The Call of Duty series didn’t always feature crossover events, but has certainly made up for lost time in recent years. Season 2 ofBlack Ops 6has just welcomed the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, letting players spend COD Points on skins and guns inspired by the Heroes in a Half Shell.
Thankfully, you don’t need to open your wallet to get in on the festivities. In addition to paid cosmetics, Treyarch has also added a new playlist to the game, named the TMNT Moshpit. Jumping into the playlist will have you participating in classic Call of Duty multiplayer, albeit with a rather significant twist.
TMNT Moshpit Modes, Explained
The TMNT Moshpit will drop you into traditional rounds of Team Deathmatch, Domination, and Hardpoint. However, you will beequipped with an additional TMNT scorestreak. After racking up kills and playing the objective, you’ll be able to activate this ability, whichgrants you access to one of the Turtles' iconic gear, as well as a host of other perks.
TMNT Scorestreaks
Upon using the scorestreak,you’ll get one of four melee weapons: Leo’s katanas, Mikey’s nunchucks, Donnie’s staff, or Raph’s sai. All of them arereliable one-shot killsto enemies in the immediate vicinity.Movement speed and health regen will be enhanced significantly, and your aerial mobility will be radically different due toan added jump and air dash.
Your loadout will be momentarily altered as well, withshurikens replacing your lethal equipmentand asmoke grenade taking over the tactical slot. On top of all these buffs, each scorestreak has aunique trait depending on which Turtle you’re assignedwhen it’s activated. They are as follows:
Ability
Leonardo
Activate the Ghost, Cold-Blooded, Vigilance, and Tracker perks for perfect stealth.
Michelangelo
Drops a pizza box, which functions as an ammo supply, reloading teammate weapons and equipment, but also lets them deal double damage.
Donatello
Lets you see enemies, equipment, field upgrades, and scorestreaks through walls.
Raphael
Gifts you unlimited shurikens (the other Turtles only have a handful).
Splinter
Teleports you to a safe area behind enemies.
You lose access to the TMNT scorestreakafter enough time has passed, or ifyou are killed.
If you like a particular Turtle’s abilities, purchasing and equipping their corresponding skin willensure you always receive their scorestreak.
Cowabunga Cranked, Explained
Zombies fans also get to enjoy a TMNT-themed mode with the inclusion of Cowabunga Cranked.Killing a zombie starts the Cranked timer, and you’ll need tokill another one to reset the clock before it runs out. If you fail to do so,you’ll explode, and the game is over!
The Turtles twist in this mode is mostly in the aesthetics, with thezombies dressed up like Foot clan ninjas. However, you’ll also havemultiple themed power-ups you can pick upafter slaying enemies. They operate as follows:
Turtle Power
Bestows a temporary health boost and Pack-A-Punch 3 melee weapons.
Each player also gets the Donny’s Time Stopper field upgrade added to their kit, whichpauses the Cranked timer for an entire minutewhen used.
Paid skins help in this mode as well; equipping a Turtle’s skin will give you50 percent reduced damage from attacks to your back, and Splinterincreases your chances of dead zombies dropping Slice-O-Pie.
