Well, the long, long wait is finally over for many Zombie-mode fans around the globe. Today, in CVG’s sneak peak at Black Ops’ Strategy Guide, they discovered a rather interesting tagline.
“a complete walkthrough to the gritty Cold War-era Campaign mode, tips and tricks to rank up in Multiplayer, how to excel in Co-Op, or fight back the relentless Nazi Zombie horde” – BradyGames Black Ops Strategy Guide
So, from this statement, we are able to glean two important bits of information. First, the traditional Nazi Zombie mode is returning, where players fight off an endless horde of undead while trying to frantically repair windows and openings into their safehouse. Secondly, we are able to see that Nazi Zombies is not the exclusive co-op mode. The tagline clearly reads co-op OR Nazi Zombies. Exact details on that, of course, are not confirmed just yet but hopefully we will see more info on that in the GameTrailers TV spotlight on Black Ops.
Also mentioned in the strategy guide are “tactics for every type of Co-Op, Team-Based, and Head-to-Head play mode,” seeming to indicate that there is more than one game type in Co-Op mode.
Mark Lamia speaks to Edge Magazine
You didn’t think the Zombie news stopped there, did you? Mark Lamia, Studio Head at Treyarch, spoke to Edge magazine and had this to say, concerning Zombies:
“We continued to evolve [Nazi Zombies] after World At War – there was a dialogue going on with some of our hardcore community, and we were able to interact with the community and evolve – we did that with our zombie lore.” – Mark Lamia, Studio Head, Treyarch
So, as you can see, it definitely seems like it isn’t a plain old rehash of Nazi Zombie mode. That much is fairly obvious, the real question is what changes and reinventions have Treyarch created for this time around?
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