While I have mentioned in a previous article that I am not a fan of yearly franchises I do believe that Call of Duty is worthy of two spots on this countdown. This version of the Call of Duty franchise is widely believed to have the biggest skill cap between veterans of the series and those that are new. Call of Duty Black Ops was produced by Treyarch with modes such as single player campaign, multiplayer and zombies. The multiplayer mode gameplay was quite a shock because of the differences from the games previous entries.
Quickscoping was no longer at the forefront like previous entries so the gameplay was more gun to gun focused. Black Ops also spawned perhaps the greatest multiplayer map of the Call of Duty franchise in Nuketown. The maps are varied between small fast paced gameplay and larger map that promote more long range firefights. This game provided me with many hours of action filled gameplay that didn't involve cheap deaths due to lucky panic sniping.
Another huge part of this game was the return of Nazi zombies and the possibilities that lie within the mode. Grabbing some friends and trying to make it as far as possible was one of the most fun things ever provided by a game.
This will always be my favorite entry in the Call of Duty franchise because it put the focus back on gun fights and included some of the most fun maps such as Nuketown and Firing Range. Treyarch will be back in Fall 2015 with Black Ops 3 pushing their gameplay to a futuristic setting.
