'Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified' for Vita explores 'original fiction' in Black Ops universe

Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified detailed for PlayStation Vita.

New details on Activision's first Call of Duty game for the PlayStation Vita have gone out to online retailers, revealing a game that appears to be more than just a portable version of Call of Duty: Black Ops or the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.

According to a product listing on Amazon.com, Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified for Vita "explores original fiction in the Call of Duty Black Ops universe with an all-new campaign of Special Ops missions." Here is the full description, as provided to Amazon.

Before the future could be won, history had to be written. Exposing that story exclusively on PlayStation Vita, Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified explores original fiction in the Call of Duty Black Ops universe with an all-new campaign of Special Ops missions. Optimized for gamers on-the-go, Call of Duty Black Ops: Declassified delivers the most intense handheld Call of Duty experience to date, including both Special Ops Story mode and Multiplayer combat tailored for the PS Vita.

Amazon.com and Walmart.com both list the release date for Black Ops: Declassified as December 31, 2012, a date we suspect is a placeholder.

At this year's E3, Sony Computer Entertainment America president Jack Tretton confirmed that Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified would hit the Vita this holiday, but details on gameplay or story were scant.

Polygon has contacted Activision for clarification on Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified details.