Unlike the first-person perspective of Black Ops 2, Spec Ops: The Line is a third-person cover shooter.

FORBES: Playing 'Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2' In The Long Shadow Of 'Spec Ops: The Line'

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is basically the game Spec Ops: The Line was created for a game so lavishly over the top and violent it can hardly be taken seriously.

FORBES: Playing 'Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2' In The Long Shadow Of 'Spec Ops: The Line'

Their three titles -- "Borderlands 2, " "XCOM, " and "Spec Ops" -- are existing franchises with deep fan bases.

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