Mark Lamia has confirmed several HUGE new features for Black Ops 2's Zombies mode. The main one being that Zombies will now make use the new multiplayer engine, allowing more players and more zombies at one specific time. The introduction of the multiplayer engine also allows, for the first time, gamemodes in Zombies. I went on to read an article, tweeted by Kevin Sherwood which stated and confirmed that the new Zombies would indeed allow for 8-player co-op. Thinking of the possibilities, I got excited! I expect that we will see a gamemode where there are 8 survivors battling the undead. However, upon first glance I thought instantly of a Left 4 Dead-esque mode, where players are allowed full control of either a survivor or a zombie, with 4 players as the survivors and 4 as the zombies. Knowing that Treyarch had originally experimented with the idea of playing as the zombie back on Nacht der Untoten, I'm now almost certain that we will finally have the option to do so! The thought sounds extremely cool to me, and I'm liking the thought of Treyarch providing a deeper community experience.
Little else is known at the moment, with only a poster of a bad-ass looking girl holding a skull to tease us! Personally I do not believe this girl is Samantha, since her body is, as far as we know, still cryogenically frozen despite her soul being in possession of Richtofens'. This brilliantly leads to the next piece of information.
Mark has confirmed that we can expect to see some new characters. But do we want them? I'm not entirely sure that I am. Of course, I have no doubt in my mind that we'll be seeing some more of Richtofen and the crew, but to what extent? If the supposed rumour of a full Zombies-based campaign is indeed true, I suspect we'll be seeing them a lot more than I currently think.
With the multiplayer engine in mind, I thought of the possibilities it would bring to Zombies, and compiled a small list of the further features I believe we can expect from Black Ops 2's Zombies;
- Theater Mode ( )
- Improved matchmaking
- Deeper mode customisation
- A ranking system
- Detailed leaderboards
- Player callsigns
- Host migration
What are your expectations for Zombies in Black Ops 2?
Also, go easy on me! This is my first post on this awesome website!
