Game Art Styles

Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Treyarch · 2012

First-person · Shooter · PC · Console

Dimension
3D
Rendering
Realistic
Colors
Linework
No outlines
Shading
Realistic lighting
Post-processing
Bloom
Palette
Muted, Warm
Proportions
Realistic
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About

A first-person military shooter with a campaign spanning the 1980s and 2025, following two generations of operatives and their conflict with Raul Menendez. Player decisions affect the branching campaign; multiplayer and Zombies provide additional modes.

Art style

Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012, Treyarch) is a 3D realistic game played from a first-person view. Its look is built from shapes without outlines, realistic lighting and bloom. The palette is muted and warm.

Details

Release
Original release · Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 / Wii U
Developer
Treyarch
Publisher
Activision
Engine
IW 3.0 (modified)
Released
2012-11-12 Steam store listing, Windows
2012-11-13 Worldwide, Windows
2012-11-13 Worldwide, PlayStation 3
2012-11-13 Worldwide, Xbox 360
2012-11-18 North America, Wii U
2012-11-30 PAL, Wii U
Platforms
Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U
Credits
Colin Whitney Art Director
Brian Anderson Technical Art Director
Shaun Bell Associate Art Director
Loudvik Akopyan Lead Character Artist
Brad Grace Lead Character Artist
Gilbert Martinez Lead Environment Artist
Timothy Bud McMahon Lead Lighting Artist
Murad Ainuddin Lead Weapon Artist
Dave Anthony Director
Jason Blundell Executive Producer
Pat Dwyer Project Senior Producer
Links
official · wikipedia · steam · igdb

Screenshots 5

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Call of Duty series 21 games

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