Call of Duty: Black Ops hasn't even been out for one week yet, but it's already become the fastest selling video game ever. As with any other Call of Duty title, Black Ops has a campaign mode where you play solo and try to defeat enemies, while following a storyline. Black Ops take place during the Cold War era during the 1960's in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Cuba and the U.S.S.R.

Campaign Mode

When you first start off in the campaign mode, it is as CIA agent Alex Mason. He's strapped to a chair surrounded by televisions, and someone speaking to him. Mason is tortured for answers to questions to help stop a terrorist attack. Throughout the campaign, you are brought back to Mason strapped in his chair and giving a preview of what will happen next in the battle. Between missions, there are nice splash screens that give you a taste of the history during that time period, as well as what's going to happen next.

It feels like there is a lot of bullets flying all over the place during the entire campaign, with some over-dramatized explosions. The game is very point A to point B, as well, not allowing you to take some time off course to explore like in Modern Warfare 2.

Glitches in Campaign Mode

Call of Duty: Black Ops almost seems like it was rushed in the fact that it has tons of graphical glitches and bugs. I found myself in a car that was supposed to be driven by another character, but he never showed up, and it forced me to restart from the last checkpoint.

Characters also seem to randomly disappear when you're shooting at them and the same thing happens when you run into them. When you kill characters, some of them will land in an awkward stance, and some will even float in mid-air.

While this may not be a glitch, there are some lengthy videos that you're forced to watch (and can't skip over) at some points in the game. It can get very annoying if you keep dying at a certain point.

Gameplay

Players have the ability to drive cars, fly helicopters, and ride motorcycles. You can finally swim in water during one of the missions, instead of magically standing on it like in previous Call of Duty's.

In my opinion, the most fun missions are the last two were the objective is very clear and you can do a lot more things to win the game.

Graphics / Audio

This is definitely were Treyarch excelled in Call of Duty: Black Ops - graphics are certainly the best they have ever been and one of the best compared to other titles currently on the market. Voice-overs were also wonderful - it definitely made the game experience better.

The soundtrack of Black Ops was also pretty good - The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil and Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son. The music fits in with the time period.

Pros:

• Excellent graphics
• Interesting story line
• New abilities and fun objectives

Cons:

• Way too many bugs
• Seems like most of the campaign is bullets flying everywhere and over-dramatized explosions
• Can't really explore during campaign

So, what do you think about Call of Duty: Black Ops? Do you agree with our opinion? Anything else to add?