Whenever theres a lull in the gameplay your always entertained with the spectacular atmosphere and surroundings. This is the first realistic war game that doesnt bore with realism. much like a real war, it can sometimes take one very strategically placed bullet from and an advantaged position and your out of the game. there is sometimes so much going on it becomes very easy to die. i didnt fight my way through the maps i sort of flowed through them on a tidal wave of hail and bullets. gameplay can only be described in one word, flow. There are a few texture pops, but no screen tears or signs that the console cant handle the engine, so all in all it runs smoother than the bonnet of a porsche. the singleplayer is not flawless, but no game in the history of game development ever is. its time to move on, move ahead and move foward, and the beacon showing us the way spells M.O.H. nobody likes change, but cmon, call of duty black ops better be brand spanking original or im going to be pissed, you can only ride the same train for so long until you run out of stations. this game should be praised on all levels for the orginality and substance that it brings to the war game scene. this game should be praised on all levels for the orginality and substance that it brings to the war there is something fishy going on here.