<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2012	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Treyarch	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
on	O
November	O
18	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
November	O
30	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
the	O
ninth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
franchise	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2010	O
game	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
and	O
the	O
first	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
corresponding	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
:	I-Application
Declassified	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
nStigate	O
Games	O
and	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
13	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
time	O
periods	O
involve	O
the	O
characters	O
pursuing	O
Raul	B-Application
Menendez	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Nicaraguan	O
cartel	O
leader	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
kidnapping	O
Woods	O
in	O
the	O
80s	O
and	O
later	O
sparking	O
a	O
second	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
in	O
2025	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
soon	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Black	O
Ops	O
,	O
with	O
Activision	O
promising	O
that	O
the	O
follow-up	O
would	O
bring	O
"	O
meaningful	O
innovation	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
futuristic	O
warfare	O
technology	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
present	O
branching	O
storylines	O
driven	O
by	O
player	O
choice	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
selecting	O
weapons	O
before	O
starting	O
story	O
mode	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
offers	O
a	O
3D	B-Algorithm
display	I-Algorithm
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
story	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
and	O
Zombies	B-Application
mode	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
Strike	O
Force	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
remained	O
the	O
largest	O
entertainment	O
launch	O
of	O
all	B-Application
time	O
until	O
September	O
2013	O
,	O
when	O
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
that	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
had	O
grossed	O
$800	O
million	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
day	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
7.5	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
in	O
November	O
2012	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
set	O
between	O
Black	O
Ops	O
and	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
video	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
branching	O
storylines	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
choice	O
affects	O
both	O
the	O
current	O
mission	O
and	O
in	O
turn	O
,	O
the	O
overall	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Known	O
as	O
"	O
Strike	O
Force	O
missions	O
"	O
,	O
these	O
branching	O
storylines	O
appear	O
during	O
the	O
2025	O
storyline	O
and	O
feature	O
permanent	B-Application
death	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
progress	O
in	O
the	O
Strike	O
Force	O
missions	O
may	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
change	O
even	O
the	O
plans	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
's	O
antagonist	O
,	O
Raul	B-Application
Menendez	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
have	O
changed	O
the	O
results	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
customize	O
their	O
loadout	O
before	O
beginning	O
a	O
mission	O
,	O
creating	O
freedom	O
in	O
choosing	O
how	O
to	O
approach	O
a	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
changes	O
added	O
to	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
in	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Pick	O
10	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
system	O
within	O
the	O
Create-a-Class	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killstreaks	O
from	O
previous	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
games	O
are	O
renamed	O
as	O
Scorestreaks	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
now	O
earned	O
by	O
gaining	O
points	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
kills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
past	O
games	O
,	O
weapons	O
in	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
have	O
a	O
progression	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
unlock	O
weapon	O
attachments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
game	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
competitive	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Treyarch	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
Zombies	B-Application
mode	O
would	O
return	O
for	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
with	O
new	O
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
game	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
Zombies	B-Application
mode	O
,	O
following	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
at	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
have	O
game	O
modes	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
traditional	O
Survival	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Treyarch	O
also	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Zombies	B-Application
would	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
engine	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
a	O
deeper	O
community	O
experience	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
installments	O
,	O
each	O
Zombies	B-Application
map	O
contains	O
"	O
Easter	O
eggs	O
"	O
side	O
quests	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
progress	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
new	O
mode	O
,	O
"	O
Turned	O
"	O
,	O
is	O
introduced	O
with	O
several	O
downloadable	O
content	O
maps	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
one	O
player	O
attempts	O
to	O
survive	O
three	B-Application
player-controlled	O
zombies	B-Application
who	O
must	O
turn	O
the	O
other	O
player	O
into	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
features	O
two	O
connected	O
storylines	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
set	O
from	O
1986	O
to	O
1989	O
during	O
the	O
final	O
years	O
of	O
the	O
First	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
set	O
in	O
2025	O
during	O
a	O
Second	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
Rare	O
earths	O
trade	O
dispute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Black	O
Ops	O
,	O
Alex	O
Mason	O
(	O
Sam	O
Worthington	O
)	O
returns	O
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
section	O
,	O
and	O
chronicles	O
the	O
rise	O
to	O
infamy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
primary	O
antagonist	O
,	O
Raul	B-Application
Menendez	I-Application
(	O
Kamar	O
de	O
los	O
Reyes	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2025	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
Alex	O
Mason	O
's	O
son	O
David	O
(	O
codenamed	O
Section	O
)	O
(	O
Rich	O
MacDonald	O
)	O
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Menendez	O
is	O
plotting	O
against	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
China	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
ultimate	O
goals	O
being	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
locked	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
with	O
China	O
,	O
in	O
revenge	O
for	O
many	O
of	O
his	O
misfortunes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mason	O
and	O
Hudson	O
recover	O
Woods	O
from	O
the	O
Kavango	O
River	O
,	O
subsequently	O
encountering	O
Raul	B-Application
Menendez	I-Application
among	O
a	O
contingent	O
of	O
Cuban	O
military	O
advisers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
capture	O
Lev	O
Kravchenko	O
,	O
who	B-Application
survived	I-Application
the	I-Application
grenade	I-Application
explosion	I-Application
with	I-Application
Woods	I-Application
in	I-Application
Vietnam	I-Application
,	O
and	O
interrogate	O
him	O
into	O
disclosing	O
that	O
Menendez	O
has	O
moles	O
inside	O
the	O
CIA	O
before	O
executing	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conspiring	O
with	O
Noriega	O
to	O
fake	O
his	O
demise	O
,	O
Menendez	O
crosses	O
paths	O
with	O
Mason	O
and	O
Woods	O
again	O
during	O
the	O
American	O
invasion	O
of	O
Panama	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
organization	O
stages	O
a	O
cyberattack	O
that	O
cripples	O
the	O
Chinese	O
stock	O
exchanges	O
,	O
forcing	O
their	O
government	O
to	O
leverage	O
its	O
economic	O
influence	O
and	O
sparking	O
a	O
second	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
between	O
NATO	O
and	O
the	O
Chinese-led	O
Strategic	O
Defense	O
Coalition	O
headed	O
by	O
Zhao	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
fail	O
to	O
apprehend	O
him	O
but	O
learn	O
that	O
Menendez	O
is	O
planning	O
a	O
second	O
cyberattack	O
with	O
global	O
repercussions	O
,	O
dependent	O
on	O
a	O
quantum	B-Architecture
supercomputer	I-Architecture
engineered	O
by	O
rogue	O
developer	O
Chloe	O
Lynch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cordis	O
Die	O
supporters	O
launch	O
a	O
massive	O
global	O
insurrection	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
burning	O
of	O
the	O
White	B-Application
House	I-Application
and	O
widespread	O
anarchy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
ending	O
is	O
canon	O
and	O
sets	O
the	O
stage	O
for	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
all	B-Application
the	O
Strike	O
Force	O
missions	O
were	O
completed	O
,	O
China	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
would	O
ally	O
,	O
ending	O
the	O
Second	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zombies	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
throughout	O
various	O
time	O
periods	O
,	O
mostly	O
focused	O
during	O
the	O
modern	O
time	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
world	O
,	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
missile	O
launch	O
from	O
the	O
moon	O
striking	O
the	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Nevada	O
,	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
CIA	O
and	O
CDC	O
operatives	O
investigate	O
a	O
nuclear	O
testing	O
site	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Nuketown	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
attacked	O
by	O
zombies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Dr.	O
Edward	O
Richtofen	O
seizes	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
zombies	B-Application
by	O
entering	O
the	O
Aether	O
from	O
Group	O
935	O
's	O
moon	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
end	O
this	O
,	O
Maxis	O
launches	O
three	B-Application
massive	O
nuclear	O
missiles	O
filled	O
with	O
Element	O
115	O
,	O
the	O
element	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
reanimation	O
of	O
dead	O
cells	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Earth	O
,	O
destroying	O
its	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
missile	O
completely	O
destroys	O
Nuketown	O
and	O
all	B-Application
present	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
one	O
individual	O
,	O
Marlton	O
Johnson	O
,	O
who	O
escapes	O
after	O
hiding	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
bunker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ten	O
years	O
later	O
following	B-Application
the	I-Application
events	I-Application
on	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
,	O
Earth	O
has	O
been	O
reduced	O
to	O
a	O
crumbling	O
,	O
hellish	O
wasteland	O
overrun	B-Application
by	I-Application
zombies	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
are	O
contacted	O
by	O
both	O
Richtofen	O
and	O
Maxis	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
now	O
a	O
digital	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
for	O
aid	O
against	O
the	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
done	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
the	O
path	O
they	O
choose	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
teleported	O
by	O
Richtofen	O
to	O
a	O
crumbling	O
skyline	O
in	O
Shanghai	B-Device
,	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
learn	O
of	O
The	O
Flesh	O
,	O
a	O
cannibalistic	O
cult	O
that	O
chooses	O
to	O
eat	O
zombie	B-Application
meat	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
beginnings	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
airborne	O
pandemic	O
of	O
Element	O
115	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
their	O
battles	O
in	O
Shanghai	B-Device
,	O
Russman	O
leads	O
the	O
group	O
across	O
the	O
continents	O
to	O
a	O
large	O
hole	O
in	O
the	O
ground	O
known	O
as	O
The	O
Rift	O
in	O
Africa	O
,	O
hoping	O
to	O
find	O
answers	O
about	O
the	O
unseen	O
forces	O
commanding	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
canonical	O
ending	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
aids	O
Maxis	O
,	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
power	O
from	O
the	O
towers	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
Aether	O
and	O
assume	O
ultimate	O
control	O
,	O
trapping	O
Richtofen	O
in	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
's	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stumbling	O
upon	O
an	O
ancient	O
tomb	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
of	O
Vril	O
origin	O
,	O
they	O
accidentally	O
unleash	O
the	O
first	O
known	O
zombie	B-Application
outbreak	O
in	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
Group	O
935	O
's	O
operatives	O
have	O
been	O
wiped	O
out	O
,	O
and	O
Maxis	O
himself	O
was	O
lobotomized	O
when	O
he	O
began	O
to	O
turn	O
into	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richtofen	O
puts	O
Maxis	O
 '	O
brain	O
in	O
a	O
flying	O
drone	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
joins	O
the	O
fight	O
against	O
the	O
zombies	B-Application
and	O
to	O
free	O
Samantha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
cutscene	O
is	O
played	O
,	O
showing	O
Samantha	O
with	O
a	O
boy	O
named	O
Eddie	O
inside	O
a	O
house	O
playing	O
with	O
toys	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
who	O
have	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
Zombies	B-Application
game	O
mode	O
throughout	O
all	B-Application
three	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Air	O
raid	O
sirens	O
are	O
heard	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
children	O
retreat	O
to	O
the	O
basement	O
with	O
Maxis	O
,	O
with	O
Samantha	O
noting	O
her	O
father	O
has	O
a	B-Application
plan	I-Application
to	I-Application
make	I-Application
the	I-Application
heroes	I-Application
of	I-Application
their	I-Application
games	I-Application
real	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
prison	O
becomes	O
infested	O
with	O
zombies	B-Application
,	O
and	O
they	O
are	O
forced	O
to	O
fight	O
their	O
way	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reality	O
,	O
the	O
escape	O
plan	O
never	O
came	O
to	O
fruition	O
,	O
and	O
Weasel	O
was	O
killed	O
by	O
the	O
other	O
three	B-Application
on	O
New	O
Year	O
's	O
Eve	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
rest	O
were	O
given	O
the	O
death	O
penalty	O
weeks	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
possible	O
endings	O
can	O
occur	O
:	O
if	O
Weasel	O
is	O
killed	O
,	O
the	O
cycle	O
repeats	O
once	O
again	O
;	O
if	O
Weasel	O
lives	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
three	B-Application
are	O
killed	O
,	O
the	O
cycle	O
is	O
broken	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
is	O
finally	O
freed	O
of	O
his	O
punishment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
Blizzard	O
CEO	O
Robert	O
Kotick	O
stated	O
on	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
game	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
a	O
2012	O
release	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
newest	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
product	O
page	O
for	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
2	I-Application
appeared	O
on	O
Amazon	B-Application
France	I-Application
and	O
was	O
quickly	O
taken	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
computer	O
game	O
artist	O
Hugo	O
Beyer	O
also	O
listed	O
"	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
as	O
his	O
current	O
project	O
in	O
his	O
LinkedIn	O
CV	O
,	O
then	O
removed	O
his	O
LinkedIn	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
trademark	O
by	O
Activision	O
was	O
spotted	O
January	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
listed	O
by	O
the	O
France	O
international	O
entertainment	O
retail	O
chain	O
Fnac	O
in	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
which	O
touted	O
a	O
predictable	O
November	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
9	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
an	O
image	O
was	O
leaked	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
website	O
,	O
which	O
leaked	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
2	I-Application
logo	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
revealing	O
date	O
of	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cards	O
clearly	O
display	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
logo	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Activision	O
redesigned	O
CallofDuty.com	O
to	O
announce	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
revealed	O
on	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
playoffs	O
on	O
TNT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
official	O
website	O
went	O
live	O
hours	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
which	O
revealed	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
confirmed	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
21st	O
Century	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
"	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
revealed	O
,	O
the	O
preorder	O
rates	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
set	O
records	O
three	B-Application
times	O
higher	O
than	O
for	O
the	O
preorders	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Black	O
Ops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
have	O
noted	O
the	O
trailer	O
's	O
similarities	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guns	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
developing	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Treyarch	O
introduced	O
several	O
revisions	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
for	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
hallmark	O
of	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
"	O
multi-team	O
"	O
games	O
that	O
allow	O
matches	O
to	O
host	O
three	B-Application
or	O
more	O
teams	O
of	O
players	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
traditional	O
two	O
factions	O
,	O
and	O
revisions	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Create-A-Class	O
"	O
function	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
select	O
which	O
guns	O
,	O
attachments	O
,	O
weapon	O
camouflage	O
and	O
perks	O
(	O
additional	O
bonuses	O
that	O
alter	O
aspects	O
of	O
gameplay	O
)	O
to	O
use	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
matches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
wager	O
matches	O
"	O
feature	O
included	O
in	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
port	O
is	O
only	O
the	O
dubbed	O
version	O
since	O
the	O
console	O
was	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Hardened	O
Edition	O
and	O
Care	O
Package	O
releases	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
on	O
iTunes	O
and	O
Amazon	B-Application
,	O
with	O
two	O
supplemental	O
tracks	O
by	O
Brian	O
Tuey	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
"	O
Symphony	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
band	O
's	O
song	O
"	O
Shepherd	O
of	O
Fire	O
"	O
is	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
Zombie	B-Application
mode	O
Origins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
war	O
track	O
pack	O
containing	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
songs	O
is	O
featured	O
in	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
War	I-Application
's	O
season	O
two	O
battle	O
pass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heralding	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
IIs	I-Application
DLCs	O
,	O
Activision	O
releases	O
a	O
live-action	O
short	O
starring	O
a	O
well-groomed	O
Peter	O
Stormare	O
,	O
who	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Replacer	O
"	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
who	O
are	O
sent	O
by	O
mutual	O
friends	O
to	O
take	O
your	O
place	O
during	O
your	O
daily	O
life	O
while	O
you	O
can	O
stay	O
at	O
home	O
and	O
play	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
IIs	I-Application
new	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
IIs	I-Application
second	O
DLC	O
,	O
entitled	O
"	O
Uprising	O
"	O
,	O
comedian	O
J.B.	O
Smoove	O
joined	O
Stormare	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
production	O
of	O
The	O
Replacers	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
two	O
maintain	O
a	O
haphazard	O
relationship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
Season	O
Pass	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Treyarch	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
all	B-Application
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Season	O
Pass	O
holders	O
received	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Nuketown	O
Zombies	B-Application
map	O
,	O
with	O
PC	O
holders	O
following	O
on	O
January	O
17	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
holders	O
on	O
January	O
19	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
delayed	O
two	O
days	O
due	O
to	O
PSN	B-Device
technical	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
January	O
8	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
January	O
29	O
and	O
PC	O
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
on	O
February	O
28	O
The	O
pack	O
contained	O
four	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
:	O
Downhill	O
,	O
Hydro	O
,	O
Mirage	O
and	O
Grind	O
;	O
and	O
two	O
new	O
Zombies	B-Application
modes	O
:	O
Turned	O
and	O
Die	O
Rise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Turned	O
occurs	O
in	O
the	O
Diner	O
segment	O
of	O
the	O
TranZit	O
map	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
to	O
fight	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
two	O
teams	O
–	O
one	O
human	O
against	O
three	B-Application
zombies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Die	O
Rise	O
map	O
is	O
a	O
larger	O
zombies	B-Application
survival	O
map	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
two	O
semi-destroyed	O
skyscrapers	O
in	O
Shanghai	B-Device
,	O
where	O
one	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
use	O
elevators	O
to	O
travel	O
between	O
floors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Personalization	O
pack	O
microtransactions	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
PC	O
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
on	O
April	O
12	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
came	O
out	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
players	O
on	O
16	O
May	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
the	O
new	O
zombies	B-Application
map	O
Mob	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
Magma	O
,	O
Vertigo	O
,	O
Encore	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
re-imagining	O
of	O
fan-favorite	O
from	O
previous	O
installment	O
Black	O
Ops	O
Firing	O
Range	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
on	O
August	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
new	O
zombies	B-Application
map	O
Buried	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
Cove	O
,	O
Detour	O
,	O
Rush	O
and	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
popular	O
map	O
Summit	O
from	O
Black	O
Ops	O
:	O
Uplink	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
PC	O
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
26	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
new	O
zombies	B-Application
map	O
Origins	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
old	O
characters	O
(	O
Takeo	O
,	O
Nikolai	O
,	O
Richtofen	O
and	O
Dempsey	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
Pod	O
,	O
Frost	O
and	O
two	O
remakes	O
of	O
popular	O
maps	O
Courtyard	O
and	O
Stadium	O
of	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
at	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
Black	O
Ops	O
:	O
First	O
Strike	O
DLC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
7	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Activision	O
released	O
Nuketown	O
2025	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
None	O
of	O
the	O
DLC	O
packs	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PC	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
but	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gallegos	O
directed	O
criticisms	O
at	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
of	O
allies	O
in	O
Strike	O
Force	O
mode	O
and	O
at	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
felt	O
was	O
disappointing	O
even	O
though	O
he	O
was	O
aware	O
that	O
the	O
outcome	O
was	O
directly	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
choices	O
he	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
all	B-Application
of	O
them	O
paid	O
off	O
,	O
but	O
knowing	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
willing	O
to	O
eschew	O
the	O
safe	O
route	O
helped	O
ward	O
off	O
any	O
stagnation	O
that	O
may	O
have	O
begun	O
to	O
creep	O
into	O
the	O
series	O
as	O
of	O
late.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Ryckert	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
was	O
also	O
critical	O
of	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
of	O
Strike	O
Force	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
unimpressed	O
by	O
the	O
"	O
Pick	O
Ten	O
"	O
system	O
introduced	O
to	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
interesting	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
less	O
exciting	O
"	O
than	O
the	O
system	O
used	O
in	O
previous	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steven	O
O'Donnell	O
and	O
Stephanie	O
Bendixsen	O
,	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
talk	O
show	O
Good	O
Game	O
,	O
both	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
gameplay	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
zombies	B-Application
mode	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
's	O
confusing	O
narrative	O
and	O
Strike	O
Force	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
reported	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
grossed	O
over	O
$500	O
million	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
24	O
hours	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
biggest	O
entertainment	O
launch	O
of	O
all	B-Application
time	O
until	O
the	O
record	O
was	O
surpassed	O
by	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
year	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
that	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
series	O
has	O
broken	O
the	O
same	O
record	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2011	O
's	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
3	I-Application
grossed	O
$400	O
million	O
on	O
one	O
full	O
day	O
;	O
2010	O
's	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
grossed	O
$360	O
million	O
on	O
day	O
one	O
;	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
brought	O
in	O
$310	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
November	O
24	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
7.5	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
went	O
on	O
to	O
gross	O
$1	O
billion	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
15	O
days	O
of	O
availability	O
,	O
beating	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
3s	I-Application
record	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
16	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
5	B-Application
,	O
2013	O
,	O
IGN	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
24.2	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
third	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
behind	O
2010	O
's	O
Black	O
Ops	O
,	O
and	O
2011	O
's	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
claims	O
that	O
his	O
inclusion	O
translated	O
to	O
higher	O
sales	O
of	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noriega	O
makes	O
an	O
appearance	O
in	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
portions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
aids	O
the	O
primary	O
antagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	B-Application
of	O
his	O
children	O
wanted	O
1	O
million	O
euros	O
for	O
damages	O
.	O
</s>
