This reveal trailer of the Call of Duty: Black Ops III Zombie Mode "Shadows of Evil" actually caught me by surprise. The story of the Call of Duty: Black Ops III is set into the future with more high tech weaponry and super humans, but "Shadows of Evil" went back in time, to the 1940s film-noir inspired horror story, with different weaponry, upgrades, and also has a story line..

Revealed at the San Diego Comic-Con, "Shadows of Evil" have are four characters in this mode: the Boxer, the Femme Fatale, the Magician, and the Cop. They all wake up in a metropolis (Morg City) where the living dead have overwhelmed almost every human, and these troubled individuals will need to work together in order to survive. They will have to piece together their memories, as they have their bouts with amnesia, to find out what brought them to this god-forsaken world.

As it is set in the 1940s, players are then to use vintage era weapons, but there are some other weapons that they can use such as rocket-powered riot shield which was shown in the video used to smash zombies to create an escape path. A gum-ball machine is in the game where players can purchase upgrades to help them survive the zombie hordes. But they have to be careful with the monsters that will appear in the game, such as three-headed and tentacled monster also shown in the video.

The troubled characters in the game are voiced by actors Jeff Goldbum (Magician), Heather Graham (Femme Fatale), Neil McDonough (Cop), and Ron Perlman (Boxer). Robert Picardo, who has appeard in the older versions of Call of Duty, will be the Shadow Man who offers to help them but what his offer may not exactly help them.

Treyarch are also making downloadable maps from previous Zombie Modes, such as a remake of the Der Riese map, to be made available for Black Ops III.

If you want to be a zombie in the game, you have the opportunity to join by supporting Call of Duty Endowment, a non-profit organisation started by Activision-Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick to help other nonprofits involved in helping veterans find good jobs after leaving military service. Activision will match every dollar donated up to US$1 million. The charity drive runs up to the 31st of August.

Call of Duty: Black Ops III will be released on 6th November 2015 on PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC.