Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

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4.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1872 Ratings

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  1. WittySwitty72
    Jun 5, 2019
    1
    8 months into the game they decided to start hiding new weapons behind a paywall. and not a cheap one at that. Not only do they do this but the weapons are completely OP and game changing, making the game so unenjoyable that me and my squad who have played together since day 1, no longer have the desire to play at all. It's pretty pathetic.
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. Wavybone
    Feb 9, 2020
    0
    This game is trash af made me wanna smash may ps4 don’t even think of buying it’s a shame
  5. 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.
  6. Zucheto
    Oct 18, 2018
    0
    I hadn't played a Call of Duty game in a long time, so I decided to give this a try thinking it would be a new experience.. Well.. It's the same crap, It's COD, boring, instant death garbage, with mediocre graphics.. I really wanted to like the Battle Royale mode but it's the same thing.. Stock up on your guns and ammo, and then it's camp city until the end of match. Oh well, at least BF5I hadn't played a Call of Duty game in a long time, so I decided to give this a try thinking it would be a new experience.. Well.. It's the same crap, It's COD, boring, instant death garbage, with mediocre graphics.. I really wanted to like the Battle Royale mode but it's the same thing.. Stock up on your guns and ammo, and then it's camp city until the end of match. Oh well, at least BF5 is coming out soon.. there's no way it can be this bad.… Expand
  7. off3nc3
    Oct 17, 2018
    0
    Another barebones COD game , year after year they go down in quality yet reviewers get paid and give them still good scores.

    You don't have to be a rocket scientist to realise how trash this game is just take a glance at the user scores. No SP campaign with another BR mode shoved in our throats by the current trend with a few scarce MP game modes and you have this game all packed at 60    Another barebones COD game , year after year they go down in quality yet reviewers get paid and give them still good scores.

    You don't have to be a rocket scientist to realise how trash this game is just take a glance at the user scores. No SP campaign with another BR mode shoved in our throats by the current trend with a few scarce MP game modes and you have this game all packed at 60 euros not worth.

    Avoid this trash and get Battlefield V if you want a quality FPS.    … Expand
  8. brat1111
    Oct 24, 2018
    0
    I pre-ordered this game from Gamestop and paid for it. Now that I discovered that there is no single-player campaign, I will of course cancel my order. No sale. I am so disappointed right now, I had been waiting for this title for a long time. Shameful!
  9. Slain
    Oct 23, 2018
    2
    Forget all that stuff with the campaign for a minute cause there is a horrible game in here with what still remains. The multiplayer is absolute trash, its hilariously awful. You would have more fun stabbing your eyes out with vinegar icicles than playing it. Between the god awful map designs (Extremely small) that are boring and repetitive, hair pulling spawn points where you becomeForget all that stuff with the campaign for a minute cause there is a horrible game in here with what still remains. The multiplayer is absolute trash, its hilariously awful. You would have more fun stabbing your eyes out with vinegar icicles than playing it. Between the god awful map designs (Extremely small) that are boring and repetitive, hair pulling spawn points where you become trapped and literally spawn camped over and over again, Horrible matchmaking putting new players against 2 - 3 prestige /veteran players, The hilarity of kill streak marathons that will never allow you to leave your spawn (if your not already being spawn camped), the toxicity of many of the player base, the slowed tick rate / network performance, the plethora of bugs that cause crashes, the unbalanced nature of the guns / specialist where every body is running around with the same guns and specialists or your at a clear disadvantage, i mean the list can go on a bit long but i think you get the point. The blackout mode is good and zombies is enjoyable, those are the only reason im giving the game a 2. U take out the campaign and add the horrible business practices that Actvision uses on top of all these issues and you have yourself one big flaming turd. The multiplayer issues need to be fixed fast or this game will die, EXTREMELY FAST… Expand
  10. Maxmilky
    Oct 17, 2018
    0
    Big **** up not good huge fu to the og fans not good at all dont buy ughhhhh what wree they thinking
  11. sgy0003
    Oct 21, 2018
    0
    $60 for a multiplayer that lost its identity, zombie mode which is even more cryptic than the last, and a battle royale fad that Activision thinks it will be hip and relevant years down the road.

    You tell me if this is "worth" $60
  12. 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
  13. sautedave
    Oct 21, 2018
    0
    This is a boring, less than same old same old, sad excuse for a COD game. It is an insult to the first person heritage and should be a 29.99 game on steam. All that negative cannot be be overcome by what is well written smooth, quick to load code. You can get into the action fast. Unfortunately there is not much action. To be honest I would rather play ET on ATARI then play this game.
  14. 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
  15. Akasinis
    Oct 16, 2018
    0
    Crash, connection interrupted, fatal error every time I play. I've seen at least 4-5 different messages after the crash. Complete garbage can't even complete a single game.
  16. diegomc97
    Oct 13, 2018
    0
    Juego para ratas y mocosos pendejos sin vida 0/10. En vez de jugar este intento de juego, la gente debería jugar el goty Cooking Mama 10/10.
  17. Allthat
    Oct 14, 2018
    0
    Here we are at last... Call of Duty without a campaign. Am I surprised? F**k No! In fact I even predicted it in my CoD WW2 review. This is a sad day day indeed, the CoD i know and love has completely lost its identity. Back in the day, CoD was a franchise that focused on singleplayer then added multiplayer as a bonus. Now CoD wants to copy every other thing that's popular right now;Here we are at last... Call of Duty without a campaign. Am I surprised? F**k No! In fact I even predicted it in my CoD WW2 review. This is a sad day day indeed, the CoD i know and love has completely lost its identity. Back in the day, CoD was a franchise that focused on singleplayer then added multiplayer as a bonus. Now CoD wants to copy every other thing that's popular right now; overwatch, battle royale... It's just disgusting. Guns now have recoil, players have health bars, healing is done manually, multiplayer characters have unique abilities and supers... None of this is Call of Duty. And what about the battle royale mode? It sucks! Just like every other battle royale out there! Who even asked for battle royale? Give me my story campaign back!! I'm not even going to talk about zombies, I'm tired of zombies, everyone's tired of zombies.… Expand
  18. Nanonoir
    Oct 15, 2018
    0
    Game feels like a reskin with battle royal thrown in for having been in development for 3 years. Controls are clunky, no innovation, no expanded customization, and in general becomes very boring for a vet of fps games after an hour or two. Not worth the $$$ when you can pick up Titanfall 2 for 20$ and its superior to this in every way. A lot of people have said "but the zombies areGame feels like a reskin with battle royal thrown in for having been in development for 3 years. Controls are clunky, no innovation, no expanded customization, and in general becomes very boring for a vet of fps games after an hour or two. Not worth the $$$ when you can pick up Titanfall 2 for 20$ and its superior to this in every way. A lot of people have said "but the zombies are good"...and its ok...but there are a lot of zombie choices out there that are better, cheaper, no sub fee, and don't hold day one content behind a pay wall. I had high hopes for this but I returned It within a day. To think this had the same development time as the new assassins creed and released with so little content shows how much Treyarch doesn't care. its a blatant cash grab. If you want a traditional fps game I would wait for the new Battlefield V, at least the updates will be free. ( yes I would pick up a ea dice game over this, scary) 0/10… Expand
  19. brodieballs
    Oct 13, 2018
    2
    I own this game, sadly it is digital so I cant return it.

    I don't know where to start, first mp map I am put in is a re-hash, and the second, and the third... A head glitch obstacle on most corners, lack of create class till level 5! wobbly game mechanics, not sure what the other maps are about as there is no story. Blackout gets very old very quickly. Disappointing to say    I own this game, sadly it is digital so I cant return it.

    I don't know where to start, first mp map I am put in is a re-hash, and the second, and the third...

    A head glitch obstacle on most corners, lack of create class till level 5!

    wobbly game mechanics, not sure what the other maps are about as there is no story.

    Blackout gets very old very quickly.

    Disappointing to say the least, but hey, lots of nice paid reviews to read, wait a few weeks until the honest ones come out and make your own decision.    … Expand
  20. Davis119
    Oct 13, 2018
    0
    You remember when Call of Duty was one of the best franchises in the business? I remember the days, when you started Modern Warfare 1 or 2 and had a gripping story about war, ethics and what it does to the world.
    The Multiplayer was setting standards for what FPS shooters in Multiplayer could do and where they will go in the future, with a sense of progression that was unrivaled at that    You remember when Call of Duty was one of the best franchises in the business? I remember the days, when you started Modern Warfare 1 or 2 and had a gripping story about war, ethics and what it does to the world.
    The Multiplayer was setting standards for what FPS shooters in Multiplayer could do and where they will go in the future, with a sense of progression that was unrivaled at that time.

    What you have now:
    No Singleplayer
    Chasing trends from other games (Overwatch and PUBG)
    Selling a Season pass without the option to buy single map packs
    Blatantly lying about a bold new direction for the franchise
    Very dull weapon sounds
    No sense of progression
    Horrible Map design (3 lanes with very little variety)
    Almost no maps (10... whoop di f***n do)

    I could go on but in all honesty, I don't want to bore you with my personal frustration from a once great franchise. I pains me greatly that activision got their greasy paws on what was once a paragon of FPS shooters. This is not COD anymore, this is a hollow shell assembled from a soulless developer and publisher trying to make money of people that don't know any better. Do not buy this game, it's not worth 20 €. Don't help these greedy bastards make money and ruin other franchises, when Studios get bought. (The titanfall franchise will be the next one to get completely ruined mark my words)
    For that and many more reasons f*** Activision, f*** Treyarch, **** these bought off reviewers and f*** this empty soulless trash.    … Expand
  21. SodaBoy1000
    Oct 14, 2018
    2
    A subpar experience. Player models move strangely... jump unrealistically almost floating... I expected a level of arcadeyness that is the usual CoD experience, but this does not work with the Battle Royale setup... the "Silence" perk basically means that you cannot use sound in close quarters which renders selective camping redundant... overall the BR model and CoD arcade experience areA subpar experience. Player models move strangely... jump unrealistically almost floating... I expected a level of arcadeyness that is the usual CoD experience, but this does not work with the Battle Royale setup... the "Silence" perk basically means that you cannot use sound in close quarters which renders selective camping redundant... overall the BR model and CoD arcade experience are in juxtaposition... uninstalled after 2 hours... refunded.… Expand
  22. PricesMoustache
    Oct 23, 2018
    1
    One point cause they got the name of the game correct. Been a gradual decline in what made this franchise great. COD4 had it in terms of great MP - MW2 hit the sweet spot, then came the decline. Thought the franchise had now slowly plateaued in terms of mediocre MP but BLOPS4 seems to have found a new level, sorry no, a sheer drop into the realm of laughable, unrecognisable COD.
  23. Cfgk24
    Oct 24, 2018
    0
    Utter Drivel! no Class, no single player campaign - just rinse and repeat rubbish.
  24. Beauner
    Oct 23, 2018
    0
    Wow.. this game is so bad. No campaign, which I don't care too much about so I let it slide, but the multiplayer is hot garbage.. It's just the same old instant kill, shot in the back, no skill garbage.. I thought I would enjoy the battle royale mode, but the lag is ridiculous.. You'll get the jump on somebody, and then die instantly... Watch the killcam and in the killcam you never evenWow.. this game is so bad. No campaign, which I don't care too much about so I let it slide, but the multiplayer is hot garbage.. It's just the same old instant kill, shot in the back, no skill garbage.. I thought I would enjoy the battle royale mode, but the lag is ridiculous.. You'll get the jump on somebody, and then die instantly... Watch the killcam and in the killcam you never even shot a single bullet. It's all just pure unskilled garbage. I guess they know their audience, a bunch of kids who can't handle actually getting good at something, so they reward them with quick kills to make them feel good about themselves.… Expand
  25. 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
  26. Verisimilitude
    Oct 13, 2018
    0
    Wow. I mean the trailer was great but this is so lackluster. Taking inspiration from other games is great but add your own spin to it. This game doesn't add anything significant to Battle Royale apart from fan service in parts and reworked maps from the original (actual good games). I suppose since assists count as kills in multiplayer everyone will feel like a winner until the illusionWow. I mean the trailer was great but this is so lackluster. Taking inspiration from other games is great but add your own spin to it. This game doesn't add anything significant to Battle Royale apart from fan service in parts and reworked maps from the original (actual good games). I suppose since assists count as kills in multiplayer everyone will feel like a winner until the illusion is broken. And for those who just never get tired of Battle Royale - this is your game. For the rest of the playerbase, without the single player and without a compelling mulitplayer, it's just.... well.. Boring.… Expand
  27. 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
  28. danellington
    Oct 12, 2018
    1
    Long time COD fan and this is a tribute to fans, however it has been a struggle to distinguish this game (at its core) from Fortnite and PUBG. While it does almost everything better, it didn't start any of these tired trends and charges a tremendous amount (not including microtransactions later) for something that is essentially just Blackout mode. That's the focus for the majority ofLong time COD fan and this is a tribute to fans, however it has been a struggle to distinguish this game (at its core) from Fortnite and PUBG. While it does almost everything better, it didn't start any of these tired trends and charges a tremendous amount (not including microtransactions later) for something that is essentially just Blackout mode. That's the focus for the majority of players and where some effort has gone - however maybe get this game if you still haven't tired of Battle Royale. Watch reviews first if you have, because this game will get extremely boring, extremely fast if you've played alot of Battle Royal over the last few years.… Expand
  29. Swiffi
    Oct 12, 2018
    0
    The game just feels cheap! Reused maps, 3 shot consistent kills on normal, boring art style, and gun game similar to a free-to-play. It honestly feels and plays like Lawbreakers, that super successful game that lasted a few months and peaked at 7,500 players... The reused maps and classes from the black ops series feels the worst. It's fine for nostalgia to toss in a few, but every classThe game just feels cheap! Reused maps, 3 shot consistent kills on normal, boring art style, and gun game similar to a free-to-play. It honestly feels and plays like Lawbreakers, that super successful game that lasted a few months and peaked at 7,500 players... The reused maps and classes from the black ops series feels the worst. It's fine for nostalgia to toss in a few, but every class from Black Ops 3 is back, and maps from Black Ops and Black Ops 2 appear in the NORMAL playlists. It's down right lazy.

    Not to mention the fact there is no single-player campaign or loot system (CoD WWII). It seems the only reason this game was even released was for the Battle Royale mode. That mode should have been a stand-off so that the rest of the game could come together.

    Not worth more than $30, at best.    … Expand
  30. fasztarisznya
    Oct 16, 2018
    0
    There is no campaign mode. This should not be accepted in the gaming community. Paying $60 for an online game with no offline gameplay is just ridiculous. Don't let this become a thing.
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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 72 Critic Reviews

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