I remember a mission where you have to be stealthy in the woods and you were able to screw/unscrew your silencer onto your pistol, that blew my mind as a kid. the level of detail and animations were crazy for the time
@MrHammers
Ай бұрын
The option to add/remove suppressors was amazing!
@liamwynne566
Ай бұрын
Such a small thing, but absolutely awesome all the same
@ThommyofThenn
Ай бұрын
007 Nightfire had this feature and I loved it. Felt just like Bond, coldly screwing the suppressor on before stealthing around. To this very day, most games make you go into customisation menu and change your loadout to add them!
@PIP...33
Ай бұрын
@@MrHammers I remember Gulag best level on these genre by any game. It was impossible to beat on hard. It took me 30 restarts to unlock silver weapon. Problem was I was poor my TV wasnt crystal clear like Monitors now.
@jonbourgoin182
Ай бұрын
Why would you want to remove the silencer after adding it? Genuinely asking.
@Garbageman28
Ай бұрын
This is a prime “Dad wants to bond with his son” game.
@minmogrovingstrongandhealthy
Ай бұрын
in specific amurrrican households only
@chris_player2
Ай бұрын
yeah fr i didnt have a ps2 until 2006 so we bonded playing Medal of Honor (ps1)
@jasonjanoyblahaloverboy3005
Ай бұрын
Look at the top comment lol
@CarpCSA35
Ай бұрын
So true, me and my dad burnt this game up it was one of the only shooters he really liked to play such a nostalgic game for me
@Garbageman28
Ай бұрын
@@CarpCSA35 I speak with experience
@2ndeaster
Ай бұрын
Black is the first game I realized where the bullet decal doesn't evaporate. I don't know why that's the memorable part I remember.
@Justin-f7f
Ай бұрын
Bullet casings would fall on the ground and stay there too, had a lot of cool details
@randomguyingasmask
29 күн бұрын
@@Justin-f7f For some reason that stuck for me too lmao
@Osai1234
19 күн бұрын
First time playing ps2 first time playing black and my good heavens
@jersen5085
Ай бұрын
I miss so much simpler linear fps games, if you don't count boomer shooters there is no single fps like this anymore 😔
@WickerMahn
Ай бұрын
As much as it's a FEAR spiritual successor, Black definitely had an impact on Trepang2. Give it a shot (heh)
@MrHammers
Ай бұрын
Trepang2 was great!
@jersen5085
Ай бұрын
@@MrHammers Agree! But it's just a drop of water in the desert for me. Selaco also great.
@MrHammers
Ай бұрын
Haven't tried that one yet, I've heard good things
@PIP...33
Ай бұрын
@@MrHammers I loved this game til FarCry 3 came. I wasnt fan of 1st person cause Im more Lara Croft camera style gamer but after I played this on PS2 and Far Cry 3 on PC cemented my love. Today I love Generation Zero best game by any mean in this genre I even dare to rank over Far Cry 4.
@synthnation9857
Ай бұрын
I really love the fact that they use mp5 sound effects from Die Hard and Predator. that sound will always be the most deadly automatic gun sound to me :D
@synthnation9857
Ай бұрын
also, seeing you covered this game makes me think that you should make a video on "Cold Winter" as well. another really cool console fps game :)
@ExtraThiccc
Ай бұрын
Oh damn, didnt expect you to mention how the ludicrous mag sizes were necessary for the bullet sponge enemies
@theturkishprince
22 күн бұрын
None of you learned to aim for the head apparently!
@Osai1234
19 күн бұрын
Now imagine how i feel when i prefer semi auto 😭
@caseycameron5370
14 күн бұрын
@theturkishprincwell Thor didn't so we can be forgiven 😂
@Booze_Rooster
26 күн бұрын
best feature of this game was the way your screen focused during a reload. Just hitting reload would blur the world beyond your weapon and you'd reload faster, or you could tap reload again and bring the environment into focus and blur your weapon with a slight delay in reload speed. Never seen another game do it and it really set this game apart in my mind.
@doggo7405
Ай бұрын
I found this game in a flea market. It was already the ps4 generation so I knew that new great looking stuff was out, but I remember being blown away by how good this game looked, from the home screen to the game itself. Not a single other game on the ps2 I owned looked this good.
@kotetsujin3493
Ай бұрын
Try medal of honor series on ps 2
@djtoxicdhg
Ай бұрын
This was one of my most favorite fps games for ps2 it was soo mutch fun especially going into new game plus with crome camos and gold camos
@RowBærTœ
Ай бұрын
I have a personal connection to this game. Not that I helped develop or knew anyone associated with it. When the game came out I was living in Florida and working for a private security company. My call sign for that company was Echo -51, just like the main character in Black.
@caseycameron5370
14 күн бұрын
That's awesome 😎
@Geferulf_TAS
Ай бұрын
To this day, my dad doesn't care about playing new shooters, all he wants to play is PGA and BLACK.
@alenterzic8340
Ай бұрын
I showed my dad COD MW from 2019 and he legit said it looks about the same as Black
@MrHammers
Ай бұрын
You're dad is a simple man with simple pleasures. What a beast
@jakethesnekk
Ай бұрын
Golf and guns, dad sounds cool as hell. 😂
@gripz9387
Ай бұрын
@@alenterzic8340I’m sure black looked AMAZING when it came out
@blacksteve9923
Ай бұрын
He isnt wrong atleast he gets a full game. Doesnt have to worry about any dlc or wi-fi connection
@liamwynne566
Ай бұрын
This definitely has that "game released an asshole hair away from that generations end" magic, looking like an early PS3 game. God of war 2 has that going on too 👌💪
@doctajuice
26 күн бұрын
Also shadow of the colossus
@Loli4lyf
21 күн бұрын
this game was released in 2006, the last PS2 game was released in 2012 so no, black is not that close to an end of PS2
@doctajuice
21 күн бұрын
@@Loli4lyf but the ps3 was like 07 or 08 something like that so he's not wrong at all
@somefrog6089
19 күн бұрын
@@Loli4lyfthe ps3 came out in 06 - 07
@GickelsGaming
24 күн бұрын
"blasting open the door with a shotgun wasnt something you CAN do, its a god damn instruction" i lold hard semper fi
@RedzaMalaysianCrossover
Ай бұрын
I love playing this game as a kid and the graphics blew my mind back then. The Forest level is very realistic looking. There's a detail I want to point out is reloading is much faster when chaos happens. I also love this game gives us infinite ammo if you beat the game on Easy. Yes the other difficulty also gives infinite ammo if you beat it. I always had a fun time with this game and this game had a special place in my heart.
@aturn124
23 күн бұрын
One of my most cherished games from that era. The destructible environments were phenomenal for its time, only perhaps rivalled by something like Red Faction: Guerilla. A remake of this with an extended campaign to cover off the cliffhanger ending from the OG version would be beyond amazing.
@cm-pr2ys
Ай бұрын
Graznei bridge is one of my most favorite missions in single llayer fps' to this day. Great video!
@IISourAyyII
Ай бұрын
This is the game that no one knows about. BLACK was a crazy shooter, with crazy fire guns. It was the COD before COD. It is certified a hidden gem.
@OnlyMyOpinionMatters
18 күн бұрын
Bro everybody knows about it
@IISourAyyII
18 күн бұрын
@@OnlyMyOpinionMatters based of your username im not even gunna argue with you about this
@OnlyMyOpinionMatters
18 күн бұрын
@@IISourAyyII you wouldn't want to because your completely wrong just because you were born in 2008 doesn't mean other games didn't exist
@IISourAyyII
18 күн бұрын
@@OnlyMyOpinionMatters I was born in 1991 LMFAO
@OnlyMyOpinionMatters
18 күн бұрын
@@IISourAyyII well then your just an idiot
@spencerprevis3184
Ай бұрын
This game taught me that processing power isn't as important as attention to detail and artstyle
@damedan9389
Ай бұрын
I'm 46 and there has NEVER been a time when it wasn't. Most of the top purchased games were not those with the highest processing abilities.
@constipatedparker5879
Ай бұрын
The musical score for the game was composed by an Academy Award winning hollywood composer, Michael Giacchino who had done scores for movies like the Batman (2022) and some pixar movies like Up and Ratatouille.
@raging_jackal23
12 күн бұрын
My favorite section in that game was the final battle area on Graznei bridge (The level before the last one). You walk in. The orchestra kicks in. Two MG nests start spitting out lead. Your two squad mates are yelling at your character and your character yells "We're gonna get cut to pieces! Drop the guy on high ground!" Then after a while, one of your squad mates yells "RPG!" and you see a rocket flying next to your face. Chef's kiss for that fight. It was so memorable and it will always hold a special place in my heart
@Scallycowell
Ай бұрын
Shoot-y Thing Go Boom: The Game
@xavierfrye3079
Ай бұрын
this is core memory stuff you put out bud thanks a billion !!
@Blu.86-te1pr
Ай бұрын
I remember the day I bought this game. Standing in line at game stop, talking to other people buying games. I think we all lived through the best days of video games and this game ties me to those memories.
@Jacobthejewela
Ай бұрын
Me and my best buddy used to play this for hours. You said it, there was nothing else like it. The closest thing I can think of is battlefield: bad company, and that came a couple years later.
@BlackHoon
Ай бұрын
Finished this for the first time on my Series X a couple of months ago. Still such a fun experience
@JOExSPARTIAN
24 күн бұрын
The Cinematics were some of the best at the time, It blew my mind when I was a kid. Made ya feel like you were part of a hollywood movie
@muthinjama
25 күн бұрын
What a throwback! I remember getting drawn in about just how real and gritty this game felt.
@user-ki3ks4fd6i
18 күн бұрын
i remember playing this on my ps2 when it came out for hours on end. my brother would be in the same room listening to nelly, chingy, cassie, the game. man. what an era.
@overcastskyline1747
Ай бұрын
odd fact, the shell casings you dispense never disappear, each bullet you use will appear on the ground and stay there throughout the whole game, theres also an alex jones reference in the game relating to bohemian grove, this game has too much attention to detail, one of the ps2 titles to use ragdoll physics, love this game.
@JonathanTheZombie
Ай бұрын
I remember exactly where I was when I first played this game. It was a fair in Bakersfield, CA that had some Xbox’s set up to play Black and buy copies. Me and my buddy sat and played for way too long and came back to the booth like three times. Good day. Finally got a copy of my own and I will never get rid of it.
@Busogirl17
Ай бұрын
I remember playing this game with my brother on our PS2. The first time it loaded my first thought was "damn the graphics are elite" when comparing it to the other games we had.
@hemangchauhan2864
Ай бұрын
Played this in 2009/10 when Modern Warfare 2 was big. Honestly looked and felt better than MW2 in some places.
@Walamonga1313
20 күн бұрын
MW2 was fun but it never felt particularly good. BF3 on the other hand, immaculate
@bloodgoat
Ай бұрын
The audio is this piece was AMAZING
@tgpwrh8645
Ай бұрын
The sound of reloading the 870 pump is still to this day chilling
@AcidGlow
25 күн бұрын
I liked the lighting effects through glass windows and the huge explosion destroying that big tanker
@DiegoReviews
Ай бұрын
I never got around to playing this one. But my mind always painted it as a prestigious PS2 title. Maybe it was because it came out so late in that console’s life cycle, but I also found the game’s simple title and bullet filled box art to be so classy.
@MrHammers
Ай бұрын
The case covered in bullets is a piece of art, it's so perfect with the title buried in them haha
@trs8696
Ай бұрын
hugely underrated game imo. it combined a realist setting with stylised, hyper realistic violence. it's easy to reduce it to its fundamental gameplay mechanics and encounter design and write it off as just another shooter. but sometimes form has a function all of its own.
@Oi_Guilherme
Ай бұрын
Black is one of those games that, once you get older, you realize it's not the best game of the world, neither "one of the bests". It's just a good and fun game to play, and that's ok because there's some kind of charm in games like this, games that no matter when you play, they're always a good time.
@omar.Lo714
Ай бұрын
Yes I absolutely loved this game back In the day. I just happened to buy it without knowing a thing about it. And we played the shit out of this
@punisha4032
Ай бұрын
COD isn’t even that good anymore nether Battlefield or other today’s FPS, this game is actually a hidden gem
@360-bonescope
Ай бұрын
My dad would play this all the time with his MadCats pistol grip controller. Shit was so fun. Totally an under rated and forgotten gem
@MnemonicHack
Ай бұрын
Being a 36 year old man, it's quite a strange feeling for me to hear someone say "My dad used to play this game" about a game that I used to play. And yes, I have no children yet.
@AM-uo2kf
Ай бұрын
As a person who never played black and had a PC which a year prior had just released F.E.A.R, Black felt like it was the consoles answer to FEARs gunfu.
@MrHammers
Ай бұрын
F.E.A.R. is most definitely the better game, but console vs PC in that generation was a big unfair advantage. Black was a good attempt at what FEAR excelled in
@AM-uo2kf
Ай бұрын
@@MrHammers certainly it was definitely not a fair comparison and I do remember I was very interested in black when it came out. Apparently Sean Murray From hello games was a creative director I think on this game.
@maximmilliandahszz4571
Ай бұрын
I still remember the shock I got from the graphics. I had never seen it so sharp.
@00HoODBoy
Ай бұрын
100k! This has become a comfort channel
@MrHammers
Ай бұрын
Thanks my man
@FormerlyAVM
Ай бұрын
This game was my “grownup” shooter. It was what the modern CoD single player campaigns want to be. Beautiful,loud and fun to just tear shit apart.
@gutsygutman2475
Ай бұрын
I replayed this game so many times, it felt like you had to replay it several times to unlock all the secrets. The hardest one I remember was probably the destruction one where you had to destroy everything in every level that would make the reticle turn black when placed over it indicating that it could be destroyed. Most of the time you would need something explosive to do it or the RPG with its range to hit stuff out of reach, like in that trench maze level where you're surrounded by apartment buildings that can have their sides blown off to kill the snipers.
@insanemathemagician8787
27 күн бұрын
Only OG's can remember this Tivliz Asylum. Kellar J,: Cleared most of the structure, will advice once PACKAG is secure.
@Revolversplinter
Ай бұрын
We're in extreme need of something similar these days
@paydn202
Ай бұрын
i used to love this game when it came out. lol
@DinoDave150
Ай бұрын
I won't lie, your reviews get me interested to try out all these PS2 games that I missed out on. They're what got me to try out Urban Chaos: Riot Response and Area 51. Now I'm interested to try out Black for myself. BTW that opening bit about renting videos and games got me nostalgic like you wouldn't believe. Especially since my local rental store went out of business in 2020. Thanks Covid.
@MrHammers
Ай бұрын
Cheers dude!
@ignachioelsmith9053
Ай бұрын
Ah, nam, forgot about this game. Remember bits and pieces of the game play, but do recall loving it and playing it loads. Still got my PS2 and games, so might have to dust it off one day... Cheers.
@TheresOnly1Stef
19 күн бұрын
Black was a random buy and purchase for me way back when and I can whole heartedly say every single line and sentiment of this review was spot on and true! Simplicity was indeed king and what made this title as great as it was!
@billybeeeeeeeeee
Ай бұрын
Heard this was good when it came out, never bought it, then eventually bought in on xboxone as a back compat game, never finished it, but this video makes me want to go back to it.
@sven_bender
Ай бұрын
Awesome to see you cover this, finding myself nodding along with everything you have to say
@reapershadow1656
16 күн бұрын
You forget About the Soundtrack, its was Really amazing, And Theres a lot of details In this game, Like When theres no Enemies Around you, The reload was kinda Slower like he Enjoying it.
@therealpizzagirl
Ай бұрын
This game is still fun to play after all these years!! Thank you for making a video on it :)
@MrWaifuTaker
17 күн бұрын
The final two missions where you storm the bridge before raiding the asylum were some of the most intense firefights in my gaming experiences.
@Reacher_2215
Ай бұрын
I still have my copy from 2007. An amazing but frustratingly wild game
@Ollie-Senpai
Ай бұрын
I grew up playing this game it still holds a special place in my heart
@cheslynholland1487
23 күн бұрын
Damn I remember this game from the ps2 era. We didn't have internet , and I never heard anything about this game and no one recommended it to me . Our paths just crossed accidentally . The first couple of minutes I played , I knew this games quality was on another level. The light rays coming through the windows ,the sound ,the destructible environment .I was thinking like what the hell is this. This game caught me so of guard and that element of surprise I wont ever forget. That's why I love this game so much.
@Wyse-Gaming
18 күн бұрын
omg, that just took me back to memory lane. Thank you for reminding me this game existed, I used to play this game all the time in my ps2.
@SkylarAkimoto
12 күн бұрын
The opening mission is always a blast and iconic at the same time. Always loved playing that level back then. Fun times
@-Tris-
Ай бұрын
I still like to play it from time to time. One of the best games from my childhood.
@foodank_atr817
Ай бұрын
Black was good but I also liked Cold Winter. Best ragdoll and dismemberment on PS2.
@jpa145
Ай бұрын
This game came out my senior year of college. If only it came out about 10 years later, it would have gotten more praise and probably had multiple successors.
@bshell1731
Ай бұрын
Black had a genuinely dark violent intensity that no other game came close to. I remember playing it and recognizing it as an evolution of fps gaming.
@AsurasWrath164
Ай бұрын
Theres one part where this game excells even today: the sound of the weapons! To this day it has the best sounddesign, period! No game offers that ooomph like Black does! Played it countless times on all difficulties and went for all special weapons and skins. Loved it to death!
@fuzzles9246
19 күн бұрын
I remember back in the day playing Black on PS2 During a summer, being jawdropped by how detailed and satisfying it was, the gunfighting was so satisfying.... good old days
@insanemathemagician8787
27 күн бұрын
There's a cool mention of the AC130 gunship in mission 1
@Rahhh._
Ай бұрын
This games was ahead of it's time for PS2 era
@ThisisSnakey
27 күн бұрын
Im glad I stumbled upon BLACK when I owned a PS2. I wasn't sure what I was getting myself into when I bought it but was blown away by how good it was.
@solid5502
Ай бұрын
One thing I loved about BLACK was that it was all about the guns. The front cover proved it as well.
@UnabashedNerd
Ай бұрын
Still play this game every other year or so. Asylum was my fav level. Great design and some funny voice lines
@poika22
20 күн бұрын
I primarily remember Black as the game that taught me how much I loathe "depth of field" and "bloom" as visual effects, and the moment I learned to go into the settings in future games to disable both.
@Solaarin
26 күн бұрын
I think I was around 12 when I saw the previews for this game in a Game Informer magazine and had it pre-ordered for my Xbox the next day. I remember my dad and I absolutely gushing over how insanely realistic the graphics looked.
@michaelbiljon8249
Ай бұрын
My favorite PS2 game. I still can't believe it played on that console. And I can't believe it hasn't been revisited. RIP Criterion.
@MyNameIsBucket
Ай бұрын
I don't know if it's better than, say, Future Perfect but it's up there.
@kevincollins8620
Ай бұрын
Not as much game as Time Splitters but the main game is better.
@MrGuyPeterson
22 күн бұрын
This game was my childhood lol. I just had to download it to replay it.
@daviddavidson2357
22 күн бұрын
I remember playing this. The destructable environments were mind blowing at the time. Not sure which mission it was, but I remember taking on a small army from a gantry at a mine or something.
@Alaachad
18 күн бұрын
makes me smile knowing this great game is still living in the hearts of many and not forgotten. it's such a shame how EA just abandoned this fantastic game
@beartackle
22 күн бұрын
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="265">4:25</a> This oddly sounds really romantic! Great video, BTW!
@parkourguyyy
Ай бұрын
I dont remember a ton about the game, but I do remember falling in love with this game and wishing there was more to it after you beat it
@Thecelestial1
Ай бұрын
This was my favorite fps. The story, the difficulty, the sounds the guns made WHEW! When you beat the game you get unlimited ammo on that difficulty and you can really spam crazy stuff like rpg, grenade launcher, revolver. Fun fun fun!
@na7uree540
21 күн бұрын
“Without me, my rifle is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless"
@TheHorrorExperiment
Ай бұрын
Black as well as Dark Watch deserve remasters
@Fixolasful
18 күн бұрын
i remember coming to a videogame shop when i was younger and i overheard the worker talking to a guy saying that "this is the best shooting game in the market right now", i was so intrigued by it, i didnt have a PS2, only the PSP and always tought about this game and what was it about. Good times.
@literallyap0tat0-q7q
Ай бұрын
I played the demo for this a million times. It made the guns feel devastatingly powerful, and the smoke effects are still awesome. Never played the full game until I got a series x. Not up there with the Halos and Half-Lifes of the world, but it was really solid.
@adamh2957
Ай бұрын
My god that bridge level! When I jacked up the 5.1… Thor never got as loud
@carlosvalverde2928
24 күн бұрын
I remember the first time I played Black with some good headphones into an old CRT TV, best experience ever
@killermario8458
15 күн бұрын
I remember in the starting area, there was a table that moved when you walk into it, that was probably the first time I've seen a detail like that and it blew my young mind. This series would've been a cod killer if it continued, such a shame it's sequel was cancelled.
@emekaasiegbu3697
25 күн бұрын
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="203">3:23</a> the use of the loading theme from the Lost and Damned 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
@JonathanTheZombie
Ай бұрын
I will never forget the heartbeat sound. Also, the silenced Glock level was the best mission of any game I have played. So much fun. And the sounds were awesome.
@sebastiansebastian9553
24 күн бұрын
The heavy shotgun dudes scared me when i played it the first time in 2006. Shotgun dude drops down in the small alley way to the barnyard.
@Yarms
Ай бұрын
That line about "Eating all the crayons for yourself" caught me off guard so i had to go back and rewatch that bit to make sure I heard it right lol 😂
@MrHammers
Ай бұрын
Oorah
@OTKPoki
26 күн бұрын
my childhood. I can't remember if i had the full game or a demo, but this game blew my mind as it was a whole new experience and i didn't even make it that far through i just kept replaying the first few sections over and over again
@JJ_SDWR
Ай бұрын
I distinctly remember the hype for this game as a kid. It was awesome.
@DetectiveMartin
11 күн бұрын
Glad to see other people love this game too. Some good memories listening to Korn while playing Black.
@eyeballpaul2403
23 күн бұрын
My uncle worked on this game as an artist of some sort. I am very proud of him being a part of such a great game!
@voidofhope6259
Ай бұрын
This game is still fun to throw on and blast through today. Just recently finished it again a few months back and it’s just fun man.
@brennendelapaz
26 күн бұрын
I loved this game so much. It was a childhood favorite, in my head it has the same resolution as the new ones.
@CrzYbaDmutha2245
Ай бұрын
A new Mr.Hammers!
@MrMorris911
25 күн бұрын
This game was crazy hard. The max difficulty setting had so many side objectives that you had to get to finish the level.
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