Game Art Styles

Call of Duty: Black Ops

Treyarch · 2010

First-person · Shooter · PC · Console

Dimension
3D
Rendering
Realistic
Colors
Linework
No outlines
Shading
Realistic lighting
Post-processing
Bloom
Palette
Muted
Proportions
Realistic
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About

A first-person military shooter set primarily during the Cold War, following CIA operative Alex Mason through covert operations and fragmented memories. It includes a single-player campaign, competitive multiplayer and a cooperative Zombies mode.

Art style

Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010, Treyarch) is a 3D realistic game played from a first-person view. Its look is built from shapes without outlines, realistic lighting and bloom. The palette is muted.

Details

Release
Original release · Modern (PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Series / Switch)
Developer
Treyarch
Ported by
Aspyr, Iron Galaxy Studios
Publisher
Activision, Aspyr Media
Engine
IW 3.0 (modified)
Released
2010-11-09 Worldwide, Windows
2010-11-09 Worldwide, PlayStation 3
2010-11-09 Worldwide, Xbox 360
2010-11-09 Worldwide, Wii
2012-09-27 OS X
2026-07-09 PlayStation 4
Platforms
Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, OS X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
Credits
Colin Whitney Art Director
Brian Anderson Technical Art Director
James Dargie Associate Art Director
Manuel Salazar Associate Art Director
Murad Ainuddin Lead Character / Weapons Artist
Loudvik Akopyan Lead Character Artist
Brad Grace Lead Character Artist
Barry Whitney Lead Effects Artist
Dave Anthony Directed By
Jason Blundell Executive Producer
Pat Dwyer Project Senior Producer
Links
official · wikipedia · steam

Screenshots 5

Related

Call of Duty series 21 games

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Similar art style

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Realistic · 3D · 2009
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment, character)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Realistic · 3D · 2011
Call of Duty: Black Ops II screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment, combat)
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Realistic · 3D · 2012
Call of Duty: World at War screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment)
Call of Duty: World at War
Realistic · 3D · 2008
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Realistic · 3D · 2007
Call of Duty: Ghosts screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment, character)
Call of Duty: Ghosts
Realistic · 3D · 2013
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment, character)
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Realistic · 3D · 2014
Call of Duty: Black Ops III screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment, character)
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Realistic · 3D · 2015