Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

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3.7

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  1. KhandaMandaYoga
    Nov 21, 2020
    0
    This Game is even worse than Mw2019. So much buggs, SBBM, worst Mapdesign ever.. i can't say any positive Word to this Game. Activision really ruined COD.
  2. mtcx
    Nov 21, 2020
    9
    So, this game is a total hoot. While the campaign isn't that interesting - it's a very linear story line shooter that isn't challenging at all - I lost interest after about 4 missions. The multiplayer is a blast though. It's classic, straightforward multiplayer bash fest. There aren't a lot of maps (I assume this will improve over time) but this is actually beneficial to yourSo, this game is a total hoot. While the campaign isn't that interesting - it's a very linear story line shooter that isn't challenging at all - I lost interest after about 4 missions. The multiplayer is a blast though. It's classic, straightforward multiplayer bash fest. There aren't a lot of maps (I assume this will improve over time) but this is actually beneficial to your performance - because they're memorisable in a reasonable amount of time.
    The game is largely bug free (although the hit boxes are a bit overly generous) and is well executed - the menu system is simple and clear (I'm looking at you COD:BO4), the game mechanics are easily grokked. If you're looking for a "cold war sim" experience, this is not it. The whole "cold war" theme is flimsy as hell and irrelevant but who cares, it's a blast.    … Expand
  3. FirstSand
    Nov 21, 2020
    4
    I loved Black Ops 1 on PC 10 years ago so much, that couldnt ignore the game named Black Ops Cold War (to be honest, this name has nothing to do with real Cold war-game of the series, which was mentioned earlier). As i never played Singleplayer of CoD seriously, i would rather start with Multiplayer.
    Its garbage. Almost. It looks like a whole new franchise based on Cold War times, but it    I loved Black Ops 1 on PC 10 years ago so much, that couldnt ignore the game named Black Ops Cold War (to be honest, this name has nothing to do with real Cold war-game of the series, which was mentioned earlier). As i never played Singleplayer of CoD seriously, i would rather start with Multiplayer.
    Its garbage. Almost. It looks like a whole new franchise based on Cold War times, but it has nothing to do with real Black Ops 1 game that many people still remember and play. Cold War is a game for soyboys, with fancy music, that has nothing to do with somewhat industrial cold ambient of BO1, and Cold War is also a dramatically raw product. In every way, basically. There are only 5 assault rifles, 5 smgs, 3 lmgs, 3 pistols and ONLY TWO shotguns in this game right now. Year 2020. No comments. Only 8 maps are availiable, some of them lag so hard that on minimal settings game runs in 50 fps, showing graphics of Far Cry 3 or Warface at the same minimal option. Game is absolutely unoptimized, also i should mention that with my headset everything sounds very quiet, although i tried all sound presets that were availiable.
    TTK is very strange and looks like someone wanted to make all-in-one game called like "Call of Playerunknown's Battlefield". You can very rarely kill 2 or 3 people at once, its just impossible and your reaction means nothing. Skill based matchmaking is also a big problem, but i cant say much about that because havent played enough, probably. Your guns fly all over the screen, feels like your operator has strong epilepsy... All i can say is that Cold War looks like a Black Ops caricature, its just raw and somewhat stupid to play. Its like playing something between mobile arcade clone of CoD, PUBG and Far Cry 3, but in 50-60 fps and ten years old graphics.
    But I still believe in 3arch and hope they fix these massive problems, because the basic concept of the game is fantastic.    … Expand
  4. Kennedy407
    Nov 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Я решил выразить недовольство насчёт этой игры. Данное творение является полным олицетворением говна и прочей хуйни. Кампания норм и интересная, побочные квесты и две концовки. Положительные качества закончились. Мультиплеер полнейшее говно. полный дисбаланс оружий. Хочешь поиграть? Пососи хуй и страдай от пидарасов со снайпой и дробашами. Хочешь пострелять? Отсосите, МП5 просто всё ебет, но меня больше ебёт тут кривой ТТК и непонятность урона. То твое оружие выносит сразу противника, то должен весь магазин потратить, чтоб убить его, а он с 2 хп развернется и убьет с одного выстрела от дробаша. Про карты вообще молчу. Я могу от силы пару назвать карт. Это Кросродс, Москва( +-), тренировочный полигон, где рядом самолёт и ангар с танком. Респауны, они вернулись. Вроде умираешь и должен возродиться к своим, нет, надо возродиться рядом с противниками. Убили тебя на респе снайпер, ну ничего, пусть убьет тебя на том же месте. Хочешь поиграть нормально? Отсосите. Либо кемперы, либо дауны на снапах выносят тебя. Можно также дальше пиздеть и об оптимизации игры. Постоянные вылеты в зомби-режиме. Сегодня вышел патч, а именно 21.11.20 он принес нихуя ничего. Понерфить фамас. Ок, с этим можно согласиться, но зато надо апнуть мп5, который и так всех ебал, теперь он вообще все уничтожает все живое, как будто он превратился в некий Вектор. Играл в опорный пункт только что, так за минуту у нас три раза менялся респаун. Можно очень много писать про эту игру и она вышла сырой. Ошибки, и хуево туча проблем. Вся эта писанина ничего не даст. Про зомби можно сказать так. Это некое добавление режима Выживания из Call of duty Ghosts + и какаго-то вульфенштайна. Пасхалка в данный момент получилась короткой. Вряд ли эта игра пойдёт в гору. Очень много проблем. Общий прогресс за игру не засчитывается, то игра пишет, что ты должен ей 3 0 0 0 кодпоинтов, хотя ты только купил игру. Пишет тебе 6 уровень, показывается в другом месте 14, а в итоге у тебя прежний. Я забыл еще сказать про кроссплатформу. Играть с консольщиками полный пиздец. Привет автоаим. До Свидания, уборщики из колды!… Expand
  5. Drakontas
    Nov 20, 2020
    0
    Not worth its price tag by a mile.
    Campaign: Too short, 5 hours for the 1st playthrough, ''choices'' have very small changes on the outcome. Failed
    Multiplayer. Looks solid. Still garbage because it pairs you as a lv 1 with lv 30's as enemies. This doesn't get better as you advance. And that is as fun as getting teeth pulled out. Zombies: Standard CoD Zombies. Nothing groundbreaking.    Not worth its price tag by a mile.
    Campaign: Too short, 5 hours for the 1st playthrough, ''choices'' have very small changes on the outcome. Failed
    Multiplayer. Looks solid. Still garbage because it pairs you as a lv 1 with lv 30's as enemies. This doesn't get better as you advance. And that is as fun as getting teeth pulled out.
    Zombies: Standard CoD Zombies. Nothing groundbreaking.

    Conclusion: W8 for it to be discounted, then buy it if you want to.    … Expand
  6. jkim456
    Nov 20, 2020
    0
    Speaking primarily about the multiplayer, this game is not prioritized for pc. Severe lag, stuttering, and huge frame drops. As of right now, this game is UNPLAYABLE on pc! There are only 2 maps that are decent, Satellite and Moscow, and the rest can just go in the garbage. The graphics are terrible, there is a huge amount of bullet drop in multiplayer, which is ridiculous, movement feelsSpeaking primarily about the multiplayer, this game is not prioritized for pc. Severe lag, stuttering, and huge frame drops. As of right now, this game is UNPLAYABLE on pc! There are only 2 maps that are decent, Satellite and Moscow, and the rest can just go in the garbage. The graphics are terrible, there is a huge amount of bullet drop in multiplayer, which is ridiculous, movement feels clunky and not smooth, and there are a limited amount of maps. This multiplayer needs a lot of work and needs an update ASAP to fix these problems for pc players!

    Edit: This game has crashed my pc two times so far. Never had any issues with other games    … Expand
  7. jestifizzle
    Nov 20, 2020
    4
    I think the reviews of 0 are just review bombing so here's an honest review.

    The game plays and feels like a pre-alpha. Core fps mechanics are completely broken and inconsistent: Mouse & keyboard aim feels unnatrual, controller aim assist was reworked (and made a lot worse) for some bizarre reason, ignoring the fact that they have had a good, working aim assist for the last decade. THIS    I think the reviews of 0 are just review bombing so here's an honest review.

    The game plays and feels like a pre-alpha. Core fps mechanics are completely broken and inconsistent: Mouse & keyboard aim feels unnatrual, controller aim assist was reworked (and made a lot worse) for some bizarre reason, ignoring the fact that they have had a good, working aim assist for the last decade. THIS GAME HAS SBMM! And it is enforced visciously with the lack of any ranked mode. Visuals are worse than modern warfare 2019 despite sharing the same engine. All this without even getting to the multiple bugs and crashes especially on PC. The game is currently not fun to play in the slightest, and probably the biggest problem of all (which is borderliine criminal) from the development team and publisher is the fact that the game costs $70 for something that feels like an independent work in very early pre-alpha phases of development. Zombies in the only reason worth getting this game however that too contains multiple game breaking bugs.

    As far as I'm concerned, blaming the tough year of 2020 doesn't excuse the poor product that they have delivered to us. I would go so far as to say that this is a scam product overhyped by marketing and that the publusher and game title should be boycotted.    … Expand
  8. 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
  9. JD-Day
    Nov 20, 2020
    10
    Amazing game. The singleplayer is awesome. Great variety and open maps. Zombies are even better and are extremely addictive, even in solos. The Multiplayer is %85 because the scorestreak system is stupid.
  10. Slogie
    Nov 20, 2020
    0
    Campaign was cool, multiple endings with a few choices you make in game that matter for certain missions or the ending. Zombies is cool and well done, only 1 map at the time of this, but still fun. Multiplayer is one of the worst in the COD series. Maps are boring, and design is rough. Guns are not balanced and the time to kill does feel consistent. Gone are killstreaks and back areCampaign was cool, multiple endings with a few choices you make in game that matter for certain missions or the ending. Zombies is cool and well done, only 1 map at the time of this, but still fun. Multiplayer is one of the worst in the COD series. Maps are boring, and design is rough. Guns are not balanced and the time to kill does feel consistent. Gone are killstreaks and back are scorestreaks that reward every player, even for doing poorly. The servers are terrible, and the game feels like a huge downgrade from MW. The MP is a sad excuse not only for COD but for an FPS, ive played F2P shooters that are much more engaging, creative and balanced. Go play MW or Warzone, trust me.… Expand
  11. Yeon015
    Nov 20, 2020
    0
    Worst Call of Duty ever. No matter how familiar it is to the console, it needs to be released in a balanced manner, which is a game for console users. Even the enemy is invisible. Treyarch is now out of development.
  12. jdmarcinek
    Nov 20, 2020
    9
    Honestly, this game is everything i wanted as a cod player, because campaign is great, multiplayer is almost perfect, almost because weapon leveling is long af, and it doesnt have too many maps but without that its great, zombies are amazing i dont know honestly why this game has so low reviews cuz i really enjoyed it and i think most people either but everyone is hating this game here (iHonestly, this game is everything i wanted as a cod player, because campaign is great, multiplayer is almost perfect, almost because weapon leveling is long af, and it doesnt have too many maps but without that its great, zombies are amazing i dont know honestly why this game has so low reviews cuz i really enjoyed it and i think most people either but everyone is hating this game here (i mean on metacritic) it sucks :| i guess probably these people didnt even played that game and just say what other say :(… Expand
  13. 4life-
    Nov 20, 2020
    8
    I dont recognize any of the technical problems users are reporting on.Nor did i play any of the multiplayer modes So this is based purely based on my experience with the story.

    Looks cool and i love the 80s feel. Actors did a nice job,the sound and music for me was great,although it would not hurt to get more licenses to some sweet 80s classics. The graphics on my PC was great. Pretty    I dont recognize any of the technical problems users are reporting on.Nor did i play any of the multiplayer modes So this is based purely based on my experience with the story.

    Looks cool and i love the 80s feel. Actors did a nice job,the sound and music for me was great,although it would not hurt to get more licenses to some sweet 80s classics. The graphics on my PC was great. Pretty much maxed out what i could,and it looked amazing. As mentioned before - No issues or crashes for me. Logging in via Battlenet was easy and stable.

    Story is very short. I love the "Detective" part of this game. Brilliant idea with the code cracking and finding the correct suspects. And i absolutely LOVED the "KGB" mission. However i wish the game was more like this mission. I absolutely loved it,and keep going back playing every option in this mission. This is something i hope the devs see,and take to heart. Also GREAT that a single player is in the game. SP is NOT dead. MORE MORE MORE,and please make it longer. I will happily pay the full price for a amazing action filled SP story. I play COD almost exclusively for that.

    All in all. A great game but too short. Maybe if they could sell just the Single player part for a reduced price,and i do hope they keep remember us story driven players. The game is a solid 8 for me. I would give it fullscore if there was more missions,and maybe more like the amazing KGB mission.    … Expand
  14. TAXYGENplus
    Nov 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Is this a Call of Duty game? The story section is very weak, medium and short… Expand
  15. TacoNeko
    Nov 20, 2020
    0
    bad game, don't buy. bugs everywhere (there's this one graphical glitch that turns the background into strobe lights). all hitreg issues imported from MW2019. it's sad to see that a corporation with billions of dollars to spend is contempt with releasing games of this quality.
  16. psyduuck94
    Nov 20, 2020
    2
    I just refunded the game because of these reasons:

    1. Potentially the worst visibility in any Call of Duty game yet. 2. Glitches that force you to restart your game 3. Incredibly poor hit detection, especially noticeable on snipers even with stationary targets. 4. Bad tickrate causing ghosting and "shoot first, die first" situations. 5. 8 multiplayer maps, one of which is a miniature    I just refunded the game because of these reasons:

    1. Potentially the worst visibility in any Call of Duty game yet.
    2. Glitches that force you to restart your game
    3. Incredibly poor hit detection, especially noticeable on snipers even with stationary targets.
    4. Bad tickrate causing ghosting and "shoot first, die first" situations.
    5. 8 multiplayer maps, one of which is a miniature repeat of a frankly dreadful map.
    6. SBMM is stupidly strong    … Expand
  17. Evil_Lester
    Nov 20, 2020
    3
    Call of duty black ops cold war- это самый крупный провал замечательной серии Black ops.
    Игра превратилась в казуальное казино, в котором каждый нубасик может развалить ветерана серии совершенно на пустом месте.
    Звуков шагов не слышно вообще, ты не можешь определить где и сколько противников по звуку. Ужасные и не играбельные карты сделаны так, что постоянно тебя кто-то убивает в спину    Call of duty black ops cold war- это самый крупный провал замечательной серии Black ops.
    Игра превратилась в казуальное казино, в котором каждый нубасик может развалить ветерана серии совершенно на пустом месте.
    Звуков шагов не слышно вообще, ты не можешь определить где и сколько противников по звуку.
    Ужасные и не играбельные карты сделаны так, что постоянно тебя кто-то убивает в спину или прилетает шот в ухо, респавн какаха.
    Сидуны MW 2019 видимо переехали в новую часть, как сидели так и сидят.
    В игре отвратительная регистрация попаданий.
    В игре отвратительная оптимизация, на 2060 SUPER и минимальных настройках графы - 100 кадров и ощущаются как 80.
    Баланс оружия как и всегда, оставляет желать лучшего, если в MW 2019 можно было разваливать со СКАРА, то в варе какое оружие ты бы не выбрал, МП5 и дрободепстель перестреляют тебя в 80% случаев.
    Ваншетные, дисбалансные серии убийств теперь может накопить абсолютно каждый, что является очень большим минусом в новой кал оф дюти.
    Ставлю +3 балла за музыку, зомби режим и кастемизацию ганов.    … Expand
  18. CronusVl
    Nov 19, 2020
    1
    Simple trash game. No one games from Activision/Blizzard. This studio died for me. SBMM in MW19 was not so trash. But in this game. Animation - trash, net code - trash, SBMM - stupid trash. Many bugs, crashes and etc.
  19. Akim89
    Nov 19, 2020
    0
    I had to make an account to let people know how bad this game is. I mean it's the end of 2020 and for some odd reason treyarch decided to go backwards with this game. I'm not a fan of either studio nor do I care. As a consumer, I just want a good game. I mean it didn't take long for people to realize that they cut corners and released an unfinished product. The guns sound like plastic. TheI had to make an account to let people know how bad this game is. I mean it's the end of 2020 and for some odd reason treyarch decided to go backwards with this game. I'm not a fan of either studio nor do I care. As a consumer, I just want a good game. I mean it didn't take long for people to realize that they cut corners and released an unfinished product. The guns sound like plastic. The movement makes everyone look like they're wearing heelys. The fact that they used an old engine for a 2020 game is beyond me. You can already tell this game was a complete money grab and that little to no effort was put in. And to charge a premium price tag on top of that is absurd. The game feels like it's free to play or maybe even $20 tops. It lacks everything.… Expand
  20. Pixel_Fuzz
    Nov 19, 2020
    2
    Maybe it's Activision fault or Treyarch, I don't know, but the game is not enjoyable at ALL! It feels rushed and unfinished. Gunfight it's a coin flip. First shoot - first die. The movement it awful. And final the SBMM (Skill Based Matchmaking) gives me nightmares. It put casual players against pros... Brilliant.
  21. TheoML
    Nov 19, 2020
    2
    Should have had at least a year more in development. Feels, sounds, looks and acts as a free to play shooter. Zero incentive from the devs of fixing the game, despite it being broken for a week since release now. Campaign is dull and zombies (The 1 map we have) suffer from bugs related to crashing both PC's and Consoles, which erase all of your progress.

    Something as simple as equipping    Should have had at least a year more in development. Feels, sounds, looks and acts as a free to play shooter. Zero incentive from the devs of fixing the game, despite it being broken for a week since release now. Campaign is dull and zombies (The 1 map we have) suffer from bugs related to crashing both PC's and Consoles, which erase all of your progress.

    Something as simple as equipping your calling card does not work, that should give you an idea.

    This is a shameless cash grab, but it has potential, and I believe it will be a good game in 6 months or so, but for now, SKIP !

    On top of this, prestige is not back, despite treyarch claiming so. It is a system that works just as the seasonal level from MW.    … Expand
  22. Tombiest
    Nov 19, 2020
    0
    This has to be the most broken game I have ever played. period. I legit can not believe that i spent more than $5 on this game let alone $60. the guns just seem to kill at a random amount of shots, that is if you go longer than 5 minutes without the game shutting your pc off. there are only about 5 maps, 6 if you include the zombies map, and less than 30 guns throughout the entire gameThis has to be the most broken game I have ever played. period. I legit can not believe that i spent more than $5 on this game let alone $60. the guns just seem to kill at a random amount of shots, that is if you go longer than 5 minutes without the game shutting your pc off. there are only about 5 maps, 6 if you include the zombies map, and less than 30 guns throughout the entire game that take at least 10 hours to level up one to level 10.I'd say the campaign is worth it but its deleted my save all 4 times I have tried to get through it. Zombies is the games only saving grace but if you've made it to round 20, you've already seen everything it has to offer. I'd recommend saving your money or buying modern warfare, its what I wish I had done. I have never kicked myself in the ass for buying a game more than I have with this one.… Expand
  23. ClarkParker
    Nov 19, 2020
    3
    Unfortunately a lot of problems
    - countless crashes
    - bad fps performance on PC - countless disconnections in the lobby - very blurry graphics - bad net code performance - bad hit registration - unbalanced sbmm - unbalanced weapons - aim assist broken on the controller (too strong?!) - aim on KBM slight off (overshooting) - PC players start to use the controller to get an    Unfortunately a lot of problems
    - countless crashes
    - bad fps performance on PC
    - countless disconnections in the lobby
    - very blurry graphics
    - bad net code performance
    - bad hit registration
    - unbalanced sbmm
    - unbalanced weapons
    - aim assist broken on the controller (too strong?!)
    - aim on KBM slight off (overshooting)
    - PC players start to use the controller to get an advantage of the aim assist - so switching off cross-play doesn't exclude controllers in your Lobby
    - cross-play unbalanced
    - lag of content (maps)
    - constantly micro-updates and changes without patch notes    … Expand
  24. acerpro96
    Nov 19, 2020
    0
    What a steaming pile of hot garbage. The game is literally unplayable. Frame drops, stuttering, tearing, game breaking crashes that even impact pc settings and more. What can you even say to something like that. It is beyond me how someone can say this is a finished game. This is yet another example of a game being pushed out before it is remotely close to being finished. it crashes on allWhat a steaming pile of hot garbage. The game is literally unplayable. Frame drops, stuttering, tearing, game breaking crashes that even impact pc settings and more. What can you even say to something like that. It is beyond me how someone can say this is a finished game. This is yet another example of a game being pushed out before it is remotely close to being finished. it crashes on all consoles, but is by far worst on PC. Stear clear of this absolute trash game. I wouldn't even call it a game. More like a crash simulator.
    A solid 0 out of 10 seeing as it is literally unplayable.    … Expand
  25. Bread162
    Nov 19, 2020
    8
    [Played on PC, cost $79.99 CAD]
    The game overall is really fun. I have only played multiplayer and zombies currently, but I find both are enjoyable. The gameplay feels like a slightly more arcade-ey version of Modern Warfare 2019 which will not be to everyone's liking, but I personally think both games feel pretty good. I feels like a mix of the new Call of Duty with the old Call of Duty,    [Played on PC, cost $79.99 CAD]
    The game overall is really fun. I have only played multiplayer and zombies currently, but I find both are enjoyable. The gameplay feels like a slightly more arcade-ey version of Modern Warfare 2019 which will not be to everyone's liking, but I personally think both games feel pretty good. I feels like a mix of the new Call of Duty with the old Call of Duty, with both the good and the bad.

    Positives:
    - Zombies is REALLY good, I personally think it merges the more complicated new stuff from BO3 and BO4 zombies super well with the more classic zombies gameplay of Black Ops 1, where the maps were a bit smaller and easy to set up. The systems are really interesting, but the menus used for Armor and Pack a Punch are a little cumbersome when trying to Pack a Punch or refill your armor quickly when being chased by zombies.
    -The sound design is good, while most definitely not as real feeling as Modern Warfare, all guns have punch and sound very heavy. This is not to everyone's taste as it can sound more exaggerated, to in my opinion I think that it sounds good while playing.
    -I have not played the campaign yet but I have heard it is quite good
    -Free zombies maps, and all content updates to the game are free due to Activision's new model

    Negatives:
    - Standard multiplayer feels really small, I personally really like the Combined Arms mode, but the standard multiplayer matches I've played have felt lack luster
    - The game has a fair few bugs in it, which isn't very acceptable from this franchise after so many years. They should really know better, especially with charging $10 more on the new consoles. The majority of the bugs I have experienced are in zombies rather than multiplayer, but I still think zombies is the best mode in the game.
    - The skins you can unlock for your guns in this game are significantly less interesting than the ones in Modern Warfare in my opinion, and while there are more with having zombies and multiplayer camos, the only interesting ones are the zombies skins    … Expand
  26. Mountain2k5
    Nov 19, 2020
    2
    I finished the Campaign after 45 Fatal Errors and other crashes and it still felt short. I can`t finish one! Multiplayer game without a crash. This game is unpolished and a mess.
    And what do they adress in their first major update? An Mp5 nerv and promisses for a better SEASON PASS. *gib more money pls* Hundrets of players with the same Error Codes like me and still no answer from    I finished the Campaign after 45 Fatal Errors and other crashes and it still felt short. I can`t finish one! Multiplayer game without a crash. This game is unpolished and a mess.
    And what do they adress in their first major update? An Mp5 nerv and promisses for a better SEASON PASS. *gib more money pls* Hundrets of players with the same Error Codes like me and still no answer from support. 235092950 Workarounds that don´t work. I FEEL ROBBED OF MY 60€.    … Expand
  27. Umoon
    Nov 19, 2020
    0
    Как можно оценивать игру от 0 до 10. добавить пару баллов чисто за работу большого коллектива ? Я потратил деньги на это говно. А с другой стороны мне втюхали очень некачественный продукт. Сюжет короткий. Графика в этой игре - это назад на несколько лет.
    Эта игра не достойна титула AAA. Иначе нас просто обманули. Очень жаль что весь мир катится в сторону количества а не качества. Это    Как можно оценивать игру от 0 до 10. добавить пару баллов чисто за работу большого коллектива ? Я потратил деньги на это говно. А с другой стороны мне втюхали очень некачественный продукт. Сюжет короткий. Графика в этой игре - это назад на несколько лет.
    Эта игра не достойна титула AAA. Иначе нас просто обманули. Очень жаль что весь мир катится в сторону количества а не качества. Это последняя игра Call of Duty которую я купил. Особенно обидно что разработчики сделали моей любимой игрой Black Ops 4 затмение на PC. А после этого два года подряд мне продают полное говно.    … Expand
  28. Cookiebooky
    Nov 19, 2020
    3
    The worst CoD I have ever played. Only redeeming quality is the campaign. Multiplayer and Zombies are a joke. In multiplayer it feels like you are firing bb guns. There are no weight to the guns and they all sound the same. Grenades feels like you are throwing a rubber duck. Death animations are super bad. Actually the animations in general are ass. Maps feels like they were designed by aThe worst CoD I have ever played. Only redeeming quality is the campaign. Multiplayer and Zombies are a joke. In multiplayer it feels like you are firing bb guns. There are no weight to the guns and they all sound the same. Grenades feels like you are throwing a rubber duck. Death animations are super bad. Actually the animations in general are ass. Maps feels like they were designed by a 12 year old. Where CoD MW innovated in a lot of ways, this seems like a huge setup, almost feels like a chinese F2P game, but even some of those are good. TTK seems super **** and hitreg is over there.… Expand
  29. Gojiraaa
    Nov 18, 2020
    0
    This game is hot garbage but it's no surprise considering Activision's track record. The game was clearly rushed, lacks content, full of hitreg issues, server issues, bugs, and worst of all plagued with cheaters. It's is clear that this game was rushed and incomplete. Even the graphical fidelity is extremely subpar. The colors are so washed out and the textures are bland. This makes itThis game is hot garbage but it's no surprise considering Activision's track record. The game was clearly rushed, lacks content, full of hitreg issues, server issues, bugs, and worst of all plagued with cheaters. It's is clear that this game was rushed and incomplete. Even the graphical fidelity is extremely subpar. The colors are so washed out and the textures are bland. This makes it increasingly difficult to spot enemies. The gameplay is pretty mediocre and blocky. Less content then other COD releases, less maps, less weapons, etc. They even favor PlayStation by giving them XP boosts, game modes, and other benefits only available to PlayStation players that XBOX and PC don't get. You're playing at an inherent disadvantage if you play on Xbox or PC, on-top of all the other glaring issues that will plague your experience. And don't even get me started on how strong the aim-assist is, if you play on PC prepare to be melted by low-talent players who's game plays itself for them. You would do yourself a huge favor by skipping this terrible game. I wish I could give it a -10 honestly. Zombies might add a little bit of value but I'm not a zombies guy so that doesn't really factor into my review. Couldn't hit the refund button fast enough on this steaming pile.… Expand
  30. Jonnyblackjack
    Nov 18, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’ve played call of duty games my whole life growing up. Modern Warfare to Cold War. This is the least satisfying call of duty game I have ever played. The content is not there. Prestige tokens that have no shop on launch, only 6 6v6 maps on launch, weapons level slower than actual player levels. Where are the zombies maps? Where are the secondary weapons? Where are the 12v12 maps? To be quite frank, Warzone integration should have been in the game AT LAUNCH. NOT 4-6 weeks after the launch of the game!!! The campaign is great! The one zombies map is pretty good! The multiplayer is a disaster. I have prestiged once in this game so far and I have been using two primary weapons being the XM4 and the MP5. Neither of those two guns I used almost exclusively are max weapon level. There is a clear artificial barrier placed on the speed of gun leveling in this game. Normally that would be okay but attachments are VITAL in this particular game. They decrease the recoil and damage range of weapons drastically. The bottom line is that this game was not finished and it was not ready to be released this month. My score reflects the content in this game compared to previous titles and also the initial launch experience as a long-time player. I am willing to bring this score up next month depending on what kind of changes and new content they bring to the table but for a launch of a CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS game this is disgraceful. Any semblance of nostalgia that I had from previous black ops titles is withered and dead. This is NOT a black ops game. It’s the first cod game that within the first week of launch I can’t bring myself to play because of sweaty sbmm multiplayer lobbies with slow progression and one zombies map. But hey the campaign is pretty damn good.… Expand
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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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