Black (Xbox)

Described by the developers as "GUN PORN", Black easily lives up to this analogy and then some. At heart, a standard FPS, they've not attempting to do anything groundbreaking with regards to level design, control system of character abilities, but what they have done is to perfect the art of the FPS. The Guns: Extremely well rendered, you want to exhaust the magazine just to see them gleaming in the ultra slick reload animations. There's a good selection, you start most levels with a new weapon to try out for size. An assortment of hand guns, assault rifles, shotguns and the obligatory RPG give you plenty of options. This game makes me want to join ...  Read the complete review

Occasionally you come across a game which you do not expect much from only to be plesantly surprised and this was very much the case with Black. Originally I rented this game but after my two days of playing I was hooked and ended up buying it. If you like a game to have lots of action and mayhem with lots of fire power and explosions a plenty then this game is worth checking out. The storyline is a bit weak but you get to blow things up so who cares. This game is a first person shooter and you play the role of Keller who gets each assigment as part of a flashback sequence, anyway o cut a long story short your objective is to take out an ...  Read the complete review

This is quite easily my all time favourite first person shooter game. There is hardly any requirement for strategy, simply run in and annihilate enemies with a wide variety of weapons in a number of different environments. I would rate graphics quality as very good, each level is set in a completely different environment with upgraded weapons. Difficulty varies between easy normal hard and black ops. There are only a limited number of levels so you will find yourself wanting to complete the game on hard levels with less checkpoints, fewer healthpacks and harder enemies. The main disadvanage to the game would be the lack of levels, there are only around 6 levels each is ...  Read the complete review

As a great fan of first person shooter games I was looking forward to Black, unfortunately the game is a bit of a let down, the game itself is shallow, pretty short with only nine levels and not very well written, the action is slow and the missions are all pretty similar. The game is set in Eastern Europe and you play as Jack Kelar part of the CIA. The graphics though are very pretty and the level of detail is impressive they have tried to make the game cinematic and although not done to badly doing that forgot to make the game fun. The controls are easy to use and there is a wide variety of different weapons to pick up throughout the game. If you want a quick game to ...  Read the complete review

Its been a while since Ive played Black, but if I could paint a picture for you... When I first put this game into my Xbox, and started it up, I was greeted with a load of flying bullet shells, and the word BLACK on the screen, accompanied by the usual War-type dramatic music. When you start the game, you will notice straight away the advancement over games like Call of Duty (of the time) and Medal of Honor. The graphics are more advanced, the gameplay is more realistic, and you could be forgiven for thinking this game was WAY ahead of its time. I cannot say what the levels are like, nor can I tell you that you will enjoy it but if you ...  Read the complete review