The Rise and Fall of Challenges in the Call of Duty Zombies Mode (COD Zombies Retrospective)


In this video, I discuss the rise and fall of Call of Duty Zombies challenges from Black Ops III’s original Dark Ops and Barracks progression through Infinite Warfare’s surprise Secret Challenges and Director’s Cut maps, Sledgehammer’s ambitious take on Zombies with tons of creative unlockable operator skins, and BO4’s underwhelming Dark Ops and Blackout challenges.

I then take a look at how Cold War zombies expanded on Dark Ops, and introduced seasonal challenges, Vanguard’s bare-bones mode, Modern Warfare Zombies’ massive open-world map, schematics and Prestige-tied challenges, and finally BO6’s missed opportunities and exploit-ridden Dark Ops. Whether you’re a hardcore Zombies player or just curious what happened over the last years, this video delivers the ultimate breakdown of Dark Ops, barracks challenges, prestige missions, and the evolution of in-game rewards over a decade of Zombies!

0:00 Intro
1:27 Black Ops 3 Zombies
3:01 Infinite Warfare Zombies
4:43 WWll Zombies
8:11 Black Ops 4 Zombies
13:44 Black Ops Cold War Zombies
18:57 Vanguard Zombies
22:30 Modern Warfare Zombies
26:43 Black Ops 6 Zombies

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