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. Krzytok
    Jan 26, 2021
    0
    My score focus only on multiplayer ,if u are core fps player with good skill that looking for entertainment and dont like to sweat to tears , i can say with 100% confidence this game is not for u . Probably the last cod i have bought, the ping ,the time to find lobby , i can find lobby on WW2 couple of years old cod i fev seconds meanwhile cold war takes sometimes 3 minutes to find playersMy score focus only on multiplayer ,if u are core fps player with good skill that looking for entertainment and dont like to sweat to tears , i can say with 100% confidence this game is not for u . Probably the last cod i have bought, the ping ,the time to find lobby , i can find lobby on WW2 couple of years old cod i fev seconds meanwhile cold war takes sometimes 3 minutes to find players outside EU .... , ping , afterall connectivity and the worst wich is the source of those problems sbmm in casual lobby in current form is HUGE mistake it just murdered codto be honest.… Expand
  2. zGenshin
    Dec 24, 2020
    0
    o jogo é uma verdadeira bosta, um retrocesso em varios aspectos, não comprem
  3. Mazma
    Dec 25, 2020
    1
    ModernWarfare era una ventata di aria fresca, rinnovato e migliorato. Questo torna allo squallore sempre ambito da Treyarc. Soldi, tempo sprecati, oltre al comparto tecnico tornato al l'era della pietra.
  4. Reokar
    Dec 26, 2020
    1
    speaking of multiplayer. devs don't care about cheaters. mp is playing among wallhackers aimbotters together. even there is no proper working anti-cheat. i don't remember a game i've finished without a cheater in it. actually im bored to report cheater guys but i don't think activision cares about reports. additionally, so many useless weapon perks+leveling base weapons is hell of pain. imspeaking of multiplayer. devs don't care about cheaters. mp is playing among wallhackers aimbotters together. even there is no proper working anti-cheat. i don't remember a game i've finished without a cheater in it. actually im bored to report cheater guys but i don't think activision cares about reports. additionally, so many useless weapon perks+leveling base weapons is hell of pain. im giving 1 just because you can level weapons in zombies. i didn't play other black ops games maybe they have that feature too. anyway, i've bought this game via my precious wow tokens. i don't recommend to give any money to activision+yard* scammers.… Expand
  5. VICE27
    Dec 27, 2020
    0
    Very very bad.. 70€ trashed.

    If this was an Indie game, it would be ok.. But after 20 years of COD, how, HOW can't you make a balanced game, with balanced guns and balanced maps? The guns are pointless, 0 balance, so everybody use 3 or 4 guns that are over powered. All the weapons are soulless, they transmit nothing to you, they are flat.. the attachments are useless, you won't    Very very bad.. 70€ trashed.

    If this was an Indie game, it would be ok.. But after 20 years of COD, how, HOW can't you make a balanced game, with balanced guns and balanced maps?

    The guns are pointless, 0 balance, so everybody use 3 or 4 guns that are over powered. All the weapons are soulless, they transmit nothing to you, they are flat.. the attachments are useless, you won't notice any differences with or without, the challenges to get the camos are the same for every guns......... BOOORING.

    The maps are too few and bad designed, too many fake corners/boxes/holes were people can camp. The spawns are a MESS. Sometimes you get spanw-killed by someone that just spawn behind you (WHAT?! HOW?! WHY?!).

    One month after buying the game they put it on sale, 50%... This is a CLEAR signal of how wrong this game is, but no correction patch has been released, they just added 2 other maps and another 1 over power gun that made the game even worst.    … Expand
  6. huntd
    Dec 27, 2020
    0
    This game looks good that is all. The solo adventure is very short. The multiplayer is dominated by consoles with their no skill mash buttons aim assist. No one plays zombies. Player base is small. I suggest looking elsewhere for your FPS fix this game is dead. Long wait times for games. Currently seeking a refund as game is not as advertised.
  7. Moontrance
    Dec 29, 2020
    0
    That's first and last CoD I've bought. I didn't even download company, but bought it to play with my friend online. And our experience was awful and unacceptable for such big title.
    MP Cons:
    1) TTK. Rifles do NOT kill in the head. 400 ms is the only number you need to know. No chance vs 2 enemies, no no chance vs shotgun camper. 2) Maps are not balanced, boring, have a lot of "dark    That's first and last CoD I've bought. I didn't even download company, but bought it to play with my friend online. And our experience was awful and unacceptable for such big title.
    MP Cons:
    1) TTK. Rifles do NOT kill in the head. 400 ms is the only number you need to know. No chance vs 2 enemies, no no chance vs shotgun camper.
    2) Maps are not balanced, boring, have a lot of "dark corners". In a couple with TTK, I assume this game rewards campers.
    3) Sniper experience is absolutely disgusting. They "balanced" it with 400 ms of ADS. Which is huge advantage on gamepad I guess, cuz you can use aim assist while scoping.
    4) Spawns. It's kinda bad trick from drunk clown. Sides are changing every 30s.
    5) Progress. Default guns are weak, you need to spend A LOT of time to get best builds.
    6) Matchmaking. Looks like they have no balance at all, you first game can be vs 100th lvls, and you'll have no chance to win due to #5
    7) Tech. problems. Game is crashing, FPS is low even of high-end PCs. It's pretty hard to get stable 144 fps in this "competitive" game.
    Uncompetitive, unfair game with a lot of tech. and gameplay problems. I will never ever buy CoD again. 0/10.    … Expand
  8. Abekatten
    Dec 29, 2020
    2
    Hmm where to start with this COD...
    The campaign: It's actully good, a bit short like most COD campaigns. The graphics are great and it runs smoothly. So thumps up! There some sneaky sneaky missions and there is some decisions you have to make!
    Multiplayer: Well the multiplayer is **** garbage.. The weapon mods makes no sense, and there is alot of them, and most of them are pointless.    Hmm where to start with this COD...
    The campaign: It's actully good, a bit short like most COD campaigns. The graphics are great and it runs smoothly. So thumps up! There some sneaky sneaky missions and there is some decisions you have to make!

    Multiplayer: Well the multiplayer is **** garbage.. The weapon mods makes no sense, and there is alot of them, and most of them are pointless.

    Compared to MW this game is a downgrade. Buy this game at sale.. like i did, and sometimes when i need to torture myself i grind some weapons for warzone! The campaign is surprisingly the best part of this game.. I cant judge zombie mode because i never play that part of the game.    … Expand
  9. Stasimus
    Dec 30, 2020
    0
    Skilled based matching is making game no fun to play, because it’s imbalanced and not designed to be played strongly competitive. Shady SBMM system knowns before the round starts whom will win. Maps, respawn system and kill streaks are designed to add extra random factor into game to make all kid in the lobby close to 1. Additionally aim resist is a new technic to balance you if your areSkilled based matching is making game no fun to play, because it’s imbalanced and not designed to be played strongly competitive. Shady SBMM system knowns before the round starts whom will win. Maps, respawn system and kill streaks are designed to add extra random factor into game to make all kid in the lobby close to 1. Additionally aim resist is a new technic to balance you if your are doing well in current match, as well as hidden bugs and glitches.… Expand
  10. Wilson468
    Dec 30, 2020
    0
    Game Crashes, multiplayer is rigged, campaign is somewhat good but definitely lackluster, the only thing you might enjoy is zombies and then, after a few games of it, you'll go back to previous games : DO NOT BUY
  11. DC-RealTea
    Dec 30, 2020
    2
    The Game is ok (story and zombie) but Multiplayer is for me the BIG problem. DMR are too op and the console player have too good aim assist . I mean they sticking like chewing gum on my ass ! For NOW is the game broken. I hope they bring a hot fix !
  12. Coldwarsuckspc
    Dec 31, 2020
    0
    No aim assist sucks you will lose 90% of face to face gun rights due to tracking issues. The strife miss 0 you can't compete. Asked for refund after hour of game time was denied
  13. ThaMoor88
    Dec 31, 2020
    0
    Look how they massacred my boy. I really hate where ActiBlizz is going, I hope not everything they touch will turn to ****
  14. CoD_sucks_cock
    Jan 1, 2021
    0
    People often contribute the general despair and hopelessness of 2020 on the coronavirus, and understandably so. However, 2020 has been one of the worst years on record because of the release of CoD Cold War. Scholars and historians have already been equating this backyard prison abortion of a title to the holocaust, however they unanimously agree that it is 10x worse in scale and scope.People often contribute the general despair and hopelessness of 2020 on the coronavirus, and understandably so. However, 2020 has been one of the worst years on record because of the release of CoD Cold War. Scholars and historians have already been equating this backyard prison abortion of a title to the holocaust, however they unanimously agree that it is 10x worse in scale and scope. The world health organization declared a global emergency as a result of the cancer that spawned from the release of this title. If given the option to win a million dollars with the contingency that I have to play call of duty cold war for one hour a year or get punched in the cock repeatedly by mike tyson with brass knuckles, I'd gladly chose the latter. I envy the deaf and the blind that weren't exposed to the plague that is the call of duty franchise. If Helen Keller were alive today, she would go down as the luckiest woman in the planet for her natural immunity to the call of duty franchise. Only those who were fluent in braille would be able to tell her that her mom sucks massive cock on the weekends.

    In conclusion, while driving home from work I pray for a head on collision in oncoming traffic so I can never be forced to look at a call of duty title. I award this game no points, and may god have mercy on our souls.    … Expand
  15. Wicell
    Jan 2, 2021
    0
    I have not been this disappointed in a Call of Duty game since Ghosts. 2019's Modern Warfare was a breath of fresh air, it went back to the roots and delivered a fast paced shooter requiring skill, communication, and strategizing to come of on top. Black Ops Cold War does none of that. It went back to the old arcade feeling Overwatch skin-over, without the tactics of Overwatch. The ZombiesI have not been this disappointed in a Call of Duty game since Ghosts. 2019's Modern Warfare was a breath of fresh air, it went back to the roots and delivered a fast paced shooter requiring skill, communication, and strategizing to come of on top. Black Ops Cold War does none of that. It went back to the old arcade feeling Overwatch skin-over, without the tactics of Overwatch. The Zombies mode is also lackluster; after completing the Easter egg once, there's no joy in trying to do it again, it doesn't create fun moments and challenges like some of the older Zombies modes did. If you enjoyed Modern Warfare, you will not enjoy this game.… Expand
  16. Vidar0815
    Jan 5, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Soundeffekte wie aus dem letzten Jahrtausend, eine schwammige Steuerung, Maps die wie geschaffen für (Spawn)Camping sind. Obendrein bekommt man permanent überlastete Server und trotzt mehrerer Stunden Spielzeit habe ich bisher nur 4 Maps gesehen.
    Könnte mich nach wie vor in den Allerwertesten beißen, da ich den vollen Preis für diese Müll bezahlt habe.
    Call of Duty ist mittlerweile wieder auf dem Tiefpunkt angelangt!    … Expand
  17. JackTheRater
    Jan 9, 2021
    2
    Hit registration is not good in the multiplayer and the meta is not fun to play into. Cheaters are abundant and Score Based Match Making (SBMM) makes it so that if you play well, you will feel pain the next game. Game suffers from issues that were fixed and not even present in Call of duty: Modern Warfare. I'm rating it a 2 because the campaign was fun and enjoyable, but short, andHit registration is not good in the multiplayer and the meta is not fun to play into. Cheaters are abundant and Score Based Match Making (SBMM) makes it so that if you play well, you will feel pain the next game. Game suffers from issues that were fixed and not even present in Call of duty: Modern Warfare. I'm rating it a 2 because the campaign was fun and enjoyable, but short, and zombies is there but really bare compared to other COD games.… Expand
  18. 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
  19. photonpixie
    Jan 11, 2021
    2
    Prob a good game if it worked long enough to play. I have done everything I can to troubleshoot and still crashes out after just a few min
  20. HUDSON_UA
    Jan 15, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hate this Multiplayer. What with this balance? I'm a new player! Why I should play with guys 500lvl?!!!! WHY?! this is a mockery!… Expand
  21. Haunted07
    Jan 15, 2021
    1
    would love to say this I'm happy Zombies is back but to have to unlock my camo's and gun progress 10 times on one gun because it keeps resetting and they haven't fixed since November makes me want to just be done with this horrible game sad that I wasted money on this trash
  22. Kekonor
    Jan 17, 2021
    0
    The Singleplayer, **** great, dont get me wrong, but OH BOY the MP...literally the worst i ever played. Firstly: Maps suck. There are maybe 4 maps that are good, half of which are returning maps like Nuketown and Raid. Gamemodes besides the standard quickplay modes are trash. Who wants to play VIP? Should be renamed to "Camp", likewise with Dirty Bomb, which should be "Camp on a big map".The Singleplayer, **** great, dont get me wrong, but OH BOY the MP...literally the worst i ever played. Firstly: Maps suck. There are maybe 4 maps that are good, half of which are returning maps like Nuketown and Raid. Gamemodes besides the standard quickplay modes are trash. Who wants to play VIP? Should be renamed to "Camp", likewise with Dirty Bomb, which should be "Camp on a big map". Oh, did i mention Camping? Yeah you can lierally only camp, because well...either youre getting sniped (Snipers are pretty OP) or killed by a shotgun on like 150 meter. Then, we have weapons in general...not much to say here, you got a sniper-lmg, a assault rifle-smg, a MP that shootes farther than a sniper...just COD-standard. Perks...theres only perk greed, then you take the perks which make grenades and tactical grenades useless, then youre good to go. Scorestreaks are nothing out of the ordinary. The Maps have a weird tendency to just spawnswitch 1 or 2 persons, making them spawn with all enemys, OR, if your spawn is being camped, its not switching at all! Again mapdesign sucks! The games then crashes frequently, framedrops, etc. Just a 2020 game, buggy and unfinished. Wallhacks are abundant, i got lobbys that had hackers frequently, like killing the whole lobby, seeing through things, lagswitches are back(?what the f?), aimbots, etc. Then they start to patch things. Making some weapons worse over night, changing matchmaking (making it even worse). When im done leveling the Battle-Pass season 1, i will uninstall this piece of trash. Thank you very much for Reading!… Expand
  23. Artifactz
    Jan 18, 2021
    0
    Actually horrible game, I thought it could be better that MW, but oh boy was I wrong.
  24. Joshje
    Jan 20, 2021
    0
    What a load of **** first match I ever play I got 30 to 12. For the next match the game decides that I must be an e-sports player because of last round and puts me into a lobby of level 300+. Obviously got destroyed and now I’m constantly stuck playing against g-fuel chugging sweats whilst I get put team for special needs children. **** skill based match making.
  25. lukericotta
    Jan 23, 2021
    0
    Skilled based matchmaking sucks. Makes it no fun to play with friends when they are a higher skill level
  26. mainfusion
    Jan 26, 2021
    0
    ive been plazing this game since release. ive stopped like a few weeks later because it was soo awful. now, some time passed and i thought i just hop on again and see how it improved over this time just to see that it didnt. not a single bit. i play on pc and i only found console players on team deathmatch, after turning off crossplay i didnt find any lobbies whatsoever (west europe). notive been plazing this game since release. ive stopped like a few weeks later because it was soo awful. now, some time passed and i thought i just hop on again and see how it improved over this time just to see that it didnt. not a single bit. i play on pc and i only found console players on team deathmatch, after turning off crossplay i didnt find any lobbies whatsoever (west europe). not to mention all the bugs this game still has. so if youre looking to buy this game for pc i highly advise against doing so, you wont have a good time. if you want to play multiplayer play warzone or just buy modern warfare… Expand
  27. Scarecode
    Jan 29, 2021
    0
    Such a terrible game. DO NOT BUY.

    Going from modern warfare to this heap of human excrement is like taking a poen and jabbing it directly into your temple. how can you launch a game like this? especially after having launched a game like modern warfare. Absolute disgrace. Just do not buy. Never felt a game was as worthless as this one. Spend your money on modern warfare. do not waste    Such a terrible game. DO NOT BUY.

    Going from modern warfare to this heap of human excrement is like taking a poen and jabbing it directly into your temple. how can you launch a game like this? especially after having launched a game like modern warfare. Absolute disgrace. Just do not buy. Never felt a game was as worthless as this one. Spend your money on modern warfare. do not waste your money or time on this sorry excuse of a game    … Expand
  28. Spitfiringdork
    Jan 30, 2021
    0
    First off, the campaign was short and not challenging.. even if it was entertaining and or fun. Zombies is fun for a bit.. but certainly overhyped by treyarch. Lastly, multiplayer is the be all end all in a cod game.. and it is a disaster.. if you enjoy it.. well good for you. You're the 0.05% of gamers that like it, I put in a few prestige levels and over 24hours played and have over aFirst off, the campaign was short and not challenging.. even if it was entertaining and or fun. Zombies is fun for a bit.. but certainly overhyped by treyarch. Lastly, multiplayer is the be all end all in a cod game.. and it is a disaster.. if you enjoy it.. well good for you. You're the 0.05% of gamers that like it, I put in a few prestige levels and over 24hours played and have over a 1.6 kd (Like any other cod for me). I can honestly say that it is clunky and not fun. MW can be a bit campy... I like to run and gun like anyone else, but it plays smooth and the weapon options and playstyles are endless. Destroy cold war please, we need activision to get their act together because Battlefield is coming back to the party with what I hope is a well developed game. Infinity Ward is No.1 FAR AND AWAY. Thank you… Expand
  29. 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
  30. 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
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Awards & Rankings

15
#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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