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Call of Duty:
Black Ops II
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40 The OverClocker Issue 22 | 2012
t’s that time of year again, when
a new Call of Duty struts into the
room with disturbing confidence
and sends all other AAA games
diving for cover, cowering in fear
of its overwhelming commercial
success. Whether it makes you
cheer in delight or groan in disgust,
it is undoubtedly impressive that
this mega-franchise manages to
stir up such a whirlwind of annual
excitement. For Black Ops II, that
marketing whirlwind whipped up
the perfect combination of assured
innovation and progression for
the series, satisfying the curiosity
and overcoming the scepticism of
gamers who believe the series is
stagnant and fails to move forward.
Put another way: we’ve been
successfully baited and hooked.
For all its near-future shenanigans,
branching storylines and tweaked
multiplayer customisation, Black