Call of Duty®: Black Ops vs Call of Duty: World at War

9/10Match score

Higher community rating

Call of Duty®: Black Ops

+2

rating points

More player ratings

Call of Duty®: Black Ops

1,325 ratings

Quick Take

Shared Taste

Co-operativeMultiplayerSingle player

Call of Duty®: Black Ops Stands Out

blamed for real life murdersdolphin divinge-sports

Call of Duty: World at War Stands Out

Adventureclose quarters combatsurvival mode

Higher Rated

Call of Duty®: Black Ops

Similarity Breakdown

Same

Game Modes

Same

Perspective

Similar

Genres

Same

Themes

Similar

Features

Shared

Game Modes

Co-operativeMultiplayerSingle playerSplit screen

Perspective

First person

Genres

Shooter

Themes

ActionHistoricalHorrorStealthSurvivalWarfare

Features

real-time combatvehicular combatbomb defusal modekill streak rewardkillcam

Key Differences

Genres

Call of Duty®: Black Ops

-

Call of Duty: World at War

Adventure

Features

Call of Duty®: Black Ops

blamed for real life murdersdolphin divinge-sportsgunshiplocal and online players togetherpost-match awardspredatorrc vehiclerussian roulettesplit screen event

Call of Duty: World at War

close quarters combatsurvival modefact-based shooterimperial japanese armyimperial japanese navymegaphoneno respawnno-reticle aimingplatoontiger ii

Side-by-Side Comparison

FeatureCall of Duty®: Black OpsCall of Duty: World at War
Release DateNov 9, 2010Nov 11, 2008
Rating80/100 (1,325 ratings)78/100 (972 ratings)
Genres
Shooter
AdventureShooter
Themes
ActionHistoricalHorrorStealthSurvivalWarfare
ActionHistoricalHorrorStealthSurvivalWarfare
Features
real-time combatvehicular combatbomb defusal modekill streak rewardkillcamnazi zombiesarmageddonclancommunismhorde modein-game announcerinfinite spawnmatchmakingmultiplayer scoreboardnazi occultismrail shooting segmenttortureupgradable weaponsanimal crueltycamping
real-time combatvehicular combatbomb defusal modekill streak rewardkillcamnazi zombiesarmageddonclancommunismhorde modein-game announcerinfinite spawnmatchmakingmultiplayer scoreboardnazi occultismrail shooting segmenttortureupgradable weaponsanimal crueltycamping
Game Modes
Co-operativeMultiplayerSingle playerSplit screen
Co-operativeMultiplayerSingle playerSplit screen
Player Perspective
First person
First person
PlatformsMac, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Comparison Summary

Call of Duty®: Black Ops and Call of Duty: World at War have a 9/10 match score. Both games overlap around Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player, Split screen, First person, Shooter.

Call of Duty®: Black Ops stands out for blamed for real life murders, dolphin diving, e-sports, while Call of Duty: World at War stands out for Adventure, close quarters combat, survival mode, fact-based shooter.

Call of Duty®: Black Ops has the higher community rating in the current dataset. Players who enjoy Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player are the most likely to find value in both.

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