
The zombie levels have been one of our favourite multiplayer modes since they launched in Call of Duty: World at War. In fact, we probably clocked more hours playing this mode than any other multiplayer modes on World at War. It seems that others felt the same too as the zombie mode flourished and was released on Black Ops and has a plethora of DLC. Treyarch are continuing this trend and have finally released a trailer and some details for how zombies will fit into Black Ops II.
A lot has changed in the new zombie mode; 8-player competitive matches, open world maps and special enemies are just a few of the additions that players will find in Black Ops II’s. Check out the latest details on the new types of zombie games Treyarch will be shipping in Black Ops II, courtesy of Joystiq:
- Tranzit: The main Zombies mode, its an awesome-sounding new four-player co-op mode that lets players freely traverse a “big, giant, expansive world” – the biggest the developer’s ever made, according to Treyarch’s Mark Lamia. In the video below you’ll see players using a bus to travel between locations, blasting zombies in an open world. But even in the bus, players aren’t safe, and Treyarch warns that while it makes travel faster, it isolates players in an environment that’s hard to escape. As before, players can gather items and resources that let them open up new parts of the open world.
- Survival: This sounds most like the traditional CoD Zombies mode you’re used to – you’re dropped into an isolated area from the Tranzit world, and fend off zombies while gathering weapons and fortifying your base. Treyarch says that multiple areas of the main Tranzit mode have been altered to resemble traditional maps, but held off confirming how many maps there’ll be.
- Grief: A new eight-player mode splitting players into two teams of four, you’re dropped into a Tranzit location and tasked with out-living the other team. Players can’t shoot each other, but it’s ultimately a competition between the teams to live the longest.
Despite all the slack the Call of Duty series gets, with a main campaign, multiplayer and expansive zombies mode, this is one enticing package.