Utility

A utility is a mechanism used in the Zombies mode of Call of Duty: World at War and Call of Duty: Black Ops. There are many diffferent types of utilities, with the first being in Zombie Verruckt of World at War.

Types of Utilities

 * Mystery Box - A box that gives the player that activated it a random weapon. It costs 950 points regularly, but only 10 with a Fire Sale. The Box appears in every Zombies map in World at War and Black Ops  with the exception of Dead Ops Arcade. It moves, however, if a player gets the Teddy Bear.
 * Pack-a-Punch Machine - A machine that upgrades the players' weapon that they choose to put in. It costs 5000, but 1000 with a Bonfire Sale. It is only in Der Riese, Kino der Toten, and "Five".
 * Electro-Shock Defenses - The Electro-Shock Defenses provide a barrier of electricity, which instantly kills anything that runs through, including other teammates. It costs 1000 points to activate and appears in every map except for Nacht der Untoten and Dead Ops Arcade.
 * Flogger - It is a large rotating wooden trap with long bars and barbed wire. It kills anything that interferes with it, again including teammates. It appears only in Shi No Numa and costs 1000 to use. It is only available after the player opens the gate to the Fishing Hut.
 * Zipline - This is a type of lift, only seen in Shi No Numa. It brings the players from one location to the other, again only costing 1000 to access.
 * Elevator - An elevator is a type of utility featured exclusively in "Five". It costs 1250 points to open the barrier and 250 points to use.
 * Teleporter - A type of utility used to transport players to a certain location. In Der Riese, each teleporter brings the players back to the mainframe, in Kino der Toten, it brings players to the Pack-a-Punch room, and in "Five", all teleporters are random. All teleporters must bel inked to the mainframe for the Pack-a-Punch to open. It was first introduced in Der Riese and has been featured in every Zombies map ever since.
 * Sentry Gun - A utility found in Kino der Toten. There are two, one on the stage, and the other being in the room with the MP40 off the wall. Both cost 1500 points to use, but only 10 with a Fire Sale.
 * Fire Pit - This utility was introduced in Kino der Toten and creates a pit of fire for an amount of time. It costs 1000 points and will kill anything that comes into contact with it.
 * Rocket Platform - This utility will be Ascension. It may work similar to a Teleporter or Zipline. Not much else is currently known about this utility.