Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified Details, Price
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Multiplayer confirmed, Unit 13-like gameplay insinuated.
The power of the IGN community strikes again! This time, news comes from NKilburne, who has informed us that both Walmart and Amazon have posted new information about the upcoming PlayStation Vita exclusive Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified.
First off, its price. Both Amazon and Walmart have Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified listed as costing $49.96, officially making it the most expensive game on the platform (along with Uncharted: Golden Abyss' original price). Unfortunately, its release date is marked as December 31, 2012, no doubt a placeholder.
Also on both sites is a brief description: “Before the future could be won, history had to be written. Exposing that story exclusively on PlayStation Vita, Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified explores original fiction in the Call of Duty Black Ops universe with an all-new campaign of Special Ops missions. Optimized for gamers on-the-go, Call of Duty Black Ops: Declassified delivers the most intense handheld Call of Duty experience to date, including both Special Ops Story mode and Multiplayer combat tailored for the PS Vita.”
What does it all mean? Well, it appears that Declassified is going to play much like Unit 13, the Zipper Interactive-created PlayStation Vita game that revolved around bite-sized shooter missions (albeit in third-person). Multiplayer has also been confirmed. This isn’t exactly a huge surprise, but it does confirm that what will likely be the most important aspect of Declassified – its multiplayer functionality – will indeed be in the game.
Also confirmed is the obvious -- Activision is involved as the publisher -- though the developer of the game is still unknown.
We’ve reached out to Sony for official comment, and will update if and when we hear back.