Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

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4.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1872 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 1,058 out of 1872
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  1. obilleimai
    Aug 28, 2022
    3
    This call of duty was boring as hell.One of the worst zombies in call of duty games with literally no campaign
  2. tixi777
    Nov 1, 2022
    3
    Horrible game, the second worst call of duty ever. No campaign, horrible multiplayer, blackout sucks, and bad zombies
  3. RidleayRomero
    Dec 1, 2018
    2
    Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is a massive step backward for not just Call of Duty, but First person Shooters in general. Not only did Activision drop the single player, they just decided to be a trend chaser and add a Battle Royale mode that we have yet to see them put Loot Boxes in. Call of Duty games were always just a pain to talk about, but now there's just nothing to talk about with thisCall of Duty: Black Ops 4 is a massive step backward for not just Call of Duty, but First person Shooters in general. Not only did Activision drop the single player, they just decided to be a trend chaser and add a Battle Royale mode that we have yet to see them put Loot Boxes in. Call of Duty games were always just a pain to talk about, but now there's just nothing to talk about with this game at all. The very heart and soul of COD has been ripped out, Temple of Doom style. There is so little content in this game that I'm shocked that the whole game is over 100 gigabytes; and it's not even on the disc, there are only 100 megabytes on it. You basically just bought the DRM on a disc and have to download the rest of the game via download patch.… Expand
  4. Boxies
    Sep 16, 2019
    2
    It really is disappointing to see so many '0' scores based on a few issues you have with the game. I have been away from COD since MW3 (playing only several games here and there), and I am really impressed with this title. It's highly polished (I am on the PC), and has a tonne of content. SkillUp summed it up best when he said the price is fair considering the value you will get out of theIt really is disappointing to see so many '0' scores based on a few issues you have with the game. I have been away from COD since MW3 (playing only several games here and there), and I am really impressed with this title. It's highly polished (I am on the PC), and has a tonne of content. SkillUp summed it up best when he said the price is fair considering the value you will get out of the game. PUBG still retails for $30AUD and is half the game this one is.

    UPDATE: Blitzed with micro transactions and terrible progression. They ruined a great product.
    While Blackout is good, I am in love with the MP. It is so buttery smooth, and we finally have some deviation from the 3 lane map formula that started to drive me insane in the later CODs. Heist and Control are two excellent new game types which keep it fresh as well. Its not perfect, but it's finally done something to make itself different from previous titles. A lot of the reviews mention the lack of campaign, I will get far more value out of Blackout than I would have from a campaign, so I see it as a fair trade.    … Expand
  5. Alecj
    Oct 15, 2018
    2
    A re-release of old Black Ops assets with latency issues and bad hit detection. Barely any new maps.

    Its obviously a cash in on year old fads like battle royale using a bankable name like Call of Duty. There is none of the innovation or creativity we usually see from Treyarch. Its a Microtransaction vehicle meant to see if they can get away with offering very little and making the    A re-release of old Black Ops assets with latency issues and bad hit detection. Barely any new maps.

    Its obviously a cash in on year old fads like battle royale using a bankable name like Call of Duty.

    There is none of the innovation or creativity we usually see from Treyarch. Its a Microtransaction vehicle meant to see if they can get away with offering very little and making the usual CoD money.

    There are still hit detection and latency issues with Treyarch releases you dont see in other CoD games.

    Treyarch still has the best gun play but the new ttk plus the bad hit detection ruins what could have been a positive.

    Instead of being the usual highlight of the franchise, Black Ops 4 is not only forgettable, but unfocused and a step back for the series.

    If you MUST buy it, wait a week, There will be piles of "used" copies everywhere......

    Bl Ops 4 might end up being more forgettable the CoD "Ghosts" It feels like a soulless cash grab.

    Itll be the first CoD since before Modern Warfare, that i dont keep on my shelf forever.

    There are too many better games to spend your hard earned money on.

    Skip it, or at least wait until the price comes waaaaaaaaaaaaaay down.

    Go play Nier Automata--- its genius and will keep you busy longer than Black Ops 4    … Expand
  6. RaymanSbal
    Nov 19, 2019
    2
    Pas de mode campagne, donc on s'attend a voir un multijoueur aboutie ? Bah non enfaite, les maps ce ressemble tous couloir au milieu, couloir à gauche, couloir à droite, les pires de toute la série, les spécialistes qui servent en rien au gameplay.
  7. WhiteHawk05
    Mar 31, 2019
    2
    Black Ops 4 as a game is not bad. However, I am extremely disappointed in how much Treyarch has neglected this game. Its still the same fast-paced arcade shooter with great gun play and controls. But I can't find myself playing this game, like ever. From the beginning, zombies had so much promised DAY 1 content that took months to make it into the game, and some is still not even in.Black Ops 4 as a game is not bad. However, I am extremely disappointed in how much Treyarch has neglected this game. Its still the same fast-paced arcade shooter with great gun play and controls. But I can't find myself playing this game, like ever. From the beginning, zombies had so much promised DAY 1 content that took months to make it into the game, and some is still not even in. Firstly, zombies was going to get factions and callings which were supposed to be interesting incentives to play daily. Where as WW2's callings gave exclusive rewards and even special weapon variants, bo4's system offers xp. Sad. Especially because they came in 5 months after they were supposed to be. Zombies is still missing a free map (nuketown) and a mode (grief). Both of which were talked about arriving in January I believe? And finally, zombies was in beta for 2 or 3 months. Crashes everytime you got close to round 20, sometimes earlier if you were in a party. Black ops 4 was supposed to have the most competitive multiplayer as well with the higher health and smaller teams. Too bad ranked play was also 5 months late killing off any chance this game had of actually being competitive. A big trend you'll notice is that all content is coming out way too late.

    Except for the battlepass cause that brings money into activision's pockets . So a full price AAA game + the very expensive season pass doesn't even get you everything? Theres still cosmetics that go for 20ish dollars? The game really has the worst and most aggressive microtransactions I've ever seen, but add in the fact that its a AAA game that launched completely broken and unfinished.    … Expand
  8. Glaicer
    Nov 12, 2018
    2
    Looks like litter, runs like garbage, feels like trash, plays like refuse. 3 studios at 3-year cycle of development and still able to produce full-price junk.
  9. MrRedMarsmallow
    Oct 18, 2018
    2
    Just stay away from Black Ops 4. Before the game was announced I was extremely excited as the rumors whirled about a modern setting and possibly the continuation of the Woods storyline. However, that was ditched for a battle royale mode, something no CoD fan has ever asked for. There is far less customization than any other entry in the series, the maps are literally copy and paste fromJust stay away from Black Ops 4. Before the game was announced I was extremely excited as the rumors whirled about a modern setting and possibly the continuation of the Woods storyline. However, that was ditched for a battle royale mode, something no CoD fan has ever asked for. There is far less customization than any other entry in the series, the maps are literally copy and paste from previous Black Ops games, the time to kill is far too high, there is no team balancing, and the "storyline" (called Specialist HQ) is just a series of offline game modes set against bots, they didn't even try to make it interesting. In other words, this is a p*ss-poor excuse for a video game, much less a serious entry in the Call of Duty franchise. So, if I were you, I would hold off on this one, maybe stick with Black Ops 3 or, perhaps, just stay away from the CoD franchise either until it can get it's sh*t straight, or until it comes to a close.… Expand
  10. arostislavna
    Mar 8, 2019
    2
    I only play this for Nuketown because it is scaled correctly this time. There are a few other maps that are ok but other than that, nothing else seems to interest me at all.

    Zombies is ok for someone who hasn't played religiously since World at War, with a bunch of crutches to make zombie-fodder, but even then have problems because "easter eggs" are broken, right at this point in time,    I only play this for Nuketown because it is scaled correctly this time. There are a few other maps that are ok but other than that, nothing else seems to interest me at all.

    Zombies is ok for someone who hasn't played religiously since World at War, with a bunch of crutches to make zombie-fodder, but even then have problems because "easter eggs" are broken, right at this point in time, you cannot get more than one golden spork-knife without BSOD/Crash and a majority of previous easter eggs before were broken too, need I mention how classified was unbeatable because it would BSOD.

    Blackout is my first battle royale and although I like how this one plays, it is plagued with cancerous players that sissy-camp every single building with a shotgun. It gets very boring for someone that is not interested in the Royale genre.

    The DLC/Microtransactions have been the worst I have ever seen, literally emulating the fortnite system.

    There are no ways to attain weapons you have missed from previous seasons (SWAT RFT)
    and they milk every penny from you - I don't know why because they cut the meat from the game - CAMPAIGN mode.

    This does not deserve the black ops title either. Nothing here is black ops. It is siege/fortnite/overwatch.

    If you buy this unfinished alpha, you say to activision that you give them permission to remove story mode from all games.

    Imagine if spyro reignited came out later - it'd be a battle royale without any story.    … Expand
  11. 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
  12. Renton577
    Nov 23, 2018
    2
    This game is well polished a fun time. It is however ruined by the fact that Activision added in extremely shady micro transactions after critic reviews were complete. In a space where Fortnite exists for free and has straight forward micro transactions I feel like Activision is way to out of touch and just trying to milk money out of consumers. Game is well polished and fun but I cantThis game is well polished a fun time. It is however ruined by the fact that Activision added in extremely shady micro transactions after critic reviews were complete. In a space where Fortnite exists for free and has straight forward micro transactions I feel like Activision is way to out of touch and just trying to milk money out of consumers. Game is well polished and fun but I cant recommend it because like stated micro transactions ruin it.… Expand
  13. trollkiller55
    Oct 12, 2018
    2
    COD BO has always has the best COD campaigns. Sigh. Oh well I guess 12 year olds have a lot more time/disposable (parents) income to spend on the microtransactions/ and "we'll only show you this if you spend...". A frenetic failure, imo. Wait for Battlefield.
  14. NouZeM
    Nov 7, 2018
    2
    Micropagos everywhere a lo Battlefront II
    Repetición de una formula que parece no tener fin

    No hay nada más que hablar señoría
  15. 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
  16. kNaCk2BaByEe
    Oct 15, 2018
    2
    Let's be clear: I have never been a fan of the COD franchise.

    However: This game is really the first time that my experience with the previous titles doesn't matter, because this is NOT a Call Of Duty game. The developers clearly want to innovate where innovation isn't needed, and add features that appear lackluster and like quick cash-grabs. First of all, let's bring up the    Let's be clear: I have never been a fan of the COD franchise.

    However: This game is really the first time that my experience with the previous titles doesn't matter, because this is NOT a Call Of Duty game.

    The developers clearly want to innovate where innovation isn't needed, and add features that appear lackluster and like quick cash-grabs.

    First of all, let's bring up the elephant in the room: the replacement of a campaign with a battle royale mode. This is certainly a hot topic, and one that not many are in favor of. This came as a disappointment to me, because while I love myself a good multiplayer shooter from time to time (Overwatch, Titanfall 2), my heart will always belong to single player experiences. Some may be fans of Battle Royale games, but here's the kicker:

    Battle royale takes almost no time to develop. After Epic Games realized that Fortnite: Save The World was a sinking ship, they threw together a battle royale mode in 2 months. 2 MONTHS. This combined with the fact that Blackout already incorporates assets from previous games in the franchise makes me wonder: Why did this take up SO MUCH development time that the campaign was scrapped?

    Of course, this would have been excusable had Blackout been refreshing to play. After 5 or so matches, you have done everything that the game has to offer. This is what plagues battle royale games, the repetitiveness and lack of replayability.

    Onto the multiplayer, which, in my opinion, is some of the worst the series has to offer.

    Map design is a flop this time around, with the same boring, three-lane maps that we have seen since modern warfare. Not only do all of these maps play the same, too many of them are blatantly copy-pasted from other games. A majority of them feel as if they were designed for advanced movement, but sometime in the development cycle, the developers realized their mistake, removed the jetpacks, and the maps were left to suffer.

    The overwhelming majority of the guns are all samey as well, both from an audio and visual standpoint. Now, I understand that the series must have similar weapons that are consistent between entries, but there could have been more effort to inject some creativity into the designs of the weapons. Like them or not, advanced warfare and infinite warfare had some of the most creative weapons in the series, because the futuristic setting gave them more creative freedom.

    The hero-shooter esque class system is also a miss, because it forces COD in the direction of a hero-shooter, but doesn't do so fully, and we are left with a half-baked experience that feels generally unpolished and unbalanced. Why do ability cooldowns not reset to zero when changing rounds? Why are there almost no supportive roles? Why is teamwork not a large enough factor in fights? Why are there no ability interactions/combinations? Why do all of the characters look the same, not allowing you judge how to approach each fight? Why is the Time to kill too high for a hero-shooter, but too low for a Call of Duty game? These were just some of the questions that I had to ask myself as I played, and i'm sure you will ask these questions as well.

    The zombies, as expected, is a great addition. It meets, if not exceeds the footprint that BO3 left behind. There are just the right amount of easter eggs, lore, and character interactions that add up to a pleasant experience that will be dug into and expanded upon as the next year progresses. And, 3 maps at launch is just the icing on the cake, it's the cherry on top.

    Next up: the monetization. The Black ops Pass is inexcusable, especially since we are in an era when consumers are as educated as we will ever be about the impact that companies such as EA and Activision are putting on the gaming industry.

    Having convenient spending options for your consumers will never be a bad thing, and Activision has overwhelmingly demonstrated this with the Black ops Pass. DLC has always been a feature in COD, and it has been passable up until this point. With the black ops pass, it's all or nothing, either you're in, or you're out. You can either shell out 50 dollars, or you get virtually no content on the side. This begs a couple of questions:

    Why couldn't we have had smaller, yet individual DLCs, priced at 3.99 to 9.99, for each map pack/zombies map/weapon bundle?
    Why does Activision constantly screw over their consumer base?

    A few other, minor complaints:
    -UI is bland, and the cursor on PS4 is unnecessary
    -Same overall artstyle/engine as BO3
    -Lack of classes/characters compared to other hero-shooters

    Overall, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is another entry in the COD franchise, though its designers want it to be everything but, including Fortnite, CS:GO, Overwatch, and Rainbow 6: Seige. It ends up being a jack of all trades, and master of none, if you will.

    MP- 1
    Blackout- 2
    Zombies- 8
    Monetization- 0

    Overall rating- 2/10    … Expand
  17. alexslork
    Nov 3, 2019
    2
    Убивают серию колды. Такой ценник без сюжета это просто печаль
  18. abdullah9o9
    Oct 12, 2018
    2
    black out is boring , 0 atmosphere , gunplay is horrible not like other COD games , this game should be 30 bucks or 20
  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. chooch5589
    Oct 24, 2018
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the first CoD title I have purchased in at least five years and likely the last unless major improvements are made as there are a few elements in each mode which make them very frustrating to play. I primarily purchased this due to the Blackout mode so I will start there.

    In blackout you have only one life and a single fight can negate 20+ minutes worth of work and game play, this is the essence of any battle royale mode. The major issue with this mode is that they have not made the necessary adjustments to the equipment as it play extremely different than the normal multiplayer mode. The main culprit in this is the 9 bang grenade. If you are hit with one of these you are completely blind for multiple seconds. This works great in a game mode where you die and just respawn seconds later but a single item with a large area of effect that can essentially ensure your death has absolutely no place in a battle royale genre.

    Next we have multiplayer which, if you like regular CoD multiplayer, it may be okay for many players. The issue I have here is that sniper rifle, which are easier to hit with than in many other shooters, are an instant kill regardless of where you hit someone. In a game where the maps were all oddly designed to have many large hallways it leaves little room for other play styles and creates a frustrating gaming experience. Additionally, there is rampant hacking on the PC. It is not fun for anyone, except maybe the hacker, when an enemy is continuously jumping through the doorway, doing an instant 180 to an enemy player and landing 4 quick head shots before the player with the positional advantage can even react.

    The saving grace of this game for me is the Zombies mode but it does not come without its own issues. I love the idea that there are objectives available for each map to advance the story within each round and that getting through the entire story would take a mix of practice, memorization, and good gun play. The part that kind of ruins it, at least on the map I have had the time to delve into fairly deeply, is the addition of RNG and cheap mechanics to try and artificially increase the difficulty. I am referencing the finding the skull objective on IX. Why would you make an objective where, even if you know where the item you need can spawn and you are looking directly at it, the item is so difficult to see that you can still possibly miss it? This portion does not feel rewarding and just feels like a cheap way to "increase the difficulty" without actually putting any work into it. Everything else outside of that which I have experienced on that map feels difficult but doable but that is too much luck put into a task when you need to be nearly perfect to get through all the objectives, at least in two players.

    All in all there is a lot of room for improvement in all aspects of this game and I completely regret purchasing this game in its current state. Here is to hoping the developers listen to community feedback and improve this game so it is at least and enjoyable gaming experience for the majority.    … Expand
  21. juankunder
    Aug 27, 2019
    2
    Es una máquina tragamonedas, lo que más se actualiza es el sistema de micropagos, armas súper poderosas bajo sistema de cajas de botín. No lo recomiendo
  22. Ben_91
    Oct 30, 2018
    2
    Absolute crap! I traded it in for a partial refund, 3 weeks after purchase.

    I had been saying for months that I won't buy the new COD and waste my money, because I knew what it will be like... but I went ahead and brought it still anyway. And it confirmed my worst fears. It is awful. Like genuinely awful. I played about 2 hours of it and had to switch it off and put AC: Odyssey back    Absolute crap! I traded it in for a partial refund, 3 weeks after purchase.

    I had been saying for months that I won't buy the new COD and waste my money, because I knew what it will be like... but I went ahead and brought it still anyway. And it confirmed my worst fears. It is awful. Like genuinely awful.

    I played about 2 hours of it and had to switch it off and put AC: Odyssey back on, BO4 was that bad. I then didn't play it again for about 2 weeks, and when I did finally play it again, I couldn't bare more than a couple of hours. I just get sick of it, and hate practically every aspect of what it has evolved into. It's like all the previous bad COD's rolled into one, except they've tried to copy fortnight into it.

    The graphics, the combat, the playing styles and gameplay, the glitches, the lack of a campaign etc. They have even ruined Zombies, which used to be COD's only saving grace, up until the past couple, which have been getting progressively worse. Zombies is now ridiculous, with too many far fetched spells and complex procedures that make it too overcomplicated to be worthwhile. It just feels like a big mess.

    Save your money. Unless you are a massive fortnight fan, I suppose.    … Expand
  23. Joe_Kiely
    Nov 5, 2018
    2
    OK this game in it's current state is an absolute disaster and is extortionately priced. I hope people see this before considering buying the game and decide to save their money.
  24. Inconnux
    Feb 17, 2019
    2
    Once again CoD turns a once fun game into an aggravating experience. My reasons why Black Ops 4 is N O T fun

    1. no skills based matchmaking. Love been demolished by 12 yr olds who spend every waking moment playing this game? Do you have a life and can't put 4-5 hours a day getting better? Treyarch gives the big middle finger to any casual fans of the series and bends over to the    Once again CoD turns a once fun game into an aggravating experience. My reasons why Black Ops 4 is N O T fun

    1. no skills based matchmaking. Love been demolished by 12 yr olds who spend every waking moment playing this game? Do you have a life and can't put 4-5 hours a day getting better? Treyarch gives the big middle finger to any casual fans of the series and bends over to the small top % of die hard 'gamers' who live this game.

    2. Yes the Sniper rifle is over powered and quickscoping is still a problem. Its the same Noob cannon that it has always been

    3. Yes the game punishes you if your team isn't filled with pros with kill streaks that will make you want to throw your controller against the wall.

    4. Idiotic specialist ability unbalance the game to the extreme. A dog that can take multiple headshots, but bites you in the ankle and you are dead! An invulnerable shield that you can only run from... oh and don't forget the trusty noob tube.

    5. The worst spawning in the entire series. If you love to get spawn camped by snipers before you can move, this game is for you!

    6. Terrible maps. Even the best maps are barely tolerable and most are painfully bad.

    7. Lag, bad servers and a very poorly optimized engine cause huge problems.

    8. A much faster based 'twitch' shooter that only caters to the top players.

    See all the great reviews by the professional reviewers? Perhaps it is because they are being funded by activision. Now look at the user reviews. 4.4? Thats pretty generous.

    Should you buy it? no
    and the long answer? Hell no    … Expand
  25. llorphanll
    Nov 9, 2018
    2
    The game is basically unfinished, glitchy, and a mess. Stuff that should have been in on the day of launch takes a month to get updated into the game. The maps are all small except for one, and the game favors campers with heavily several spots to camp spawn points the game is just terrible. The scorestreaks are overpowered along with the rest of the technology in this game, there is noThe game is basically unfinished, glitchy, and a mess. Stuff that should have been in on the day of launch takes a month to get updated into the game. The maps are all small except for one, and the game favors campers with heavily several spots to camp spawn points the game is just terrible. The scorestreaks are overpowered along with the rest of the technology in this game, there is no way to counter them the rocket launcher take too long to destroy them and there is not type of EMP system in the game to counter. Cold-Blooded perk has been nerfed to an extreme to the point where scorestreaks will still see and shoot you it'll just take longer for them to. At least make a specialist that is like an anti-technology person who can get past that stuff. Because the tech is unstoppable in this game, from the specialist equipment to there weapons all the way to the scorestreaks. Objective game modes can just be dominated due to the tech. The counter to everything in this game is to just shoot it like the barricade when can't there be like a self-destruct button on the back or something to destroy it faster. It makes zero sense it's like either waste time shooting the tech and lose the game or keep dying by them and lose the game. Why was there an EMP in BO2 and BO3 but not BO4 when it takes place in between both of them it's like the universe just got dumb. Why isn't spectre in the game there is no silent specialist. Brings back old maps because they are lazy and the new specialist doesn't fit well with the old maps. PS4 gets the free content that should have been in the game before Xbox, it's just unfair and dumb. For a game that took 3 years to make it shouldn't be unfinished. Multiplayer is horrible. Zombies and Blackout are ok. Anticipated for no reason. Brought the 100 dollar edition and it took almost a month to get my cod points. The game just breaks every day, stuff comes and goes on a regular. It is by far the most uncomplete Call of Duty of all time, but the game is fun at times because it's Call of Duty.… Expand
  26. xdragon13
    Nov 17, 2018
    2
    Game is okay. Play it at my brother's house, but kept getting jump shot around corners. look it up and seems to be a glitch that allowed people to see you first. Kind of annoying. Games seems a bit laggy too. Blackout is a bit fun, but didn't like it. I guess it comes down to preferences and I just didn't like it.
  27. intel0x86
    Nov 22, 2018
    2
    I was a huge fan of Call of Duty thanks to their single player campaign. "Now it is their land... Their people... Their blood." Remember?
    BlackOps4 doesn't have a single player campaign. This is disappointing.
  28. Minionan
    Jan 18, 2019
    2
    Just to be clear, I'm a big COD fan and had high hopes for the game.
    Multiplayer Mode:
    The worst mode of all. The matchmaking process is so broken that for the 20 hours I spent with the game I had only about 5 (FIVE!!!) balanced matches. All of the matches end in one team 'duck-shooting' the enemy team players after a minute or so. I'm not saying it only because I was loosing, it worked    Just to be clear, I'm a big COD fan and had high hopes for the game.
    Multiplayer Mode:
    The worst mode of all. The matchmaking process is so broken that for the 20 hours I spent with the game I had only about 5 (FIVE!!!) balanced matches. All of the matches end in one team 'duck-shooting' the enemy team players after a minute or so. I'm not saying it only because I was loosing, it worked both ways; I could not fire a single bullet and my team would win the game. There is nothing the losing team can do once an enemy team gets a battleship or attack helicopter killstreak. I'm going back to Black Ops 3 multiplayer.
    Zombie Mode:
    Zombies are ok. You have new monsters, elixirs, perks etc. You can kill some time with it, but zombies with each iteration of the franchise lose the appeal to me. Maps are so big and puzzles so difficult, that they stop being fun at all. Just treacherous and tedious shooting and running around the giant map. I wish they would go back to relatively small and really perfected maps like in Black Ops 2, were killing the hordes of zombies was really fun.
    Blackout Mode:
    You will be better served by other games at fraction of the price.    … Expand
  29. FallingFlamingo
    Jan 26, 2019
    2
    Picked up the title yesterday, a couple months after it launched, on a whim. I haven't played a Call of Duty game in many years, being primarily a story-based RPG kinda gamer and not a fan of the toxicity the average CoD player produces.

    I'm incredibly disappointed, but not for the reasons you'd expect. Micro-transactions are w/e, they're all cosmetic and there's no paywall for    Picked up the title yesterday, a couple months after it launched, on a whim. I haven't played a Call of Duty game in many years, being primarily a story-based RPG kinda gamer and not a fan of the toxicity the average CoD player produces.

    I'm incredibly disappointed, but not for the reasons you'd expect.

    Micro-transactions are w/e, they're all cosmetic and there's no paywall for content. That's good.

    The detail and graphical potential this title has lives up to the CoD name. That's good.

    Zombies mode is kinda fun if wave-based defense is your thing. That's good.

    Battle Royale mode is fun and sees decent updates. That's good.

    Multiplayer has NO skill based matchmaking and is a smoking hot mess. What the actual ****
    How does Activision expect to entice new players into their IP when the MAJOR SELLING POINT, the multiplayer, is so unbalanced for new players the experience isn't even fun? In my first 5-10 matches online, I was the ONLY player not prestiged and under level 30 (to be precise, I was LEVEL ONE.) That means I have no create-a-class, no experience with any weapons, no experience with any of the maps, and no experience with game mechanics other than how to point and shoot my **** gun (WITH NO USEFUL ATTACHMENTS).

    Spawns are still broken, a remnant of distress from my MW2 days, where you undoubtedly will be killed not because of your skill level, but because the game spawned you with an enemy within 10ft.

    I'm not sure if this is a valid complaint, but from my memory I seem to recall there being a larger assortment of weapons to choose from in previous entries, from what I can tell each type of weapon has about four unlocks and only around 4-5 types of gun per primary and secondary.

    As a side note, Activision needs to start taking into account the wide base of players they have. In their demographic exists a wide variety of player types, and many of them play every CoD game they release. When you pair these incredibly skilled players with the less experienced players that don't play as often, you just end up alienating a large portion of potential customers. I don't buy CoD games frequently because every time I do, my playing experience seems to be secondary to the Activision "Whales" and it's clear that Activision puts no protections in place to ensure that new players will have fun.

    If you're playinh a competitive game, you want to play with competitors at your skill level. High Schoolers don't play NFL teams. My first Black Ops 4 match shouldn't be against CoD Veterans.    … Expand
  30. Anmoldeep
    Jun 28, 2019
    2
    This game become from a good game with high hopes to a pay to win money grabber machine.
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#30 Best PS4 Game of 2018
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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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