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Zero Punctuation - CoD: Black Ops review

Once again, Yahtzee both (semi) praises and murderizes a game. This week's flavour: Call of Duty: Black Ops

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gypsygib5564d ago

When he's not suggesting that Russia or China ass rape America, he makes some good points about the game.

AntoineDcoolette5564d ago

I know, right? Especially the guy cooperating with you just fine after putting glass into his mouth and punching the sh!t out of his jaw. Oh well, I just figured Clarke saw it as the Russians would kill him while the Americans wanted him alive for information even if they did briefly torture him.

Bereaver5564d ago

Hilarious at the least.

HolyOrangeCows5564d ago (Edited 5564d ago )

Yahtzee's and Jim Sterling's reviews are among the few I take seriously anymore. Sure, they're buried in humor and often purposeful unnecessary digs, but most of the time they make the best comments about how the actual gameplay mechanics come together. Their reviews are never about who has the most features or fanfare.

Aither5564d ago

Yahtzee once again shows his hate for America. Well, guess it's not to be unexpected but still pretty disgusting. I'm getting to the point where I don't even want to watch his videos anymore due to all the anti-American material.

Fishy Fingers5564d ago

I've watched pretty much every Zahtzee review and I must admit, I've never noticed any trend of "anti-Americanism".

I think your being, perhaps a little defensive, are you American? Because sometimes the over the top patriotism does tend to annoy.

HolyOrangeCows5564d ago (Edited 5564d ago )

Well, Yahtzee definitely goes over the top sometimes, and sometimes what he says is a bit stereotypical if not inaccurate. Like his comments regarding Americans disliking government healthcare, which ironically, he made AFTER the healthcare bill passed.

Not that it makes me not "even want to watch his videos" or anything, but it's unfortunate that he has to act like such a typical anti-American.

TronEOL5564d ago

I don't know, maybe you need to take a look at yourself first. American's do the EXACT same thing on a daily basis for almost every other nation other than their own, with the thought that they're number one.

So if you can't take a little joke, then maybe you should stay quiet.

And no I'm not generalizing. I've met a handful of nice Americans. In fact, my girlfriend is from California.

vickers5005564d ago

I'm American and I don't find his reviews offensive. He's only talking about a % of the culture, not all of it.

Lighten up, because there actually is a large percentage of our American population that are like what he portrays in his reviews.

HolyOrangeCows5564d ago

"I don't know, maybe you need to take a look at yourself first. American's do the EXACT same thing on a daily basis for almost every other nation other than their own, with the thought that they're number one"

Way to stereotype.

Bereaver5564d ago

Ahhh, he just doesn't open his eyes and see that America is the #1 game/media developing company. And what companies do is make money. These games sell everywhere, not just america.

DevilsJoker5564d ago (Edited 5564d ago )

I think Yahtzee's views on America are some of the more accurate i've ever read or heard. With all these war movies and games and books and breakfast cereals and cats coming out nowadays it's like a lucrative section of American society has blue balls for war after going to war and being called out on it not being a real war if they're just beating up on a dusty third world country.

The sort of Americans who use view game websites on a regular basis though aren't the section he's talking about though so don't get your knickers in a twist.

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Mahr5564d ago

"Yahtzee once again shows his hate for America."

No need to get mad; Yahtzee's just jealous because we have more freedom than he does.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Krimmson5563d ago

While I myself am not a fan of America-bashing as well, it's not like as if he makes fun of only Americans.

Hell, half the time he's making fun of Australia and Britain in his reviews, so I think he (at least attempts) balances out the country bashing.

In fact, I do recall there being a time a couple years back when he almost stopped bashing America and Americans when he met Gabe Newell.
But then he went to Burger King the next day and discovered the King size meal (before BK did away with the King size). Then he went back at American bashing.

gypsygib5563d ago

I think his "fat" american GF dumped him because that was totally unnecessary. Maybe he's pissed their's no UK people in this one.

All I know is that there are A LOT of hot American girls, and I mean A LOT...of pretty much every race too.

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ozstar5564d ago

Yahtzee is like Charlie Brooker, take either of them seriously and you're an idiot.

alphakennybody5564d ago

I think I read somewhere that yahtzee based ZP on charles brooker.

electricshadow5564d ago

I absolutely LOVE Yahtzee. His humour is hilarious.

-Alpha5564d ago (Edited 5564d ago )

I agree, this is awesome. Awfully negative of course, but riddled with humor and that's a good way to point out the truth in various ways.

GLoRyKnoT5564d ago

Well done! Funny & utterly harmless. Many good pokes mate :) Oh..bloody ell

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10 Classic Games That Are Desperate for Remasters

Licensing issues often leave many games forgotten. But all that aside, here are 10 classic games desperate for remasters.

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Iceball2000372d ago

The getaway
Smugglers run
Dead to rights
Worlds scariest police chases
Sure I’m missing a few.

FPS_D3TH371d ago

Mannn… worlds scaries police chases… that took me back lol

Knushwood Butt372d ago

Ape Escape.
Fun game but, wow, you need a college degree to understand the controls.
A remaster would also save you from having to constantly fight the camera.
Keep the music though. Those drum and bass tracks fit really well and haven't aged. Made me think that more games could work well with drum and bass tracks, but unfortunately it's a somewhat niche genre now.

Abear21372d ago

Max Payne Series
Infamous 1 & 2
NBA Street Vol 2
SSX
Skate

M_Prime371d ago

i could have sworn i read somewhere that Remedy is remaking May Payne 1 but things have been quiet lately

YourMommySpoils371d ago

They are making the first one, as we speak.

jznrpg372d ago (Edited 372d ago )

One of the few Xbox games I own. I have 3 copies of it because of the many discs it has, for just in case reasons

jznrpg372d ago (Edited 372d ago )

Xenogears, Xenosaga trilogy, Vagrant Story, Drakengards, Parasite Eve and many more but I’ll start with those

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Best Classic Call of Duty Black Ops Maps, Ranked

The Black Ops series has featured some of the best and classic multiplayer maps in the Call of Duty franchise, and here's the top of them.

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All Call of Duty Black Ops Games Ranked

The Nerd Stash: "Developed by Treyarch Studios, Call of Duty: Black Ops games are some of the best in the series in terms of gameplay, story, and -- of course -- Zombies."

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Rynxie626d ago (Edited 626d ago )

Black ops 4, because it was the last cod of duty I was able to dominate with a +2 k/d ratio. Before all the freaking cheating started to happen. It was nice catching people off guard and shooting at them first and getting the kill. Unlike now, where I shoot people first, but they gun me down with less hits, less time, literally feels like they can kill me in a split second. At times, they are able to run away after me shooting them way more than necessary, yet, the second I'm spotted, I'm dead, there's no me running away to cover. They can do cartwheels, summersaults, backflips and gun you down perfectly. They can shoot you across the map with perfect accuracy. They can jump around like morons and gun you down without even having to correct their aim. They have superman split second perfect reactions. That's the best way to describe it, everything they do is spot on perfect. They can spam and spray (no praying) their gun from far away, because they have no recoil or bullet spread. It always feels like I have to aim and also correct my aim when moving around, while these pricks don't have to do the same.

And yes, I know how to play fps games. I dominated many fps games like: Resistance 1&2, kz 2&3, Socom, MAG, Crysis, Gotham City Impostors, blitz brigade etc. all with 2-4 k/d ratio. Kz2 (lag input controls) and resistance (no aim assist in resistance) being the hardest and were the games I reached either close to a 3 k/d ratio or above.

I truly got to enjoy blacks ops 4 and got my money's worth out of it. Afterwords, I would either stop playing cod games after a while, because of the cheating, or would skip buying cod games for a year or two before buying another.