Pretty generic, and the story is skip-worthy (yet you can't skip the cutscenes), but this is a solid shooter. The weapons all feel punchy and have some of the best sound design in any shooter. The level of difficulty is great too. The hardest difficulties are a major challenge, especially since there's no regenerating health, but are quite rewarding and feel fair except for maybe a couple of brief areas, usually involving one-shot kill RPGs. It's the little details that really make BLACK shine though, like the background going out of focus while you reload, the bullet casings that litter the ground after you fire (which most modern games still don't have for whatever reason), and even the fact that you can break windows just by walking into them with your gun, something I don't think I've ever seen another game get right.