Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Platforms

• PlayStation 3

• Microsoft Windows

• Wii U

• Windows^*
• Xbox 360^*
• PlayStation 4^*
• PlayStation 5^*

Genres

• first-person shooter

• science fiction video game

• shooter game^*

• action game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

• zombie

• Single-player^*
• multiplayer^*

Players by platform

• PlayStation 3^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  18^*

• Xbox 360^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  18^*

• Wii U^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  4^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Xbox 360^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

• ESRB · PlayStation 3^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

• ESRB · Wii U^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Series

• Call of Duty^*

Engines

• IW

• IW 3.0 (modified)^*

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• Co-op^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Valve Anti-Cheat enabled^*
• Steam Leaderboards^*
• Remote Play on TV^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• German^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Italian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Spanish - Spain^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• French^*
• German^*
• Italian^*
• Spanish - Spain^*

Community tags · historical

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  1,511^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  1,501^*

• FPS^*

  Votes · historical

  1,382^*

• Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  975^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  738^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  727^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  711^*

• War^*

  Votes · historical

  570^*

• Online Co-Op^*

  Votes · historical

  540^*

• Team-Based^*

  Votes · historical

  411^*

• Futuristic^*

  Votes · historical

  393^*

• Controller^*

  Votes · historical

  358^*

• Survival^*

  Votes · historical

  339^*

• Tactical^*

  Votes · historical

  269^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  257^*

• Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  256^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  252^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  249^*

• Massively Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  230^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  212^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows Vista SP2 or Windows 7. Windows XP is not supported^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core2 Duo E8200 2.66 GHz or AMD Phenom X3 8750 2.4 GHz^*

  Memory

  2 GB for 32-bit OS or 4 GB for 64-bit OS^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Nvidia GeForce 8800GT 512 MB or ATI Radeon HD 3870 512 MB^*

  Graphics API

  Version 9.0c^*

  Storage

  16 GB Sound: DirectX 11.0c compatible Additional: Broadband connection required for activation and multiplayer gameplay Note: Windows XP Operating System is not supported Further information: Available here^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Unsupported^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Unsupported^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  171^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

Developers

• Treyarch

Publishers

• Activision^*
• Activision Publishing^*

• 2012-11-12

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2012-11-13

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2012-11-18

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Wii U

  Market

  North America

• 2012-11-22

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Market

  Japan

• 2012-11-30

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Wii U

  Market

  Australia

• 2012-11-30

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Wii U

  Market

  Europe

• 2017-04-11

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2012-11-13 · Xbox 360 · Worldwide^*

  Release date

  2012-11-13^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Xbox 360^*

  Market

  Worldwide^*

• 2012-11-18 · Wii U · North America^*

  Release date

  2012-11-18^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Wii U^*

  Market

  North America^*

• 2012-11-30 · Wii U · PAL region^*

  Release date

  2012-11-30^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Wii U^*

  Market

  PAL region^*

• 2026-07-09 · PlayStation 5 · Worldwide^*

  Release date

  2026-07-09^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  PlayStation 5^*

  Market

  Worldwide^*

• 2012-11-13 · PlayStation 3^*

  Release date

  2012-11-13^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  PlayStation 3^*

• 2012-11-13 · Xbox 360^*

  Release date

  2012-11-13^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Xbox 360^*

• 2012-11-18 · Wii U^*

  Release date

  2012-11-18^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Wii U^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Nov 12, 2012^*

Detailed specifications