Call of Duty: Black Ops Easter Eggs

Those holes aren’t there just for the sake of looking pretty. Use the RC-XD to cruise through these openings and poke around beyond the map’s boundaries.

In keeping with the spirit of the Welcome to Nuketown sign that reflects the number of players present, the clock tower ticks down how much time remains in your multiplayer contest.

Meanwhile, back in Nuketown … To paraphrase the Transformers, there are more Easter eggs here than meets the eye.

Come on, Treyarch. Seriously?

Check around for 3 meteor rocks that emit a distinctive variable glow. (The color will vary as well) Since it’s a dimly lit atmosphere, check the video for a better idea of where each rock is located.

Upon finding each rock, press ‘X’ or ‘Square’ and your character will make a comment. The song “115” by Elena Seigman will play when you’ve collected all 3 rocks.

In Kino Der Toten (Cinema of the Dead) here’s how to change what’s on the film screen. Unlock the Pack-a-Punch projector room by rounding up three pals and fighting. The projector room is located above the theatre’s main entrance. On the stage is a Teleporter and that’s the only way to access the projector room. If you get all 4 players in the room at the same time, the Teleporter will shoot them to various rooms within the map. Before being sent back, you’ll have a few seconds to search for a film reel that’s hidden; in total, there are 3 reels.

You’ll enjoy some unsettling new clips when the reels are placed in the projector.

Not only are they nutritious and delicious, watermelons are also a mainstay of the Call of Duty games. They abound in Black Ops' campaign mode but don’t seem to have any special characteristics (like the exploding ones in Modern Warfare 2). Would Treyarch include so many simply for the sake of decoration?

One of the most harrowing scenes in film history is the Russian Roulette sequence in “The Deer Hunter” (1978) where Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken are captured and tortured. Here’s how Treyarch pays tribute to that scene in "Payback":

If you and your fellow soldiers manage to lop the heads off of all the mannequins in a certain amount of time, you’ll get a nice reward. Here’s the catch: No one knows how long you have to decapitate the mannequins. Nor does anyone seem to know what the reward is (some speculate it unlocks another zombie mode). If you have the answer, don’t be shy about sharing it!

The double rainbows in front of the Nuketown map are likely Treyarch’s tribute to a YouTube video that caught fire in 2010. Watch it and you’ll understand the reference. You’ll also get a lot of laughs. Or maybe you’ll have a religious experience/orgasm like the guy in the video. Btw, check what it says on the school bus.

This egg is a call back to Modern Warfare 2’s fourth mission where Vladimir Makarov reminds you, “Remember, no Russian.” In “Executive Order”, the fourth mission of Black Ops, another covert soldier is preparing to sneak into a Soviet launch base when a nearby character says, “I hope your time in Vorkuta helped your Russian, Mason.” Real black ops agents don’t believe in coincidence.

You can find a lot of hidden messages at the computer. To see what’s there, enter “DIR”. Follow that with a space and the file name you seek. Some of the letters from Mason’s family are pretty harsh to say the least.

In the zombies menu it’s the option blacked that’s still blacked out. To get this mini-game, enter “DOA” at the computer command terminal. You’ll unlock a straight-ahead, two-stick, retro zombie shooter with space gorillas and helicopters at no extra charge! Dead Ops Arcade will always be available after you enter “DOA”, and it supports co-op.

Fun Fact 1: This easter egg unlocks the “Insert Coin” trophy/achievement,

Fun Fact 2: Kill 20 or more zombies at once in Dead Ops Arcade using Speed Boost power-up and the “Easy Rhino” trophy/achievement is unlocked.

Strapped to the interrogation chair and surrounded by instruments of torture, covert agent Alex Mason can’t escape, right? Looking helplessly at your bound limbs there’s no hope of getting free. Then again, if you can play as Mason in the menu screen, anything’s possible. Pull your controller’s Left and Right triggers in this sequence: L, R, L, R, L, R, L, R, L, R. If you’re quick enough, Mason will bust out of the chair. Then you’re free to check out that room.

Fun Fact: This Easter egg unlocks the “Just Ask Me Nicely” trophy/Achievement

It’s a zombie game within a zombie game! At the CIA Data System enter “DOA” to access this hidden mode. The “Instant Coin” achievement/trophy is unlocked when you first enter the game. Dead Ops Arcade is a straight-ahead shooter with the objective to survive oncoming swarms of brain-starved zombies.

If you enter 3ARC UNLOCK in the CIA computer, you can unlock not only Dead Ops Arcade, but all Campaign levels and the minigame “Five” in which the Pentagon is attacked by the undead. Rub elbows with JFK and Castro amongst other historical figures. You can also unlock the “Five” map by completing the campaign mode, any difficulty.

This egg is in the Call of the Dead zombie map and can be completed on Solo or Co-op, but each mode requires different strategies. The object is to rescue 4 original characters trapped in a locked room. Rewards for completing this egg include the Wunderwaffe DG-2 as the Lightning Bolt power up and an achievement/trophy unlocked. Check out the video for more details.