As promised, Sledgehammer Games has released the first trailer for Call of Duty: Vanguard Zombies, confirming the return of the Shi No Numa map. Shi No Numa, a swamp location, first appeared in 2009 as a map for Call of Duty: World at War’s Zombies mode.
It has since appeared in several other titles in the series, including Black Ops, Black Ops III, and COD: Mobile. Shi No Numa’s return seemed inevitable given Vanguard’s World War II setting.
The story campaign in Vanguard takes place across multiple theaters of war, giving players a front-row seat to the birth of Special Forces. As the concept of such groups matured during WWII, Sledgehammer focused on identifying these bands of well-trained soldiers and shining a light on their war efforts.
Players can expect to see Vanguard’s depiction of WWII through the eyes of four different Special Forces members, all of whom will be sent to Berlin on orders to investigate a rumored Nazi agenda centered on extending Nazi rule post-Hitler. When the campaign concludes, players will find something else special waiting in the wings.
As promised, the COD: Vanguard Zombies reveal aired today, October 14, giving fans a first look at the multiplayer mode’s return. Interestingly, the two-minute trailer teases fans with news of another exciting return – that of the mode’s classic She No Numa map, which is typically set in Japanese territory. The trailer also teases what players can expect from the Dark Aether storyline, which first made waves in Black Ops Cold War. The reveal can be seen in the video embedded below:
It’s clear that Sledgehammer Games won’t hold back with this year’s Zombies content. However, fans will have to decide whether it ranks high among the franchise’s usual offerings. However, the confirmation of Shi No Numa may pique the interest of more than a few COD fans.
Though Vanguard is Sledgehammer’s second World War II-set title in a row, the story is not considered a sequel. Still, let’s hope the content stands out enough from last year’s COD: WWII.
