A nice addition to the multiplayer maps is the new Exo Grapple playlist, adding a new twist to proceedings that, quite literally, takes the frenetic feel of Advanced Warfare to the next level… As the name suggests, the new Exo Grapple ability allows you to shoot out a grapple hook that latches onto surfaces and propels you through the air at great speed. It adds an entirely new dynamic to the gameplay and just highlights even further how static and slow previous Call of Duty games felt! Although tricky initially, master grappling and you’ll be flying through the air and peppering incoming enemies with gunfire before they can even react to you. Or you could just use the hook as short-range weapon to kill them instead!

"The sojourn to sun-drenched Sydney for Perplex is an absolute blast, with players able to use their Exo abilities to navigate the many levels of this small- to medium-sized apartment complex."

The four maps in this pack – in my personal order of preference – are Perplex, Climate, Site 244 and Chop Shop – and all offer a decent amount of variety and verticality.

The sojourn to sun-drenched Sydney for Perplex is an absolute blast, with players able to use their Exo abilities to navigate the many levels of this small- to medium-sized apartment complex. You’ll need lightening quick reactions to dominate this map though and no doubt a weapon with a quick rate of fire that packs a punch. And you can’t afford to stay still for a second. In fact, racing to the highest levels in the map and making use of the construction drone-moving platforms seems to pay dividends.

It’s a good-looking playspace too, brightly-coloured and nicely designed with the myriad of modular apartments, sun loungers and decking surrounded by the calm waters. Hardpoint on this map is a blast, as is Uplink and good old Team Deathmatch. Oh, and the Grapple playlist is perfect for Perplex as you can zip up to the top of the complex really quickly!

"Perhaps the best bit about the map, however, is cracking open a care package and finding the intriguingly-named Super Serum to transform you into a lean green killing machine."

The similarly sunny Climate places you in a giant biome, an enclosed climate-controlled bubble full of shrubbery, landscaping and gunfire. Again, it’s not a massive map and its circular layout means you’ll have to have your wits about you to avoid being flanked. Islands are joined by various bridges that span the inviting waters below. It’s all very picturesque. Word of warning though… part way through a match, the water filtration system packs up and those inviting rivers become highly toxic and deadly. It’s certainly an interesting dynamic that completely alters the way you play.

Next up is Site 244, which is one of the larger maps in Ascendance and takes place in the shadow of the famous faces of Mount Rushmore. There lies the debris of a huge UFO crash site and a load of craggy rockfaces and smouldering wreckage to negotiate. There are multiple levels to explore, obstacles to hide behind and wide open spaces that are perfect for sniping.

Perhaps the best bit about the map, however, is cracking open a care package and finding the intriguingly-named Super Serum to transform you into a lean green killing machine. Activating the weird-looking alien goo not only boosts your health levels to epic proportions but it highlights all enemy forces on the map – perfect for picking them off and racking up those killstreaks! A brilliant powerup… as long as you’re the one who gets it. Otherwise it kinda sucks!

"In a market heavily saturated with zombie games, levels, maps, challenges and add-ons, the Call of Duty stalwart once again proves enjoyable and is really good fun."

And finally there’s Chop Shop, which takes you to a dark and seedy world of a black market exoskeleton factory.  A maze-like map, I didn’t take to this one as much as the others and found myself getting killed all too easily. It’s a very fast-paced arena and almost claustrophobic in places. A scorestreak rewards you with the Advanced Repulsion Turret, which can prove pretty effective at slowing down and killing enemies if you can find a decent location to position it. Compared with the other maps in this pack, Chop Shop is quite dreary looking – grey and drab and not that interesting. Still, it’s the gameplay that matters and – although not my preference – it’s quite unlike the others on offer and a good addition to the pack.

On top of all that there’s the new episode in the Exo Zombies story too. In a market heavily saturated with zombie games, levels, maps, challenges and add-ons, the Call of Duty stalwart once again proves enjoyable and is really good fun. In fact, it feels more than a little reminiscent of good old Left4Dead, which can only be a good thing.

The latest  instalment, Infection, sees the John Malkovich, Bill Paxton, Rose McGowan and Jon Bernthal doppelgangers fending off the undead in the gloomy surroundings of the Atlas research centre and nearby Burgertown fast food outlet! As you strive to survive, you’ll be able to rack up credits with every kill, upgrade your weapons at handily-placed 3D printers dotted about the level and come face to face with some gruesome new zombie types. Get too close and you may become infected yourself, meaning a frantic dash to the decontamination zone. Get there too late and you’ll get a sudden urge to start eating your team mates! Enjoyable fare and well worth the money.

This game was reviewed on Xbox One.

Furthermore, we also take a look at all the maps in the game along with new zombie types, weapons and traps.

Meat Is Murder Achievement/ Trophy Guide:

Starting off you will want to open the door going to the command center and then go to the sewer. Once you are there, you will find four red circular handle. Turn all of them. Depending on how many players are with you, you will either see one, two or four. Once you are done, it will open up the wall behind the waterfall. Now you need to go back from where you started and look for two missing windows. You need to find a golden skillet in them. Once you get it, go back to the the waterfall area.

Kill all the zombies there and make sure you fill the grate with blood, this will raise the pedestal and now you can get the pan. Take the pan and place it on a grill. You will find the grill in Burger Town Restaurant. You are not done though as you still need four pieces of meat. You will find one in each area of the map. Once you find them, drill some rounds into them until they start to vanish. Use a magnetron to heat the burger and kill zombies in Burgertime clothes to make buns out of them. Go back and put them on the grill and take the burger. Bam! You will become an infected yourself. Run back to the sewers and find Bubby and feed him.

Bubby will tell you that his battery is draining out. Go to the command centre and find a screen which shows Bubby. Once you activate it, run towards a building on the right side of the power area. This is where you will find a box. The batter is in it, collect it. However there is no charge. Go to the gas station, charge it. While charging it will create a lot of noise so it may attract zombies. Do what you need to do and take it back to Bubby. You will then get a Hamburger key. Go there and you will find yourself in a sewer. Here there are a ton of zombies, take them. Activate the instigator as you need to collect a hand from a zombie when it’s floating in the air. Now once again, go back to the starting area and use the hand on the keypad. Inside you will find a key card which you need to take it to Bubby.

Grapple Mode:

Grapple Mode is a new playlist available in Ascendance. Players will be given access to a new Exo Grapple that fills the Exo Ability slot. This ability allows players to launch a grappling hook to travel quickly in a map. However the ability can only be used twice before it recharges. Each recharge takes 2.5 seconds, that means a total of 5 seconds.

Glitches:

As with every Call of Duty game and DLC, Ascendance has a few as well. Check them out below.

High Rounds Pile up Glitch:

Out of Map Glitch:

Teleport Glitch:

Goliath Glitch:

You can be in a Goliath and still have the grappling ability using this glitch.

Miscellaneous:

All Maps Overview:

The video below take a deeper look in to the game’s four maps: Climate, Chop Shop, Perplex and Site 244.

New Weapon: Magnetron:

New Zombie Types and Traps:

Achievements and Trophies Guide:

Alright, Alright

Survive until round 10 in Infection. Here is a guide on how you can survive 10 rounds of infection.

Climbing the Corporate Ladder

Survive until round 25 in Infection. You will obviously struggle to last these many rounds but you can make it easier by finding a solid online team and by preserving points and not completely utilizing them for weapon upgrades.

One Man’s Poison…

Use the cure station to kill 5 host zombies at once in Infection.

Indirect Fire

Kill 100 zombies with traps in Infection. You have to kill zombies who have been stucked in traps. For example, the video below shows how you can kill a lot of zombies in one go using the “Summon Alligator of Death” trap.

Burgertown Escort Service

Rescue 1 survivor in Infection.

Abandon All Hope

Rescue 4 survivor’s in a single game in Infection. You need to make sure that all the doors on the map are open and you need to have at least two weapons for tracking drones or nano swarm and contact grenades. When the match begins, the four survivors will spawn at different places in the map, so follow them to the flare and then you need to wait for the war bird. Get the free upgrade when you have escorted the survivors. If any of the survivor dies, all the players will be given a penalty called as Power Drain which will last for 60 seconds. During this time all weapon stations will be shut down. Each of them must be activated manually once Power Drain ends. Also, make sure you keep an eye on the color indicator of the survivor. If they turn red, it means they are going to die soon.

Blood-Spattered Savior

Rescue a total 20 survivors in Infection. Refer the Abandon All Hope guide above.

Love Tap

Kill a Goliath with a melee attack in Infection.

Popcorn

Cook 50 zombies with the Magnetron in Infection.

Meat Is Murder

Activate Bubby in Infection. Refer the guide above.