Black Ops (Xbox 360) Bots Without Xbox Live Gold: Not Possible—No Bot Mode Exists

You cannot play with bots in Call of Duty: Black Ops on Xbox 360 without Xbox Live Gold.

Why

• No Bot Support: Black Ops (Xbox 360) has no bot/AI multiplayer mode—unlike Black Ops II/III or Modern Warfare 2019/II/III.
• Xbox Live Gold Required for All Multiplayer: Even private matches, splitscreen online, or system link require Gold (now Game Pass Core).
• System Link (LAN) Still Needs Gold: On Xbox 360, System Link multiplayer requires all consoles to have Gold.

What You Can Do Without Gold

• Single-Player Campaign: Full story, offline.
• Local Splitscreen (2 Players): Offline private match vs. friend on same console—but only if both profiles have Gold (Xbox 360 policy).
• Combat Training (Black Ops II/III only): Not in Black Ops 1.

Options

1. Get Game Pass Core: $10/mo, $60/yr — unlocks all online features.
2. Free Trial: New accounts often get 14-day trial.
3. Play on PC (Steam): Black Ops 1 on PC has modded servers with bots (community), no subscription.
4. Play Later CoD: Black Ops II, III, MW2019, Vanguard, MWII, MWIII, BO6 all have Combat Training / bots offline.

Black Ops 1 on Xbox 360 is fundamentally an online-only multiplayer experience. No workaround exists for bots without Gold.