Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

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3.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 786 Ratings

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  1. daftv4der
    Nov 15, 2020
    5
    Multiplayer only review.

    Very disappointing release. The multiplayer is extremely repetitive and shallow, the weapon balancing needs a ton of work (without attachments you're even more disadvantaged than you were in Modern Warfare), and the game runs awfully on my machine, despite having a 2080 Super and Ryzen 3600. I have to run everything on near lowest to get it to run at over    Multiplayer only review.

    Very disappointing release. The multiplayer is extremely repetitive and shallow, the weapon balancing needs a ton of work (without attachments you're even more disadvantaged than you were in Modern Warfare), and the game runs awfully on my machine, despite having a 2080 Super and Ryzen 3600. I have to run everything on near lowest to get it to run at over 120fps.

    The spawns are shocking as well, often spawning me in front of enemies, or flipping multiple times in a minute, so you have no ability to form some form of map awareness. There are very few maps, and the selection of modes and maps in multiplayer are extremely limited if you leave out Zombies (which I don't play).

    Overall, it just feels like another rushed COD cash grab.    … Expand
  2. creamyjoints
    Nov 14, 2020
    7
    positives: good campaign, satisfying multiplayer, incredible weapon customization, best zombies since bo3

    negatives: short campaign, bad optimization, frame drops, bugs, lack of variety in multiplayer, huge huge balancing issues, overly long animations, bad hit registration Overall i have been enjoying myself with this game, there are a lot of things i think it has done better than    positives: good campaign, satisfying multiplayer, incredible weapon customization, best zombies since bo3

    negatives: short campaign, bad optimization, frame drops, bugs, lack of variety in multiplayer, huge huge balancing issues, overly long animations, bad hit registration

    Overall i have been enjoying myself with this game, there are a lot of things i think it has done better than mw 2019 that people are not giving it enough credit for. People have to realize that this game was forced on to treyarch to fix it after sledgehammer botched it, and yes, the product seems a bit unfinished but they were not given much time and im sure covid didnt improve anything. What i am trying to say is that the same people who are complaining that the game should have been delayed would have been just as upset at activision if they actually did delay it. Overall im happy with what we got and i know its only going to get better from here with free dlc and zombies content on the way.    … Expand
  3. Navax
    Nov 20, 2020
    5
    Ok I was so hyped for this game but activision hella sure knows how to **** a game. Where do I start? How do I even begin to describe this thing?! Well let's talk positives first the new graphics looks awesome, even compared to modern warfare this is a huge step up, the campaign is pretty great but way too short and why didn't they bring original woods and mason actors? And as the lastOk I was so hyped for this game but activision hella sure knows how to **** a game. Where do I start? How do I even begin to describe this thing?! Well let's talk positives first the new graphics looks awesome, even compared to modern warfare this is a huge step up, the campaign is pretty great but way too short and why didn't they bring original woods and mason actors? And as the last positive thing zombies are decent remind me a lot to bo1 with dead ops arcade returning being a super entretaining mode improving upon bo1 and 3 in my opinion and the style of the game is beautiful, it seems really artistic. So there is all the positive stuff as a single player expierience, I'd say black ops Cold War is a solid 8.5/10 but there is a negative in single player, WHY TF DO I HAVE TO LEAVE MY CAMPAIGN OR ZOMBIES SOLO GAME IN ORDER TO PLAY WITH A DIFFERENT INPUT? What the hell treyarch? There is not even a match making going on if that is the excuse. So as you probably already notice, my huge problem with this game is the multiplayer and luckly they can be fixed but this is, and I'm dead serious , the worst CoD mp experience I've had past WWII. First off, the game only jas 8 maps so it's the second fewest amount that a CoD has had only surpassed by WWII, second the game has only 9 modes (those are pretty great btw major props) but where's gun game? Infected? CTF? Gunfight was promised to make it's return in this game but that's not the only unacomplished promise, Treyarch explicitly said they weren't going to put sbmm in this game and I have ran into sweaty people like no tomorrow, also in the beta lobbies didnt separate after the match so why does it happen now can I know? The connection and the performance of the game are worse than in the beta I lag so hard and the game have stuttering (even on the campaign and zombies), I change the graphics to low and still happens with a 2060 and I guess u can argue its not the most powerful card out there and that sbmm makes connection worse but why is it worse than the beta? Also hit detection is awful and worse than beta. The mp it self has decent maps great class customization and it's good overall but broken by sbmm, horrible weapon balance (evryone runs the freakin xm4), connection issues and awful hit detection. In conclusion, unless you're really thrilled to play a campaign set in the cold war with iconic characters like Mason, Hudson, Weaver and Woods, I'd say don't waste your 60 dollars YET cause as I said, this problems with the mp can be fixed and zombies and story are awesome. Update the more I played it the more cancer I got. This is the worst CoD MP ever made and Im being generous giving it a 5… Expand
  4. Berckut
    Nov 15, 2020
    7
    Мультиплеер:
    Говно на старте, надеюсь что поправят, поэтому 7, на привелегии PlayStation мне всёравно, но оценку объективно стоит за это снизить.
    Сюжет: Короткий, но достаточно интересный, с учётом того, что нет сильной клюквы, русофобии тоже не наблюдал, всё отлично, но мало)    Мультиплеер:
    Говно на старте, надеюсь что поправят, поэтому 7, на привелегии PlayStation мне всёравно, но оценку объективно стоит за это снизить.
    Сюжет:
    Короткий, но достаточно интересный, с учётом того, что нет сильной клюквы, русофобии тоже не наблюдал, всё отлично, но мало)
  5. gamereview193
    Nov 15, 2020
    7
    When purchasing this game you have to realize that multiplayer isn't everything, the campaign, at least for me is one of the best in the series. However, from a multiplayer POV it is just okay. Lack of maps and those that are there are mediocre at best. I play for the campaign, but I understand that a majority of people came for zombies and multiplayer. Zombies is meh, a fun thing to playWhen purchasing this game you have to realize that multiplayer isn't everything, the campaign, at least for me is one of the best in the series. However, from a multiplayer POV it is just okay. Lack of maps and those that are there are mediocre at best. I play for the campaign, but I understand that a majority of people came for zombies and multiplayer. Zombies is meh, a fun thing to play with friends, but worse than bo1 and bo2. I do in fact like this zombies but I can see how it would be a hit or miss with some people. Some people forget the launch state of Modern Warfare which was not very good, this game is better but progression is slow and there needs to be more maps added as non-dlc maps. If they give it the same treatment as Modern Warfare then I think that this could turn out to be a great game. For right now, however, keep your money and wait to see what happens.… Expand
  6. FatherHay
    Nov 17, 2020
    7
    A lot of people, I think - are giving this game an unfair bash. With immense amounts of toxicity revolving around the game's skill-based matchmaking, rather than the wider gameplay. The campaign drew me in, and I beat it in a single sitting in about six hours. It's short, but it's definitely worth your time. The Zombies mode is fantastic fun with some friends; allowing you to even level upA lot of people, I think - are giving this game an unfair bash. With immense amounts of toxicity revolving around the game's skill-based matchmaking, rather than the wider gameplay. The campaign drew me in, and I beat it in a single sitting in about six hours. It's short, but it's definitely worth your time. The Zombies mode is fantastic fun with some friends; allowing you to even level up your multiplayer rank and weapons through its gameplay loop. I also, contrary to many people's opinions - didn't find the multiplayer that bad, in fact, I'd argue - there's far less issues with the matchmaking system in this itterattion, than in MW. Where I often found teams to be heavily stacked and the whole game to be some messy sniper camp fest. In general, the game's good - but it's far from brilliant, and most of the user scores are basically rants about how skill based matchmaking is bad. And those who say the graphics are last generation looking, clearly forgot to wear their glasses, or are running the game on toasters.… Expand
  7. SuperkenGaming
    Feb 1, 2021
    7
    Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War
    Waiting for the rest to be patched in.
    Cold War is probably th wmost lack luster call of duty game ive ever played. First. The campaign isn’t even on the disk. What is this thing even installing? Because after you go to play the campaign its like, nah you gotta download it, heres part one… that’s right part one… youll play a mission in this joke of a    Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War
    Waiting for the rest to be patched in.
    Cold War is probably th wmost lack luster call of duty game ive ever played.
    First. The campaign isn’t even on the disk.
    What is this thing even installing? Because after you go to play the campaign its like, nah you gotta download it, heres part one… that’s right part one… youll play a mission in this joke of a campaign and then its like oh you nee to download part 2 now, heres another 26gb patch ontope of the 20 you just downloaded, but it doesn’t stope there, theres another 20 gb part 3.. .thats right.. nearly 70 GB patched in for not even 4 hour long campaign. That they couldn’t just put on the disc… downloading multiplayer and zombies makes sense because its primarily online.. but a 4 hour long campaign, it’s a joke…
    I for one do understand why so many people love call of duty, its multiplayer, and thankfully its just as fun here as its ever been with all of its modes outside of team deathmatch.. that’s usually my favorite mode, but I just wasn’t feeling the maps this year in deathmatch, but I had an absolute blast anyway for hours playing that ultra addicting, spawn shoot die gameplay, and its been a hwile since ive played a call of duty game.. since ww2.. so im not sure if these things are new but I am loving the instant respawns here on the next gen.. and I also appreciate that camping snipers have a little reflection to give away their location.. ive never been a fan of zombies mode, its obviously here.. I cant fairly critique it as it just isn’t my thing… but the main reason I play a call of duty game, at least in my currently life where I don’t have the time to sink days into multiplayer is the campaign.. but thankfully I do have the fun and addictive multiplayer to play through while it takes more hours to download than it does to actually play…
    Here you play as yourself, during the cold war, and the campaign actually started with tons of promise.. I wouldn’t mind if every year we got a well told 3-4 hour long story full of amazing set pieces and a mind blowing experience to compliment the fun multiplayer, and this campaign had its moments, it felt like an interactive movie with great moments and missions, some of the best stealth missions ive ever experienced in a first person shooter, but halfway through the campaign just falls apart, it becomes generic first person shooter level design and story telling, theres even a section of the game here youre redoing the same thing like 5 times in a row… that’s how much you can tell the creative juices have evaporated after an impressive start.. I didn’t want to stop playing, but I had to to let part 2 download… such a let down…
    Call of Duty is what it is…
    You know what youre going to get every year…
    it never changes outside of the setting..and this is where the let down comes into play
    Im personaly okay with a little 4 hour journey each year, but please put a little more effort and see that effort through, especially if again,, its only going to be 4 hours… it better be solid.
    But at least you have some new maps to play with.
    I give Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War
    a 7/10    … Expand
  8. Lirezh
    Nov 25, 2020
    5
    Nice updated game mechanics, better upgrading system, nice visuals, fluid gameplay, short loading times and a better bonus mechanic.
    And no cheat protection at all, the first premium cheats were available BEFORE launch.
    The COD game developers know how to make a game feel good but they don't know how to develop it resistant to the worst cheats. Wallhacks are probably the #1 cheat    Nice updated game mechanics, better upgrading system, nice visuals, fluid gameplay, short loading times and a better bonus mechanic.
    And no cheat protection at all, the first premium cheats were available BEFORE launch.

    The COD game developers know how to make a game feel good but they don't know how to develop it resistant to the worst cheats.

    Wallhacks are probably the #1 cheat the average joe prefers to use.    … Expand
  9. chumpwithnoname
    Jan 4, 2021
    7
    I liked single player, however there are lots of problems with this game itself:
    1. Indestructable things like bottles - this is next gen shooter? You basically can't shoot any bottle in this game...
    2. Even with RTX ON there are no self reflections in the mirrors. I've seen games from 20 years ago which had this feature. 3. Gunplay is bad. Most of weapons are somehow feel wrong - they    I liked single player, however there are lots of problems with this game itself:
    1. Indestructable things like bottles - this is next gen shooter? You basically can't shoot any bottle in this game...
    2. Even with RTX ON there are no self reflections in the mirrors. I've seen games from 20 years ago which had this feature.
    3. Gunplay is bad. Most of weapons are somehow feel wrong - they are underpowered.
    4. Sound is very bad. It is light years behind Battlefield games.
    5. Lots of stuff is low-res in this game even with 4k textures low.
    6. Game sometimes likes to stutter on 3080, you need to restart it to get normal performance.

    i'm giving this game 7 points cause I didn't pay for it directly and got it as a part of 3080 package deal. Also I don't care about multiplayer cause it is created to milk players.    … Expand
  10. Darkvenom39
    Nov 16, 2020
    5
    I feel bad for giving this game this score. It had so much potential!
    After seeing the trailer where former president ronald regan was introduced and seeing mason, woods, hudson, and my new favorite adler. I was so hyped for the game especially after seeing that it is based on real life events and with actual facts of the real perseus actually being lost on our real life planet till this    I feel bad for giving this game this score. It had so much potential!
    After seeing the trailer where former president ronald regan was introduced and seeing mason, woods, hudson, and my new favorite adler. I was so hyped for the game especially after seeing that it is based on real life events and with actual facts of the real perseus actually being lost on our real life planet till this day! and i also loved the interview with yuri bezmonov in the trailers it really got me hyped.
    So far the beta came and everyones impressions were bad but for me it looked like classic black ops with a fan favorite spin to todays era.
    But when the game came out i literally forgot it came out because no one was talking about it, and luckily i got reminded that i got a battlenet gift card from my boss to buy the cold war as a bday present from a week before the release. So i downloaded the game and so far the impressions were good about the campaign. It is full of action! Like non stop explosions and shooting and soundtrack is phenomenal. And also the acting is great. But i felt like it was super short and you could finish it within a playthrough including the floppy disk secret ending. It took me about 5 hours to finish the campaign and it didnt feel right for the fans because, There was less of mason and woods and more about "Bell" which is you and the whole character creation stuff is pretty pointless besides the perks but still a major disappointment and i really wanted this story to kick ass after my hype from the trailers. But it felt so rushed and effortless and very straight forward it left me wanting more after i finished with the best good ending. So overall about the campaign i wish it was longer and the desicions you had to make to sacrifice one character to choose to save the other was so poorly done because i didnt have any emotions towards those characters and the ending part is where the choosing is at, and yeah the interactions with the characters in the hideout is pointless 100% dont interact with anyone. So in the end the campaign is a total missed potential of something truly big and record breaking.

    Multiplayer wise, well... Its not good. With so little variety and like 3 maps to play and awful customization and modes were okish, the new modes arent as fun. So i wouldnt recommend the MP mode as well its just meh.

    Zombies! ohh yeah the zombies! Its fun but you wont find a public lobby and players to play with besides yourself and friends.

    Overall: This game is such a missed potential and if you got it as a gift or on sale then good for you, otherwise dont spend money on this call of duty. Im still sticking to infinity wards absolute masterpiece from last year (Modern warfare) and i will not be playing this game anymore. The good things about this game is the implementation to pc with Dlss and RTX but other than that it also has its good moments in its campaign and zombies is fun. This game just left bad taste in my mouth and i would probably visit it after updates, and im also asking myself how did 5 major studios release such a crap within a year or so of development, this is what happens when you rush to release a new COD every year, this should be stopped! I want the next COD to release when its ready with at least 3 years down the line.    … Expand
  11. philzlz
    Jan 29, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I received this game for free with a purchase of a new nvidia gpu. While the singleplayer was enjoyable at first the last missions were pretty disappointing. The whole game you are hunting Perseus but the last objective makes you destroy AA guns for an airstrike, pretty underwhelming. Why not a mission where you hunt him down or abort the launch of the nukes with a timed objective?

    The multiplayer was better in the last iteration, there are not enough maps and the ones that we get are pretty underwhelming. Modern Warfare has more realistic gun sounds, graphics and overall was more fun to play.    … Expand
  12. ArmstrongMG
    Nov 24, 2020
    6
    Вау, прям порадовали. Даже скучный геймплей разбавили разными прикольчиками. Сюжет огромный шаг вперёд, если конечно сравнивать с "серо моральной" прошлой частью. А так среднинький боевичёк под пивко, который иногда может приятно удивить.Вау, прям порадовали. Даже скучный геймплей разбавили разными прикольчиками. Сюжет огромный шаг вперёд, если конечно сравнивать с "серо моральной" прошлой частью. А так среднинький боевичёк под пивко, который иногда может приятно удивить.
  13. RedBobb
    Mar 15, 2021
    7
    Follows Modern Warfare's engine and Season Pass concept
    The fact that you can buy 'upgraded' weapons (instead of plain skins) is a bit rubbish.
    Storyline offers something new, being more paced but still actions scenes present. Giving you a lot of freedom to play the way you want too, almost giving some aspects of an RPG that you wouldn't normally expect from a CoD game. Multiplayer    Follows Modern Warfare's engine and Season Pass concept
    The fact that you can buy 'upgraded' weapons (instead of plain skins) is a bit rubbish.

    Storyline offers something new, being more paced but still actions scenes present. Giving you a lot of freedom to play the way you want too, almost giving some aspects of an RPG that you wouldn't normally expect from a CoD game.

    Multiplayer still seems bare, however the pandemic will have had an effect. Needs more maps, however returning to NukeTown is awesome.

    I'd recommend it on sale, maybe not for full price unless you're invested to play the game.
    Graphics look nice but can also be reduced to awful looking (for those of us with lesser rigs).

    Zombies is supposed to be good, however not so much my cup of tea personally.

    I'd recommend trying it if you can get it on sale, or if you were invested in Modern Warfare (2019)    … Expand
  14. PBrann88
    Jan 1, 2021
    6
    Whilst the single player is very short for a £50 game refreshingly for a Call of Duty I actually enjoyed it, gun play was good, story was good and I love that they chucked some choices in there that impact the ending. Multiplayer is what it is with Cod at this point nothing serious, just a bit of fun.
  15. LeManne
    Nov 15, 2020
    5
    First, let me start off by saying that I had a generally good time with the campaign in this game. Levels are fun and it's always nice to see returning characters from previous Black Ops games. The most interesting aspect of it is the titular Cold War era that it takes place in. Lots of mystery and great music from the time period. However, there are some noticeable bugs here and there,First, let me start off by saying that I had a generally good time with the campaign in this game. Levels are fun and it's always nice to see returning characters from previous Black Ops games. The most interesting aspect of it is the titular Cold War era that it takes place in. Lots of mystery and great music from the time period. However, there are some noticeable bugs here and there, and certain recurring parts of the campaign (keeping vague to avoid spoilers) seem to not have the PC optimizations that the marketing team for the game seem to love to tout. Specifically, the game seems to just ignore the field of view you have selected in the options in favor of having a super zoomed in view that genuinely made me feel a little ill when moving around the environment. Other than these issues though, the story campaign was pretty fun (if short).

    Next, the main reason I have chosen to give this game such an average score: the multiplayer. Coming from CoD Modern Warfare 2019, the multiplayer in this game feels like a gigantic step backwards for the series. All movement in the game feels rather floaty, and actually shooting at enemy players just isn't fun. Coming from CoD2019, which felt grounded and "tactile", the multiplayer in this game just feels woefully underdeveloped. This is a real shame, as I remember loving the multiplayer of both Black Ops 1 and 2 back in the day.

    Apart from how the multiplayer feels, the game itself just looks blurry. I played the game using a 2080 Super GPU, and no matter what settings I changed, I just could not make the game look good. Also, once again coming back to PC optimization, it is baffling to me that there is no option to disable film grain as of this time. This decision makes the game look even more blurry, and made me feel as if I was playing while looking through some kind of Vaseline filter.

    If you told me that this CoD was from a few years ago, I would probably believe you. I remember booting up CoD 2019 when it first released last year, and I was surprised at just how "new" it felt. It felt exciting, like CoD was finally mixing things up with their movement system and how guns really had kick to them. Cold War in comparison feels flat and as if it is regressing in the great changes that were introduced just a year prior.

    I like Call of Duty games. They are a guilty pleasure of mine that I continue to play despite the greedy and consumer unfriendly decisions of publisher Activision (they charge full price WITH a battle pass, WITH a shop with microtransactions? That's insane!). I tend to buy the latest iteration of CoD each year, and most of the time I have a great time with it. This year though, just a few days after launch, I feel like dropping Black Ops Cold War. This doesn't feel like a polished product, and I feel major buyers remorse this time around.    … Expand
  16. HydrA_
    Nov 16, 2020
    7
    for each game mode I will rate out of 3. Campaign and zombies are good gamemodes but the multiplayer, it is horrible. The balance in the multiplayer is close to zero. Personally as a cod fan since mw2 the multiplayer is not very enjoyable. Campers are still in the game and quick scoping got nerfed hard since the beta. Along with the low amount of new content, would rate a 0/3. Thefor each game mode I will rate out of 3. Campaign and zombies are good gamemodes but the multiplayer, it is horrible. The balance in the multiplayer is close to zero. Personally as a cod fan since mw2 the multiplayer is not very enjoyable. Campers are still in the game and quick scoping got nerfed hard since the beta. Along with the low amount of new content, would rate a 0/3. The campaign is debatably one of the best in cod. Zombies has a new twist on it and is fun too. Would rate both a 3/3. The last point will go to if the game can improve or not. We know that treyarch can do some magic so my hopes are high that they can improve. If they make the game more like the beta and add new content this game will be so much better.… Expand
  17. igor_cheron
    Nov 18, 2020
    7
    The game is average. The campaign is extremely short and rather superficial. There is no depth as the plot unfolds and the villains, Perseus' henchmen are all boring, without charisma, and just die very easily.

    The end of the story is predictable, even though there is the possibility of choices. System of choices that by the way is flawed, with no real impact on the game, and gives the    The game is average. The campaign is extremely short and rather superficial. There is no depth as the plot unfolds and the villains, Perseus' henchmen are all boring, without charisma, and just die very easily.

    The end of the story is predictable, even though there is the possibility of choices. System of choices that by the way is flawed, with no real impact on the game, and gives the impression that it is included unnecessarily.

    The graphics are OK. Not surprising and not much progress compared to MW, which is very disappointing, as we are in the new generation, and it should be better!

    The gameplay is OK, also nothing very innovative compared to the previous ones. First person immersion is acceptable, but nothing incredible. Animations could be better.

    Multiplayer is fun, despite the huge delay in leveling weapons. The mechanics of grenades and C4 are very appealing, as they kill very easily, even at a considerable distance from the explosion.

    Another point is that the game was barely released and there are already hackers. This is disheartening.    … Expand
  18. unique_rucci
    Feb 15, 2021
    6
    The campaign is 10/10, had a lot of fun in there. The story is amazing.
    Zombies are okay, only 2 maps, but I think there is more coming.
    And now the worst: Multiplayer - SBMM ruining your matches. Basically, it restrains you from getting better, it puts you in a lobby based on your last stats in a game. There is NO REASON why to play this game, all the other COD are better, not all    The campaign is 10/10, had a lot of fun in there. The story is amazing.
    Zombies are okay, only 2 maps, but I think there is more coming.

    And now the worst: Multiplayer - SBMM ruining your matches. Basically, it restrains you from getting better, it puts you in a lobby based on your last stats in a game. There is NO REASON why to play this game, all the other COD are better, not all but, don't buy this if you are expecting fun.

    Good things - campaign, zobies
    Bad things - multiplayer SBMM, seasons

    It's depressing how we are downgrading from past CODS, like Modern Warfare 2019, Black Ops II ext.    … Expand
  19. Lukrejshyn
    Feb 25, 2021
    6
    The game is mediocre. For every thing it does well there's a thing it does horribly bad. The game looks decent, the guns sound and look alright but there's something going on with the optimization. At least for PC version I've heard and experienced sudden FPS drops and bad rendering. I've played the game since day 1 and I have to admit it was really bad then. It got better but there areThe game is mediocre. For every thing it does well there's a thing it does horribly bad. The game looks decent, the guns sound and look alright but there's something going on with the optimization. At least for PC version I've heard and experienced sudden FPS drops and bad rendering. I've played the game since day 1 and I have to admit it was really bad then. It got better but there are times where the game feels unplayable. Altough problems people had with crashes has been solved for the most part and the game almost never brakes. The multiplayer is another story, probably the most awaited feature of BOCW for the majority of people that didn't like MW19 multiplayer. It really is a dissapointment. It came back with a call of duty style that series established and made fans fall in love with yet it doesn't change much from a previous entry and at times may even feel like a downgrade. The amazing MW gunsmith type weapon customization has been butchered by a genreic and barely useful attachments. And this is what hurts me the most. Because this especially feels like a downgrade. The maps are controversional. I personally love that they finally stopped going only for formulaic, 3 laned map design. Some people might hate it but I'd rather have unique and thought out maps with a couple of really bad ones than all of them being generic and feel the same. Settings are kind of basic but there's few maps which do well in this category (satelite or miami for example). In terms of guns and balance the game does pretty good. Almost every category of weapons is viable and every player stands on the fair ground. Let's now shift our focus to the "side modes". Campaign is amazing. Very unique settings for all the mission. Objectives are unique. You can make unique choices. Another amazing COD campaign which is a great thing. I've always enjoyed playing those first to prepare myself for mutliplayer experience and feel how the game plays. They've put a lot of thought into this story and you can clearly see it. My only complain is how short the campaign is. There's only 9 missions, and that's including only 2 optional mission which you can't attempt unless you collected certain things throughout other missions. Zombies are amazing. it's a completely new take on a Zombies mode. It feels like a reboot to be honest. For some people it might not be what they were looking for because it completely changes the old cod zombies formula. It's run and gun mode which I understand some people might find tedious rather than enjoyable. But I myself had a lot of fun with it and it's probably the best part of the whole game. There's a lot more objectives to be done than in previous games and you can acutally create your own class. In summary is the game bad? I wouldn't say so. Is the game great? Wouldn't say that either. It does things well and bad. It also depends. If you're going to play all modes including zombies, campaign and mutliplayer then yeah go for it. But if you're only interested in multiplayer then you'll be better off just buying MW or waiting for the next game. Thanks for reading.… Expand
  20. SlimBaron
    Mar 17, 2021
    5
    Short story, two open endings... Good multiplayer, but company 5/10, and Its very bad for me
  21. Mattie
    Jun 17, 2023
    6
    Gameplay - 6/10
    Graphics - 8/10
    Performance - 8/10
    Story - 2/10

    Total score - 6/10
  22. Pickle
    Jan 4, 2023
    7
    No es un mal juego; los gráficos son fantásticos, los ambientes variados y la tematización y ambientación de la época es fantástica, desde la música, ropas, hasta los temas de la guerra fría, todo está presente de una manera detallada y bien realizada, sin embargo, en los detalles de la jugabilidad y en los temas técnicos éste es un juego con muchos aspectos inferiores a su predecesorNo es un mal juego; los gráficos son fantásticos, los ambientes variados y la tematización y ambientación de la época es fantástica, desde la música, ropas, hasta los temas de la guerra fría, todo está presente de una manera detallada y bien realizada, sin embargo, en los detalles de la jugabilidad y en los temas técnicos éste es un juego con muchos aspectos inferiores a su predecesor (Modern Warfare 2019).

    La campaña es corta, tiene temas y personajes bastante buenos, muchos que vuelven desde las sagas posteriores de Call of Duty, pero en cierto modo se siente como si la campaña no estuviese terminada, comienza muy bien y parece tener una buena trama y de pronto comienza a introducir decisiones del diseño bastante extrañas, por ejemplo, tienen un área base que francamente termina siendo completamente innecesaria, en ésta área uno puede revisar pruebas y detalles de cada misión lo cual en un principio es interesante, pero después parece ser algo que se pudo desarrollar de una mejor manera, y francamente, termina pareciendo como si mucho de eso esta ahí en forma de lecturas y demás para prolongar artificialmente la longitud de la experiencia.

    Hay dos misiones secundarias en el juego, pero terminan siendo sumamente básicas, tanto por los objetivos, así como por la trama de cada misión, se trata de implementar aspectos de investigación bastante básicos y muchos de ellos dependientes de secretos que uno pueda coleccionar en otras misiones, sin embargo, estas investigaciones secundarias terminan siendo completamente opcionales.

    Al final hay un buen giro y se te dan unas buenas decisiones, pero en general esta era una campaña que prometía mas de lo que dio.

    El multijugador es definitivamente la experiencia mas negativa y en donde se nota cada vez mas el impacto, si en la campaña tuve problemas técnicos en una misión que me forzó hasta disminuir la dificultad del juego para sobrellevar ese error, el multijugador en cambio ofrece muy pocos modos de juego, así como de armas y de mapas en comparación con Modern Warfare 2019.

    Si juegas modo local o privado, básicamente te reducen el modo de juego a solo una porción de los mapas disponibles para el juego, después hubo actualizaciones que añadió mapas y armas, pero no fueron lo suficientemente bien implementadas para hacer que las armas funcionaran en los modos locales o privados…

    El modo zombi en comparación es decente pero también tiene errores técnicos, un mapa en particular que tiene un concepto bastante bueno termina pareciendo incompleto en su diseño, los gráficos no están muy bien detallados y termina siendo algo que claramente uno puede ver fue “secundario” para los diseñadores.
    Lo que lo salva un poco es como esta estructurado, si el modo antes era un modo de supervivencia sin mas fin que el de ver cuanto uno podía sobrevivir, aquí se añadieron armas, sistemas de progreso, y también la oportunidad de escapar de los mapas para recolectar muchos de tus puntos y recompensas, estos son buenos sistemas que están bien implementados, solo desearía que los mapas fueran más variados y que hubiesen mas de ellos.

    En general creo que Cold War pudo haber hecho más, todo se siente deliberadamente incompleto, como si de alguna forma se hubiese intentado dar menos y menos de lo que se dio en Modern Warfare, lo cual es una pena por que si se hubiese utilizado mas de la calidad del Modern Warfare 2019, entonces podría haberse aprovechado más la temática de la guerra fría.    … Expand
  23. SilverOrlov
    Sep 18, 2022
    7
    Good graphics, normal plot, as a some kind of fan-fiction on historical events. It has some interesting game-play mechanics, but still has those problems that have another games of that franchise... it's still a line-shooter and no more. Not bad side-quests. Very bad multiplayer.
  24. MavenUMP
    Nov 21, 2021
    5
    Campaigns are just movies (but bad ones) with uninspired gameplay like always. Just don't bother.

    I don't really care about the multiplayer mode. Nothing ground-breaking, like always (which isn't necessarily a bad thing if we take a look at Vanguard) The zombie mode is actually okay. Not good but okay. The good things: A bit more weapon balance in comparison to older COD's    Campaigns are just movies (but bad ones) with uninspired gameplay like always. Just don't bother.

    I don't really care about the multiplayer mode. Nothing ground-breaking, like always (which isn't necessarily a bad thing if we take a look at Vanguard)

    The zombie mode is actually okay. Not good but okay.

    The good things:

    A bit more weapon balance in comparison to older COD's zombie modes.
    The movement feels nice. Vaulting over things is fun. Reminds me a tiny little bit of Mirror's Edge.
    The animations in general and the gunplay is nice.
    The maps look nice with much love to detail (for example german words everywhere that also make sense)

    Neutral:
    A tiny step back to the roots perk wise.
    Exfiltration is a nice idea, albeit not really with much variety

    Neutral-Meh:
    The weapons' shot sounds seem a bit cheap, but okay enough.

    The bad stuff:
    The weapon rarity system is unnecessary and boring. It adds no depth to the game. It's just there to add another layer of randomness and that's about it.
    The streaks are uninspired and just copied from multiplayer.
    The characters are uninspired and just copied from multiplayer/campaign. There are no characters that are created for zombies with nice dialogues that move the plot and story forward. There is no banter between the characters. They are just empty shells.
    Less quests and shorter easter eggs.
    Attachments are random just for the sake of adding another layer of randomness.
    Zombies dropping loot doesn't seem to fit in this type of game. I liked the old system were you had to choose your loadout before starting a game.
    New point system seem to encourage egoistic behaviour.
    Gauntled mode got ditched for the utterly braindead and incredibly boring onslaught mode.
    Story that could have been gameplay or at least interactive script sequences (similar to Titanfall 2, Portal, SOMA or Half-Life) are cutscenes. It's stupid. Stop that! Interactive script sequences in first person perspective that don't completely take control away are fine, but cutscenes are lazy.
    Lazy Kiosk instead of quests    … Expand
  25. elolugo
    Oct 31, 2022
    7
    Fresh campaign. Ok multiplayer. Average zombies. All in all, just a grab a copy 3 years from now
  26. onehitok
    Oct 8, 2021
    7
    This was my first call of duty game. Honestly it's pretty good but it's hard for me to enjoy the game when the bots play like they have never receive military training before. The zombie mode was confusing, really hard for new players to get into. The graphics are good.
  27. ApacheHeli
    Dec 24, 2021
    5
    This game is not bad but not great, too much live service, Activision seriously needs their eyes opened but it's not going to happen because they just need to make as much money as possible. I'll play this but not all the time, I'll mostly be sticking to world at war through black ops 3.
  28. Klenerschluchti
    Oct 10, 2021
    6
    Its CoD like every year more or less though for me originally the interest came with the zombie mode when the first advertised outbreak in season 2 which was something new a fresh to the zombie mode which has been present in many of the Black Ops games. Long story short if you like the zombie modes then i can recommend this one since it really has a lot of Innovation this time aroundIts CoD like every year more or less though for me originally the interest came with the zombie mode when the first advertised outbreak in season 2 which was something new a fresh to the zombie mode which has been present in many of the Black Ops games. Long story short if you like the zombie modes then i can recommend this one since it really has a lot of Innovation this time around together with a full progression system, as for the campaign, its big and flashy and kinda weird but overall fun for a few hours certainly not the worst campaign in CoD history.

    Now the biggest part most people play CoD, the multiplayer.
    I didnt play much of it and from what i saw and i dont think i will play it again any times soon.
    While the movement is fun and fast paced unlike MW 2019 there are just so many issues with it
    crashes, instability both client sided and server sided even months after release, still struggles with hackers and glitchers, the weapons are unbalanced as there are a handful that stick out as being the best and the rest most of the time is utterly useless and that new SBMM system only works half the time seeming more random then calculated based on stats. Overall this is not a great example of a CoD MP, i would wait for the new one or go back to the older ones before it unless you are only in it for the zombies.    … Expand
  29. moonlaba
    Jan 17, 2022
    6
    급하게 마무리된 티가 너무 많이 난다. 분량이 너무 짧아 매 미션이 급전개라 느껴지는 캠페인과 역대급으로 처참한 멀티플레이. 블옵4와 콜드워 꼴을보면 트레이아크도 정리당하던지 증명하던지 택할때가 온것같다.
  30. Denis94
    Nov 26, 2020
    7
    Valoraré solo el modo campaña para quien le interese, este COD trata sobre la guerra fría entre EEUU y la Unión Soviética, hace mucho que no me divertía tanto con un juego de disparos, es frenético sin tiempo para aburrirte, también tiene algún toque de buscar pistas y darle al coco que de vez en cuando viene bien y en un juego de "espías" es lo que toca, de los gráficos poco puedo decirValoraré solo el modo campaña para quien le interese, este COD trata sobre la guerra fría entre EEUU y la Unión Soviética, hace mucho que no me divertía tanto con un juego de disparos, es frenético sin tiempo para aburrirte, también tiene algún toque de buscar pistas y darle al coco que de vez en cuando viene bien y en un juego de "espías" es lo que toca, de los gráficos poco puedo decir tremendos la ambientación podría ser mejor y el apartado musical mejorable, pero queda una campaña bastante buena y de las mejores de los últimos años de esta saga.… Expand
  31. r03vg
    Apr 2, 2022
    7
    Одиночная кампания в этой части кажется революционной среди других игр серии. Действительно лихо закрутили, да и сделанный выбор имеет последствия. Это уже серьёзно.
  32. yeezymane
    Apr 1, 2021
    5
    Графика - 6/10
    Игровой процесс - 6/10
    Сюжет - 4/10
    Музыка - 4/10
  33. aZUS
    Nov 30, 2020
    7
    Świetna, choć dosyć krótka fabuła (na spokojnie można ją przejść w 3-4h). Niestety cała gra chodzi na starym silniku, co względem Call of Duty Modern Warfare (2019) jest sporym downgradem i niestety to widać... Przede wszystkim mechanika strzelania wydaje się być znacznie bardziej drewniana, efekty wizualne jak mgła, zamieć, chmura gazu wyglądają dosyć podstarzale, pewne ubytki widać też wŚwietna, choć dosyć krótka fabuła (na spokojnie można ją przejść w 3-4h). Niestety cała gra chodzi na starym silniku, co względem Call of Duty Modern Warfare (2019) jest sporym downgradem i niestety to widać... Przede wszystkim mechanika strzelania wydaje się być znacznie bardziej drewniana, efekty wizualne jak mgła, zamieć, chmura gazu wyglądają dosyć podstarzale, pewne ubytki widać też w samej grafice i modelach. Z drugiej strony optymalizacja jest bardzo dobra. Brakuje mi tylko większej ilości map, które zaczną pojawiać się wraz z kolejnymi sezonami. Liczę, że tryb zombie dostanie kilka nowych miejsc wraz z nadejściem 1 sezonu battle passa, bo jedna mapa zombie to trochę za mało. Oprócz tego zdarzają się też sporadyczne glitche, które szybko znikają za sprawą patchy. Sumarycznie nie jest to zła gra, ale nadal wymaga sporego dopracowania i uzupełnienia o dodatkowy content. Stąd też ocena 7/10… Expand
  34. JonoroHattori
    Nov 24, 2020
    6
    Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War has a lot of potential, but it was wasted for 2 main reasons, 1) Because Treyarch had a year less to develop the game and 2) Because of the SBMM, the truth is that maps are acceptable (except Miami) since at least they are better than the ones in MW (2019), and their gameplay is not bad, it removes a bit of the realism of the gameplay of MW (2019) but at theCall of Duty Black Ops Cold War has a lot of potential, but it was wasted for 2 main reasons, 1) Because Treyarch had a year less to develop the game and 2) Because of the SBMM, the truth is that maps are acceptable (except Miami) since at least they are better than the ones in MW (2019), and their gameplay is not bad, it removes a bit of the realism of the gameplay of MW (2019) but at the same time gives more frenzy to the game, but to be honest, I am sad to see what tremendous potential there is wasted because of Activision and forcing Treyarch to put the SBMM ruining the gaming experience, so in short, the game has a good campaign and a good Zombies mode, but if you play Call of Duty for multiplayer, this game is not for you since the only good thing it brings is the Dirty Bomb mode and that in my opinion is not enough for you to spend 60 dollars just for multiplayer, If you prefer the campaign, the Zombies and Dirty Bomb mode could be worth the purchase, but if you prefer Multiplayer, this game is not worth it at all… Expand
  35. Greek_objektife
    May 10, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Сюжетная компания:самый лучший сингл Колды после Black Ops 2,в трёх концовках нету хеппи энда,что круто(особенно концовка где ты присоединяешься к СССР и убиваешь своих бывших друзей)
    Мультиплеер:средний, мало оружия и карт
    Зомби Режим:здесь Trayarch постарались на славу и зомби режим получился тем же классическим ламповым зомби режимом,который был в Black Ops 1
    В принцепе игра хорошая,графен норм,но всё равно чувствуется то что это та же COD MW 2019,но обрезаная.    … Expand
  36. EnzoFerrari
    Dec 6, 2020
    7
    I don't know why am giving this a 7, maybe because of the potential it has. Weapons need a lot of balancing, frequent crashes and bugs, less content than MW, maps that soon makes the gameplay repetitive are my complaints. But I really enjoyed the campaign mode. With more thought out maps and weapon balancing they can definitely fix it
  37. Spencer97
    Dec 15, 2020
    6
    First of all the graphics just aren't that good, MW looks alot better than this and i had settings turned down on MW to hit over 144 fps. The game just feels unfinished, theres not enough maps and i only really enjoy 2 or 3 maps, on previous cods i only disliked 2 or 3. Like most cods, you're forced to use a small selection of guns or you'll get beamed by anyone using the aug or ak47. TheFirst of all the graphics just aren't that good, MW looks alot better than this and i had settings turned down on MW to hit over 144 fps. The game just feels unfinished, theres not enough maps and i only really enjoy 2 or 3 maps, on previous cods i only disliked 2 or 3. Like most cods, you're forced to use a small selection of guns or you'll get beamed by anyone using the aug or ak47. The guns take forever to rank up and by the time its ranked up they nerf it. The SBMM absolutely destroys you sometimes, have one really good game and you're playing semi pro level players which makes the game lose all fun value instantly. It's got potential to be a solid cod but things need to be fixed.… Expand
  38. eHitman
    Dec 17, 2020
    5
    It's 2020 and we still shooting things from the above that have many fuel cans conveniently placed. No distraction and penetration of objects by the bullets. You can hide behind a wooden object (like thin walls etc) for as long as you wish, it takes infinite damage (which looks very embarrassing with this amount of graphics). The game looks realistic by the graphics, but physics haven'tIt's 2020 and we still shooting things from the above that have many fuel cans conveniently placed. No distraction and penetration of objects by the bullets. You can hide behind a wooden object (like thin walls etc) for as long as you wish, it takes infinite damage (which looks very embarrassing with this amount of graphics). The game looks realistic by the graphics, but physics haven't really changed since the very first game of the CoD series.
    This is why it's a very cool looking cartoon, not a serious game it's trying to be.    … Expand
  39. connard
    Dec 17, 2020
    6
    the multiplayer mode on this game is the worst i've ever seen and my core i7 1100 and rtx 2070 lags on this game in medium settings. the only thing that keeps me in this game is the zombie mode, most fun zombie mode beside bo1 and bo2, the gun system is good and creating your classes is a good + for that zombies mode and for those who (like me) dislikes multiplayer as much as covide-19the multiplayer mode on this game is the worst i've ever seen and my core i7 1100 and rtx 2070 lags on this game in medium settings. the only thing that keeps me in this game is the zombie mode, most fun zombie mode beside bo1 and bo2, the gun system is good and creating your classes is a good + for that zombies mode and for those who (like me) dislikes multiplayer as much as covide-19 (corona virus) they give you special camos which are way nicer than the multiplayer ones. the last thing that is good about this game is the story mode, it is one of the best story mode i've ever played in a call of duty game (beside bo1 and mw2)… Expand
  40. MicroChip177
    Apr 28, 2021
    6
    i still not get it sometimes i start screaming because first this game is horrible not optimized for pc poor pc port
    second the multiplayer its a horrible it look like cod black ops 3 with reskin of cold war
    third weapons and characters are bad compare to mw 2019 that game was fantastic compare to this game special in pc when the trailer droped i sweer i pre order it in the first min    i still not get it sometimes i start screaming because first this game is horrible not optimized for pc poor pc port
    second the multiplayer its a horrible it look like cod black ops 3 with reskin of cold war
    third weapons and characters are bad compare to mw 2019 that game was fantastic compare to this game special in pc

    when the trailer droped i sweer i pre order it in the first min because i was thinking that mw 2019 is fantastic that mean the new cod will be the best but when the game release i got a **** port in pc and bad graphics in my console first i said i will give the devs a time to update there game engine or fixing there game for all treyarch i do respact u but it seem like u betrayed my trust in u guys it been a 3 full seasons and your game is still broken bad characters movement every thing is horrible some times the texture flickering i have a powerfull pc that mean the game should run better than my 10 tflops console or u dont care about pc players ? I sweer guys if u took the worst cod multiplayer infinite warfare and if u compare it with this i sweer cod iw have more detail than this now i lost all my hopes with this game it will never be fixed i was hoping that this game never release and infinity wards devs continue there job by updating mw 2019 with new content every warzone season but who i blame
    its activision mistake

    The only thing that the devs do it right is a fun zombies game better than black ops 4 in my opinion i will give it 6 points for good short story and a great zombies mode cod should never deserve the full price    … Expand
  41. Twibbie
    May 2, 2021
    5
    Sonys paytowin oferta !!!!
    No ser excusado en un juego multiplataforma.
    En comparación con otros CoD, la menor cantidad de mapas MP al principio. Tanto camping como en MW pero menos movimiento. Cod Black OPs se siente como si hubiera pedido MW a voluntad.
  42. CptCreeper
    Aug 21, 2021
    7
    I enjoyed this game. Campaign was just so kick ass. I played it after a big launch though, that's why i've enjoyed it, because on launch there were so many stability issues.
    Campaign 8/10
    Multiplayer 6/10
    Zombies 7/10
  43. DaNo94
    Sep 1, 2021
    7
    Campaign boring, multiplayer decent, zombies great. GTX 1070 manages resolution of 1000p-1300p depending on the map at 60 fps high settings.
  44. Tenshiexe
    Nov 9, 2022
    7
    Я делаю оценку для себя и будут тут игры которые я прошел

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#15 Most Discussed PC Game of 2020

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Launcher (The Washington Post)
    Jan 27, 2021
    70
    What feature, or lack thereof, would compel a Call of Duty fan to buy or skip a new entry at this point? It plays fine, and it’s the most recent one. That’s usually enough.
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  2. GameSpace
    Jan 13, 2021
    85
    Overall, I love the old-school feels of Black Ops in Cold War and I love the storyline. All of the modes are fun to play and offer a lot for old players and new players alike. It is fun to get back into the action with players from all consoles and on PC to make the action that much better with cross-play. There are some issues with multiplayer that will seemingly never go away but such is life for an online multiplayer game.
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  3. Worth Playing
    Jan 4, 2021
    80
    The question of whether to pick up Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War on the PC is situational, despite it being a solid title. If you're the type of player who likes the campaigns that each entry brings forth, then you'll be fine with Cold War. The branching paths of the short campaign give it some replayability beyond simply increasing the difficulty. Fans of Zombies mode will also be fine, even though it suffers from having only one map (for now) and a PlayStation-exclusive mode that'll be unavailable on the PC for a year. Multiplayer fans are in more of a pickle. If you're tired of the maps in the prominently featured Modern Warfare but want traditional modes, then this is perfect, especially since the cross-play feature is going strong and there are people on both the last- and next-generation platforms ensuring the game gets a healthy shelf life. If you're primarily a Warzone player, you aren't going to bother with this one, since that free-to-play game is getting Cold War elements soon to keep it fresh.
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