User blog comment:Damac1214/Thoughts on the Black Ops 2 Zombies series/@comment-1263839-20130710225519

I've always just imagined Black Ops II's Zombies as almost seperate to Black Ops and World at War's, with the former spending far too much time trying to copy the latter.

The maps have been a growing ladder, each map improving on the last. I'll say that Green Run was the 'worst' map in Black Ops II Zombies but it's by no means a bad map. Nuketown Zombies surpassed it by giving us probably the best nostalgia bomb possible. Die Rise is actually enjoyable for me as a massive fan of Shangri-La, and every time I think of Die Rise, Shangri-La pops up at some point. Mob of the Dead shouldn't need justification.

But Buried? Erm, I'm not quite sure what to think. It's certainly creative but I can't stop shaking the feeling that the ideas have failed executions. Mistresses taking points is fine but having them take 2000 WITHOUT even hitting you is just unfair, especially because Stamin-Up, the Pack-A-Punch and Double Tap require you to run through the house. The Subsurface Resonator Sonic Booms work quite well but they fail because of how faulty Turbines are. The Giant's pathfinding system is bugged up the arse and he can't decide whether he'll bounce off a wall or slam into it, and his tendency to shelter Zombies is irritating at best and soul destroying at worst. The Paralyser is a decent Wonder Weapon but it's a prime example of what I hate about the Zombies Team: They put the good ideas in the WRONG maps. The Paralyser would work so much better on TranZit, or Nuketown or even Die Rise, the tight corners and alleyways do not allow it to shine especially because of how long it takes to kill anything. The Ray Gun Mark II is essentially a Ray Gun but less accurate, more wasteful and just as pathetic at earning points.

I'm not sure whether Buried is a great map or not, and in fact because of the absurd requirements of getting the special ending for the easter egg I've played more Die Rise than Buried since it was released... which is a good thing because I think Die Rise is better than Buried.