While Treyarch‘s highly anticipated Call of Duty sequel, Black Ops 2, is sure to deliver that trademark COD experience gamers yearn for annually, there is going to be a new way for them to get their fix in the form of Black Ops: Declassified.
Unlike the fully fledged retail release, Black Ops: Declassified is poised to be one of the first killer apps for Sony’s PlayStation Vita, that is if it can deliver the same Call of Duty experience, only on a handheld. According to Activision‘s VP and GM of Santa Monica Business, Michael Sportouch, that’s exactly what gamers who purchase Declassified will get: “a true Call of Duty experience.”
As expected, Sportouch doesn’t go into too much detail regarding Declassified, only saying that along with a single player campaign, the title will feature a Spec Ops story mode and Multiplayer mode tailored for the Vita. Back in June, details leaked that outed the Spec Ops and Multiplayer modes for Black Ops: Declassified, and they were further confirmed when box art was released for the Vita title. Still, multiplayer is a very important element of the franchise, and thus Activision likes to keep details tightly under wraps, like who’s developing this game.
We’ve just recently received our first look at Black Ops 2 proper’s multiplayer in action, which featured some of the futuristic weaponry from the game’s single player campaign, but now it’s time for Black Ops: Declassified to show fans what it will be delivering. Will it be the same type of experience that the console versions deliver only on-the-go or will the focus be on smaller, more intimate skirmishes?
No one’s talking at this point, but we wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of what is included in Black Ops 2‘s multiplayer, some of which leaked online earlier this week, end up in the Vita title as well.
How would you like to see Black Ops: Declassified deliver that true Call of Duty experience? What are your hopes for the multiplayer?
Black Ops: Declassified is slated for a 2012 release on the PlayStation Vita.
Source: MCV
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great, now they’re trying to kill gaming across the board and not just on consoles…
The Vita won’t be overrun with FPS titles. Handhelds tend to have way less of them, and so far the Vita only has one available FPS, Resistance: Burning Skies. Plus, I think BOD will help Vita sales.
what i meant was that they’re so desperate for sales (even though they always make a stupidly high amount within the 1st week) that they’re releasing their garbage on handhelds, i bet that soon enough they will release some half a**ed tie in on phones to ‘cater to the wider audience’.
i’m just sick of hearing about this stupid franchise and even stupider publisher, cant wait for both to die down a little and let other publishers/studios get some light for their quality work instead of marketing capabilities.
Stupider? Lol.
Like I said, I think BOD and all other CoD games on Vita will help the sales of the Vita.
Just a small question. A lot of other videogame news sites have been making CoD:BOD’s single player campaign out to be the Spec Ops story mode, however you suggest they are different entirely?
there is sp then there is this other mode which is like a sub plot to the game, in which your actions will effect the actual ending of the game, think of these as side missions in an rpg that effect the overall outcome of the narrative (like in witcher 2).
it will no doubt be a simple gimmick to make it seem as if they have actually bothered with the story this time around.
*sigh* oh jwalka, you’re just picking on COD at this point. I guess when COD does things it’s a gimmick, but not when other games do it. Oh, forgot I’m not supposed to reply to you lol
umm genius, that’s b/c other games do everything better then this franchise has done with anything it ‘features’. we all know that in the end those stupid spec ops missions will barely effect the ending of the game and are only put in there to:
- make it seem like treyarc knows what they’re doing (besides wasting their potential as developers)
- suck clueless mainstream gamers that know nothing about game dev into purchasing this ugly looking mess
- another reason for them to charge full retail for a game which is essentially a mp only experience (since when has CoD had a long, engaging and ‘fun’ sp?).
Cod isn’t bad, just not for you. Matt likes Borderlands (I think) and I think that game sucks. Halo is popular and I think it’s boring (unless I’m playing co-op). But you don’t see me bashing any games. Calm down, man. Stop being so childish.
Actually, I’ve never played Borderlands. But based on what I know about it I think I’d like it.
Oh, must’ve got you mixed up with somebody else. lol
No, there’s only going to be the Spec Ops story mode and multiplayer, no SP campaign.
Yeah that’s what I thought at first but noe Gamerant is making it seem like there’s a SP campaign.
Oh, I must’ve skipped that part. Every other article I’ve read about BOD hasn’t mentioned anything about a SP campaign.
Everyone bitches about cod, but most still play it. I’m guilty of this, the lack of innovation and abundance of repetition is frustrating, but for £40, the number of hours I end up playing with friends makes it worth it in the end.
I am actually looking forward to this, and if it looks ok I might pick up a vita for it, with the view that the increase in sales that will inevitably come from the bod release may stimulate third party developers to release more games on the system. Everyone wins.
Agreed, Mike.
The hatred continues, face it gamers Battlefield isn’t the ONLY great shooter out there.
Im just shocked they are making a game for the vita, i thought microsoft would have them by there neck. Does it have multiplayer?
Yes, it does have Multiplayer.
Microsoft doesn’t have a handheld, so Activision can only release BOD on the Vita. In order to prevent Activision from making a Vita CoD game, Microsoft would’ve had to pay Activision a sh** ton of money, but Microsoft wouldn’t have gained anything from doing that, and it’s too late now anyway.