Some actions are as simple as recovering evidence before it's destroyed, while others come with more weight as a result, this yields the first Call of Duty game with multiple endings. The common thread running through both eras is Raul Menendez, a man from Alex Mason's and Frank Woods' past whose master plan Alex's son David has to put a stop to in the future.īlack Ops II introduces an element of player choice and consequence, allowing actions in one mission to influence later stages. Splitting its time between the late 1980's and the year 2025, Black Ops II's campaign tries to tell a more personal story centered around vengeance amidst the chaos, or, one might argue, chaos as vengeance. While Black Ops II continues to rock the formula boat in good ways, the sequel dials it up in weird places - and down where it maybe shouldn't - and overall feels less like the bold move forward it hopes to be. It was a breath of fresh air, not afraid to tinker with the formula and inject some much-needed flavour.įollowing it up was never going to be easy. By finally carving out their own vision of the franchise, one steeped in Cold War history and with narrative focus, the studio broke out from under Infinity Ward's imposing shadow and pulled off one of the most compelling games in the series.
Black Ops was a remarkable achievement for Treyarch.
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