“Go to the "_Language Switcher" on the game directory and copy the content of the folder... to the main folder (where you find the .exe file). It works on me.” Reddit · r/PiratedGames · 3 years ago
Many repack versions include a dedicated utility for this exact problem. Navigate to your game's main installation directory. Look for a folder named _Language Switcher . black ops 2 sound bank failed to load cmnrootenglish best
Description: When launching Call of Duty: Black Ops II (or during gameplay), the audio fails to initialize and the following error appears in the log or on-screen: "sound bank failed to load cmnrootenglish best" (sometimes shown as "cmnrootenglish_best" or similar). This prevents voice lines, dialog, or other game audio from playing correctly and may be accompanied by muted sound effects, missing music, or crashes. “Go to the "_Language Switcher" on the game
If you own the game on Steam, the error often means the English language pack didn't download correctly. Right-click in your Steam Library. Select Properties > Installed Files . Navigate to your game's main installation directory
If verification finds nothing wrong, the issue is likely permission-based (see fix #1 or #4).
Check your RAM stability. Yes, defective RAM can corrupt sound banks on the fly. Run Windows Memory Diagnostic before blaming Treyarch.
Third-party antivirus (Avast, Norton, McAfee, Malwarebytes) often quarantines sound bank files because they contain compressed executable-like data.