Spoiler-tastic Black Ops Video Reveals Secret Level
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Why are people so amazed by this? Treyarch's last CoD game was CoD5 (World at War) and after the end credits of that game there was also a zombie mode that handled exactly the same with identical powerups and even music, the only noticeable difference is that with this mode you play as JFK instead of a regular soldier and it's set in the pentagon (well, the clothes and identities of the zombies are different, they looked like office workers in this video, they used to be nazis and even then the difference is purely cosmetic).
Let's not forget that in that game you were only given a single map for the zombies; if you wanted all 5 you had to buy the map packs or a the bundle for 2000 MS points (sorry for not knowing the conversion rate, but that's a lot of extra cash, not to mention that Black Ops is costing more from the get go because Kotick is a downright ****).
What I'm saying is if the zombie mode is what you care for then just buy CoD5 and save half the cost of the new game, even after the Map Packs (which you'd need to buy for CoD7 anyway).
EDIT: A few notes about the zombie modes both have; after wave 5 you begin to get your gimmicky, annoying zombies, like zombie dogs who are fast enough to give you a seizure among others. Keep in mind that these maps are made for 4-player co-op, not single player, yes a person can play the maps single player but the game spawns a LOT of zombies and without being able to share around the point cost of things (like blocked doors, locked closets, etc.), have multiple people checking/repairing entry points and the sheer number of enemies (the amount of enemies is made with 4 players in mind) and the fact that you don't have other players to revive you should you cock up. If you're a single player man you'll be disappointed.
I will admit though in CoD5 the game had such amazing mooding and atmosphere, truly some of the best I've ever seen.
Let's not forget that in that game you were only given a single map for the zombies; if you wanted all 5 you had to buy the map packs or a the bundle for 2000 MS points (sorry for not knowing the conversion rate, but that's a lot of extra cash, not to mention that Black Ops is costing more from the get go because Kotick is a downright ****).
What I'm saying is if the zombie mode is what you care for then just buy CoD5 and save half the cost of the new game, even after the Map Packs (which you'd need to buy for CoD7 anyway).
EDIT: A few notes about the zombie modes both have; after wave 5 you begin to get your gimmicky, annoying zombies, like zombie dogs who are fast enough to give you a seizure among others. Keep in mind that these maps are made for 4-player co-op, not single player, yes a person can play the maps single player but the game spawns a LOT of zombies and without being able to share around the point cost of things (like blocked doors, locked closets, etc.), have multiple people checking/repairing entry points and the sheer number of enemies (the amount of enemies is made with 4 players in mind) and the fact that you don't have other players to revive you should you cock up. If you're a single player man you'll be disappointed.
I will admit though in CoD5 the game had such amazing mooding and atmosphere, truly some of the best I've ever seen.
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Buddy, it's not about being surprised that there's a zombie mode in this. It's about learning that it's so freaking awesome.Baron_BJ said:
Also, whoever said that they won't be getting it for the sake of their morality...eh...way to stick it to the man? I see your point and your reason for holding out, but you're not going to turn any heads. In fact, once we see this game appear on your gamertag, we'll all chuckle and point at you for your u-turn driving.
God I hope this is real.
No, it is real.
It just is.
And thank you Kotaku for upping the video 'cuz I missed it on youtube.
No, it is real.
It just is.
And thank you Kotaku for upping the video 'cuz I missed it on youtube.
If this is true, and this is actually happening, this has potentially just gone from 'awesome' to 'fully awesome!!' in terms of excitement.
Although I am wondering why it takes a few zombies at the end of the main game to make me excited to play it in the first place...
Although I am wondering why it takes a few zombies at the end of the main game to make me excited to play it in the first place...
Black ops wasn't announced two years ago...I doubt they lucked out and black ops was the same time period as their mod.archvile93 said:
I never said it was a surprise, especially since many months ago Treyarch said "Yeah, Black Ops is gonna have zombies". What I want to know is what makes this new zombie mode any more "awesome" than the old one? It's literally identical in every way, barring aesthetics of course (zombie/players skins and the voice overs that go with the characters, and to a limited extent the guns, but they handle the same in practically every CoD game).[zonking great said:
I'm personally waiting for the Activision and Treyarch team to drop all pretenses and just make a straight forward zombie game on the side as well as CoD.
I agree with where you're coming from with regards to people boycotting games, the problem is that games aren't exactly a product where a boycott can work; a supermarket, a car dealership or even a video games retailer can effectively be boycotted because 99% of the time the same product is sold by other retailers, in this case (among a fair few others) if you want that product it's either yes or no, meaning many people will just say "fuck it" and buy the game because there's not much of an option if they do want the product.
Personally I'll probably end up buying the game myself, I'm a sucker for hype, but even I don't care much about this title at all, but I really won't even consider it until its price drops to about half of it's original.
Errmm,zala-taichou said:
1)Zombies
2)JFK
3)????
4)Mega profit!
Also, thank god this has been pre-ordered, I'd be so annoyed if I didn't get to play this soon, and also this takes the cake for epicest, random ideas.
