Action · November 9, 2010

Call of Duty®: Black Ops (2010)

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The biggest first-person action series of all time and the follow-up to last year’s blockbuster Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare 2 returns with Call of Duty®: Black Ops . Call of Duty®: Black Ops 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. Key Features: Cinematic Single Player Campaign : An epic campaign and story that takes you to a variety of locations and conflicts all over the world where you will play as an elite Black Ops soldier in deniable operations where if you are caught, captured or killed, your country will disavow all knowledge of your existence. Signature Multiplayer : Call of Duty’s signature multiplayer gameplay returns with new perks and killstreaks, deeper levels of character and weapon customization, and all new modes including: Wager Matches : One in the Chamber, Gun Game, Sticks and Stones, Sharpshooter Theater Mode : View, record, and edit your favorite moments from multiplayer, and share with your friends Combat Training : Test your skill solo or Co-Op with friends against AI enemy players Zombies! : Fan favorite Zombie mode is back providing endless hours of Zombie-slaying entertainment, solo or Co-Op

Action releases from 2010

36 Action titles launched in 2010 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume40.2k Steam reviewsTop 14% in Action
Positive rating91% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 32%
Metacritic81/100Genre average 77 — top 36% of Action titles
Concurrent peak527 playersTop 15% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours24 h averageTop 19% for session depth among Action

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Action · 1.0k
  • FPS · 813
  • Zombies · 762
  • Multiplayer · 714
  • Shooter · 578
  • Singleplayer · 482
  • Cold War · 407
  • First-Person · 401
  • War · 385
  • Military · 345
  • Online Co-Op · 308
  • Co-op · 292
  • Gore · 222
  • Story Rich · 220
  • Controller · 205

Reception Metrics

Steam community

91%Very Positive · 40.2k reviews

36.6k positive · 3.6k negative

Metacritic

81/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

6.8/10

Curator recommendations

21.1k

Peak concurrent players

527

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

24h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

9h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

1h

Current engagement

Achievements

68

Steam unlocks available

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op

Community

  • Steam Achievements

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Valve Anti-Cheat enabled
  • Family Sharing

Release & Availability

Release dateNov 9, 2010
DeveloperTreyarch
PublisherActivision
Base price$19.99 -50%
Required age17+
DLC / Add-ons4 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (5)

  • English
  • German
  • Italian
  • Spanish - Spain
  • French

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Editions & Packages

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