Nuketown

Nuketown
Call of Duty location
Nuketown as it appears in Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010)
First appearance	Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010)
Created by	Treyarch
Genre	First-person shooter
In-universe information
Location	Nevada, United States (Black Ops)

"Nuketown" is a multiplayer map in the Call of Duty series of first-person shooter video games published by Activision. Set in a nuclear test town in the deserts of Nevada, the map features two symmetrical sides that are split down the middle by a road. Each side has a two-story house with a backyard, and the road has vehicles that provide additional cover. The map is very small, and combat is often frantic due to its small size. At the end of each multiplayer game played on the map, a nuclear bomb is dropped on top of the site, obliterating it.

The map was inspired by real-world nuclear test sites constructed by the United States, which featured numerous faux buildings and neighborhoods of varying distance from the blast to analyze the effects of nuclear blasts on American towns. The map has subsequently appeared in other Call of Duty titles, with the location being changed to fit the setting of the game. "Nuketown" has been met with a positive response from critics, praising its fast-paced combat and small design. There have been connections made between the iconography featured in "Nuketown" and real-world themes present during the Cold War era.