Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Treyarch
Taste attributes: actionscience fictionwaranimalsespionagehistoricalmonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacevehiclesfastunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphsunlikely connections
Boxlist takeAn expansive shooter that is fantastical, dark and weighty. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
IGDB rating
72 / 100
946 ratings
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About This Game
Pushing the boundaries of what fans have come to expect from the record-setting entertainment franchise, Call of Duty: Black Ops II propels players into a near future, 21st Century Cold War, where technology and weapons have converged to create a new generation of warfare between old and new foes. In this conflict, the mechanized creations of men reign supreme, facing off against each other as their creators stay safe and unconflicted, and in the process grow ever softer. In this scenario an important question will be asked: What happens when an enemy steals the keys to your war? To understand such a possible future, you must understand where you have been.
Summary: IGDB
Story
In Cold War-era Nevada, a team of CDC operatives investigate a nuclear testing site known as "Nuketown", where they are attacked by zombies. Dr. Edward Richtofen is heard via a television, carrying out his scheme on the Moon. Richtofen seizes control of the zombies by entering the Aether, but Dr. Ludvig Maxis works with his daughter Samantha and Richtofen's former allies, Tank Dempsey, Nikolai Belinski, and Takeo Masakai to thwart him. To this end, Maxis launches three massive nuclear missiles filled with Element 115, the element responsible for the reanimation of dead cells, at the Earth,...
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- Developer
- Treyarch
- Publishers
- Activision, Square Enix
- Released
- 12 November 2012
- Series
- Call of Duty
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox 360
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
- Perspective
- First person
- Time to beat
- 8h rushed, 10h normally, 25h complete
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
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- IGDB
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