As some may recall, I personally have never been a huge Call of Duty fan - while I do prefer the Treyarch/Activision versions more - and that goes doubly so for DLCs. Their can be no mistake that the COD series is both well known and one of the most highest grossing games in history. With all this in mind I must admit that Vengeance is one of the more enjoyable DLCs of the game so far.
Let's start off with the multiplayer maps: The four maps are Rush, Cove, Detour and Uplink. By far Rush is my favourite overall - quite large with many different routes and passages. Set in a modern day Indoor/Outdoor Paintball Arena, battles between teams can lead from the closer quarter hallways and course to the long range parking lot.
Cove is set on a deserted island with a destroyed plane smashed into the dead set middle. Players can battle in close quarters in and around the plane or fight in the large open areas in the sand and in the water.
Detour sees players on a half destroyed highway beset by a security checkpoint. The map is mostly close quarter fighting with a medium range stretch of highway, with gamers (mostly in my experience) sticking to the sides and interior middle of the map.
Uplink is a remake of a classic map Summit. The map is the same as always with the difference in cover and a cleaner cut of gameplay in the area. While the map has a futuristic look about it, the nostalgia won't last too long.
Now onto Zombies - Buried takes place with The New Crew, featuring a comic-book style look and an impressive change of gameplay pace. A new feature includes Chalk Drawing, allowing players to draw on specific areas the classic chalk outlines of available weaponry to buy as well as what appears to be a giant who, when fed or given alcohol, can smash down barriers. Other features can be covered by the more pristine player as, unbeknownst to the public, Zombie matches - while I do enjoy them immensely - are my Achilles Heel.
To tally it all together in a simple way, for those who crave multiplayer matches you won't be disappointed with the new maps. Each have their own uniqueness and playing style. For the Zombie fans, Buried will not disappoint, even my first match in Buried lasting for hours on end solo, team and battling wise. Overall, the Vengeance DLC is definitely the best so far but I'll leave the new weaponry as a secret for you to discover.
Black Ops 2 Vengeance DLC - B+
Vengeance is out now for the standard price of 1200 MSP
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