There is a secret mini-game hidden in Black Ops 3. Dead Ops Arcade returns in this crazy playable Easter egg available in the Data Vault terminal.

Black Ops fans can rejoice, because Dead Ops Arcade is back with a vengeance. The top-down zombie survival shooter is easier to access this time, but still hard to find if you don't know where to look. Why does Dead Ops exist? What's the deal? Keep scrolling and get some history on this cool bonus game.

In Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, there's a secret mini-game called Dead Ops Arcade 2 that can be unlocked after certain condition is met. Nov 6, 2015 - Dead Ops Arcade 2 is a Hidden game/ Easter Eggs in Call of Duty: Black Ops 3. This CoD: Black Ops Guide will show you how to Unlock the.

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Early in the campaign, you'll earn the ability to visit your safehouse. The selection is available in the Campaign menu before selecting a mission or continuing story mode.

The safehouse selection appears after you complete Mission 2: New World.

Once in the safehouse, locate the Data Vault. This large computer terminal is next to the Service Record board. Interact to use the monitor.

See the symbol in the center of the screen? The white side-ways two with inter-linking tetroids filling the empty space? That's the logo you'll need to press.

Find the smaller version of the center logo in the upper-left corner of the Data Vault screen. Press it to access a secret mini-game; Dead Ops 2 Arcade.

What Is Dead Ops 2 Arcade?

This fully 3D top-down arcade shooter resembles survival games like Smash TV. It even switches to first-person mode, if you can live that long.

You move around a confined space and shoot waves of zombies while power-ups randomly appear. Each successive wave amps up the difficulty until you're dead. The goal is to get as many points as possible.

Why does this mini-game exist? The original Dead Ops Arcade appeared in Black Ops 1 as a hidden bonus. Shaking free of the chair in the main menu allows you to get on a hidden computer. Inputting different .dos commands unlocked hidden files -- and in one case, a mini-game.

That amazing secret returns, but it's easier to find this time around. Check it out for yourself, and defeat the Cosmic Gorilla all over again!

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Black Ops Hidden Games

Did you know there is a hidden game inside of Call of Duty: Black Ops and it's an overhead zombie shooter called Dead Ops Arcade? In order to get to it, you must first break out of the chair in the main menu, then access a nearby computer terminal. In this article, you'll learn how to get out of the chair and earn a PS3 trophy for that simple act, then learn how to use the computer terminal to score a couple more trophies. You can even play the classic DOS game called Zork from the terminal.

Unlock Dead Ops Arcade

In the main menu of the game, you find yourself strapped into a chair with a couple of screens around you. This is part of the game's campaign mode where your character is tied down and being interrogated about his past. It's also a room where you can earn some extra trophies very quickly.

Break Free

Your first task is to break free of the chair, which will earn you the Just Ask Me Nicely PS3 trophy. To break free, look down at your hands and then press the trigger buttons (L2 and R2) back and forth and you'll see your hands clench and lift. It only takes a couple of times and you'll then be able to stand up and walk around the small room.

Play Zork

The terminal is located behind the chair, so just walk up to it and press the Square button to get online. You can play around here with some DOS commands and read email or look at photos. You can also earn the Eaten by a Grue PS3 trophy by simply talking 'zork' at the command line and it'll pull up the classic text-based DOS game called Zork.

Dead Ops Arcade

Once you are on the terminal, you can play Dead Ops Arcade by typing 'doa' at the command line. This will load up the main menu of the game and it sort of resembles an old arcade machine. Give it a few seconds to load and start pressing buttons on the controller and you'll earn the Insert Coin PS3 trophy once the game starts. After you have unlocked the Dead Ops Arcade game, it will appear in the Zombies menu on the main game screen.