The biggest first-person action series of all time and the follow-up to critically acclaimed Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare 2 returns with Call of Duty®: Black Ops.
- Action (998)
- FPS (778)
- Zombies (709)
- Multiplayer (675)
- Shooter (551)
- Singleplayer (440)
- Cold War (385)
- First-Person (374)
- War (364)
- Military (325)
- Online Co-Op (289)
- Co-op (269)
- Gore (201)
- Story Rich (195)
- Controller (182)
- Adventure (167)
- Linear (126)
- Horror (115)
- Massively Multiplayer (110)
- Great Soundtrack (52)
Release Date | Nov 9, 2010 |
Price | $ 39.99 Top 2% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 91% (very positive) Top 25% / 90.6% Top 20% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 88.8% Top 5% / 88.9% Top 4% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 17.1K Top 2% / 36.4K Top 1% |
Curators | 578 reviews Top 1% |
Median Play Time | 20 hours Top 10% |
Play Time per Dollar | 30 minutes |
Followers | 73.1K Top 2% |
Owners | ± 4.9M Top 1% |
Copies Sold | ± 2.3M Top 1% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 49.8M Top 1% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This graph shows Call of Duty®: Black Ops's Steam rating and reviews between November 2010 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 94.2% (July 2013) and 88.7% (June 2019).
With 36.4K reviews Top 1%, Call of Duty®: Black Ops is an undeniable major AAA level success.
Review Languages
This doughnut chart shows Call of Duty®: Black Ops's review languages. The most popular language is English (58%), followed by Russian (9%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 28 different languages represented. The game is available in 5 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.
Time Played
This chart displays the time players have spent in Call of Duty®: Black Ops, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is great, reaching 66 hours in the 80th percentile.
The negative reviews play time is 1.9 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (34 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of Call of Duty®: Black Ops's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.
Players' Feedback
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These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's score of 91% Top 25% should be considered while evaluating them.
Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Call of Duty®: Black Ops's review data provided by Steam. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!