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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Game Editions

There are four different editions that will be available for the game, these are the regular edition, digital deluxe edition, hardened edition and the care package edition. The digital deluxe edition is PC exclusive, whilst the hardened and care package editions include a range of goodies for the seasoned Call of Duty fan, below shows what you will will get from the two special editions.

Digital Deluxe Edition

Call of Duty: World at War Game Download Token (Digital download)
Bonus In-Game Content: Nuketown Zombies & Nuketown 2025
Limited Edition Challenge Coins
Official Soundtrack by Jack Wall With Theme by Trent Reznor
Also Includes: Exclusive Weapon Camp & Exclusive Player Card Backgrounds for ingame use

Hardened Edition

Bonus In-Game Content: Nuketown Zombies & Nuketown 2025
Exclusive Xbox Live CLAW Avatar Prop & Zombies Avatar Costume
Limited Edition Challenge Coins
Official Soundtrack by Jack Wall With Theme by Trent Reznor
Collectible Steelbook
Also Includes: Exclusive Weapon Camp & Exclusive Player Card Backgrounds for ingame use

Care Package Edition

Bonus In-Game Content: Nuketown Zombies & Nuketown 2025
Exclusive PlayStation 3 System Multiplayer Theme & Zombie Theme
MD-27 Dragonfire Drone with Remote Control
Limited Edition Challenge Coins
Official Soundtrack by Jack Wall With Theme by Trent Reznor
Collectible Steelbook
Also Included: Exclusive Weapon Camp & Exclusive Player Card Backgrounds for ingame use

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DLC And Season Pass

For the DLC for Black Ops 2, Activision has revealed that Black Ops 2 will have 4 map packs released for the game during 2013. The new DLCs will include new maps and content for both multiplayer and Zombies mode. A new feature that Activision has opted for is the well known Season Pass. The season pass will be a great buy for those who like to buy the DLC as it will save around $15 / 10 as opposed to buying the DLC separately.

Nuketown 2025 multiplayer is now a free DLC map for all, but Nuketown Zombies has become available without purchase of the Season Pass or Hardened/Care Package editions of the game. The Nuketown Zombies map will cost 400MSP.

Revolution DLC #1
On January 29th, the first DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will be available for Xbox 360 gamers, and around late February to early March this DLC will be available to PS3 and PC gamers.

This DLC is titled "Revolution" and is to come with 4 multiplayer maps, a zombie map, and a new weapon. This is a bold leap for Call of Duty games, this being the first to offer a new weapon from DLC. Not only that, but this DLC is also set to bring a new game mode for the Zombies aspect of the game.

Multiplayer

Hydro: This large map allows you to use the dam and water to your advantage to block paths and stop enemies.
Downhill: A medium-sized map based in the French Alps complete with snow, chair lifts, and a strategically placed lodge.
Grind: Set within the locale of the Venice, California boardwalk, this small skate park map is sure to deliver fast and frenetic Call of Duty action.
Mirage: This Gobi Desert multiplayer map utilises sand dunes to provide different levels of elevation and a sanctuary in the centre as a natural chokepoint.
Peacekeeper: The new SMG/Assault Rifle hybrid weapon.

Zombies

Die Rise: The Zombie apocalypse has invaded China, turning downtown into a dilapidated and dangerous MC Escher painting.
Turned: A new zombie game mode where players become zombies themselves.

Uprising DLC #2
On April 16th, the second DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will be available for Xbox 360 gamers, and around early May this DLC will be available to PS3 and PC gamers.

This DLC is titled "Uprising" and is to come with 4 multiplayer maps and a zombie map.

Multiplayer

Magma: Lava carving through a modern Japanese village leaves rivers of fiery damage in its wake, providing players with dangerous terrain, compromised cover, and frenetic fire-fights for survival.
Encore: Set on the grounds following a bustling London music festival, the central stage provides players with a key vantage point overlooking the close-quarters battle of the surrounding amphitheatre and main tents.
Vertigo: High above the clouds atop a mega skyscraper in India, players must battle across a VTOL landing pad and through the transportation terminal, bringing new dimensions of verticality to every battle.
Studio: Set on a Hollywood studio backlot, players will take cover in a wide-array of classic movie sets in this re-imagined adaptation on the fan-favourite multiplayer map Firing Range.

Zombies

Mob Of The Dead: Set on Alcatraz island, MOTD offers a selection of new available wall weapons as well as a treacherous new foe named Brutus.
Cell Block: A partition of Mob Of The Dead's Alcatraz island especially for the Grief game mode.

Vengeance DLC #3
On July 2nd the third DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will be available for Xbox 360 gamers, and around August for PS3 and PC gamers.

This DLC is titled "Vengeance" and comes with four multiplayer maps, a zombie map and a new weapon available in zombies.

Multiplayer

Detour: Players fight amongst the scattered vehicles, exposed iron and collapsed pavement of a destroyed suspension bridge, high above this East Coast waterway where the action can play out on multiple levels.
Uplink: In this re-imagined adaptation of the fan-favourite Call of Duty: Black Ops multiplayer map Summit, players clash deep in the rain-soaked jungles of Myanmar, high atop a hi-tech mountain facility.
Rush: Fast, close-quarter engagements are assured in this paintball course turned full- combat arena, giving players new opportunities and challenges to use the cover to their advantage.
Cove: The stage is set for all-out conflict on this small, forgotten island in the middle of the Indian Ocean, where players battle it out amongst the wreckage of a jet that crash-landed during a smuggling operation gone wrong.

Zombies

Buried: Players will be challenged to face their deepest fears, trapped inside a long-forgotten subterranean Old West mining town infested with swarms of the undead.
Ray Gun Mark II: A brand-new bonus Wonder Weapon available for use in every zombies map.

Apocalypse DLC #4
On August 26th the final DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will be available for Xbox 360 gamers, and late September for PS3 and PC gamers.

This DLC is titled "Apocalypse" and comes with four multiplayer maps and a zombie map!

Multiplayer

Pod: A failed utopian community from the 70s has left stacks of dilapidated residential pods nestled into an abandoned cliff side in Taiwan. Its residents long gone, the modernist compound now hosts frenetic combat as players must run atop the pods, as well as navigate their multi-tiered interiors for a strategic edge.
Frost: Fresh snow meets explosive gunpowder in this snow-capped European city, where the bridge over a frozen canal separates it into two sides, requiring players to employ multi-level traversal strategies to outsmart and ultimately out-shoot their enemies.
Takeoff: Fans of the map "Stadium" from the original Call of Duty: Black Ops will find themselves at home on Takeoff. Marooned in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, this remote launch site is all about close-quarters combat, combining tight corners with open spaces for intense encounters.
Dig: An adaptation of the fan-favourite map "Courtyard" from Call of Duty: World at War, where two archaeological dig sites in Afghanistan become the perfect playground for combatants eager for hectic, unceasing confrontations. Treyarch, has retained the spirit of Courtyard with two major choke-points, a wide open layout and raised platforms, but has provided fans with a fresh take on the multitude of paths.

Zombies

Origins: Players will be deployed to Dieselpunk-stylized World War I-era France where they will encounter the return of the four original heroes from the very first Zombies map, Tank, Nikolai, Takeo, and Rictofen, as well as hordes of zombies that have overrun trenches and fields, as well as the ruins of a mysterious and ancient location.

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Personalisation Packs

There are now a wide selection of Personalisation Packs which offer a selection of upgrades, from camouflages and reticles, to playercard titles, all the way to extra vault space. These personalisation packs are not included in the Season Pass and each cost 160MSP. Below you will find a guide of each pack.

Camouflage And Reticle Packs
There are a total of nine camouflage and reticle packs which offer a special camouflage, three reticles and a playercard title, the names of these are below along with an image of each camouflage.

Jungle Warfare
Benjamins
Dia De Muertos
Graffiti
Kawaii
Party Rock
Zombies
Viper
Bacon

Calling Card Packs
There are five calling card packs which cost 80MSP each, and each offer a selection of the World flags.

North America Pack
South America Pack
Africa Pack
Europe Pack
Asia-Pacific Pack

Extra Slots Pack
The extra slots pack increases the number of customisable Create-A-Class sets by 10 (Essentially allowing a player to have up to 100 CAC slots (If they have used Prestige Tokens to unlock the extra 5 original CAC slots)), and expands media storage, allowing players to archive 40 more screenshots, 32 more films and 20 more emblems.


Camouflage And Reticle Packs V2
More weapon personalisation packs have been added, there were a total of four and the gaming community were to choose their favourite two, and the two with the highest amount of votes would be added to the corresponding console versions.

Xbox 360: Cyborg and Dragon
PS3: Cyborg and Dragon
PC: Cyborg and Paladin

Camouflage And Reticle Packs V3
On July 23rd, another six personalisation packs will be available for purchase for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, and around August 14th for PS3/PC gamers. Once again, each pack will cost 160MSP.

Glamorous
Aqua
Breach
Rogue
Pack-a-Punch
Desert Coyote

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Call of Duty: ELITE

As you surely know by now, Call of Duty: ELITE is to be free for all users with the release of Black Ops 2, last year was more or less a BETA test for the application. Sadly this was disappointing for those who purchased a Call of Duty: ELITE Subscription along with the release of Modern Warfare 3, but at least they were able to save money with the DLC, and who knows, there may be special perks in store for those who got the Founder Status for ELITE last year.
The next version of Call of Duty: Elite that launches with Black Ops 2 will have new and enhanced features such as:

Player HQ - Track your in-game statistics and matches. You can also extensively modify your classes online and import them to your game.
Zombies Support - Track your Zombies mode stats and compare them to other players.
Call of Duty Elite TV - Features developer tips from Treyarch, strategy programming, custom class overviews, and more.
Social Sharing and Notifications - New notification system that allows you to stay updated with what is going on in Black Ops 2.

They've updated the design for the Competitions page and the Clan HQ page. They have made separate viewing areas for MW3 and Black Ops 2 in the Clan HQ, because these games will have different clan ranks. Below shows the clan levels and what they will unlock.

Clan Unlocks

Level 1: Elite Emblem Generator & Snakeskin Clan HQ Background
Level 3: Desert Canvas Clan HQ Background
Level 5: Elite Clan Calling Card 1 (this is a new item that was not available in MW3)
Level 8: Digital Canvas Clan HQ background
Level 10: Gold Clan Tag
Level 13: Woodland Canvas Clan HQ Background
Level 14: Elite Clan Calling Card 2
Level 18: Tech Clan HQ Background
Level 21: Rhinoskin Clan HQ Background
Level 24: Desert Ribbon Clan HQ Background
Level 27: Digital Ribbon Clan HQ Background
Level 30: Elite Calling Card 3 and Woodland Ribbon Clan HQ Background
Level 33: High Tech Clan HQ Background
Level 36: Tigerskin Clan HQ Background
Level 39: Leopardskin Clan HQ Background
Level 42: Desert Hex Clan HQ Background
Level 45: Digital Hex Clan HQ Background
Level 48: Woodland Hex Clan HQ Background
Level 50: Elite Calling Card 4 and Uber-Tech Clan HQ Background

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Achievement List

There are 50 achievements for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 which total up to 1,000 GamerScore. Below is an image displaying the achievements and the descriptions to achieving them.
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The Campaign

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is set in the near future. Activision promises that the game will push "the boundaries of what fans have come to expect from the record-setting entertainment franchise" and "propels players into a near future, 21st Century Cold War, where technology and weapons have converged to create a new generation of warfare." Even with this said, part of the campaign for the game is set back in the 1980s, tying in with where the previous instalment Black Ops, left off.

The single-player campaign will feature two connected storylines, one set in the 1970s through 1980s and the other in 2025. The infamous Alex Mason returns from Black Ops as the main character in the Cold War section (70s to 80s). This section of the game will also see the rise to infamy of the game's primary antagonist, Raul Menendez, a Nicaraguan narco-terrorist and the leader of "Cordis Die", a populist movement celebrated as the champions of victims of economic inequality.

The 2025 section of the game features Alex Mason's son David as a main character. When a cyber-attack cripples the Chinese Stock Exchange, China bans the export of rare earth elements, which in turn leads to a new Cold War between China and the United States. In this era, war is defined by robotics, cyber-warfare, unmanned vehicles and other futuristic technology. Taking advantage of this stand-off, Menendez attempts to bring the two powers to a full-blown war by inciting conflicts between the two.

Locations

Central America
Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion
Angola
Los Angeles
Singapore
Yemen

Characters

Frank Woods
Alex Mason
Menendez
David Mason
Harper

The fun doesn't stop there, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will be the first Call of Duty game to feature branching story options similar to that of an RPG. There are parts of the campaign that you can fail; where you can succeed or not in keeping Menendez from achieving his goals. These will be known as "Strike Force Missions" which can alter the campaign entirely. Because of this, the campaign will be interesting and will have plenty of "replayability".

The Strike Force missions allow the player to control a number of different war assets, such as unmanned aerial vehicles, jet fighters and robots. If the player dies in a Strike Force mission, the campaign continues recording that loss, opposed to letting the player load a previously saved checkpoint. By the end of the game, the player may have changed the results of the new Cold War, and the player will be shown what could have gone differently.

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Code Of Conduct

Treyarch has officially revealed the Code of Conduct for Black Ops 2. This Code of Conduct is what Treyarch will follow when banning people in Black Ops 2. All reports are thoroughly reviewed by the Treyarch enforcement team.

Modding/Hacking
Any user who runs a modified version of game code or uses a modified game profile is subject to penalty.

First offence: User will be permanently banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, and will be blocked permanently from appearing in leaderboards.
Console users who modify their hardware or profile data will also be reported to console manufacturers. PC users on Steam will be reported to the Steam enforcement team.

Pirated Content
Any user who illegally acquires Call of Duty: Black Ops II content is subject to penalty.

First offense: User will be permanently banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, and will be blocked permanently from appearing in leaderboards.
Console users in possession of illegally acquired content will also be reported to console manufacturers. PC users on Steam will be reported to the Steam enforcement team.

Unsupported Peripheral Devices & Applications
Any user who utilizes an unsupported external hardware device or application to interact with the game is subject to penalty. Unsupported peripheral devices and applications include but are not limited to modded controllers, IP flooders and lag switches.

Minor offence: User will be temporarily banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset and will have their leaderboard entries deleted.
Extreme or repeat offences: User will be permanently banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, and will be blocked permanently from appearing in leaderboards.

Boosting
Any user who colludes with another user to exploit the game for the purpose of gaining XP, prestige, game score, weapon level, or in-game unlock is subject to penalty.

First offence: User will be temporarily banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, and will have their leaderboard entries deleted.
Second offence: User will be temporarily banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, will have online split-screen privileges revoked, and will have their leaderboard entries deleted.
Extreme or multiple repeat offences: User will be permanently banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, and will be blocked permanently from appearing in leaderboards.

Glitching
Any user who abuses an exploit in game code or other established rule of play is subject to penalty. An example includes but is not limited to using a hole in the map geo to intentionally go outside of the map boundary.

First offense: User will be temporarily banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, and will have their leaderboard entries deleted.
Second offense: User will be temporarily banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, will have online split-screen privileges revoked, and will have their leaderboard entries deleted.
Extreme or multiple repeat offences: User will be permanently banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, and will be blocked permanently from appearing in leaderboards.

Offensive Behaviour
Any user who is found to use aggressive, offensive, derogatory or racially charged language is subject to penalty.

First offence: User will be temporarily banned from playing the game online.
Second offence: User will be temporarily banned from playing the game online and will have voice chat privileges in the game revoked.
Extreme or repeat offences: User will be permanently banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, and will be blocked permanently from appearing in leaderboards.

Offensive Emblems
Any user who creates an emblem with sexually gratuitous images, racially offensive material or foul language is subject to penalty.

Minor offence: User will be temporarily banned from using the Emblem Editor, and all emblems will be reset to default.
Extreme or repeat offences: User will be permanently banned from using the Emblem Editor, and all emblems will be reset to default.

Offensive Live Streams or Unauthorized Live Stream Content
Any user who is found to have offensive or unauthorized content in their live stream is subject to penalty. Offensive content includes but is not limited to foul language, racially charged language, and nudity. Unauthorized content includes but is not limited to unlicensed music, TV shows, movies and brand logos.

Minor offence: User will be temporarily banned from using live streaming and may have camera streaming privileges in the game revoked.
Extreme or repeat offences: User will be permanently banned from using live streaming.
Extreme offenders will also be reported to the live streaming service provider and may have their account revoked by that service provider.

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Zombies



Ranks



Above shows the 5 different ranks in zombies on Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 going from left to right. Advancing from one rank to the next requires dedication as well as a high kill-to-down ratio. Every 24 hours you are able to earn a tally mark, each rank requires 5 tally marks before the ability to progress to the next rank, and once you reach five tally marks on either of the skull ranks, the eye sockets will become blue. If you do not play a game or two of zombies within a 24 hour period, then you will drop down a tally mark. Below is a rough kill-to-down ratio required to be able to get to a specific rank (To calculate your own you must divide your kills by your downs):

One Bone - N/A
Two Bones - 35-54
Skull - 55-99
Skull and Knife - 100-184
Skull and Shotguns - 185+

When playing zombies, it is best to get a lot of kills, revives, doors opened, headshots and a high accuracy, whilst keeping downs and deaths at a minimum. It is also important to aim for high rounds as doing so aides in ranking up.

Accolades



Above are a selection of the accolades which players are ranked on for zombies. The ones that are not displayed are Bullets Fired, Deaths, Downs and Gibs.

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Craftable Items

Tranzit

Turbine (Bus Depot)
The turbine consists of three parts, the manequin, the fan and the rotor. These are all located in the starting room of the Bus Depot on Tranzit. The turbine is also used as a power generator to activate lamp posts and perk machines when the power is not on. It is also used to open doors to obtain the parts to add to the bus. If "Him" disables the bus, the turbine can be used to re-start it. This device degrades over time depending on the damage it takes.

Zombie Shield (Diner)
The zombie consists of two parts, the dolly and the car door. The dolly is located inside the diner itself, whilst the car door is located in the garage. The zombie shield can be placed on the ground, or kept on the player to protect their back. This device degrades over time depending on the damage it takes.

Turret (Farm)
The turret consists of three parts, the lawnmower, the gun, and the electrical box. The lawnmower is located out beside the house, the electrical box inside the house, and the gun usually within the house. The turret acts as a sentry gun, but fires at a lower rate and requires a turbine beside it to power it.

Power Switch (Power Plant)
The power switch consists of three parts, the power box, the switch, and the zombie hand. These are all located within the power plant and when complete, is used to turn the power on, and if the player chooses, back off.

Electric Trap (Power Plant)
The electric trap consists of three parts, the TV, the battery and the base. These are all located in the destroyed room that you are led to from the power plant (The room that has the Tombstone perk machine). The electric trap acts as, well, an electric trap but requires a turbine beside it to power it.

Pack-A-Punch Machine (Town)
The pack-a-punch machine consists of three parts, the base, battery and the case. You must go to the bank and blow open the vault door using either a grenade or ray gun blast, there is then another door, do the same. You will then need to have a turbine placed by the drop to the power plant and a turbine placed inside the deposit box room in the bank. The turbines should be placed next to the green electricity signs on the walls. This will then open the floor door that leads to a secret underground laboratory, here you will find the parts required to build the pack-a-punch machine.

Jet Gun (Located Around The Entire Map)
The jet gun is a wonder weapon that consists of four parts, the jet engine, wires, hand brake and the pressure gauge. The jet engine is found within the tunnel between the Bus Depot and the Diner, the wires are located in the same area as the parts for the electric trap, the hand brake is found in Nacht Der Untoten, and the pressure gauge is located in the shack along with the bowie knife. This shack is between the Power Plant and the Town. The jet gun is used to blow zombies away.

Bus Upgrades (Located Around The Entire Map)
There are three upgrade parts are the plow, ladder, and roofing mount which are located in rooms that all require a turbine to open. The first room is located at the Diner, the second at the Farm, and the last in the Town. The roofing mount can be used within the diner instead to allow access to the Galvaknuckles.


Die Rise

Tramplesteam
The tramplesteam consists of four parts which are the generator, bag, flag pole and fram. These are located in the starting area, and through the door at the back. The tramplesteam can launch either a player, or a zombie, this is extremely useful on the boss rounds and navigating from one skyscraper to the next.

Sliquifier
The sliquifier is a wonder weapon that consists of four parts, the foot, the fire extinguisher, the frame, and the canister. These are all located around the building with the power room. The sliquifier is a weapon that fires sludge which slows down zombies and causes them to explode.

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Multiplayer

Well what is a Call of Duty game without online multiplayer? Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is set to blow the fans away with new game types, weapons, perks, level system, scorestreaks and a new addition known as wildcards.

Another new style that has been added to Black Ops 2 is the multi-team game modes. Instead of the conventional one team against another, there is a multi-team playlist which will pit up to 6 teams of players (Maximum of 18 players in a game) against each other. This creates a high-octane environment.


Combat Training
Combat training has returned in Black Ops 2, and this time there are three different modes available, these are:

Boot Camp - Boot camp is a team deathmatch styled mode which allows players to rank up to as high as level 10. This will be good for those who want a taste of the action, but without getting hammered to begin with. The teams are a mix of other players as well as AI bots.

Objective - Objective involves only objective based game modes, and allows players to rank up beyond level 10, although the XP is halved. The teams are a mix of AI bots and other players.

Game Modes

Well Known Game Modes

Capture The Flag
Demolition
Domination
Free-For-All
Headquarters
Kill Confirmed
Search And Destroy
Team Deathmatch

Party Games (Wager Matches)

Gun Game
One In The Chamber
Sharpshooter
Sticks And Stones

New Game Mode(s)

Hardpoint - Hardpoint is a new game mode as is quite similar to the way King Of The Hill works on other games. The team must go and secure a marked location and fend off the opposing team(s), the longer the team holds an objective, the higher their point increase. So yes, basically Headquarters, but with respawning always enabled.

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League Play

The League Play aspect of Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 is set to pit players against others of the same general skill level. This will be a viable option for those who don't like to get their ass kicked from start to end. This means that players can have the opportunity to play a more relaxed, less full-on game. The emblems gained within the League Play section of the game will be displayed on your player card. In League Play, it is objective based, that means if you want to win, you can't be afraid of possibly getting a bad K/D Ratio.
If you and your team wins a match, you will earn 2,500 XP towards your multiplayer level, and 1,500 XP for a loss.

Below is what each tier/rank badge requires:

Masters: top 2% of the active population
Platinum: next 18%
Gold: next 20%
Silver: next 20%
Bronze: next 20%
Bronze: bottom 20%

League Play is broken up into Seasons, each lasting approximately thirty calendar days. At the end of a Season, there will be a brief window of time before the next Season starts. This period of time is known as Pre-season. During Pre-season, we are finalizing results of the previous Season as well as adjusting the game rules and map rotations as necessary. You can play and practice during Pre-season, but these games wont count for League Ladders. The current Season and how much time remains in it will be displayed to you in-game.

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Levels And Prestiges


Above you will see the designs for the prestige emblems for Black Ops 2. The ranking system for Black Ops 2 has been designed to be fun and not requiring a terrible amount of grinding compared to Modern Warfare 3. There are 55 levels and 10 prestiges. Once reaching 10th Prestige Level 55, the player will need to gain a final 60,000 xp to become Prestige Master.

Weapon level experience has come to Black Ops 2, and when you decide to prestige, you will keep the weapon's experience and attachments that you previously unlocked. This will be great as it means that you will no longer need to start a new prestige with a basic weapon.

Prestige Shop

Extra Custom Class
Refund Tokens
Reset All Stats

Once you enter Prestige mode, you are automatically allowed to have an early item unlock. To do this, you will need to go to your Create A Class menu, go and hover over the item you wish to unlock early, and in the bottom left corner of you're screen, you will be shown the button to press to unlock it early (Xbox 360 is RB).

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Customisation

Challenges are used to unlock cosmetic content, be it emblems or weapon camouflages, every weapon can be customized and all the weapons in the game have golden camouflages, but they require the player to complete difficult Challenges.
Apart from the standard reticles, there are special reticles unlocked via Challenges.

Emblem Editor

Supports 32 layers
Full RGB color picker
More than 150 shapes available for you to customize
More than 150 backgrounds
Transparency is supported

Camouflages



To unlock the gold camouflage on a weapon you must first unlock every other camouflage, and to unlock the secret diamond camouflage, you must unlock gold on every weapon in the specific tier, for example:

Primary Weapons

Diamond Assault Rifles - Must get gold on the MTAR, Type 25, SWAT-555, FAL DSW, M27, Scar-H, SMR, M8A1 and the AN-94
Diamond Sub Machine Guns - Must get gold on the MP7, PDW-57, Vector KIO, MSMC, Chicom CQB, Skorpion EVO and Peacekeeper (If Revolution DLC has been downloaded prior to achieving Diamond SMG)
Diamond Light Machine Guns - Must get gold on the MK 48, Q88 LSW, LSAT and the HAMR
Diamond Sniper Rifles - Must get gold on the SVU-AS, DSR 50, Ballista and the XPR-50
Diamond Shotguns - Must get gold on the R870 MCS, S12, KSG and the M1216

Secondary Weapons

Diamond Pistols - Must get gold on the Five-Seven, Tac-45, B23R, Executioner and the Kap-40
Diamond Launchers - Must get gold on the SMAW, FHJ-18 AA and the RPG
Diamond Specials - Must get gold on the Crossbow, Ballistic Knife, Combat Knife and the Assault Shield

Reticles

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Primary Weapons

Assault Rifles

M8A1 - 4 round burst assault rifle. Bursts can be fired in quick succession.
SCAR-H - Fully automatic assault rifle. Increased damage and range.
AN-94 - Fully automatic assault rifle. The first 2 rounds of each burst are fired at a faster rate.
SWAT-556 - 3 round burst assault rifle. High damage output in each burst.
Type 25 - Fully automatic assault rifle. High rate of fire with moderate recoil.
FAL DSW - Semi-automatic assault rifle. Light recoil with moderate damage.
SMR - Semi-automatic assault rifle. Highest damage per round in class.
M27 - Fully automatic assault rifle. Higher mobility and reduced recoil.
MTAR - Fully automatic assault rifle. Versatile and strong overall.

Submachine Guns

MP7 - Fully automatic personal defense weapon. Versatile and strong overall.
Skorpian EVO III - Fully automatic submachine gun. Highest rate of fire in class.
PDW-57 - Fully automatic personal defense weapon. Increased range and highest ammo capacity in class.
Chicom CQB - 3 round burst submachine gun. High cycle fire rate allows for fast consecutive bursts.
MSMC - Fully automatic submachine gun. Increased range and reduced recoil.
Vector K10 - Fully automatic submachine gun. Contains recoil-mitigation technology.
Peacekeeper - Fully automatic personal defence weapon. Rifle-class accuracy and range with SMG speed and handling.

Light Machine Guns

MK 48 - Fully automatic LMG. Increased damage and range.
QBB LSW - Fully automatic LMG. Highest rate of fire in class.
LSAT - Fully automatic LMG. Versatile and strong overall.
HAMR - Fully automatic LMG. Reduces fire rate over time, becoming more accurate.

Shotguns

R-870 MCS - Pump action shotgun. Strong damage and range.
M1216 - Fully automatic shotgun with a rechamber every 4 rounds.
SAIGA-12 - Semi-automatic shotgun. Deadly at short range.
KSG - Pump action slug shotgun. Fires a single slug for high damage at longer ranges.

Sniper Rifles

Ballista - Bolt action sniper rifle. Deadly from chest up, with faster handling speeds.
SVU-AS - Semi-automatic sniper rifle. High rate of fire with low recoil.
DSR 50 - Bolt action sniper rifle. Deadly from the waist up.
XPR-50 - Semi-automatic sniper rifle. Deadly from the chest up with moderate recoil.

Specials

Assault Shield - Ballistic-proof blunt shield weapon. Can be deployed on the ground as cover.

Secondary Weapons

Pistols

KAP-40 - Fully automatic pistol. Incorporates recoil-mitigation technology.
Tac-45 - Semi-automatic pistol. High damage at close ranges.
B23R - 3 round burst pistol. High rate of fire with moderate recoil.
Executioner - Double-action revolver pistol. Fires 28 gauge shotgun shells.
Five-Seven - Semi-automatic pistol. Versatile and strong overall with a large magazine.

Launchers

SMAW - Free fire or vehicle lock-on shoulder-fired rocket launcher.
FHJ-18 AA - Vehicle lock-on shoulder-fired rocket launcher.
RPG - Free-fire should mounted rocket launcher.

Special

Crossbow - Bow-action bolt launcher. Fires explosive bolts that detonate a short time after impact.
Ballistic Knife - Spring-action knife launcher. Fires blades as projectiles as well as increases melee speed.

Equipment

Lethal Equipment

Grenade - Short fuse and can be cooked.
Combat Axe - An instantly thrown weapon that can be retrieved.
Semtex - Sticky grenade that detonates a short time after thrown.
C4 - A manually triggered explosive with the ability to stick to objects.
Bouncing Betty - Proximity explosive. When you hear it, it is usually too late.
Claymore - A trip-wire explosive device.

Tactical Equipment

Smoke Grenade - Creates a smoke cloud shortly after being thrown.
Concussion - A powerful stun weapon causing enemies to move slower and sway for a short period.
EMP Grenade - Can disable and destroy deployed equipment. It's so powerful that it can also destroy low-flying air support within its blast radius.
Sensor Grenade - Detects enemy movement within its radius.
Flashbang - Flashbangs are strong weapons which dazzle enemies with a blinding white flash.
Shock Charge - Electrocutes and stuns enemies that get near it.
Black Hat - Allows you to hack equipment and Care Packages, or disable enemy vehicles.
Tactical Insertion - These allow you to set your own spawn point. Enemy insertions glow red and can be destroyed.
Trophy System - Once deployed, it deflects explosives, such as missiles, frags ect.

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Perks

Black Ops 2 multiplayer perks give you a variety of different enhancements, thus enabling you to customize your classes even further. Unlike in previous Call of Duty games, you can choose a total of 6 perks, but this limits the amount of customization you can do for your class. You can also opt-out and choose no perks from the Black Ops 2 perks list, and instead focus more on equipment and weapon attachments.

By default you can choose 3 perks for your class, one from each slot - with Wildcards you can choose one extra perk per slot for a total of 6 perks. Doing so, however, uses all your Wildcards and also takes 3 + 3 + 3 allocation points, which leaves you with only one weapon without attachments and no equipment.

Slot One

Lightweight - Allows you to move faster than normal. You also take no damage from falling.
Flak Jacket - You take less explosive damage, which allows you to survive (at full health) most explosive weapons that are used directly against you.
Blind Eye - AI-controlled air support Scorestreaks can't detect you. Some air support Scorestreaks can be player-controlled at anytime, which means they are still able to attack you if the AI is overridden.
Hardline - Allows you to earn bonus points for each action you take, which in turn earns you Scorestreak rewards faster. For example, capturing an enemy flag gives you 200 points, but with Hardline you get 250 points.
Ghost - Enemy UAV's can't detect you while moving, but if you stop, you'll show up on the enemy radar.

Slot Two

Hard Wired - This perk makes you immune to enemy Counter UAV's and EMPs, which is pretty much the same as the Assassin Pro perk from Modern Warfare 3. While the EMP doesn't affect you, you still can't call in Scorestreak rewards.
Scavenger - Allows you to replenish ammo and grenades from enemies that weren't killed with explosives. Killed enemies leave Scavenger bags that can be picked up.
Cold Blooded - Makes you invisible to enemy targeting systems, which include equipment such as the Dual Band, Target Finder, Sensor Grenade, and MMS. Enemy player-controlled air support Scorestreak rewards also can't target you normally.
Fast Hands - Allows you to swap your weapons faster than normal - equipment and grenades can also be used faster. You can also safely throw back enemy grenades.
Toughness - With this perk you flinch less when shot by the enemy.

Slot Three

Dexterity - Makes you climb ladders and mantle over obstacles, such as gates, 50% faster than normal. You can also aim faster after sprinting and recover quicker from melee strikes.
Engineer - Allows you to see all enemy equipment glow red through walls. This perk also delays enemy explosives that were triggered by you.
You can also booby trap Care Packages or re-roll the Care Packages content and hope that it contains something better.
Dead Silence - Makes you more silent by reducing the sound made by your footsteps, jumps, and falls.
Extreme Conditioning - Allows you to sprint 2x longer than normal, which gains you a significant field advantage.
Tactical Mask - Makes you more immune to Flash and Concussion grenades, including Shock Charges. This only reduces the effect and doesn't mitigate them completely.
Awareness - Makes enemies at least 4x louder than normal. This allows you to hear their footsteps easier when they get closer to you.

Wildcards

Wildcards are a new addition to Call of Duty. These are like perk bonuses which when used, can grant the player an extra perk, attachment, lethal or tactical grenade.

Wild Cards

Primary Gunfighter - Take a 3rd attachment for your primary weapon.
Secondary Gunfighter - Take a 2nd attachment for your secondary weapon.
Overkill - Use a primary weapon as your secondary weapon.
Danger Close - Take a second Lethal.
Perk 1 Greed - Take a second Perk 1.
Perk 2 Greed - Take a second Perk 2.
Perk 3 Greed - Take a second Perk 3.
Tactician - Take a tactical grenade in place of your lethal grenade.

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Scorestreaks

In Black Ops 2 multiplayer Killstreaks have been replaced with Scorestreaks, which are earned by killing enemies, assisting teammates and completing different objectives. For example, a normal kill gets you 100 points, but capturing a flag gives you 200 points - you will also get points when your teammates kill enemies while your UAV is active.
The UAV, for example, can be called in at 375 points, but you will need 1200 points to call in the powerful VTOL Warship. You can equip a maximum of 3 Scorestreak rewards at the same time.

Your Scorestreak resets to zero once you die. The equipped Scorestreak rewards in BO2 can be earned multiple times in one life, but they need to be used before the Scorestreak loops around for the second time or each Scorestreak reward is replaced / wasted with the same reward again.

Scorestreak Rewards

UAV - 425 Points - Shows enemies on the radar as red dots for 30 seconds and can be shot down.

RC-XD - 450 Points - Allows you to remote control a small car that's packed with explosives. The RC-XD can be detonated at will and can be destroyed by enemies.

Hunter Killer - 524 Points - Deploys a flying drone that seeks out and tries to destroy the nearest enemy player or vehicle.

Care Package - 550 Points - The Care Package is the same as in previous Call of Duty games: it gives you a random scorestreak / killstreak. The Care Package can be hacked by the enemy team.

Counter-UAV - 600 Points - Temporarily disables the enemy radar for 30 seconds and can be shot down.

Guardian - 650 Points - After the Guardian dish is deployed, it projects a microwave field that stuns enemies by slowing them down and also making their vision blurry.

Hellstorm Missile - 700 Points - The Hellstorm Missile works like the Predator Missile from the Modern Warfare series; it allows you to remotely control one missile to the ground. The missile can be scattered into a cluster bomb at will.

Lightning Strike - 750 Points - Equivalent to the Mortar Team killstreak from Call of Duty: Black Ops. You can choose three locations on the map for a coordinated strike.

Sentry Gun - 800 Points - An advanced version of the normal Sentry Gun that's been featured in previous Call of Duty games; once deployed, the Sentry Gun automatically attacks enemies. This version can, however, be remote-controlled at anytime.

Death Machine - 850 Points - Gives you a powerful minigun that can take out enemies with a couple of hits. Unlike in Black Ops, the Death Machine lasts until it runs out of ammo, even after dying - the Scorestreak can be reactivated and the ammo count is where you left off.

War Machine - 900 Points - The War Machine is a semi-automatic grenade launcher with a 6 round magazine. The War Machine works like the Death Machine; it lasts until all the grenades have been used.

Dragonfire - 975 Points - Allows you to remote-control a quad-rotor droid that's equipped with a lightweight machine gun. The Dragonfire is lightly armoured, so it can be shot down by the enemy with ease.

AGR - 1000 Points - The AGR (autonomous ground robot) is air-dropped into the battlefield and it automatically attacks enemies - it can also be remote-controlled at any time. The AGR is heavily armoured and has a powerful machine gun and a rocket launcher.

Stealth Chopper - 1100 Points - An advanced version of the normal Attack Helicopter from previous Call of Duty games. The Stealth Chopper circles around the map and hunts for enemies, but it doesn't appear on the enemy radar.

Orbital VSAT - 1200 Points - Shows enemies on the radar, but also the direction they are facing - it shows the enemies on the radar in real time. The Orbital VSAT can't be shot down.

Escort Drone - 1250 Points - The Escort Drone follows you around and will attempt to kill any enemies you encounter. This scorestreak reward is equivalent to the AH-6 Overwatch pointstreak from MW3, but it's more advanced.

EMP Systems - 1300 Points - Temporarily disables enemy electronics, e.g. enemy players will have no HUD (head-up display) and can't call in Scorestreak rewards.

Warthog - 1400 Points - Calls in an A-10 Thunderbolt that provides air support by doing several strafe runs on the map.

Lodestar - 1500 Points - Equivalent to the Modern Warfare 3 Reaper Pointstreak; it allows you to launch multiple missiles from the Lodestar to the ground.

VTOL Warship - 1600 Points - Allows you to be the gunner of a powerful VTOL Warship. It works exactly like the Chopper Gunner killstreak from Call of Duty: Black Ops.

K9 Unit - 1700 Points - Spawns multiple attack dogs that hunt down enemy players.

Swarm - 1900 Points - Calls in a swarm of Hunter Killer drones that search and destroy enemies on the map.

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Level Unlocks

Level 4

MTAR (Assault Rifle)
Type 25 (Assault Rifle)
SWAT-556 (Assault Rifle)

MP7 (Sub Machine Gun)
PDW-57 (Sub Machine Gun)

QBB LMG (Light Machine Gun)
MK48 (Light Machine Gun)

R870 MCS (Shotgun)
Saiga 12 (Shotgun)

SVU-AS (Sniper Rifle)
DSR-50 (Sniper Rifle)

Five-Seven (Pistol)
TAC-45 (Pistol)

SMAW (Launcher)
FHJ-18 AA (Launcher)

Lightweight (Perk 1)
Hardline (Perk 1)

Toughness (Perk 2)
Cold Blooded (Perk 2)

Dexterity (Perk 3)
Extreme Conditioning (Perk 3)

Perk 1 Greed (Wildcard)

Grenade (Lethal Equipment)
Semtex (Lethal Equipment)

Concussion Grenade (Tactical Equipment)
Smoke Grenade (Tactical Equipment)

Level 5

Blind Eye (Perk 1)

Level 6

Sensor Grenade (Tactical Equipment)

Level 7

UAV (Scorestreak)
Hunter Killer (Scorestreak)
Care Package (Scorestreak)
Lightning Strike (Scorestreak)
Dragonfire (Scorestreak)
VTOL Warship (Scorestreak)

Level 8

Fast Hands (Perk 2)

Level 9

Sentry Gun (Scorestreak)

Level 10

Perk 2 Greed (Wildcard)

Level 11

EMP Grenade (Tactical Equipment)

Level 12

Lodestar (Scorestreak)

Level 13

LSAT (Light Machine Gun)
Perk 3 Greed (Wildcard)

Level 14

Engineering (Perk 3)

Level 15

Guardian (Scorestreak)

Level 16

Vector (Sub Machine Gun)
Overkill (Wildcard)

Level 17

Combat Axe (Lethal Equipment)

Level 18

RC-XD (Scorestreak)

Level 19

B23R (Pistol)
Secondary Gunfighter (Wildcard)

Level 20

Tactical Mask (Perk 3)

Level 21

Stealth Chopper (Scorestreak)

Level 22

FAL (Assault Rifle)
Primary Gunfighter (Wildcard)

Level 23

Shock Charge (Tactical Equipment)

Level 24

Hellstorm Missile (Scorestreak)

Level 25

Crossbow (Special)
Tactician (Wildcard)
Black Hat PDA (Tactical Equipment)

Level 26

Hard Wired (Perk 2)

Level 27

AGR Drone (Scorestreak)

Level 28

MSMC (Sub Machine Gun)
Danger Close (Wildcard)
Bouncing Betty (Lethal Equipment)

Level 29

Flashbang Grenade (Tactical Equipment)

Level 30

Warthog (Scorestreak)

Level 31

M27 (Assault Rifle)
Executioner (Pistol)

Level 32

Flak Jacket (Perk 1)

Level 33

Counter-UAV (Scorestreak)

Level 34

KSG (Shotgun)
Assault Shield (Special)

Level 35

Trophy System (Tactical Equipment)

Level 36

Death Machine (Scorestreak)

Level 37

Chicom CQB (Sub Machine Gun)
HAMR (Light Machine Gun)

Level 38

Dead Silence (Perk 3)

Level 39

EMP Systems (Scorestreak)

Level 40

SCAR (Assault Rifle)
RPG-7 (Launcher)

Level 41

C4 (Lethal Equipment)

Level 42

Orbital VSAT (Scorestreak)

Level 43

Ballista (Sniper Rifle)
KAP-40 (Pistol)

Level 44

Scavenger (Perk 2)

Level 45

War Machine (Scorestreak)

Level 46

SMR (Assault Rifle)
Skorpion EVO II (Sub Machine Gun)

Level 47

Tactical Insertion (Tactical Equipment)

Level 48

Escort Drone (Scorestreak)

Level 49

M8A1 (Assault Rifle)
Ballistic Knife (Special)

Level 50

Awareness (Perk 3)

Level 51

K-9 Unit (Scorestreak)

Level 52

M1216 (Shotgun)
XPR-50 (Sniper Rifle)

Level 53

Claymore (Lethal Equipment)

Level 54

Swarm (Scorestreak)

Level 55

AN-94 (Assault Rifle)
Ghost (Perk 1)

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Maps



Aftermath

Ruined downtown Los Angeles with close engagements.

Cargo

Located in Singapore. Lots of close quarters engagements.

Carrier

Open engagements on a Chinese Supercarrier. The hull offers great close quarter fights.

Drone

Located in the heart of the Myanmar jungles inside a hidden drone facility. Offers great chances for snipers in the middle and fun close quarter fights throughout the facility.

Express

Good long to medium engagements inside the Los Angeles bullet train station. Also includes deadly interactivity.

Hijacked

Frantic close quarters engagements on a luxurious super yacht.

Meltdown

Battle over the cooling tower and surrounding facilities of a Pakistan nuclear power plant.

Overflow

Great urban engagements in the flooded streets of Peshawar, Pakistan.

Plaza

Great close quarters engagements on a floating resort in the middle of the Indian Ocean.

Raid

Hectic close quarters engagements through a hillside mansion in Hollywood.

Slums

Great close quarters engagements and tough choke points in the run down section of Panama.

Standoff

Classic Call of Duty engagements in a border town between China and Kyrgyzstan.

Turbine

Located in the steep hills of Yemen with wind turbines scattered around the landscape. Great for long distance fights.

Yemen

Urban streets of Yemen with tight alleys that result in close quarter engagements.

Nuketown 2025

The re-imagined version of the classic Call of Duty: Black Ops map Nuketown for 2025.

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Multiplayer Glitches

The first of the two, now infamous rank glitches is the video mod. On the 29th November a video surfaced in Black Ops 2's Cod TV, this video, when watched, will increase all viewer's levels to 55 of their current Prestige. It really is that simple, the only trouble is finding the video.

The video itself has amassed over 130,000 views in it's short time and has a considerable amount of likes, of course many dislikes to go with it from those who do not approve of such things.

Video Information

Author: Golizio
Views: 132,000
Likes: 350
Dislikes: 960

The video was a 6 second long clip of a game of Demolition on Nuketown, when it was watched, the sight was of one end of the bus in the middle of the map. If you were to see this, you know you had the correct video. As this clip was of Nuketown, only those who have downloaded the Nuketown 2025 multiplayer map could make use of it.

What To Do

If you were partaking in this act then there are some things that you would have needed to know, these are the following:

1. You couldn't go to 10th Prestige level 55 or you would have be unable to connect to games, this would also happen to those who sit in a screening whilst at level 55 of another Prestige multiple times
2. Make use of the Prestige Tokens as these did, and still do not stack when you Prestige, meaning you could miss out on extra CaC slots
3. Do not save the file as you would run a high risk of being caught
4. As with all cheating, you run the risk of being reset, being issued with a temporary or even permanent ban from the multiplayer servers


As a result of this vault mod, thousands of people abused it, and of course, it didn't take long for theatre mode to be taken offline whilst the issue was addressed. All who participated in the glitch were reset to their original level area. They did a "Lazy Reset" meaning instead of being put back to a level such as 32, you would have been put back to level 55 of your original Prestige.

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The second rank glitch to be found is currently very popular around the internet. This glitch is based upon making use of a second account, people are using "Dummy Accounts" to get their main account to the same level as the "Dummy Account".

The same thing can be done with Zombies to get, and when doing this glitch, the account gaining the new rank would obtain everything which the "Dummy Account" had, this includes rank, leaderboard rank, unlocks ect.

What To Do

Below is a text tutorial on how to do the glitch:

1. With High level account, Press the "A" button On Xbox Live
2. With the lower level account, sign in
3. With the lower level account, SIGN OUT (Don't Press the "A" button to join the lobby)
4. With the player 2 controller, press the "A" button to sign in
5. With the high level account, press the "B" button to sign out
6. With the player 2 controller, sign into the high level account
7. With the player 1 controller, sign into the lower level account - You should now be at the Multiplayer menu
8. With the high level account [Player 2 controller], Press the "A" button On 'Xbox Live'
9. With the lower level account (Player 1 controller), Press the "A" button to join the Lobby
10. With the lower level account, then sign out straight away
11. With the lower level account, press the "A" button to sign back in
12. With the higher level account, (Player 2 controller) press the "B" button to sign out
13. Now just switch the High Level account back to Controller 1, And the Low level account back to Controller 2
14. Press Start and the low level account (Player 2 controller) will glitch out and be the same level as the high level account
15. With the glitching account (Player 2 controller), go back to the Multiplayer Menu, then back to Campaign
16. With the glitched account, press Start and go to Xbox Live

You will now see that the old lower level account is now the same level as the higher level account

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The third glitch is the emblem copy glitch, this trick allows the player to copy any emblem from another player.

What To Do

Below is a text tutorial on how to do the glitch:

1. Hover over your Barracks
2.Press the "Y" button and locate the player's profile who has the emblem you want to steal.
3. Hover over the "Player Channel" option.
4. Press the following combination in quick succession: A, Up, Up, B, B, B, A, A, B, A
5. You should now be viewing the person's emblems that you chose to copy.
6. To select the one(s) you want, simply hover over them, press the "A" button and then proceed to save it as you would any other emblem you create.


This works on both the Xbox 360 and PS3, the PS3 combination is: X, Up, Up, O, O, O, X, X, O, X