Magma

Magma is a Call of Duty: Black Ops II multiplayer map, part of the Uprising downloadable map pack, released on April 16, 2013 (Xbox 360); May 16, 2013 (PS3/PC). It is set in City at the foot of an erupting volcano, Japan. A destroyed Japanese city being overrun by lava flows at the foot of an erupting volcano.

How Magma plays

On the ground, Magma is defined by lava / magma flow hazards, erupting volcano and maze of destroyed streets. Those are the features to read first — they decide where fights open up, which angles are safe to hold, and how you rotate between objectives. The close, broken-up terrain favours mobile weapons — submachine guns and shotguns — and perks like Lightweight and Dexterity that keep you quick through its lanes.

Hazards & features to learn:

• Lava / magma flow hazards
• Erupting volcano
• Maze of destroyed streets

Build a class for it with the Pick-10 system, and browse the full weapon list to match a gun to its ranges.

Release and the Uprising pack

Magma arrived in the Uprising downloadable map pack on April 16, 2013 (Xbox 360); May 16, 2013 (PS3/PC) — one of the four DLC packs Treyarch released for Black Ops II across 2013, each bundling four multiplayer maps and a co-op Zombies map for $14.99.

Maps that shipped alongside it: Vertigo, Encore, Studio.

Map details