JAPAN GAME AWARDS2013

ceremony「Games of the Year Division」

General Description


Title Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Release Nov 22, 2012 / the subtitled version (English voices and Japanese subtitles)
Dec 20, 2012 / the dubbed version(Japanese voices and subtitles)
Price 7,980yen(tax included)
Platform PlayStation®3 / Xbox 360® / Wii U / Windows®
Distributor SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
Publisher SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
Developer Activision / Treyarch
URL http://www.extremeedges.jp/
callofduty/blackops2/
Copyright © 2012 Activision Publishing, Inc.
Activision and Call of Duty are registered trademarks and Black Ops is a trademark of Activision Publishing, Inc.
All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners.

Reason for the Global Award

This title was selected for this award for its life-like graphics and sound that reproduce the battles with outstanding reality as well as for the excellent story development and the overwhelming support of users in the overseas market.

Work Introdution


Call of Duty: Black Ops features the battles of US Special Forces operative Alex Mason who participates in covert missions during the Cold War in the 1960’s against the background of actual history that occurred during the Cold War, such as the Bay of Pigs Invasion, Vietnam War, and the Kennedy Assassination. This is the sequel to Black Ops that was a global phenomenon and was selected No.1 of the Top 50 Most Wonderful Game Endings by the Guinness World Records.

In the year 2025, which is the main game stage, a new Cold War has started and the conflicts occurring around the world feature weapons and drones that are much improved over those used today. Further, a 1980’s Cold War scenario is also provided, so players can play in two different eras.

The main character of the 1980’s era is Alex Mason, who was the main character in the previous version. And in 2025, it is his son, David Mason. Further, the people that appear in both eras hold the key to the story.

In addition, with this title the player selections change the story to allow users to experience the first attempt at “CoD” series where the result varies even for the same mission.

Comment of the game producer

Thank you very much for this wonderful Global Award.
All the staff are very pleased that we were able to successfully release this Call of Duty title.

The Call of Duty Series was created by two development studios, and the Black Ops series was created by Treyarch. The previous Black Ops also received the Global Award the year before last, so consecutively receiving this award is a great honor for both Treyarch and the publisher, Activision.

Every year new users try playing Call of Duty, and the number of Call of Duty users in Japan is increasing rapidly. This has increased Activision’s understanding of the importance of Japan over the last few years.

We will use the input we have received from everyone to work with Activision to provide even better service to Japanese users, so I ask you for your continuing support.

Square Enix EXTREME EDGES Series Producer/Localization Director Takuya Shiomi

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