Call of Duty: Black Ops

The seventh main installment of the Call of Duty franchise. Released November 9, 2010. Set in Cold War and Vietnam. You also play in a flashback mission during the aftermath of World War II. The multiplayer is very customizable and it is the first game to add a monetary system to the game.

Campaign
You play as Alex Mason you partakes in secret missions for the CIA. You play in the areas of Cuba, Russia, and Vietnam. You also play as Jason Hudson of the CIA in Russia and Vietnam. In the flashback mission, to World War II, you play as.......SPOILER ALERT.......the returning member to the Call of Duty Franchise, Viktor Reznov of the Red Army.

Multiplayer
The multiplayer features many new things such as Wager Matches, CoD Points, and Theater mode. The level progression system is still based on experience earned in a match. The max rank is level 50, and the max prestige is Prestige 15.

Wager Matches
Wager Matches are special game modes were you gamble your hard earned CoD Points to receive more. The game modes are One in the Chamber, Stick and Stones, Gun Game, and Sharpshooter. The amount gambled is based on your selected setting. These are Ante Up, 10 points, Weekend Gambler, 1000 points, and High Roller, 10,000. High Roller has variations such as not being able to specify what game mode you wish to play.

One in the Chamber
One in the Chamber is a game mode where you start the 10 minute match with 3 lives. After you die three times you are done for the match and can only watch others. You start each life with one bullet in your pistol, which kills with one shot, and your knife. Killing an enemy by means of these two weapons awards you with another bullet. You can gather as many bullets as possible.

Sticks and Stones
Sticks and Stones is a game mode where you have a Tomahawk, a Crossbow with explosive bolts, and a ballistics knife. You can only use these weapons and get less points for tomahawks and melees.

Gun Game
Gun Game is a mode where each time you get a kill with your weapon, you progress to the next one out of 20. First one to get a kill with the last weapon wins. If you get knifed you are demoted one gun.

Sharpshooter
Sharpshooter is a mode where everybody starts with the same gun and after 60 seconds everybody switches to another, but the same for everyone, weapon. All weapons have unlimited ammo. If you go on a killstreak you may earn perks or even score multipliers.

CoD Points
CoD points are used to buy killstreaks, guns,attachments, and other things normally unlocked by leveling up in the previous Call of Duty titles. You can earn these through Wager Matches and as a match bonus in normal games.