Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified the upcoming first-person shooter for the PlayStation Vita handheld console will not feature a zombie mode, according to Activision community manager Dan Amrich, who explained why on his blog.
"'Will it have Zombies?' That's the top question I've gotten about the PlayStation Vita-exclusive Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified since it was announced," wrote Amrich. "Unfortunately the official answer is no, but for what strikes me as a decent reason: Multiplayer took priority."
According to Amrich, "This is the first Call of Duty game on Vita, and it needs to deliver on its core strengths - arguably, multiplayer gaming with twin-stick controls in a portable format. That's the core experience, and that simply needs to come first.There's always a list of things you want to do and things you need to do, and at the end of the day, realistic goals are the ones that people actually attain."
The zombie mode was featured in Call Of Duty: World at War, but was revamped for the first entry in the Black Ops series. The mode is a four-player online and two-player split screen co-op mode where player fight zombies.
Although Black Ops Declassified doesn't have zombies, the game will feature a similar mode called Hostiles Mode.
"Declassified will offer a Hostiles Mode, which challenges you to defeat waves of enemies," Amrich wrote. "But alas, those enemies are not shambling corpses. So we'll see what the future brings for Zombies, but for Declassified, it's an MP focus first and foremost."
Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified will release on Nov. 13 for the PlayStation Vita handheld console. The game's single player modes will take place between the first two Black Ops titles.