While the majority of the focus for the past three Call of Duty: Black Ops map packs has been on the multiplayer, the newest DLC, Rezurrection, puts the attention where it rightfully belongs: on the zombies.
Delivering only one new zombie map, and four of the zombie maps from World at War, Rezurrection is a high-priced offering for fans of the zombie-slaying mode. But, with the zombie mode relying mostly on a gimmick, has Rezurrection overstayed the welcome of what was once a clever distraction in Black Ops? Read on to find out.
Yes, Rezurrection does feature Nacht der Untoten, Verruckt, Shi No Numa and Der Riese, remastered in the Black Ops engine, but if you’re a Call of Duty fan, and one who loves the zombie mode, you’ve already played through these maps dozens of times when they first released. The addition of power-ups and new weapons, along with all of the new tropes Treyarch brought to Black Ops, are available, but it’s the façade of the map that makes the zombie mode, and this isn’t anything new.
Where most are going to be looking to Rezurrection to determine whether it’s worth the 1200 MS Point price tag is the new map, Moon. Set on an abandoned (or is it?) space station, Moon uses low gravity, sci-fi weaponry, and new astronaut enemies to create a creepy “zombies in space” atmosphere.
There’s a storyline at play — gamers will finally complete Richtofen’s grand scheme – which will lead to a very hard to obtain Easter Egg, but Moon is really all about playing with some new toys. These two new weapons, the Wave Gun and the Quantum Entanglement Device, will make zombie killing much more satisfying and exciting to watch. If you’ve ever thought that a military-based FPS could do with some ray guns, now’s your chance to see your dreams come true.
And really that’s Moon in a nutshell. Like Call of the Dead’s stellar cast and Shangri-La’s death traps, Moon is somewhat of a one-trick-pony. You’ll use the experience up for as long as it takes, but never does the it evolve beyond what gamers have seen before. It’s definitely a cool idea, and one that could have made Moon the second best zombie add-on to a multiplayer map pack, but for 1200 MS Points, it’s not going to be for most people.
Zombie mode fans should absolutely seek out Moon because, for its atmosphere and design, it’s something special. It just isn’t for gamers that look at the zombie mode as a casual distraction.
Have you had a chance to give Rezurrection a spin? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below.
Call of Duty: Black Ops’ Rezurrection Map Pack is out now for the Xbox 360 and coming soon for the PS3 and PC.
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That’s too bad, but I get it for free so I’m not complaining
I played the Moon map at a friends house and I thought it was pretty cool. Low gravity and a shotgun never gets old when the zombies are flying across the map. Didn’t get any of the ray guns so I cannot comment about them but it was a good time. I don’t think it’s worth the 1200 MSP if they are only giving you 1 new map along with a bunch of remakes of old maps. Wait for these to go on sale or special.
this map is horrible…i didnt get it for free and paid the 15$ for the one new Moon map and its the biggest waste I’ve ever spent on XBox!!!!
I don’t know about the rating on this.. I mean by all means you all are the experts, but for some reason the map packs in general for Black Ops have usually been low scored. THis one I believe, deserves at least four. It was a very unique idea to bring back all the maps as well as teh original weapons on the wall and the B.O. weapons in the box. very good idea. and also its very to go back on these maps. Moon is sometinhg totally all new and is really quite fun. Adds a whole new dimension to zombies. I think instead of trying to rank it by saying It just isn’t for gamers that look at the zombie mode as a casual distraction.” you should rank it for what it is. not by prefernece of a gamer.
I reviewed the first two map packs and gave them favorable scores. This one, on the other hand, just didn’t seem worth the price tag for someone who casually plays zombies. Four old maps remastered for Black Ops and one new map is a tough proposition for a game that already has a hard time convincing gamers it’s worth the price.
I seriously hope that was sarcasm…
which part?
you gotta think though that bo brought on a whole new era of zombie fans who have never played the waw maps, so to them, they are new
True. But most likely if you were a fan of Treyarch’s zombie mode, youve played World at War. 1200 MS points for one “new” map is rather expensive.
If you own WaW, which most CoD players do, why should they pay for same maps again?
I played WaW but never really got into zombies until black ops, so I never bought the map packs on WaW, for me this was the best value map pack I’ve ever bought for CoD. 5 new maps to me, I’ve already clocked up hours playing these with my friends and I still aren’t completely familiar with every map.
At the end of the day a review is an opinion, and should be seen as guidance and nothing more, everybody has their own opinion, respect each others.