Black Ops Wii specific Interview

Well, we’ve been waiting for some time now, but we’ve finally got a bit more news on Black Ops’ Wii counterpart. Anna Donlon, Senior Producer, sat down with COD HQ for an exclusive interviews. Check out the full interview transcript below.

          We’re very excited to bring you this Exclusive Interview with Anna Donlon, Senior Producer on Call of Duty: Black Ops for the Wii. She has some great information to share, including details about Wii Multiplayer and Online Co-Op!



          Q: What has your role been in the development of Call of Duty: Black Ops?


          I am the Senior Producer for Call of Duty: Black Ops on the Wii.


          I’m responsible for managing the Call of Duty Wii projects developed at Treyarch. After joining the studio in 2005, I moved onto the Call of Duty Wii team at the start of Modern Warfare: Reflex and have been working with the same dedicated developers ever since.


          One thing I love about working at Treyarch is the commitment that the studio has had to the Wii platform. We have a dedicated team that works on Black Ops, and it is our goal to create the best Wii FPS experience possible.


          Developing a game as big as Black Ops, while staying as close to the source material as possible is complex and challenging, Our community has come to expect a full and robust Call of Duty experience on the Wii, and to stray from that would be a disservice to them.


          During the project, we spend a lot of time figuring out what the Wii player wants out of their game. And each year, we up the ante. We push ourselves and we push the engine to its limits. And then when that’s done… we push a little more.


          Q: So, why should the Wii players be excited for Black Ops on the Wii?


          Well, let’s start with the basics. We’re giving the fans the full single-player storyline, with huge maps and an amazing story that I think will really blow them away. We’re also back with 5v5 multiplayer, all maps and all game modes, including the newly introduced Wager Matches and Contracts.


          But, like I said, we pushed things a little harder this year, and can now confirm that the Wii version will have online Co-Op. We’re doing this through Black Ops’ new Combat Training mode and of course… ZOMBIES. That’s right, 4-player Co-Op Zombies will have its debut on the Wii this year.


          There was one day on the project where we were playing Zombies and I was yelling at my Associate Producer, Aaron Roseman, from down the hallway to come Revive me (which I’m sad to admit he has to do quite often). It quickly became clear, as we screamed back and forth at each other, that we had to have headset support for all of our online modes. That’s why the introduction of the Headbanger Headset to this game is so exciting to us. It really takes the online experience in both Multiplayer and Zombies to the next level on the Wii.


          And then there’s the Classic Controller Pro. Don’t get me wrong, I love playing the game with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, especially after I customize the controls to my heart’s content. But once we started supporting the Classic Controller Pro, I was hooked. Now I find myself switching back and forth between the two depending on my mood and what game mode I’m playing.


          There’s a bunch of other new features that we developed this year as well. We’ve created a new “Allies” system that allows you to invite recent players to be your allies for text messaging, game invites and more without a need for code exchanges. We have more player customization in Create a Class than ever before and we have enhanced party privacy options for players who want to set up their private matches with a little more control over who they allow in.


          Q: What’s been your most memorable experience in the months leading to launch?


          There was an evening we were at work pretty late and four of us decided to jump into a Zombies match, headsets and all. We were all pretty tired, and ready to go home, but after a few rounds, we couldn’t put it down. Out of nowhere, I hear Matt Kimberling (Technical Director on the Wii) yell out, “The Wii players are gonna freakin’ love this!” And we all knew he was right. It was the missing piece of the puzzle on the Wii, and an accomplishment we’re all pretty proud of.


          Q: Anything in particular you’d like to say to all the Call of Duty Wii fans out there?


          The game is awesome on the Wii. We made it for you guys. Enjoy it! And I’ll see you online!

Finally, some info and it sounds good. Still no media though

And SteelAttack sweeps in with the updates.

I'm very slowly making my way through the Tower of Latria. A horrible place.

walking dead starts tomorrow i am so excited i can slam someones head  into a brickwall over and over

SteelAttack said:

I'm very slowly making my way through the Tower of Latria. A horrible place.

Squid wizards... they are what nightmares are made of.

Red Steel 2 is getting a lot better. I love the controls, even though it isnt like some sword simulator and you are still doing pre determined slashes it's just fun to swing your hand around like a sword. And the mix of gun play with sword combat is an awesome idea. That said the game has the pacing of an adventure game without any of adventure game elements. Half the time I am walking around empty areas with the occasional hidden token or sherrif thing. If this game had NPCs, if the towns were lively and there were lots of side quests and mini games then I can understand why its a slow paced with action elements. But if you are just going to leave the world mostly empty, then make it an all out action game. There should be setpiece after setpiece of awesome fights. Instead most of the time you fight the same 5 grunts and move on with a nice setpiece sprinkled in.

When the action does get interesting the game is great. The one major boss battle I had was fun. New enemies are starting to use more moves. So much potential in this game.

bugsonglass said:

you've killed the asshole upstairs who revives her right?

Yeah I did, but I'm having a hard time trying to stay within range to chip away at her health using Soul Arrow, and at the same time steering clear from her fucking clones attacks'.

Iga_Bobovic said:

Metroid?! Have you been drinking again? What has Metroid Prime trilogy made by Retro to do with Caslevania?

I wish that I had been drinking, then I'd have an excuse for my ill-conceived statement.  My apologies.

So you think maybe they mentioned the Koran or some other thing that has gotten games in trouble in the past?  Maybe some racist filler text got left in (like in GameFan)?  I'm hoping it was something as juicy as that.

"Perhaps the most hotly-anticipated Kinect launch game, Dance Central, has been recalled by Microsoft due to an error in the game's manual."

SteelAttack said:

Yeah I did, but I'm having a hard time trying to stay within range to chip away at her health using Soul Arrow, and at the same time steering clear from her fucking clones attacks'.

if you stay on one side and always take cover behind the column nearest to her i think you can avoid most of their attacks