Call of Duty Black Ops 2 Glitches & Exploits

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Activision

by Michael Klappenbach
Former Lifewire writer Michael Klappenbach is an IT professional and an expert on games and gaming equipment.
Updated December 03, 2019

Call of Duty Black Ops 2 is one of the most popular and best-selling video games of all time. It has been well documented that when released there were a number of bugs that made it into the retail release. Many of those can be classified as glitches or exploits. Glitches and exploits, whether intentional or not, are a part of many video games and Call of Duty Black Ops II is no exception. The following list details some of the most well known and popular glitches in Call of Duty Black Ops II. Each glitch or exploit includes a description as well as links to walkthrough videos of how the glitch or exploit can be reproduced during gameplay.

While many of these glitches are more than three years old there has been no confirmation that they have been fixed via DLCs or game patches that have been released. If they still exist today, nearly four years after its release then there's a good chance that they will remain "unfixed" as Black Ops II has not received a patch update from Treyarch/Activision since August 2013.

Snake Glitch

Call of Duty Black Ops Snake Glitch

The infamous snake glitch found in Call of Duty 3 and Call of Duty Black Ops makes a triumphant return to Black Ops 2. The glitch basically allows you to move your character around maps in a "permanent" prone position at normal walking speed appearing to slither like a snake. This gives players an advantage by allowing them to sneak up on unsuspecting players easier. The glitch has been confirmed on the PS3 but unconfirmed for the Xbox 360 and PC.

Zombies Bus Glitch - Zombies Pile up Spot

Call of Duty Black Ops Zombie Bus Glitch

The Zombies Bus Glitch/Zombies Pile Up Spot can be found on the tranzit map and allows players to stay in this one spot on top of a bus to avoid being hurt from a zombie onslaught.

The video only runs about 40 seconds and shows player avoiding just one zombie but it can be used to avoid more. It is a good spot to catch your breath in Zombies mode.

Zombies Glitch - Wall Breach Invincibility Glitch

Call of Duty Black Ops Wall Breach Invincibility Glitch

This glitch in the Zombies mode of Call of Duty Black Ops 2 allows players to go through or breach a wall and remain protected from attacking zombies. Zombies will pile up to your left where you can take them out. Zombies will attack and hurt you if you leave this area or are not correctly located with the breach. As the video mentions, the glitch can be found on the third stop off the bus on the Tranzit zombie map.

Bouncing Care Package Glitch

Call of Duty Black Ops Jumping Care Package Glitch

This glitch has been witnessed on various maps and does not appear to be consistently repeatable but it is present. Inbound care packages bounce wildly from the original drop zone on ​the first impact. The bouncing care package then typically ends up landing some distance away.

Frozen Zombie Glitch

Call of Duty Black Ops Frozen Zombie Glitch

The Frozen Zombie glitch is really more of a bug rather than an exploit. No one is really going to be able to take advantage of this but the glitch shows a frozen zombie basically standing completely still in the environment. This one may fake some people out a few times and draw some fire.