“There’s a soldier in all of us.”

This is what Activision is trying to imply with its new 60-second commercial for the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops.

The commercial features Kobe Bryant, Jimmy Kimmel and other people from all walks of life like a concierge, a chef and a corporate young lady.

I find it amusing.

We find the characters in a mock war zone with loud explosions.

Kobe is seen sporting an assault rifle with a grenade launcher with his call sign Mamba painted on the barrel; an allusion to his Black Mamba nickname.

Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel fires away a bazooka aptly named, PROUD N00b.

Call of Duty: Black Ops is a first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch, published by Activision and due for release on November 9, 2010 for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Nintendo DS (separate version developed by n-Space) consoles.

Officially announced on April 30, 2010, the game is the seventh installment of the Call of Duty series and the third game in the series to be developed by Treyarch. It is a sequel to the developer’s previous title in the series, Call of Duty: World at War. It is the first Call of Duty title set during the Cold War era.

Please read my related posts:

1. Kobe Bryant, The Black Mamba Movie Trailers As part of the NBA’s All-Star Weekend festivities on February 19, the day before the All-Star Game at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, USA, Kobe Bryant will become the first athlete to have a hand and foot print ceremony...
2. Manny Pacquiao on Jimmy Kimmel Live! In his first nationally televised talk show appearance in the US, Filipino boxing sensation and the current pound-for-pound the best boxer in the world Manny Pacquiao had a guest stint on the American primetime television talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!...
3. Shaq vs Justin Bieber / Jimmy Kimmel After actually winning a challenge for the first time ever at Episode 3, Shaq two-upped it at Episode 4 by winning against competitive eating champion Joey Chestnut in a hotdog eating contest and against former NBA player Charles Barkley in...
4. Manny Pacquiao and Will Ferrell Sing “Imagine” at Jimmy Kimmel Live! Manny Pacquiao made his third appearance on the American primetime television talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC last November 1, 2010 to promote his upcoming fight with Antonio Margarito. It should be remembered that his first ever nationally televised...
5. Kobe Bryant And His $285,000 Black Mamba There are those famous enough to be known by a single name. People like Shaq, Madonna, Houdini and Shakespeare. Add Kobe to that list. His full name is actually Kobe Bean Bryant but the mere mention of his first name...
6. Manny Pacquiao’s HP Touchpad With WebOS Commercial Earlier this month, Manny Pacquiao made his first commercial with HP for its Veer 4G smartphone. HP tapped the number one pound for pound boxer in the world’s services again in its commercial for the HP Touchpad with WebOS. Pacquiao...
7. Kobe Bryant Grabs Fourth NBA All-Star Game MVP Award Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers was named as the MVP of the 2011 NBA All-Star Game to tie Bob Pettit’s NBA record with his fourth MVP award in just 10 years. The Black Mamba scored 37 points and...
8. 2010 NBA Finals | Kobe Bryant Named MVP With the ultimate NBA champion Bill Russell personally giving him the trophy named in his honor, Kobe Bryant took home his second consecutive NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award after leading the Los Angeles Lakers in becoming just the seventh...
9. 2004-05 UD All-Star Lineup Signature Class Kobe Bryant After leading the LA Lakers to a hard-fought seven-game series with the Boston Celtics, Kobe Bryant got his 5th championship ring and second consecutive NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award. By doing so, Kobe once again proved to detractors that...
10. Kobe Bryant as the New NBA Logo? The current NBA logo has been used since time immemorial. It is actually a silhouette of LA Lakers great Jerry West. He was even named as “The Logo” because of this although not while he was still playing. He was...

If you want to receive my latest posts, please subscribe to my full feed RSS or have them delivered through email. Just enter your email address below and hit the Subscribe button.

Tags: black mamba, call of duty: black ops, commercial, jimmy kimmel, kobe bryant, video games