Call of Duty Black Ops II - Xbox 360

Product Description 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 and weapons have converged to create a new generation of warfare. Call of Duty®: Black Ops II Gamescom Accolades "The most ambitious Call of Duty to date" - USA Today "Poised to blow you away" - G4 "Treyarch has just vaulted Black Ops II to a new level" - Joystiq "Black Ops II is changing multiplayer. A lot." - Kotaku "A bold departure" - IGN "A whole new level of competitive gaming" - MTV "Brilliant visuals and adrenaline-inducing gameplay" - Forbes "Best of Gamescom" - Gamespot Amazon.com Call of Duty®: Black Ops II is a First-Person Shooter (FPS) that revolves around unique gameplay that propels the Call of Duty® franchise into a world of future warfare, and back again to the modern era. The game is a sequel to the 2010 release, Call of Duty®: Black Ops, and features returning Black Ops characters Sgt. Frank Woods and Agent Alex Mason, joined by a wealth of new characters. Additional features include: two distinct yet linked playable time periods, advanced weaponry, branching storylines created by player choices in Strike Force missions, exciting multiplayer options, and more. A whole new future war Call of Duty scenario affected by player decisions in mission play. To Understand the Future, you Must Understand the Past 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 and weapons have converged to create a new generation of warfare between old and new foes. In this conflict, the mechanized creations of men reign supreme, facing off against each other as their creators stay safe and unconflicted, and in the process grow ever softer. In this scenario an important question will be asked: What happens when enemy steals the keys? To understand such a possible future, you must understand where you have been. Players of Call of Duty®: Black Ops II gain an understanding of this and more through the game's additional timeline set in the late Cold War era of the 1980's. Within the campaign story, which spans these two eras, players will see familiar faces such as