Played this for the first time at a mate's on Saturday. Credit to Treyarch for for adding split-screen online and offline games with AI bots. Having the AI take the names of people from your friends list is a genius touch. Apparently they regularly get angered by deaths at the hand of AI AndyClimax. :lol:
When my father first got the game he was sharpening his skills on Combat Training. He thought he was doing brilliant as he was killing me every so often, he thought several people on his friends list were in the game with him. Bless. :laugh:
But yeah, Treyarch have really done a brilliant job this year. I disliked COD3 and sold WaW within a few months but I'm really enjoying Black Ops so far. They're providing continuous community support as well by solving all problems with updates when they're needed (for example the AK74u was slightly overpowered, and as such it was probably the most used weapon, so they tweaked it's stats slightly so it's a little less effective now, which is nice to see). It's genuinely nice when the developer doesn't just release a game and then dismiss it for the community to be stranded with elements within the game broken. I'm referring to all games here as it frequently happens doesn't it. So I think it's evident that Treyarch have really put a special effort into Black Ops, not just during the development process but after support too which is wonderful. Credit where it's due.
I think I'll have a few games on myself now.
As for whether the map pack is worth it, I'd definitely say so. At the end of the day it's about £9, and if you play Black Ops regularly enough then you're undoubtedly going to get your moneys worth and then some. I bought a sandwich and a bottle of Diet Coke the other day which came to £5. You see my point here don't you? There isn't much you can buy for £10 or less thesedays, shit, even a cinema ticket and drink costs nearly that and while it's a great experience more often than not, it's over within 2 hours.