Call of Duty Black Ops II review

Call of Duty Black Ops II was released in 2012 for Windows, Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U(being one of it's launch titles). What an awesome game this is.

Story grinds down to a Hispanic leader of the Left-Wing Cordis Die movement which is a left wing populist movement for those suffering economic inequality. Raul Menendez is that leader and he wants to cause a massive revolt against capitalism and bring the World's economy to it's knees. This game takes place in 1986, 1989, and 2025. 1986 and '89 take place during historical events during the late Cold War when in missions you play as either Alex Mason or Frank Woods though they are playable based on missions. 2025 however features a futuristic setting where Menendez caused a conflict between North America and China. Menendez re-emerges as an evil criminal mastermind.

The Gameplay consists of first person shooting and occasional vehicle controls. Weapons in this game are amazing, especially futuristic ones in 2025 missions. Gameplay mechanics and such work perfectly and weapon selection feels infinite. You can only carry two firearms at a time though. In some missions you have certain gadgets and there are special actions to open locked doors for example. Vehicle actions include riding on a horse in 1986 Afghanistan and driving a futuristic Jeep in 2025 Pakistan. You have to admire the different places across the World here such as Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Los Angeles, Yemen, Panama, Nicaragua, Myanmar, Singapore, Cayman Islands, Angola, Hong Kong, and Shanghai.

Environments and graphics for this game look stunning for Wii U and PC versions since the Wii U is an 8th generation console with more superior graphics than Xbox 360 and gaming PCs can render highest resolutions possible.

What also makes this game amazing is multiple possible endings with some non-linear gameplay such as choices and actions to be made such as certain characters surviving or perishing. Nonlinear gameplay such as different outcomes are amazing for games and more games should have multiple outcomes based on gameplay choices.

Call of Duty Black Ops II is an inspirational game simply for it's barrage of outcomes and amazing environments plus addition content such as Zombies, multiplayer co-op, and DLC. Rating for this game gets a 92/100 with Wii U and PC versions getting 95/100 for awesome graphics enhancement.