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4.5 out of 5.0 stars 19 Ratings (12 Reviews)

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    Black PlayStation 2

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Oct 20, 2006 | 6 out of 7 found this Black review helpful

    Pros: Really sharp audiovisual presentation; makes a great first impression; lots of glass to break.

    Cons: Not much reason to play through it more than once; gameplay feels stuck in a rut; disappointing story; often-idiotic artificial intelligence.

    Black is an explosion-filled first-person shooter from Criterion Games, the company responsible for bringing explosions to driving games with the Burnout series. Like the Burnout games, Black packs in a lot of firepower. It seems like something's... blowing up every minute or two, and this helps the game make an absolutely killer first impression. The action, however, doesn't hold up for long. Black quickly falls into a rut that not even amazing-looking blast effects can save it from. Black puts you in the role of a highly trained soldier named Keller. Black's story puts you in the shoes of a soldier named Keller. You begin the game with a cutscene that shows Keller in chains, being grilled by a slimy government type. Every single full-motion video cutscene in the game returns to this interrogation, which sets up each of the eight missions as flashbacks covering the previous four days. Over time, you learn that your objective was to take out some sort of arms-dealing terrorist outfit known as the Seventh Wave, and its leader, an off-the-farm ex-operative known as Lennox. But beyond lots of shadowy, Black Ops-style talk, there's not much to the story. That includes the final confrontation (or lack thereof) and ending, which is almost painfully disappointing in its brevity. One could say, given the game's attempts at re-creating the short-on-story, long-on-muzzle-flash activities you'd find in a typical action movie, that the way the game focuses on the gunplay fits, but even action classics like Commando have at least some closure. Read more Less

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    Kill 'em all

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 22, 2007

    Pros: Exceptional Graphics, Sound and Gameplay

    Cons: none

    Black is the best First Person Shooting game I played ever. Developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts. This game is f***ing amazing from beginning to end, has astonishing graphics and superb ammo and puts you in the role of a high...ly trained soldier named Keller. Black consists of eight levels and the gameplay is excellent, you can destroy everything. Read more Less

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    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jan 7, 2007

    Pros: Its a suspense game

    Cons: We can choose a player but whats the use of choosing a player when you cant even see the person we chose

    Itsa realastic shooting games and interesting
    Good game but not fantastic

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    Good game

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jan 3, 2007

    Pros: A lot of fun with great weapons

    Cons: No map

    I bought this game not knowing what it was. I have to say it is one of the most fun first peron shooting games that I have ever played. If you are looking for a game that requires you to be stealth, this is not the game for you. The whole objective f...or this game is to blow every one and everything away. I love it! Read more Less

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    BLACK

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Dec 25, 2006

    Pros: GREAT FOR SHOOTING

    Cons: YOU NEED TO LOVE TO SHOOT

    GREAT GAME

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    fun

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Dec 4, 2006

    Pros: graphics, sound, play.

    Cons: missions too long not to have a save option.

    I really enjoy playing this game, blood would've been nice. The only complaint I really have is that you can't save your progress

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    PS2 Black (A-DUD)

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Nov 4, 2006

    Pros: Good Shooter Game

    Cons: No Maps/No Level Select

    After a few levels of this game, I found the game completly boring. You are completely outnumbered and you are always having to scrounge around for health packs to stay alive and ammo for your weapons. Some of the enemy terrorists are very difficult ...to kill which leads to a lot of ammo being used. I play the game as a shhoter game and don't worry about progressing too far in the game. I feel that I paid too much for this game. It would be a good game to rent for those who do that, but beware if you purchase this really hyped up game. Read more Less

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    Shoot them all !marsace time

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Oct 20, 2006

    Pros: Really sharp audiovisual presentation; makes a great first impression; lots of glass to break.

    Cons: Not much reason to play through it more than once; gameplay feels stuck in a rut; disappointing story; often-idiotic artificial intelligence.

    Black is an explosion-filled first-person shooter from Criterion Games, the company responsible for bringing explosions to driving games with the Burnout series. Like the Burnout games, Black packs in a lot of firepower. It seems like something's... blowing up every minute or two, and this helps the game make an absolutely killer first impression. The action, however, doesn't hold up for long. Black quickly falls into a rut that not even amazing-looking blast effects can save it from Instead, the focus is on the gameplay, and Black makes a stunning first impression. The graphics are terrific, and yes, lots of stuff blows up. You always feel like you've got plenty to shoot at, and a steady flow of ammunition popping out of every soldier you nail means you don't have to worry too much about running out of shots. Grenades aren't especially satisfying until you realize that you can shoot them to make them blow up faster. Considering that the artificial intelligence bolts away from grenades whenever they're tossed, this is essential to making them useful, especially when you're up against shielded enemies. You can zoom in with any weapon, which is handy for getting headshots, but in many cases, it's easier to just run up and empty an entire magazine into a soldier. The game doesn't require much finesse, instead opting for brute-force tactics most of the time, with some occasional--and optional--stealth moments thrown in. This is where your ability to reliably score headshots comes in handy. It would be easier to overlook the game's weak narrative if the action remained satisfying from start to finish, but the gunplay in Black doesn't offer much variety. Since the game's explosions are its strong point, the developers set up a lot of scenarios where there are enemy soldiers standing near something combustible, letting you put two and two together to get them all at once. For a while, this is pretty exciting. But this happens so often that it starts to seem forced. But there are just enough cool moments throughout the game, like shooting your way through a pair of minefields or fighting your way out of a shower room that had to be inspired by The Rock, to make it worth playing through. Also, for a game that's supposed to put a focus on the guns themselves (the title screen consists of slow, focused animations of the guns firing and reloading), they sure don't feel very different from one another. The key differences between the weapons are range and recoil. Since the game sets up a lot of cases where you're hanging back and trying to shoot someone in the head, recoil isn't much of a factor, because you're squeezing off one shot at a time. And the range factor, combined with a two-weapon carry limit, means you're probably never going to willingly pick up a Mac 10 or an Uzi, because they simply can't reach those long-distance targets like the G36C, MP5, AK-47, or M16 can. This also makes the shotgun fairly useless, since you'll rarely get close enough to a target to make use of its high-powered close-range spread. You'll also find a sniper rifle and a rocket launcher, but these weapons pop up in only a few different spots and seem like they're there only to get you past the specific spot. The RPG practically acts as a key to open locked doors in one spot--you'll find it and have just enough ammo to blow open a series of blockades to further your progress Read more Less

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    Black

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 3, 2006

    Pros: Real weapons, good storyline, good levels

    Cons: No bloodshed, not enough levels

    It seems to me that alot more could've been done with Black. There is enough objectives per level, depending on the skill level you choose. But there aren't enough levels. The weapons and sound are two of the best featues of the game. But i w...as really dissapointed with them leaving out blood. When someone gets shot, they bleed. The gunfire and impacts of the bullets sound as real as any movie, but nobody bleeds. I don't like gory games really, it was just dissapointing is all. I hope there is a Black II, because a sequel to this game has a lot of potential. As long as they don't make a carbon copy of this game. Read more Less

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    Bang bang...

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  May 16, 2006

    Pros: Fun Game!

    Cons: The bad guys are dum...

    Good for killing some time but not a keeper!

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