Black
BLACK is the world's most brutal and enigmatic strike force -- and you've just joined them. The BLACK tactical squad operates under the cloak of complete anonymity and deniability to protect the US from threats foreign and domestic. It answers to no one, allowing it to carry out brutal and covert operations around the globe. From manipulating politicians to controlling intelligence networks and militaries, BLACK operatives are trained at the highest level in psychological warfare, espionage, and lethal arts. Go deep into the world of clandestine warfare as you use any means necessary to get the job done.
Black Accessories
 Mercenaries
Half Life 2
Halo 2
Halo: Combat Evolved
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
GUN
Sniper Elite
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent
Fable: The Lost Chapters
Brothers in Arms Earned in Blood
Black Reviews
This game is first person shooter , very violent. If you like this kinda thing , its a great game.
Hiding behind a wall, a column, or any other cover for that matter, it starts falling apart as your enemies start to shoot at it. I guess the only criticism that I have is that your "teammates" that fight along side you can't shoot for s***. There's also no bs in this game like solving puzzles or anything like that. Deep shadows, light coming through windows, blinding you if their behind an enemy. There's no co-op mode for split screen chaos, but that's all I can say.
Everything looks as real as it can get. Even if it's real, it's just a taste thing. I deeply enjoy the fact that the cutscenes are live action. Backrounds are picture perfect. The machine guns reverberate in your ear, the shotguns are like cannons, grenades rock the room, mines makes your ears bleed, the woosh of the RPG's. The guns are LOUD and if you're wearing a good pair of earphones, prepare to be deafened.
First of all, the sound design is top notch. The game get's a five star rating simply because of that. It adds to the realism and the terror and it makes you improve your aim and your reaction time. It doesn't have the same effect as say HALO of dropping you into the scene, but it does set them up well and is done in a very artistic way. I frickin' love this game.
I don't like blood and gore honestly. It's honestly one of the most violent games I've played, if that gives you any indication of the games I have played, and it's also one of the best. It's simply crazy and cool adrenaline rush. It's a pure shooter with a bonus.
Your avg. I've always like first person shooter games that are set in the real world (vice killing zombies or monsters); so that is a plus with this game. The AI "acquires" the player way to easy. It taking like 15.223 rounds to drop a bad guy. Some maddening aspect of the game:. It was always silly firing rockets at wall board in Duke Nukem only to leave a black smudge.
All the different weapons are fun as well. The selector switch feature that lets someone fire an MP5 on semi, burst, full auto is neat, but what BLACK operative would really have to LOOK at the thing to flip the switch. I swear, unless one gets a head shot it takes a LOT of rounds to kill a bad guy. The fact that the enviornment can explode around you is also very fun and adds a realism boost. In some levels, one has to move from cover in a big "room" with a lot of enemies on the perimeter of the room.
In the game, the enemies ALWAYS know where you are and immediately acquire you, even if you are moving around silently. Any half-way trained indvidual can shoot a pump shotgun fast enough so it's like firing a semi-auto. national guardsman doesn't have to look at the selector switch. When the guy is pumping the shotgun so slow, twisting in a way to watch the shell eject as one of the hard-to-kill hockey mask guys is getting back up I wanted to sometimes throw the controller at the screen. They should have consulted someone who's actually used some of these weapons. One flips it by feel.
Wish more than 1 player can play it at a time but they don't mind taking turns. Husband and son like this game alot.
Having to find or destroy documents as a completion requirement was great. You have been warned. Always- have a short range weapon on you. The sound is strong and for a second makes you believe you're actually firing something. That said, this game will kill you. What this means is that you must allocate at least 3 hours per level before you play. Oh, and a word to the wise.
From nowhere. Today I waisted almost half the day playing the final level because I could not stop. You cannot casually play Black. But don't get me wrong.
BUT, there are a few things that are aggravating. It has great graphics. Sure, it doesn't take that long to go through a level BUT you're going to die 3 or 6 or 8 times in the process, before you win. If I stopped, I would have had to start the whole (huge) level all over again from scratch.
Medium-range rifles come and go, but the Shotgunis forever. Not with bullets necessarily, but with RPGs (rocket propelled grenades). There is a lot of atmosphere and there are many reasons to just love this game. And they will shoot you three or four times before you can even find where they're coming from.
If there's something to hate about the game, it's THAT. "Black" is in serious need of a multi-player feature. This game has a lot to offer. It is very aggravating.
The actors who give the inter-level briefings are great too. I love FPS and I like to think I'm pretty damn good. I would even be willing to forgive the no multi-player if I could only have in-game saves. The last thing that is a drawback is no online play. The loving detail given to rendering the guns is thrilling.
You MUST complete the whole level before you can stop. This game rarely killed me with bullets, but I swear just when you're at your weakest and you're beating them back with a STICK, the game will start throwing RPGs at you. I was schooled in the religion of "Halo" and I've squared off on the most intense multi-player battles you can imagine. This game rocks. There's nothing like having half the screen firing at you to make you want to throw your XBox out the window.
There are many things I loved about this game. There are no in-game saves. If you're going to play, don't plan on doing anything else, for at least the next 3-4 hours.
|
