Ascension was Black Ops 1’s first Zombies DLC map. Set inside a Soviet cosmodrome, Ascension took the Zombies formula and packed it with more ideas than ever before, from new perks and enemies to lunar landers, new equipment and one of the mode’s most ambitious Easter Eggs yet.

But was Ascension simply too much for Zombies to handle?

We’ll take a look at Ascension’s development, atmosphere, gameplay, story, Easter Egg and everything that made this map such an important step in the evolution of Call of Duty Zombies.

This is Chapter 7 of my chronological Call of Duty Zombies retrospective.

0:00 Ascension
1:42 Ascension's Development
4:19 Gameplay
6:34 Lunar Landers
8:32 Special Round
10:28 New Power Up
11:44 New Perks
14:08 New Equipment
16:23 Ascension's Atmosphere
21:46 Ascension Main Quest (Easter Egg)
29:02 Side Easter Egg's
31:27 Evolution

Credits:
Easter Egg Footage - GregFPS
Easter Egg Cutscene - JWL
Radios - xGooooNZ
Red Phone - CarbonFibah
Trailer - ComTrailers