http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h18E7pTw7dY
Clearly tired of gamers mocking the somewhat repetitive nature of their Call of Duty titles, developers Treyarch shocked last night with the first look at Black Ops 2. Quadrocopters and… horses?
The sequel to the Cold War-set 2010 shooter from Treyarch is set to focus on “21st Century Cold War”, taking the series into the future for the first time ever with a storyline that alternates between Black Ops‘ star Alex Mason’s exploits in the 1980s and those of his son David in 2025.
What that means is flashbacks to missions such as an Afghanistan setting in the above trailer (hence the horses) future warfare which involves quadrocopters, CLAW (Cognitive Land Assault Weapon) robots and both attacking and utilising drones.
In addition to that, the game will feature a branching campaign with multiple outcome – a first for the series.
Here’s the first official blurb from publishers Activision, which points towards a bold new step for the lucrative brand: “Pushing the boundaries of what fans have come to expect from the record-setting entertainment franchise, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 propels players into a near future, 21st Century Cold War, where technology and weapons have converged to create a new generation of warfare.”
Excited? It sure seems an interesting move for a series which arguably grown stale in recent years, so we can’t wait to see what other surprises developers Treyarch have in store. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 hits stores worldwide on November 13.
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