Summary
One fan made a rather surprising discovery regarding the cover art forCall of Duty: Black Ops 2and shared their findings with the rest of the game’s online community. Despite most eyes and ears focusing on this year’s shiny newBlack Ops 6, one fan pointed out a detail on the officialCall of Duty: Black Ops 2cover that has likely gone unnoticed by millions of players.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2marked a crucial time for not onlyTreyarch’s now-iconicBlack Opsseriesbut theCall of Dutyfranchise as a whole. Set decades after the events of the firstBlack Ops,Black Ops 2takes players on a wild and ambitious trip to the year 2025. This near-future setting allowed for a ton of fun and interesting weapons to make their way into theBlack Ops 2lineup, as well as unique and inventive multiplayer and Zombies maps. The campaign was a major selling point ofBlack Ops 2as well, envisioning what the world would look like decades following the events of the originalBlack Ops. However, there’s been one hidden detail that’s likely gone unnoticed by players for over a decade, with one fan managing to spot it.
While taking an assumed trip down memory lane, Reddit user adriandoesstuff realized what exactly was depicted in the cover art forCall of Duty: Black Ops 2. “Ever noticed the knife that he is holding in the cover art?” asks the user, sharing their discovery with the rest of theCall of Dutycommunity. Many players likely never noticed that the unnamed soldier featured on the front cover ofBlack Ops 2is actually holding both a pistol and a knife.Black Ops 2featured a jam-packed arsenal, including a knife that could be customized in the game’s multiplayer mode.
Player Notices Hidden Detail on Black Ops 2 Cover
Call of Dutycover art is always a crucial part of the hype and marketing of each new game, with Treyarch’sBlack Opsseries, at least the first half, perhaps being the most iconic of them all. Treyarch opted to use a singular soldier for the cover ofBlack Ops 1, something that continued throughCall of Duty: Black Ops 3in 2015.Black Ops 4was the firstBlack Opsgame to ditch this approach, withCall of Duty: Cold Waralso using its own style of cover art. However, the classicBlack Opscover art returned with this year’sBlack Ops 6, a game that returned the series to its roots in more ways than one.
As stated earlier, mostattention is onBlack Ops 6, which was officially released back in October. Equipped with a brand-new campaign, robust multiplayer, and Zombies modes,Black Ops 6is a force to be reckoned with. As for where Treyarch’s next game will take players, only time will tell, though rumors suggest a potential remake/reboot ofCall of Duty: Black Ops 2could happen in the future.
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