Call of Duty: Black Ops II

 Xbox 360
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5.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 2684 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 497 out of 2684
  3. Negative: 1,039 out of 2684
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  1. miccael
    Feb 18, 2018
    7
    This is legacy/nostalgia review.
    One of my favorite call of duty's to date. I decided to hop in to PC version and play some Multiplayer.
    I cannot believe Steam still charges FULL PRICE for it. Had to use other websites to acquire code. Single player is great, one of the best actually. But multiplayer is not...even close to being what I remember. I mostly played on Xbox360, as most    This is legacy/nostalgia review.
    One of my favorite call of duty's to date. I decided to hop in to PC version and play some Multiplayer.
    I cannot believe Steam still charges FULL PRICE for it. Had to use other websites to acquire code.
    Single player is great, one of the best actually. But multiplayer is not...even close to being what I remember. I mostly played on Xbox360, as most people did anyway. And on xbox it's fine, especially now with backwards compatibility. But PC is different picture. Not only very few people play it, there are essentially 3 maps on rotation - Hijacked, Nuketown and occasionally Slums.
    Pretty much every single death is a BS death. Killcams are evidence of bad networking, no peer-to-peer servers and just utter disregard from treyarch. they don't care, they don't want to fix anything and will still charge you 1 dollar if you want to put your national flag on your weapon.
    it is not even close what I remember years ago when played.
    Only good things I can say are good maps, good weapons, good scorestreaks and good progression system (compared to other cods, at least).

    I have played this for more than 1000 hours.    … Expand
  2. frederik1478
    Aug 1, 2021
    6
    Another popcorn experience but it's not that bad , I like the loadout system and the perks and the new things you can get if you clear the objectives in the levels makes it more fun to replay, The games fight new things to make the campaigns more interesting it's good popcorn experience It's not anything amazing like Call of Duty Modern Warfare 1 or Call of Duty 2 but it's good
  3. SkilletX
    May 30, 2017
    6
    The game design is good, the graphics could be better at the same time, play the biggest disadvantage is the most common type of error, glitch, and other such things. The game community is absolutely terrible.
  4. Greenhunter17
    Sep 28, 2017
    7
    Call of Duty Black Ops II is good, but leaves us with a basic story with no exact purpose, though the multiplayer and zombie modes excel at game play and the games in game visuals and graphics help boost it up to a 7.
  5. hc118276
    Nov 10, 2017
    6
    black ops 2 - black ops 2 is a fun game to play to waste time and to have a good laugh with friends but if you dont have friends to play with it gets boring really fast if your not trying to get a golden gun or high kill streak there other aspect in the game that makes it fun like back scopping and trick shoting
  6. brendo214
    May 21, 2019
    6
    I never really got too into Black Ops II quite like I did with the previous Call of Duty games. The multiplayer was just okay, and this game marked the era where Zombies started getting too complicated.
  7. notbradyn_YT
    Jun 20, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've played the campaign now and i thought it was pretty generic except for the disco at the end, played a little bit of zombies and thought it was okay but the multiplayer… Mods mods and more mods. When the online servers were still on, there were way too many modders and the end. So that ruined it a bit.… Expand
  8. JimmyHops
    Jul 3, 2020
    7
    Este título dentro del género de los shooters en primera persona, me parece uno de los mejores, pero no es perfecto. No solo hay que pagar por la mayoría del contenido en el modo "Zombies" sino que hay más de 15 camuflajes pagos, lo cual no me parece correcto. En la jugabilidad, puedo encontrar algunas fallas, como por ejemplo, cuando disparas para un costado de tu objetivo y aun así, leEste título dentro del género de los shooters en primera persona, me parece uno de los mejores, pero no es perfecto. No solo hay que pagar por la mayoría del contenido en el modo "Zombies" sino que hay más de 15 camuflajes pagos, lo cual no me parece correcto. En la jugabilidad, puedo encontrar algunas fallas, como por ejemplo, cuando disparas para un costado de tu objetivo y aun así, le terminas dando sin haberle dado.… Expand
  9. Nekellor_Met
    Jul 5, 2020
    7
    Был довольно шокирован, когда игра мне обманула и сломала ожидания. Шла по рельсам и тут бац, мое не обдуманное решение вывело меня из клеи медитативного истребления всего что стреляет. Игра оставила хорошее впечатление.Был довольно шокирован, когда игра мне обманула и сломала ожидания. Шла по рельсам и тут бац, мое не обдуманное решение вывело меня из клеи медитативного истребления всего что стреляет. Игра оставила хорошее впечатление.
  10. ehtaco
    Aug 12, 2022
    6
    Good story, good game overall, but the multiplayer disappointed me massively.
  11. tufekciero
    Mar 12, 2021
    6
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  12. grimreapersims
    Jan 18, 2022
    7
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  13. United009
    May 19, 2022
    7
    Call of Duty Black Ops II is an overall mixed bag. This instalment hadn't fundamentally built upon the previous instalments of the series (Including Black Ops I.) The story was good but felt detached from the original in many aspects and was unmemorable. The multiplayer was alright, but I personally find some maps subpar to what we have seen before (and after.)

    It's very apparent that    Call of Duty Black Ops II is an overall mixed bag. This instalment hadn't fundamentally built upon the previous instalments of the series (Including Black Ops I.) The story was good but felt detached from the original in many aspects and was unmemorable. The multiplayer was alright, but I personally find some maps subpar to what we have seen before (and after.)

    It's very apparent that Activision saw the player base was tired of World War II shooters and were starting to get tired of Modern shooters. So they decided to take the apparent logical next step of going futuristic. I think this is one of the reasons why the story feels so detached from the original Black Ops. Going to the future from the Cold War just doesn't feel correct. And I think it shows with the campaign.

    Overall, Black Ops II is an enjoyable experience. But doesn't change as much as I hoped and the story may feel "detached" from the original Black Ops for people who may have experienced that games campaign as well.    … Expand
  14. mustado
    Oct 21, 2022
    7
    não vale a pena jogar. É só mais um cod, mas esse é diferenciado aaaaaaaaaa
  15. Netherghul
    Mar 6, 2022
    7
    Overrated. But the best Multiplayer behind MW2. Zombies was solid and I loved TranZit. Upon launch and months in its release It had terrible network and host migration problems. The Killstreaks helped contribute to it falling short to MW2's multiplayer along with Shock Charges and bouncing betties. Campaign is decent but some people are blasphemous for calling it the best CoD campaign.Overrated. But the best Multiplayer behind MW2. Zombies was solid and I loved TranZit. Upon launch and months in its release It had terrible network and host migration problems. The Killstreaks helped contribute to it falling short to MW2's multiplayer along with Shock Charges and bouncing betties. Campaign is decent but some people are blasphemous for calling it the best CoD campaign. Overall 2nd greatest CoD multiplayer ever so that lands it at Good. 7.8/10… Expand
  16. Murdockk
    Jun 27, 2023
    6
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  17. FireBroFilms
    Aug 15, 2022
    7
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  18. goodgriff33
    Apr 27, 2023
    7
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  19. BeckyGG
    Apr 2, 2023
    7
    The future is black. Cordis die or whatever. Classic cod game but unfortunately as with all cod games they are left to die to hackers and so on.
  20. LankyHanky
    Jul 12, 2023
    7
    This hasn't aged the best. PS3 and 360 controllers are horrible, especially PS3. Those joysticks are the most uncomfortable things yet created. The game is fun, though. Looks fine, sounds good, that feedback loop is still about as good as FPS gets. It's not as clean as modern COD games, but the monetization also wasn't as predatory.
  21. Caffe
    Sep 3, 2023
    7
    I have very good memories related to this game. multiplayer and soundtrack were good. The zombie mode was amazing. I don't remember the story mode.
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#31 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2012
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#3 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2012
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#10 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2012

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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 73 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 67 out of 73
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 73
  3. Negative: 0 out of 73
  1. Xbox World Australia
    Jan 22, 2013
    80
    This is not to say it's a bad game, it's just not different enough from previous Call of Duty titles. The story isn't memorable, the maps and weapons aren't any different to what we've previously experienced, the gameplay is near identical to previous games, and when it's not identical it falls flat and fails to impress.
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  2. X-ONE Magazine UK
    Jan 19, 2013
    80
    It's fun, and an indication that Treyarch is willing to explore ideas that Infinity Ward has thus far ignored. [Issue#93, p.74]
  3. DailyGame
    Jan 7, 2013
    95
    If the original Black Ops was Treyarch's coming-out party, then Black Ops 2 is the studio's affirmation that their COD expertise was no flash in the pan. If you're one of the 16 people who hasn't played this gem yet, go buy it now. Conversely, if you're among those who bought the game but hasn't ventured into the single-player campaign (yes, it happens), there's a great narrative and divergent gameplay awaiting your experimentation, so check it out.
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