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5 Reasons Black Ops II Is Best On Wii U

Posted on Thursday, October 18 @ 11:30:00 Eastern by

The other week, Nintendo invited me up to San Francisco to play a bunch of Wii U games and generally get a better feel for the system in the weeks leading up to its launch. In addition to U Sing, a handful of 3DS games, ZombiU, and plenty of time with Nintendo Land, I got to try my hand at a quick multiplayer match against some bots in Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

When I got home, I went to Gamestop and changed my preorder from Xbox 360 to Wii U. Here are five reasons why.

Touch Screen Killstreaks


I'm a little too nervous to fiddle with my rewards in the middle of combat. I always feel like I'll be at risk if I hesitate even a second. Not so with the Wii U's GamePad. That big touchscreen puts visual icons next to your right thumb for easy access.

This meant I didn't have to move my left thumb from the analog stick to the D-pad and back again. Instead, I could simply tap the icon on the right-hand-side next to the map, as if I were climbing over cover or switching weapons. I didn't have to hit up or down to select the Hunter Killer Drone over my tier-3 killstreak reward. What's more, the touchscreen was easier to reach with my right thumb than the D-pad was, adding to the in-game convenience.


True Split Screen Gaming

My brother and I never bothered to fight over first or second player, but I'm sure that dispute will be unavoidable when it comes to choosing who gets to play on the TV and who gets the GamePad screen all to themselves. With the Wii U GamePad, you don't have to miss out on half of your field of view, just because you have a friend over.

With the second screen, each player gets the full aspect ratio. No more complaining when the guy on the second floor balcony pops you in the head. It's the small things that make Black Ops II really sing on Nintendo's next-gen console.

Next: Treyarch <3s Nintendo
Related Games:   Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (Wii U)
Tags:   Black Ops, Call of Duty, Activision, Treyarch, Wii U

Comments
  • xDUMPWEEDx
    xDUMPWEEDx
    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Oct 18th, 2012 at 12:06 pm
    1. Too bad the Wii U isn't getting Cod Elite support. They said they are going to try and get Elite support "later" ...yeah right. Wii U will not ever get Elite support.
    2. No DLC. Nintendo isn't allowing DLC releases like on the 360/PS3 versions. This is a great example of why Nintendo is clueless when trying to bring back core gamers.
    So basically, the Wii U port is going to be the worst version available for the core gamer.
    0 1
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Oct 18th, 2012 at 2:08 pm
    Where did you see this?

    Elite or not, DLC or not, my number one factor is being able to play on the GamePad. I'm still very excited for that.
    0 2
  • TheJx4
    TheJx4
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Oct 18th, 2012 at 1:44 pm
    Sorry, but I feel like this was paid for.

    1. No. I don't even want to use the Gamepad to play an FPS. And calling in a killstreak isn't a tedious or time consuming task, and it happens really fast from what I've seen of Black Ops II.

    2. That's not split-screen. True split screen gaming is what you get on PS3/360. This is dual screen.

    3. Not really a reason to pick Wii U version over the others. But I agree that Treyarch is top dog, and their last two Wii ports were handled very well.

    4. Once again, not a reason to pick the Wii U version over the others. CoD is too fasted paced for, ya know, looking down during the heat of battle to check a map.

    5. I guess this is a valid reason, but I personally don't want to play a console-FPS on such a small screen.
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  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Oct 18th, 2012 at 2:12 pm
    Sorry, but I was not paid. Believe me, I could use the cash for the holidays.

    1. OK, note that this is just my opinion. You're entitled to your own.
    2. Semantics.
    3. Reason enough for me!
    4. Reason enough for me!
    5. It looked great to me.

    Look, I am a completely different kind of Call of Duty player than you. I get that many people wouldn't play the game if not for the competitive aspect, but for me, I could do with out all that. Black Ops II will have a much friendlier community on Wii U, and that's good enough for me. I like the extra features, even if they are a matter of convenience.
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  • damo_rox619
    damo_rox619
    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Oct 18th, 2012 at 1:51 pm
    here's a con to the pro-wii u list, you can't use the pro controller and a headset at the same time, something that is essential for cod
    0 1
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Oct 18th, 2012 at 2:13 pm
    As I said to Jx4 above, I'm not into the competitive aspect of Call of Duty, and honestly, the less I hear of people in multiplayer, the better.
    0 2
  • 213EDD
    213EDD
    Joined: Sep 2007
    Posted: Oct 18th, 2012 at 2:11 pm
    Thank goodness I didn't do a 5 reasons not to in the comments. It would be really cliche and would just say it's "Call of Duty 9" and "**** you Daniel" I probably would have ended with "Fucking die Crash Bandicoot"
    0 2
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Oct 18th, 2012 at 2:13 pm
    Yes, thank you for sparing us your with EDD. :P
    0 2
  • Jonathan_Leack
    Jonathan_Leack
    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Oct 18th, 2012 at 2:11 pm
    WAYYY too casual. I will headshot any Wii U players into oblivion until they quit and go play Pokemon.
    0 2
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Oct 18th, 2012 at 2:14 pm
    Bully! I'm going to go cry in the corner now.
    0 2
  • sliverstorm
    sliverstorm
    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: Oct 18th, 2012 at 3:37 pm
    This will be a good test of whether or not Nintendo can break through the lock-in that MS and Sony have been building into their online systems for the past few years. There is definitely a switching cost associated with changing platforms--friends lists, achievements, downloads, etc. I think one of Nintendo's biggest hurdles moving into the hardcore space will be trying to (re)capture a customer base that has spent the last few years becoming entrenched with its competitors.
    0 1
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Oct 18th, 2012 at 7:05 pm
    I'm afraid we won't see any sort of achievement system in place at launch. I'm sure much will be added to the online-profile-infrastructure over time, another reason I'm not worried about the voice-chat situation.
    0 1
  • JunkyArd
    JunkyArd
    Joined: Aug 2006
    Posted: Oct 18th, 2012 at 3:43 pm
    I just want to say I find it funny that all the screenshots are from the Xbox version, especially with one of the points being the graphics. :P
    0 2
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Oct 18th, 2012 at 7:06 pm
    Yeah it is pretty funny. I reached out to Activision and they said that they don't currently have any Wii U assets available for Call of Duty. If some do become available I'll switch them out, but for now, the 360 screens will have to do.
    0 1
  • Capt_Dastardly
    Capt_Dastardly
    Joined: Sep 2011
    Posted: Oct 19th, 2012 at 3:23 am
    I like that Antony's article under this one is 'Nintendo screw up network play again'. Meh, Wii U meh.
    0 1

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