Call of Duty: Black Ops II

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5.5

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  3. Negative: 1,039 out of 2684
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  1. 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.
  2. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    9
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!!bo2
  3. 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
  4. 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.
  5. 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!
  6. 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.
  7. Murdockk
    Jun 27, 2023
    6
    Ben bu oyunu sevmiştim ya. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
  8. miguellopez99
    Jun 1, 2023
    9
    91/100 .
  9. 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
  10. Hyperfailure
    Apr 29, 2023
    3
    The game that killed my interest in FPS multiplayer. For the same reasons I behold MW2 with heavy nostalgia glasses, I can only look at BO2 with cynicism, due to no flaws of its own.
  11. goodgriff33
    Apr 27, 2023
    7
    Answer: 75 characters is between 10 words and 19 words with spaces included in the character count. If spaces are not included in the character count, then 75 characters is between 12 words and 25 words.
  12. Thegamesup
    Apr 3, 2023
    8
    اللعبه جميله ......................................................................
  13. 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.
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. mustado
    Oct 21, 2022
    7
    não vale a pena jogar. É só mais um cod, mas esse é diferenciado aaaaaaaaaa
  21. 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
  22. MaxieZeus
    Sep 20, 2022
    8
    A decent campaign with some added gameplay improvements, great multiplayer and a disappointing zombies mode aside from 2 maps.
  23. FireBroFilms
    Aug 15, 2022
    7
    ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎
  24. ehtaco
    Aug 12, 2022
    6
    Good story, good game overall, but the multiplayer disappointed me massively.
  25. anttytheant
    Aug 5, 2022
    10
    non linear levels good zombies dlcs and good maps multiplayer and gameplay extremely good
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. Limbio
    Jun 9, 2022
    0
    Really bad. Could have been good. But has too many flaws. It's totally anoying, you can't decide anything. No changing anything once the mission has started. You only have the option to start over the campaign. What kind of monkeys developed this **** game?
  30. 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
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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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