Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

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4.1

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. gwey
    Jul 12, 2022
    6
    the point of the game is the online multiplayer which is okay but nothing impressive
  5. 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
  6. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    6
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. ZBeeB
    Oct 12, 2018
    5
    wow amazing wow amazing wow amazing wow amazing wow amazing wow amazing wow amazing
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. mboscht
    Feb 20, 2022
    5
    Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 .
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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.
  24. 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
  25. 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.....
  26. 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
  27. 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.
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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.
  31. 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
  32. 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.
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. Ali505q
    May 2, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gg
    Bjdbdhdhdhdhdhdjdhdjdiehsoeieigkdkydliydlidlyslts8p85dp85sp85s8p5spp85so57e57oo75    … Expand
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. LoLpo
    Jun 2, 2022
    5
    I only play the series for single player so it's a huge disappointment to say the least
  40. 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.
  41. 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 ****
  42. 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.
  43. miguellopez99
    Jun 1, 2023
    5
    54/100 definitely a game .
  44. TheDeysion
    Nov 28, 2018
    4
    So much of this game is just a rehash of the other black ops games. Half of the specialists are just the BO3 specialists except now their designs are uglier. Half of the multiplayer maps are remakes. One of the zombies maps is even a remake for god's sake. The only new thing they actually did is blackout and that's mediocre at best. If you've ever played a battle royale you've playedSo much of this game is just a rehash of the other black ops games. Half of the specialists are just the BO3 specialists except now their designs are uglier. Half of the multiplayer maps are remakes. One of the zombies maps is even a remake for god's sake. The only new thing they actually did is blackout and that's mediocre at best. If you've ever played a battle royale you've played blackout so if that's your thing go for it i guess but i've never been into the genre so i just find it dull as hell. as someone who enjoyed Treyarch's entries to the CoD franchise (even despite ****ty things like the micro-transactions in BO3) this was a huge disappointment and I don't understand why this one is being seen as a return to form by so many people.… Expand
  45. Generarl_Zass
    Oct 13, 2018
    4
    Cod Treyarch level of control and feeling, worth playing
    pathetic match making, if you know the Activision match-making patent, see this
    https://kotaku.com/activision-patents-matchmaking-that-encourages-players-1819630937 come back and think again, do you want to buy this I feel almost all my games in the promoted game queue are using this matchmaking mechanics I am not the cash cow,    Cod Treyarch level of control and feeling, worth playing
    pathetic match making, if you know the Activision match-making patent, see this
    https://kotaku.com/activision-patents-matchmaking-that-encourages-players-1819630937
    come back and think again, do you want to buy this
    I feel almost all my games in the promoted game queue are using this matchmaking mechanics
    I am not the cash cow, so I suggest you
    NOT BUY    … Expand
  46. Joelony
    Oct 12, 2018
    4
    The removal of a single-player campaign is indicative of a company that follows the money (and the trends). The Battle Royale mode does not offer the same level of risk/reward that PUBG does. In fact, the devs of PUBG took lengths to create a balanced game by removing "luck-based" items from normal gameplay. More often than not in BLOPS4, the winner of a Royale game comes down to "is theirThe removal of a single-player campaign is indicative of a company that follows the money (and the trends). The Battle Royale mode does not offer the same level of risk/reward that PUBG does. In fact, the devs of PUBG took lengths to create a balanced game by removing "luck-based" items from normal gameplay. More often than not in BLOPS4, the winner of a Royale game comes down to "is their armor better than yours" I even recorded a gameclip of someone coming up a ladder in level 3 armor, me draining every round from my LMG into them, still shooting them as they got up to my level, and then they turn around and kill me in a few hits (apparently no lag detected). The lack of tactical options (ie not being able to switch firing modes, no leaning, etc) also makes this a subpar Royale offering. The attachments were also underwhelming except for what level of zoom you were using for a scope. The entire experience obviously feels more like COD than a Royale game. However, it does offer a much more enjoyable Royale experience for someone who wants to play a few games by themselves.

    On an Xbox One X with a new 55" 4K TV and HDR, the graphics were underwhelming and not much has changed. Even with the caveat that the graphics need to support 80 players in Royale, I just wasn't impressed. COD4 blew my mind, BLOPS4 just blows.

    Ultimately, the price does not justify the content and the flashy new Royale doesn't have the staying power or the draw to keep me coming back time after time.    … Expand
  47. LatinCritic13
    Nov 1, 2019
    4
    Black Ops 4 considers to be one of the most disappointing and perhaps the laziest COD games ever crafted. Since there is no campaign, the muiltiplayer, blackout battle royale, and the fantasy zombies modes is what messed up the franchise without any realism approach being put into it whatsoever. Thanks to the so-called battle royale, Black Ops 4 is made. I hate to say it, but this is BlackBlack Ops 4 considers to be one of the most disappointing and perhaps the laziest COD games ever crafted. Since there is no campaign, the muiltiplayer, blackout battle royale, and the fantasy zombies modes is what messed up the franchise without any realism approach being put into it whatsoever. Thanks to the so-called battle royale, Black Ops 4 is made. I hate to say it, but this is Black Ops 3.5 without thrusters with no point of return. Enough with the fantasy element bullcraft Trollarch.… Expand
  48. Kamarr
    Oct 17, 2018
    4
    Man where to start I guess the main issue is the missing content that I feel that should be in the flipping game again back in the day they had a mode called Ground War and I feel as though they **** up not having it in the game and I know the game can handle it being Blackout has 88 players in it. I wanna give this at least a 6 but can't due to the fact the game still influences CORNERMan where to start I guess the main issue is the missing content that I feel that should be in the flipping game again back in the day they had a mode called Ground War and I feel as though they **** up not having it in the game and I know the game can handle it being Blackout has 88 players in it. I wanna give this at least a 6 but can't due to the fact the game still influences CORNER CAMPING in all modes besides Zombies of course but it gets annoying...

    The Twitch streamer Avoidthingpuddle says it the best on the whole camping subject so find that clip on YT.

    You kill 2-3 players then heal up and run into a building for cover and low and behold some dip stick in the corner with a shotty that blows you away cause you have no more armor and they have been sitting there for 5+ mins to kill someone walking into the door or window. I've played many Battle Royal games and CoD seems to have it the worse for the camping DISGUSTING. Little chubby cheek kids camping cause they can't handle conflict.

    Another thing I hated about Blackout is the normal spawn of a rocket launchers gotta love dropping out of the chopper to just get rocketed from a building across the way while your fighting another player or two for the goodies. Like make rockets in supply drops only as it causes major imbalance at the start of the game. Thats why certain games have a lock out to certain weapons appearing only in Supply Drops.

    Next I wanna talk about the multiplayer as a whole the combat is really **** I feel there matchmaking algorithm is to place players that are starting out with people that are pros or have 40+ hours in the game already that just man handle you every turn of the way. They have a **** Copy paste system from black ops 3 the whole operator idea is TRASH. Rainbow Six Siege just does that whole idea better.

    The only real mode I found fun on this game was Heist. They really killed this game and its potential to being a game that kills PubG.

    The only thing this game has on top of pubg is the performance and hardly any lag.

    This is not a 10 out of 10 game so please if you are reading the 10 out of 10 reviews ignore them. This game is easily a 4-6 outta 10 if that.    … Expand
  49. JWS5th
    Dec 2, 2018
    4
    I'm a long time CoD player but I'm very disappointed with BO4

    Everything about the game is so mundane, it has no personality. I'm almost through my first prestige but I couldn't name a single new map cause they're all so forgettable. The same is true for the rest of the game.
  50. Deigh
    Oct 14, 2018
    4
    Black ops 4 looks cool but doesn't really feel like a cod game. Multiplayer has multiple ways to increase TTK. Cod games have been going down hill as you now have to pay for remastered maps and pretend its all good. The lack originality for maps and the likely hood of more remastered maps showing up as part of paid DLC is disappointing.
    Zombies new perk system feels like a down grade from    Black ops 4 looks cool but doesn't really feel like a cod game. Multiplayer has multiple ways to increase TTK. Cod games have been going down hill as you now have to pay for remastered maps and pretend its all good. The lack originality for maps and the likely hood of more remastered maps showing up as part of paid DLC is disappointing.
    Zombies new perk system feels like a down grade from how it was. Except for the new Perk system zombies is zombies and is still fun.
    Black out Mode being that its a BR game mode i have no interest in it. BR is to reliant on RNG and is not a game mode i will ever get behind.
    Being Part of the 30% that actually likes Story mode in Cod Games this game is just a true disappointment for the franchise for me.
    On a up note the game runs far better than Cod WW2 but will crash multiple times a day. This is due to the outdated and unstable game engine that only gets patches instead of being upgraded. If this franchise is to continue they will need a new game engine as their competitors have already made innovations in this regard.    … Expand
  51. TheRedHood1
    Nov 14, 2018
    4
    I used to love Call of Duty especially black ops 2 I thought that games was amazing. But ever since that game the Call of Duty games fail time and time gain to impress me. This one is no different. This games is a bare-bones cash grab of a game. The multiplayer is dumb and has nothing to it that makes it special its just kill get killed rinse and repeat. Blackout is just a way to jumpI used to love Call of Duty especially black ops 2 I thought that games was amazing. But ever since that game the Call of Duty games fail time and time gain to impress me. This one is no different. This games is a bare-bones cash grab of a game. The multiplayer is dumb and has nothing to it that makes it special its just kill get killed rinse and repeat. Blackout is just a way to jump on the trend of Battle Royals. The zombies is probably the best part of the game I thought was pretty good actually. Another thing I dont like is the loss of the campaign mode I love games like Halo and Titanfall 2 almost souly barbecue of there amazing campaigns. This game is not good and should have been better after the disappointing game that have come before it.… Expand
  52. DudeNamedDennis
    Oct 12, 2018
    4
    The last Call of Duty games I really got in to were WaW and MW3. I thought this title would be a good one to get back into the swing of things with. Wow, Call of Duty has really fallen. I won't really get into the season pass and loot box garbage that almost deterred me from buying in the first place (how are these still things in the gaming industry, especially on a triple-A title?).The last Call of Duty games I really got in to were WaW and MW3. I thought this title would be a good one to get back into the swing of things with. Wow, Call of Duty has really fallen. I won't really get into the season pass and loot box garbage that almost deterred me from buying in the first place (how are these still things in the gaming industry, especially on a triple-A title?).

    The graphics on PC might have been good six years ago. Even with everything maxed out and still running at 60+ FPS, it looks pretty bad.

    Regular multiplayer plays like a generic FPS, nothing really exciting about it.

    Blackout is really disappointing, it feels like a poorly executed PUBG clone. I got second place my first match, and for the final one-vs-one we were both in the open strafing and shooting at each other. Again, nothing really exciting about it.

    I can't say much about Zombies mode, my play time was limited in it. What happened to the original Nazi Zombies from WaW? This feels convoluted. I do see other people really enjoying it, so it's probably just me on this one.

    I would comment on the campaign but there isn't one.

    If this title was $29.99 I would feel slightly disappointed. I feel really sorry for anyone who bought the $99.99 and above editions. I probably won't buy any Call of Duty title again.    … Expand
  53. JTL_Red
    Oct 13, 2018
    4
    This game surprisingly had some decent qualities but fails hard on them. Starting with zombies it is enjoyable playing the zombies mode but it is just same old zombies some different modes have been added but there is only some much one can do with just zombies. Secondly blackout just feels like it leaches off of battle royale games for a quick buck visuals look same might I add even worseThis game surprisingly had some decent qualities but fails hard on them. Starting with zombies it is enjoyable playing the zombies mode but it is just same old zombies some different modes have been added but there is only some much one can do with just zombies. Secondly blackout just feels like it leaches off of battle royale games for a quick buck visuals look same might I add even worse than the previous call of duty games, the game play is fine but just feels like pubg with advanced weapons. Lastly the multiplayer where call of duty usually shines but falls way short, multiplayer has added a few game modes completely inspired by other games and maps are just ripped straight out of older games in the black ops franchise there is very little amount of originality here. The weapons you start out with are some what terrible and it will take you a while to level up and some weapons like the ICR are very overpowered and overused to a huge extent I have experimented to see what was the most used gun by players and the ICR took the throne i found the two to three players in an entire lobby used a different weapon. Campaign was a no show in this call of duty making this call of duty odd in a way but the stories behind the specialists did seem interesting and i wanted to know more about them certainly they could have my a campaign on the specialists there back story's were just amazing, but do not replace campaign in any way. This game could have been so much more but falls short and feels like a black ops three re skin with a few extra modes added.… Expand
  54. Veenom
    Oct 16, 2018
    4
    The good: fast paced arcade action, Battle Royale mode
    The bad: midrange graphics, mediocre textures, kiddo style colours, small nitty-gritty maps, (no single player)
    Being a fan of the original Black Ops, and even BO2, I am not impressed with CoD:BO4. I personally find the BF4 Frostbyte engine from 2013 (!) more appealing than what BO4 presents. That is true for ingame, while the    The good: fast paced arcade action, Battle Royale mode
    The bad: midrange graphics, mediocre textures, kiddo style colours, small nitty-gritty maps, (no single player)

    Being a fan of the original Black Ops, and even BO2, I am not impressed with CoD:BO4. I personally find the BF4 Frostbyte engine from 2013 (!) more appealing than what BO4 presents. That is true for ingame, while the video sequences in BO4 are much more realistic. The gameplay is 100% arcade style, while the multiplayer maps are pure arenas instead of "combat areals", not to speak about the realism (bullet drop etc.). The awful color palette hurts the gameplay as well, not only regarding the avatars, but also the environment. Everything looks like in Ken & Barbie land, even the power ups and rewards.

    To me, there is very limited bonding with classics like BO1-2, BO4 is more like a chimera from Blizzard's Overwatch and the original Black Ops.    … Expand
  55. achmoye
    Oct 16, 2018
    4
    Alright I paid for classic version and I'm not happy with this game.

    PROS - Fun to kill zombies with friends - Nice visuals - Fun voice lines - Incredible Level design (especially titanic) CONS - Constantly crashes (it's beyond ridiculous for such a big company) - HUD is clumsy as **** (you get tiny arrows to see your friends in the map...they are really tiny and you see them    Alright I paid for classic version and I'm not happy with this game.

    PROS
    - Fun to kill zombies with friends
    - Nice visuals
    - Fun voice lines
    - Incredible Level design (especially titanic)

    CONS
    - Constantly crashes (it's beyond ridiculous for such a big company)
    - HUD is clumsy as **** (you get tiny arrows to see your friends in the map...they are really tiny and you see them ONLY if they are not in your camera's direction.
    - Fans knows there is no minimap, but why indicate poorly players positions ? Just go full "hardcore" or casual, but not a weird clumsy mix between both. (Tiny arrows when you look sideways...)

    - Interface clumsy as well ( Mode selection actually mixes between modes, maps, AND difficulty, all of them presented the same way with banners). Do you even game design ?

    - Secrets are fun...but when EVERYTHING is secret it just becomes retarded. Do you expect your players to dive into the code or something ? We want to play, not to get into Matrix. We need both classic objectives and secrets. Again. Game Design.

    - Not enough content for the price. (not mentioning bugs...)

    - Badly optimised.

    - Last but not least : Limited lifespan. When you get to wave 34, waves are so long you just want to turn off your PC and go play outside. It has no point, no endgame objectives. You'll get all possible upgrades by wave 35. Do it once and get bored.

    TLDR : Unstable game, too expensive, not enough content, clumsy interface and HUD..    … Expand
  56. SteveyWee
    Jan 11, 2019
    4
    First off i would give Black Ops 3 9/10 my Favorite COD in a long time, So i thought this would be GREAT>> But i Deleted B ops 4, and hears why.
    I started off slightly annoyed i didn't have
  57. FrostedFoxes
    Mar 8, 2019
    4
    (Quick summary) The best thing about this game is the zombie mode, not that it's even all that great.
    The multiplayer is the usual overly fast-paced generic garbage, if you're easily entertained by explosions, fast movement, and loud noises you will love it, otherwise don't bother.
    (The Bad Things) The guns are the usual reskins. Vehicles in Battle Royale is one of the worst ideas    (Quick summary) The best thing about this game is the zombie mode, not that it's even all that great.
    The multiplayer is the usual overly fast-paced generic garbage, if you're easily entertained by explosions, fast movement, and loud noises you will love it, otherwise don't bother.

    (The Bad Things)
    The guns are the usual reskins.
    Vehicles in Battle Royale is one of the worst ideas ever, it's bad enough you can be run over by them, now you give the vehicles turrets?
    Gameplay in general is mostly boring.
    Combat is just mindless button mashing at best.
    Friendly fire is active at all times during Battle Royale.
    Teammates are uncooperative for the most part, many times even a threat.
    Microtransactions everywhere, anything from a map in zombie mode, to a red dot sight for your rifle.
    This multiplayer PVP game has aim assist.
    Hitboxes are garbage.
    Occasionally shots don't register.

    (Good things)
    Zombie mode is okay alone, or with friends.
    Battle Royale can have its' moments, when the team actually works together.
    Battle Royale is okay alone, or with friends.

    (Side-notes)
    I'd recommend you drink heavily if you intend to play this game, though that may just make you angry.

    Also there is no campaign, though I can't decide if that's for better or worse in a series that clearly only cares about what makes the most money.    … Expand
  58. InkShell
    Nov 5, 2019
    4
    Modern Warfare just came out, so now here I am reviewing a game that was made last year. Okay, I review a lot of games that are old. Now lets get to the point, I was very disappointed. I had high hopes for this game and Activision through it out the window. Ever since Fortnite came out, 12 year olds started to love the game and it was a big hit to the video game world. The game had twoModern Warfare just came out, so now here I am reviewing a game that was made last year. Okay, I review a lot of games that are old. Now lets get to the point, I was very disappointed. I had high hopes for this game and Activision through it out the window. Ever since Fortnite came out, 12 year olds started to love the game and it was a big hit to the video game world. The game had two aspects that influenced developers to copy this down. First of all they got the tier list which was the more exp you gained the more you could unlock. And you had the premium version and the normal version. On to the second aspect was the battle royal, of course there had already been games with a battle royal, but not as intense as Fortnite. With 100 players and a boundary closing in on players which makes the game a little more intense. Even though PUBG did this before people still ignored that. A new battle royal and a tier list influenced game creators. So games started having these tier lists and battle royals included. And you may be wondering, what does this have to do with COD. Well the people who played the game is obvious. When I heard that Black Ops had a battle royal like Fortnite's, I was exited. I bought the game then when I opened it up, it was somewhat good. It was decent for a few days until I found out that there was no story mode. And i was mortified dammit! A COD game with no story mode............ God did what! And apparently there was a story mode, but it was a tutorial merged with the story. And that made it even worse. The cutsences were short, and when I mean short, it was like 10 seconds long. Maybe even shorter. The gameplay wasn't even part of the story. Actually should i even try to call it some sort of story. If they just put it as a tutorial and not show any resemblance of a story, and just showed all the characters backstories, I would give this game a 5. For my standards anything a 5 or over is good game and rating. The tutorial made the game bad, not horrible but just bad.… Expand
  59. bL-1tz
    Aug 3, 2019
    4
    Pay to win dlc weapons are to broken and it is way too boring playing the non dlc content besides the only way to get most of the dlc weapons is in supply drops
  60. Dan519
    Apr 22, 2020
    4
    Black Ops 4 is an uninspired generic first-person shooter. The multiplayer is mediocre at best with small 3 lane maps and recycled maps from older Black Ops games. The battle royale mode Blackout is okay but nothing special. This game isn't bad, just bland, generic and uninspired.
  61. TBDSkripted
    May 21, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Overall not a bad game, the kicker is there in no story. The story or Campaign in COD is what makes the game last. The game seems recycled from Black Ops 3, Operators or whatever. This game seems to have not an ounce of originality. In 10 years no one is going to remember this game, period.… Expand
  62. YaBoiJoel
    Jan 5, 2021
    4
    I hated this game initially, but overtime, i started to give it more leniency. 2/3rds of the budget for this game was just blown on a Battle Royale that was mediocre at best. The lack of a campaign is my biggest complaint, as the story for BO3 has no meaning, especially since BO4 is set 20 years after BO2 and 20 before BO3, and the characters from the first 2 games are just dissed and usedI hated this game initially, but overtime, i started to give it more leniency. 2/3rds of the budget for this game was just blown on a Battle Royale that was mediocre at best. The lack of a campaign is my biggest complaint, as the story for BO3 has no meaning, especially since BO4 is set 20 years after BO2 and 20 before BO3, and the characters from the first 2 games are just dissed and used at nostalgia tactics in this game.

    Multiplayer is mixed for me. Specialists are more broken than how they were in BO3. Prophet, Firebreak, Ajax and Torque are meant for people who aren't good at the game, as their weapon mechanics are to benefit newbie players by stunning them, giving them a shield or allowing them to camp. And they're perhaps the most used specialists in the game

    I also really don't like the 150 health system, as it feels like i have to empty a whole clip into someone. It's the reason i use rapid fire on all my weapons, but whoops! Its like with every gun, they just picked the attachments out of a hat and called it a day. People argue its to benefit how the weapon performs, but how fair is it that an AR like the KN57 has Rapid Fire, but not the ICR-7? Or why can't i dual wield the Strife but i can dual wield the Saug 9mm? Or why can't i have a bayonet on the Rampart 17 but it's on the VAPR? It's all unorthodox.

    Also, the battle pass system...let's keep it, please? Oh, but they still need to make up for the crappy BR mode so we'll add supply drops for the 6th time in a row along with COD Points!

    Zombies is where most of my complaints lie.

    I. Did not. Like. The new perk system. That, along with the create-a-class is just to help out new players, when the previous 4 Treyarch titles had none of that, and it all worked perfectly fine. Half of the new perks are really just filler since they can't sit down and actually come up with something unique, or they couldn't be bothered to bring back older perks that never got a chance (cough Vulture Aid cough Tombstone cough). This was done because "It removes crutch perks". On a technicality, all the perks are crutch because someone depends on Timeslip or Blaze Phase or Stamin-Up. Removing the original perks was a bad move, especially since the Double Tap effect is at it's best when you Pack-A-Punch a weapon 5, count 'em, 5 TIMES....to have it at it's fullest potential.

    Also, the fact you have to pay for a shield, while price rises with each purchase is utterly absurd. A free shield? Nah fam, pay for the damn thing.

    Half the maps are remasters, specifically remasters of Mob of the Dead, Nuketown, Five and Call of the Dead. I understand, some of these maps have a significance in the Aether storyline, but i would still prefer new locations. Chaos is nothing more than a attempt to avoid properly wrapping up the Aether story. I didn't find it interesting at all, despite the maps IX and Ancient Evil being pretty damn good, too good. Voyage of Despair and Dead of the Night didn't have that same consistency when it came to quality, and are hot messes of over complicated features and janky map design.

    The remastered maps stay true to what the original maps had, with some locations on said maps being removed, changed or new ones being added. That didn't justify that it's literally all just re-used assets on a newer engine with no improvement in the quality. At some points, the maps they're re-imagining look better than the re-imagined version.

    The ending for the Aether story did give me a sense of completion, the story is wrapped up. How they executed the ending, i wasn't happy. Playing as the Victis/Tranzit crew on the 4th map remaster with no true final battle just saddens me. Treyarch hyped the ending up to be this final showdown with Dr. Monty and possibly the Shadowman again, except we just got, as i told many before: just another Zombies map.

    BO4 is not the worst COD, but it's definitely the worst Black Ops title. It's an interesting experience to say the least, but i still find myself playing older Black Ops games, specifically BO3 as it's considered the fan favorite.

    If you feel its not worth the money, don't buy it. I just hope Treyarch can see that they need to do better if they want to have another successful title.    … Expand
  63. Elite_Soldier
    Nov 21, 2020
    4
    I'm just writing at least 150 characters because I wanted to save this review in a more convenient way to look back at scores that I had given stuff as a user
  64. Adkhey0z
    Oct 16, 2020
    4
    (Spoiler impossible mode histoire inexistant) Je suis déçu de voir encore un gameplay futuriste avec trop de truc à gérer je doit être faible mais j'ai pas retrouver le plaisir de call of duty alors que j'en est eu dans black ops 3 ! Je trouve que ce n'est pas un bon call of ce n'est pas le pire loin de la mais je préférer passez mon chemin !
  65. Tropgam
    Jul 21, 2021
    4
    No campaign, -3 Points straight away.
    Multiplayer i don't even have words for how medicore it is
    Zombies is good i guess.
    Just not a good game.
  66. Zapleal
    Nov 5, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this game appealed a lot on pay to win and experts, they had cool modes, but if you're looking for a cod don't play this game, if you want a normal fps, it's even worth it… Expand
  67. ArekSuzme
    Oct 4, 2022
    4
    Yo where the hell is the campaign? The removal of the campaign mode ruined it.
  68. FireBroFilms
    Aug 15, 2022
    4
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  69. coolboy12
    Nov 18, 2022
    4
    This game is bad, really bad. First of all, there is no campaign. While the BO3 campaign sucked, it was atleast fun when there wasnt a cutscene or dialouge. The fact that this game is sixty dollars is exploding my mind as the guns are unbalanced, there's no campaign, the blackout mode is just a worse version of all the other battle royales, and the zombies is just BO3's but worse.This game is bad, really bad. First of all, there is no campaign. While the BO3 campaign sucked, it was atleast fun when there wasnt a cutscene or dialouge. The fact that this game is sixty dollars is exploding my mind as the guns are unbalanced, there's no campaign, the blackout mode is just a worse version of all the other battle royales, and the zombies is just BO3's but worse. Suprisingly, the game came out 3 years after BO3 and has downgraded graphics compared to it.… Expand
  70. Rooster7102
    Oct 22, 2018
    3
    Treyarch should be embarrassed for releasing this "game". This is truly nothing more than a expansion pack. Most of the maps are rehash of other black ops games. As is the selection of the specialist at the start of the rounds. Would be nice to actually be able to equip grenades and use them when I actually wanted to. The other issue is the constant jumping by opponents to avoid beingTreyarch should be embarrassed for releasing this "game". This is truly nothing more than a expansion pack. Most of the maps are rehash of other black ops games. As is the selection of the specialist at the start of the rounds. Would be nice to actually be able to equip grenades and use them when I actually wanted to. The other issue is the constant jumping by opponents to avoid being hit. This is an old issue, but you would think they would attach a fatigue meter to the jumps to slow the person down after 2-3 consecutive jumps. Graphics are good. Sound is fair. Game is a waste of money in the long run. If you are a COD fan like me just skip the Treyarch releases for now on.… Expand
  71. mrwarcriminal
    Apr 29, 2021
    3
    Wow this is truly a crappy game that I recommend to no one. No single player for some reason. I’m one that loves the single player first & MP second or third (Spec ops probably second & zombies after that). The battle Royal isnt worth the effort it just seems pointless. Save your cash & buy anything else
  72. PlanetMental
    Jan 30, 2019
    3
    I have seen "ERROR: LOST CONNECTION TO HOST" more often than I have actually been able to complete a game. And for an online only game, that is simply unacceptable. This could be a good game, if I could ever actually play it.
  73. afwhigs
    Nov 6, 2018
    3
    Maybe I'm old fashioned, but to me sole focus on multiplayer many developers seem to be leaning toward these days really just allows them to be lazy. A game (to me) should create a universe and tell a story. Again, at least that's what I want. Frenzied free-for-all online battles interest me for about 5 minutes. There's something missing. BO4 is impressive in many ways, but to me it'sMaybe I'm old fashioned, but to me sole focus on multiplayer many developers seem to be leaning toward these days really just allows them to be lazy. A game (to me) should create a universe and tell a story. Again, at least that's what I want. Frenzied free-for-all online battles interest me for about 5 minutes. There's something missing. BO4 is impressive in many ways, but to me it's all shallow window dressing catering to the leaderboard crowd. Anyway - I strongly feel that the backbone of a game should be a strong single-player campaign of reasonable length. I don't need 100 hours, or even 40. Give me 10-20 hours with good replayability, and I'm set. If you DO give me 100 hours, I'll probably play it for 200 hours. Multiplayer-only basically releases devs from having to do any kind of writing, telling any kind of story - the online players are the only feature. Not for me.… Expand
  74. Lampertuiv
    Jan 13, 2020
    3
    More than a year after the official release the game in Multiplayer still often crashes on me, that's when I stop playing. Pay2Win really is in the game even if your pay your 60$ for the game there are weapons each for 10$ that are somewhat of OP. Well you can get them by grinding but you can only get them through daily missions where you can get like 4-5 boxes a day and you need 50 forMore than a year after the official release the game in Multiplayer still often crashes on me, that's when I stop playing. Pay2Win really is in the game even if your pay your 60$ for the game there are weapons each for 10$ that are somewhat of OP. Well you can get them by grinding but you can only get them through daily missions where you can get like 4-5 boxes a day and you need 50 for one of like 30 weapons. I mostly get killed by weapons that I don't even have. But still better than new MW… Expand
  75. Mats2468
    Oct 12, 2018
    3
    Black Ops 4 is no doubt the worst Call of Duty game I ever have played. How the hell can they remove campaign!? It's some of the reasons I buy a COD game. So far the zombies sucks and multiplayer is even worse. The Blackout mode is in other words a waste of time since players today are so tryhards. After buying this game, I highly recomend to stay away from it.
  76. Winman45
    Jul 12, 2019
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game's trash. Firstly it releases broken, glitchy and buggy. Then when it was finally fixed you realize that the game has no campaign and tries to sell you some cheap PUBG wannabe battle royale. To put more salt on the wound half of the multiplayer and zombies content is locked behind a season pass and then the best of all, they made p2w loot boxes a thing in multiplayer. Honestly, I know this game is pretty cheap now, but just don't buy it. You're basically buying a mediocre half-finished pay2win mess of a game.… Expand
  77. Steff86
    Oct 14, 2018
    3
    Very underwhelming! If you're into battle Royale it's the best out there but it's now an overused mode that's just not exciting anymore. It lacks a campaign so it's wrongly priced as you're missing half the game.
  78. Maxwell3004
    Oct 15, 2018
    3
    This game is mediocre at best and bare boned. Without a campaign you better have internet, if not, then don't even bother with this game. They added a battle royale mode called "Blackout" with a okay sized map but not a lot of places to land. The multiplayer modes are scarce and if you're not playing Hardcore mode then you will have to dump to magazines into each person just to kill them.This game is mediocre at best and bare boned. Without a campaign you better have internet, if not, then don't even bother with this game. They added a battle royale mode called "Blackout" with a okay sized map but not a lot of places to land. The multiplayer modes are scarce and if you're not playing Hardcore mode then you will have to dump to magazines into each person just to kill them. Everything about the online is just a waste. The leveling up barely does anything for you and you don't feel any sense of accomplishment leveling up. Zombies is okay. Avoid this game, it is worth $20 MAX.… Expand
  79. Dizzle_Dogg97
    Oct 12, 2018
    3
    For what you are charged, this game is not worth the purchase whatsoever. No campaign which should already drop the price of this game by $20. The specialist missions don't make a good substitute as they are too brief and explore characters that made Black Ops 3 terrible as well as this game.

    Only 10 new Multiplayer maps which look dull and uninspired; and they all have the same 3 lane    For what you are charged, this game is not worth the purchase whatsoever. No campaign which should already drop the price of this game by $20. The specialist missions don't make a good substitute as they are too brief and explore characters that made Black Ops 3 terrible as well as this game.

    Only 10 new Multiplayer maps which look dull and uninspired; and they all have the same 3 lane design. Same hit detection, lag, server and playability issues. Rewarding bad play with participation trophies such as specialists. Bad gun design and sound effects. Cringe worthy quotes and emotes from forgettable characters.

    Blackout is okay but after a few games you have done everything. This mode should be a free downloadable game and not have a price tag like it currently does. It will end up like PUBG and burn to the ground by next year due to its price and more than likely decline in quality like regular Call of Duty games

    Zombies, great as usual. Really enjoy the variety of maps and new characters who are actually engaging to the player. 3 maps on launch is a treat and the new mechanics make the mode feel fresh and fun. Sadly one diamond in a pile of dirt does not make the dirt valuable as well.

    Activision and Treyarch's revenue strategies are appalling and need to be reviewed by gaming regulators. Loot boxes (gambling) in Multiplayer, an expensive season pass with less content, liquid divnium, Blackout content and ridiculous base price for half of a Call of Duty game.

    Treyarch could have been the saviour of Call of Duty but they are the cash grabbers who will exploit every person's wallet if they get the chance. If they cared they would have left Activision, they're in it for the money as well. I feel sorry for people like Jason Blundell who work so hard to make a fun game and it's ruined by the top corporates who seek to leak you of every dollar.

    How this works is each category gets a score out of 2, add all and that's the score out of 10

    Single Player: 0
    Multiplayer: 0
    Blackout: 1
    Zombies: 2
    Pricing/Content/Ethics: 0

    Overall: A lazy and uninspired effort by Treyarch. Black Ops 3 without the jetpacks and ripping off more trends to keep a dying franchise relevant. First they ripped Titanfall and Halo, now its Overwatch and PUBG. If it was going to be a cut and paste game, charge it like one and not like its God of War or Spider-Man. Buy whatever you want, but if you want to see change to what you buy and be charged fairly for what you play, you need to stop buying these unfinished products. $200 for all map content + additional money for Micro DLC and a 55gb day one patch for servers to play up. Poor form Treyarch

    3/10    … Expand
  80. Mirkito
    Oct 18, 2018
    3
    He jugado el videojuego aproximadamente unas 23.4 horas de juego en 5 dias seguidos y puedo concluir que el juego no esta a la altura ni mucho menos, y aquí explico el porque:

    1)El juego en su apartado multijugador no presenta algun cambio sustancial, aparte de nuevas habilidades para los especialistas, nueva forma de curarse, y..... ¿Que mas? Exacto lo mismo de siempre en lo demas, las    He jugado el videojuego aproximadamente unas 23.4 horas de juego en 5 dias seguidos y puedo concluir que el juego no esta a la altura ni mucho menos, y aquí explico el porque:

    1)El juego en su apartado multijugador no presenta algun cambio sustancial, aparte de nuevas habilidades para los especialistas, nueva forma de curarse, y..... ¿Que mas? Exacto lo mismo de siempre en lo demas, las mismas armas remasterizadas solo que con otro nombre, como la scar, la vector, etc etc, mapas bueno si¡ POR 70 DOLARES? NICAGANDO¡¡¡ los mapas estan basados en los del black ops 3 literalmente en el mapa nevado hay una zona copiada y pegada del otro mapa nevado de bo3, que ridiculos¡¡¡ y 4 mapas remasterizados que estan muy bien pero que ya los tengo quemados de otros juegos, listo, el multijugador sigue siendo divertido pero si has comprado los ultimos 5 cods no vale la pena por este apartado

    2) zombis buenos si¡¡¡ mas contenido y eso se aplaude pero nada mas, no son extraordinarios, ni tampoco vale comprarse el juego solo por este apartado porque? porque EL RESTO DE LA HISOTIRA VENDRA EN EL BLACK OPS PASS POR 50 DOLARES MAS¡¡¡¡ Asi que si quieres jugar una bunea historia pero muy incompleta es tu desicion

    3) BLACKOUT: Malisismos graficos, divertido? SI POR SUPUESTO, pero si jugaste pugb sentiras que esto esta super mal hecho, graficos de ps2 y no estoy exagerando, problemas con el sonido y sobre todo problemas de conexion aqui en america, no tiene mayor profundiad y tampoco merece que compres este juego solo por este apartado

    CONCLUSION: BLACK OPS 4 es un juego muy reciclado con graficos mediocres, donde los youtubers de siempre: SOKI, SINAPSIS, RUMI, GUIASTACTICASESP E INFUSER TE LO VENDEN COMO FRESCO, PERO EN SI NO TIENE NADA FRESCO, EL JUEGO ES DIVERTIDO? SI Y ESO HAY QUE DECIRLO SUPER ALTO EL JUEGO DIVIERTE PERO COMO PRODUCTO EN SI QUE ES LO QUE YO ANALISO ES MEDIOCRE, RECICLADO COSA QUE SE PUEDE CONSIDERAR COMO ESTAFA SI QUIERES, DEFICIENTE GRAFICAMENTE GRAFICOS DE PS2, Y QUE NO VALE NI 70 NI 50, NI 30, VALE 20 DOLARES COMO MUCHO, PERO PARA QUE TE QUIERES COMPRAR ESTE COD CUANDO EL 20 DE NOVIEMBRE SALDRA BATTEFIELD V, UN SALUDOS Y GRACIAS POR LEERME    … Expand
  81. Robomania
    Oct 13, 2018
    3
    This game is completely unfinished and was obviously rushed so it could launch before other large titles. The multiplayer is honestly the worst Cod multiplayer in history. The self healing is so dumb because if you don’t have a stim pack, you’re basically dead. The guns are boring and the specialists are way too important to win games compared to BO3, which by the way, this game isThis game is completely unfinished and was obviously rushed so it could launch before other large titles. The multiplayer is honestly the worst Cod multiplayer in history. The self healing is so dumb because if you don’t have a stim pack, you’re basically dead. The guns are boring and the specialists are way too important to win games compared to BO3, which by the way, this game is basically BO3 without the jet packs. There are barely any recognizable guns other than 4 or 5 and the maps are pretty boring. They clearly focused on the new Blackout game mode as they took most of the same assets from previous Call of Duty games to put in multiplayer and zombies. Speaking of zombies, they over complicated everything way to much. Now you can only have certain perks that you put in you class and you have set gobblegums whenever you want called “elixirs”. If they wanted to compete with Fortnite and PUBG, they should have just released Blackout as a free game instead of packing a half-assed multiplayer and a over complicated yet boring zombies mode only so the could wop the $60 price tag on the game. If I could get a refund, I would. For anyone considering buying this game, don’t or wait for a price drop for around $25-30.… Expand
  82. LocoVenom
    Oct 13, 2018
    3
    Black ops 4 is clearing trying to be like overwatch with abilities per character. THIS IS NOT GOOD. cod is cod keep it like that. they should just remake modern warfare 2 and it would be better than this game. guns have no recoil = no skill. running is **** insane, these guys be running faster than Usain bolt making an already fast game into a **** nightmare but to be fair i did like thisBlack ops 4 is clearing trying to be like overwatch with abilities per character. THIS IS NOT GOOD. cod is cod keep it like that. they should just remake modern warfare 2 and it would be better than this game. guns have no recoil = no skill. running is **** insane, these guys be running faster than Usain bolt making an already fast game into a **** nightmare but to be fair i did like this feature in br and zombies just not in normal multiplayer. you cant use granades unless you play a certain character.... and last but not least they make release the game with a season pass ALREADY, with a price of $50 which is insane and is obvious that they are being greedy **** that want nothing but money… Expand
  83. your_critic
    Oct 26, 2018
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. even though "blackout" mode is fine, everything else didn't change. if you have Btlfld1, then you can skip this game… Expand
  84. TryhardTyler
    Aug 4, 2019
    3
    So, despite the low score I gave this game, it has one redeeming quality, and that would be the zombies mode, at least for me. I absolutely love what they have done with that mode; however, I'm severely disappointed by the lack of content that has been added since the release of Black Ops 4. There are several issues I have with this video game, one of them being the micro-transactionSo, despite the low score I gave this game, it has one redeeming quality, and that would be the zombies mode, at least for me. I absolutely love what they have done with that mode; however, I'm severely disappointed by the lack of content that has been added since the release of Black Ops 4. There are several issues I have with this video game, one of them being the micro-transaction system. Currently, you either have to grind for approximately 60 days to get all of the "content" that is in this title, or spend an absurd amount of money. For example, if you like a particular camouflage that is behind supply drops, you have to get it for every single gun in the game. That's just ridiculous! Also, the time to kill in multi-player, at least in core game modes, is much too long on most weapons, other than snipers and specialist weapons. Who thought that was a good idea? Lastly, the removal of single-player was absolutely stupid. Some people, including myself, love campaigns in Call of Duty. Why did Blackout, which is my least favorite mode in the entirety of the game, get the okay to just shove a great concept out the window? I'm not saying this is the absolute worst CoD that has been made, but it's damn close.… Expand
  85. WizRoz
    Dec 29, 2018
    3
    If you are new to the call of duty games or just a returning player, I am afraid you will be greatly disappointed. The best word to describe Black Ops 4 is: disaster. Was going to write a complete review but in reading other comments ,they have it about summed up here.
  86. SolarConker
    Feb 27, 2019
    3
    Originally gave this a six because it was decent for the most part and consumer friendly to a degree that is not expected from a cod but then they turned it around and made the newest game more scummy then the last if you actually expect a good call of duty that doesn't try to milk you, wake up you are just cattle to them
  87. itznukeey
    Feb 17, 2019
    3
    Its empty, its boring, its got microtransactions and they dont give a **** about releasing content or fixing the game. Dont buy this, go spend it on something else this game is not worth it. Zombies are boring and way worse than BO3/BO2 zombies. Multiplayer on PC has insanely small playerbase and they removed a lot of modes because no one plays the niche modes, also expect fortnite styleIts empty, its boring, its got microtransactions and they dont give a **** about releasing content or fixing the game. Dont buy this, go spend it on something else this game is not worth it. Zombies are boring and way worse than BO3/BO2 zombies. Multiplayer on PC has insanely small playerbase and they removed a lot of modes because no one plays the niche modes, also expect fortnite style battle pass and shop, it doesnt matter the game is 60 bucks and has season pass (with no content btw) they will still want even more. Blackout is only 'innovative' addition to the series but its just generic battle royale and doesnt have any updates either. This game had insane potential to come back to the roots but instead they decided to ship it in half baked state and are not fixing it at all.… Expand
  88. hrretz
    Apr 30, 2019
    3
    So this game is the worst game in the franchise that i've ever played so let's start out with this game doesn't have a singleplayer campaign which every other CoD has which is a big minus already.

    The multiplayer feels lazy and it has a lot of recycled content like half of the specialists in this game is recycle from black ops 3 and most "new" content they add to this game are recycled.    So this game is the worst game in the franchise that i've ever played so let's start out with this game doesn't have a singleplayer campaign which every other CoD has which is a big minus already.

    The multiplayer feels lazy and it has a lot of recycled content like half of the specialists in this game is recycle from black ops 3 and most "new" content they add to this game are recycled. The multiplayer gets boring and the guns are not fun to use. The new maps are mediocre at best and it has recycled maps aswell as launch content which is really lazy. They added supplydrops to this game aswell which is horrible tbh. Before this game launched they promised a lot of new content but so far it is probably the least updated one in the franchise. The microtransactions is horrible. They sold a regular red dot for $1 and a $30 melee weapon.

    Zombies i can't speak too much on because i haven't played it but what i've played of it it just feels way too complexed but there are one fun map called IX but overall a mediocre experience.

    Blackout is probably the best part of the game but still not worth paying $60 for. The blackout map is good and has a lot of fun desinations but it's not too fun to play alone. Killing people in blackout is satisfying aswell and it makes good sound when you kill someone with a headshot. Blackout overall can be fun but not worth buying for $60.

    Multiplayer - 2.5/10
    Zombies - 3/10
    Blackout - 5.5/10
    Singleplayer content - 1.5/10

    So after some maths i give this game a 3/10. Very very mediocre game and definetly the worst in the franchise imo. I know there's rumors out there that Treyarch had to scrap their original idea and that's why there's just recycled and lazy content but still. Activision should really let their studios have an extra year to polish their game more and hopefully make a good CoD again.    … Expand
  89. Kukaslino
    Jun 13, 2019
    3
    Sistema de especialistas e 150 de vida ferraram com o jogo além de mapas ruins.
  90. Aek2123
    Jul 14, 2019
    3
    Multiplayer **** Black out macht mir keinen Spaß! Zombies ist von allem am Abstand am besten, aber weil der Rest für mich nichts mehr wert ist, ist nur wegen Zombies die 3 Punkte!
  91. Dictionariesdum
    Aug 28, 2019
    3
    Egregious microtransactions.

    Now for something more important. Don't trust google's retarded and wrong dictionary, particularly for words like "imaginary" or Myth or Fable or Work of fiction or piece of fiction or the word lie or those things at all, google doesn't know what real people are, they are a bunch of braindead retarded baby raping pedophiles that abduct babies from cribs. No,    Egregious microtransactions.

    Now for something more important. Don't trust google's retarded and wrong dictionary, particularly for words like "imaginary" or Myth or Fable or Work of fiction or piece of fiction or the word lie or those things at all, google doesn't know what real people are, they are a bunch of braindead retarded baby raping pedophiles that abduct babies from cribs. No, a lie isn't synonymous to Myth or Fable. This is indisputable fact. Lie isn't synonymous to fiction. This is indisputable fact. Lie isn't synonymous to Work of fiction, this is indisputable fact. Lie isn't synonymous to piece of fiction, also indisputable fact. Can't wait until those cock suckers have their come stain of a retarded dictionary inevitably taken down, those brainlets don't know a thing. Also no google you retards, a story isn't "an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment". Characters and events in a story are never imaginary, they are always real people and real events, stories are always about real people and real events. No matter what story it is. This is also indisputable. Then again these retards think lie and myth are synonymous, they probably hate religion, stupid braindead retards. Google is run by failed abortions that shouldn't been wanked out into a toilet. Dense cock suckers. Everything I said in response to these retards is indisputable fact.    … Expand
  92. Gamesarereal
    Sep 21, 2019
    3
    Not good.

    On a more important note, some retard nutsucker's video that has thankfully been reported and taken down from tardtube, talks about "10 Real Life Moments Video Games Saved Lives" or something retarded like that, to start the only way it's real life is for the games themselves, it's only not real life when it's in the internet, that's it, indisputable. The Real Life moments    Not good.

    On a more important note, some retard nutsucker's video that has thankfully been reported and taken down from tardtube, talks about "10 Real Life Moments Video Games Saved Lives" or something retarded like that, to start the only way it's real life is for the games themselves, it's only not real life when it's in the internet, that's it, indisputable. The Real Life moments games saved lives indisputable are when the games "saved" lives by conveying when lives are saved in the worlds conveyed by video games, if the video games world has some kind of relevant context and makes sense and has cause and effect, the video game worlds are real life and this is indisputable. Then again it's definitely a video that had been made by an absolutely completely retarded bot, the video also definitely got taken down so no worries. It'll be a good day when tardtube and all the idiots on it vanish. Everything I have said in response is indisputable, video game worlds that have context, reasoning and make sense are also real life. That is all.    … Expand
  93. Hmody10087
    May 2, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of worst cod i ever play what is the point of the specialist it ruin the game for me and the zombie who made it i'm 100% sure Jason bundle didn't make this **** and he leave treyarch now i hope next cod will be better… Expand
  94. Gamer1465
    Nov 11, 2019
    3
    This is a review of Black ops 4 after it has fully finished its content and I must say this was a disaster many call of duty fans are gonna remember

    Lets start with Blackout a controversial mode put in because battle royale was popular at the time and got rid of the campaign (most likely from all the hate towards bo3 campaign as well). This had so much potential and sadly it    This is a review of Black ops 4 after it has fully finished its content and I must say this was a disaster many call of duty fans are gonna remember

    Lets start with Blackout a controversial mode put in because battle royale was popular at the time and got rid of the campaign (most likely from all the hate towards bo3 campaign as well). This had so much potential and sadly it flopped..... hard. We got one new location in the entirety of a year, i hate to compare it to fortnite but at least they consistently kept it fresh to keep the player base playing the game. Zombies where a nice addition though and quest items to get characters was a great addition I really liked and sadly we never got anymore after launch apart from Multiplayer outfits. Some of the new modes where interesting with the best being the small Alcatraz map mode, none though really surprised me so I just stuck to playing the core modes.

    Multiplayer was bad as well. Most of the weapons which came with the new operation where way too overpowered and didn't get the necessary nerf. How can i forget to talk about the god awful specialist and how overpowered some where to others eg. torque was useless while nomad was op. This really ruined the experience and most of the new maps where completely forgettable. Finally the modes in this were fine like the st patricks day mode was fun and so was heist but sadly we didn't get enough new and unique modes but ones we already had in previous games (just like the specialist)

    Zombies.... this breaks my heart how this went from the massive hype of bo3 to this absolute trainwreck. We are introduced to a new crew named the chaos crew which where forgettable with the only real characterization going to scarlett and the other characters, well, you will have to read comics for. Four launch maps was unbelievable, but sadly only one of the maps was the high quality which we expected, this map was IX. Voyage of despair was tedious to play and the two Aether maps where remakes which destroyed their classic maps. Then came the DLC season..... damn this was horrible. Dead of the Night was garbage, too many zombie types and new characters was an insulting punch to the player base. No content for a long time after that, I believe it was for four months. Blackout and Multiplayer getting consistent updates while the zombie playerbase was given nothing but gauntlets which where boring. Finally we get ancient evil its great but its on the Bo4 engine so eh it will be forgotten sadly. Alpha Omega and Tag Der Toten where bad, no CGI intros or outros for the end of 10 years, this was bad, what happened, well probably funding cuts. How are the maps? just like all the other bo4 maps, forgettable. The ending to zombies pissed a lot of people of, it pisses me off but not as much, its the closure we needed, still we wanted a satisfying ending not a shocking ending. Also factions.... we don't talk about that.

    Specialist HQ is one of the most insulting things added, trying to add a campaign story to get you excited for probably the next black ops. Don't get me wrong I like the idea it has but really did we need cutscenes? no we just want to try out the specialist to see what they do. So yeah this was trash.

    All the broken promises, laziness and greedy tactics is what destroyed what could of been a return to form but sadly this continues the spiral down for the call of duty franchise. Maybe we get a call of duty every two years to polish the games and never get a disaster like bo4 again.    … Expand
  95. AlexeyMG
    May 5, 2020
    3
    The same every year, without campaign, the same graphics, the same equally expensive DLC, loss of essence, etc.
  96. InvisibleKyle
    Mar 10, 2020
    3
    The reason I gave this game a 3 is just because of the Blackout and Multiplayer! The zombies was phenomenal! Multiplayer broken and p2w. This game was rejected. I’d say just get rid of this game. I would actually love 2018 CoD if it was just zombies. This game is terrible.
  97. Hellgates666
    Jun 25, 2020
    3
    Unfortunately, I had very big issues with this game, and I believe it to be a stain on the black ops series. The decision to remove a campaign mode was nothing short of a huge mistake, as part of what has always made black ops great was it's gripping story mode. Secondly, the zombies mode, which has always been a fan favorite, was nothing short of butchered. It was stripped away ofUnfortunately, I had very big issues with this game, and I believe it to be a stain on the black ops series. The decision to remove a campaign mode was nothing short of a huge mistake, as part of what has always made black ops great was it's gripping story mode. Secondly, the zombies mode, which has always been a fan favorite, was nothing short of butchered. It was stripped away of everything that made it fun and enjoyable, while overwhelmingly being filled with bad stage designs, the removal of perk machines, countless constant boss battles, and other useless trinkets. The multiplayer mode was mediocre, as was blackout. I do not recommend this game; Easily the worst call of duty ever made.… Expand
  98. st0cazz0
    Apr 7, 2021
    3
    This is not a bad game.
    But i can't figure out why it's impossible to play an online match in this game.
    I mean, i'm playing by using a 3,5k$ PC, i ping 4ms google, i have 320mbps of bandwidth, and obviously an open NAT. WHY this game is so buggy. WHY?? I am able to play one time out of 10, and every time an error occurs i have to RESTART the game. I already uninstalled it for    This is not a bad game.
    But i can't figure out why it's impossible to play an online match in this game.
    I mean, i'm playing by using a 3,5k$ PC, i ping 4ms google, i have 320mbps of bandwidth, and obviously an open NAT.
    WHY this game is so buggy. WHY?? I am able to play one time out of 10, and every time an error occurs i have to RESTART the game.
    I already uninstalled it for desperation.
    I get a different error every time. I have to setup graphic and control settings every time i start the game because it doesn't save the settings (yes i click apply button).
    some time ago I reinstalled it multiple times (the game is 140gigs) and run the error-correction feature in battle.net launcher but nothing...
    I feel angry not for the game, but for the company that products it and sell it. I mean, Treyarch and Activision, do you know something like beta-testing and debugging?    … Expand
  99. HankAdvanced
    Nov 22, 2021
    3
    Complete atricious garbage game, i kept getting on sweat tryhard lobbies, due to this broken skill matchmaking, now yes i'm not really good at first person shooter but my god don't make a sbmm like this, literally i think this is another worse call of duty i ever played same goes with bo cold war, and vanguard.
  100. MortalShaw
    May 15, 2023
    3
    me parece desagradable que tengas que comprar armas nuevas con 50 suministros, claramente insitando a gastar a lo baboso, el online es decente, literal no tiene campaña y los zombies bastante meh, decepcion
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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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