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
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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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