My only complaint is that Bowman, Brooks, and Weaver were not given as much personality as the other characters. Black Ops' story still holds up just as well as it did in 2010, with an intriguing setup, perfectly drip-fed clues, good characters, solid voice acting, and fantastic technical details the campaign better than most of Hollywood's output ever has been. Action is unsurprisingly top-of-the-line, each set piece is interesting and kept different via color palette, weather/climate, and objective. Other sounds are also well done, and the sounds of death whether by gunshot, explosion, fire, or strangulation are horrifyingly visceral. Tanks are given gravitas, with each shot fired causing ringing and blurring that never feel forced. Vehicles are all distinct, with choppers having an authentic whirring sound and accurate visual presentation. Explosions in the game are better than most in movies, with a brutal level of bass and reverb. Sound design is fantastic, each weapon and vehicle has its own distinct personality and impact. Technically the game has clearly aged, but was very good upon release, however i will only write about the action, audio, and direction because pointing out graphical quality in a ten year old game just seems shallow. It is truly fantastic and well doctored work. All of the twists make sense when given some thought, each event that played out differently from one perspective to another is revisited later on and given appropriate justification for the way they were initially shown. Clues are placed in many places, but are so innocuous that most will miss them during first viewing/playthrough due to immersion in the action and setting.
Since the player/audience is in the same position as Mason for the majority of the story, the initial questioning is jarring in the best possible way the viewer is brought into the confusion and wants to know about the Numbers just as much as the interrogators but does not want to see Mason get hurt. The mystery is expertly presented, on par with movies like the Usual Suspects and Memento. Since the audience is given a chance to see what they did to earn their reputations, it gives them presences that most villains do not get. Reznov is the most charming, having an endless drive to please his country and no respect for leadership due to events in his past. Hudson and Weaver are very good, residing in a morally grey area in order to make progress on their missions, and have a more reserved personality that can break away and show their ruthlessness. Bowman and Brooks are weaker, again being strong, charismatic, and skilled, but less so than Mason and Woods. While he is not given much in the way of backstory in the first Black Ops title he is endlessly charismatic, making one-liners on occasion and has an entertaining roughness. Woods is equally well done, with similar strength and ire for the enemy. He is particularly resilient to torture and long stretches of confinement, which makes his devotion to his journey all the more meaningful. Mason is a stellar protagonist, having worked with both sides of the Cold War which has led to his friendship with Reznov and compulsion to kill the three enemy targets. As he is grilled for information, Mason begins to realize he knows more than what he thought he did. Hudson's perspective is also seen as he recalls his missions in Russia and Kowloon as is Reznov's as he tells Mason some stories about his past. Mason recalls his impulses to kill Russian generals Kravtchenko (Divoff) and Dragovich (Hunt) and German scientist Steiner (Bramhall).
As they push Mason, he recalls various missions, including the attempted assassination of Fidel Castro, his escape from a Russian labor camp with Reznov (Oldman), his time in Vietnam with fellow Marines Woods (Burns) and Bowman (Cube) and CIA agents Hudson (Harris), Weaver (Farber), and Brooks (Baker). Mason (Worthington) is being interrogated by two unknowns they want to know what the numbers mean. Plotting is fantastic, while it does borrow from the Usual Suspects, its reworking of the progression by flashback/recall is excellent. It follows an ex-CIA and Marine operator as he remembers his missions during his interrogation by an unknown party. Burns, Ice Cube, Ed Harris, Gary Oldman, Gene Farber, Andrew Divoff, Eamon Hunt, Boris Kievsky, Troy Baker, and Mark Bramhall. Black Ops was directed by Dave Anthony, written by Craig Houston and Dave Anthony, and stars Sam Worthington, James C. *Note: This is only a review of the story.
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