Call of Duty: Black Ops II

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List Price: $79.99
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I just can't help but laugh at those sellers trying to pounce on the opportunity that the Hardened edition is currently sold out for the PS3. They jacked the price up more than double the original value for these. For those who are panicking and did not preorder these before they sold out, stop and don't fall prey to these overpriced sellers, these will be available i repeat these will be available on release day if not the days after launch day. This happens every year namely last year with MW3 and the year before with COD Black Ops, Activision is pretty good with meeting the demands of the public, what happens is Activision alots a certain retailer a number of copies initially before launch date, then resupply them with addtional copies after release day, by doing this Activision can project close to how much copies will or needs to be made (example if you mass produce a certain product but the demand is low, your going to get stuck with those in your hands). Sure you might have missed out the cool stuff that comes from preordering it but the most important aspects of the game is still included, if you missed out on preordering the Hardened edition for the PS3, my advice is keep an eye out for these on launch day or days after on big retailers such as Best Buy, Walmart, Target or Gamestop. They get the most copies and restocks the fastest.

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PROS:

Game is extremely fun if you are a seasoned veteran. And is also fun for new comers, what I like about this game is that Treyarch did an outstanding job of making this game fair. Once you sign into multi-player they give you some important info on league play and boot camp. I definitely recommend going to boot camp because you will earn XP and level up while playing with people who also just started the game. It gets your feet wet before you go onto the real online and play with the big boys. I also like how lethal grenades are not active in the first 5 seconds of a match , NO MORE GRENADE SPAMMING. I also like how the split domination into two rounds, it makes the game fairer and not as frustrating. Overall joining a party of your friends is way easier than in previous games, and yeah the servers are down but that was expected during the first few days of a major release. Overall I am enjoying this game very much and can't wait to finish this review and go back to playing. If you're on the fence about it , I suggest you rent it first and give it a try before you buy it so you won't be disappointed but you might get hooked.

CONS:

When I pre-ordered the hardened edition from gamestop i was under the assumption that by doing this I was going to get at least some of the future DLC map packs with the challenge coins. Much to my surprise all you get from the hardened edition that you won't get in the regular one is:

Steelbook Case (which is beautiful btw)

Challenge Coins that have a code to download the Black ops 2 soundtrack and will also unlock some exclusive PS3 themes and playercards and the exclusive Camo.

Nuketown 2025 Zombies was supposed to be exclusive to this version but it seems as they are releasing it for all other players in December.

I wish that I would have done some more research because although some of these items are cool , I don't believe it justifies the $79.99 plus tax price. If you want the 4 future DLC map packs you will need to buy a BO2 Season Pass which is selling for $49.99 @ gamestop and best buy.

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the game didn't fail me one bit the story line so far is awesome im on campaign mode ! i haven't played online yet but ill be back to update this review on that! the graphics are dope fantastic first person shooter the guns are awesome a few old favorites are here [ Galil etc ]! ive got ALL the COD games but this one is definitely a MUST GET if your an action / 1st person shooter junkie !

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This was my first time ordering any special edition of a game and i was pretty excited for it having enjoyed the first black ops. the box is nice to look at, the coins, game case and the soundtrack is cool(but in order to access/download the sountrack you have to sign up for a call of duty account), but the game itself isnt good. the game freezes a lot (froze my ps3 3 times within one hour and i had to do the hard restart), sometimes the audio goes out and it sounds like a garbled mess, zombies was kind of a let down (the maps felt very small and crowded),multiplayer seems like the same (stupid foul-mouth kids running rampant and hackers galore) but the pick 10 system seems good and i like most of the maps (my favorite being nuketown 2025).

The one thing i loved the most about black ops that was ruined for me in black ops 2 was combat training, you see im one of the few people who dont play multiplayer cause of the two reasons stated earlier, so i would usually play combat training as an alternative and i really enjoyed it on the first black ops. but now ct has been merged with the multiplayer and you can no longer play against bots now you have to play against human players, which once again ruins things for me but at least i can play against bots on local mp or custom games.

Campaign is ok but it wasnt all that interesting and the strikeforce missions are a crappy attempt at a strategy game. all in all i regret buying this all the game as it didnt live up to the hype, the "extras" you get with it are nice but its not enough for the 80 dollar pricetag but the main problem is that even with the patch this game is still a wreck and it can destroy your ps3 with all the freezing that occurs while playing this game and i just cant risk my machine getting wrecked over it. If you HAVE to have this game at least rent it before trying to buy it let alone the hardened edition i wish i would have, but at least the box will look nice on display...

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Bought this to keep my inner child alive! I am an avid player of COD and this is the first time I purchased a hardened edition! It was worth it. It came in a couple of days after it came out but I wasn't in a rush and it opted for faster shipping so I am satisfied with how mine was dealt with! Would recommend for anyone who loves this series!