Call of Duty: Black Ops vs Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Call of Duty: Black Ops vs Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Call of Duty: Black Ops Square Enix, Activision Blizzard, Activison Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Activison
Overview
Release Date November 9, 2010 November 10, 2009
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer Raven Software, Treyarch, n-Space Infinity Ward
Publisher Square Enix, Activision Blizzard, Activison Activison
Official Site https://www.callofduty.com/blackops http://modernwarfare2.infinityward.com/
Gameplay
Genre Action, Shooter Shooter
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Co-op Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Co-op
Perspective First-person First-person
Average Playtime 9 hours 22 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, iOS, Apple Macintosh, Nintendo PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh
Available On App Store, Xbox Store, Steam, Nintendo eShop, Xbox 360 Store PlayStation Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, Xbox Store
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows® Vista / XP / 7 Processor: Intel® Core™2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom™ X3 8750 or better Memory: 2GB Graphics: Shader 3.0 or better 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600GT / ATI Radeon® X1950Pro or better DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0c Hard Drive: 12GB* Sound: DirectX® 9.0c-compatible *Call of Duty®: Black Ops requires an initial hard drive space of approximately 24GB to download and install the game via digital download (8GB of compressed files, 8GB of decompressed files and 8GB of installed files). Upon installing the game, 16GB (compressed and decompressed files) may be deleted from the hard drive. Please make note of where the compressed and decompressed files are being saved on your hard drive in order to later locate these temporary files for removal. OS: Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista (Windows 95/98/ME/2000 are unsupported) Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor or better supported Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT or better or ATI Radeon 1600XT or better DirectX®: Microsoft DirectX(R) 9.0c Hard Drive: 12GB of free hard drive space Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card Internet: Broadband connection and service required for Multiplayer Connectivity. Internet Connection required for activation. Co-op/Multiplayer Hosting: To host Co-op or MP matches, a 2Ghz dual-core or better processor is recommended.
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 81 / 100 86 / 100
Community Rating 4.1 / 5 (1,873 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (2,085 ratings)