In Black Ops, firing from the hip is utterly useless, especially if you’re trying to peek out from cover and take guys down from any distance beyond arm’s length. All of the enemies have great aim you do not. The game’s environments are loaded with invisible trip wires which cause enemies to spawn very quickly, and in precise locations. You can change the aiming sensitivity in the Options menu, which helps, but we'll get to the particular gameplay failings momentarily. You can also switch to buttons-only control, although it’s a much slower option and I don’t know why anybody would use it instead of the faster, more precise touch controls.

If you like double-tapping the screen to aim down your scope, that option is available. The problem rests partially on the DS itself the lack of sufficient buttons to handle all the game’s features means that the touch screen is filled to the brim with icons which you tap to handle your primary and secondary weapons, grenades, knife, interacting with the environment, aiming down the scope, checking your radar, and doing a quick 180 degree turn. The majority of the gameplay involves first-person shooting, which is too imprecise to be enjoyable.

Here, the plot revolves around Cuba, Castro, and government intrigue. This DS game, like the others in the Call of Duty series, follows a parallel storyline to the console games. I’ve found over the years, however, it doesn’t matter how loaded with features a game is if the underlying gameplay is frustrating and feels like a chore.

There’s really a lot of game here, and from a content point of view, it’s definitely noteworthy. It includes a campaign mode, two variations on that mode (Challenge & Arcade), and several multiplayer options including local and online. Black Ops on the DS may be developer n-Space’s most ambitious project yet.

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