Black

Criterion Games

Release Date: February 24, 2006

Platforms: PlayStation 2, Xbox

Rating: 71 (6 ratings)

Black takes place in Chechnya (Southern Russia). The protagonist is a black ops soldier named Sergeant First Class Jack Kellar (portrayed by Marty Papazian). Kellar tells most of the story in first-person at an interrogation four days after the events in the story begin. Kellar is an inadequately disciplined member of a CIA black ops group and a veteran of several conflicts including Guatemala, Colombia, Iran and Croatia. The unknown interrogator (portrayed by Paul Pape) questions Kellar about an arms smuggling and terrorist operation called the Seventh Wave. Seventh Wave have been responsible for a number of terrorist attacks. Kellar is told that, unless he co-operates, he and his actions will be declassified, he will be dishonorably discharged and imprisoned for life. Though initially resistant, Kellar at last agrees to tell his story.


Genres

Shooter


Themes

Action

Stealth


Release Dates

Feb 24, 2006 - Xbox

Feb 24, 2006 - PlayStation 2


Game Modes

Single player


Keywords

modern warfare

cold war

stealth

health

first person shooter

death

military

run and gun

counter-terrorists

war

crime

car

level selection

no jumping

one-man army

commando

explosion

machine gun

rail track

jump

throwing weapons

bullet

modern military

anti-personnel mine

voice acting

polygonal 3d

gun

armor

full motion video

original soundtrack release

unlockables

helmet

shotgun

loading screens

motion blur

crouching

gamma adjustment

profanity

pistol

assault rifle

light machine gun

sniping

checkpoints

magnum

auto-aim

melee

crosshair

auto-save

gloves

heads up display

pants

a.i. companion

infinite ammo

friendly fire

difficulty level

crepuscular rays

breakable glass

loading screen advice

reloading

exploding barrel

destructible cover

destructible environment

squad

smoking

nuclear bomb

rpg-7

glass

xbox one backwards compatibility

development hell

oil drum

grenade

games on demand

games that ask you to "press start" but will accept other buttons

ski mask

fingerless gloves

weapons swap

unskippable cutscene

not-so-bad guys

shaved head

light bloom

linear gameplay

locker

3 round burst

enemy reaction

muzzle flash

submachine gun

light up crosshair

revolver

flashback

body armor

scripted events

silencer

scope

new game plus

m4 carbine

ak-47

headshot

alternate fire

run 'n gun

hand rail

ammo

fully customizable controls

swarming enemies

barrier

public phone

uzi

fn p90

realistic magazine management

desert eagle

persistent bullet holes

ammo box

m249 saw

environment as weapons

mp5

greatest hits

glock 17

battle dress uniform

spas-12

bullet penetration

m16a1

m-203 grenade launcher

renderware

interrogation flashback

spray and pray

easy mode

southpaw

colt anaconda

no blood

machine pistol

e3 2005

xbox 360 backwards compatibility

xbox originals

depth of field when reloading


Developers

Criterion Games


Publishers

Electronic Arts


Store Info

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