Call of Duty: Black Ops vs Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (2017)
Call of Duty: Black Ops is an FPS horror game from Treyarch (2010) while Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (2017) is an FPS game from Raven Software (2017).
Quick answer: Call of Duty: Black Ops rates higher, 8.0 to 5.3 on the GamingPickz Score.
What each one is
Call of Duty: Black Ops is filed under FPS and Horror. In contrast, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (2017) under FPS.
The biggest first-person action series of all time and the follow-up to critically acclaimed Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare 2 returns with Call of Duty®: Black Ops.
One of the most critically-acclaimed games in history, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is back, remastered in true high-definition, featuring improved textures, physically based rendering, high-dynamic range lighting and much more.
Story, characters and reception
Plot
Campaign The game's narrative mostly details Mason's recollection of events in an interrogation room prior to February 1968. This summary is in chronological order. From left to right: Alex Mason, Jason Hudson, and Robert McNamara ( Robert Picardo ) In April 1961, CIA operatives Alex Mason ( Sam Worthington ), Frank Woods (James C. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Call of Duty: Black Ops received "generally positive" reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic , except for the DS, where it received "mixed or average" reviews. GameSpot awarded it 9. 0 out of ten and wrote " Call of Duty: Black Ops bears the series' standard superbly, delivering an engrossing campaign and exciting competitive multiplayer. (Wikipedia)
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At a glance
| Call of Duty: Black Ops | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (2017) | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 8.0/10 | 5.3/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (91%, 43,106) | Mixed (54%, 15,762) |
| Critic aggregate | 81/100 | No aggregate |
| Price | $39.99 | $39.99 |
| Install size | — | — |
| Steam Deck | playable | unsupported |
| Released | 2010 | 2017 |
| Developer | Treyarch | Raven Software |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Call of Duty: Black Ops vs Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (2017), point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Call of Duty: Black OpsFPS horror gameCall of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (2017)FPS gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Call of Duty: Black OpsAction, FPS, ZombiesCall of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (2017)FPS, Shooter, ActionThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Call of Duty: Black Ops ✓Score 8.0 · 91% on Steam · 81 criticCall of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (2017)Score 5.3 · 54% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Call of Duty: Black Ops43,106 reviews · 4 add-onsCall of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (2017)15,762 reviews · 1 add-onReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Call of Duty: Black Ops$39.99Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (2017)$39.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Call of Duty: Black Ops ✓PlayableCall of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (2017)UnsupportedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Call of Duty: Black Ops takes 2 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueCall of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (2017) on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
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- Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Call of Duty: Black Ops (GamingPickz Score 8.0)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Call of Duty: Black Ops (playable)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Call of Duty: Black Ops (43,106 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
ActionFPSZombiesMultiplayerShooterSingleplayerFirst-PersonWar
Where they differ
Cold WarOnline Co-OpAdventureLinearHorrorMassively Multiplayer
ViolentRemakeClassicStealthCasualWorld War II
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Call of Duty: Black Ops is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (2017) is relaxed, easy to pick up.
System requirements, side by side
| Call of Duty: Black Ops | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (2017) | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | Shader 3.0 | — |
| Minimum CPU | Intel® Core™2 Duo E6600 | — |
| Minimum RAM | 2 GB | — |
| Install size | — | — |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Call of Duty: Black Ops · Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (2017).
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Call of Duty: Black Ops and 0 for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (2017). A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (2017) in scope?
Call of Duty: Black Ops has drawn 43,106 Steam reviews and ships 4 add-ons. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (2017) has drawn 15,762 Steam reviews and ships 1 add-on.
Is Call of Duty: Black Ops or Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (2017) better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Call of Duty: Black Ops rates higher (8.0 to 5.3). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Call of Duty: Black Ops or Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (2017)?
Call of Duty: Black Ops is cheaper right now at $39.99, against $39.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Should I get Call of Duty: Black Ops or Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (2017)?
Call of Duty: Black Ops rates higher, 8.0 to 5.3 on the GamingPickz Score. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.