Call of Duty: Black Ops in pictures

This tense attack on a Russian missile base features one of the game’s most atmospheric environments. The wastelands surrounding the structure are filled with rusting rocket parts. Photograph: Treyarch

As you’d expect, the Vietnam battles are bloody and epic. Trenches, tunnels and surprise attacks are all part of the cinematic ‘Nam experience, and there’s a treacherous ascent that’ll remind many of cult war flick Hamburger Hill. Photograph: Treyarch

There are several underwater sequences in Black Ops, often requiring you to swim for your life while under enemy fire. Photograph: Treyarch

The WMD level in the single-player campaign has you raiding a Russian military base high up in the mountains. This is what happens when you don’t use the hand-rails on the many narrow gantries… Photograph: Treyarch

Named ‘Cracked’ this multiplayer map is a classic urban environment, ripe for Team Deathmatch street battles. The gun is the always useful Famas assault rifle. Photograph: Treyarch

‘Jungle’ is one of the most visually arresting multiplayer levels with its tree huts, wrecked buildings and lush foliage. Photograph: Treyarch

On the multiplayer map ‘Launch’ players do battle in the shadow of a massive rocket, which apparently fires off at the end of each match. Weilding two Mac 10 machine pistols cuts down on range and accuracy, but creates plenty of mess in close proximity. Photograph: Treyarch

‘Radiation’ is a classic CoD military-industrial level, packed with steel walkways, arcane machinery and handy huts to snipe from. Photograph: Treyarch

The frozen ‘Summit’ map offers an interesting segregated battle space, with some devious sniping positions. Here our gun is fitted with an Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight for greater accuracy when aiming with the left trigger. Photograph: Treyarch

The Havanna map is another dense urban location, complete with communist wall murals. This time we’re wielding the Colt Commando, once the semi-automatic of choice for spec-ops soldiers. Photograph: Treyarch