When it comes to Call of Duty Zombies, there are a few things that gamers likely think of right away. Wonder Weapons like the Ray Gun will immediately jump out as memorable, as will maps like Der Riese and Kino Der Toten. Characters like Richtofen, Perks like Juggernog, and the Mystery Box are other defining features of the mode.
Another defining aspect of Call of Duty Zombies is its hidden songs, with these easter eggs usually unlocked in the same way. While players have had to interact with everything from teddy bears to bottles to get these tracks to play, nearly ever map has had an original, hidden song that plays after finding three items. Each song has done an excellent job of making gameplay more exciting while simultaneously matching the tone of the map it comes from, and a massive library of music has been built up over the years. In its next game, Treyarch should go out of its way to show love to Zombies’ soundtrack.
Making CoD Zombies’ Music More Accessible
Over the years, players have asked for Zombies’ hidden music to be replayable, as players are only able to listen to the hidden songs once per match. Given how fun it is to gun down Zombies while slaying the undead, this has always been a shame, but thankfully Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War was a step in the right direction. However, Treyarch could still take things a step further in its next game.
In Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Zombies, players could listen to the music they collected through a music player in the pause menu. This was a great way to replay songs, as players could jam out to a number of tracks they had acquired via collectable cassette tapes. However, these music players were personal, meaning that gamers were unable to listen to Zombies’ hidden songs together via the music players.
Part of the fun of Call of Duty Zombies’ easter egg songs is that, once activated, everybody in the lobby hears the music at the same time. In turn, the music player is mainly useful for those that play Call of Duty Zombies solo, with fans of co-op play needing to listen to their own music separately. The tracks not being in sync takes a lot of the fun away from the experience, so it would be great if Treyarch could add a shared music player alongside the next Zombies mode.
The host of the match could be given the option to let everyone in their lobby hear their in-game music player, allowing Call of Duty Zombies fans to listen to the songs together. Players could replay tracks to their hearts’ content, picking and choosing whichever Zombies music they want to listen to. Longtime fans will surely remember the adrenaline rush that came from hearing Eminem’s “Won’t Back Down” as the Pack-A-Punch door from Five opened up and the horde rushed toward them, with the moment illustrating how much more fun music can make Zombies.
Further, not every Call of Duty Zombies soundtrack has been officially released, with songs from Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 confined to their maps and YouTube uploads. As such, hopefully the next game from Treyarch includes Call of Duty Zombies’ entire portfolio of songs in its music player alongside a feature that lets gamers listen to the tracks together. This would be a minor improvement on par with something like additional filters in Zombies, but it would be a big deal to those with a fondness for the mode’s hidden music.
