Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Pushing the boundaries of what fans have come to expect from the record-setting entertainment franchise, Call of Duty: Black Ops II propels players into a near future, 21st Century Cold War, where technology…
Call of Duty: Black Ops II is a shooter developed by Treyarch, released 12 November 2012 on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The main story takes about 10 hrs to finish.
What Call of Duty: Black Ops II is
Call of Duty: Black Ops II is a shooter game developed by Treyarch and released in 2012. It was published by Activision. It is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on IW Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In Cold War-era Nevada, a team of CDC operatives investigate a nuclear testing site known as "Nuketown", where they are attacked by zombies. Dr. Edward Richtofen is heard via a television, carrying out his scheme on the Moon. Richtofen seizes control of the zombies by entering the Aether, but Dr. Ludvig Maxis works with his daughter Samantha and Richtofen's former allies, Tank Dempsey, Nikolai Belinski, and Takeo Masakai to thwart him. To this end, Maxis launches three massive nuclear missiles filled with Element 115, the element responsible for the reanimation of dead cells, at the Earth, destroying it. One missile completely destroys Nuketown and all present. Years later, Earth has been…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen. There are 35 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Call of Duty series
Call of Duty: Black Ops II is the 71st of 204 entries we hold in the Call of Duty series. The next entry was Call of Duty: Black Ops - Declassified in 2012. Its critic score of 70 is 4 points below the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Collection 1 at 90.
How it was received
Call of Duty: Black Ops II holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 37% of the 3,306 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored about average for its year. Player ratings track closely with critics at 72, across 942 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 10 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 25 hrs, roughly 2.5 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core2 Duo E8200 2.66 GHz or AMD Phenom X3 8750 2.4 GHz, 2 GB for 32-bit OS or 4 GB for 64-bit OS of RAM and Nvidia GeForce 8800GT 512 MB or ATI Radeon HD 3870 512 MB. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 16GB.
What it launched against
Call of Duty: Black Ops II launched on 12 November 2012, within three weeks of Far Cry 3, Hotline Miami, Assassin's Creed III and Halo 4. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Far Cry 3, Hotline Miami, Assassin's Creed III, Halo 4.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Call of Duty: Black Ops II yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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