Upon entry, we were welcomed by a 65" screen playing various trailers, getting the attendees pumped for what was in store. Moments later, myself and Sam Veasey were playing spec ops survival mode.
Forged in Gears of War and popularized in Call of Duty: World at War's Zombie mode, The "survival mode" has become what multiplayer options once were; a tick on the back of the box checklist.
Truth be told, it's a pretty standard affair. You start with a pistol, and earn point for every kill you get and every round you survive. You can then spend that money on new weapons, upgrades for said weapons, ammo, perks ect. As the game progresses, the enemies grow in numbers, become much stronger, and you even come up against packs of dogs, and the hallowed juggernaut.
In the heat of battle, when the pressures up, when people in the queues are watching you, judging your skills, it's a strangely exhilarating experience. When you've got the headphones booming, your team mate barking orders at you, and you're just trying to survive the round for ammo in the next, it's quite the experience.
The biggest flaw is that it will always be compared to Zombies. Where Zombies has taken an incredibly deep, easter egg hunt driven route, this is much more old fashioned, straight up survive.
In all, then, it's typical CoD. You run, you gun, you walk away satisfied. Survival is a worthy addition to the plethora of online options available to CoD fans currently, and will no doubt ensure people come back to Mod3 time and again, much like the past. This is another sure fire hit, and one I personally look forward to picking up at some point. Maybe not release, but certainly at some point.
EXCITE-OMETRE SCORE: 7/10
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