No campaign co-op for COD: Black Ops

By Wesley Yin-Poole Published 13 September, 2010

But has two-player online splitscreen.

Call of Duty: Black Ops' campaign will not be playable cooperatively, creator Treyarch's confirmed.

However, the game will feature two-player online splitscreen multiplayer – a first for the phenomenally popular first-person shooter series.

The lack of campaign co-op is sure to disappoint COD fans. It was one of the most popular features of Treyarch's last Call of Duty game: World at War.

But confirmation of online splitscreen multiplayer will no doubt please many. Check out screens of the mode over at CallofDutyfaq.com.

Two-player split-screen is playable in the combat training mode and multiplayer, Dan Suarez told Gamertagradio.com.

Call of Duty: Black Ops is due out on 9th November. Expect fireworks.

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  • muscleblade #1 2 years ago

    What about special ops? Is it included or do we have to wait for MW3?

  • Physically_Insane #2 2 years ago

    This news is like 2 weeks old.

  • matrim83 #3 2 years ago

    For gold only accounts or guests playable as well? If its the latter than it might actually push me towards buying the game.

  • Rpt81 #4 2 years ago

    I'm guessing that means split-screen online multiplayer, because older games in the series have had offline split-screen MP.

  • andywilkie35 #5 2 years ago

    Meh game leaves out the only thing that could have elevated it from meh

  • Fab4 #6 2 years ago

    They have 4 player MP splitscreen in CoD3 :p

    Ok, its the biggest fuck-up in the game, because 99% of them involved in 99% of the general fuckery (TKing and glitching), and don't have a connection to support 2 players, let alone 4.

  • randompanda #7 2 years ago

    2-player ONLINE splitscreen would be a bit clearer, EG

  • Wheatley #8 2 years ago

    I'm a little confused, are we talking about a 2-player splitscreen online multiplayer? If so then it's very welcome news. My housemate and I have exhausted every decent Xbox co-op game, so this'll be a must-buy for me if that's the case.

  • CaptainQuint #9 2 years ago

    Indifference...

  • jonharrispro #10 2 years ago

    @T8yman - I think they mean 2 player splitscreen online - as in you can go into a multiplayer lobby. Currently if you do 2 player splitscreen i is 1 v 1.

    Anyways this is sucky news, this was the new feature i was looking forward to the most. It will be cool however to have a mate over, import their gamer tag and play online together. Be easier to work tactics i guess

  • Fab4 #11 2 years ago

    yes, it is online multiplayer for 2, on a single console.

  • Jim_Lahey #12 2 years ago

    I am sure there was 2 player splitscreen ONLINE multiplayer in COD3 . If that is what this news piece is reffering to.

  • t8yman #13 2 years ago

    ahh, got it. surely thats a surefire way to cheat in objective based games though? You and a mate both at opposite sides of the map, being displayed on one screen. I'd say thats a slightly unfair advantage? Especially something like HC S&D.

  • Fab4 #14 2 years ago

    Oh you can bet your house that people will use it to cheat. I've seen splitscreeners in CoD3 where one is driving a jeep, while his chum (who is on the opposite team) sits in the mounted gun position firing.

  • Xardan #15 2 years ago

    Why anyone would pre order this for 45 pounds is a mystery.

  • Kill_Crazy #16 2 years ago

    Campaign co-op for DLC then.

  • mixpython #17 2 years ago

    EPIC FAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    This was the only thing they had over Ininity Ward!!! How can they do this.. its sooo crap! Guess ill just have to wait for Ghost Recon for some proper military coop!!! WWHYYYYYYYYYYYY??????????????
    Edited by mixpython at 13/09/10 @ 13:28

  • coolbritannia #18 2 years ago

    Not as good as Reach then....

  • BiffTanner #19 2 years ago

    I dont think we will much cheating this time as on COD3 you could pick your team when you entered the game, this time it will stick on on the same team in the lobby no doubt. I just wonder how it will affect S&D.
    Must say it was funny at times on cod3 to get in a jeep with a friend on the other side and confuse people as you drive around shooting.

  • muscleblade #20 2 years ago

    "Not as good as Reach then.... "

    Of course not.

  • beastmaster #21 2 years ago

    No doubt they need the processing power to do something epic. Right?

  • orangpelupa #22 2 years ago

    Split screen? its been long time since PC got split screen. Last time it was Left 4 dead 1 and 2. But the splitscreen is disabled by default, so need some code tinkering to bring that mode back.
    glad to see Blackops will have it enabled :D

  • Razorus #23 2 years ago

    Instead of SpecOps, we'll be getting Zombies, which is great fun.

    Edit: Oh and a better way to word the article would be to say: "COD Black Ops to include Halo-style online guest multiplayer system". Or something easier to swallow.
    Edited by Razorus at 13/09/10 @ 14:32

  • JensonJet #24 2 years ago

    I'm out then. I don't care for multiplayer adversarial games, so a shooter with only a single player mode makes the game a very expensive one. Do the majority of developers really lack the skills and personnel to incorporate co-op campaign into their games? l'm looking forward to the games industry improving in future, and bringing customers what they want, and allowing games to have a higher replayability.

    Maybe Medal of Honour will include co-op campaign. If not then my hopes lie with a future Rainbow Six.

  • AceDongface #25 2 years ago

    Can we talk about how you have to rent dedi servers from 1 company of Treyarch's choosing now?

  • Quixz #26 2 years ago

    Perfect for boosting..

  • DAN.E.B #27 2 years ago

    Seems strange to leave out co op
    its got to be one of the easiest games to incorparate co op ,everything is on rails so I dont see why they would drop it

  • AHiFi #28 2 years ago

    Just like somebody else has said, it's NOT a first, you could do it in number 3 - and that's online too.
    Edited by AHiFi at 13/09/10 @ 17:27

  • Douche #29 2 years ago

    That's pish

  • SavageEvil #30 2 years ago

    Boy talk about a misleading headline, Eurogamer get your editors on this one. It's two player splitscreen that can be utilized in online multiplayer and some other redundant mode. Oh well carry on.

  • TheTingler #31 2 years ago

    I'm with JensonJet - I have no interest in the main multiplayer, and the full campaign co-op in World At War is one of the reasons that I hold that game so highly (the other is the Zombies mode). If there's no co-op campaign at all this probably won't get a purchase from me, as the COD games are getting more and more expensive and with shorter and shorter single-player campaigns.

  • lockload #32 2 years ago

    No 4 player coop
    No saved films

    Minus 1/10