Black Ops 2 introduces players to an insidious villain named Raul Menendez who hijacks the US military infrastructure to further his own agenda. Harness the power of near-future technology and advanced robotics to pull the world back from the brink of annihilation.

Pyrrhic Victory
Alex Mason steps out of retirement to rescue his old friend Sgt. Frank Woods, held captive in Angola by narco terrorist Raul Menendez.
Date: 1986

Celerium
Mason’s son David leads JSOC’s elite counter terrorist force investigating Menendez’ links to a revolutionary new microchip made from Rare Earth Element Celerium.
Date: 2025

Old Woods
Mason re-enlists with the CIA and joins Woods in Afghanistan, supplying weapons to the Muhjahideen in exchange for vital intel on Menendez’ whereabouts.
Date: 1986

Time and Fate
The President of Panama (Manuel Noriega) lends his PDF armed forces to help the CIA capture Menendez at his drug cartel compound in Nicaragua.
Date: 1986

Fallen Angel
David Mason’s team heads to Pakistan to spy on Menendez, who has co-opted rogue ISI leaders to reverse engineer a downed US drone.
Date: 2025

Karma
JSOC learns from the surveillance gathered in Pakistan that Menendez has hidden a Celerium based cyber weapon called “Karma” on the floating city COLOSSUS.
Date: 2025

Suffer With Me
Mason and Woods join US Navy Seals in the invasion of Panama, on a mission to capture Manuel Noriega.
Date: 1989

Achilles’ Veil
Deep cover CIA operative Farid has penetrated Menendez’ inner circle and is poised to capture him during a JSOC assault on Menendez’ HQ in Yemen.
Date: 2025

Odysseus
Menendez, successfully captured during the Yemen assault, is brought on board the USS Barack Obama for immediate interrogation.
Date: 2025

Cordis Die
Marine One is shot down over Los Angeles, and David Mason must escort President Bosworth to safety as US drones under Menendez’ control destroy the city.
Date: 2025

Judgment Day
JSOC launch a massive assault against the Haitian facility broadcasting the signal controlling the US drone fleet.
Date: 2025

Shipwreck
DESTROY the SDC freighter and its cargo of hypersonic cruise missiles.
Date: 2025

I.E.D.
ESCORT a convoy of Afghan and Russian VIPs and destroy any landmines blocking its path.
Date: 2025

FOB Spectre
DEFEND Forward Operating Base “Spectre”, and prevent SDC troops from detonating an Electromagnetic Pulse bomb inside the facility.
Date: 2025

Dispatch
ASSASSINATE SDC Chairman Tian Zhao.
Date: 2025

Strikeforce Tutorial
Learn the basic controls for the Strike Force levels.
Date: 2025