Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

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3.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 826 Ratings

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  1. tbmenossi
    Oct 21, 2018
    0
    Good arcade game proposal, but impossible to play at the moment. Even with a GTX 1060 (driver updated) and at a minimum settings presented absurd drop of fps in areas of higher vegetation and action moments. Reimbursement requested. Maybe I'll play again in the future after optimized.
  2. Sandyk
    Oct 21, 2018
    1
    I really like the game but at the current stage the game is unplayable. The thickrate is a disaster. Oponents see me on corner a lot sooner then i do. Activision fix your sh...
  3. bob10576
    Oct 20, 2018
    1
    The bugs make the game actually unplayable. Connection drops out constantly, absolute **** fps. I'm ashamed to even call this a game at this point. It's like Black Ops II got a pc port done in 15 minutes by a high school CS student.

    DO NOT BUY.
  4. Schalv
    Oct 20, 2018
    1
    este juego cada ves se hace mas pobre, prefiero comprarme el battlefield siempre avanza a ser mejor
  5. Ancher
    Oct 20, 2018
    3
    How can the be appealing to anybody? Completely random **** all the time. BR games are the worse i was hoping this one to prove be wrong.
  6. hatefromgermany
    Oct 20, 2018
    4
    The Contras: Technical Crashes, bugs, unfair matchmaking, blur graphic, brocken spawns, few weapons, (you dont need to aim if u have a MP). Just a dumb Multiplayer. 60$ too expensive for this game
    The Pros: Fast and Dumb you dont need to think. The Graphic is a little better than BO2 or BO3. If you have a good party, Zombie mod is that what you need
  7. egir99
    Oct 20, 2018
    0
    Эта игра полное говно! Если вы вдруг задумались брать её или нет, то для начала сходите к врачу, а потом поймите что покупать ЭТО за минимум 2к рублей- это идиотизм. Я никогда так не жалел о покупке игры, а я между прочим купил PUBG и CS:GO. Так зачем же я это сделал? -"ЛУЧШИЙ БАТЛ РОЯЛЬ В МИРЕ"- вот из-за этой фразы, я люблю этот режим, но нормальных его представителей как не было (так иЭта игра полное говно! Если вы вдруг задумались брать её или нет, то для начала сходите к врачу, а потом поймите что покупать ЭТО за минимум 2к рублей- это идиотизм. Я никогда так не жалел о покупке игры, а я между прочим купил PUBG и CS:GO. Так зачем же я это сделал? -"ЛУЧШИЙ БАТЛ РОЯЛЬ В МИРЕ"- вот из-за этой фразы, я люблю этот режим, но нормальных его представителей как не было (так и нет) PUBG настолько надоел всеми своими проблемами что я решился потратить 2к на КАЛ оф дюти млять. Что в итоге? Ну про оптимизацию можно молчать. Игра которая по сути из 13-го года просит больше чем PUBG, мыло от которого я не смог избавиться (скорее всего дело во мне). Игры, которые ты ищешь по 10 минут в итоге попадая к 20-ти противникам ДИНАМИКА ШО ПИ3ДЕЦ! Режими из старых КАЛ оф дюти. Персонажи от туда же. Нету одиночки. КОРОЧЕ СУКА АКТИВИЖОН ЗА ЧТО ТУТ ПЛАТИТЬ 2К? КТО НИБУДЬ СКАЖИТЕ ЗА ЧТО Я, МУДАК ТАКОЙ, ОТДАЛ 2 ТЫСЯЧИ?… Expand
  8. MobyDelish
    Oct 20, 2018
    9
    This is good that is all. need some work on some bugs and crashes but overall very good.
  9. MOMOisDEAD
    Oct 20, 2018
    0
    Can't even start the game because of the "out of memory" and it is 8th day after release. Great work Treyarch, you know what? You let me know that in 2018, a 3A developer can still bring out a piece of sh*t like this to players.
  10. Xishnik
    Oct 19, 2018
    4
    Stability on release: 2/10 (Holy mother of bugs)
    Graphics: 5/10 (mediocre)
    Hero Class system: 5/10 (boring and almost not present) Netcode: 4/10 (different netcode every match, hit reg really off) Skins and farmable items: 3/10 (severely lacking) regular Pvp: 5/10 (okay but recycled and stale) Blackout: 5/10 (Fast paced mediocrity and slow waiting    Stability on release: 2/10 (Holy mother of bugs)
    Graphics: 5/10 (mediocre)
    Hero Class system: 5/10 (boring and almost not present)
    Netcode: 4/10 (different netcode every match, hit reg really off)
    Skins and farmable items: 3/10 (severely lacking)
    regular Pvp: 5/10 (okay but recycled and stale)
    Blackout: 5/10 (Fast paced mediocrity and slow waiting times)
    Zombies: 6/10
    Maps: 4/10 (most are recycled)
    Weapons: 4/10 (horrible balance)
    Total Average: 4.3/10
    For PC, on release, this game has more bugs than an Anthill. One would think that with a 980 TI, 16 gb ram, and a 8700k that everything would be smooth for a cod title which usually implies fairly low stress on components but alas this was definitely not the case. Every 2-3 games the game crashes. Textures flicker on everything. textures disappear, The game reset my video settings for framerate after a crash. The game runs at highly variable frame rate. The game stutters. The game freezes. The game forgets perks you were using. The netcode is either alright or completely amiss. What the hell Treyarch? Also, the game has no campaign. Zombies is the only good thing about it, and everything else is just hype and bland gameplay. Theres no skins to farm, hardly any weapons. Alot of maps are recycled making you feel like you are playing an older title black ops. This game should be worth around 20-30$ and feels like an indie developer was struggling to make it. They banked on the hype of their Battle royale mode, which honestly is extremely shallow. I'd rather stick to fornite/pubg than the fast paced mockery of a BR title that's in this game. definitely regret the purchase.    … Expand
  11. Tenacidad963
    Oct 19, 2018
    0
    Es una pena en lo que se ha convertido Call of Duty. No poner un modo historia formal apostando solo por el multijugador online que antes era un complemento en el título de cada año. Solo le venden al público que ya tiene posicionado su producto. Sus ventas se deben a que copió el modo battle royal.

    In English It's a shame what Call of Duty has become. Do not put a formal story mode    Es una pena en lo que se ha convertido Call of Duty. No poner un modo historia formal apostando solo por el multijugador online que antes era un complemento en el título de cada año. Solo le venden al público que ya tiene posicionado su producto. Sus ventas se deben a que copió el modo battle royal.

    In English
    It's a shame what Call of Duty has become. Do not put a formal story mode betting only on the online multiplayer that was previously a complement in the title of each year. They only sell to the public that has already positioned their product. His sales are because he copied the battle royal mode.    … Expand
  12. Sindicat95
    Oct 19, 2018
    0
    The game is full of **** unplayable, lousy **** the content in the game is less than in any indie game on Android, I hope your company will close soon, and the head of the company will go to hell, and the one who made the menu, optimization, and balance in the game along with him, now I will hate all your life your company and blizzard in a place with her, all the bad for you. The letterThe game is full of **** unplayable, lousy **** the content in the game is less than in any indie game on Android, I hope your company will close soon, and the head of the company will go to hell, and the one who made the menu, optimization, and balance in the game along with him, now I will hate all your life your company and blizzard in a place with her, all the bad for you. The letter was written through Google translate for working for the recall I am not going the same way as you do not work on your game, **** bastards.… Expand
  13. HubertKulesz
    Oct 19, 2018
    5
    I bought it for Battle Royal. It has Battle Royal. Period.
    It's good battle royal, but don't expect more.
    No single player, awful zombie mode and pointless multi. I would give it 9/10 if it would be just a battle royal. If you want to treat it like a Call of Duty, this game from last decade, it's not that. It's the worst CoD ever. But it's good Battle Royal. I will give it 5/10,    I bought it for Battle Royal. It has Battle Royal. Period.
    It's good battle royal, but don't expect more.
    No single player, awful zombie mode and pointless multi.
    I would give it 9/10 if it would be just a battle royal.
    If you want to treat it like a Call of Duty, this game from last decade, it's not that.
    It's the worst CoD ever. But it's good Battle Royal.
    I will give it 5/10, because it's a misunderstanding. I will even caps it.
    MISUNDERSTANDING
    If you bought it for Battle Royal, then you will have a good time. Else, sorry to deliver you bad news, but you are going to have a bad time.    … Expand
  14. NEINHEX
    Oct 18, 2018
    0
    A totally disaster. I just cannot start it .Countless crashes in the game have eliminated my patience.
  15. Schockeffekt
    Oct 18, 2018
    0
    By far one of the worst call of duty games ever. Getting kicked out of games with error messages almost every game. gameplay feels completely inaccurate. the battle royal mode is a bad joke also. 0/0
  16. wybrem
    Oct 18, 2018
    0
    What a hot load of garbage. (look my name (wybrem) up on youtube for performance video) NEVER bought a Call of Duty game because honestly it's well known console trash. But this one, this one was optimized for PC, well not. RTX2080 2600x 32gb mem and it manages to hover around 100fps and than drop to 50 or lower in some situations. Even PUBG is better optimzed. Hee activision how aboutWhat a hot load of garbage. (look my name (wybrem) up on youtube for performance video) NEVER bought a Call of Duty game because honestly it's well known console trash. But this one, this one was optimized for PC, well not. RTX2080 2600x 32gb mem and it manages to hover around 100fps and than drop to 50 or lower in some situations. Even PUBG is better optimzed. Hee activision how about making a new game engine instead of using this ancient BLOPS 1 engine. It plays like trash as well guys just like you expect from a Call of Duty game. It's made for console players. Gunplay is horrific at best or maybe it's the sub 50 frames who knows. The battle royale is absolute trash, even fortnite's rng bullets feel better, but than again I have no issues getting over 130 frames at all times there. Waste of my money.… Expand
  17. pkla
    Oct 17, 2018
    10
    Pretty nice game, it is one of the best multiplayer shooter of 2018, it have good optimization on PC.
  18. Kamarr
    Oct 17, 2018
    4
    Man where to start I guess the main issue is the missing content that I feel that should be in the flipping game again back in the day they had a mode called Ground War and I feel as though they **** up not having it in the game and I know the game can handle it being Blackout has 88 players in it. I wanna give this at least a 6 but can't due to the fact the game still influences CORNERMan where to start I guess the main issue is the missing content that I feel that should be in the flipping game again back in the day they had a mode called Ground War and I feel as though they **** up not having it in the game and I know the game can handle it being Blackout has 88 players in it. I wanna give this at least a 6 but can't due to the fact the game still influences CORNER CAMPING in all modes besides Zombies of course but it gets annoying...

    The Twitch streamer Avoidthingpuddle says it the best on the whole camping subject so find that clip on YT.

    You kill 2-3 players then heal up and run into a building for cover and low and behold some dip stick in the corner with a shotty that blows you away cause you have no more armor and they have been sitting there for 5+ mins to kill someone walking into the door or window. I've played many Battle Royal games and CoD seems to have it the worse for the camping DISGUSTING. Little chubby cheek kids camping cause they can't handle conflict.

    Another thing I hated about Blackout is the normal spawn of a rocket launchers gotta love dropping out of the chopper to just get rocketed from a building across the way while your fighting another player or two for the goodies. Like make rockets in supply drops only as it causes major imbalance at the start of the game. Thats why certain games have a lock out to certain weapons appearing only in Supply Drops.

    Next I wanna talk about the multiplayer as a whole the combat is really **** I feel there matchmaking algorithm is to place players that are starting out with people that are pros or have 40+ hours in the game already that just man handle you every turn of the way. They have a **** Copy paste system from black ops 3 the whole operator idea is TRASH. Rainbow Six Siege just does that whole idea better.

    The only real mode I found fun on this game was Heist. They really killed this game and its potential to being a game that kills PubG.

    The only thing this game has on top of pubg is the performance and hardly any lag.

    This is not a 10 out of 10 game so please if you are reading the 10 out of 10 reviews ignore them. This game is easily a 4-6 outta 10 if that.    … Expand
  19. Iscariote
    Oct 17, 2018
    2
    I bought this game by using World of Warcraft gold... What could go wrong? Well, I feel ripped off even by not spending actual cash. Half of the maps are recycled from previous Black Ops games.
  20. YSJ
    Oct 17, 2018
    9
    Solving errors and bugs could be a perfect game.
    And I think I chose to remove the campaign well.
  21. LeoWayneKerr
    Oct 17, 2018
    0
    This is without a doubt the worst COD in a very long time. Hit detection is a complete joke. I've been killed by players facing 90 degrees away from me. The ADAD spam and jumping is just ridiculous. The time to die is so inconsistent. One moment you will get a kill almost instantly and then the next enemy player takes a week and half to bring down - or they kill you with one shot while youThis is without a doubt the worst COD in a very long time. Hit detection is a complete joke. I've been killed by players facing 90 degrees away from me. The ADAD spam and jumping is just ridiculous. The time to die is so inconsistent. One moment you will get a kill almost instantly and then the next enemy player takes a week and half to bring down - or they kill you with one shot while you put an entire clip into them and they're still standing. The game has also crashed on several occasions. How can a half-finished half-baked product like this be released to market.… Expand
  22. storm1
    Oct 16, 2018
    6
    It contains no single player mode. The Battle Royal mode is fun, easy to play and hard to master. Multiplayer is just the same as before.

    - Graphics = 5/10
    - Multi player = 4/10
    - Battle Royal = 8=10
    - Single Player = 0/10
  23. arkdzo
    Oct 16, 2018
    1
    ok, what we have? cheki-cho 11/10.. connection lost 2/3 times... with 1gbit connection...total: 1/10, thanks. shame on you
  24. Ch3lios
    Oct 16, 2018
    0
    So. I decided to try another Call of Duty after some years of not playing. Have played since the first Call of Duty though. I couldn't really believe what I saw... Terrible menu's (nothing is really clear what it is when you've not played for a while). Couldn't find any regular multiplayer modes. Is Blackout, Defend and Zombies all there is? No S&D or TDM? Ridiculously small mp maps asSo. I decided to try another Call of Duty after some years of not playing. Have played since the first Call of Duty though. I couldn't really believe what I saw... Terrible menu's (nothing is really clear what it is when you've not played for a while). Couldn't find any regular multiplayer modes. Is Blackout, Defend and Zombies all there is? No S&D or TDM? Ridiculously small mp maps as well (except the Blackout map). The singleplayer campaign are botmatches with some cutscenes in between... give me a break.
    It runs terrible as well (6700k - GTX1080). It doesn't even look good, it basically looks like a free-to-play game with bought game assets. Very bland and generic. Battlefield 5 beta ran perfect at max settings, and looked better. This is just a personal opinion and it might just be not my kind of game but... this is terrible, and I will never again purchase another Call of Duty-game.    … Expand
  25. Beardman
    Oct 16, 2018
    2
    Joke of a game. How can you take this game seriously when hit detection is this bad? If you have good aim look elsewhere cause headshots don't register here. Headshots are only registered through body shots. Far too many times I die because my hits don't register when I obviously am hitting my target.

    Graphics are absolutely horrendous. This game looks like it was made in 2006 for Xbox    Joke of a game. How can you take this game seriously when hit detection is this bad? If you have good aim look elsewhere cause headshots don't register here. Headshots are only registered through body shots. Far too many times I die because my hits don't register when I obviously am hitting my target.

    Graphics are absolutely horrendous. This game looks like it was made in 2006 for Xbox 360. It looks like 720p when running at 1440p. Textures are muddy, everything looks blurry, color pallette is 90% brown in blackout. Good luck spotting the guy across the map that is a puddle of blotchy colors and potato resolution that you can't make out from the rest of the blotchy low res environment. I'll wait for bf5 and I'm never buying an Activision game again. They're always hyping their games with fancy trailers and fake paid reviews and then deliver a unfinished game and don't bother to fix it cause they already got your money.    … Expand
  26. BonkTrap
    Oct 16, 2018
    8
    The best call of duty since black ops 2 or black ops 3, treyarch is back at it again saving the call of duty franchise, replacing the probably very average campain by a battle royale mode that has way more replayability, the multiplayer is just as solid but nothing new wich is a bummer. The zombies mode is very good with a lot of changes that some people wont appreciate but i do so ****The best call of duty since black ops 2 or black ops 3, treyarch is back at it again saving the call of duty franchise, replacing the probably very average campain by a battle royale mode that has way more replayability, the multiplayer is just as solid but nothing new wich is a bummer. The zombies mode is very good with a lot of changes that some people wont appreciate but i do so **** you (just kiding i love y'all). Plays very poorly on my pc, but that's because my pc is very **** i need to get a new one soon anyways.… Expand
  27. de_laubi
    Oct 16, 2018
    2
    i haven't played CoD since Black Ops 1 and this is precisely the same thing except there is NO singleplayer.

    The netcode is an absolute joke. Hit boxes feel huge and all your shots connect. It may be nice for consoles but on PC, this is just an absolute joke.

    Most maps are from Black Ops 1 too

    I regret buying it and I wish I could sell it.
  28. leminhbee
    Oct 15, 2018
    1
    lmfao Activision really dick slapped us this time. "We're not going to include a story mode and still charge you 60 dollars for the game. BTW at launch it'll be absolutely unplayable and when you do finally get in, you don't get to play with your friends."

    How am I getting lag? I have gigabit fiber internet, I put myself in a DMZ, and hard lined. With all the money that people throw    lmfao Activision really dick slapped us this time. "We're not going to include a story mode and still charge you 60 dollars for the game. BTW at launch it'll be absolutely unplayable and when you do finally get in, you don't get to play with your friends."

    How am I getting lag? I have gigabit fiber internet, I put myself in a DMZ, and hard lined. With all the money that people throw away to this company you would think their servers would be better.    … Expand
  29. timothyb
    Oct 15, 2018
    0
    Never played a more terribly implemented game. The hitboxes are way off the mark, showing "hits" even when opposing players don't take any damage whatsoever in multiplayer. The UI is not intuitive whatsoever, there's no good progression in multiplayer at low levels (and what progression there is is very slow), the game's crashed for me on more than one occasion after entering a chatNever played a more terribly implemented game. The hitboxes are way off the mark, showing "hits" even when opposing players don't take any damage whatsoever in multiplayer. The UI is not intuitive whatsoever, there's no good progression in multiplayer at low levels (and what progression there is is very slow), the game's crashed for me on more than one occasion after entering a chat message and it is comically frustrating at the best of times. The battle royale mode is "OK" but there are much better BR games. The default settings are confusing at best. The matchmaking is straight garbage with wider skillgaps than the Atlantic Ocean. This is just another attempt to milk more money out of franchise players, not a good game in its own right.… Expand
  30. Mon0chromicorn
    Oct 15, 2018
    8
    Im not a Call of Duty fan boy.
    I fell off the CoD wagon after MW3 and really never turned back. (only one exception, CoD AW).
    I understand the ones upset over no single-player campaign, but i dont understand the 0's, I feel that those are not well thought out reviews, and just very salty gamers who whine because they dont get what THEY want in the game....ANYWAY, review time.    Im not a Call of Duty fan boy.
    I fell off the CoD wagon after MW3 and really never turned back. (only one exception, CoD AW).
    I understand the ones upset over no single-player campaign, but i dont understand the 0's, I feel that those are not well thought out reviews, and just very salty gamers who whine because they dont get what THEY want in the game....ANYWAY, review time.

    Blackout: Fast pace, tight controls, smooth game play. Best enjoyed with a squad of 4 of your friends. its more like PUBG but sprinkled with some unique perks and equipment.

    Multiplayer PVP: Expect the same gun play CoD is known for. Much like a hero based shooters, players now select characters with unique abilities and load outs. This is a welcome change that i find to be quite enjoyable. Gone is passive healing, and in are Health bars making for a change on how you play forcing you to remember to heal yourself if you take far too much damage.

    Zombies: Maybe its because i havent played zombie mode in a long while, but i think Its great in Black ops 4, I love the XI locations and gladiator arena. And the super moves are awesome. It feels like its own game.

    Final Thoughts: If you were to ask me if it was worth full retail price, Id say 'yes'. I feel that this game has a lot to offer, every mode feels like its own game in terms of detail, content, and how polished everything feels. Its a solid game. If you were to strip the name Call of Duty and it were given a different name i think there wouldn't be so much salt being thrown at this game. Its because its Call of Duty that its given so much negative reviews.    … Expand
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#73 Most Shared PC Game of 2018

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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Mar 6, 2019
    85
    Zombies, multiplayer and battle royale. Black Ops 4 is whole package. With great blackout map, brutal and honest action, it will put all competition in danger. Standard multiplayer suffers from old issues, but is fun enough to guarantee tons of fun. Zombies are brilliant and refreshed with new Rush mod. Lack of single player campaign still hurts though.
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  2. CD-Action
    Feb 13, 2019
    90
    It was a risky decision to drop the single player campaign and focus on multiplayer, including battle royale, which seemed like a cynical attempt to jump on the bandwagon. I’m a bit surprised to say that Treyarch did truly great. Black Ops 4 is one of the best online games of 2018 – its shooting mechanics are wonderful, Blackout (the aforementioned take on battle royale) is top-notch and the Zombies mode drifts towards... action RPG. [12/2018, p.78]
  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Dec 31, 2018
    100
    Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has proven to all players, that it doesn´t need Hollywood faces in the story to attract players, because it’s completely fine with its online entertainment. Call of Duty is definitely going to stay with us for a couple more weeks. [Issue#290]
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