Mirage

Mirage is a Call of Duty: Black Ops II multiplayer map, part of the Revolution downloadable map pack, released on January 29, 2013 (Xbox 360); February 28, 2013 (PS3/PC). It is set in Sandstorm-buried luxury resort, Gobi Desert, China. Combat amid the sand dunes of a dilapidated luxury resort half-buried by a cataclysmic sandstorm in the Gobi Desert.

How Mirage plays

On the ground, Mirage is defined by sand-buried resort structures, sand dunes and varied engagement ranges and desert setting. 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 longer sightlines reward assault rifles and marksman rifles, with Ghost to move across the open ground without lighting up enemy UAVs.

Hazards & features to learn:

• Sand-buried resort structures
• Sand dunes and varied engagement ranges
• Desert setting

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 Revolution pack

Mirage arrived in the Revolution downloadable map pack on January 29, 2013 (Xbox 360); February 28, 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: Hydro, Grind, Downhill.

Map details