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Call of Duty: Black Ops - Mac Edition

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60% User Score Based on 365 reviews

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Call of Duty: Black Ops - Mac Edition is a single player and multiplayer shooter game. It was developed by Aspyr and was released on September 27, 2012. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Call of Duty®: Black Ops for the Mac will take you behind enemy lines as a member of an elite special forces unit engaging in covert warfare, classified operations, and explosive conflicts across the globe. With access to exclusive weaponry and equipment, your actions will tip the balance during the most dangerous time period mankind has ever known. The Mac version of Call of Duty®: Black Ops inc…

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60%
Audience ScoreBased on 365 reviews
story12 positive mentions
stability16 negative mentions
  • The game has a great storyline and characters, making it enjoyable for players.
  • It runs smoothly on many Mac systems, providing a fun gaming experience.
  • The zombies mode is particularly praised for its fun gameplay, despite the low player count.
  • The game is plagued with bugs and crashes frequently, making it unplayable for many users.
  • There is no cross-platform play, limiting multiplayer options to only Mac users.
  • The multiplayer community is very small, leading to difficulties in finding games and players.
  • graphics
    28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players praising them as outstanding and visually appealing, while others criticize them as poor and glitchy, particularly on certain systems. Many users express disappointment with the inconsistency in graphical quality and performance, noting issues like sluggishness and game-breaking glitches. Overall, while some aspects of the graphics are appreciated, significant improvements are still desired by a portion of the player base.

    • “Very good game with awesome graphics.”
    • “This game doesn't even take much space and it has exceptional graphics without lag.”
    • “Really cool game, nice graphics, fun zombies mode, cool multiplayer, and an awesome campaign.”
    • “Has some of the worst controls of any PC shooter I've played. The sensitivity is completely broken, the graphics are god awful even on high settings, and on top of that, the multiplayer is a ghost town!”
    • “It was sluggish, poor graphics, terrible gameplay because I couldn't react to anything.”
    • “You can see really game-breaking glitches like in Ascension. Monkeys sometimes glitch out and you never see them, and you are infinitely stuck in the same round. It happened to me twice, and sometimes zombies turn invisible in multiplayer. You could say it's lag, but me and the only person I found had 280 to 260 ping. The screen is cut, and you can't improve your graphics.”
  • story
    22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's story is generally praised for its engaging plot and strong character development, with players excited about its expansion in future installments. However, some find the storyline confusing and predictable, with lengthy cut scenes that cannot be skipped, detracting from the overall gameplay experience. Despite these criticisms, the high production values and intriguing settings, such as Soviet-era locations, contribute to a compelling narrative backdrop.

    • “The story is great, characters are great, and it is fun!”
    • “Black Ops is a promising game with the usual high production values (the voice talent in this game is comprised primarily of across-the-board successful screen actors), and it has an interesting plot that takes you all over Soviet-era Russia, Vietnam, and other locales (you even get to go to the Pentagon, and what a wonderfully-rendered place it is!).”
    • “The story itself is intriguing so far: you are Mason, an elite killer recruited by the CIA to stop the Soviets from acquiring terrifying weapons of war.”
    • “Storyline is confusing, cut scenes take forever and can't be skipped (have to watch them every single time you play), controls are also clumsy.”
    • “Looks great, the feeling of the weapons is good, but (and I don't know how this is even possible) the story is both not credible and predictable.”
    • “Spent most of the game sitting there watching storyline videos and little time actually playing what I bought the game for.”
  • stability
    16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's stability has received mixed reviews, with many players experiencing significant glitches and crashes, particularly in the campaign mode. While some users report that the game eventually runs smoothly after initial issues, others highlight persistent game-breaking bugs that severely impact gameplay, such as freezing and invisible characters. Overall, the game's stability appears to be a major concern, leading some players to hesitate in recommending it.

    • “The campaign is so glitchy and most times if you die even once the game freezes and you have to force quit and restart from the beginning, it is so annoying.”
    • “It's certainly possible that this game is simply too demanding to play on my little MacBook Air, but considering the release date of this game compared to the other titles I mentioned, I don't understand why it's so buggy.”
    • “You can see really game-breaking glitches like in Ascension; monkeys sometimes glitch out and you never see them, and you are infinitely stuck in the same round. It happened to me twice, and also sometimes zombies turn invisible in multiplayer. You could say it's lag, but me and the only person I found had 280 to 260 ping. The screen is cut, and you can't improve your graphics.”
  • gameplay
    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Gameplay is generally well-received, with players appreciating the fun and engaging mechanics despite some technical issues like lag in the multiplayer menu and crashes. While the graphics may not impress everyone, the core gameplay experience is considered enjoyable, though some feel it doesn't quite match the quality of previous Call of Duty titles. Overall, the presence of an active server enhances the multiplayer experience, making it easier to connect with friends.

    • “Very nice story and gameplay, even though the graphics are not that good, but who cares?”
    • “As long as the gameplay is good, it's a good game.”
    • “Personally, I think this game is fun. The graphics look nice and the gameplay is good.”
    • “The multiplayer menu was lagging very badly, while the actual gameplay was fine.”
  • optimization
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's optimization is criticized, particularly for Mac users, as it is described as a laggy port with minimal improvements and no significant optimizations. While some players report smooth performance on higher-end machines like the 2017 MacBook Pro, those with lower-end Macs are advised against purchasing it, especially if they are not using Windows.

    • “Game runs smoothly for my 2017 MacBook Pro 15" and it's a fun game.”
    • “This is a laggy 'port' (it's really just their own wrapper with some modifications and bug fixes, no optimizations), so anyone with a bit of a lower-end Mac should just not buy this game in general, unless playing on Windows.”
    • “There are some people who use a bootstrapper or Time Machine or have a separate disk on their Mac to play this, but it causes performance issues.”
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Call of Duty: Black Ops - Mac Edition is a shooter game.

Call of Duty: Black Ops - Mac Edition is available on Mac OS and Windows.

Call of Duty: Black Ops - Mac Edition was released on September 27, 2012.

Call of Duty: Black Ops - Mac Edition was developed by Aspyr.

Call of Duty: Black Ops - Mac Edition has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its story but disliked it for its graphics.

Call of Duty: Black Ops - Mac Edition is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

Similar games include Battlefield 3, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Battlefield 4 and others.