And if revenge is in fact a dish best served cold, you can pretty much call Raul Menendez an ice box. As the game’s campaign unravels you come to learn how the United States played a role in the maiming of Raul’s young sister, Josefina, which leads him down a path of vengeance. It also helps to provide an extra layer of characterization for Menendez and a better understanding behind his (action movie cliché) motivations. The reason for the back and forth between the two eras is to tie in the game’s antagonist - South American arms dealer and terrorist Raul Menendez. While the game’s “current” missions take place in the year 2025, which thankfully provides for a unique and futuristic arsenal of weapons and other toys. The game’s flashback levels, which are segments set up by the aged Black Ops protagonist Frank Woods, players are transported back to the tail end of the cold war. The story of Black Ops 2 is one that spans literally a generation, taking place during two disctincly different time periods. The question is, with Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, can the studio pull it off again? Previously considered Actvision’s second rate Call of Duty studio due to their lukewarm receptions of both Call of Duty 3 and World at War, Treyarch arguably knocked socks off of critics with the original Black Ops (myself included). At the creative helm of this year’s game once again is developer Treyarch, - and rightfully so as the studio originally introduced us to the Black Ops storyline back in 2010.
That’s right, just in time for the holidays, we have yet another Call of Duty title. For the sixth time in as many years, the folks at Actvision have brought back the proverbial 500lb gorilla in the room.
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