While Call of Duty: Black Ops didn’t reign two years in a row as game of the year, that doesn’t mean we love it any less. After all, you don’t become one of the highest selling games of all time along with being the highest first day entertainment franchise in history if you aren’t a damn good game. As previously announced, the first map pack titled “First Strike” will be coming first to the XBox 360 on February 1st before later being ported over to the PlayStation 3.
The “First Strike” Map Pack will include four traditional multiplayer maps as well as one additional Zombie mode map. While no information was given on the Zombie map other than its name Ascension, the trailer below gives a quick peek at the development behind and the layouts of the other four maps in this pack.
Kowloon takes place in a revamped layout of the Kowloon single player level. Having a very similar feel to the streets of Brazil from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Kowloon offers players their first and only opportunity to use a zip line to traverse through a level. This zip line looks like a quite risky venture as it will leave a player completely exposed and weaponless. The reward however is the ability to cross great distances of the map at tremendous speed.
Another unique map is Discovery. Taking place in an arctic research lab, Discovery shows what may be Call of Duty’s first steps towards destructible environments. In Discovery there is a choke point over the chasm that divides the level in half where players must cross a bridge to reach their opponents. This bridge can be destroyed with proper explosives. Imagine what this could do for the game with Red Faction style level physics on top of the already intense Call of Duty multiplayer.
Berlin Wall also features a great design choice with the inclusion of a no man’s land. In this area, players can quickly get across the map but this time there isn’t much fear of other players. The reason for that is because this area is protected by autoturrets which are designed to take down anyone foolish enough to try to cross between East and West Berlin.
Stadium seems to be the most traditional of the maps. In it, players will be more focused on pure classic strategy using a level’s design and tight corners as a way to ambush opponents.
Check out the video below for more details in First Strike for Call of Duty: Black Ops and make sure to check it out on XBox 360 when it hits on February 1st.
Ste
January 28, 2011 at 10:00 amsort your wank servers out first!
tucancu69
January 28, 2011 at 8:48 amand do i need to repeat the fact that all ps3 games are written on a blue ray disc have any of you ever coded any thingh for a blue ray disc i think not and also think about the fact why blue ray movies come out almost a month after dvd do you think that is a coencidence that that occurs i think not. just think before you speak
Bighouse66titans
January 29, 2011 at 9:34 amwhy not just hold off on the 360 release then til theyre both ready to drop? i think thatd even things out plus sony has to be livid microsofts updates/downloads are available first always
gcash2000
January 30, 2011 at 6:31 amBlu rays come out same day as DVD. I know becasue all I buy is Blu Ray. As for the map packs they are coming out first for the 360 because microsoft and activision have a deal that all map packs for call of duty for the next 2 or 3 years will be on 360 before any other system. They announced this at E3 so you can look it up if you dont think it is true.
tucanchu69
January 28, 2011 at 8:27 amps3 users pay for special online treatment now too if you would do a little more research be for you open you mouths 50 dollors a year to be exact so what is the difference now huh huh any body didnt think so!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tucanchu69
January 28, 2011 at 8:23 amall of you need to get you facts strait the only reason xbox is geting it first is because xbox is easyer to code games for than ps3. ps3 is alot harder to code games 4 that is why ps3 gets it almost a month later and if you look back to the past xbox doesnt always get thing first most of the time they both get them at the same time just stop and think for a minute and it will all make sence.
Razorsfury
February 1, 2011 at 4:48 ami think you need to get your facts straight… you have no idea how to code either of them and your talking out of your ass,..
Riley Briere
January 28, 2011 at 2:56 ammakes me laugh when all u babies argue over a peice of plastic god grow up u pussies
BMH
January 28, 2011 at 5:02 amYeah, everybody knows the Nintendo Wii is way better than PS3 or Xbox 360.
Herman
January 31, 2011 at 9:06 pmthe wii is for fags.
Jdog248
February 1, 2011 at 11:22 pmPS3 and Xbox are for faggots with no lives
Brevan
February 1, 2011 at 2:33 pmwow! the wii is for old people and 3 year olds.
Jdog248
February 1, 2011 at 11:21 pmPS3 and Xbox are for faggots with no lives
PlaystationFREE
January 27, 2011 at 7:29 pmPlaystationFREE rules over xbox NOTFREEshitsy
Its free, better graphics, you can get 3D, the move and its been out much longer and has more experience. Kinect sucks, you can kick a ball in real life outside, what the point of a game console without a controller??? and Xbox coppied Playstation!!!! anyway who cares when the map comes out, at least it comes out. that gives us longer to play killzone3 on the move in 3D. oh wait you can’t get killzone on Xbox can you. ( or uncharted or resistance and much more ) all you can get on xbox in Gaylo!!!
PlaystationFREE
January 27, 2011 at 7:52 pm( and little big planet )
GaystationFree
January 29, 2011 at 6:37 amThanks for telling us every single exclusive playstation game there.
I mean xbox only has what… Halo (3, Odst, wars, reach), gears of war (1,2) dead rising, forza (2,3,4), saints row, too human, Banjo nuts and bolts, mass effect, viva pinata, ninja gaiden 2, left 4 dead (1,2) frontlines.
Not to mention the features that xbox has that PS3 doesnt, like Party chat, controllers that fit comfortably in larger hands, as well as a better online experience, (you have to pay for quality). If the xbox was more reliable id say it was better. But unfortunately its not so id say they’re about the same in quality.
Jokerpks
January 30, 2011 at 9:44 pmXbox has no exclusives all of them are for pc so the best thing is to buy a ps3 and a pc… And you can have all the game Pc is actually the best gaming system but also the most expensive that is why consoles are here.. PS3 has better hardware, but whatever they both ar great consoles and get good games. The reason in most games you cannot see PS3 better graphics is because it takes extra time for coding the cpu so you use the entire cpu and gpu like in Uncharted 3 so the developers decided not to do it…
Razorsfury
February 1, 2011 at 4:54 amhalo sucks, gears of war wasnt that good. saints row gay, too human was abismal, banjo and viva pinata… seriously… ninja gaiden was on ps3 first mass effect 2 coming out on ps3, forza wishes it was GT. left 4 dead was ok… frontlines … give me a break… that was a weak argument.
Sremmis
January 27, 2011 at 8:03 pmgrow up you silly little ned!!!!
PlaystationFREE
January 27, 2011 at 8:14 pm( and gran turismo )
PlaystationFREE
January 27, 2011 at 8:15 pm( and motorstorm and heavy rain )
PlaystationFREE
January 27, 2011 at 8:17 pm( and infamous and metal gear solid )
godhelpthem
January 28, 2011 at 12:44 amcalm your nuts kid they both have there backdrops like the memory corrupts a lot more in ps3 and xbox has to pay for live and kenect is better than move i have both there is not that much of a difference so stop being a total fan boy
Awesomedude
January 27, 2011 at 7:11 pmdumbass, its coming out for xbox 360 first because microsoft work with tetrach or whatever black ops made by XBOX 360(MICROSOFT) PS3(SONY)-(SUCKS)
Razorsfury
January 28, 2011 at 12:11 amyou idiot… treyarch is third party owned by activision… STFU if you dont know what your talking about…
Terrancepower
January 27, 2011 at 6:49 pmi have both i think xbox and ps3 is the same there is stuff that xbox has and ps3 doesn’t and there is stuff that ps3 has then xbox
PSthreee
January 27, 2011 at 6:21 pmps3 pwns, we get heavy rain and free online play. suck my dick and get red ring u assholes
chad
January 28, 2011 at 12:46 amya ill be laughing when your memory on your game corrupts
xbox more like garbagebox
January 28, 2011 at 4:40 pmit almost never corrupts you dumb a$$ and how would you know you probably dont even have a ps3 ya stupid mother fu*ker
CuntFace
January 27, 2011 at 5:58 pmCunnnnttttssss 360 is way better than fuckin PS3 so suck a dick and die.
Razorsfury
January 28, 2011 at 4:54 pmwhy is it better?
Razorsfury
January 28, 2011 at 4:54 pmwhy is it better?
Razorsfury
January 28, 2011 at 11:03 pmwhy is it better? another idiot that doesnt know what hes talking about…
Jackrigg
January 29, 2011 at 7:03 pmright u lot xbox rapes ps3 . all you ps3 nerds go put it outside in the summer and use it for a bbq thats the thing its good foor not close ye mouth ps3 nrds
Razorsfury
January 30, 2011 at 12:29 amin other words your an idiot that doesnt know what hes talking about… why does it rape the ps3? everyone says whats better but nobody says why… that means they are just fag boy followers…
xboxpwnsps3
January 27, 2011 at 5:47 pmhey rockasockee u suck xbox pwns gaystation 3 anyday of the week i have both so if u want fight me on your gaystation my name is cappillazBRhood
Razorsfury
January 28, 2011 at 2:17 pmyour an idiot
Rockasockee
January 27, 2011 at 4:57 pmHey jackboyland- how much are you paying for your “party chat”? hahahaha
Chad
January 28, 2011 at 12:48 amhow much are you paying for yours? hahahaha i can laugh to
Razorsfury
January 28, 2011 at 2:39 pmi guess your too stupid to understand what he means…
Bobmarcione
January 27, 2011 at 2:58 amits usually comes out a month after on the ps3
Fuflfish
January 27, 2011 at 2:43 amFuflfish here saying ZZZZZZOOOOOOOMMMMMMBBBBBBBBBBBBIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!! I need info about zombie maps and rat monkeys as Matrix fish said
Fuflfish
January 27, 2011 at 2:38 amI think it is awesome but people need more info on zombies
Jackboyland
January 27, 2011 at 1:51 pmxbox has party chat ps3 does’nt!!! HAHAHAHAAHAHA
Razorsfury
January 30, 2011 at 12:31 amum… ok thats why id buy a 360… so i can talk to other guys… gee i guess you win this arguement…
Tmf
January 27, 2011 at 2:30 amHeads up the lights turn red on monkey rounds
Tmf
January 27, 2011 at 2:19 amJust watched the trailer for DLC……….. Amazing enviornmental features…………Man am I going to get slammed when I don’t notice the 0P3N Bridge and fall in or when I drop dead on the zipline (no pun intended) but seriously amazing job 3-Ark 😉
P.S. Zombies map acension is a russion launch station (identical to map “launch”) is me and my friends forte. So far we’ve seen the new “special” zombie is a rat monkey as my friend calls them
Want mor info send me a message at my xbox live ID The Matrix Fish for more info
See ya
Chuck Norris's Third Fist.
January 27, 2011 at 1:06 amThis sucks again nothing for the wii
Brevan
February 1, 2011 at 2:41 pmThe Wii sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A You don’t play real video games on it. B the wii is only good for child molesters, bc it gives them a chance to have little kids over. Sooo kids what did we learn, dont play the wii.
Yomama
January 27, 2011 at 12:54 amso when does the map pack comes out for the PS3
Mrjakewaffles
January 27, 2011 at 9:48 pmiknow right
Viper1969
January 27, 2011 at 11:16 pmIt is scheduled for March 1st one month after Xbox .
69JBTV
January 26, 2011 at 11:29 pmThe Only Reason Why its Coming Out Fot X-Box 1st is Beacuse Microsoft Brings in ALOT More Loot Than Sony . But i Have Both and The Playstation is Much More Durable and easy to Play . i Have Had a Ps3 Since its Launch and Have gone through 3 Elites Since its Launch . recently Got The Slim, its an Improvment But They Should Done it Years Ago . Ps Deffintly Has The Edge but Not By Much . Look forward to these Maps !!
xCRIMINALMINDSx
January 27, 2011 at 1:05 pmNo its not …Microsoft have signed a contract so they get exclusive rights to all DLC first .
Smity2
January 28, 2011 at 2:45 amand why did treyarch offer microsoft this contract…because they bring the most scrilla
Razorsfury
January 28, 2011 at 2:08 pmanother person that doesnt know what they are talking about…
Hi_im_awesme
January 29, 2011 at 9:40 amhes right i saw it on gtv. they signed a contract that lasts until 2012.
tucanchu69
January 28, 2011 at 8:16 amall xbox fan boys need to spend less time fixing there xboxes and playing halo and spend more time reading facts like for example use the ps3 internet browser and actually google something for a change you will read that the only reason xbox gets the maps sooner is because the xbox has a lot easyer coding processe then ps3 and ps3 game are more exspensive to code and take longer to code than xbox games read the facts for a change it is written everywere if you would just shut up and look
Cun Tyland
January 26, 2011 at 2:02 pmHaha. Xbox is much better than the ps3 hence why the DLC will be brought out on the 360 first. The Xbox has more players than Ps3 so Treyarch can see where the most money will be made from the DLC…
Stevemoss9
January 26, 2011 at 5:59 pmNothing to do with the money microsoft is paying treyarch then?
Razorsfury
January 28, 2011 at 12:34 amum… ok so they make more money from releasing to just a little over half their market for DLC… people arent buying black ops because the DLC is out a month earlier… people arent buy more 360s because DLC for one game is out a month earlier either… i wish people who dont know what they are talking about would not say anything…
ps3 still pwns
January 28, 2011 at 2:52 amthe bad part is bro people will buy more 360’s to get the pack sooner,
and even if they dont buy another console they go buy more live (which you gotta pay for with xbox – shitty as fuck) but anythin makes them money and there happy to take it
Razorsfury
January 28, 2011 at 2:12 pmso people will pay over $260 for a new console just to get $15 – $20 map pack a month earlier… um… ok. maybe the idiots will…
Ballzack10
January 26, 2011 at 9:18 amfuck this bullshit, its coming out for 360, or should i say 3shitty, first because Microsoft knows how much ps3 owns its ass so they pay off the game company to release it for xbox first to make the owners of that so called gaming system feel better about having a peace of shit console. its all good though cuz with the ps3 its worth the wait 🙂
Goldmember1661
January 26, 2011 at 2:49 pmps3 can take there free internet and shove it because 360 is were its at not sony
Mrjakewaffles
January 27, 2011 at 9:52 pmhey fuck u ps3 internet is free and u have to pay 50 bucks a year and by the way ur gay
Rock-band-freak
January 26, 2011 at 7:05 pmfuck you ass face xbox is way better than the shitty gaystation 3
Razorsfury
January 28, 2011 at 12:37 amwhy is it better? specs show slightly better with the ps3. at least show some facts instead of just being an ignorant douche…
Bob
January 27, 2011 at 12:10 amSUCK A DICK
coolguy100
January 27, 2011 at 2:39 amactually i think the xbox is better even though i have the ps3 and xbox has a way better challange
ihaveboth
January 26, 2011 at 5:16 amps3 is can of better becuz the internet and the blu ray and free live but xbox has better controller and the mic that u can invite people so no 1 can hear u but its bullsh** that xbox gets maps pack faster.
Buttface80922
January 26, 2011 at 2:48 amwhy is the new mappack come out for xbox 360 first when does it come out for ps3
sparsebluper
January 26, 2011 at 3:08 amps3 sucks
Goldmember1661
January 26, 2011 at 2:44 pm360 FOR LIFE SONY SUCKS
Kaka_face21
January 27, 2011 at 2:40 amitz alright just not betta than xbox
PS3BETTER!!!
January 26, 2011 at 5:09 amtrue ps3 is better
Mattcramer41
January 26, 2011 at 6:38 pmxobx users pay for Live so we get special deals as to the free PSN Id’s you get
???????????????
January 26, 2011 at 2:46 amy is it on xbox first that is completly gay when is it coming out for ps3 huh
Razorsfury
January 28, 2011 at 11:05 pmyour a fag
xbox Rules
January 26, 2011 at 1:05 ami have xbox and a ps3 and i say xbox 360 is better. its more social. more things to do. its worth paying 50 dollors for 12 months. its the best! xbox rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
robotnik
January 24, 2011 at 5:27 pmderPING AS usual i see….
Bigbrains79
January 23, 2011 at 11:00 amzombie mode sucks ass the only thing that sucks more than zombies is the GAY STATION 3
Buttface80922
January 26, 2011 at 2:50 amhave u ever played playstaion? no i didnt think so having to pay per mounth is gay and xbox isnt as fun so i dont know what ur smoking but ps3 is better then gaybox 360
Goldmember1661
January 26, 2011 at 2:48 pmI played the ps3 and slow and laggy, the controlers are uncomfortable, and its not as fun and interactive as the 360. So I have played both and 360 rules over ps3 so stop whining about the 360 getting the map pack quicker, 360 is for the elite players and thats why we get the maps first.
Notchjonson
January 26, 2011 at 4:57 pmDont give me that elite players BS. I play Xbox and 90% of the kids on the game suck ass at it
Razorsfury
January 28, 2011 at 5:00 pmlol 360s are for the gay little 12 year old kids that cant afford the ps3… elite lol your an idiot…anyone that is elite would probly rip it to play on their pc dumbass…
CuntFace
January 27, 2011 at 5:56 pmYou are a fucking idiot the layout of PS3 Menus sucks and the controllers are gay, and the only reason you get free live on PS3 is becuz the connection between players is so shit because sony is bullshit.
moe
January 27, 2011 at 3:46 pmfuck you go suck a cock
Ken83
January 23, 2011 at 10:30 amwounded ps3 heads xbox rules
Dominicmar22
January 23, 2011 at 12:39 amcant wait for the map pack to come out just 9 more days
Dominicmar22
January 23, 2011 at 12:37 amit is going to be amazing
MastaChubbz
January 22, 2011 at 9:49 pmps3 is carp!! xbox baby an this maps look NICE! f**k this xbox hater i see he has no life Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaa!!!!!!
PS3 rules
January 21, 2011 at 5:28 amif you have an xbox your a f***en dick
guest
January 21, 2011 at 5:29 ami agree
kbhjlb
January 21, 2011 at 5:31 ami agree too
kjgyu
January 21, 2011 at 5:31 amso do i
XawesomeX5
January 23, 2011 at 8:59 pmLOL I love how you act like you are 3 people
Mcsamoska
January 23, 2011 at 12:36 amI have both….ps3 sucks
call of duty rules
January 23, 2011 at 4:57 pmno it dosent i like xbox and ps3 i have a ps3 and i like it better becuse i like having online whenever i want i dont want to pay for online every 3 months or every year
ps3better!!!!
January 26, 2011 at 5:11 amFU ESE MCSAMOSKA
Flames012
January 27, 2011 at 3:47 pmur my homie
someone with a question
January 21, 2011 at 5:24 amwhen will it come out for ps3
xbox 360 rules
January 26, 2011 at 1:02 amit comes out for xbox first because xbox360 is better
Razorsfury
January 28, 2011 at 5:02 pmwhy is it better?
CosMiic_NauT
January 20, 2011 at 12:08 amlol zipline fail, lawl bridge fail, laol turret fail ZOMBIES!, MUST talk about ZOMBIE MAP can we share points or ammo or more auto turrets or even turrets that we can control.. just rollin out ideas thats what a chat or comments for
lil'T
January 19, 2011 at 9:39 pmthey need 2 talk more about …. ZOMBIEZ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lil'T
January 19, 2011 at 9:38 pmi m so getin it 4 my birthday ~march 15
Johnboy
January 19, 2011 at 9:35 pmwhat is the zombie map look like
Soccernfd12
January 19, 2011 at 3:39 pmmarch 1st for ps3
Lilrye3456
January 19, 2011 at 1:04 pmits coming our in march for ps3
Kingchapi
January 19, 2011 at 12:02 pmthis is cool when is coming out for play station 3
kieranh0103
January 19, 2011 at 9:33 amkieran hansberrys mum is on pornhub
alfred
January 19, 2011 at 9:32 amwoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo !
jose
January 19, 2011 at 3:58 amcant wait till it comes out. but put more information in the zombies maps thats what the people want. good work treyarch keep up the good work
Demonspeeder25
January 19, 2011 at 3:53 amhow can u get game of the year two years in the row???
Guest
January 19, 2011 at 5:31 amActivision is partnered with Treyarch and was partnered with IW till they fudged the series up with One Man Army N00B tubes so they could have gotten it but alot of people got discouraged because of MW2 so now they dont got there epic Title that there rival Bungie (Halo’s company) has earned because there competition was partnered with 2 companies
cory
January 19, 2011 at 4:25 pmur stupid and dont no what ur saying sutup now
babalow all campers r targets
January 21, 2011 at 3:08 amcod 7 is da best wat does the zombie map look like
Grx282
January 19, 2011 at 7:52 amcall of duty 4 got game of the year and modern warfare 2 didnt
John Carle
January 21, 2011 at 6:05 amIn 2009, I gave game of the year to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Had I given game of the year to Call of Duty: Black Ops in 2010, the franchise would have gotten game of the year two years in a row.
Pdean8050
January 19, 2011 at 3:49 amI wanna see the new zombie map not the gay multi player………..more zombies
21j
January 19, 2011 at 8:44 amZombies suck a$$
Gperkins11
January 20, 2011 at 1:26 amwhats wrong with you bro? zombies is the bomb!
Guest
January 22, 2011 at 11:38 pmI’m guessing that your not good enough to kill real players, so instead you kill hundreds of zombies to make you feel like your good at the game.
Johnbobber
January 19, 2011 at 3:06 amLASTIES!!
Moedawg1995
January 19, 2011 at 2:30 amWell damn it. why don’t the map packs come out for both systems at the same freaking time. this really pissed me off
guest
January 19, 2011 at 2:45 ambecause xbox is for men
Jews
January 19, 2011 at 3:37 amMan-children you mean.
Danmcmanbx
January 19, 2011 at 5:32 ambigger remote on xbox for a more masculine hand
21j
January 19, 2011 at 8:45 amWii for the win dogs!
Jdog248
February 1, 2011 at 11:20 pmYou know it
Kingchapi
January 19, 2011 at 12:05 pmplaystation 3 the best
Gperkins11
January 20, 2011 at 1:31 amps3 has resistance and plays blu ray but the xbox remote is better oriented for first person shooters and xbox has halo and fallout
Notchjonson
January 26, 2011 at 4:58 pmFallout isnt an exclusive you dick wad
Hotmama
January 19, 2011 at 10:01 ammicrosoft pays $ 4 it 2 come out first
xHDxGod
January 18, 2011 at 9:54 pm4th THIS LOOKS AMAZING
Guest
January 19, 2011 at 3:37 amFeed the machine.
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