I don't get why everyone seems to complain about the fact that a new Call of Duty game comes out every year? Yes an annual release makes it look like the same product over and over again but I am one of those who enjoys playing them.

Easily the best of the franchise so far, Treyarch have managed to create a well balanced multiplayer and a fun single player. The engine is a bit old now, so it doesn't quite have the sparkle it once did. The AI is a big letdown at times.

My arms feel like they're permanently vibrating from all of the machine-gunning I've been doing lately. I've played just about every aspect of Call of Duty: Black Ops II , and I have the sore wrists to prove it.

It's not the same old Call of Duty Treyarch threw me for a loop with the fresh take on the aging franchise, pushing the story from the 1960s to the near-future; The drone war over Los Angeles is somewhat plausible, and we haven't seen this version of the apocalypse in movie after movie and game...

The story isn't easy to follow, and it's improbable The evil Raul Menendez gets under your skin; He is clearly insane, yet he's also supposed to be this great leader who can inspire a billion oppressed people to rise against the superpowers.

A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to get a chance at a playthrough of the Xbox 360 version of Black Ops 2 while in Carlsbad, California. At the time, I was impressed with how Treyarch managed to introduce some alternate endings influenced by player choice to the single player experience.

Looking upon generations of consoles they are often defined by one or two key franchises. In Sony's case the PSOne had

Call of Duty: Black Ops II is a much anticipated first-person shooter, developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. So here we go again the fine folks at Activision sent over the PS3 version Call of Duty Black Ops II for us to check out. As I settled down to check the game over.

In the end, I'm surprised to hear myself recommending another Call of Duty game after so many have been released this generation, but my craving to play the game speaks for itself.

New height for storytelling in Call of Duty games; Multiplayer has aged with us; remodeling an addictive competitive online component to prioritize customization; There's quite a bit of game here; and something for everyone

Strike Force missions bog down a surprisingly good Single-Player campaign; PS3 version doesn't run as well as its Xbox 360 counterpart; We miss Spec Ops

Jetpacks with rigid wings. Gloves that can adhere to any surface and support your body weight. Advertisements that feature your face when you walk by. The campaign in Call of Duty: Black Ops II has some interesting ideas about the future of technology, but what about the future of this massively...

Great campaign scripting; Story choices are often tough and encourage replay; League play offers a new stage for the familiar multiplayer combat

Zombies mode is stagnant; New codcasting tool is hamstrung; Live streaming feature is not functional

Call of Duty: Black Ops II Image © Activision Your opinion of "Call of Duty: Black Ops II" is likely to reflect your opinion of past "CoD" games. This is not the one that's going to convert anyone although it's just as likely to not throw anyone from the crowded ship that is the biggest moneymaking...

I played this game last weekend and I know it's late. This game was released many months back.

Campaign Story line; Awesome sound and voice acting; Multi player and Zombie mode

Strike force mission issues; Bad spawn mechanism; No big difference in graphics or game play