


“Shi No Numa” was the first map to introduce the main characters of the zombies storyline: Tank Dempsey, Nikolai Belinski, Takeo Masaki and Edward Richtofen. Then “Shi No Numa” (Swamp of Death) came out. “Verrückt” was also the first map with a miniature Easter egg however, it would only be discovered nearly two years after the maps release. Perks allowed players to survive much longer and achieve much higher rounds by giving the player more health, increased stamina and many other enhancements. In this map, “Perk-a-Colas” (perks) would be introduced. “Verrückt,” a German asylum, was soon to follow. This map featured nothing special but the Treyarch Zombies basics: wall-buy weapons, powerups, doors to open, a mystery weapon box, and the first wonder weapon known as the ray gun. The first map was “Nacht der Untoten” (Night of the Undead), a map of an airfield in the eastern pacific that originated from the campaign. When “World at War” came out in late 2008, the new zombies mode, first known as “Nazi Zombies,” was a surprise and immediate fun.

“Call of Duty” players made the zombies game mode a huge success for the entirety of the “World at War” game, as well as three other games that had the zombies mode, all of which falling under the “Call of Duty Black Ops” series with the game mode ending in the latest “Call of Duty” game “Black Ops III.” Now the final map is out and players and storyline followers are looking back feeling mostly satisfied… for now. The zombie’s Easter eggs would become some of the most satisfying achievements in all of video games. In order to reveal this story line, players would have to do certain tasks and gather specific objects around the map to unveil an Easter egg, which in video game terms is a special achievement award obtained by solving puzzles.

This fresh game mode was “Zombies” - a classic idea with an insane twist, and an eerie storyline to be followed, or better yet, discovered. Eight years ago, Treyarch added a different game mode to the new “World at War” game in the popular “Call of Duty” franchise.
