Well to be quite honest number one, I am a single player gamer. MP is only the icing on the cake. With COD its just a better version of the last game. There was not much to discuss. The bigger maps was the one major change i saw. Thank you for your comment though, i will keep it in mind and try to give more detail next time.
In modern warfare 3's release, there have been complaints of the levels having the same stuff as modern warfare 2; But Black Ops 2 has a different spin. This time,we're fighting a futuristic war. That concept alone sold me on buying this game. Thank you Treyarch for not pulling the same crap & making something different.
I thought the same, but when i started playing the campaign i realised how awesome it was, just like i realised how awesome black ops 1's campaign was. Treyarc just does it right.
If you find the gamplay dull then ramp up the difficulty (although it seems the Veteran difficulty is slightly easier on this game than in most CoD entries).
Me too . This is the best the series has been and this is the first COD i have accually bought ( I have rented/played the others) since COD 4 Modern Warfare . The Multiplayer is addictive and Zombies tops even the best zombie fps games out there. However i think that the real star of BO2 is the Story and Campain. This is the first campain that i felt close to the characters and felt guilty when something really bad happend ! I loved the new desisions and i have to rate this game 9.5/10
Do you have to have xbox live to change the multiplayer game settings and level up like on the first black ops you couldnt level up unless you had xbox live or change game settings
Reviews on deities are notoriously difficult, I'm sure CGR will get round to reviewing the big man at some point, but let's try and stay on track here and stick to games. :P
I know people say COD visuals have been lackluster for years, but I reckon the 007 franchise has been far more guilty of muddy visuals when Eurocom took the series... At least on HD consoles.
Asking if I'd rather play COD in 2D doesn't work since it's FPS to begin with. A lot of the older 2D platformers either don't work in 3D or start out very rough and get better over time, and for good reason. They make some difference for sure, but some, not majority of, not all of. I don't think you can even tell the difference between the PS3 and 360 versions, unless you're looking for it and it's minimal. I play MW3 on the Wii and PS3 all the time and it's just as fun for me.
*MAJOR SPOILER! DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN'T FINISHED BLACK OPS 2!* Black Ops 2 has a fantastic storyline, and you get several different endings depending on what choices you make. My only problem with this is if you choose to save Menedez instead of killing him, then you see a cutscene of Menedez escaping prison, and murdering Frank Woods. And then it's over! That's it! Done, nothing left! Come on! I played 6 hours for that?! I want to replay certain missions again to get the better ending now.
To you perhaps, to me MW 2 and 3 were to much style not enough substance. Black Ops 2 had a pretty good story for a cod game. However im very picky about what makes a good story. And while Black Ops 1 was a great COD story, it was nothing great in terms of a great game story. This is the first COD i played where the story was not just good for a COD game. But great for a game story period.
they were going to, but it would've been to much work to intagrat 8 person multiplayer and the more powerful graphics. they were also going to make a sega 32x version, but that didnt pan out for obviouse reasons, and nintendo would let them put it on the snes, so it was an exclusive.
Because im a singleplayer gamer, Zombies is a bonus mode. Not the reason I played the game, if you like zombies your getting the game anyway. The campaign is the main mode thus it gets the most attention. Also it had the most changes, aside from more maps zombies mode is the same game. Sorry you did not like the review, but I focus on the singleplayer side. Multiplayer is a fun bonus and so is zombies. There was not enough to talk about zombies other than its there and fans will like it.
well, i cant technically conferm th rumors per say, but there is substantial evidence; activision had purchased enough snes and genesis carts to make a full scale port pheasable, sega had previosly spoken of pushing 32x games with a shooter (not doom or contra) that they wouldnt specify what was. & the guys at 3DO were basicly BEGGING activision to port it over: they gave them free dev kits & made a statement to gameinformer magazine that theyd b supporting a must have game of the holiday season
I think that after this game, more people will realize that all of them are the same and then the next CoD game is going to have sales so bad, even E.T. will be impressed, then, R.I.P. CoD.
WAW was very good, however i was not a fan of MW 2 or 3. They to me and thats just my personal opinion were the worst of the franchise. They were good games but something about them just was off.
Im a fan of CGR thats why.. I wanted to know his opinions.. And I've played Cod games, they all feel the same.. no change.. lets face it.. online is the ONLY reason this game is famous
Doesn't matter the reason. It sells for a reason. It's fine to say you don't like it. That's a personal opinion and that's fine. But to make a blanket statement and just say all COD games suck is false. Also, each game changes, if even slightly, whether it's online buying weapons and leveling up, or during the story, like with the Black Ops 2, where you can do different things and change the story. So you're wrong.
This is definitely worth a rent for the campaign. But I wouldn't recommend buying this game because the multiplayer will be sure to piss you off soon.. The multiplayer seems fine and dandy for now, but sooner or later people are going to find those glitchy cheap guns or perks and ruin it for everyone else. You've been warned. As for Zombies. I don't know what people see in that. Theres a zombie mode in every game out there, these modes get boring very fast.
Best in the series so far, ya even better than 4! i cant even play 4 now cuz the multiplayer is so broken and hacked to hell, IW did nothing to patch it up, but this is amazing
So you'd rather play Cod in 2D?? They do make some difference, you can tell specially when the ps3 version of Cod always looks worse because Actvision is too lazy to make them both look the same. And gameplay is also not so different in cod games
finally a cod game that is decent since world at war or 4 Although I think after all this time I am finally starting to see the age of the xbox..... Call of duty black ops II looks reeaallly low in graphics. I think the xbox 360 has finally reached its limits...
Hahahahahahahahahahaha!! Firing a rocket launcher from the back of a HORSE!?? That's fucking hilarious!!! Hahahahahahaha!! "Lemme pull out this here ol' rocket launcher with my one hand!" ROFL!!!!
Best in the series since 4? that's not counting for everyone, because in fact, everyone I know sais that Black ops 2 sucks, while I think it's decent but it doesn't even get close to being as good as MW3, expecially not the multiplayer
I care about the story. And since you said it's the same game, and I gave you an example of how it's not, you should care. And there isn't one person I know that doesn't play the campaign. I'm sure you've played them, even though they suck lol. The real question is: Who gives a fuck about the graphics? LOL! They don't make a game any better. Game play does.
All of the Call of Duty games are the same thing. All they do is copy the same exact stuff from COD4 and put it in the newer ones. That's how it's the best game ever so far.
I hate COD, used to play 3,4 and 5 but soon got bored with them. didn't like the fact the game was releasing every year and didn't think they deserved the massive sales. I moved to battlefield and loved it, however after a year of playing idiots online and rent a server began to become unbearable. I'm now seeing a change in COD and might actually pick this one up (next year). However, I can't get rid of the feeling that this is a kids game and I find all fps games boring now anyway
A Micheal Bay esque campaign with terrible gunplay. A multiplayer mode that hasn't changed in 6 years A zombie mode that still never ends. OHMYGODITSTHEBESTGAMEEVERIJUSTJIZZEDINMYPANTS!!!! *MAKES ME SICK
You're reading too much into it. I am a fan of the Call of Duty franchise; I just wasn't particularly fond of Treyarch. I thought Black Ops 1 was good but not as 'buy it at launch' good as the Modern Warfare series. Also, I'm not getting as many work hours as I did in the summer so I have to be more selective with my purchases(I have other bills to pay, of course). To each his own, I suppose.
But I don't? I have enjoyed cod from the first one in '03. The multiplayer was getting better from then too. But after cod 4... Well, it stopped. And now is total shit. Not the entire game like I pointed out, just the multiplayer that ruins it.
Holding bazooka while riding a horse?Didn't expect that coming
check halo 4 and reconsider about the 360 hardware
Well to be quite honest number one, I am a single player gamer. MP is only the icing on the cake. With COD its just a better version of the last game. There was not much to discuss. The bigger maps was the one major change i saw. Thank you for your comment though, i will keep it in mind and try to give more detail next time.
Play Halo 4--mind=blown
Never heard of this one. Is it available on Vectrex?
In modern warfare 3's release, there have been complaints of the levels having the same stuff as modern warfare 2; But Black Ops 2 has a different spin. This time,we're fighting a futuristic war. That concept alone sold me on buying this game. Thank you Treyarch for not pulling the same crap & making something different.
The best co-op shooter ever made! It even has a great campaign and Zombie mode! Whats not to love?
I never thought I'd actually say this about anything but 1 and 4, but after playing Black Ops 2, I actually love a Call of Duty game.
Help. I'm stuck in a time warp. Where's my Commodore 64?
Isn't one of the characters in the Zombie mode voiced by one of the reviewers of CGRundertow?
I thought the same, but when i started playing the campaign i realised how awesome it was, just like i realised how awesome black ops 1's campaign was. Treyarc just does it right.
If you find the gamplay dull then ramp up the difficulty (although it seems the Veteran difficulty is slightly easier on this game than in most CoD entries).
Me too . This is the best the series has been and this is the first COD i have accually bought ( I have rented/played the others) since COD 4 Modern Warfare . The Multiplayer is addictive and Zombies tops even the best zombie fps games out there. However i think that the real star of BO2 is the Story and Campain. This is the first campain that i felt close to the characters and felt guilty when something really bad happend ! I loved the new desisions and i have to rate this game 9.5/10
how do you get nuketown zombies?
Do you have to have xbox live to change the multiplayer game settings and level up like on the first black ops you couldnt level up unless you had xbox live or change game settings
Reviews on deities are notoriously difficult, I'm sure CGR will get round to reviewing the big man at some point, but let's try and stay on track here and stick to games. :P
talking about have no recoil but no coments on the fact that you are playing with Wolverine
I know people say COD visuals have been lackluster for years, but I reckon the 007 franchise has been far more guilty of muddy visuals when Eurocom took the series... At least on HD consoles.
one of the biggest franchises in the industry has high production value, what a surprise.
Okay, Black Ops 2 has now been moved from my 'Don't Even Bother' list to my 'Someday Whenever I Have Enough Money' list.
Asking if I'd rather play COD in 2D doesn't work since it's FPS to begin with. A lot of the older 2D platformers either don't work in 3D or start out very rough and get better over time, and for good reason. They make some difference for sure, but some, not majority of, not all of. I don't think you can even tell the difference between the PS3 and 360 versions, unless you're looking for it and it's minimal. I play MW3 on the Wii and PS3 all the time and it's just as fun for me.
two words: halo four
I love when they pull out these really obscure titles.
The Treyarch COD games are always really fun. I have nothing against Infinity Ward, though. I bet they're still fun.
You've taken your first step into a larger world!
Ya I have a lot hate relationship with the series as well but I will buy it as this seem to be the best out of all of them.
why does not a single reviewer tell us the lenght of the campaign
Strike Force is utter shit mode
Call of Madden 2012 actually looks interesting, but I'm not in a hurry to blow $60 so I'll get around to it after a price droop.
Nice
no but it is available for playwiibox 2
*MAJOR SPOILER! DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN'T FINISHED BLACK OPS 2!* Black Ops 2 has a fantastic storyline, and you get several different endings depending on what choices you make. My only problem with this is if you choose to save Menedez instead of killing him, then you see a cutscene of Menedez escaping prison, and murdering Frank Woods. And then it's over! That's it! Done, nothing left! Come on! I played 6 hours for that?! I want to replay certain missions again to get the better ending now.
To you perhaps, to me MW 2 and 3 were to much style not enough substance. Black Ops 2 had a pretty good story for a cod game. However im very picky about what makes a good story. And while Black Ops 1 was a great COD story, it was nothing great in terms of a great game story. This is the first COD i played where the story was not just good for a COD game. But great for a game story period.
they were going to, but it would've been to much work to intagrat 8 person multiplayer and the more powerful graphics. they were also going to make a sega 32x version, but that didnt pan out for obviouse reasons, and nintendo would let them put it on the snes, so it was an exclusive.
I wonder if you will feel the same way about in 6 months...
Because im a singleplayer gamer, Zombies is a bonus mode. Not the reason I played the game, if you like zombies your getting the game anyway. The campaign is the main mode thus it gets the most attention. Also it had the most changes, aside from more maps zombies mode is the same game. Sorry you did not like the review, but I focus on the singleplayer side. Multiplayer is a fun bonus and so is zombies. There was not enough to talk about zombies other than its there and fans will like it.
Zombies is really cool as in all the stuff you can do and just the gameplay alone
call of duty 2 was one of the best lookers of its time!
When will people realize that, aside from different themes and weapons, that all sequels tend to be the same as the previous games.
ikr. ever since mw2 i hated the multiplayer. call of duty 4's multiplayer is the best one.
I agree with you! I not a fan of tranzit yet I would play it for a laugh with friends and thats about it and I never got Nuketown zombies :(
To me the gameplay doesn't have to be any different. It's a FPS. No reason to fix some thing that isn't broken.
did that in uncharted 3 last year
Cant say I agree to that. CoD4 still has the best.
well, i cant technically conferm th rumors per say, but there is substantial evidence; activision had purchased enough snes and genesis carts to make a full scale port pheasable, sega had previosly spoken of pushing 32x games with a shooter (not doom or contra) that they wouldnt specify what was. & the guys at 3DO were basicly BEGGING activision to port it over: they gave them free dev kits & made a statement to gameinformer magazine that theyd b supporting a must have game of the holiday season
i hate how hudson's voice is so different
I think that after this game, more people will realize that all of them are the same and then the next CoD game is going to have sales so bad, even E.T. will be impressed, then, R.I.P. CoD.
WAW was very good, however i was not a fan of MW 2 or 3. They to me and thats just my personal opinion were the worst of the franchise. They were good games but something about them just was off.
they totally ruined zombies but hes wrong about the weight and recoil factors, they are there and very well implimented.
Wish the servers actually worked though...
Im a fan of CGR thats why.. I wanted to know his opinions.. And I've played Cod games, they all feel the same.. no change.. lets face it.. online is the ONLY reason this game is famous
The gun (specifically the sight) at 2:00 reminds me a lot of Homefront.......this game seems much better though.
Doesn't matter the reason. It sells for a reason. It's fine to say you don't like it. That's a personal opinion and that's fine. But to make a blanket statement and just say all COD games suck is false. Also, each game changes, if even slightly, whether it's online buying weapons and leveling up, or during the story, like with the Black Ops 2, where you can do different things and change the story. So you're wrong.
bad review.do you even lift???
This is definitely worth a rent for the campaign. But I wouldn't recommend buying this game because the multiplayer will be sure to piss you off soon.. The multiplayer seems fine and dandy for now, but sooner or later people are going to find those glitchy cheap guns or perks and ruin it for everyone else. You've been warned.
As for Zombies. I don't know what people see in that. Theres a zombie mode in every game out there, these modes get boring very fast.
It's a 'surface-to-air missile'.
Best in the series so far, ya even better than 4! i cant even play 4 now cuz the multiplayer is so broken and hacked to hell, IW did nothing to patch it up, but this is amazing
And then they would sell such a system for over a thousand dollars. I doubt anyone would want that.
So you'd rather play Cod in 2D?? They do make some difference, you can tell specially when the ps3 version of Cod always looks worse because Actvision is too lazy to make them both look the same. And gameplay is also not so different in cod games
Hold on lemme get your trophy.
No but it is on the 3DO.
@AshoMan10 Like he said, if you didnt like cod multiplayer before, this wont change your mind.
finally a cod game that is decent since world at war or 4
Although I think after all this time I am finally starting to see the age of the xbox..... Call of duty black ops II looks reeaallly low in graphics. I think the xbox 360 has finally reached its limits...
That was a Stinger.
Hey look, recoil is not in this game, but instead in Declassified for Vita. Take that Nihilistic haters!
Hahahahahahahahahahaha!! Firing a rocket launcher from the back of a HORSE!?? That's fucking hilarious!!! Hahahahahahaha!! "Lemme pull out this here ol' rocket launcher with my one hand!" ROFL!!!!
It's the same game you played years ago. Don't get it.
Looks great for PS3!
@Axel1797 If you really feel like off-par graphics will ruin a game, too bad for you.
if i'm gonna play cod i'll play it only for multiplayer
Re-textured is what I say about it :)
When will people realize that, aside from the theme and the weapons, that all the CoD games are the same?
Best in the series since 4?
that's not counting for everyone, because in fact, everyone I know sais that Black ops 2 sucks, while I think it's decent
but it doesn't even get close to being as good as MW3, expecially not the multiplayer
I care about the story. And since you said it's the same game, and I gave you an example of how it's not, you should care. And there isn't one person I know that doesn't play the campaign. I'm sure you've played them, even though they suck lol. The real question is: Who gives a fuck about the graphics? LOL! They don't make a game any better. Game play does.
6 to 8 hours
All of the Call of Duty games are the same thing. All they do is copy the same exact stuff from COD4 and put it in the newer ones. That's how it's the best game ever so far.
No. Vectrex only has good games.
It's about time you got to ride a horse!
I think its the best cod game so far
You cant complain that cod the same every year if battlefied was the same and weaker in terms if everything except mp
Thanks for a nicely balanced criticism, however I wished you talked about MP and the other modes.
They literally did
I could never perfect the Black Ops gunfighting.. I was a master at MW2, but I SUCKED at Black Ops. I quit.. haha
Oh that's cool.
multiplayer on this game sucked me back into Call of Duty
I hate COD, used to play 3,4 and 5 but soon got bored with them. didn't like the fact the game was releasing every year and didn't think they deserved the massive sales. I moved to battlefield and loved it, however after a year of playing idiots online and rent a server began to become unbearable. I'm now seeing a change in COD and might actually pick this one up (next year). However, I can't get rid of the feeling that this is a kids game and I find all fps games boring now anyway
ok
Love this game got it yesterday
Mw2 is the best.
the -10/100 is a troll. It's a good game.
A Micheal Bay esque campaign with terrible gunplay.
A multiplayer mode that hasn't changed in 6 years
A zombie mode that still never ends.
OHMYGODITSTHEBESTGAMEEVERIJUSTJIZZEDINMYPANTS!!!!
*MAKES ME SICK
Still a better love story than twilight!
The whole review for the story: I call bullshit.
Everything else: Kinda agree.
I only get CoD games for the campaign. I love stories :)
You're reading too much into it. I am a fan of the Call of Duty franchise; I just wasn't particularly fond of Treyarch. I thought Black Ops 1 was good but not as 'buy it at launch' good as the Modern Warfare series. Also, I'm not getting as many work hours as I did in the summer so I have to be more selective with my purchases(I have other bills to pay, of course). To each his own, I suppose.
The main reason i want this games is to play zombies.
So true!
But I don't? I have enjoyed cod from the first one in '03. The multiplayer was getting better from then too. But after cod 4... Well, it stopped. And now is total shit. Not the entire game like I pointed out, just the multiplayer that ruins it.
Thank god the comments aren't full of inane people who can't get out of the hole that says "LOL SAME SHIT EVERY YEAR".
Agreed!
Yah and BF3