The Crossbow is a canon weapon that appears in all Call of Duty: Black Ops zombie maps. It also appears in the World at War maps, but only through Rezurrection or the Hardened/Prestige edition of the game.
Overview
The Crossbow is difficult to use in all games, as it's slow reload and high splash damage is problematic. If you plan to use it, or at least Pack-a-Punch it, you will probably need Speed Cola and if on Ascension, Call of the Dead, Shangri-La or Moon you should use PhD Flopper.
Awful Lawton
If you Pack-a-Punch the Crossbow you will get the Awful Lawton. Aside from gaining a big power boost, it's only other stand-out feature is the ability to attract zombies. Like Monkey Bombs, zombies will go towards an arrow. This makes it a useful side-weapon.
Trivia
- This gun is used to get the Sacrificial Lamb achievement.