Call of Duty: Black Ops II

I bought this product expecting The Nuketown bonus map to come with the disk I bought. This however was not the case, and despite my multiple attempts at contacting Amazon Warehouse about the issue, I have only received the "automated response" with it claiming that I will receive a proper email, from one of the workers. I haven't had the slightest recognition, except being bombarded with emails about writing a review on the "product."

I wouldn't recommend the product because they are making you pay for a copy with The Nuketown pass code REMOVED from the disk. I know it has been tampered with because the friends of mine who bought the same edition, via a different seller, actually received that Card WITH the code. The reason I'm giving it a 2/5 is because the rest of the game is fully functional and thus it does deserve recognition for it did come a a cheaper price than standard, even though it is possible to get an even cheaper version through second hand sellers.

After last years average Modern Warfare 3, I was sceptical about Black Ops 2, but pre ordered anyway (as a fan). I can now say 3 days after release that I'm glad I did, it's great!

So to keep it brief:

It felt immediately like a fresh new beginning to the franchise. The 1989/2025 transitions are well done with the different weapons and a realistic approach to what weapons may be like in the coming years.
The 'big bad' of this game could be a James Bond villain, his story is well told. As is the continuing story of Woods/Mason from the original game.
Only downside is, once again, the campaign which stars Tony Todd's likeness and voice as your superior in the 2025 missions, isn't very long but as we've come to expect, the main selling point of these games is online multiplayer which is better than ever.

Back in the day playing multiplayer would be something to do after you've finished the main game, in COD's case, it's often the opposite.
The online this time round is feeling a lot more meatier, the weapon handling, add on's and new perk system are great and work brilliantly and make it as addictive as ever.
Zombies are back and have also been given a make over in the sense that it has more of an adventure/story feel to it and a much bigger map to run about in.

Overall, Black Ops 2 is a great addition to the shooter world and I highly recommend it!

Campaign: ****
Online: *****

*Also a damn shame that people are reviewing Amazon's delivery service on the game review section. Thanks to them, the rating is 3 stars when it should really be about 4 based on the ACTUAL reviews. Use your common sense people. Complain to Amazon, NOT the game.

I have been playing this game for a week and i feel i am ready to write this review.

i am basing my review on the 3 ways of playing the game. campaign, multiplayer and zombies.

campaign: 8/10 this is a great stage in the call of duty story as it is following up really well from the first call of duty black ops. graphics are fantastic. however, i am a huge fan of the story that was set through the modern warfare games and i don't think this story is up to that standard.

multiplayer: 2/10 again i am a huge fan of the modern warfare multiplayer. however when it comes to this game, it is a total let down, it seems everything goes against you. the graphics are good but my overall multiplayer experience has just been awful with this game.

zombies: 10/10 i love playing zombies, call of duty 5 set a huge benchmark. call of duty black ops stepped that bench mark up. call of duty black ops 2 has taken zombies to a whole new level, this is probably the best feature of this game. never get tired of it and brining more game modes together instead of just survival was a fantastic idea.

overall, i will give the game a 7/10 as the campaign is good and the zombies is fantastic, but the mulitplayer has let the game down this time.