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. DimaLuksha
    Aug 28, 2023
    10
    Single player-10 .
  2. Richard_dias
    Aug 14, 2023
    9
    Yeah, that was a freaking great game. One of the best campaigns in the whole franchise, the best zombies mode in any Call of Duty and also the multiplayer mode where I had the most fun (very nice maps, freaking nice guns, good music and so on). It's just a shame that the most part of the playerbase always move to the newest COD on the market and Activision do not make too much effort toYeah, that was a freaking great game. One of the best campaigns in the whole franchise, the best zombies mode in any Call of Duty and also the multiplayer mode where I had the most fun (very nice maps, freaking nice guns, good music and so on). It's just a shame that the most part of the playerbase always move to the newest COD on the market and Activision do not make too much effort to avoid hackers in the "old" games. Still, you have a pretty good package buying just for campaign/zombies.… Expand
  3. nomad1326
    Apr 23, 2023
    8
    I liked Cold War so much from the Singleplayer perspective. I really liked locations, missions and approaches to directing the plot and how developers combined it with gameplay. Some missions stuck in my memory and I will return to this game to replay in the future. Yeap, this is not Game of the Year, but still a cool journey if you're looking for the game on 8 hours.
  4. ZombieGreen
    Mar 14, 2023
    8
    Fantastische Story und cooles Gameplay. Macht auch beim zweiten mal spielen richtig Spaß und das 80er Setting toppt sowieso nichts.
    Die Charaktere sind recht interessant, aber nicht wirklich komplex. Der Plottwist allerdings ist nicht nur ziemlich clever, sondern auch fantastisch umgesetzt, visuell und gameplay-technisch.
    Call Of Duty: Cold war erfindet das Genre nicht neu, aber hat auf    Fantastische Story und cooles Gameplay. Macht auch beim zweiten mal spielen richtig Spaß und das 80er Setting toppt sowieso nichts.
    Die Charaktere sind recht interessant, aber nicht wirklich komplex. Der Plottwist allerdings ist nicht nur ziemlich clever, sondern auch fantastisch umgesetzt, visuell und gameplay-technisch.
    Call Of Duty: Cold war erfindet das Genre nicht neu, aber hat auf jeden Fall einen erfrischenden Touch.
    Mein persönliches Lieblings-COD!    … Expand
  5. Pop-Punker
    Sep 10, 2022
    8
    ótimo jogo, lembra muito o call of duty black ops 2, mas com gráficos atuais, o sistema de streaks mudou, mas particularmente eu gostei muito, mesmo sendo um jogo "rushado" e lançado antes da hora, é muito superior ao vanguard.
  6. popPunker
    Feb 22, 2022
    9
    Pra quem sente falta do black ops 2, esse jogo é perfeito, é quase que o BO2 remake, infelizmente o sistema de killstreaks dele não foi bem aceito pela comunidade mas achei legal a ideia de tentar inovar, mas seria melhor se fosse scorestreaks.
    Esse jogo saiu antes do que deveria, era pro vanguard ter saido no ano dele, mas mesmo assim ele consegue ser superior ao vanguard.
  7. pradd2004
    Dec 12, 2021
    8
    Bought it only for single player campaign on a sale day and it is really good and worth it. Never cared about multiplayer modes. Old good corridor shooter with basic story telling and cinematics. Even has multiple endings and some puzzles.
  8. LUKSlion
    Dec 9, 2021
    10
    mano que jogo e que campanha incrivel amei demais vei, vou jogar muitas e muitas vezes perfeito esse cod
  9. fanofcall
    Oct 4, 2021
    10
    ЭТО ШЕДЕВОР ВИДЕОИДУСТРИЙ.ОНО ОСТАВИТ КОРИЧНЕВОЕ ПЯТНО В ИСТРОИЙ ЧЕЛОВЕЧЕСТВА !!!!!!!!!
  10. KarolP
    Sep 25, 2021
    8
    Good, maybe even very good, but definately not outstanding, short campaing. Multiplayer is sufficent, but matches are usually not exciting. Servers are quite weak. Big plus for zombie mode. There is plenty of activities (daily contracts, special tasks, weapons to unlock) in the game, but on the contrary, much content is available after spending real money.
    There is no doubt, that CoD:    Good, maybe even very good, but definately not outstanding, short campaing. Multiplayer is sufficent, but matches are usually not exciting. Servers are quite weak. Big plus for zombie mode. There is plenty of activities (daily contracts, special tasks, weapons to unlock) in the game, but on the contrary, much content is available after spending real money.
    There is no doubt, that CoD: BOCW is true AAA game, with polished technical (graphics and sound) side and satisfying gunplay, but is it really worth its price?    … Expand
  11. ibnadam
    Jul 13, 2021
    9
    اكثر قصة حبيتها وعجبتني في سلسلة كود .. الجيمبلاي ممتع جدا .. والجرافيك اسطوري
  12. Borbor617
    Jun 22, 2021
    8
    Плюсы:
    +Очень интересная одиночная компания
    +Классный зомби режим +хороший звук и графика Минусы: -Пропало "чувство оружия", как-будто стреляешь деревянной палкой, в предыдущей игре(2019) физика оружия была почти идеальна. -Очень быстрый геймплей(даже по меркам серии) -Мало карт в сетевой игре    Плюсы:
    +Очень интересная одиночная компания
    +Классный зомби режим
    +хороший звук и графика
    Минусы:
    -Пропало "чувство оружия", как-будто стреляешь деревянной палкой, в предыдущей игре(2019) физика оружия была почти идеальна.
    -Очень быстрый геймплей(даже по меркам серии)
    -Мало карт в сетевой игре
  13. cr3d
    Jun 1, 2021
    8
    This game in my honest opinion, as a cod veteran who has been playing the franchise on and off for 9 years, it is very over-hated.

    The biggest downfall of this game is some of the silly decisions Activision/developers have made revolving the multiplayer. two massive ones that are the real issue for the vast majority of us is the strict SBMM (skill-based matchmaking) and the fact that    This game in my honest opinion, as a cod veteran who has been playing the franchise on and off for 9 years, it is very over-hated.

    The biggest downfall of this game is some of the silly decisions Activision/developers have made revolving the multiplayer.

    two massive ones that are the real issue for the vast majority of us is the strict SBMM (skill-based matchmaking) and the fact that lobbies with randoms disband at the end of each game...

    the sbmm makes the game very competitive because you are being hammered to your skill ceiling 24/7, basically you can never catch a break! and the lobbies disbanding is just a sad reality, i have so many happy memories of trolling people and having a laugh and even making real friendships within matchmaking, but now you have to friend people and it ruins the experience, before you could all just chill and not leave the lobby and talk to a bunch of strangers, not anymore!

    with the negatives all said and done, zombies, campaign and multiplayer are all strong contenders this year, the zombies being a little easy but other than that, the 'trifecta' which makes Treyarch so great is true and strong in this call of duty title. Amazing campaign which i will play again when i have forgotten the plot in a year or so. the mp content, maps and gun play are really good.

    TLDR: That is all I have time for, a rather short review but it says all you need to know really. If you don't like being competetive, this game is not for you, even party games and jokey game modes are turned into a cesspool of CDL skins and sweaty gfuel-drinking cheese heads that use the most op create a classes.

    8/10    … Expand
  14. somwehere
    Mar 25, 2021
    10
    EA is one of my favorite companies. Let me explain why. They aren't lazy losers like CDprojectred, that's why. They actually make working games every single year. Every year.
    Cdprojectred released no games since 2016 and in 2020 they came out with most amateurish game possible. You have to be absolute hypocrite to hate EA. I absolutely don't care how much money they wanna make. They are    EA is one of my favorite companies. Let me explain why. They aren't lazy losers like CDprojectred, that's why. They actually make working games every single year. Every year.
    Cdprojectred released no games since 2016 and in 2020 they came out with most amateurish game possible. You have to be absolute hypocrite to hate EA. I absolutely don't care how much money they wanna make. They are company, that's why companies exist by the way lmao. All i can ask is working games and EA delivers that.    … Expand
  15. TheMessenger
    Mar 25, 2021
    10
    Just cause Playstation 4 / 5 version are bad (because weak loser console), doesn't mean you have to troll PC / Xbox Series X versions that run on ultimately superior hardware.
  16. AliensExist
    Mar 25, 2021
    10
    It's very true that this game is bad on playstation consoles, because playstation is just weak pathetic console, so no wonder. But this game is solid on masterrace gaming systems like PC and Xbox Series X. Would recommend!
  17. codbetterthanbf
    Mar 25, 2021
    10
    About million times better game than Battlefield V and it doesn't have any sjw agenda like Battlefield V does. Fun game.
  18. californiatears
    Mar 25, 2021
    10
    Thank you EA for this wonderful game and game series! I never cared about cod multiplayer, because there's so many of them already. I play only singleplayer and singleplayer is only reason i care about cod and that was great!
  19. EntryLevel
    Mar 25, 2021
    10
    One of the best Call of Duty games in long time. It had kind of bad launch, but it's way better now. Can't wait for COD 2021, hopefully WW 2 !!!
  20. Playernr1
    Mar 25, 2021
    10
    One of the best Call of Duty games in long time. It had kind of bad launch, but it's way better now. Can't wait for COD 2021, hopefully WW 2 !!!
  21. thepainisreal
    Mar 25, 2021
    10
    BEST Call of Duty in year. Oh my my god, why is it so underrated. It's so well made game. Thank you EA.
  22. fullmetal3000
    Mar 25, 2021
    10
    I mean it's pretty cool game, specially single player part. Multiplayer is also fun.
  23. FaiqGamer
    Mar 11, 2021
    8
    My opinon/review on Black Ops: Cold War for PC.

    What's good in Black Ops Cold War PC:
    -Good Campaign
    -Dope Soundtrack
    -Decent weapon selection
    -Decent Gunsmith
    -Nice zombies mode, (inclduing the new one)

    What's Bad:
    -Skill Based Matchmaking
    -Maps are kinda unbalanced in some modes
    -Technical problems such as Disconnection/crash
  24. VirtualStorm
    Mar 3, 2021
    10
    Es el Mejor Juego de ACCION!!!! Me encanta :D pero si tiene unos graficasos que mi GTX no soporta ;v pero me encanta el juego :D!
  25. Edsfelps
    Feb 21, 2021
    10
    Good game, and very interesting graphics for new generations of video games, tambien muy buen sonido.
  26. Frustraded
    Feb 13, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. very good campaing,good zombies,decent multiplayer better than some cod games.… Expand
  27. garethvk
    Jan 29, 2021
    8
    Treyarch returns to Call of Duty with Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and updates the franchise while staying true to what has made it such a massive success.

    Unlike Black Ops IIII, Cold War features a campaign and it is one that offers players side missions, alternate in-mission objectives, dialogue options, and differing endings. Set in the 80s but jumping in time to Vietnam and    Treyarch returns to Call of Duty with Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and updates the franchise while staying true to what has made it such a massive success.

    Unlike Black Ops IIII, Cold War features a campaign and it is one that offers players side missions, alternate in-mission objectives, dialogue options, and differing endings.

    Set in the 80s but jumping in time to Vietnam and other timeline events; the player is cast as an operative named Bell. Players have the option to customize their character in terms of name, gender, backstory and such but it does not play much into the game as “Bell” is what players are known by.

    From Eastern Europe, to Vietnam, Cuba, and other locales, the game includes 80s technology and music as players must stop a Soviet General named Perseus from unleashing a Nuclear onslaught.

    As fans of the series can guess; players will undertake various missions using combat, stealth, infiltration, elimination, recovery, and more to save the day. There are all sorts of weapons for players to select from ranging from Western to Eastern and allows players to experience a variety of options from sniping, run and gun, and even a Bow.

    Vehicles also play a part of the game but they are more heavily featured in the multiplayer portion of the game.

    The game does offer variations on the ending based on a player’s choice of completing side missions and choices they make along the way and the game also offers players the chance to grab enemies and use them as a shield in taking on enemy fire. This is one option I would love to see appear in multiplay.

    The graphics are solid and some of the landscapes from jungle to frozen tundra really stand out as I was playing on an EVGA 2700 GTX card. The game was also considerably more stable than Modern Warfare was at launch as I did not encounter any issues with my gameplay.

    At first I thought the campaign was short but I later realized I had become so engrossed in it that I mistakenly thought so. The levels do offer some real treats which I would love to discuss but do not want to spoil.

    Multiplay is the bread and butter of the series as it is what drives the popularity of the series along as players will spend countless hours leveling up, customizing, and playing the various maps and modes as new content arrives until the release of the next game in the series.

    Some have complained that the maps are a bit sparse and uninspired but I have enjoyed my time in the multiplayer and enjoy the fact that I can now select only the modes I wish to play for Quickplay to avoid being placed in a mode I do not wish to play.

    The Co-Op Mode I enjoyed so much in Modern Warfare is gone this time around in favor of a Zombie mode and while it does not shake things up much from the prior Zombie offerings; it does offer plenty of entertainment and I look forward to seeing more content in the future.

    There is an Assault mode where players can use vehicles ranging from Tanks, Snowmobiles, Jet Skis, Gun Boats and more which adds to the fun as ramming your ride into a landing area which an explosive attached is great fun.

    The only issue I had with the game was with Warzone as attempting to launch it took me to desktop and out of the game so hopefully this will be smoothed out soon as new updates are already out for the game and next week will see the return of the popular Nuketown map which now is updated to 1984.

    In the end Black Ops Cold War does not reinvent the franchise but rather gives players more of what they have come to expect with a few new wrinkles to the mix.

    4 stars out of 5
    sknr.net    … Expand
  28. raskin_oleg
    Jan 26, 2021
    10
    PLEASE, DONT LISTEN KIDS WITH BAD PC!!!
    This game have story on the Black Ops 1 level or same! Just believe, if you fan of Black Ops 1, YOU MUST PLAY THIS GAME without immediately. I am just bought this game by my own money... and IT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE!
    Sound: 8/10
    Graphics: 7/10
    Story: 10/10
    Gameplay: 8/10 (believe me, there it's really better than any call of duty before)
  29. Dark_Doter007
    Jan 10, 2021
    10
    сюжетная компания очень удивила,5 из 5 молодцом но вот мультиплеер конечно не как в мв 2019 режим зомби тож прикольный
  30. jelikey
    Jan 9, 2021
    8
    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
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#15 Most Discussed PC Game of 2020

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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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