The Obama survives the subsequent attack if the preceding Strike Force missions were completed, causing China to send drones to assist, and if Briggs remains alive to activate the ship's defenses.

A lot of games are trying to make you feel that conflict and even make you feel bad about what you're doing.Their shaky relationship is further strained when Jason Hudson approaches Mason for an assignment in Angola—Frank Woods and his team have disappeared while attempting to take out an arms smuggling ring; the CIA has already disavowed their actions, but Hudson hopes to rescue any survivors.

They are then teleported back to the prison, with no memories of their previous attempt (except Weasel, who keeps a journal of the ongoing events). It includes new zombies map Buried as well as new multiplayer maps Cove, Detour, Rush and a remake of the popular map Summit from Black Ops: Uplink. The group is eventually successful, and while Maxis meets his daughter, they enter Agartha to be rewarded. Marty Sliva of 1UP gave the game a B+ while praising it's freedom of choice in game modes and gameplay variety: "I was surprised with the risks that Treyarch took in the name of delivering a unique and creative experience. In the canonical ending, the group aids Maxis, allowing him to use the power from the towers to enter the Aether and assume ultimate control, trapping Richtofen in a zombie's body.

Activision had hinted that the game may eventually become available for Nintendo's own consoles, although had no official announcements for the time being. David, now a DEVGRU Lieutenant Commander codenamed Section, spearheads an effort by JSOC to neutralize Menendez.

New characters include: Section's DEVGRU teammates Mike Harper ( Michael Rooker) and Javier Salazar (Celestino Cornielle), their commanding officer Admiral Tommy Briggs ( Tony Todd), the CIA double agent Farid ( Omid Abtahi), US President Marion Bosworth (Cira Larkin), Strategic Defense Coalition leader General Tian Zhao ( Byron Mann), Tacitus Corporation ex-employee Chloe Lynch (codenamed Karma) ( Erin Cahill). Realizing her father has been corrupted by the Aether, Samantha reaches out to an alternate version of him, who resides in Dimension 63. No information had yet been released by Activision, but Gameblog claimed that Activision demanded the removal of its original report too.The four gain a new ally in the form of a mute giant (real name later known as Arthur) in a Western town warped underground by temporal displacement, and are hampered by a ghostly woman in a massive mansion. The publisher, Activision, was also sued in a French court by family members of Jonas Savimbi, who thought his portrayal in the game was inaccurate, saying he was portrayed as a "barbarian". It is revealed that Menendez is responsible for holding Woods captive after torturing and killing his team.