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Black
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Described as "Gun Porn" by its creators, Black is an explosion-filled first-person shooter from Criterion, the development house responsible for the Burnout series, which focuses on destructible environments.
5 ★ (3)
4 ★ (11)
3 ★ (8)
2 ★ (1)
1 ★ (2)

Fun, but not without its problems

I finished Black in just under four hours. All in all, this does not serve as a fair commentary on the game’s length. What I feel I must admit is that I have previously cleared Black many, many times… Read more

Masterpiece

Written on March 6, 2006: When the first tech demo of Black was seen, many people couldn't believe an entire game could look that great, especially on an Xbox or PS2. Well, the game is out now and alt… Read more

no substance

Black is probably one of the most hyped games that have came out in a while.. but after all the hype comes dissapointment. The Gameplay is pretty fun and exillerating. This game was described as "Gun… Read more

Point, aim and never stop shooting.

Black came out in the midst of the Xbox 360 console release, and so it became skipped over by a lot of gamers. This game does one thing well: blowing shit up. The entirety of the game is essentially t… Read more

Reaches high, but falls short

Black is an explosive first-person shooter from Criterion Games, the ones responsible for the Burnout series. Like the implication of action, an explosion intensive racing in Burnout, the folks at Cri… Read more

Black looks and sounds good, but the gameplay has a few problems

Black is an explosive shooter that comes from developer, Criterion Games, who is known for their work on the highly successful Burnout series. Black aims to take the type of action seen in movies and… Read more

Short, sweet, and to the point...

I mean this game, not my review. :) Black is a first person shooter by Criterion , the developers of the excellent Burnout series, and for all the eye candy that these guys can throw out there, Black… Read more

BLACK Review

Intro: We are all familiar with this situation. We hear all this hype about an upcoming game, it’s getting loads of media and press attention and the screenshots and trailers look amazing. The game ge… Read more

Black

So, is Black as good as everyone was hoping it would be? Not really. Unfortunately, the game screams “mediocre” in just about every way and does not do anything well enough to distinguish itself from… Read more

Black Looks Good, Explodes Good, But Plays OK.

Black is the first, first person shooter (FPS) from Criterion Games and EA, it does a lot of things really well but lacks in the depth department and wears thin after it's all said and done. The story… Read more

Almost,not quite

You play a black ops soldier called Jack Kellar, and he is a 'rogue' and a 'maverick' who doesn't follow orders but gets results .Anyway, the cutscenes are filmed, and it shows Kellar being grilled by… Read more

An excellent looking shooter

Black looks and plays good from the moment you turn it on. The story is told out well you are a solider named Keller and each conversion he has refers to a mission which is then flashbacked so you get… Read more

One trick Pony with three legs

Black is one of those I had a hard time deciding what score I'd give it. Sure, the game is really good, it does what it sets out to do, really, really well. Shooting the 15 or so real world weapons is… Read more

Does Black live up to the title "Gun Porn"?

Over the years First Person Shooting games have quickly become one of the most popular and established genres in the game industry. The genre first gained popularity on the PC in the early nineties wi… Read more

BLACK and boom

BLACK was on many a wish list for quite some time before launch, and in many respects lived up to they hype. However, there is very rarely perfection in a game, and BLACK has its share of flaws that d… Read more

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