sight. BORING! Black varied it up, gave you different options. Do you want to take cover from a distance and blast at the enemy compound, or do you just want to throw a frag or shoot and RPG through the window and take them out? Your choice. The enemies will react, they will run when you throw a grenade at them, or duck for cover when you shoot a rocket at them. Nice.
OVERALL
A great game. Definant classic for fans of the FPS genre. If you like a challenging, decently run game. Try this. If you're not really big on FPS or you just like to run around blasting everything WITHOUT any challenge, then stay away and go play some Grand Theft Auto.
OVERALL SCORE: 7/12
ANALASIS: If you like FPS, a good go. At least rent it first.
TITLE: Black
PLATFORM: PS2/XBOX (I am reviewing the PS2 version)
GENRE: FPS
ESRB RATING: M
DEVELOPER: EA (Electronic Arts)
Alright, I'll break my review down into a few parts:
graphics
Sound Effects (SE)
Background Music (BGM)
Difficulty/AI
OVERALL GAMEPLAY
each will be rated with a ?/10 system .... let's get started
GRAPHICS: 8/10
Grahpics were above average. Average being 5 obviously. I would have given the game a 9-10/10 graphic-wise if the game had lived up to the hype of being able to just randomly blow stuff up from buildings to trees etc. I hate it in a game when you shoot an RPG rocket at a tree and the tree doesn't even get freakin' damaged ... scorched even! It almost makes me cry! Black promised this (by reviews online, comercials the case etc). Now dont think every game where trees dont scorch will get a bad rating by me, but ones that promise realistic graphics will. Other than that, great graphics. Weapons looked nice, enemies reacted nicely. I liked the lighting effects. When I got to blow stuff up, it also looked realistic and the exploding barrels really nuked the buildings nice. I like destruction. And violence.
SE:9/10
Sounds effects fit the action nicely. Guns make clicking noises. The bullets and gunshot sounds were cool (uzi was fast and frenzied, while the sniper rifle made a loud bang and made the reload after each shot. Cool.). Enemy soldiers shout at you in russian. Explosions sounded nice too. Explosions are great!
BGM5/10
Decent at most. I really didn't like the bgm that much. It was pretty bland and repetive. Bland and repetive really annoys me. But the rest of the game was tight and kept me interested so I can bypass the bland music. (or lack of)
DIFFICULTY/AI:9/10
Hmmm pretty challenging. I love those games were you have to use cover, worry about enemies flanking you (especially in higher difficulties) and where you cant just run through each level blasting everything in sight. BORING! Black varied it up, gave you different options. Do you want to take cover from a distance and blast at the enemy compound, or do you just want to throw a frag or shoot and RPG through the window and take them out? Your choice. The enemies will react, they will run when you throw a grenade at them, or duck for cover when you shoot a rocket at them. Nice.
OVERALL
A great game. Definant classic for fans of the FPS genre. If you like a challenging, decently run game. Try this. If you're not really big on FPS or you just like to run around blasting everything WITHOUT any challenge, then stay away and go play some Grand Theft Auto.
OVERALL SCORE: 7/12
ANALASIS: If you like FPS, a good go. At least rent it first.