Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

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  1. BenTheBallsack
    Oct 12, 2018
    5
    It's too expensive for what it offers. Between the zombies and multiplayer combined it feels much less than previous Treyarch titles. There's no campaign, and Blackout will get boring quick unless they add new modes to it. Without a campaign and achievement hunting, it takes away dozens of hours of quality gameplay where you can sit back relax and enjoy yourself.

    God knows how much    It's too expensive for what it offers. Between the zombies and multiplayer combined it feels much less than previous Treyarch titles. There's no campaign, and Blackout will get boring quick unless they add new modes to it. Without a campaign and achievement hunting, it takes away dozens of hours of quality gameplay where you can sit back relax and enjoy yourself.

    God knows how much you're going to have to spend to get DLC items for this game. This game should be $29.99 or at most $39.99.    … Expand
  2. Jhawk525
    Jun 23, 2019
    5
    This is in no way an improvement over BO3, its a downgrade in fact. I guess its better if you like BR but I don't. Healing system is stupid, takes away from the fluidity of combat. Very choppy and unstable frame rate on console. Menus are a cluttered mess. You can't play certain specialists sometimes. BO3 is better in every way hands down. You can buy so many better things/games with $60This is in no way an improvement over BO3, its a downgrade in fact. I guess its better if you like BR but I don't. Healing system is stupid, takes away from the fluidity of combat. Very choppy and unstable frame rate on console. Menus are a cluttered mess. You can't play certain specialists sometimes. BO3 is better in every way hands down. You can buy so many better things/games with $60 instead of this, save your money.… Expand
  3. GrantD243
    Nov 10, 2018
    7
    The Blackout mode is a ton of fun and I'm actually quite a fan of the gunplay in this game, but the overpowered kill streaks and uneven operative power-ups during regular multiplayer take away from what could've been the best Call of Duty game in years.
  4. T-Dog
    Feb 23, 2019
    5
    If the call of duty franchise needed a colonic this is where you would stick the tube.

    First off, why is this called black ops 4? it shares virtually nothing with the previous entries apart from the specialist system which makes a return from the 3rd game and one of the zombies story lines. Besides this the multiplayer which is the bread an butter of any COD game is just all wrong.    If the call of duty franchise needed a colonic this is where you would stick the tube.

    First off, why is this called black ops 4? it shares virtually nothing with the previous entries apart from the specialist system which makes a return from the 3rd game and one of the zombies story lines.

    Besides this the multiplayer which is the bread an butter of any COD game is just all wrong. While this game was in development someone in a meeting room stood up and suggested that they should tamper with the TTK (Time to kill) which is basically how much damage a player takes before they die, which in the core playlists was as perfect as it could be in my opinion, and instead of throwing pens at him, they said 'Hmmm good idea'. This ruins the core playlists for me so i played the rest of my games in hardcore which is still the same as the previous games. The weapon customization also has a few oddities, for example: in previous games you can equip a lethal grenade and/or tactical which has been replaced by the new specialist gear, which is fine but what is annoying is that it forces you to unlock traditional equipment by achieving a certain level. why would i equip a flash grenade when i can use a 9 bang? or a grenade when i can use battery's specialist grenade?

    But the biggest issue by a mile is the micro-transaction system which is so absurd i cant believe practices like this are still legal. First you had their version of fortnite's battlepass system (Fortnite is free to play in case you forgot) which asks you to grind 100+ levels to unlock content you have already bought and my god is the grind is just moronic. I have put 60 hours into the game in various modes and i never even reached halfway on any of the 'seasons'. and then there is their lootbox system which conveniently came out a safe enough distance after launch to avoid making it into reviews. what can i say about this issue that has not already been said? if you employ a lootbox system in a game, it spoils it, simple as that. As soon as i see lootboxes in a game i know each aspect of that game will attempt to annoy me into buying their ridicules RNG 'reward' systems by either locking the best content you have already paid for behind additional pay walls or by forcing you into an excessive grind in order to access them. They may be optional but it impacts the entire game.

    As for black out, it is about £50 too expensive, why would i not simply play fortnite or the very promising apex legends which costs £0? Maybe its because it shares the worst aspects of both games, it has fortnite's battlepass system and apex's lootboxes. I cannot comprehend why activation did not make blackout a separate free to play experience. Simply baffling.

    Zombies is back but not quite how it was, there is a new slightly confusing perk system and the removal of Juggernaut *RIP*,the maps shipped with the game are actually very good, you have a remake of mob of the dead from black ops 2 with the original crew, and a new storyline and crew which appear on 2 additional maps, one on a titanic style ship and the other in an ancient Rome style gladiator arena. Zombies is really the only redeeming feature here and worth a look once the game goes on sale.

    I wont mention the DLC because 1. not all of it is out yet 2. i refused to pay for the season pass so i cant play any of it even if i wanted to.

    This feels like a free to play game and a bad one at that, multiplayer has been ruined, the maps have been taken from the recycling bins of much better entries and everything that made the old classics fun has been corrupted or discarded. The only reason this has not scored a 1 or 2 is the average experience of the multiplayer on hardcore play lists and the zombies mode.

    5/10-Avoid for now    … Expand
  5. NiNinjaWarrior
    Apr 30, 2019
    5
    6 months in the game, and except for the Zombie mode, the game has not grasped my attention in these months.

    First of all, the multiplayer mode is very dull and repetitive. The variation between guns in similar classes are not very distinguishable and they all feel the same. The maps are (of course) the same three-lane maps we are used to in CoD, but except for the remastered ones, they    6 months in the game, and except for the Zombie mode, the game has not grasped my attention in these months.

    First of all, the multiplayer mode is very dull and repetitive. The variation between guns in similar classes are not very distinguishable and they all feel the same. The maps are (of course) the same three-lane maps we are used to in CoD, but except for the remastered ones, they have no height differences, no power spots and little variation. The 'specialist' features and the new equipment method feel very unnatural and seem to only fasten up the gameplay rather than help the tactical gameplay, something I enjoy from CoD games, even if the maps are a bit repetitive

    As I am not a regular Battle Royale player, I wanted to hop in Blackout to experience what the fuzz was all about. Although I enjoyed how the map looked and how the different areas are connected, I did not enjoy the mere chaos and tornado of guns, equipment, attachments, vehicles, collectables etc. that are scattered around the map. The randomness of these things made it very hard sometimes to put up a fight with others who had a little bit more luck finding useful stuff. The bad loading of textures sometimes also did not help, as it sometimes blocked my view from enemies. Maybe these are very common issues for beginning Battle Royale players, but it makes it hard to invest time in a mode if I do not enjoy it.

    I don't even want to talk about the Black Market. I know why it is in the game, but I can not see these microtransactions succeeding, as I think that few to no players buy CoD points to actually buy that kind of crap. The core playerbase has shrunk drastically and not a lot of people play it for hours a day to actually care about reticles and camos if you have to buy these things.

    One thing I actually enjoyed was the Zombies Mode. I have been a fan of Zombies for a long time, but have not picked it up in a while. Even though it was a bit different at first, I have come to enjoy the maps and the variations in classes, perks, guns, elixers, equipment and special weapons you can deploy to suit you own game style. However, I think that the core 'survival' gameplay that the Zombie mode had created, has been fully replaced by the 'do a lot of challenges' gameplay. Getting to round 15-20 without doing challenges in Zombies is easier than ever, while in other Treyarch CoDs getting to these rounds was always a fair challenge. Artificial difficulty have been created in the maps by including a lot of different challenges that make you feel that you sort of 'progress' through the map. The Gauntlets and the display of Easter Egg completions are the ultimate example of how the 'challenges' gameplay has become the dominant force in Zombies. If this is a good or bad thing, I leave it up to the reader.

    To end at a positive note, I think that the size of the content that is available in the game should be the standard of AAA games. Even though the execution of this content lacks a lot of polishing and enjoyment, there is a lot to try and accomplish (like the 100% completion and Dark Matter challenge) that can make a game challenging and fun. The drop of the single player campaign was not really a bad move, as it possibly would have ended up as a boring and confusing story as in BO3. The replacement of the campaign with a Battle Royale mode, that can offer almost unlimited re-playability, challenging teamwork and draw people from Fortnite to BO4, was maybe the smartest move. However, the execution of it was poorly done.

    I think this is going to be one of the last years of CoD. Activision has destroyed its own franchise with the $60 price tag, the $50 Black Ops Pass and the microtransactions. Because the lifespan of CoD is still only 1 year, few people are going to invest the money and time that is necessary to get the full experience out of the game. I am not determined to buy any CoD anymore if it does not contain Treyarch Zombies in it. Even then, I would have to think about it, as $110 is a lot for a game that you only enjoy for one-third.    … Expand
  6. OSemNome
    Oct 15, 2018
    6
    I play the black ops series since BO2, and a little of BO1, i love the series, i know they are not perfect, the hava some flaws, but BO4, i dont even know how to describe my frustation with the game. Lets go on topcs

    Zombies: Better then ever before, now with much more customization to play like you want, but i miss juggernog, speed cola and the other removed perks. Blackout: I dont    I play the black ops series since BO2, and a little of BO1, i love the series, i know they are not perfect, the hava some flaws, but BO4, i dont even know how to describe my frustation with the game. Lets go on topcs

    Zombies: Better then ever before, now with much more customization to play like you want, but i miss juggernog, speed cola and the other removed perks.

    Blackout: I dont like much battle royal modes, so i am neutral in this one.

    Multiplayer: I hurt to say this because i love treyarch multplayers, but BO4 in the moment have the worst experience i have ever had on a COD game, the maps are good but not compared with the other maps like standoff, metro, yemen, etc, i thought that COD Ghost its the cod made for campers, but i started to think that i am wrong, EVERY specialist is annoying and they hame some hability to camper, especially that one with the barrier, the guns are really strange, the graphics looks like the ghost but with some slightly upgrades,the menus are so boring to see and confusing and i know that some time the loot boxes are coming, i have the impression that they will come stronger than ever...    … Expand
  7. KingOfLimb
    Oct 14, 2018
    7
    This review is based off of the PC version.

    I would give this game 7.8 out of 10. I have been playing CoD since its first inception on the PC. After playing the SP I quickly became addicted to the MP aspect of the game. Joining up into clans and having my first taste of competitive gaming was amazing. I loved that I could mod the game to my liking and customize what I wanted in    This review is based off of the PC version.

    I would give this game 7.8 out of 10.

    I have been playing CoD since its first inception on the PC. After playing the SP I quickly became addicted to the MP aspect of the game. Joining up into clans and having my first taste of competitive gaming was amazing. I loved that I could mod the game to my liking and customize what I wanted in general servers.

    The first take away I have with BO4 is that it plays very well on the PC. More so then the last few CoD games. Everything feels natural and I can react accordingly which is great.

    The multiplayer feels like a more polished BO3 with references to past BO games. A few of the new maps do feel a bit like repeated versions of other CoD maps though unfortunately.

    Updated specialists' abilities and the way you can heal yourself are a good upgrade to the core game.

    While Blackout is very polished and retains CoD's signature gunplay, it lacks in bringing any innovation to the already saturated game mode.

    The graphics are as good as to be expected. There is nothing that really stands out and feels dated.

    The sound design is excellent though. A few corrections here or there and I would say they are perfect for a game like this.

    I will admit I have never been a fan of zombies but I do like the 3 campaigns they have. I actually got into them a bit more then I use to. I don't want to say much else or criticize because I know the mode has never been my favorite.

    The lack of an SP campaign is the major draw back for a CoD game calling itself BO4.

    If they would have just called it, BLACK OPS X... or ULTIMATE BLACK OPS... or seriously anything else I could have been okay with it. There is a VERY small storyline they have that lasts for about 15 minutes through cutscenes that are mixed with bot matches but that is it.

    Black Ops had a great storyline going and to say this is its predecessor … even given the multiplayer is just going to far.

    Black Ops 4 is almost like a best of all the Black Ops... but not quite.

    I feel like this game lacked direction in its making.

    It would have been great to have the m-16 from BO1 fighting in the Jungle level against some future solider with the gravity spikes. Instead they just kind of gave up on making it what it truly could have been. A best of collection of all of the Black Ops games we loved.

    Never the less... the game is great to play. The multiplayer has the CoD speed and fun you know and love. Blackout is great if you've never played a Battle Royale game before or have been searching for a more twitch based version. Zombies impressed me.

    BUY IF: You are a lifelong CoD fan and your main focus is on MP and want a CoD Battle Royale. You will enjoy the gameplay more then ever and if your a PC player, you will enjoy the optimization.

    DISREGARD IF: You are a casual CoD fan, like what CoD has to offer with SP and not a fan of Battle Royale. You will find this very repetitive to Black Ops 3, without any SP and no real innovation that stands out.

    I hope this was helpful. First review.    … Expand
  8. Haloman259
    Oct 14, 2018
    7
    This game is a great game. I really like the Blackout and Zombies. However, the Multiplayer is the worst. Infinite Warfare is way better. Zombies could use more maps, because my friend bought all the DLC and only got like 4 maps. Though, if you're going to play a Battle Royale game, BO4 is the way to go.
  9. miccael
    Oct 13, 2018
    5
    I wanted to give Black Ops 4 props, praise and good review for innovating in Battle Royale "genre", but I cannot. Because Black Ops and call of duty are not new games and adding BR mode but scrapping SP is not good for me, especially for £50 pricetag. Someone who has played beta, both MP and BR, basically 90% is exactly the same on release.
    on good side - Battle Royale works well, taking    I wanted to give Black Ops 4 props, praise and good review for innovating in Battle Royale "genre", but I cannot. Because Black Ops and call of duty are not new games and adding BR mode but scrapping SP is not good for me, especially for £50 pricetag. Someone who has played beta, both MP and BR, basically 90% is exactly the same on release.
    on good side - Battle Royale works well, taking account that this runs in old cod engine, it works well.
    I had little connectivity issues, graphics aren't great but it's best first person BR I have seen.
    Zombies - I don't care, I only play MP and SP in cods.
    Multiplayer - it's not quite B03 but better B02. operators - I.e. classes, are OK, seem to be balanced for now, but game is too much team oriented, which cod never was.i still think armour is broken and health system is unnatural for cod.
    game is just slightly better cod BO2 and not as jumpy as Bo3.
    Sadly campaign is gone, but in all honesty - i didn't like bo3 campaign. Bo2 was good and so was bo1.
    Some MP modes like Control is totally broken with easy spawn killing.
    This game really needs some polish before I can increase my review score. 5/10 now.    … Expand
  10. system11
    Oct 29, 2018
    5
    What's there is very good, but this feels impossible to recommend as a full price game due to the lack of everything except bare essentials. The menus are confusing, there's not much in the way of instructions for modes and so on - purely aimed at hardcore existing players who will be able to muddle through it. No story mode is a huge let down as it's a good way to learn the basics ofWhat's there is very good, but this feels impossible to recommend as a full price game due to the lack of everything except bare essentials. The menus are confusing, there's not much in the way of instructions for modes and so on - purely aimed at hardcore existing players who will be able to muddle through it. No story mode is a huge let down as it's a good way to learn the basics of control and weapons.

    Feels like half a product. As such, I'm giving it half a score.    … Expand
  11. Dr4gonkiller96
    Oct 26, 2018
    7
    This game is lack luster to the max. Black out is a nice addition but isn't a good substitution for no Campaign. the pre-rendered stories for the specialists is nice but USELESS. Multiplayer though fun... it's unforgiving with the crap Hit Detection, **** Spawns, Long ass Time-To-Kil, manual Healing making the fights longer, people seeing around corners, camping, unbalanced weapons withThis game is lack luster to the max. Black out is a nice addition but isn't a good substitution for no Campaign. the pre-rendered stories for the specialists is nice but USELESS. Multiplayer though fun... it's unforgiving with the crap Hit Detection, **** Spawns, Long ass Time-To-Kil, manual Healing making the fights longer, people seeing around corners, camping, unbalanced weapons with shotguns that can set you on fire or blind you, one hit pistols. not to mention It is lacking content as well as hating anyone with a ping over 30ms. for a newer game, it definitely shows how badly this was made. there are so many bugs and glitches, the Paintjobs barely work, while the emblem editor has bugs when moving and scaling, the Names glitch out with some times making your team the Enemy colours and the enemy your friendly colours, while playing FFA you will encounter bugs with a single enemy showing as your team mate so you can see them through walls and there name constantly. choosing new maps is annoying because you can pick previous maps non stop which is a pain.

    I have not played Zombies so can't say anything about it... only that i never play zombies.    … Expand
  12. dillan_s
    Nov 7, 2018
    7
    Standard Multiplayer:
    Black Ops 4 in my opinion, brings back the simplistic entertaining gunplay of the Call of Duty of old. Gone are the confusing and unnecessary gameplay gimmicks of the last few installments and back are the simple symmetric and asymmetric maps with killstreaks and no enhanced mobility. I am not the most skilled COD player but I felt that I could hold my own in most    Standard Multiplayer:
    Black Ops 4 in my opinion, brings back the simplistic entertaining gunplay of the Call of Duty of old. Gone are the confusing and unnecessary gameplay gimmicks of the last few installments and back are the simple symmetric and asymmetric maps with killstreaks and no enhanced mobility. I am not the most skilled COD player but I felt that I could hold my own in most game types.
    Balancing seems to be much better in this game than previous installments but it still has its issues. If you are someone who is not a fan of leveling up in order to get more powerful guns and better attachments, you will be disappointed, as this staple mechanic is still present. It is not as bad as it has been in previous games but it is still noticeable. However, as I stated earlier balancing is much better and new players will notice that the barrier to entry is much lower than it has been in the past.
    Personally, I have never been a fan of the class system and limited the classes I can use to a specific hero, which only two players per team can choose, which also come with their specific abilities. I feel that there is some major rebalancing needed in this aspect and it is a big turnoff for me. I would prefer to not have them at all honestly. But that is about it for the core multiplayer portion of the game.

    Blackout:
    Blackout is a ton of fun personally. It is much easier to jump into Blackout for those who are new to battle royal games compared to the other options. Gunplay feels tight and fair, there has never been an instance where I lost a battle and felt like I was cheated in some way. Customization is very limited and most skins are locked behind some very difficult challenges or unrealistically large time-sink requirements. If I am being honest Blackout, in my mind, plays a lot more like Halo than Call of Duty. It is slower paced, it has much more focus on map and power weapon control and communication is necessary for team success. I really enjoy it and it is a very different experience than the classic COD experience. They invested a lot of time into the mode, and while it may not be for everyone, it is definitely a welcome addition.

    Zombies:
    As for zombies, I do not have much to say. It's zombies. Map expansion and character dialog do feel much more meaningful and IX specifically has been a blast to play. The maps themselves are pretty creative and unique but still contain the staple zombies gameplay loop. On that same note, I do wish there was some more innovation to the game. There are much more meaningful story elements as I noted earlier and some levels have unique challenges in the form of different zombie types and some bosses and mini-bosses but that is about it. Don't get me wrong, it's still fun to play, but with how many zombie installments we've had, I really wish there was more that made this one stand out.

    Conclusion:
    Overall Black Ops 4 is a fine game. The campaign will be missed. (However with how poorly received they have been lately, maybe it is better we didn't get one in the Black Ops storyline). The multiplayer is as fun and fastpaced as it has ever been and balancing, while still not where I should be, is much better. Simplified gameplay has made a welcome return and overall the game is of a decent quality. I stopped taking COD seriously after Black Ops 2 and this game has brought me back into the fold, a commendable feat, considering the many alternatives that are currently in the market. If you miss the old Call of Duty, I suggest giving Black Ops 4 a shot, but maybe try it before buying if possible, it's not for everyone.    … Expand
  13. cem12
    Oct 16, 2018
    6
    Pros:
    en multijugador han puesto mapas tradicionales de Black ops. Los zombies son más difíciles.
    Contra: Es un buen juego, pero tiene serias carencias y defectos. - El juego cada uno por tres se cuelga y te tira de este. - El sistema multijugador tradicional es decepcionante, ya que debes de elegir un personaje y adaptarte a sus especialidades. - No hay historia. - El sistema del    Pros:
    en multijugador han puesto mapas tradicionales de Black ops. Los zombies son más difíciles.
    Contra:
    Es un buen juego, pero tiene serias carencias y defectos.
    - El juego cada uno por tres se cuelga y te tira de este.
    - El sistema multijugador tradicional es decepcionante, ya que debes de elegir un personaje y adaptarte a sus especialidades.
    - No hay historia.
    - El sistema del apagón da tirones y no va fino.
    - En el modo zombie, cada vez meten más tonterías. Los mejores zombis y el mejor modo de ser el negro ops 1 y 2. Pese a que los escenarios mejoren, las "máquinas" pierden su gracia. El modo más divertido a mi parecer, son los zombies del black ops 2 nuke town.
    - En los modos pantalla dividida, las letras se ven muy pequeñas y es imposible leerlas. Además es obligatorio iniciar sesión. Ya no sirve el invitado    … Expand
  14. BluePhoeniX
    Nov 6, 2018
    5
    I give this game credit for a fun Multiplayer, a good Battle Royale mode, and a fascinating Zombies Experience. This game would be a good COD game... if it weren't rushed.

    The HUGE problem with this game is it's unstable, it's poorly optimized, and has probably one of the worst micro-transaction systems to date. In the Zombies mode, the game will crash EVERY TIME you try to get to a    I give this game credit for a fun Multiplayer, a good Battle Royale mode, and a fascinating Zombies Experience. This game would be a good COD game... if it weren't rushed.

    The HUGE problem with this game is it's unstable, it's poorly optimized, and has probably one of the worst micro-transaction systems to date. In the Zombies mode, the game will crash EVERY TIME you try to get to a round any higher than 100 without any exploits. The game is also VERY buggy and glitchy, and there was an unacceptably large patch size for launch day with a shocking 50 GB patch size.

    With these facts, you can tell this game was very rushed and Activision was desperate to milk the &*%$ out of this game with poor business practices and bad micro-transactions. It would've been much preferable if the game was released in November. It's just unbelievable how such a mess of a product was put out at launch. This game would've been actually GOOD if it were working properly. I really hope for the sake of this franchise that Treyarch listens to the community and fixes the game before the community itself starts leaving.    … Expand
  15. Aj_golda
    Oct 26, 2018
    7
    Ill start with the negatives. I dont enjoy the multiplayer, its just boring. I have enjoyed other cod multiplayers. Blackout is okay its a cool new addition, better than fortnite. The zombies are amazing. I love it. Its like more challenging and the maps are great. Zombies is so much fun.
  16. Sorcerer206
    Oct 12, 2018
    5
    Not a fan, Zombies once again carrying an overpriced letdown by no other than Treyarch.

    Cod 3: flop World at War: a regression from CoD 4 Black Ops: their best game, unique and brilliant Black Ops 2: good but overrated, only bad Zombies mode Black Ops 3: horrible, gamble fest with a horrible campaign Black Ops 4: worst game yet, half the content, double the price Wake up and    Not a fan, Zombies once again carrying an overpriced letdown by no other than Treyarch.

    Cod 3: flop
    World at War: a regression from CoD 4
    Black Ops: their best game, unique and brilliant
    Black Ops 2: good but overrated, only bad Zombies mode
    Black Ops 3: horrible, gamble fest with a horrible campaign
    Black Ops 4: worst game yet, half the content, double the price

    Wake up and realize this company is Call of Dutys doom and not their saviour. You all bag Infinity Ward but they at least had more than 3 great games. They saved Call of Duty from failure twice when Treyarch flopped (Cod 3, World at War). Yes their games are bad now but you are disrespecting their legacy by rating greedy Treyarch as the best.

    Now to the game. No campaign is already a bad mistake. The little tutorial missions are boring and promote characters that have no substance are all 8 year old trash talk.

    Multiplayer is Black Ops III without jet packs. Bland map design, poor hit detection, lag, server crashes, bad weapon balance, dodgy specialist gear and abilities and pay to win gamble boxes

    Blackout is decent but is also plagued with lag and hit detection problems as well as no replayability after a few games

    Never been a big Zombies fan so won't say too much about it but playing a few matches, I felt a good job was done here. Good map design and a variety of things to do will treat the dedicated Zombies fans well

    Overall, some glimmers of hope but a generally trashy game with poor pricing that is once again piggybacked by the bandwagons    … Expand
  17. Zell71
    Oct 12, 2018
    5
    Pretty disappointing game in all honesty. It feels more like DLC than a full priced game.
    Blackout feels basic in comparison to fortnite which would be forgiveable considering fortnite is into its 1 year+ but you can’t see the blackout improving with me having to cough up some more cash for better content.
    Multiplayer was fun and was good to see some old maps in the mix. Zombie mode    Pretty disappointing game in all honesty. It feels more like DLC than a full priced game.
    Blackout feels basic in comparison to fortnite which would be forgiveable considering fortnite is into its 1 year+ but you can’t see the blackout improving with me having to cough up some more cash for better content.
    Multiplayer was fun and was good to see some old maps in the mix.
    Zombie mode has never really got my attention in the past.
    In summary - wait for the price to drop before buying. It’s a shell of a game    … Expand
  18. BeyondReviews
    Oct 12, 2018
    5
    As a long-time Call of Duty player and lover of the Black Ops series, I have very mixed feelings about Black Ops 4. I shall start with what I enjoyed about BO4 and then get completely blunt honest for all of you gamers who need a solid answer on whether or not to go out and spend your hard-earned cash on this game.

    Firstly, I appreciate the developers incorporating the favourites of    As a long-time Call of Duty player and lover of the Black Ops series, I have very mixed feelings about Black Ops 4. I shall start with what I enjoyed about BO4 and then get completely blunt honest for all of you gamers who need a solid answer on whether or not to go out and spend your hard-earned cash on this game.

    Firstly, I appreciate the developers incorporating the favourites of Black Ops series including Slums. Treyarch has really listened in this area and grabbed hold of what their fans enjoy. I also enjoyed the step back to traditional COD multiplayer to go forward in the series. No more wall running and jetpacks...to me this was a winning aspect. However, you decide whether or not you like this or not. The next thing I really liked was the step to grab hold of the huge and exciting new genre of Battle Royale. Now I am not one for Fortnite, PUBG or H1Z1...but I really do enjoy some aspects of Blackout.

    Now onto the bad... You will see some reviews saying "best in the series" or "great multiplayer"... I say 'Yeah, nahh'. To me, it feels like Treyarch was very lazy in all three areas of the game - multiplayer, blackout (battle royale) and zombies. In multiplayer, I experienced very similar gameplay to black ops 3, just without the boosters and the most frustrating thing of all was the spawn killing. I played approximately 30 matches and can say in every match I played I got spawn-killed at least 5 times. The battle royale mode, Blackout is very good looking and at first, I really enjoyed the movement and overall gameplay. However, after playing for around 10 matches, the battle royale mode got extremely bland and it took every strand of motivation to keep trying to give it a chance to impress me and hook me...but sadly it did not.

    Zombies is fun and I really enjoy it. The new arena based map is very enjoyable and gives the player a lot of satisfaction of searching around for guns while zombies and other bigger foes try to take you down. If I was to rate the zombies experience, it would be an 8, compared to my favourite old school maps like Kino and Moon.

    All in all, I am disappointed and will be returning my copy of Black Ops 4. After playing the game for approximately 6 hours and really trying to see the good in this new addition to the Black Ops series, I found that I played everything I needed to in just 6 hours. Oh and p.s I am exceptionally peeved off that Treyarch released the game with a day one update of 55gig. Absolutely disgraceful Treyarch. A pass grade for this attempt Treyarch, but you didn't give us much to play with...literally.    … Expand
  19. HyperDiamoandz
    Oct 28, 2018
    6
    Shoot first die first. That is my overall impression of this game. It is apparently using the same server side low tick hit detection as the original quake engine it is built on. It favours bad connection and lag compensates anyone with good ping. The guys running around the map owning everything are not skilled they just have crappy internet. And all those YouTubers who apparently getShoot first die first. That is my overall impression of this game. It is apparently using the same server side low tick hit detection as the original quake engine it is built on. It favours bad connection and lag compensates anyone with good ping. The guys running around the map owning everything are not skilled they just have crappy internet. And all those YouTubers who apparently get lobbies full of noobs just walking around waiting to get shot... It's all bs.… Expand
  20. DanielG
    Oct 21, 2018
    5
    I admit I haven't played a Call of Duty game since Black Ops 1 on the PS3. Given this COD went full out on MP only (which I honestly think is the best idea you could have with any military FPS these days) I figured I'd maybe give it a whirl. Soon to discover 10 seconds in a TDM and you can't even get headshots no more! Its really frustrating when you look on a kill cam to only see you shotI admit I haven't played a Call of Duty game since Black Ops 1 on the PS3. Given this COD went full out on MP only (which I honestly think is the best idea you could have with any military FPS these days) I figured I'd maybe give it a whirl. Soon to discover 10 seconds in a TDM and you can't even get headshots no more! Its really frustrating when you look on a kill cam to only see you shot the person in the head two times but to die from them gut shooting you to death. This alone puts it into a different genre all together. Its become a game like Overwatch except not as good. I've never been really into Battle Royal games so Blackout isn't important to me. Zombies is still what you expect which is good. The base traditional MP is way too cartoony now. I can't take it seriously when I pump half a magazine into someone and they don't die. Sure it got rid of the silly insta-regen. Only to make it more ridiculous with this bullet sponge system.… Expand
  21. Pucrettub
    Oct 18, 2018
    7
    This game has a more "solid" feel than last years CoD: WWII. I think it's fairly well-known that Treyarch is now the king developer of CoD, and it shows. The game skips the single-player campaign and just offers some tutorial levels with all the specialists with little cut-scenes spliced here and there. CoD campaigns have just been a formality for me personally, so I wasn't affected byThis game has a more "solid" feel than last years CoD: WWII. I think it's fairly well-known that Treyarch is now the king developer of CoD, and it shows. The game skips the single-player campaign and just offers some tutorial levels with all the specialists with little cut-scenes spliced here and there. CoD campaigns have just been a formality for me personally, so I wasn't affected by that choice.

    Blackout was pretty good to me. I haven't really gotten into the Battle Royal phenomena the last couple of years, but I did buy PUBG and have donated dozens of hours into Fortnite trying to force myself to liking it. The reason I give Blackout my thumbs-up is because it feels more like a legitimate shooter that both PUBG and Fortnite couldn't really do. Although I have now put in about a dozen hours into Blackout, it seems I will never fully feel passionate about a Battle Royal gamemode. It's fun every once in a while, but not why I play FPS games.

    Multiplayer is where I am conflicted. Ran into very few errors this past 6 days, other than network errors, but still ahead of most games in this league on opening week. Treyarch has completely ditched the wall-running and double-jumps, and that's how I like it. I got pretty competitive with BlOps3, so I got used to the movement there, but I now know this is what I prefer. As for the classes... meh. They really feel unfocused. To keep classes in a game like this balanced, you gotta be all in or not at all, and it felt like Treyarch went in half-way. It also feels like they are trying to add some "teamwork" and tactics in a game that is primarily a twitch-shooter. There is a game-mode like Counterstrike where you lose your abilities and just buy better guns and perks as the matches go on, but I kind of doubt there will always be a big pool of players lasting on that. Collision still seems a bit off, which makes me think this will never be a highly game for me as it's not sharp enough. But I had a good time. Just don't think I'll be playing this game at all in six months... So overall, do feel like a 7 out of 10 fits this game about right. I'll also be purchasing Battlefield V, so time will tell which one I will like more.

    I will say that buying this game on disc opening day really accentuates the growing problem with our modern physical game-copies: even with the disc, I had to download somewhere close to 90 GB over my internet connection. I imagine that size will grow as the game goes through updates. Since you can't pick what downloads first, I was only able to play Blackout that first night. I think it's almost time that physical game-copies need to start coming as some sort of solid-state drives that wouldn't require downloading the entire game to the system's SSD.    … Expand
  22. manofmystery
    Oct 12, 2018
    5
    One big bag of suck more like a full priced add-on for Black-Ops 3.No Campaign just Battle Royale to extract wads of cash from a young player base, to which the Industry is sadly moving towards.

    Maybe time to hang my joypad up and quit.....
  23. GravypiePSN
    Oct 16, 2018
    5
    This is ridiculous. The graphics for the environments are poor (ps3 at best) and I didn't really want most of the old maps again. I've owned this game for 2 days and it's going back to the shop today for a trade in. This is the end of COD for me. No more.
  24. jskpk
    Oct 12, 2018
    7
    Feels like the right black ops, at least the mp is really good. Some of the map design is disappointing since they feels moba maps too much.
  25. ZeoN
    Oct 12, 2018
    5
    Esencia Black Ops II, muy recomendado para los fans de la saga Black Ops. Mapas remasterizados, y buen modo Battle Royale en 1era persona
  26. Caerleon
    Oct 15, 2018
    7
    I am not a fan of Сall of Duty series. I will evaluate only the royal battle. No kidding - this is really the best royal battle at the time of writing a review. Thank you, Activision. You have removed the useless buildings as in Fortnite. You did a better quick session, not like PUBG. Respawn, shootouts pass quickly and interestingly. No dull gathering of items and resources.
  27. elias0404
    Oct 14, 2018
    7
    when i started this game i didn't have high nor low expectations for the game but when i started playing multiplayer i was surprised of how different it was from all the other cod's. but not in a bad way but in a good way i think that the multiplayer is good probably one of the best in the history but there is one thing that they did wrong and that was the servers. they are so laggy sowhen i started this game i didn't have high nor low expectations for the game but when i started playing multiplayer i was surprised of how different it was from all the other cod's. but not in a bad way but in a good way i think that the multiplayer is good probably one of the best in the history but there is one thing that they did wrong and that was the servers. they are so laggy so it's almost impossible to play (some times). and the blackout game mode is fine but i think that they should have used a little bit more time on it because the graphics are so bad that it could be a ps2 game, but the gameplay is great and so diverse, but god damn is it hard. and now the zombies. the zombies are so **** har that i just want to burn the disk and feed it to my pet bird. but the game play is fine i guess but where it shine's the most is when you play with friends the co-op is so well done. but over all this is not the best cod nor the worst. it's in the middle. i will give it a 7 out of 10… Expand
  28. darla4029
    Oct 15, 2018
    5
    Here's my take on playing it for he last 3 days...didn't like Zombies at all, im new into the whole "Fortnite" thingy so Im still up in the air about black out, my first reaction is that with all the work you do and you get killed after running 20 football fields and then Whammo!! Your entire game is over....kinda sucks.... BUT HERE'S MY MAIN POINT....Multiplayer, tell me if I'm wrong, itHere's my take on playing it for he last 3 days...didn't like Zombies at all, im new into the whole "Fortnite" thingy so Im still up in the air about black out, my first reaction is that with all the work you do and you get killed after running 20 football fields and then Whammo!! Your entire game is over....kinda sucks.... BUT HERE'S MY MAIN POINT....Multiplayer, tell me if I'm wrong, it feels to me that every single level/map/whatever feels almost exactly the same, the respawning sucks and the maps all feel like its Groundhog day, IT ALL FEELS THE SAME EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS....again, this is only starting my 4th day but so far, not so good… Expand
  29. Robinjhoe
    Oct 22, 2018
    5
    I am certainly positivily surpised. WW2 Cod was complete trash but had atleast a campaign (even if its a bad one, all the cods before had campaigns but these werent good either but atleast there.) So they decided to butch the campaign from the game for the battle royal mode. And i couldnt care less about that mode because seriously **** battle royal.

    *EDIT*: Well now one week passed by    I am certainly positivily surpised. WW2 Cod was complete trash but had atleast a campaign (even if its a bad one, all the cods before had campaigns but these werent good either but atleast there.) So they decided to butch the campaign from the game for the battle royal mode. And i couldnt care less about that mode because seriously **** battle royal.

    *EDIT*: Well now one week passed by most people already hit prestige one and two and the weapon meta is here. And by god is it broken. I like to play with lmgs cause they have a nice kickback and sound good and of course cause i have a small dick. Guess i can go **** myself because by now people play only mp or shotgun. I can understand that its "good gameplay" if someone ambushes me and kills me with a knife. Im ok with that. But if i get melted by someone dual wielding a mp and the only way to counter is to not play guns i like, thats just annoying and bad balance.

    Anyway. It serously feels like something new in this goddamn franchise. Because while everything after ghosts seriously didnt do anything new. This game atleast tries to go in a new direction.
    Health regeneration is gone which is good because now health atleast gets a bit more tactical. Operators can now only picked by one team member which gives every operator an important role and more importance for the team. The weapons feel nice and have the right kick behind it, but there arent too many. Hopefully they add more, but it will be locked behind dlc because this is Activision.

    Zombie mode is were Treyarch keeps shining imo and while i havent played the zombie maps that much yet, i already like them.

    Listen. This is Cod. What do you expect? Change? They tried and im more then impressed, keeping in mind that ghosts, aw, iw and ww2 were complete horse s**it, this atleast doesnt stink so much. Its fun, im having fun and thats all i ask for tbh. ITs ok for a cod game.

    Still it doesnt justify trashing the campaign. I hope they just acidentally f**ed up and didnt have the time to fix it. But it probably was greed, and waht they could do.    … Expand
  30. SeaGL
    Oct 12, 2018
    7
    Black Ops 4 as a whole offers something for everyone: competitive multiplayer, battle royale, and zombies, and that's its really only selling point is content. The game comes with 16 maps at release compared to the normal 13, three zombies maps instead of one, and of course battle royale. But, all this extra multiplayer content comes at the expense of a single player campaign.

    As for    Black Ops 4 as a whole offers something for everyone: competitive multiplayer, battle royale, and zombies, and that's its really only selling point is content. The game comes with 16 maps at release compared to the normal 13, three zombies maps instead of one, and of course battle royale. But, all this extra multiplayer content comes at the expense of a single player campaign.

    As for multiplayer, outside of a few changes to health and specialists, there's nothing new, and the changes aren't exactly for the better or may not appeal to the casual audience. The changes made such as the removal of auto health regeneration and only allowing one of each specialist per team may turn off the casual player base. Streaks are copied from previous titles with nothing new or exciting. The maps follow the same three lane design that has been overused throughout recent titles making them bland and repetitive. BO4 multiplayer does enough to separate itself from previous entries, but whether these changes are good or not have yet to be seen.

    CoD finally has battle royale, Blackout. The mode itself is well done, but it does nothing for the battle royale genre itself copying mostly from PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. It does have some unique gimmicks though to help it standout such as famous maps from previous Black Ops titles, Black Ops campaign and zombie characters, and even a few zombie locations with AI zombies that you have to deal with, but as for adding and expanding the BR genre, it does nothing special. Overall, it's an enjoyable BR experience due to its optimization and performance. Casual fans that may not have enjoyed PUBG and other hardcore BR games may enjoy Blackout far more than other hardcore battle royales while still offering a somewhat serious FPS that may pull fans away from the silly and cartoon themed Fortnite BR., but hardcore BR fans may still prefer the realism of PUBG or the uniqueness of Fortnite more. But overall, it's an enjoyable experience that you will definitely sink your time into if you are into battle royales.

    Zombies has been my favorite experience of BO4 so far. Offering the most maps at release than any other CoD, zombies is going to pull in the CoD zombies fan base hard. The mode is definitely more difficult than previous zombie modes which may turn off the casual fan base that grew in love with BO3 and IW zombies, but I welcome the challenge of bettering myself at the mode.

    CoD continues to still push the Season Pass, however, in the form of the Black Ops Pass. The Black Ops Pass offers a bonus zombies map at release in Classified which is a remake of Five from Black Ops 2 and 12 multiplayer maps, 4 less than the usual Season Pass, while still maintaining the $50 price tag. It also includes character skins for Blackout BR. If you are a zombies fan then the BOP will definitely be worth it, but fans of multiplayer are stuck with 4 less maps than usual in the least hyped mode of the game. As for Blackout fans, it only offers skins. So unless you are a zombies fan, the Black Ops Pass does not seem worth it.

    As a whole, Black Ops 4 is a decent entry into the CoD franchise. It does enough to pull in the battle royale and zombies fans, but fans of multiplayer have been given the short end of the stick with campaign fans left with nothing but specialist training missions. I give Multiplayer a 6/10, Blackout a 7/10, and zombies an 8/10 for a combined score of 7/10.    … Expand
  31. baconburger
    Oct 14, 2018
    6
    Black Ops 4 follows the same COD formula with exception to the new Battle Royal mode, which is an obvious rip-off of other successful battle royal games. If you don't care for campaigns and you're a big fan of the franchise, you'll probably enjoy this game. If you were hoping for something new and original, you may be a little disappointed.
  32. Dragobudokai
    Oct 12, 2018
    5
    Este juego es bastante regular, tirandoa malo, personalmente lo unico que disfrute un poco fue el BR pero de ahi, es muy parecido al BO anterior, es demasiado continuista, veo que le dan de 8 para arriba, pero este juego mas de 6 no merece.
  33. Floosticky
    Oct 15, 2018
    5
    Its becoming increasingly clear that that the video game industry is corrupt. How any self respecting reviewer could give this game more than a 5 is disgusting. Activision used multiple maps from prior games, tacked in a tired zombie mode and a me too PUBG battle royale. No single player campaign and limited new content this is not a $60 game and to add insult to injury, Activision isIts becoming increasingly clear that that the video game industry is corrupt. How any self respecting reviewer could give this game more than a 5 is disgusting. Activision used multiple maps from prior games, tacked in a tired zombie mode and a me too PUBG battle royale. No single player campaign and limited new content this is not a $60 game and to add insult to injury, Activision is going to turn around and charge for dlc content that they were to greedy to include in the intial release.… Expand
  34. Ptrac
    Oct 15, 2018
    5
    They should've just put out Blackout as a standalone DLC a la FOrtnite. Its nothing new but it is an interesting enough survival mode. People would've even paid 19.99 for it. The rest of the game is the SAME utter twitch shooting garbage that you have played OVER and OVER and OVER. They added some elements stolen from other games like just Cause and Shadow Warrior. prepared to getThey should've just put out Blackout as a standalone DLC a la FOrtnite. Its nothing new but it is an interesting enough survival mode. People would've even paid 19.99 for it. The rest of the game is the SAME utter twitch shooting garbage that you have played OVER and OVER and OVER. They added some elements stolen from other games like just Cause and Shadow Warrior. prepared to get bodied by Aim-botting clans and try hards who play this game 24/7. Th game has completely embraces the toxic multiplayer model and abandoned Any support for solo or offline , tactical players. Even beyond that. Even if you enjoy Multiplayer FPS twitch shooters. this game still is rehashed, reskinned, derivative rubbish. The video game community awaits Red Dead Redemption 2. until then. Play this one at your own peril.… Expand
  35. bloemer
    Oct 14, 2018
    7
    I really like this game. Specialy the BR mode is the best compared to Fortnite and Pubg. But as someone who never played COD online multiplayer before, I think the matchmaking ie in Team Deathmatch or Free for all is not very balanced. I am a level 2-3 player right now and have to play against level 30-40 constantly. Thats not very much fun. So I give this game a 7. with better matchmakingI really like this game. Specialy the BR mode is the best compared to Fortnite and Pubg. But as someone who never played COD online multiplayer before, I think the matchmaking ie in Team Deathmatch or Free for all is not very balanced. I am a level 2-3 player right now and have to play against level 30-40 constantly. Thats not very much fun. So I give this game a 7. with better matchmaking I would give it it a 9/10. I guess this game is more for advanced players and pros… Expand
  36. metooo
    Oct 15, 2018
    7
    It’s fun. BFV will be better. The problem here is Bo4 is 3 distinct games: Zombies, Blackout, and Multiplayer. Nobody really enjoys all three, so like most people, you’ll be paying purely for Blackout, which is only slightly better than Fortnite which is free.

    I personally think Zombies is horrible (loved the original) and multiplayer feels like glorified laser tag these days. So while    It’s fun. BFV will be better. The problem here is Bo4 is 3 distinct games: Zombies, Blackout, and Multiplayer. Nobody really enjoys all three, so like most people, you’ll be paying purely for Blackout, which is only slightly better than Fortnite which is free.

    I personally think Zombies is horrible (loved the original) and multiplayer feels like glorified laser tag these days. So while I’m having a blast in Blackout on the gamefly rental, I’m definitely not buying just for that. BFV will probably have just as good a Battle Royale, plus a ton of other modes that are similar enough to be liked by the same kind of person (for example me).    … Expand
  37. VladPasquale
    Oct 15, 2018
    7
    Смешанные эмоции...С одной стороны нет компании для меня это колоссальный минус, в особенности когда эта игра под именем "Black ops". Также не слишком понравился батл рояль, но скорее из за жанровых особенностей, здесь он на порядок лучше чем любой другой существующий. Однако мультиплеер здесь лучше чем в любой части COD. Считаю что за отсутствие одиночного сегмента игры могли бы опуститьСмешанные эмоции...С одной стороны нет компании для меня это колоссальный минус, в особенности когда эта игра под именем "Black ops". Также не слишком понравился батл рояль, но скорее из за жанровых особенностей, здесь он на порядок лучше чем любой другой существующий. Однако мультиплеер здесь лучше чем в любой части COD. Считаю что за отсутствие одиночного сегмента игры могли бы опустить цену до 45 $

    А пока что общая оценка игры 7/10    … Expand
  38. ZBeeB
    Oct 12, 2018
    5
    wow amazing wow amazing wow amazing wow amazing wow amazing wow amazing wow amazing
  39. gdmatt
    Oct 31, 2018
    6
    A fun game when it works, but with all the bugs, crashing and progress wipes, for a studio as experienced as Treyarch, is completely unacceptable. it's hard to shake the feeling that it's a game that was rebooted and rushed for release in 6 months, and the lack of quality is telling.
  40. Galilei
    Oct 13, 2018
    6
    Даже пожалел,что предзаказал.Во время беты с пингом все было норм,ттк(по-моему) стал выше,или это все же из-за пинга.Во время беты пинг я не смотрел,но легко мог убить хоть 3-врагов(на 1 врага 2-2,5 сек).Щас же на убийство одного уходит 3-4 сек.И то убивать из-за этого вообще не могу.В Росссию или близко к ней вообще серваков не собираются завозить?Пока эта херня с пингом не решится,будуДаже пожалел,что предзаказал.Во время беты с пингом все было норм,ттк(по-моему) стал выше,или это все же из-за пинга.Во время беты пинг я не смотрел,но легко мог убить хоть 3-врагов(на 1 врага 2-2,5 сек).Щас же на убийство одного уходит 3-4 сек.И то убивать из-за этого вообще не могу.В Росссию или близко к ней вообще серваков не собираются завозить?Пока эта херня с пингом не решится,буду играть в предыдущие части и ждать след игру.Надеюсь,там будет ттк как в mwr… Expand
  41. VozAlta
    Apr 15, 2019
    7
    To make things simple Black Ops 4 is best described as a step backward. But not entirely in a bad sense. The game feels more like the older games without the wall running and all the weird stuff like space combat and such. It is more about core gameplay modes, about "that" feel and pace and that step backward seems right to me. I get that some players might not like it, and that some thinkTo make things simple Black Ops 4 is best described as a step backward. But not entirely in a bad sense. The game feels more like the older games without the wall running and all the weird stuff like space combat and such. It is more about core gameplay modes, about "that" feel and pace and that step backward seems right to me. I get that some players might not like it, and that some think there's still too much sci-fi going on. I like it. I do miss a single-player campaign though, which has been sacrificed for the focus of online multiplayer, which is what this game is all about. It's still character-based abilities with a familiar customisation of weapons and gadgets. The maps are all really good and updates keep coming. You get cosmetics like skins, camouflage and stickers by normal gameplay progress, as long as events are up, and most look really good. It's a solid buy which you at least should get at a seasonal discount at this point, especially if you and your friends plan on getting something new to play.

    I'm not a hardcore try hard player, but I've been playing most of these games, and Black Ops 4 is breath of fresh air. Not the sensation of that time when we all played Modern Warfare 2, but a nod towards that time saying "Ok, yeah we're stepping back a bit to resemble that". I found it easier to play as a senior player too, maybe because of the exclusion of wall-running and all that, but also because of how you still can get top Killstreaks with a little bit of luck and good effort. So, if you liked the old games, this flirts with you.

    (Also, there's Blackout. Which is a battle royale setup. I've only played it a handfull of times and twas a new experience for me. Quite fun. I haven't played much Fortnite, PUBG or whatever so I can't compare that much, but from what I hear through my friends they really like it by comparison. My review here aims towards the core gameplay, playing mostly Domination, Team Deathmatch and the usual stuff.)    … Expand
  42. rocketsniper
    Jan 7, 2019
    7
    Nothing can replace the original Black Ops campaigns and while this game doesn't have that, what it does have is, by a mile, the best battle royale mode ever. Zombies is just a blast, and while the multiplayer has its problems, I still enjoy it. Of course there are the microtransactions. Activition can you keep the taste of sh*t out of my mouth for just one Call of Duty game? JUST ONE! OneNothing can replace the original Black Ops campaigns and while this game doesn't have that, what it does have is, by a mile, the best battle royale mode ever. Zombies is just a blast, and while the multiplayer has its problems, I still enjoy it. Of course there are the microtransactions. Activition can you keep the taste of sh*t out of my mouth for just one Call of Duty game? JUST ONE! One of the major problems in the multiplayer is the map design. It f*cking sucks! there is no verticallity and no creativity put in to them. Also why is there only one rocket launcher? Also please nerf the ICR . it's like a friggin laser beam. Overall I'd say this is not the best Call of Duty, but a pretty damn solid one.… Expand
  43. BertaBoys
    Oct 18, 2018
    6
    This game could have been so much better. For 60$ price tag this game needs way more content. It needs more guns, maps, and character customization. The hit detection is hit or miss and at least on the PS4 the textures take a good 3-5 minutes to load after the match starts. The graphics look no better than Black Ops 3, so no improvement in that department. The only great maps in this gameThis game could have been so much better. For 60$ price tag this game needs way more content. It needs more guns, maps, and character customization. The hit detection is hit or miss and at least on the PS4 the textures take a good 3-5 minutes to load after the match starts. The graphics look no better than Black Ops 3, so no improvement in that department. The only great maps in this game are the remakes like slums, summit, firing range, and jungle. The zombies is really good and a lot of fun. The titanic map is a personal favorite. The blackout is actually really fun and in my opinion is much better than fortnite and PUBG because the games are shorter in length and it is more action packed than the other battle royale games. This however does not excuse the fact that their is no campaign. The constant jumping by players in multiplayer can be infuriating. The multiplayer needs more game modes and playlists. The heist and control modes are "newest" modes but these are literally CSGO and overwatch rip-offs. If i bought this game for 40$ this game would be more like 7 or 8 out of 10, but for a fully priced triple A i expected more and better. If I were you I would wait until they fix this game, add more content, and for a price cut. Oh and before i forget, The UI is TRASH… Expand
  44. mister_dobass
    Feb 26, 2019
    7
    шутерок на вечерок.
    под пиво с друзьями очень даже в зомби поиграть, а так колда колдой на этот раз даже без сюжета
  45. s1bryant019
    Jan 16, 2019
    5
    I have always been a hardcore fan of the Treyarch style of COD game since World at War and carrying forward to Black Ops. While initially disappointed to hear there would not be a single player campaign, the offerings provided in the multiplayer alone is well worth the price of admission. I have never clicked with the PUBG/Fortnite style gameplay but am enjoying blackout mode.

    With all    I have always been a hardcore fan of the Treyarch style of COD game since World at War and carrying forward to Black Ops. While initially disappointed to hear there would not be a single player campaign, the offerings provided in the multiplayer alone is well worth the price of admission. I have never clicked with the PUBG/Fortnite style gameplay but am enjoying blackout mode.

    With all the tweaks, adjustment, fluidity, and removal of characters flying all around the screen it has honed the gameplay performance. The added feature of non-regenerating health makes it feel more tactical allowing for various maneuver, strategy, and a stronger sense of teamwork. It is not Rainbow Six: Siege levels but much more than previous installments.

    EDIT: Since the micro transaction kicked in, I have lowered my score from a 8 to a 5. I can't believe the grind for the simplest thing or paying a dollar for a single red pixel.    … Expand
  46. hiesh_morigan
    Dec 11, 2018
    6
    Видно,что разработчики на эту часть игры не клали такой большой болт как на 5 предыдущих.
  47. sityoazzdown
    Dec 14, 2018
    7
    Decent multiplayer at best, mediocre entry of the black ops franchise at its worst. I'm just going to go ahead and say without any doubt this is the weakest black ops iteration to date, and it's not even close. Being multiplayer only.. I hate to say this but this game was SEVERELY hindered with boots on the ground; the specialists and boots on the ground are not as fun than in bops 3. It'sDecent multiplayer at best, mediocre entry of the black ops franchise at its worst. I'm just going to go ahead and say without any doubt this is the weakest black ops iteration to date, and it's not even close. Being multiplayer only.. I hate to say this but this game was SEVERELY hindered with boots on the ground; the specialists and boots on the ground are not as fun than in bops 3. It's almost as if this game was intended to be black ops 3, and they flip flopped iterations with 4. I mean it's literally the same specialists, with one new generic ability. and some that are score streaks in other cod... The maps are cluttered and feel like mazes, one thing all other black ops has are open maps whether medium or large. I also feel like the guns have the same blueprints as other black ops guns, they just renamed them and made them sound different.. (ak?.. skorpion like smg?). Bottomline is you've seen 75%-90% of the game before in previous iterations. I'll skip reviewing blackout, never been a fan...but..um.. campers..getting shot from behind..so yeah. And even after all that trashing, this is still a decent game, especially if you're looking for a casual multiplayer game to pour hours in that has some addictive elements. If over watch and black ops sound good to you, then this is the game for you, if you're looking for innovation to this franchise, look elsewhere. Btw... ignore all these 0's and 10's, they're clearly the vocal minority.… Expand
  48. Sky-Line___
    Jul 19, 2019
    6
    No campaign, fine would I say if the rest is better than usual but that's unfortunately not really the case.

    To me, the Blackout mode doesn't bring anything better than the other Battle Royale games out already. The zombies mode is quite developed but I feel it's way too messy. I miss those of World at War, simple and dark maps without too much useless complications where you really    No campaign, fine would I say if the rest is better than usual but that's unfortunately not really the case.

    To me, the Blackout mode doesn't bring anything better than the other Battle Royale games out already.

    The zombies mode is quite developed but I feel it's way too messy. I miss those of World at War, simple and dark maps without too much useless complications where you really feel that dark vibe. Here it looks more like Disneyland, and that's the case for several previous CoDs as well.

    In what regards the multiplayer, it's really nothing really new nor better than before. I feel like playing Black Ops 3 without the jetpacks, in a slight worse quality actually. That being said, it's still enjoyable and I still play it regularly. I just really hate this carnival vibe with all those crazy camos and unrealistic childish things. We'll see if MW2019 does better, because it's now quite a while that CoD doesn't improve anymore.

    I really thing this game is a step back.    … Expand
  49. AsaZimbabwe
    Feb 11, 2019
    5
    this game is not for single player or offline play, and not for beginners or casual gamers...

    install from disc takes about 3 hours + updates, so it might be several hours before you are actually playing... the graphics look good, the controls handle well, and there are tons of customization options, but it still feels disappointing... while some games have too much hand-holding,    this game is not for single player or offline play, and not for beginners or casual gamers...

    install from disc takes about 3 hours + updates, so it might be several hours before you are actually playing...

    the graphics look good, the controls handle well, and there are tons of customization options, but it still feels disappointing...

    while some games have too much hand-holding, this game has no hand-holding, and very vague tutorials; even for a veteran gamer it is a bit confusing getting into your first mission...

    a few modes to choose from with little-to-no explanation, and a few locked modes also with no description what they are or why they are locked leads to trial by fire, and quick, confusing deaths - especially if you try to jump into online multiplayer...

    the closest thing to single player, Zombies, has a Resident Evil meets Left 4 Dead feel to it, but even on Casual is pretty difficult and confusing... why i would run out of ammo so fast and have no idea what my objective was, on easy mode, is beyond me...

    after some online research i found out i had to earn points to open doors (point-gates), to get artifacts, to unlock more point-gates, rinse-repeat; and points i earn also unleash new waves of zombies, upping the difficulty…

    only by looking online did i find out that i could add AI teammates, called Bots, to my squad; adding Bots only seems to complicate things more, even though the Bots have pretty competent AI, you cannot command them in any way at all, they are liable to steal your kills/points and may or may not open doors for you, but they will definitely raise the wave difficulty fast, potentially leading you to quicker deaths...

    Zombies only starts with three maps: Titanic, Alcatraz, and Roman Coliseum... Titanic offers some exploration, but feels limited fast; the Coliseum is immediately claustrophobic and annoying, this type of level design really doesn't belong in a shooter, if it wasn't confined enough, walls of flames lock you into close quarters with dozens of zombies and limited ammo almost immediately, baffling considering melee combat is so limited; Alcatraz looks good and provides some room for exploration, but is also frustratingly linear, repetitive and overwhelming...

    my few attempts to join online multiplayer took quite a bit of settings guess-work, loading and holding screens (15 minutes) only to be instantly killed over and over (within 30 seconds or less) while i had no idea what the heck was happening, where i was supposed to go, who was on my team, who was shooting me, what was the objective, etc... i found that pretty frustrating as i'm sure did my teammates, whoever they were...

    i am not completely incompetent at shooters; i've completed Doom, Destiny, Wolfenstein, Battlefield, previous CoD's; but man, getting online here is just instant death and frustration; not motivated to figure out what went wrong, why, or how to improve....

    you can tell a lot of work went into this game, but it seems like it was trying to appeal exclusively to multiplayer online shooter savvy gamers so much that it leaves any newcomers or solo players completely left out; it is customizable, modal, and online-centric to a fault: it's hard to find a fun entry point or any sense of direction as a casual gamer looking for a story or campaign...

    comparatively, i really enjoyed the single player campaign of the last Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare; unfortunately this new CoD is clearly not meant for gamers like me, nothing like that experience can be found here...

    i just kind of don't care if i never play this again after one frustrating night, no wonder the price dropped to $39 so fast..

    anyone looking for a fun, single-player shooter, i could easily recommend recent Doom, Wolfenstein, Resident Evil releases over this    … Expand
  50. JimmieReview
    Dec 1, 2018
    5
    My opinion is based on never having played a battle royal game before.
    I really enjoyed the battle royale in this game. If your new to it, you have many fun hours ahead of you.
    But that is also all this game have to offer. The other multiplayer is just the same mini maps running around like headless chicken shooting people coming around corners and plenty of camping. And battle royale    My opinion is based on never having played a battle royal game before.
    I really enjoyed the battle royale in this game. If your new to it, you have many fun hours ahead of you.
    But that is also all this game have to offer. The other multiplayer is just the same mini maps running around like headless chicken shooting people coming around corners and plenty of camping.
    And battle royale does get boring after some time. Especially since there is only one map (it is a good map, but still - it gets repetitive).
    So if your fine forking up the price to just play the battle royale, you will probably enjoy this. But for me, ultimately it feelt like it was not worth the price. And they seem to have no plans on expanding on it either. This game should have been 30 USD, or it should have had a good singleplayer experience. Which is why I can only give it a 5/10 - it just is not worth the asking price    … Expand
  51. MonkiReviews
    Apr 24, 2021
    7
    This is the worst Call of Duty I’ve played, but it still isn’t bad. The game play is too fast, their is no story, but the zombies are fun. The multiplayer got better when updates released, and the zombies stayed good. Without a story it wasn’t as good though. The game is fun and good, but not great.
  52. darksouls3hater
    Dec 27, 2018
    7
    It is pretty much the same as every other Call of Duty (minus the fact this version has a battle royal). If you like modes like Team Deathmatch (the only mode I play on a regular basis), you’ll like this one. However, as others have pointed out there is no campaign (I haven’t even played the campaign from the last five COD’s, except WW2, that campaign was worth it). But yeah, it is anIt is pretty much the same as every other Call of Duty (minus the fact this version has a battle royal). If you like modes like Team Deathmatch (the only mode I play on a regular basis), you’ll like this one. However, as others have pointed out there is no campaign (I haven’t even played the campaign from the last five COD’s, except WW2, that campaign was worth it). But yeah, it is an overpriced, microtransaction filled, bloaty game with decent graphics and smooth gameplay.… Expand
  53. z0nyy
    Oct 31, 2018
    7
    They fixed a lot of stuff. The feel in the MP got much better, weapon balancing, score streaks, spawns and the audio in blackout is way better than before. Solid result.
  54. mboscht
    Feb 20, 2022
    5
    Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 .
  55. GenuineBruv2021
    Feb 8, 2019
    6
    The multiplayer is a lot of fun but its broken, weapons aren't balanced, it has connectivity issues and its riddled with micro-transactions. When it works the way its supposed to it can be a ton of fun, it has smooth and satisfying gun-play and a good ranking system but it looks terrible. It looks like a 2007 PS3 game and the frame-rate dips a lot. But if you put all of that aside you haveThe multiplayer is a lot of fun but its broken, weapons aren't balanced, it has connectivity issues and its riddled with micro-transactions. When it works the way its supposed to it can be a ton of fun, it has smooth and satisfying gun-play and a good ranking system but it looks terrible. It looks like a 2007 PS3 game and the frame-rate dips a lot. But if you put all of that aside you have a solid COD multiplayer. Blackout could easily be the worst battle royal game I've ever played, its slow, ugly and boring. I haven't even been able to try the zombies mode because no one plays it. COD BO4 could have one of the best multiplayer modes we have seen since MW3 but everything else is trash, this game isn't worth the full AAA price but if you have the money to spare I recommend getting it solely for the multiplayer.… Expand
  56. Smithy118247
    Mar 17, 2019
    6
    It is sad that BO4 doesn't contain a campaign and after playing the last three black ops games, it was a bit of a let down. Though that doesn't make it a bad game, it has that lovable blacks ops shooting mechanic and even implements many new things into the game that speed the whole game up and really adds to the chaos of a match. You could tell when it was first released that many thingsIt is sad that BO4 doesn't contain a campaign and after playing the last three black ops games, it was a bit of a let down. Though that doesn't make it a bad game, it has that lovable blacks ops shooting mechanic and even implements many new things into the game that speed the whole game up and really adds to the chaos of a match. You could tell when it was first released that many things were overpowered and needed to be nerfed, but just recently Treyarch and the other devs listened and made a huge update that fixed many of the problems.
    My favorite game mode right now is gun game and it's truly great and reminds me a lot of Bo3. Though Bo4 did try to implement something new - "blackout" so far i have mixed opinions, it can be very fun but things like looting bags (how long it takes) and frame rate dips need to be addressed, it's clear it does need a bit of polishing.    … Expand
  57. MrHOG
    Nov 9, 2018
    6
    Well, I was hoping that this COD would bring something intresting to the table but most of the new features are mostly marketing gimmincks. Sure the battle royale is new to COD but there are tons of free to play royal games out there and the COD version it gets old real fast... and this is a full price game. Other than that, after you been playing for a few days the game starts to feelWell, I was hoping that this COD would bring something intresting to the table but most of the new features are mostly marketing gimmincks. Sure the battle royale is new to COD but there are tons of free to play royal games out there and the COD version it gets old real fast... and this is a full price game. Other than that, after you been playing for a few days the game starts to feel like an old COD. Don't expect to be blown away or feel like you're playing a brand new reinvented COD game, it feels the same as other COD games but with no campaign.

    Sorry to disappoint but this is my honest opinion... wait for Battlefield V or wait till the game is below $40USD. This is not a full price game!    … Expand
  58. aaronjtarquinio
    Nov 10, 2018
    5
    Coming off a fantastic Black Ops 3 experience, I must say I was very hyped for this. But that is all it really will be, hype. Straight off the bat I must say Multiplayer is a compelling pile of trash. The reincarnation of 'Boots on Ground' gameplay is not the same. It is heavily sped up. Guns are all along the lines of over-powered, to the point where the first unlockable handgun is justComing off a fantastic Black Ops 3 experience, I must say I was very hyped for this. But that is all it really will be, hype. Straight off the bat I must say Multiplayer is a compelling pile of trash. The reincarnation of 'Boots on Ground' gameplay is not the same. It is heavily sped up. Guns are all along the lines of over-powered, to the point where the first unlockable handgun is just as good as the last unlockable Sub-Machine gun. (A LOT of buffing is gonna need to be done, Activision.) But for what it is worth, the maps are decent.

    Moving onto 'Blackout', which is honestly still a flaming hot piece of garbage, but nonetheless I'd much rather play that than Fortnite.

    Zombies is where I am giving the game a 5/10. Only because no matter what, Zombies will always hold a special place in my heart. Even if Activision love being tight-asses with their DLC, I will always play the Black Ops series just for that.

    IN CONCLUSION: Don't expect anything 'different' in this game, just Black Ops 3.1 with no moon-jumping.    … Expand
  59. xInFerN0
    Nov 24, 2018
    6
    BO4 isn't to futuristic and is mainly boots on ground (Unless your Ruin). Blackout is basically PUBG just a little more boring. This years zombies mode is actually pretty good and fun but difficult if your playing voyage of despair, blood of the dead. Or classified. If your experienced you'll be fine. Multiplayer is the same it's always been since just a few added specialists and gear butBO4 isn't to futuristic and is mainly boots on ground (Unless your Ruin). Blackout is basically PUBG just a little more boring. This years zombies mode is actually pretty good and fun but difficult if your playing voyage of despair, blood of the dead. Or classified. If your experienced you'll be fine. Multiplayer is the same it's always been since just a few added specialists and gear but still nothing you haven't seen.… Expand
  60. Kunfundio
    Nov 25, 2018
    7
    Me gusta mucho el juego,pero no me gusta que tenga tantas transacciones de micropago
  61. Kibluar
    Nov 30, 2018
    5
    I'm giving this a 5 because its all the same old sort except for blackout. I'd give blackout a 9/10 by itself, but the lack of a campaign and the same old twitch shooter setup just makes this like any other cod.
  62. Reynerbabeee
    Apr 5, 2019
    7
    I'd like to rate this game higher but there are just too many negatives against what is a relatively sound game. The removal of the campaign is a huge nut shot. Due to the hype of battle royale games it looks like this was ditched in favour of Blackout. I've tried blackout or should i say i've tried to like blackout but i guess it's just not my thing. I've actually paid £80 in total forI'd like to rate this game higher but there are just too many negatives against what is a relatively sound game. The removal of the campaign is a huge nut shot. Due to the hype of battle royale games it looks like this was ditched in favour of Blackout. I've tried blackout or should i say i've tried to like blackout but i guess it's just not my thing. I've actually paid £80 in total for all the upcoming content which has been p**s poor up to press. On a positive note the online maps seem to a certain extent well thought out to reduce camping spots, but not perfect. Leveling up the guns and mastering them is a chore and repetitive and as always the game comes with the standard great when you winning but cr*p when your losing mindset. A solid game which i do enjoy but lacking way too much to give it more than a 7.… Expand
  63. Jason_Brody
    Oct 24, 2019
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a very odd take on the Black Ops series. The game fells almost like a free-to-play app. The removal of a campaign and the addition of a battle royale makes Black Ops 4 feel way different than it's previous installments. It was well received when it was first announced back in May 2018, getting everyone hyped for a new Call of Duty. When it first came out in October, the game was praised for it's intense gameplay and its cool new battle royale, but the game's glory didn't last for long. The graphics from the new engine BO4 ran on was a bit potato compared to BO3. The DLC rolled in, and the hate began to hit real hard after that. A lot, and I mean a lot of the DLC was "recycled content", consisting of guns from older CoD's, and re-used zombies maps with a "new story", and the return of supply drops; Because you can't make a Call of Duty game without micro-transactions. Blood of the Dead, Ancient Evil, Alpha Omega, and Voyage of Despair were very big let downs and were developed with the intention to make them "better than ever." The guns in previous Call of Duty's were balanced very well between each other, and while the base guns that don't require a supply drop to get, the other guns are very pay-to-win. Although some are okay (And some suck), others are very unbalanced and unfair at times. The S6 Stingray, AN-94, Grav, and Peacekeeper are all pretty powerful, and you don't even need a supply drop for the Grav. The Locus is a re-used weapon as well, but it's "meh", and the Vendetta is weak. The point is, Black Ops 4 is a game that was primarily made to compete against other Triple A titles and for nostalgia. I can't finish this review without talking about Tag Der Toten. In BO3, the final map to end it all was supposed to be Revelations, but everyone paniced, so Treyarch had to continue the Zombies story for just a little longer. Tag Der Toten (Day of the Dead) was named to be the opposite of Nacht Der Untoten (Night of the Living Dead), which was the first zombies map ever. The map is a re-master of Call of the Dead and takes place in the summertime, rather than winter (It's still cold). The map has the Victis crew (From Tranzit) as the last crew to ever see. The map is overall a great ending to a well-loved series, and I for one think that even though Black Ops has some pretty bad flaws, doesn't make it terrible enough to stop playing.… Expand
  64. C4rn4ge
    Aug 22, 2019
    5
    One of the worst CoDs ever. Worst MTX we have ever seen and many unnecessary new features were added that make the game just worse (for example 150 health and self healing). Also the maps are all pretty bad exept the remastered ones which is pretty sad. In addition to that there was almost none new content after launch. Only good thing is the movement and the BR mode.
  65. IReviewThingsOK
    Jun 12, 2019
    6
    This is probably the most well established, smooth, down to earth Call of Duty title we've had in a long time... Yet it's shattered by the sheer greed of the publishers and a staggering amount of confusion by developers as to what the fans really want.
  66. RoaringFishdumb
    Aug 28, 2019
    5
    Bland.

    More importantly, some dense moron named Roaring Fish, who is definitely a bot, unironically thinks that wikipedia and google are "trustworthy as sources" for definitions when they indisputably aren't trustworthy at all. Unintelligent retard. Also lie isn't synonymous with "figment of the imagination". Even the imagination or something "imaginary" which is nothing since    Bland.

    More importantly, some dense moron named Roaring Fish, who is definitely a bot, unironically thinks that wikipedia and google are "trustworthy as sources" for definitions when they indisputably aren't trustworthy at all. Unintelligent retard. Also lie isn't synonymous with "figment of the imagination". Even the imagination or something "imaginary" which is nothing since everything is real but I digress is real. Google is run by retards, which is why stadia will also fail.    … Expand
  67. DanyDx
    Sep 22, 2019
    7
    The game is pretty good in my opinion.
    Love the gameplay, blackout os my favorite br But the microtransactions are realy bad.
    Thats the only thing i truly hate about the game.
    There are some nerfs and buffs that could ajust the Gameplay but besides that i like the game
  68. Fa010841
    Sep 29, 2019
    5
    Call of Duty Black Ops 4 had the potential to be one of the greatest Call of Duty's; however the addition of microtransactions, pay to win system, supply drops, etc creates an unbalanced experience for all players. The lack of a campaign hurts the game tremendously, and basically kills the essence of the Black Ops series. On the other hand, this Call of Duty offers a frenetic experience,Call of Duty Black Ops 4 had the potential to be one of the greatest Call of Duty's; however the addition of microtransactions, pay to win system, supply drops, etc creates an unbalanced experience for all players. The lack of a campaign hurts the game tremendously, and basically kills the essence of the Black Ops series. On the other hand, this Call of Duty offers a frenetic experience, with rapid mobility and gunfights. The addition of blackout was a success and provided a new experience for Call of Duty fans.… Expand
  69. TheOneOnlyGuy
    Nov 9, 2019
    6
    this game wasn’t bad but it wasn’t good either.

    I say this game falls in the middle because of the fact that it did delivered new content at launch and it also had great gameplay too ( better than MW ). Overall the MP was pretty good , apart from the specialist and scorestreaks , it wasn’t bad. I really enjoyed it too. Blackout was one of the better parts of the game and it was a really    this game wasn’t bad but it wasn’t good either.

    I say this game falls in the middle because of the fact that it did delivered new content at launch and it also had great gameplay too ( better than MW ). Overall the MP was pretty good , apart from the specialist and scorestreaks , it wasn’t bad. I really enjoyed it too.

    Blackout was one of the better parts of the game and it was a really good spin on the battle royale franchise. Though I didn’t play it a whole bunch because I wasn’t into BR. But I did try it a few times and it was good.

    Last but not least there’s zombies , i feel like zombies was a really fun game mode with new storyline and a new way to play it. Though not as good as black ops 3 , it still had a very good style of game play that I enjoyed. I think the one thing that disappointed everyone was the micro transactions , but what did you expect. It is activision i mean. They will always do this with every CoD. But it wasn’t as bad as Bo3 ( in bo3 there were like 50+ weapons in supply drops compared to now where there’s only around 7 or 10 ).

    Anyways this game wasn’t super disappointing, it was just an average CoD.    … Expand
  70. rekt_dim
    Nov 10, 2019
    7
    This game has many problems in it. That does not mean it is not fun. Zombies (which frankly I stopped playing because of this game) can be fun for a while... sure they changed it a lot but fun nonetheless... for about 1 week or so. MP has specific modes, which make it better, for classic Cod mp which helps a bit. The actual map can be fun, if you are dominant but not on the other end ofThis game has many problems in it. That does not mean it is not fun. Zombies (which frankly I stopped playing because of this game) can be fun for a while... sure they changed it a lot but fun nonetheless... for about 1 week or so. MP has specific modes, which make it better, for classic Cod mp which helps a bit. The actual map can be fun, if you are dominant but not on the other end of the stick. Specialists can be annoying at times but it will cost you a bit if you are one to getting long streaks. Let’s talk micro transactions. These are a pain in the neck most of the time. But, Treyarch nerfed it a bit so it is not as annoying. Especially with the new black market update coming soon to make it easier to get other guns. League Play basically removes all your MP problems. Less specialists, team based modes, NO dlc weapons. Just skill and teamwork. Would rate mode 10/10. The only problem (more on Ps4 and PC then Xbox) is finding a lobby. I can never find a lobby in PS4 but I can on Xbox. Before MW, it takes a while to find a match (1 minute or less) because you need to find a lobby with people about your skill. Skill based matchmaking. The saving grace of BO4, Black freaking Out. Blackout is the reason why the day 1-(a lot) had many problems. The developers rushed to make this mode perfect. To be fair, it was perfect. Better than Fortnite obviously. Many LTMs fun ones too. Map changes between every Operation (no more … Expand
  71. GabFire
    Aug 9, 2020
    6
    Sério, se formos tratar ''Call of Duty'' dessa forma tão banal, é melhor abandonar. Como que conseguem lançar um jogo de uma franquia que sempre teve boas campanhas, sem uma mera campanha?!
    Multijogador muito chato e irritante, não rola nada de interessante, só o modo ''Zombies'' que salvou um pouco a minha jogatina. Por favor Activision, nunca mais lance um Call of Duty dessa forma!
  72. sssshali
    Mar 7, 2020
    7
    *MULTIPLAYER REVIEW*

    I like the movement of the characters in the game.. sliding down the floor etc. The color palette was nice and bright unlike other muddy grey cods of the past. I have one main complaint... and that is that it took a a bunch of bullets to take down an enemy.. so I resorted to playing the hardcore modes. The weapons were nice and interesting with nice variants of    *MULTIPLAYER REVIEW*

    I like the movement of the characters in the game.. sliding down the floor etc. The color palette was nice and bright unlike other muddy grey cods of the past. I have one main complaint... and that is that it took a a bunch of bullets to take down an enemy.. so I resorted to playing the hardcore modes. The weapons were nice and interesting with nice variants of customs, etc. I had a bunch of guns I enjoyed playing with it. Maybe the most in any cod I've played. Nice choice of maps too. But that main complaint is a huge one. I do enjoy playing in hardcore... its fun in its on way but I just wish I was better in regular modes. I've played a little of Blackout... just not my scene... not that good in battle royales. This a pretty good cod imo.    … Expand
  73. RichSwish
    May 30, 2020
    7
    It's mostly black ops gameplay, had no problems whatsoever with crashing. In the end its an ok shooter thats still fun with the different modes, zombies being pretty fun. Definitely not the best COD but still pretty decent overall.
  74. NathanBWrites
    Sep 29, 2020
    7
    if you ignore the stingy micro-transactions and game-play changes in Zombies mainly, Black Ops 4 is one of the best COD games of all-time and can include hours of competitive or plain fun. To the developers who worked on this game, congratulations, you did amazing. To the Execs at the top of Activision, I hope you someday wake up and realise video games are not just a market for you toif you ignore the stingy micro-transactions and game-play changes in Zombies mainly, Black Ops 4 is one of the best COD games of all-time and can include hours of competitive or plain fun. To the developers who worked on this game, congratulations, you did amazing. To the Execs at the top of Activision, I hope you someday wake up and realise video games are not just a market for you to take advantage of and that it should be a respected art form.… Expand
  75. ItzChristian25
    Sep 24, 2020
    7
    This game was pretty good it got old after a while but a very good cod for the most part
  76. theBoss1791
    Dec 29, 2020
    7
    Nulla di che. La rimozione della campagna in giocatore singolo è davvero un peccato, anche se in realtà si sa che COD è un gioco particolarmente indirizzato per l'online. Alla fine però non aggiunge nulla di diverso da BO3, BO2 o BO, sono tutti sempre la stessa cosa. Cambiano le mappe, a volte cambia leggermente lo shooting e basta, fine. Sinceramente non so perchè uno da BO3 dovrebbeNulla di che. La rimozione della campagna in giocatore singolo è davvero un peccato, anche se in realtà si sa che COD è un gioco particolarmente indirizzato per l'online. Alla fine però non aggiunge nulla di diverso da BO3, BO2 o BO, sono tutti sempre la stessa cosa. Cambiano le mappe, a volte cambia leggermente lo shooting e basta, fine. Sinceramente non so perchè uno da BO3 dovrebbe passare a BO3 a BO4, cambia qualche cosa nel gameplay, ma nulla di che. Davvero un gioco mediocre.… Expand
  77. Lekex
    Jul 7, 2020
    6
    Un buen juego que ha logrado recuperar mi interés por el multi en el multijugador a pesar de los especialistas, en zombies deja que desear.
  78. BigheadedDerek
    Jul 18, 2020
    6
    Would be higher if the micro transaction system wasn’t so anti consumer From the beginning. This game in its entirety would be a 9 if it included a true campaign and had a better micro transaction system from the start.
  79. tariq_almandhar
    Aug 16, 2020
    7
    عبث باللاعبين واستغلال حبهم لسلسلة من أجل حلبها ما داموا قادرين
  80. BrettAdams
    Nov 29, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is decent. However, the amount of micro transactions in the game is stupid. Honestly, ever since “pick a weapon bribe” was added, the game has been a pay-to-win festival. Don’t buy this game in 2020. Black ops Cold War is a far superior game.… Expand
  81. oPhoenix12345
    Aug 11, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm not going to give this a 10 out of 10 for anyone who thinks it is not a perfect game but it is a fun game multiplayer has Bud, good gunplay Malaysian some stuff can be born William a lot time the map design is really restrictive an annoying multiplayer has really good Gunplay but yeah the maps suck but Gunplay is good to tell the story I'm going to have to knock it down a lot of points Casino doesn't have a campaign and stuff with yeah you have to have a campaign zombies really fun adventuresome people say it's trash and stuff but it's not it's fun enjoyable 9 probably the best one the other Maps layout of kind of mazes what do you know the layout real story is amazing the characters are memorable a lot of people pissed off that this is where the story ended but yeah I didn't play the original story so I can comment on that zombies the Easter one do blackout black
    Elders enjoyable it's just battle royale no looking back on this in 2021 by the way I was supposed actuator but it's okay it's realistic ish and it's just enjoyable they could have gone the way of pubg and they kind of did with stupid microtransactions and I'm sorry I can never give any card a 10 out of 10 except for the older games cuz it's freaking microtransactions    … Expand
  82. Ali505q
    May 2, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gg
    Bjdbdhdhdhdhdhdjdhdjdiehsoeieigkdkydliydlidlyslts8p85dp85sp85s8p5spp85so57e57oo75    … Expand
  83. JoseMinus
    Mar 11, 2022
    5
    I am a zombies player but consider the following, the multiplayer mode it's not the most fun or enjoyable but is great visually and lacks glitches and exploits.

    Campaign is missing Zombies was such a missed potential, they failed to deliver an interesting ending with the Primis, but I can defenetly understand why, I think the chaos had potential but half of their maps sucked, just an    I am a zombies player but consider the following, the multiplayer mode it's not the most fun or enjoyable but is great visually and lacks glitches and exploits.

    Campaign is missing

    Zombies was such a missed potential, they failed to deliver an interesting ending with the Primis, but I can defenetly understand why, I think the chaos had potential but half of their maps sucked, just an average game over all    … Expand
  84. LuisM45
    Jan 1, 2022
    7
    Sin duda la campaña se extraña en esta entrega, ya q las nuevas misiones de especialista son muy malas.
    El Multijugador podría ser de los mejores, si no es q el mejor de los últimos juegos, lo mismo los zombies, q si bien no son geniales, son entretenidos por unas horas.
    Si encuentras el juego de oferta, vale completamente la pena, si no mejor busca otro juego.
  85. BrianDavid94
    Aug 26, 2022
    5
    Quick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now I hardly play any. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I find something new that I didn't think I'dQuick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now I hardly play any. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I find something new that I didn't think I'd like. I play on every platform but prefer PlayStation.

    Tried out Black Ops 4 after skipping Black Ops 3 in the series. Don’t like that multiplayer has armor now Graphics still don’t look good. There is no campaign. Hardly played this game.    … Expand
  86. chernandez31
    Feb 23, 2022
    6
    The MP was pretty solid and blackout was a bit underrated, I preferred it over Warzone. Zombies were very bland and no story is an insult.
  87. LoLpo
    Jun 2, 2022
    5
    I only play the series for single player so it's a huge disappointment to say the least
  88. gwey
    Jul 12, 2022
    6
    the point of the game is the online multiplayer which is okay but nothing impressive
  89. reubenluso
    Jul 20, 2022
    6
    It's not perfect but still entertaining with things in it, maps guns characters all that is decent still but most isn't yet
  90. Agt_Killionaire
    Oct 7, 2022
    5
    Multiplayer is what I hoped most for and I got the short end of the stick. It just takes way to long to level up weapons and, player level. Zombies and blackout are worth it but multiplayer weights it down.
  91. Magneto2534
    Apr 12, 2023
    5
    I got bored of this real quick, the characters are more unique which was cool but this game is just off in a lot of places, notably how it takes four headshots to kill a person, the characters in this game are the definition of damage sponges, oh yeah and the BR mode was just straight up bad ngl. overall mid as ****
  92. goodgriff33
    Apr 27, 2023
    5
    Answer: 75 characters is between 10 words and 19 words with spaces included in the character count. If spaces are not included in the character count, then 75 characters is between 12 words and 25 words.
  93. miguellopez99
    Jun 1, 2023
    5
    54/100 definitely a game .
  94. philsom
    Jun 15, 2023
    7
    very fun multiplayer that can make hours go by fast. Also blackout was one of the only battle royales I enjoyed, even better with Avenged Sevenfold on the track. Lack of story mode for a 60 dollar game is bad though, even a simple story would be already enough.
  95. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    6
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!

Awards & Rankings

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#30 Best PS4 Game of 2018
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#10 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2018
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#22 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2018

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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 72 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 68 out of 72
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 72
  3. Negative: 0 out of 72
  1. GameCritics
    Dec 5, 2018
    50
    It’s not that I can’t respect it — it seems to offer decent value in that it’s essentially three different types of shooter in one package, but aside from the new Blackout mode, I’ve had significantly better experiences from many of its competitors. And honestly, Blackout’s main competition is a free-to-play game. It may be better than Fortnite in my opinion, but sixty dollars better? I’m not entirely convinced about that, and without a decent singleplayer campaign attached, it’s a pretty hard sell for anyone who isn’t already a fan.
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  2. M3
    Nov 27, 2018
    80
    Despite its generic title Black Ops IV feels like a fresh start for Call of Duty. The multiplayer and the zombie mode is very much the same as always, but with Blackout, Treyarch takes everything that is good with Player Unknown's Battleground and makes it better.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Nov 14, 2018
    60
    With no campaign to test your trigger finger, the trio of a safe (albeit polished) battle royale, waning multiplayer, and rotting Zombies make BLOPS4 feel like a relic next to a post-Forsaken Destiny 2. [Issue#156, p.94]
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