Call of Duty: Black Ops II

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  1. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    9
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!!bo2
  2. dylansgaming48
    Jul 21, 2023
    10
    Bo2 is the greatest call of duty ever made this one was my childhood i just loved zombies as a kid and the multiplayer was great but now its really a shame that hackers ruined the game for everyone but still will love it
  3. mawwex
    Jul 19, 2023
    9
    Perfect multiplayer, Sub-bar story that weaves kind of well into BO1, and an over-hated assortment of zombies maps that are really fun in different settings.
  4. XboxPro
    Jul 18, 2023
    8
    overrated but that doesn't mean its horrible its just the zombies mode isn't the best and the multiplayer is basic but with friends this game can be pretty fun! just load zombies with a friend and you guys will be stuck playing for a little while!
  5. miguellopez99
    Jun 1, 2023
    9
    91/100 .
  6. Jorge_Ortigosa
    May 16, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I wanna talk first about the base game, no DLCs.

    The game IS the most **** perfect game that ever touched the earth, the perfect union between past and the future of the campaign that made every mission count, even the side quest made a new type of play of the missions in it, unlockables the score design that made the game replayable, and the different endings depending of the choices, it was the most perfect campaign ever made to this day.

    Now the multiplayer the maps and the weapons are perfectly designed and balanced the clicks and the reloads are made in a way that makes it satisfactory everytime, the sounds, the kills, the medals, the statistics, every aspect of this game makes me want more and the 10 accesories class makes it even more balanced, its just the perfect mode to have some fun with friends.

    And now onto zombies the zombies are meh. tranzit was depressing, i really liked it before, but now that i have played it more as a critic than a player, its actually really bad, the denizens, the electricity and the pap+ the wonder weapon or jetgun are reallly complicated than it should be, and btw jetgun is **** **** green run as a whole is **** but if we just take out the maps and talk about town farm and depot, they are good, simple but really, really fun and i have very fond memories with it, still it doesn't make tranzit better in any way, but a good addon.

    Now onto the first DLC

    The peacekeeper was a really good gun, precise and all, but still balanced.
    Grind is **** marvelous, hydro and down hill are good as well i didn't really like mirage but its solid, die rise was **** horrendous, the verticality made it not fun, in theory was good and if you know how to play it is fun, but it isn't family friendly, slidiquifier is op, not game breaker like prepatch but its there, and the turned mode with friends was fun af, with randoms is fun too, caotic but really good design and easy to get around with the powerups.

    Second DLC

    The MP had good maps, Studio and Encore were great designed, specially encore, i really like the use of a concert for it, and studio because of the movie things it had, magma was an ok map, the middle is really open but still solid, vertigo was really simple, three way map, the middle was chaotic.
    Mob of the dead was perfect, the blundergat, the atmosphere of the jail, the zombies design, the afterlife, the characters, it all made it an all round masterpiece, the easter egg were you had to break the cycle was marvelous too, i'm just gonna say that its a map that you can still play this day and still get amazed by it, just a pure masterpiece.

    Third DLC

    Cove was fun, a round map and really solid with the plane in between
    Uplink was good too, but it was just a remaster, still a good atmosphere.
    Rush was and is **** awesome, i like being in a paintball park shooting, and really good mapping.
    Detour was fun with the two floor map, two ways to play the map and gave good rotation tactics.
    Buried was a really fun map, with two wonder weapons, the colors and the mechanics such as leroy and the use of it in every way possible+ the bank made it a fun map to go goofing around.
    And the mark II that was in every map if you buyed buried was a PERFECT input, really good gun for giving more to go for in the box, and the 21x multiplier is awesome.

    The fourth and last DLC

    Im gonna talk first about pod, its a really average map, its good but nothing to say about it out of “its there”
    Takeoff its good, good mapping and verticality, not too much but there were good sniping spots.
    Frost was good, but mostly the atmosphere, i really liked the snow and the city it was made of. It was a really fun map.
    Dig is really good, the two floor map made it perfect for trickshots, but it was weird, the map was really flat, but not flat like bland, literally flat.

    Now… onto the best zombies map ever created, Origins I gotta start with the atmosphere, WW1 and the zombies design, all perfectly made to make you feel that everything is real, you're not dreaming, i don't know why but I still get chills when i hear the panzer going in at round 8, and the wonder weapons, since I don't wanna spoil anything, i just gotta say, that the way they are made and upgraded make so good sense you feel that it's gotta be made for the reason, the steps, are not complicated and can be tricky, but i gotta give this map the medal of the best zombies map ever made.
    I didn’t wanna go into much details since 5000 characters aren't enough to explain how much i love this game, it changed my life for the better, if you have the chance its a must play in my opinion, thank you for reading this.    … Expand
  7. Thegamesup
    Apr 3, 2023
    8
    اللعبه جميله ......................................................................
  8. ZackH25
    Mar 31, 2023
    8
    Campaign gameplay was great, although I didn't spend too much time playing the campaign. The multiplayer was amazing, the gameplay is simple but gets its right. The maps were also amazing with classics such as Nuketown and Hijacked. The zombies were alright as I though although transit was not great I thought it was fun. The actual game mechanics and gun play in zombies were great though.Campaign gameplay was great, although I didn't spend too much time playing the campaign. The multiplayer was amazing, the gameplay is simple but gets its right. The maps were also amazing with classics such as Nuketown and Hijacked. The zombies were alright as I though although transit was not great I thought it was fun. The actual game mechanics and gun play in zombies were great though. The DLC part of zombies were like a 10/10. Overall a solid call of duty game.… Expand
  9. SpencerGaming7
    Feb 1, 2023
    10
    THIS GAME IS SO GOOD. The campaign is amazing the characters are really good. I love love love the zombies
  10. DonldTrump_45Th
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    Hello, this is a default review because i'm forced to use 75 characters. I'll edit this review in the future talking about the game, don't worry ;)

    My final rate is: 10
  11. Epicmonster5600
    Dec 6, 2022
    8
    So are we gonna talk about how this is the best COD. A great story, a great multiplayer and the best zombies, what dream world was this
  12. Alivesix
    Dec 1, 2022
    8
    The story is very good and I easily got attached to all the characters and I was sad with the death of some of them, the multiplayer is not very good but you can have fun when you play with friends, the zombies are very good and you can play for several hours without getting tired
  13. tixi777
    Nov 1, 2022
    9
    3rd best Call of Duty ever. Excellent campaign, excellent multiplayer and excellent zombies but, tranzit nuketown and die rise suck
  14. killer-one805
    Oct 5, 2022
    9
    I love this game it's so awesome. i grew up playing this game when I was younger, and it's the first game I had played with the only friend group that I'm still friends to this day. I have it now on steam and actually have a great time even on my darkest days. sure, the game is old by now, but I don't really care about the graphics because who cares. the game I grew up with does not needI love this game it's so awesome. i grew up playing this game when I was younger, and it's the first game I had played with the only friend group that I'm still friends to this day. I have it now on steam and actually have a great time even on my darkest days. sure, the game is old by now, but I don't really care about the graphics because who cares. the game I grew up with does not need to have an graphical upgrade, it just needs to be fun, because in a fast paced shooter, i don't go around and see all the rocks in their highest details when I'm getting shot at, the story is perfect because we have the campaign set in two different timelines and it works really well, and you get to choose your own ending too which was mind-blowing to me at the time, this game was really ahead of its time. and a breath of fresh air into the genre… Expand
  15. MaxieZeus
    Sep 20, 2022
    8
    A decent campaign with some added gameplay improvements, great multiplayer and a disappointing zombies mode aside from 2 maps.
  16. anttytheant
    Aug 5, 2022
    10
    non linear levels good zombies dlcs and good maps multiplayer and gameplay extremely good
  17. ReeceG
    Jun 23, 2022
    9
    The campaign is what really separates Black Ops 2 from the other Call of Dutys. For the first time ever, the campaign featured a branching story line, which I must say worked out pretty well. The campaign also introduced choosing your load out before a mission which is such an appreciated quality of life change that adds replay-ability to the campaign.

    The multiplayer wasn’t anything    The campaign is what really separates Black Ops 2 from the other Call of Dutys. For the first time ever, the campaign featured a branching story line, which I must say worked out pretty well. The campaign also introduced choosing your load out before a mission which is such an appreciated quality of life change that adds replay-ability to the campaign.

    The multiplayer wasn’t anything special, but it wasn’t bad either. Black Ops 2 dips it’s toes in the water of a more futuristic setting without going all in, so the weapons and gear reflect that. The map selection is great and has pretty good collection of classics and originals.

    Zombies is the main reason why a player might consider purchasing some of the downloadable content. The maps available for free are well, not enjoyable, many people have already gone into detail about why so I won’t linger on it. However, the dlc maps like Mob of the Dead, Buried, and Origins are great and deserve recognition.    … Expand
  18. Kostas_Spirou
    Dec 29, 2021
    8
    This is a great action packed sequel, with a really good campaign that gives you the possibility to make choices and alter the story.

    Gunplay is fast paced while keeping some realistic elements from the past. The game does a very good job at mixing grounded war with futuristic elements, without going way too far. It also contains the best zombies mode in the series, the maps are iconic    This is a great action packed sequel, with a really good campaign that gives you the possibility to make choices and alter the story.

    Gunplay is fast paced while keeping some realistic elements from the past. The game does a very good job at mixing grounded war with futuristic elements, without going way too far.

    It also contains the best zombies mode in the series, the maps are iconic and expanded for the better, and the power-ups are rewarding.

    Final Rating: "Great" ~ 8/10.    … Expand
  19. LongBeard293
    May 9, 2022
    9
    ele faz bem oque se propõem, um game simples de fps sem muita pretensão, a historia é apenas ignorável mas com uma boa narrativa, a jogabilidade é interessante, o game é bem bonito tb, com uma boa narrativa
  20. JoseMinus
    Mar 11, 2022
    10
    I love this game so much I love it if you don't you are just a dumbass like seriously you are just dumb as heck because awww hawkers everwhere waaaaaa, just play plutonium for that matter, this game is so so so so good I almost died of pleasure while playing it
  21. ELOyster
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Black ops 2 is a great game and my friend Jason is just a Dean Takahashi. The entire game is very complex all the way from the multiple choices/endings in the campaign, and the multiple easter eggs for zombies you are able to complete. This game does have some of the best maps in the series ranging from Mob of the Dead and clearly the best map, Tranzit. This game has a really fun multiplayer local or online, and it hardly takes long to learn how to play. In conclusion, Jason you have no taste in game.… Expand
  22. lesiuML
    Jan 24, 2022
    8
    Great sequel to black ops! I understand that not everyone must like those futuristic moments in CoD... But here those moments were really good. It was nice to finally see some changes in mechanics. In terms of story game is superb! Mix of old and future warfare. Giving players some choices is also very nice. And the Avenged Sevenfold gig at the end was mind-blowing! Really awesome game.
  23. Jesus_Saves
    Dec 2, 2021
    8
    This game has the best campaign hands down, with multiple endings, good characters, load out choice before each mission, and it's one of those campaigns with 2 different story lines that actually works out well. Multiplayer is fun too, although there are many hackers unfortunately. Zombies is quite awful, however, but I can appreciate the fact that they changed up the mode and made itThis game has the best campaign hands down, with multiple endings, good characters, load out choice before each mission, and it's one of those campaigns with 2 different story lines that actually works out well. Multiplayer is fun too, although there are many hackers unfortunately. Zombies is quite awful, however, but I can appreciate the fact that they changed up the mode and made it different. Great game overall all these years later.… Expand
  24. Xeculiar
    Dec 2, 2021
    9
    just like always when six year old who's first cod was WWII they complain and make bad reviews about an actually good cod then proceed to praise WWII like it was jesus h christ who just blessed them with godly powers. honestly black ops 2 is the best game in the series the campaign is amazing the characters are great the story is amazing and it has multiple endings some scenes can play outjust like always when six year old who's first cod was WWII they complain and make bad reviews about an actually good cod then proceed to praise WWII like it was jesus h christ who just blessed them with godly powers. honestly black ops 2 is the best game in the series the campaign is amazing the characters are great the story is amazing and it has multiple endings some scenes can play out in many different ways multiplayer was also amazing well it's not anymore because of modders. the zombies was really good too but the first map you get without dlc is so goddamn bad but with the dlcs the maps are amazing motd was so cool i just don't like the fact that you have to pay to get better zombies maps like thankfully they don't charge like 60 dollars for dlc anymore but every dlc added together would still be like 80 dollars. other than that phenomenal game i wish we could make a cod like bo2 again but because activision is a sh*t company that aint gonna happen… Expand
  25. PilotPine40309
    Nov 10, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mi modo favorito es em zombies, ya que tiene muchos mapas con el dlc, y mi favorito de todos es origins… Expand
  26. whyyhere
    Nov 8, 2021
    9
    take is from a 5 year old growing on this game
    zombie dope only 1 map is bad the rest is doooooppppppee
    multiplayer is fantastic but the hackers bruh recmmond playing with friend only campaign i got nothing to say other than a dope masterpiece (tip : if y getting the game get all the zombie maps because they are dope ) (another tip : dont use hacks :( y rune the game for others whats    take is from a 5 year old growing on this game
    zombie dope only 1 map is bad the rest is doooooppppppee
    multiplayer is fantastic but the hackers bruh recmmond playing with friend only
    campaign i got nothing to say other than a dope masterpiece
    (tip : if y getting the game get all the zombie maps because they are dope )
    (another tip : dont use hacks :( y rune the game for others whats the fun in that :( )    … Expand
  27. Kostas101
    Oct 12, 2021
    8
    Very enjoyable action packed sequel with a really good campaign that gives you the possibility to make choices and alter the story, the best zombies mode in the series, great guns and expanded maps.
  28. Fidelito
    Oct 7, 2021
    10
    JUEGAZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

    Best Call Of Duty by far
  29. DisneyLover1
    Sep 14, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The BO2 Campaign not only follows up after BO1 Campaign but what made the BO2 Campaign amazing was that it had a branching storyline & there were multiple endings like saving "Karma" and killing Menendez or not saving "Karma" and capturing Menendez. Any of those endings could happen in any way possible because you have complete control of the whole mission. The feature I loved about BO2's campaign the most was that you can create custom load-outs for the mission where as the past campaigns give a preset loadout you can't edit. You can create a stealth class for Running & Gunning loudly or you can loudly run & gun through a stealth mission, that feature gave me the most excitement for playing the campaign.

    Black Ops 2 Multiplayer was very addicting since it added League Play which separated the casual players from the sweaty, try-hard players, Wager Matches weren't brought back but all of those Party Games from Wager Matches were brought back and still gave a fun & casual experience for the player. The Pick-10 System is one of the best features added to Call of Duty where you can put anything on classes like any Primaries, Secondaries, Grenades, Perks, and Wildcards.

    Black Ops 2 may arguably have the best Zombies Experience in the series because of all maps adding more guns, perk-a-colas, bosses, wonder weapons, wonder items, & build-ables. All of the Maps were recognizable and memorable for either being bad like Tranzit or great like Origins. TBH, Black Ops 2 would've been perfect all around if Tranzit & Die Rise wasn't bad.    … Expand
  30. Pappy8282
    Aug 3, 2021
    8
    This is a great call of duty game and one i feel everyone one who wants to experience the pinnacle of call of duty should play. The story was great for a game of its caliber and there is nothing more to expect. The game is filled with action set pieces that do not disappoint and quenched my thirst for just gut wrenching awesomeness. My only little gripe with this game is the same feelingThis is a great call of duty game and one i feel everyone one who wants to experience the pinnacle of call of duty should play. The story was great for a game of its caliber and there is nothing more to expect. The game is filled with action set pieces that do not disappoint and quenched my thirst for just gut wrenching awesomeness. My only little gripe with this game is the same feeling gameplay that is really outdated and just felt the same as black ops which was good for its time but which hasn't really aged well. In conclusion if you are hesitant to play this game, as Shia Labeouf says, "JUST DO IT!," cause i assure you that you wont regret it. Enjoy gaming gang!… Expand
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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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