Along with a new campaign, (hopefully) improved multiplayer, and a new co-op mode called Strike Force, Treyarch’s next Call of Duty title, Black Ops 2, brings the fan-favorite zombie mode back into the mix. While the zombies mode has been pretty straight forward since World at War, Black Ops 2 is attempting some pretty revolutionary things with the mode.
It’s not outright explained in the debut trailer above – merely suggested by it – but the new zombie mode for Black Ops 2 will feature a story-based campaign called Tranzit. Teams of up to 4 players will be able to explore a significantly more open game world, and travel to various zombie “arenas” via the bus seen in the trailer.
However, the battling doesn’t stop whilst the team is in transit, it only gets much more confined and presumably more stressful. As the player travels from map to map they will be looking for new dangers, and uncovering more of the mode’s story. According to Treyarch‘s Mark Lamia, the events that took place in Black Ops 1‘s zombie map Moon will significantly impact the story of Tranzit.
Additionally, players will be able to construct their own crude weapons, like the makeshift riot shield seen in the trailer, which can also serve as a rudimentary form of mountable cover. Treyarch also promises that some of Black Ops 2‘s futuristic weaponry will make an appearance, but unfortunately that’s merely teased in the trailer.
A new, connected zombies multiplayer experience would be enough to demarcate Black Ops 2‘s offering as a “fresh” and “new” take on Zombies, but Treyarch is taking it a step further with a new competitive mode. Called Grief, this new mode pits two teams against each other in a battle for survival.
The mode is not a zombies versus humans mode in the vein of Left 4 Dead, though, the teams are still trying to survive against an AI controlled zombie horde. However, the two teams can reportedly grief (HINT HINT) each other in a number of different ways, in an effort to ensure they survive and their opponents do not.
Treyarch has certainly come a long way since the Zombies easter egg in World at War, transforming the mode into a major selling point for the developer’s Call of Duty titles. While Tranzit and Grief will most likely play second fiddle to competitive multiplayer, it’s good to see some new and enticing features are in store for fans.
What do you think of Black Ops 2‘s new Zombies modes? Is Treyarch doing enough to make this year’s iteration compelling?
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 releases November 13, 2012 for the PS3, PC, and Xbox 360; and for the Wii U on November 18th.
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Okay, this looks pretty badass. They have (seemingly) put forth a great deal of effort here and I for one am pretty excited. Though I am still skeptical (Activision, I.F., and Treyarch are great at hyping things)but its hard not to be excited espescially after seeing this (if you’re a zombs fan). Zombies is the one of the few things the CoD franchise hasn’t completely screwed up. The depth that is in this looks really good for something that was merely an easter egg a few years ago. Cannot wait to get my hands on this and have me and a few friends duke it out on here.
I agree with ya man and that it dose seem to be more diverse. I just hope the jokes aren’t “bad” like in bo. Also the idea of 8 people on the map is quite the awesomeness it brings to the table.
i feel sorry for the losers that fell for this garbage and are pre-ordering just for zombies. i could pay less then half the price this garbage costs and get a better zombie game that actually innovates and challenges rather then throwing the same bs at me with harder enemies.
the treyarc zombie games are the stupidest survival games i have ever seen, all they do is crank up zombie health and damage every wave which means by wave 30 it will take you like 10 shots ot kill one zombie with a powered up LMG. that’s not strategic, smart or ‘fun’, that’s downright boring, repetitive and redundant… but who am i to say, i strive for innovation and change so i’m immediately titled with the ‘hipster’ stereotype…
So if it is “stupid” “boring” and “repetitive”, I take it that you reach level 99+ without breaking a sweat, right?
If people want to hate CoD, and would rather play Battlefield, fine, but don’t be SO blinded by hate that you can’t see it as fun. Go to the battlefield website with that crap. I have played Battlefield, it is fun, but CoD is different then BF. It’s good to play something different now and then, or else it becomes stupid, boring, repetitive and redundant.
Why would you even click this article in the first place when all you are gonna do is dis the fans?
PS: None of us view you as the “hipster” stereotype, we view you as a troll… Thank you for not commenting in the future if all you have to say is garbage and for the sole sake of being a troll.
i keep an eye on all current release to see if they offer anything that might interest me and no i dont play bf3 b/c that is almost as f***ed as CoD is in terms of balance and player intellect.
all you do in treyarc zombies is run around in big circles occasionally shooting, there is no strategy behind that method of play (which is the only method of play if you want to ‘survive’ for a prolonged period of time). sure some of the later maps add variety and mild strategy (like the romero one) but they dont do anything else to innovate in a crowded market, they barely changed anything from zombies in WaW to black ops (besides those vending machines maybe) yet everyone buys the bloody game for the same game type (which is not worth full retail)..
Begone troll!!!
If you ever played Ascension or Moon, you’d find out that Zombies is more “innovative” than you think. It forces teamwork, which is something that not even CoD multiplayer does. No other zombie game requires as much teamwork as this, which is why many people, “hipsters” or not, enjoy the game. It’s more than just wave after wave of zombies.
Also, the term “hipster” =/= striving for innovation and change. If you were a hipster, you’d be plugging away at Sega Master System or Game Boy Color. Believe me, many of my friends are hipsters, and they all play pre-2000 games and watch VHS tapes over DVD and Blu-Ray, so learn what the term means before you stereotype yourself just to be “cool.”
Jwalka thought troll meant hipster… Its so cute when idiots think they are smart
you must think you’re super smart then piece of s***
Whoa, you really told him.
somewhere there are 3 goats walking over a bridge without any trouble
Smart enough that I wouldn’t use a winking face if I wanted to dis someone… That makes it look like you were just kidding.
Take your negative energy somewhere else.. we dont want it. THUMBS UP FOR ZOMBIES!~!~
Should we just say “Thumbs up”?
All I have to say is.. Where the hell is Richtofen and Company? Do not take away my Maniacal German Doctor.
I’m not a big CoD zombies fan, but Treyarch does seem to be doing some intriguing stuff with BO2′s zombies. Grief mode will definitely be interesting.
Why not an entirely separate game? Call of Duty: Zombie Warfare. But to differentiate it from L4D, make it an open world, like DayZ! That should be fun.
yup im with you Console Gamer that would be a good idea if they made a mode like DayZ
Ok I am no fan of COD, but I have to admit this Zombie mode is pretty cool. Everything else is garbage. That is all
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