In this game mode, up to 4 players can work together to take on an endless wave of zombies.Along the way, players can earn cash to purchase new … [131] PC World magazine noted that user reviews of the game were much less positive than those of critics. [21][22] The author and defense expert Peter W. Singer served as a consultant on the 2025 storyline of the game. Maxis, who was retrieved by Group 935 scientists, apologized to his daughter and committed suicide in front of her, prompting her to assume control of the zombies and seek vengeance on Richtofen. Black Ops II is the first game in the series to feature futuristic warfare technology and the first to present branching storylines driven by player choice as well as selecting weapons before starting story mode missions. Having spent over a year imprisoned, Mason and Reznov spark an uprising to flee the gulag. It was released on May 3, 2011 for the Xbox 360, June 2 on the PC and June 10 for the PlayStation 3. In light of this, Mason, Woods, and Hudson begin tracking Menendez, an established primary arms dealer for bush conflicts in Southern Africa and Latin America. 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Call of Duty: Black Ops II is a First-Person Shooter (FPS) that revolves around unique gamepaly that propels the Call of Duty franchise into a world of future warfare, and back again to the modern era. [45] These changes were introduced to shift the emphasis towards objective-based gameplay, to reward players who work in teams and to make the game more accessible to new players. [37] Activision had hinted that the game may eventually become available for Nintendo's own consoles, although had no official announcements for the time being. 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[45] Call of Duty: Black Ops supports 3-D imaging rendered by the engine itself. Another returning character is Dr. Ludvig Maxis (Fred Tatasciore), who instructs the new group to help him defeat Richtofen. [26] Around the same time, computer game artist Hugo Beyer also listed "Black Ops 2" as his current project in his LinkedIn CV, then removed his LinkedIn page. [11] On August 3, 2011, Activision confirmed that the game had sold over 25 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling games of all time in the US, UK, and Europe. Attempting to use himself as a test subject, Richtofen accidentally teleports to a catacomb within the Moon, where he comes into contact with a mysterious pyramid device that causes him to hear mysterious voices, slowly taking away his sanity. The playable characters in this map return from the World at War Zombies mode. Farid will be executed by Menendez if he refuses. They discover an altar within the temple with Richtofen's name written on it, as well as a piece of a meteorite containing Element 115. Although primarily a first-person shooter, certain levels feature sequences where the player pilots a Hind helicopter and guides friendly troops from a SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft. It serves as the sequel to Call of Duty: World at War.[7]. [41][42][43] On July 19, 2012, a second trailer was released by Treyarch, offering insight into the game's narrative. The band chose to use Woods as the drummer in the game due to the loss of their original drummer The Rev, who died of a drug overdose on December 28, 2009. Standard Edition includes: - Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War game-- Includes Xbox One version of game-- Plays via backward compatibility on Xbox Series X when it launches The iconic Black Ops series is back with Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War - the direct sequel to the original and fan-favorite Call of Duty®: Black Ops. Call of Duty: Black Ops III. [23], In February 2012, a product page for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 appeared on Amazon France and was quickly being taken down. [151] By November 2013, the game had sold 26.2 million copies. Their discovery of Element 115 from a meteorite in Japan lead to the creation of zombies. [62], The third major DLC pack is called Vengeance. Black Ops II is also the first Call of Duty game to include a competitive mode. The CIA later authorize a strike against the unscrupulous Nicaraguan, now making a healthy profit running arms across Soviet-occupied Afghanistan. Two possible endings can occur: if Weasel is killed, the cycle repeats once again; if Weasel lives and the other three are killed, the cycle is broken, and he is finally freed of his punishment. Realizing her father has been corrupted by the Aether, Samantha reaches out to an alternate version of him, who resides in Dimension 63. [70] In early April 2010, an unmarked envelope was sent to various gaming news publications as well as high-profile Call of Duty fans via mail. But I don't think it's been handled very well here. Ten years later following the events on the Moon, Earth has been reduced to a crumbling, hellish wasteland overrun by zombies. Here, they attempt to activate the MPD, a machine that controls the Aether energy, which opens to reveal Samantha inside; instead of dying by Richtofen's trap, Samantha was teleported to the moon while Maxis was sent somewhere else. Richtofen commands Samuel to "mend the rift". Black Ops features the voices of Sam Worthington as Alex Mason,[60] Ed Harris as Jason Hudson,[61] Gary Oldman reprises his role as Viktor Reznov from World at War and also voices Dr. Clarke,[60] James C. Burns voices and provides performance capture for Frank Woods[62] and Ice Cube voices Joseph Bowman, who is also the multiplayer announcer for the SOG faction. Following the canonical ending, Maxis then plucks Samantha's soul from Richtofen's body on the Moon and forces her to join him in Agartha. [66][67][68][69] IGN editor Anthony Gallegos describes the game as "a good example of how to evolve an annualized franchise. Call of Duty: Black Ops is a 2010 first-person shooter[1] video game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. [50] The latter taught Treyarch how Spetsnaz soldiers would react in combat, such as rolling out of the line of fire. [79] The same trailer was aired the next day in the United Kingdom at half time of the England versus Montenegro 2012 European Football Championship qualifying game. Missions take place in various locations around the globe such as the Ural Mountains, Kazakhstan, Cuba, Hong Kong, Laos, South Vietnam, the Arctic Circle and Siberia. Whereas players still receive in-game rewards, these are unlocked by performing certain actions – such as killing other players, successfully capturing territory, and so on – rather than simply killing other players. [31] On April 18, 2012, Kotaku received an image from "a retail source", which showed a teaser poster that lacked a game title but had clear clues to Black Ops and a May 2 date that seemingly points to an unveiling. A separate story, "Mob of the Dead", taking place also in Dimension 63, focuses on four mobsters: Salvatore "Sal" DeLuca, Billy Handsome, Michael "Finn" O'Leary, and Albert "The Weasel" Arlington, who are incarcerated at Alcatraz Island. Development for the game began soon after the release of Black Ops, with Activision promising that the follow-up would bring "meaningful innovation" to the Call of Duty franchise. Mason and Reznov head there to assassinate Steiner at the same time, succeeding just as Hudson and Weaver arrive. Mason and Hudson recover Woods from the Kavango River, subsequently locating Raul Menendez among a contingent of Cuban military advisers. Conspiring with Noriega to fake his demise, Menendez crosses paths with Mason and Woods again during the American invasion of Panama. Also included was the first DLC weapon: the Peacekeeper. If Mason survives being shot by Woods, he will reunite with him and Section. [83] Noriega makes an appearance in the Cold War portions of the game and aids the primary antagonist. [43] On April 30, 2010, Black Ops was officially announced. [2], The game runs on an enhanced World at War engine (which itself was improved from Call of Duty 4's) at 60 frames per second across all platforms, excluding the Wii. [93], Call of Duty: Black Ops received "generally positive" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic, except for the DS, where it received "mixed or average" reviews. The player can drop to the prone stance from the standing stance while running (colloquially known as "dolphin diving"), and can momentarily sprint before having to stop. The player assumes the role of a foot soldier who can wield various firearms (only two of which can be carried at once), throw grenades and other explosives, and use other equipment as weapons. [38] As promised by Activision, the preview for the game was revealed in the form of a YouTube trailer that detailed the futuristic setting, the characters carried over from the previous games, and the conflict. It includes new zombies map Origins back to the old characters (Takeo, Nikolai, Richtofen and Dempsey), as well as new multiplayer maps Pod, Frost and two remakes of popular maps Courtyard and Stadium of Call of Duty: World at War and Black Ops: First Strike DLC.[64]. Oldman also voices Daniel Clarke, a British scientist assisting in the development of Project Nova. Maxis is revealed to have become a sentient artificial intelligence living within the systems of Griffin Station, and he guides his daughter and the three soldiers to launch three missiles at the Earth. [30] Dedicated servers are exclusively provided by Game Servers. [78] On October 11, a single player trailer aired on ESPN during the New York Jets versus Minnesota Vikings NFL Monday Night Football game. A currency system has been implemented allowing players to buy weapons, accessories, and clothes. The game was released on October 12 th, 2018. He also claims that his inclusion translated to higher sales of Black Ops II. Known as League Play, the mode allows players of similar skill level to be matched together, and play according to the rules of Major League Gaming. Lighting effects have been improved as well. [53] The game also allows players to turn down the blood and turn off the profanity. It was released for Xbox 360 on August 27, 2013, and PC and PS3 on September 26. [149] On March 3, 2011 the news magazine The Hollywood Reporter also reported on the best selling video games ever. Commander code-named Section, spearheads an effort by American Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) to track down Menendez. This map is based on the movies by George A. Romero, the revolutionary epic-zombie-horror director. The PlayStation 3 received the map pack on March 3, 2011 and the PC version was released on March 25, 2011 through Steam. [citation needed]. Call of Duty: Black Ops is a 2010 first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision.It was released worldwide in November 2010 for Microsoft Windows, the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii, with a separate version for Nintendo DS developed by n-Space. Due to the presence of the undead-raising Element 115, zombies breach the Pentagon. [71] Like Gallegos, Ryckert praised the narrative and structure of the single-player campaign, introducing changes that he felt were overdue and noting that the branching storylines "had me talking to others about their experiences in a way I had never done before with this [Call of Duty] series". The marketing of the game began in April 2010. Прототипы этих контроллеров были представлены в июне 2010 года на выставке E3. For example, in Team Deathmatch the team with the most kills wins, while in Capture the Flag, players take the other team's flags and return it to their base. It is the fourth year in a row that the Call of Duty series has broken the same record. Additionally, there is Free For All in which players aren't separated into teams. The script for this version was translated by Zenigame Nakamoto. The single-player campaign features two connected storylines, with the first set from 1986 to 1989 during the final years of the First Cold War, and the other set in 2025 during a Second Cold War and Rare earths trade dispute. [84] The Map Pack includes additional maps that can be played in the multiplayer mode. His organization stages a cyberattack that cripples the Chinese stock exchanges, forcing their government to leverage its economic influence and sparking a second Cold War between NATO and the Chinese-led Strategic Defense Coalition headed by Zhao. [69] The original music was composed by Sean Murray, who also composed Call of Duty: World at War while Kevin Sherwood composed music for the Zombies mode. Unlike past games, weapons in Black Ops II have a progression system, which is used to unlock weapon attachments. The Mujahideen then betray the Americans and Zhao, leaving them to die in the Afghan wilderness until their rescue by two unidentified civilians. On October 29, 1945, Reznov, Petrenko, and their platoon were sent to extract Steiner from a Nazi base in the Arctic. [49] The studio also consulted special forces veterans from both belligerents of the Cold War: Major John Plaster (US Army-Ret.) [47], For Black Ops, Treyarch focused only on this game unlike past practice. To promote Black Ops II's second DLC, entitled "Uprising", comedian J.B. Smoove joined Stormare in the second production of The Replacers, in which the two maintain a haphazard relationship. In 2025, Menendez reemerges as the charismatic leader of Cordis Die, a militant populist movement. The Zombies story takes place over various eras of time, mostly during the final year of World War II, and the 1960s. Whether the Americans regain control is determined on whether the Strike Force missions were completed and whether Briggs remains alive to activate the ship's defenses. A Black Ops II Season Pass was released by Treyarch with the release of the game. The trailer also offers a sneak peek of a zombiefied version of George A. Romero himself, lurking out of water. As a result, the U.S., now at DEFCON 2, is preparing a pre-emptive nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, which would result in World War III and Mutual Assured Destruction. The team destroys the Soyuz spacecraft, while Woods apparently kills Dragovich in a car explosion with a commandeered BTR. Game hits stores Nov 9. Who's gonna get it? [46] This feature is available on the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 versions. It announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops was the best-selling game ever in the United States of America. Dr. Edward Richtofen (Nolan North), one of the previous playable characters from the previous game, returns as the demonic announcer, overseeing the four characters. The URL was later removed. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (PC) is a sequel to the first Black Ops. It is revealed that Menendez is responsible for holding Woods captive after murdering his team. The CIA sanctions the assassination of Menendez's father after uncovering his ties to South American drug trade. [27] Beyer is an artist working for Nerve Software, "a Dallas-based independent developer" which has "helped" with previous Activision games including Black Ops in 2010. Both former scientists request the four to assist them in powering up a tower within the area to work in their favor. While maintaining his cover with Maxis and the rest of Group 935, Richtofen manages to capture three soldiers: Tank Dempsey, Nikolai Belinski, and Takeo Masaki; he begins to conduct experiments with Element 115, causing memory loss for all three soldiers. [58] Shortly after, it was reported that sales of the Xbox 360 version had increased by 13,000 percent.[59]. The majority of the story follows four new characters: Samuel Stuhlinger (David Boat), Marlton Johnson (Scott Menville), Abigail "Misty" Briarton (Stephanie Lemelin) and Russman (Keith Szarabajka). Aspyr later released the game for OS X in September 2012. 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[7] "Create-a-Class 2.0" allows enhanced personalization with appearance items as well as upgradable perks;[20] weapons are extensively customizable with writing, emblems, attachments, and camouflage painting. These include the introduction of "multi-team" games that allow matches to host three or more teams of players, in contrast to the traditional two factions,[citation needed] and revisions to the "Create-A-Class" function that allows users to select which guns, attachments, weapon camouflage and perks (additional bonuses that alter aspects of gameplay) to use in multiplayer matches. Mason and Hudson confront Dragovich in the lower levels of the facility, where Mason strangles and drowns Dragovich before escaping with Hudson. Stuhlinger is threatened by Richtofen, who knows of his past as a member of The Flesh, which allows only him to hear Richtofen and not the others. ... Take the fight through the apartments with Zombie Aps. However, they were betrayed by Dragovich, who tested Steiner's nerve gas known as "Nova 6" on Petrenko's squad, killing them. By this time, Group 935's operatives have been wiped out, and Maxis himself was lobotomized when he began to turn into a zombie. She ends up in 1918 in France during World War I, where Group 935 was formed much earlier, with Maxis as one of its leaders, operating to secure German victory in the war. [citation needed] To this end, Treyarch unveiled a matchmaking system designed to pair players up based on their skills within the game to ensure that online games are relatively equal in terms of player skill. [56], The first major DLC pack is called Revolution. [79], Frederick Charles Fripp of IT News Africa gave it a final score of 9.2/10 and wrote that "BO2 is a non-stop action-packed shooter that will keep gamers on their toes and on the edge of their seats. Upon returning to Germany, Richtofen secretly forms a plan to kill Maxis, and gathers many members of Group 935 to build a Moon base, known as Griffin Station.