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Black Ops 2 - Zombies In-Depth Details!

After months of speculating, the veil has finally been lifted on Call of Duty: Black Ops 2's Zombie gameplay. While we still haven't gotten a chance to try it, a recent visit to Treyarch resulted in a glut of information about the evolution of the mode, and what fans can expect on November 13th. What started as something simple and silly, a treat for those who beat Call of Duty: World at War, is being developed into the biggest, most fully-featured Zombies game yet.

The biggest change to Call of Duty: Black Ops 2's Zombie gameplay comes in the form of its campaign mode. Titled Tranzit, this tosses you and up to three of your friends into the biggest world the team at Treyarch has ever created for Zombies. Your goal in Tranzit is simple: kill all the undead that you come across and leave a trail of bodies in your wake. You and your team jump between a number of locales along the way, doing what appears to be defensive stands and clearing them out before moving on to the next place. However, getting from place to place isn't a simple loading screen, but instead requires you to get there by foot or by bus. It's unclear whether or not you'll be able to steer the bus, but the first trailer makes it pretty clear you'll be defending yourself and perhaps even building barricades in order to survive the journey between survival spots.

You'll also have plenty to look out for while you're battling in the zombie-infested wasteland, as Tranzit now includes "buildables," something Treyarch describes as elements you can put together to do things like open up new parts of the world or make weapons. As for how the campaign ends? That's anyone's guess. Treyarch is playing whatever story it's inserting into Tranzit close to its chest, which fits with its strategy of letting the fans parse together the narrative through message boards and other online communities.

If Tranzit doesn't sound like your thing, if you're the type of person that just wants to hop in with friends and defend a single position, you'll be pleased to hear that Survival mode is returning with Black Ops 2. Playable either solo or with three friends, Survival offers the classic survival experience wherein you build defenses and hold out. The nitty-gritty details haven't been discussed, but the environments you play in are apparently custom-made takes on locations from the Tranzit campaign.

Cooperative play isn't for everyone, and while Black Ops 2 will feature a competitive multiplayer mode as well, Treyarch's also developing a new take on competitive play for Zombies called Grief. Internally the team at Treyarch likes to refer to Grief as "4z4," because unlike traditional competitive games both sides have to deal with a third party that wants their brains -- the Zombies. In Grief, your only goal is to have your team outlive the other, but, unlike every other Call of Duty mode you've ever played, you can't shoot other players. Instead you have to "grief" them and get the zombies to do the work for you. Treyarch's being disappointingly mum in regards to how "griefing" actually works, so for now we're left to speculate about how we'll be attempting to kill our friends come November.

If there's a rule or any other part of Zombies' three modes that you don't like, Treyarch wants you to tweak them and create your own using the Custom games feature -- a first for Zombies. You can live out your hardcore zombie fantasy and make it so only headshots kill, turn off magic items and set your starting round.

Previously, the Zombie portion of Treyarch's Call of Duty games felt like a distraction, a way to break up the multi-hour sessions with the competitive multiplayer. Black Ops 2 aims to change it into something on par with the multiplayer and campaign. This isn't just a mode, it's a series of modes buried within a game, a testament to Treyarch's dedication to the fans. Without their input and devotion, Zombies wouldn't exist as it does today.

Source: IGN

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Black Ops 2 - NEW Zombies Trailer!

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Black Ops 2: Zombies Preview!

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Black Ops II - Leveling Up System Explained!

We are coming ever closer to the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and there is still heaps of content to talk about. One major factor of the game will be how we rank up and what we get for doing it, luckily David Vonderhaar of Treyarch took to the Black Ops 2 forums recently, explaining the whole process from start to finish.

For starters, each prestige level will feature 55 levels, with the amount of experience points needed within similar to that of Call of Duty: World At War. Vahn did state however, it will be very easy to level up with the never-ending amount of XP from medals you collect, challenges you complete and extra bonus XP from leveling up guns.

Like previous Call of Duty titles, once you reach level 4 you unlock the Create-a-Class feature (read more about the Pick 10 Create-a-Class system). As for unlocking the guns and equipment in-game, every time you level up you will receive a token as a reward, so by reaching level 4 you will have 4 tokens, simple right! These tokens can be used to unlock a range of hardware, but luckily when you reach level 4, Treyarch have some free guns and equipment to get you on your way, effectively one item from each category.

 

• 1 Assault Rifle
• 1 SMG
• 1 LMG
• 1 Shotgun
• 1 Sniper Rifle
• 1 Perk from each of the 3 perk categories
• 1 lethal grenade
• 1 tactical grenade/equipment

Once you reach level 10 things will start to become more settled and a pattern will emerge. Every time you reach an extra 3 levels, it will be seen as a major rank change and you will be rewarded for reaching it with a gun or “something else”.

In general, it goes like this.

• Level 10 – Weapon + Something Else
• Level 11 – Equipment (either lethal or tactical).
• Level 12 – Scorestreak

“This pattern then repeats through all 55 levels with some minor statistical variations or bonuses when they make sense and because the math can’t be perfect,” said Vahn.

The new system has gone down well with fans, which is good as it’s a major feature in the game.

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Black Ops II Special Editions

Activision has revealed the obligatory collector's editions for Call of Duty: Black Ops II. Yet again they come in Hardened and Prestige (now called Care Package) flavors, with the latter proving more extravagant than the former. For instance, Care Package gets a remote-controlled air drone this time. Yep. 

Here's what you get in Hardened:

• Bonus In-Game Content: Nuketown Zombies & Nuketown 2025
• Exclusive Xbox Live CLAW Avatar Prop & Zombies Avatar Costume
• Limited Edition Challenge Coins
• Official Soundtrack by Jack Wall With Theme by Trent Reznor
• Collectible Steelbook
• Also Included: Exclusive Weapon Camp & Exclusive Player Card Backgrounds

Aaaaand here's what Care Package offers:

• Bonus In-Game Content: Nuketown Zombies & Nuketown 2025
• Exclusive PlayStation 3 System Multiplayer Theme & Zombie Theme
• MD-27 Dragonfire Drone with Remote Control
• Limited Edition Challenge Coins
• Official Soundtrack by Jack Wall With Theme by Trent Reznor
• Collectible Steelbook
• Also Included: Exclusive Weapon Camp & Exclusive Player Card Backgrounds

In addition, PC versions get a "Digital Deluxe" version, which has:

• Nuketown Zombies and Nuketown 2025 map
• Weapon Camo
• Two Player Card Backgrounds
• Soundtrack
• COD: World at War download token

Price is yet to be determined. 

Activision just sent prices along. Hardened and Digital Deluxe cost $79.99 and Care Package costs $179.99.

Black Ops II Nuketown Zombies?!

It appears Nuketown is coming to Black Ops II's Zombies mode. Treyarch and Activision have been teasing Call of Duty: Black Ops II information for the past few days on Facebook, and fans are starting to see the payoff. A concept image of the "Welcome to Nuketown" sign features "ZOMBIES" painted in blood.