Escalation
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Game
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Platform
May 3, 2011 for Xbox 360 June 2, 2011 for PC June 9, 2011 for PS3
Contents
Multiplayer Maps Zoo Convoy Hotel Stockpile Zombie Mode Maps Call of the Dead
Date Released
May 3, 2011 for Xbox 360 June 2, 2011 for PC June 9, 2011 for PS3
Price
1200 MS Points (Xbox 360) $15.00 (£10.00/€15.00) - PS3 $14.99 - PC (Steam)

Escalation is the second downloadable content (DLC) pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops. It was released on May 3, 2011 for Xbox 360, and June 3, 2011 for PC for $14.99. It was later released for the PS3 on June 9, 2011. It costs 1200 Microsoft Points or $15.00/€13.00/£12.00.

Official SynopsisEdit

"Escalation", the second Call of Duty: Black Ops map pack, contains 5 all-new exceptionally varied maps; featuring 4 Multiplayer maps and an epic Black Ops Zombies experience with all-new playable characters.

In Multiplayer, battle it out in "Hotel", on the roof of a Cuban luxury hotel and casino against the vivid backdrop of old Havana; "Convoy" delivers intense, close-quarters combat at the scene of an ambushed US military convoy; "Zoo" takes you on a wild ride in an abandoned Soviet Russian Zoo, with danger at every turn; "Stockpile" pits players in a remote Russian farm town housing secret WMD facilities.

For Zombies fans, "Escalation" features a unique Zombies experience: “Call of the Dead”. Play as the zombie-killing dream-team of Sarah Michelle Gellar, Robert Englund, Michael Rooker, and Danny Trejo against a new and unnerving zombie menace. Set in a mysterious ice-covered remote Siberian island and inspired by legendary writer and director George A. Romero, a group of four fearless explorers fight for their lives amidst an army of bloodthirsty Russian zombies.

Multiplayer MapsEdit

ZooEdit

"Best dry-aged meat this side of the Ukraine. Aromas that will tantalize the senses"

— Zoo menu description

Zoo is medium-large urban set terrain. The map is set in an abandoned Soviet zoo, with a large monorail that runs through the map. It has several vacant animal exhibits and cages, empty souvenir shops are given jungle-house like skins like in amusement parks and several dry fountains.

ConvoyEdit

"Asphalt, Rubber, double-wides and seedy motels on a bed of nuclear missiles."

— Convoy menu description

The map was inspired by Cold War fears of Soviet invasion. Part of the road on this map has collapsed, allowing players to travel underground.

HotelEdit

"Penthouse, Pool, Slot Machines and hot Havana nights."

— Hotel menu description

Hotel takes place in Cuba and is based around a resort, including a pool, a casino, and Elevators. The elevator is a new utility for multiplayer maps that aids the team to hold both the second and first floors.

StockpileEdit

"Chilled WMD's with flavored sickles (hammer on request)."

— Stockpile menu description

The map takes place in a suburban village in Russia that includes a stockpile of arms inside one of the buildings. Stockpile also features a building with two large steel doors that can be opened and closed with switches located next to them on both the inside and outside of the building. When using the switch, a siren sounds and alerts the building's occupants.

ZombiesEdit

Call of the DeadEdit

"A shipwrecked crew of fearless explorers is hopelessly stranded in an abandoned Siberian outpost. Their dream of discovering the true origins of the Element 115 unravels into a hellish nightmare."

— Call of the Dead level description

Call of the Dead is one of the largest Zombies map, with multiple areas. Players spawn on the shore with up to three other teammates, as soon as the players spawn George Romero spawns out of a lighting bolt in a nearby pool. It features a new perk, Deadshot Daiquiri which causes the aim-assist when entering ADS to auto-focus on the head as well as having the effects of Steady Aim and its pro version. Also, when using a sniper rifle, there is no idle sway.

It has a new Wonder Weapon, the V-R11 with the ability to transform Zombies back into humans, them running away in fear and getting killed afterward by other zombies. Another new weapon is the Scavenger, a bolt-action sniper rifle that shoots explosive bolts with extremely high damage.

"Hamburgers" restaurant menu featuring all the maps

Escalation poster

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Achievements/TrophiesEdit

Name	Description	Points	Trophy level	Image
Stand-in	In Call of the Dead, send the crew to Paradise in solo or co-op.	35	Bronze
Ensemble Cast	In Call of the Dead, send the crew to Paradise in co-op.	45	Silver
Stuntman	In Call of the Dead, make a zombie explode using the V-R11 .	20	Bronze
Shooting on Location	In Call of the Dead, kill 10 zombies with one Scavenger shot from over 100 feet away.	20	Bronze
Quiet on the Set	In Call of the Dead, cut the lights on the Director.	30	Bronze

VideoEdit

Call of Duty Black Ops - Taste of Escalation Trailer(01:21)
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Call of Duty Black Ops Escalation Multiplayer Preview(02:17)
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Call of Duty Black Ops Call of the Dead Trailer(01:53)
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TriviaEdit

• This is the first map pack in Call of Duty: Black Ops to have factions other than Black Ops and Spetsnaz.
• The "Taste of Escalation" trailer shares two of the actors from "There's a Soldier in All of Us" video, one of them being the restaurant owner and the other is the customer.