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. SlimBaron
    Mar 17, 2021
    5
    Short story, two open endings... Good multiplayer, but company 5/10, and Its very bad for me
  2. 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
  3. DasEinhorn
    Mar 14, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolutely disgusting. The Singleplayer is my favorite. Its really good. But the Multiplayer is schit on a pile of **** buried under schit. The Multiplayer is Unbalanced as hell. Ist just bugging Lobbys are crashing every 5 minutes. I cant play with my friend because always the lobby is crashing. Its not playable. And except doing something about that, nothing happens. **** off that game. I thought it could be a good one again. And axcept of the Story this game is completely bull****.… Expand
  4. alivemau5
    Mar 12, 2021
    2
    Same same but.. worst. Gun leveling has been nerfed to boredom levels, uninspiring maps, the health bar on top of people you shoot is a welcomed change, but everything else is a downgrade.
  5. 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
  6. Flimbamafoo
    Mar 7, 2021
    0
    I played through the glitch and stuttery mess of the campaign and it was way too short and didn't answer any of my questions from BO1-BO2. There are way too many campers and it makes the game unplayable. The skill-based match-making is not accurate and you are forced to sweat the entire time and the game didn't add anything new. This isn't a new game this is just a version of BO1 that theyI played through the glitch and stuttery mess of the campaign and it was way too short and didn't answer any of my questions from BO1-BO2. There are way too many campers and it makes the game unplayable. The skill-based match-making is not accurate and you are forced to sweat the entire time and the game didn't add anything new. This isn't a new game this is just a version of BO1 that they put different maps in and made good graphics. Oh yeah, and those good graphics are super glitchey and oh my word the servers are made out of office PC's from 2001 I swear it's so laggy! The multiplayer servers are ok but the ZOMBIES SERVERS ARE THE LAGGIEST THINGS IN THE WORLD! I will be sitting at good frame rates and then boom everything in the game is 2 fps. I honestly can't stand this and the zombie's mode isn't even that fun. The people making cod need to go back and have pols so we can actually get a chance on getting something we want. Overall this game is laggy, glitchy, annoying AF, and boring.… Expand
  7. Snufflux
    Mar 4, 2021
    4
    Horribly unbalanced multiplayer, if you aren't using a burst rifle with shotgun secondary you just lose. Singleplayer is decent, for a CoD campaign. Nothing great but nothing worth getting outraged over. The zombies has been ok as well, they offer some changes that keep it fresh for old players while also giving incentives for new players to engage in the mode. However, the multiplayerHorribly unbalanced multiplayer, if you aren't using a burst rifle with shotgun secondary you just lose. Singleplayer is decent, for a CoD campaign. Nothing great but nothing worth getting outraged over. The zombies has been ok as well, they offer some changes that keep it fresh for old players while also giving incentives for new players to engage in the mode. However, the multiplayer can't be overlooked as it is the meat and potatoes of the game. Not only are there balance issues, but there's just a lack of content all around. With very few maps and a small selection of guns compared to previous entries in the series, there just isn't enough variety to give any reason to keep playing. There is a promise of post-launch content, but this feels like it should've been part of release with how little to do there is in this game. Lastly, why is just the act of trying to party up with friends so horrendously broken? 90% of the time I try to play with friends we get some sort of error, and the amount of times we've lost a party member upon loading into a game is just annoying. This game could have a used another year in the oven to bake and is just more evidence as to why annual releases are outdated and bad for developers and players.… Expand
  8. luckydutch
    Mar 4, 2021
    3
    Picked it up on the free weekend. Still plagued by the same-old issues. Jump shooting and slide shooting is out of control. The guns and maps are OK but the core gameplay is ruined by absolutely everyone exploiting jumpshots. Pass.
  9. LuigiTortellini
    Mar 3, 2021
    0
    Worst entry in the series to date. Not even worth playing on a free weekend if you already have cod 2019. Just a straight downgrade in every way imaginable. Activision knew this so they tried to bundle the game with warzone progression.
  10. 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!
  11. jherek52
    Mar 2, 2021
    0
    I've given this game as much time as i can (over 50 hours), but the truth is a duty of care lies with an online game producer to ensure that the playing experience isn't ruined by persistent and blatant hacking. Treyarch have failed this miserably, following a ban wave a while back thing actually improved and seemed to resemble something like a playable state ... a few weeks pass and BAMI've given this game as much time as i can (over 50 hours), but the truth is a duty of care lies with an online game producer to ensure that the playing experience isn't ruined by persistent and blatant hacking. Treyarch have failed this miserably, following a ban wave a while back thing actually improved and seemed to resemble something like a playable state ... a few weeks pass and BAM business as usual, blatant and persistent wall & aim hackers, absolutely broken console auto aim (it allows the player to decide the level of AI assistance based on their playtime ... a boosting honor system if you will, can't see why that would ever be abused eh!) and lastly one of the worst skill matching systems of any game i've played. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME, it is yet another example, on a growing list of corporate negligence to the consumer, it only continues if we continue to participate.… Expand
  12. BakedOut
    Mar 2, 2021
    0
    Full of glitches and bugs, zombies is impossible to play. They do nothing about the hackers in warzone or multiplayer, its literally the worst AAA game out. Quite literally the worst COD yet.
  13. GelBooru6
    Mar 1, 2021
    0
    Piece of **** game crashes before entering a match, during a match and after a match. Is this what is to be expected of a billion-dollar company? Its a good thing I tried this dog **** game during the free access week or I would've been even more pissed if I had spent money on this buggy and glitchy mess.
  14. wizard12641
    Feb 28, 2021
    0
    Carbon copy of the last 6 games
    multiplayer is awful, maps are designed dramatically bad
    singleplayer campaing= story is not interesting and final is unbearebly bad
  15. L1lland
    Feb 27, 2021
    0
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  16. nathanTeamSESH
    Feb 27, 2021
    1
    zombies is by far the one of the best experiences ive ever had, so refreshing but multiplayer is what really killed the game for me because its so unbalanced, favors camping, maps are large, field upgrades are garbo it just doesnt feel like cod whatsoever. its another annual run of the mill cod, a mere cash grab
  17. 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
  18. Kudurcultist
    Feb 24, 2021
    2
    I will rate the Multiplayer only, as it's not only what I play but what 99% of the playerbase end up playing after the Campaign. When you buy a CoD, you'd expect a long time of updates and additions. So I'll make it easy for you:

    The gameplay feels like a huge downgrade from 2019's Modern Warfare. The gunplay is bad, the sounds are the worst I've ever heard in a Call of Duty game.    I will rate the Multiplayer only, as it's not only what I play but what 99% of the playerbase end up playing after the Campaign. When you buy a CoD, you'd expect a long time of updates and additions. So I'll make it easy for you:

    The gameplay feels like a huge downgrade from 2019's Modern Warfare. The gunplay is bad, the sounds are the worst I've ever heard in a Call of Duty game. Sprinting or running feels terrible. You can't mount weapons, you can't cancel reload, as of February 2021 the game still feels bad in a i7-10th Gen and RTX2070 SUPER, the maps are really bad, you can't change teams in the lobby or have them automatically assigned (private matches), there are no dedicated servers, only 3 LMG's and 3 Snipers, and the overall experience feels a lot worse than Modern Warfare. Stay in Modern Warfare and wait for the next CoD a few months later this year. It's difficult to release a worse game than this.

    Waste of money.

    Modern Warfare is much better by a lot.    … Expand
  19. smint007
    Feb 22, 2021
    0
    TLDR: Game is riddled with bugs, poor gameplay and scummy monetisation design choices all aimed to squeeze as much money out of players as possible.

    The game that killed COD for me. MW had plenty of issues but the gunplay was great. I had high hopes for CW but from bugs to gameplay issues to poor design choices I'm done with the franchise. And this is all thanks to Activi$ion and the    TLDR: Game is riddled with bugs, poor gameplay and scummy monetisation design choices all aimed to squeeze as much money out of players as possible.

    The game that killed COD for me. MW had plenty of issues but the gunplay was great. I had high hopes for CW but from bugs to gameplay issues to poor design choices I'm done with the franchise. And this is all thanks to Activi$ion and the devs.

    Bugs Galore.
    I can think of 5 bugs just in the menus alone - Post game breakdowns sometimes don't load, glitches in the gun attachment screen, challenges sometimes dont track, glitches preventing parties from joining a game. Even graphical overlay slop that sometimes covers text. It's a sloppy, amateur mess. All indicative of a terrible rush job of a dev cycle and total lack of care. If the devs can't even program the menu's properly what hope do they have with the actual game. Activi$ion rake in billions from this franchise and they cant even hire devs to fix the menus.

    Missing content described as free season content.
    This disgusting practice means you pay full price and get an incomplete game. On release 6 multiplayer maps, a short campaign. Critical missing features like the ability to save custom gun blueprints are still missing. No doubt we'll get the rest of the game soon but marketed by Activi$ion as "free" content. Absolutely disgusting.

    SBMM
    Activi$ion not content on making a billion dollars (What's better than a billion? Billions). Pushed hard for an ultra aggressive SBMM. The theory is newbies will have an easier time as they are supposedly matched to players of equal skill. The easier it is for newbies to get into the game. And the more attractive the game is the more people will buy the game and the more money Activi$ion make from micro transactions.

    This theory then invades the rest of the game design choices like ultra aggressive aim assist for pad players so they can compete with PC players.

    Then there's the map design - plenty of camping spots because supposedly that's what newbies like to do. It is not enjoyable to walk into a room scan all 101 possible camping locations but then dying because you didn't scan the 102nd camping location. Rinse and repeat as you run through the map. It is a chore to play half these maps. There's a reason why the old maps are so beloved and the devs know this but do they care? Nope, they already have your money and Activi$ion wants the $$$.

    I have no issue catering to new players but what they have done here is at the detriment of the game as a whole.

    Dishonourable mentions go to:
    Poor visibility - I cannot see s*** half the time! But hey it helps the newbies camp.
    Scorestreaks - Good system yet implemented so poorly that players are rewarded for killing more than they do for playing the map objective. So NO ONE plays the objective.

    Thanks Activi$ion and Treyarch I hope your franchise rots to pieces.    … Expand
  20. Edsfelps
    Feb 21, 2021
    10
    Good game, and very interesting graphics for new generations of video games, tambien muy buen sonido.
  21. BeardedWaffle
    Feb 18, 2021
    0
    Where do you start with this?, I could call this a cash grab but it's worse than that. Honestly, take a look at the positive 'critic' reviews and how full of BS they are(majority). Then the user reviews, people need to stop buying into the hype of 'Call of duty". The franchise died a while ago and this is the end result.

    So I love to snipe, this game has made it damn near un-enjoyable    Where do you start with this?, I could call this a cash grab but it's worse than that. Honestly, take a look at the positive 'critic' reviews and how full of BS they are(majority). Then the user reviews, people need to stop buying into the hype of 'Call of duty". The franchise died a while ago and this is the end result.

    So I love to snipe, this game has made it damn near un-enjoyable to snipe. I get 5 kills in quick succession for a clip and I get massive score boosts. I'll be on say 20 kills but have 4k points... yet the reg gunners at the top with 50 kills.. have the same?. Add SBMM to my unnaturally high score per minute and we have sweaty heaven!!. My lobbies feel unplayable, I've got guys smoking lanes to cross.. in PUBS!!. It's madness. I'm good at the game and can easily get a decent KD but I don't want to sweat or do any of that.

    This game funnels you into a narrow route of, "if you don't sweat this game, you'll lose" and the lobbies are just no where near balanced. I feel so bad for younger people, when i was 14 I played MW2 and that's a call of duty game!. You should be able to sit down and relax, ye maybe have a bad game or maybe a couple but you should be able to pop off now and again!. We have this attitude that we need to give everyone a reward and be fair to all!. It's madness, reward those who put the effort and time in, make people WANT to improve themselves. The old Call of duty had a perfect formula and it could still work, greed and money will kill this franchise off.

    Do not buy this game whatever you do, biggest waste of time.    … Expand
  22. 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
  23. Goblin_6
    Feb 14, 2021
    0
    Как сказал один великий философ - "это хуже чем ничего"
    Coldwar потянул за собой на дно много уважаемых критиков. Которые кричали, все как один, что это шедевр.
    Теперь все эти критики мусор. (google translate) As one great philosopher said - "it's worse than nothing" The Cold War dragged many respected critics to the bottom. All as one shouted that it was a masterpiece. Now all these    Как сказал один великий философ - "это хуже чем ничего"
    Coldwar потянул за собой на дно много уважаемых критиков. Которые кричали, все как один, что это шедевр.
    Теперь все эти критики мусор.
    (google translate)
    As one great philosopher said - "it's worse than nothing"
    The Cold War dragged many respected critics to the bottom. All as one shouted that it was a masterpiece.
    Now all these critics are trash.    … Expand
  24. 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
  25. bRuin
    Feb 9, 2021
    0
    **** Skill based matchmaking. Every game is the **** world championsship final with people just doing everything to ruin the fun. I CANNOT recommend this game to any player, that has had a above 1.2 KD in any other CoD.
  26. DeineMomliebt69
    Feb 7, 2021
    0
    A few problems on PC which containes starting game or play online.
    Skill based match making sucks and they really dont understand.
    This game sucks dont pay for it.
  27. turitz
    Feb 6, 2021
    0
    This Game is just a meme. It's insane how many things went wrong here and the Developers are thinking they did a great Job. The amount of Bugs is not even Funny anymore, it's just sad to see such an unfinished Product release.

    Overall The Gunplay is good Movement feels fine, could be faster for me Weapons Level too slow Multiplayer Weapons balance is bad Skill based    This Game is just a meme. It's insane how many things went wrong here and the Developers are thinking they did a great Job. The amount of Bugs is not even Funny anymore, it's just sad to see such an unfinished Product release.

    Overall

    The Gunplay is good
    Movement feels fine, could be faster for me
    Weapons Level too slow

    Multiplayer

    Weapons balance is bad
    Skill based Matchmaking ruins the Fun and makes me not want to play with my Friends
    The Hit Reg is actually decent when Compared to other CoDs

    When u like Mw there is no Reason to buy this Game for the Multiplayer

    Zombies

    Zombies is Great like always, a good Map, grinding Weapons to Gold is Fun and we get new Maps for Free, if u want this Game for Zombies buy it

    Normally I would give this Game a 5 becuase half of the Game is good, but because the Developers are lying like way too many times about how they are listening to the community and then never even react once too the Hate that Skill Based Matchmaking gets is just sad and there are other Points where they are just telling Marketing lies and the exclusiv Playstation Content is also not cool, because of that I give it a 0 cause I feel personally insulted when someone lies straight to my Face.    … Expand
  28. Brat_Sloupo
    Feb 5, 2021
    2
    Просто ужасный кривой кусок кода. Оптимизации нет, но это не самое страшное. Самое страшное это то, что достижения в игре не регает. Я больше часа бегал в зомби режиме до 35 волны, а в итоге мне не зарегало всего этого прогресса. Просто ужас, кошмар, отвратительно. А вот зато уровень батл пасса зарегало. Неиграбельный кусок CoDа.Просто ужасный кривой кусок кода. Оптимизации нет, но это не самое страшное. Самое страшное это то, что достижения в игре не регает. Я больше часа бегал в зомби режиме до 35 волны, а в итоге мне не зарегало всего этого прогресса. Просто ужас, кошмар, отвратительно. А вот зато уровень батл пасса зарегало. Неиграбельный кусок CoDа.
  29. 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
  30. llentinantl
    Jan 31, 2021
    4
    Multiplayer of Black Ops Cold War tries to mix features of Black Ops series and recent Modern Warfare reboot, and fails miserably in both directions. After getting awesome fluid gunplay of MW2019, we are receding back to plastic toys with blaster sounds and no recoil. Weapon customization is half-baked clone of MW2019, with almost every weapon having same mods in each category (sometimesMultiplayer of Black Ops Cold War tries to mix features of Black Ops series and recent Modern Warfare reboot, and fails miserably in both directions. After getting awesome fluid gunplay of MW2019, we are receding back to plastic toys with blaster sounds and no recoil. Weapon customization is half-baked clone of MW2019, with almost every weapon having same mods in each category (sometimes not even properly displayed on weapon, such as ammo mods on Magnum), while MW2019 (and even previous game of BO series) had unique mods set for each weapon. Class system lost awesome Pick-10 approach to become clone of MW2019 class system, and failing even on that, as wildcard ruins both balance and variety. While I like progression of Black Ops more than MW2019, it is not Cold War's merit of having it, rather not losing it from previous games. Visuals are bland, with some maps having extremely ridiculous color correction.
    Game is out for several months, yet there are numerous bugs.

    It seems we came full circle, coming from BO3 tasteless ripoff of Infinite Warfare, to tasteless MW2019 ripoff of BOCW. I was never expecting to be excited about next Infinity Ward entry in series more than about Trayarch's one.    … Expand
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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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