Escalation adds four new maps - Hotel, Convoy, Stockpile and Zoo - to Call of Duty: Black Ops, along with a new zombies map.
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8Our Verdict: Escalation has plenty of variety on offer, and the quintet of new competitive maps will slot extremely nicely into the broader rotation.
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