Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified makes use of the Vita's dual-analog sticks, touch screen and rear touch pad. These include the ability to hold breath using the rear touch pad. The ability to throw grenades is similar to Resistance: Burning Skies in that the front touch screen is used. The ability to melee is achieved by swiping or touching anywhere on the touch screen. An all new mode called 'Hostiles' has been added, in which the player is pitted against 4 different waves of enemies. Nihilistic has confirmed that a Zombies mode would not be included with the game at launch.[7]
During Gamescom 2012, when Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified was shown, the graphics were criticized. Nihilistic responded by improving the visuals of the game with improved lighting, better models of enemies and guns, and better textures.[8]
Single-player[edit]
The single player campaign in Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified consists of objective-based missions that players can revisit to improve their performance.[9] The single player part of the game is actually titled Operations that has the main story of the game with an addition of a Time Trials mode which has the player running and gunning down wooden enemies to beat the time.
Hostiles[edit]
This new mode closely resembles Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's Survival Mode. It is called 'Hostiles', in which the player is pitted against 4 different waves of enemies in different waves of 12 or 16 enemies, each wave carries a specific weapon. After all 4 different waves of enemies are killed they are spawned again in waves. The maps used are from the multiplayer part of the game with the exception of the map Shipment. The maps are called Shattered, Rocket, Range, Intel and Nukehouse. At the end of each wave a care package will be dropped onto the map and the player must capture it before the next wave starts or the care package will disappear. The care package may contain one of the following: a mortar strike, a sentry gun or a weapon.
Multiplayer[edit]
The multiplayer in Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified includes 4-vs-4 matches through Wi-Fi, with the ability to play with friends through the party app on the PlayStation Vita. The game features a total of seven maps, seven killstreaks, five game modes, eighteen primary weapons, ten secondary weapons, six equipment items and twelve perks. Players are given five preset classes, five custom slots, and one class slot shared through 'Near' which only lasts a few lives in Multiplayer. There is also the ability to prestige when the player levels up to at least rank 40.[10]
