Topic: Call of Duty Black Ops Wii > Goldeneye ;)

[BranDonk Kong]

I might get a chance to play the Wii version later on, but Goddamn, this game is awesome.

[NWR_insanolord]

My friend bought this game for PS3, but he doesn't have his PS3 with him at the moment so he's been playing it on mine. He's been playing all night and is already up to level 27.

[ShyGuy]

My friend bought this game for PS3, but he doesn't have his PS3 with him at the moment so he's been playing it on mine. He's been playing all night and is already up to level 27.

 All night? O Lord, that's insane!

[broodwars]

I might get a chance to play the Wii version later on, but Goddamn, this game is awesome.

How far have you gotten?  Because I got to the start of the Vietnam section, and honestly this game feels very uneven.  The second stage (the escape from the prison) was pretty badass, but that's really the only stage that has impressed me.

[Chozo Ghost]

Now that this game is out, I have two questions:

1) Is there support for the Classic Controller?

2) Are there Nazi Zombies?

[ShyGuy]

I just picked up this Wii game, haven't played it yet.

Chozo the answer is:

1) Yes
2) Yes

[kraken613]

If Stratos gets this and a lot of other people I will pick this up.

[ShyGuy]

We need a friend code topic. Who is reviewing this for NWR?

[Mop it up]

According to players on GameFAQs, here are the features that are not in the Wii version:

-Ground War
-Kill Cam
-Split-screen multiplayer
-Theater Mode
-Online multiplayer capped at 10 players instead of 12-18

[ShyGuy]

Played the first three levels. Graphics seem better than World at War, although the standard Call of Duty method of rushing you along the path doesn't leave much time for sight-seeing.

Played a round of Zombie mode, that was fun.

Can't get on standard multiplayer, apparently, it's been having connection issues on the Wii (PC too)

[broodwars]

Question for anyone who bought the Wii version of Black Ops: where is your combat training mode located? 

I just discovered today that some genius at Treyarch decided to make this completely offline multiplayer mode only accessible from the online multiplayer menu on the PS3/360 versions.  This means that to play offline multiplayer against bots, you must have an internet connection with the Activision servers.      And on 360, that means if you don't have a $60 Xbox LIVE Gold Account, you can't play offline multiplayer against bots.      Words fail me to properly describe how stupid and greedy that is, and a perfect example of why I dislike purchasing Activision games and why I will not purchase an Xbox LIVE Gold Account.  Thankfully, my PS3 version of the game doesn't have the issue of being locked behind a Playstation Plus wall, but it does mean that whenever Activision decides to take down the multiplayer servers, I'll lose access to offline multiplayer outside of Zombies mode.  Unbelievable.  That had better get fixed in a patch.

[ShyGuy]

Yeah, it's in the same place on the Wii version. I think it does that because you can still earn points for your online profile. I agree though, you should be able to play it without an internet connection.

Speaking of Activision, rumor is that the Wii version is going to get pay-for DLC stuff.

[Stratos]

Watch, they charge for local multi or something.

I was at Fry's today and saw their Black Ops table. No Wii versions. But they did have Wii versions back in the Wii section. I was gonna splurge my tips on it but saw they didn't have the headbanger in so I'm waiting for that.

[cubist]

Waiting for the NWR review.   I saw some videos online.  It looks good for a Wii game.  I also enjoyed WoW and Reflex on Wii a lot.  Sooooooo...I'm already sold, just waiting for the funds to roll through. 

[NWR_insanolord]

Question for anyone who bought the Wii version of Black Ops: where is your combat training mode located? 

I just discovered today that some genius at Treyarch decided to make this completely offline multiplayer mode only accessible from the online multiplayer menu on the PS3/360 versions.  This means that to play offline multiplayer against bots, you must have an internet connection with the Activision servers.      And on 360, that means if you don't have a $60 Xbox LIVE Gold Account, you can't play offline multiplayer against bots.      Words fail me to properly describe how stupid and greedy that is, and a perfect example of why I dislike purchasing Activision games and why I will not purchase an Xbox LIVE Gold Account.  Thankfully, my PS3 version of the game doesn't have the issue of being locked behind a Playstation Plus wall, but it does mean that whenever Activision decides to take down the multiplayer servers, I'll lose access to offline multiplayer outside of Zombies mode.  Unbelievable.  That had better get fixed in a patch.

It's not being greedy (Microsoft gets the Xbox Live subscription money, not Activision), it's just bad game design.

[kraken613]

Well played some single player on the PC at a friends house. It's a good FPS, its a good game top to bottom, but the CoD style is just getting so tired. After about an hour of the single player I had no motivation to play any more. I will I am sure end up playing it completely through just to be current but don't be ready to be blown away. Especially for Wii where your not even getting the great visuals of CoD.

Man, just makes me with Goldeneye came to PC and had awesome graphics... Goldeneye far surpasses this in single player. Just that old-school merged with modern FPS works well and I love me some stealth.

[NWR_insanolord]

If I buy Black Ops, which I will probably end up doing, I will probably never touch the single player outside of playing the tutorial in order to tweak the controls. I would be buying it entirely for the online multiplayer, and would then probably pick up GoldenEye for single player and local multi. Which means I'm falling into Activision's trap.

[ShyGuy]

The Call of Duty single player games are really one step above a rail shooter.

[kraken613]

I got this for Wii, will post FC in a bit, haven't actually stuck it in the system yet. ShyGuy if ya wanna play a round in a bit I probably will.

I figured since everyone sounded like they were going to get it and I had a Best Buy 30% Rewards Zone coupon that expires this week I might as well.

[NWR_insanolord]

The Call of Duty single player games are really one step above a rail shooter.

You could argue that they're actually worse, in that they're linear and require you to keep pressing forward, but still require you to manually manage your movement even though it's basically the same.

[ShyGuy]

I got this for Wii, will post FC in a bit, haven't actually stuck it in the system yet. ShyGuy if ya wanna play a round in a bit I probably will.

I figured since everyone sounded like they were going to get it and I had a Best Buy 30% Rewards Zone coupon that expires this week I might as well.

Woot! my friend code is in the official black ops friend code topic

[BranDonk Kong]

You really can't complain about a game like Call of Duty being linear. It's a squad-based wartime FPS that follows a set story. You can't expect to go running off to do side quests or just decide which part of the war you want to fight at any given time, meanwhile the world is crumbling around you. **** happens, and then you have to take care of that ****.

[Kytim89]

What is next for the Call of Duty series? I have read that Activision wants to to take the sries into the future. Now if they wanted to make the game set in 2020 and show how military technology has grown in that time, but if I see another Halo clone then I will vomit. Although they should make a new World at War game centered around a hypothetical scenario of World War 3.

[GK]

May have to change my mind about this if enough people here are playing online.

[NWR_insanolord]

You really can't complain about a game like Call of Duty being linear. It's a squad-based wartime FPS that follows a set story. You can't expect to go running off to do side quests or just decide which part of the war you want to fight at any given time, meanwhile the world is crumbling around you. **** happens, and then you have to take care of that ****.

I wasn't exactly complaining, I was just saying it might as well be on rails given what it is.