Call of Duty: Black Ops

Released: 11/9/2010

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.

Critics

Steam

Metacritic

Score Breakdown

90.0

Critic Average

1 reviews

Steam User Score

43,004 reviews

Metacritic User Score

2,890 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

-1.0

Metacritic Disparity

+17.0

Combined Disparity

+8.0

Average of both sources

Review Timing

0 launch window (0%)1 late (100%)

Review summary

Updated Aug 12, 2026

Based on 1 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 90.0/100. Critics score this game 1.0 points lower than Steam users and 17.0 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated

Sources behind this summary(1 recent of 1)