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Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty Black Ops Edition

Posted by samzenpus on from the put-down-the-controller dept.

gadgetking writes "When I first saw this I thought it was a joke — the Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty: Black Ops Edition. Seriously? I mean I like my COD first person shooter game as much as the next nerd but this really shows how mainstream video games have become. From the article: 'The Jeep brand today announced it has been named exclusive automotive partner by Activision for Call of Duty: Black Ops, and that they're making a COD Jeep. Hitting show floors next month, this limited-edition Jeep Wrangler will be available for a MSRP of $30,625 for the two-door model and $33,500 for the four-door. The 2011 Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty: Black Ops Edition comes standard with "aggressive 32-inch tires, unique military style and Call of Duty graphics."'"

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  1. Mountain Edition ? by drinkypoo · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Jeep has a New Mountain Edition with 32" rubber and decals. Change the decals and maybe the badging, and you've got the [description of the] CoD model. In other news, all get estimated 15mpg city and 19mpg highway. I get like 15 mpg in my ~6600 lb. 1992 F250 while towing a trailer and I have more ground clearance too what with the 4" lift. Jeep fail.

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    1. Re:Mountain Edition ? by dogsbreath · · Score: 4, Funny

      Truck nerds (better known as rednecks -- me included) meet Game nerds.

      Puny COD Jeep. COD Jeep make F250 angry.

    2. Re:Mountain Edition ? by Andy+Dodd · · Score: 3, Insightful

      As others have stated:

      Jeep Wranglers are built for rock-crawling, not towing. They have, in general, high gear ratios (good for rocks, bad for mileage) and a short wheelbase (Despite a lower clearance on paper, they're probably less likely to hit a rock than your F250.)

      Oh, yeah, you needed a 4" lift to get more ground clearance than the stock Jeep - what was your clearance stock, and do you realize that Jeeps have lift kits available too? (Some probably far more aggressive than your 4" lift.)

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    3. Re:Mountain Edition ? by modecx · · Score: 2, Informative

      It's a copy of the Jeep Wrangler Mountain edition. A modern Chrysler SUV in the style of a Jeep. It's hardly built for "rock crawling". At best, it's moderately capable of general off-roading, and going over slightly bumpy things. i.e. running down gentle off-highway trails--presumably to get to campgrounds, other outdoorsy sporting activities etc. More precisely, however, it's built to give other people the impression you might like to do these sort of fun things, when in reality most Jeep owners are hardly that interesting.

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  2. There is a market for it im sure by Combatso · · Score: 5, Informative
    I'm an offroader.. I own a Jeep.. I do a lot of modifications to the Jeep... as such I participate in a lot of online discussion about Jeep fabrication.. There has always been people making Tomb Raider Jeeps, Jurassic Park Jeeps and endless 'military' style jeeps... some people start with an actually CJ3B and make it look like it came straigh outta WWII and some people take the newer Wranglers and make camo... The 32" tires alone make the Jeep a decent buy, I didn't read all about it, but hopefully they use the Rubicon platform for this, so the Jeep is actually somewhat capable off the shelf..

    However, I'm the Jeep enthuisast who beleive tough Jeeps are BUILT and not BOUGHT

  3. Big tires and decals! by countertrolling · · Score: 2, Funny

    What's the American name for "rice-boy"? I can hardly wait for the "Where's Elmo" Edition of the Pacer..

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  4. One useful function... by RogueyWon · · Score: 3, Funny

    This particular marketing stunt has precisely one useful function... to make me feel slightly less bad about having a pre-order in for the £150 Gran Turismo 5 special edition.

    That said, at least the Wrangler does actually seem to be real. God only knows if my £10 deposit on GT5 will ever translate into anything tangible.

  5. Seriously by Chrisq · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Seriously would you like to say "my new car's a Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty: Black Ops Edition"? Doesn't that just say "nerd" rather than "action man"?

  6. But what about the disc? by CodingHero · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The real question is: do I get a copy of the game when I buy the Jeep? Maybe with some in game bonus content?

  7. Boring by OrangeMonkey11 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That is the most boring looking "Special Edition" Jeep I've seen; the thing look stock

  8. Re:No respawn? by BForrester · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sure there's respawn. You just have to convert to Hinduism or Buddhism.

    Unfortunately, you drop all items, and your experience level is reset.

  9. Re:Obligatory by Securityemo · · Score: 3, Insightful

    People scream and cry much more realistically IRL; some find this disturbing and a bit overdone. Also, their remains smell, and you actually have to move them to some sort of storage place when you tire of the sight because the fade time is measured in months. And the death animations are just ridicilous in some cases, and really break immersion with their gargling and staring (and shitting!). How this game passed any sort of review board is beyond me.

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