Call of Duty: Black Ops details emerge – lean is back

31 May 2010

One of the biggest yet simplest shortcomings of Modern Warfare 2 was that it lacked the ability to lean in-game. This means no peaking around corners, or carefully looking around doors before entering a room. 

This oversight annoyed many gamers, who had been playing FPSs for years and come to accept the lean function as a contemporary standard. 

Good news from press who have managed to secure some hand-on time with Call of Duty: Black Ops (CoD 7), is that lean is back. 

Other details that have been bubbling to the surface include a new stealth movement option, smarter AI, deeper class customisation, and a “barebones” game mode which will be similar to CoD 4 promod, with no killstreaks. 

The game will also ship with Modern Warfare 2’s host migration, as well as a new server browser. Dedicated servers are still confirmed. Black Ops will also run on the same engine as Modern Warfare 2, although it has been “heavily modified”.

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