A UK money saving site has compared the first 24 hours of site search data from when both Halo 4 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 were released, and found that Treyarch's Black Ops 2 has had 4 times the number of searches on-site compared to its opponent.
In addition to dominating the search volumes, a flash poll of 1,115 Xbox gamers from VoucherCodesPro.co.uk also found that 39% of Halo 4 players were "disappointed" with the new game; compared to just 9% of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 players asked the same question.
Of course, it's important to keep in mind that Black Ops 2 was released on several platforms, while Halo 4 was an Xbox exclusive.
When asked why they were disappointed with the new games; 48% of Halo 4 gamers said they felt it was not 'challenging enough', with 19% saying it did not live up to the pre-launch hype and 16% saying that it did not represent good value for money.
In contrast, the majority, 61%, of those who were 'disappointed' with the new Call of Duty game explained that they felt the game suffered from a cookie cutter formula, calling it 'too similar' to others in the franchise. 23% were disappointed with the graphics of the game.
42%, of the Xbox owners taking part admitted that the Halo series was a big reason for purchasing their Xbox 360 in the first place. 26% of those taking part also owned a PS3.
And the numbers don't lie. While Halo 4 may have been the biggest launch ever for the Halo franchise, Black Ops 2 broke Amazon's records as the most pre-ordered title in the company's history, and GameStop managed to sell one million copies of the game in the first day, declaring it their biggest game launch of all time.
Speaking about the results, VoucherCodesPro's Marketing Manager George Charles said, "We all know that the gaming community does not hold back when it comes to voicing opinions, but we were certainly surprised at the clear disappointment about the newly launched Halo 4 from gamers."
He continued:
"Searches for the two games certainly dominated search volumes on our site on their respective launch days, but once again, the Call of Duty gaming franchise has come up trumps."