After explaining his duties, Stormare is then shown in multiple situations where he has taken over random people's jobs, such as masquerading as a pregnant lady's husband, working at an office, and enduring a grandmother's endless talking, among other such scenarios. Further, Black Ops 2 was listed by the France international entertainment retail chain Fnac in March 2012, which touted a predictable November release date. The four gain a new ally in the form of a mute giant (real name later known as Arthur) in a Western town warped underground by temporal displacement, and are hampered by a ghostly woman in a massive mansion. Marty Sliva of 1UP gave the game a B+ while praising it's freedom of choice in game modes and gameplay variety: "I was surprised with the risks that Treyarch took in the name of delivering a unique and creative experience. If the player dies in a Strike Force mission, the campaign continues recording that loss, as opposed to letting the player load a previously saved checkpoint.

Strike Force missions allow the player to control a number of different war assets, such as unmanned aerial vehicles, jet fighters and robots. A lot of games are trying to make you feel that conflict and even make you feel bad about what you're doing.

Not all of them paid off, but knowing that the team was willing to eschew the safe route helped ward off any stagnation that may have begun to creep into the series as of late. On Juneteenth, JSOC finally captures Menendez in Yemen with the assistance of undercover CIA agent, Farid. The events of the player's ending are determined on the fates of Menendez, Lynch, and Alex Mason, and whether the Strike Force missions were completed.

Burns) and Jason Hudson ( Michael Keaton), former Soviet Army Colonel Lev Kravchenko ( Andrew Divoff), and disgraced Red Army Captain Viktor Reznov ( Gary Oldman). Turned occurs in the Diner segment of the TranZit map from the original release, and allows up to four players to fight each other in two teams – one human against three zombies. Regardless, Menendez uses the drones to attack Los Angeles, among other major American and Chinese cities, during a meeting of G20 leaders, hoping to kill them and foment widespread economic and civil chaos; Section escorts the US President to safety. The map "Origins" features an alternate version of the original crew: Tank Dempsey ( Steven Blum), Nikolai Belinski (also voiced by Tatasciore), Takeo Masaki ( Tom Kane), and Richtofen ( Nolan North), as well as Maxis' daughter, Samantha ( Julie Nathanson). If Section reapprehends Menendez and Lynch survives, she will prevent Menendez's cyberattack, and he will remain imprisoned, watching Lynch being interviewed on Jimmy Kimmel Live, where she insults Menendez as he rages in his cell.The four are contacted by both Richtofen and Maxis, who is now a digital artificial intelligence, for aid against the other. Stumbling upon an ancient tomb believed to be of Vril origin, they accidentally unleash the first known zombie outbreak in history. Players can choose whether to help Maxis or Richtofen, which will have different results once the story ends.

The game's soundtrack was composed by Jack Wall, [49] with the main theme composed by Nine Inch Nails frontman and film score composer Trent Reznor. It has everything a player could want in a game: great graphics, a good story, easy controls and superb acting. The game was officially revealed on May 1, 2012, following a set of leaked information released during the previous months. By spying on Menendez in Pakistan, the team learns that he has designs on something known as "Karma", which is revealed to be an expert hacker named Chloe Lynch. Activision had hinted that the game may eventually become available for Nintendo's own consoles, although had no official announcements for the time being.

Jimmy Kimmel cameos as himself in one of the game's endings, while the rock band Avenged Sevenfold makes a non-canonical appearance at the end of the game. Black Ops II received mostly positive reviews from critics, with praise for its gameplay, story, multiplayer, Zombies mode, and villain, but its Strike Force missions had a mixed reception. When the Campaign is completed, after the end credits, Woods and Menendez perform a concert with heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold on their song "Carry On", with Woods on drums and Menendez on rhythm guitar. Treyarch also confirmed that Zombies would run on the game's multiplayer engine, allowing for a deeper community experience, along with new features.