Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

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4.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1465 Ratings

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  1. yesyesyeysyeysy
    Dec 7, 2020
    0
    Pros:
    +great campaign
    +zombies is good +graphics are notable +good UI and menus +time to kill feels good Cons: -new voice actors for woods and mason -campaign is short -progression system is f*cked -any burst weapon/smg is way to over powered -challenges for camos are tedious -animations are stiff -zombies easter egg is underwhelming -sniping is bad -only 3 maps out of 12    Pros:
    +great campaign
    +zombies is good
    +graphics are notable
    +good UI and menus
    +time to kill feels good

    Cons:
    -new voice actors for woods and mason
    -campaign is short
    -progression system is f*cked
    -any burst weapon/smg is way to over powered
    -challenges for camos are tedious
    -animations are stiff
    -zombies easter egg is underwhelming
    -sniping is bad
    -only 3 maps out of 12 are good
    -if you have flak jacket you can survive a direct impact from a grenade launcher

    Overall just wait for a sale to get the campaign and zombies    … Expand
  2. finisr
    Dec 8, 2020
    1
    The campaign is ok, but it is basically more if the same with no real improvements except for slightly better graphics. But this isn't the reason why people buy CoD ... The Multiplayer feels like a giant step back. It does not feel good to play and has a lot of technical issues. But at least we still have micro transactions *pub*
    This is the last CoD game for me switching back to Battlefield ;)
  3. Ensign1
    Dec 8, 2020
    1
    Activision, у вас наблюдается отток игроков из мультиплеера? Да? Это из за sbmm. Эта срань не принуждает меня, как игрока, тратить нехеровые бабки в вашем шкурном магазинчике, а дропать эту обоссаную помойку, которая весьма успешно давит весь кайф от игры, который мог ьы быть, если бы не чертова система подбора игроков. Почему, когда я забираю что то халявное из магазина, то следующие дваActivision, у вас наблюдается отток игроков из мультиплеера? Да? Это из за sbmm. Эта срань не принуждает меня, как игрока, тратить нехеровые бабки в вашем шкурном магазинчике, а дропать эту обоссаную помойку, которая весьма успешно давит весь кайф от игры, который мог ьы быть, если бы не чертова система подбора игроков. Почему, когда я забираю что то халявное из магазина, то следующие два лобби я играю против новичков? Но стоит недельку ничего из магащина не забирать - тебя кидают на киберкотлет. Епвашумать, это неиграбел но! Я купил этот кусок дерьма дважды на разные платформы, надеялся, что на пс4 такого пиздеца не будет. Нет, будет. Разорения вам, жадным уёбкам скорейшего. Разрабы ебашат как могут, им удачи. А компании-издателю всей диареи мира.… Expand
  4. SirPlaysEz08
    Dec 8, 2020
    3
    First of all:
    I just played the multiplayer mode. I absolutely love the music, I am a fan of retro music and this is on point. The spawn themes and best-replay themes hype me up every time, it kicks up my adrenaline and almost always got me pumped for the match.
    BUT...then there is the match itself. When I first started playing I went straight for gold camos. I didn’t mind having a hard    First of all:
    I just played the multiplayer mode. I absolutely love the music, I am a fan of retro music and this is on point. The spawn themes and best-replay themes hype me up every time, it kicks up my adrenaline and almost always got me pumped for the match.
    BUT...then there is the match itself. When I first started playing I went straight for gold camos. I didn’t mind having a hard time keeping my score, KD and overall streaks up, since either my weapons were unequipped, or the challenges forced me to use setups, which didn’t suit my play style.
    After finishing 3 assault rifles, I thought I could try to enjoy my games for once....oh boy was I wrong. I was confused, I finally used my favorite setups, good perks and attachments, but I still got my ass kicked. I just didn’t understand why I was doing so bad when I tried to get even. The worst part was that I was unable to enjoy my time and relax, just how I did in every casual shooter before Cold War. I tried to do good, the match after I tried more and with every match it got harder and harder to have at least a 1, maximum a 1,8 KD. This game legit is exhausting and causes me headaches, I have to concentrate more than playing ranked in Rainbow 6 Siege and Counter Strike. The worst, I have no rank, no idea how good I am and how much I improved. The multiplayer is a complete mess, I bought a hardcore competitive, skill based matchmaking shooter for 70€, which SHOULD be a casual and arcade like shooter. I legit feel tricked and that I got lied at. I don’t want to play CoD in the afternoon, after a long day, just to sweat in CASUAL MULTIPLAYER (which is nothing at all enjoyable), without even getting a ranking, so I at least feel satisfaction by knowing how good or bad I am. Nothing rewards me for struggling harder and harder.

    I quit CoD Cold War, I will play this game if they turn down Skill based matchmaking in casual multiplayer, but for now I will rather play Black ops 4, which at least is an enjoyable casual experience, or Rainbow 6 siege and CS:GO, since I at least GET TO CHOOSE if I want to concentrate hard or play relaxed. But most of all, I at least get granted a rank, if I try hard and improve. At least they reward me with a rank, so at the end of the day I can feel good, maybe also brag to my friends with my rank...

    Last thing: FRIENDS...I can not play with my friends anymore, I am by no means a pro-player. But I at least have some skill, in Black
    Ops 4 I achieved a 2 EKIA/Death ratio, in modern warefare remastered a 1,4-1,8KD. This game doesn’t allow me and my friends to enjoy the experience at the same time, at any time they join me to play, those guys get beat up game after game. This is no fun to them, nor is it to me. Randomness was fun back in the day, always having a new experience, sometimes having to fight hard for our victory and sometimes just having a breeze and relax. Not in Cold War, the matches for me/for us are always feeling the same, no variety, which is sad, since all the potential and good stuff there is basically gets overshadowed by the immense influence SBMM has on all the gameplay.

    If anyone bothers to read this novel of a review, thanks for that :).
    I hope I could give a good impression of the multiplayer experience, and how disappointed I am in the gameplay as a solo party-player with friends.    … Expand
  5. JKD456
    Dec 8, 2020
    4
    I'll make this brief. (until multiplayer)

    Campaign: Pretty sold and quite enjoyable, this years campaign was definitely not a miss and worth the play. Zombies: The best zombies experience we've had for a while. The new features help zombies be more fun and exciting, keeping it engaging for the players for longer. Multiplayer: This is where it goes downhill, the multiplayer is    I'll make this brief. (until multiplayer)

    Campaign: Pretty sold and quite enjoyable, this years campaign was definitely not a miss and worth the play.

    Zombies: The best zombies experience we've had for a while. The new features help zombies be more fun and exciting, keeping it engaging for the players for longer.

    Multiplayer: This is where it goes downhill, the multiplayer is HORRIBLE. Mainly the SBMM. its extremely strong and absolutely discourages anyone with any remote skill to play the game. It seems like Activison catered this game to low skill level players as, honestly only they will be enjoying this multiplayer. The amount of stuff that blatantly caters to new players a joke and makes veteran players feel completely neglected. The game was released in an unfinished state, clear as day, with only 8 maps, below standard animations and just honestly head scratch gameplay decision with lots of 'filler' that this game launched with. The bullet Reg is also a joke, especially for m/k, and that's not me saying console have it better. you can be playing on pc with a controller plugged in and have noticeably better hit Reg then using a m/k. which is beyond my understanding now they've managed to do that.
    Honestly, i blame bullet velocity. no one asked for bullet velocity to be in a COD multiplayer. its even in zombies for god sake. i understand it in blackout/warzone but not in casual game mods, whoever made that decision should be fired.

    Its at the point where i don't even feel the game needs a lot of quality of life improvements, some of the mechanics need straight up reworking!.

    The score streak system is now equivalent to the participation medal, anyone can get the highest score streak, you're progression doesn't reset upon death. This makes them meaningless in terms of difficulty and self pride to achieve. Clearly made for new players to feel like their doing great. False sense of achievement (which is a common theme)

    Assist count towards eliminations?? again, blatantly just there for lower skilled players to feel like their doing better then what their really are, PLUS, the average K/D in this game is BELOW 2.0....and that's with assists counts towards eliminations!!! (because of SBMM)

    Lobbies get automatically changed after each match just so you're forced into the SBMM algorithm which is probably why it feels so strong in this game compared to others. and also so little Timmy doesn't have to constantly play against better players or 'abusive' players because leaving to find a new lobby manually was clearly to much effort?

    Combat records are gone, or might as well be. there's no more leader boards to see how good players are in your lobby, you cant even click on a players to see their combat record to see how good they are. Everything to do with showing a players skill has been removed. One of the things about being a good COD players is showing off your K/D, I even remember in b02 trying to get and getting a 500spm to show off in leader boards. its all gone. There's no incentive to be a good player, this game fully only caters to new lower skill level players. This just takes away the pride of being a better then average player.

    There are probably many more examples but to sum up; if you're a COD player with ANY sort of skill, do not buy this game. This game might as well be pushing people for take time to play it to become good. Its made for noobs, it caters towards noobs, unless you're a noob, simple don't buy it.    … Expand
  6. Gomdreator
    Dec 8, 2020
    0
    Los mapas son pésimos llenos de objetos donde la gente asoma mitad de cabeza o algunas veces ni se les logra ver, el 80% de las armas en la partida son la AUG o la M16 que tienes suerte si no te matan de una **** y ya sin hablar de los camperos, gente que está esperando a que cruces una puerta para matarte soplandote con cualquier arma de las antes mencionadas. Además, el 50% de los mapasLos mapas son pésimos llenos de objetos donde la gente asoma mitad de cabeza o algunas veces ni se les logra ver, el 80% de las armas en la partida son la AUG o la M16 que tienes suerte si no te matan de una **** y ya sin hablar de los camperos, gente que está esperando a que cruces una puerta para matarte soplandote con cualquier arma de las antes mencionadas. Además, el 50% de los mapas pueden cogerte respawn prácticamente desde el suyo y sin hablar de cuando te hace reaparecer en su respawn para que te maten en 2 segundos y devolverte al tuyo. Este juego está muertos este antes de salir, gracias SBMM.… Expand
  7. Spainking
    Dec 8, 2020
    3
    Activision Sold me a bugy and unfinished Game! Thank you for this bad Game... Can't join Party Members after i got kicked from the Party without reason in Multiplayer same with Zombies there are so much bugs this game isnt over 20€ worth.
  8. Mayhuemusic
    Dec 8, 2020
    0
    DO NOT PLAY ON PC, this game crashes over other game, and in my case along with at least 2 buddies of mine, this game has bricked our GPU's, which ended up needing to be replaced. Game is broken.
  9. chief_rains
    Dec 9, 2020
    0
    My god I regret buying this so much. Do not make the same mistake. Last Modern Warfare was such a nice surprise but this pile of garbage is a waste of money and time. Pros: I don’t know, maybe the subject could be interesting (Cold War) Cons:
    -gameplay
    -story
    -multiplayer
    -graphics -gunplay
    -maps

    Everything is such a step backwards and is so simplified it hurts your eyes and brain.
  10. oOSLIMBRUDDAHOo
    Dec 12, 2020
    2
    Garbage. Way too many kill streaks. Feels clunky. Zombies are alright but get boring. There's no incentive to keep playing. I lasted about 2 weeks and just went back to MW.

    The games just weird and not good.
  11. Reprab8
    Dec 12, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Invisible players multilayer is unplayable slow leggy and like somebody else has an influence over players movement… Expand
  12. herbz07
    Dec 12, 2020
    0
    All the game does is stutter while playing multiplayer. I've tried fixing multiple ways-- Would not recommend until they fix the in game issues.
  13. About8ish
    Dec 13, 2020
    0
    Absolute garbage game, bought it in sale to give it a decent chance. Tried it for 2,5 hour. Movement sucks, time to kill is bad. Compared to modern warfare/warzone they completely dropped the ball. One more year of modern warfare for me. Don’t waste your money please.
  14. fishsalpper5000
    Dec 14, 2020
    0
    This game is **** **** the developers are a bunch of **** retards who dont understand how to make a multiplayer game or any game for that matter never spend your money on such a pile of ****
  15. DerDragonSlayer
    Dec 15, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. SBMM sucks toooooo much the lower SBMM was better but now is the game ruined… Expand
  16. bigbear2wavy
    Dec 15, 2020
    2
    zombies is valid, campaign pretty valid haven’t played that **** yet, but multiplayer is the biggest hottest pile of dog **** i ever played in my life. If i wanted to be a super villian, i would force my whole family to play domination on a 2.0 K/D account with a mf knife for eternity. **** Cold War. **** Activision. **** SBMM. Call of Duty is dead as hell and im 90% sure im never buyingzombies is valid, campaign pretty valid haven’t played that **** yet, but multiplayer is the biggest hottest pile of dog **** i ever played in my life. If i wanted to be a super villian, i would force my whole family to play domination on a 2.0 K/D account with a mf knife for eternity. **** Cold War. **** Activision. **** SBMM. Call of Duty is dead as hell and im 90% sure im never buying another COD.… Expand
  17. moosetdog
    Dec 15, 2020
    2
    Sbmm ruined the game. No content at launch and the new season looks bare as well. Short campaign. Bad multiplayer maps. 1 zombies map at launch. Really disappointing considering Treyarch has always made the best cod games imo.
  18. Jm2323
    Dec 16, 2020
    0
    I've been playing call of Duty since the beginning and this is by far the worst one I have played. I feel scammed out of $60. Only positive is zombies and that is boring quick. Huge disappointment and this will be the last chance I give Call of duty. Absolutely ridiculous.
  19. hehjebrjdbsjr
    Dec 17, 2020
    0
    Hah you thought Modern Warfare’s SBMM was bad??! Pfft. Call of Duty: Cold Sweat is like communism; Great on paper, a failure in theory. You get penalized for advancing, by ranking you with higher skilled players that will always give you a challenge. This means there is no relaxation. There’s no more casual call of duty. It crashes daily, has decent graphics but does not live up to anHah you thought Modern Warfare’s SBMM was bad??! Pfft. Call of Duty: Cold Sweat is like communism; Great on paper, a failure in theory. You get penalized for advancing, by ranking you with higher skilled players that will always give you a challenge. This means there is no relaxation. There’s no more casual call of duty. It crashes daily, has decent graphics but does not live up to an ounce of the $60 that you spend. Yes you could buy it for the campaign, but just watch a play through in youtube. You will save storage space and $60. I thought this game was decent as launch. IT SUCKS. DO NOT BUY!!!… Expand
  20. Bfunky
    Jan 10, 2021
    0
    This is a camping toxic ass waste of money. Shouldn't even be allowed to be called a game
  21. FkDisGame
    Dec 18, 2020
    0
    Feels more copy-pasted than usual. Really bad CoD game, and that's coming from someone who buys every single Call of Duty game. I've played CoD since Modern Warfare (2007) and this is the first time I actually don't want to play the game at all. Do not buy unless they update HEAVILY. Their first content update brings literally ONLY ONE new map for multiplayer, no new map for zombies andFeels more copy-pasted than usual. Really bad CoD game, and that's coming from someone who buys every single Call of Duty game. I've played CoD since Modern Warfare (2007) and this is the first time I actually don't want to play the game at all. Do not buy unless they update HEAVILY. Their first content update brings literally ONLY ONE new map for multiplayer, no new map for zombies and they have the audacity to release a battle pass with 2 guns while the game is in this state. Even though zombies is pretty decent this year, there is still only one map.… Expand
  22. Rikishi17
    Dec 18, 2020
    2
    I am not playing this piece of trash even for free...Lol took a look at it using the free MP week, and it looks and plays like CoD mobile if you compare it against MW 2019...

    I downloaded it, played a match and deleted it right away lol...Back to MW... The sound of the weapons is awful, graphics looks really outdated when you compare them with MW. The voice of the narrator that says    I am not playing this piece of trash even for free...Lol took a look at it using the free MP week, and it looks and plays like CoD mobile if you compare it against MW 2019...

    I downloaded it, played a match and deleted it right away lol...Back to MW...

    The sound of the weapons is awful, graphics looks really outdated when you compare them with MW.

    The voice of the narrator that says stuff like enemy cruise missile incoming etc. Sounds like the voice from Google Maps...

    The whole game is really bad...At least the multiplayer mode. Even the movement of the character feels clunky and slow...    … Expand
  23. Nickflameyou
    Dec 19, 2020
    0
    I liked the campaign a lot the multiplayer is decent when it actually works and zombies is meh. Only reason it is a 8 is because of how much fun the campaign was for me.
  24. Nash_44
    Dec 19, 2020
    1
    This is by far the worst game I've purchased in years, as it is laggy, has many bugs, has mic problems, and it's graphical quality is extremely low. I would avoid this game and buy anything, and I mean anything else. If you're looking for a cross platform multiplayer like I was then go with Modern Warfare, it isn't great itself, but it blows this utter piece of trash out of the water.
  25. Whatar
    Dec 19, 2020
    0
    Thank you for damaging modern warfare activision, good **** marketing move, skip this one guys. Do it for bo4, do it for cold war, do it for better games.
  26. Elmoss
    Dec 20, 2020
    0
    How anyone can leave a positive review for this game is beyond me. It’s so bad it’s actually a joke. I mean I can’t find one good thing about it. The gameplay in general, gunplay, audio and animations are trash. The multiplayer is 10 steps back from MW2. This game should be pulled from the shelves and PS store. What a terrible, terrible game.. Worst Call of Duty game ever made full stop!
  27. SaucySalmon
    Dec 21, 2020
    3
    Movement feels terrible, gun mechanics feel horrible, map designs aren’t good. Just all around not good. The worst part about the game is skill based matchmaking. It has completely ruined the multiplayer games. You have one game where you play 2 year olds and go 60-5, then the skill matchmaking puts you in a game with every member of Faze and you get destroyed. Besides prop hunt, cause howMovement feels terrible, gun mechanics feel horrible, map designs aren’t good. Just all around not good. The worst part about the game is skill based matchmaking. It has completely ruined the multiplayer games. You have one game where you play 2 year olds and go 60-5, then the skill matchmaking puts you in a game with every member of Faze and you get destroyed. Besides prop hunt, cause how can you mess that up, the game is hot garbage… Expand
  28. Thomasi
    Jan 28, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game has so much potential, but it’s incredibly overshadowed by the amount of issues that have been present since it’s release. At first I cut the developers some slack given the circumstances and blatantly obvious early release. But it’s now been 3 months and day 1 issues are still prevalent, and with the first batch of dlc looming less than a week away I have no hope of things improving. Graphical issues, UI bugs, inconsistent frame rate across all platforms, crash both soft and hard (resulting in console boot off) weapon progression bugs, lobby/ server issues, cutscene inconsistencies level progression bugs, lobby… Expand
  29. Krzytok
    Jan 23, 2021
    0
    If u have hard lerned skill thru all this years supporting Activision game franchise called call of duty that u loved , well this game same as previous (modern warfare) will be not fun to play its designed to make fun for casual. Mid skilled and high skilled players will need a metal healt support playing nova days cod games , there is no fun at all only frustration . i would have funIf u have hard lerned skill thru all this years supporting Activision game franchise called call of duty that u loved , well this game same as previous (modern warfare) will be not fun to play its designed to make fun for casual. Mid skilled and high skilled players will need a metal healt support playing nova days cod games , there is no fun at all only frustration . i would have fun maybe like 8 out of 10 seriously it is not that bad game but the sbmm takes all those 8 points away its devastating the core factor i play games which is fun . 0/10......… Expand
  30. sovietboi
    Dec 25, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. эта игра полностью пропитана не любовью к советским людям. их убивают за картонки, толпы подготовленных советских бойцов не могут убить 2-3 американских военных, на своей же территории. геймплей не интересный, факты которые придумал режиссёр. вот как игрушечный машинка может догнать самолёт, который при взлёте набирает скорость около 200 км/ч. как? американцы убивают всех, советских людей, даже если сработать можно тихо. миссия в Германии, бред, Адлер и Белл убивают людей ГДР, хотя можно оглушить. а миссия на любянке... это бред, большего бреда я не видел. игра помойка, хоть я и люблю серию call of duty Black OpS.… Expand
  31. Mcmxcvii
    Dec 26, 2020
    1
    Feels like playing cod world at war, splitcreen downright disrespectful. Feel robbed tbh.
  32. Batmetal88
    Dec 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Дисбалансное гавно , желею что взял по скидки, боби котик надеюсь ты подавишься этими деньгами! Сетевой режим, эт худшее что было .… Expand
  33. Zimifrein
    Dec 27, 2020
    1
    Didn't rate it as a flat zero because it has good level design. The guns mechanics are weird, the player movement is arcade like, the shot registry is lame. But I think the worse part is how bad Activision is desperate to shove this game down people's throats, making them willing to utterly ruin Modern Warfare 2019, probably the best installmente of Call of Duty in a while by cutting offDidn't rate it as a flat zero because it has good level design. The guns mechanics are weird, the player movement is arcade like, the shot registry is lame. But I think the worse part is how bad Activision is desperate to shove this game down people's throats, making them willing to utterly ruin Modern Warfare 2019, probably the best installmente of Call of Duty in a while by cutting off support on it vut mostly by turning MW2019 into step by step sticky banners of ads for Cold War. Also, making players pay extra for a cross gen edition is a total douche move.… Expand
  34. epicdude5726
    Dec 29, 2020
    0
    No, Nope, Nah. Why is this even considered a 'good' franchise. Cod will never be as great as others like Halo, Doom, Bioshock, Metroid and Half-life.
  35. Stasimus
    Dec 30, 2020
    0
    Skilled based matching is making game no fun to play, because it’s imbalanced and not designed to be played strongly competitive. Shady SBMM system knowns before the round starts whom will win. Maps, respawn system and kill streaks are designed to add extra random factor into game to make all kid in the lobby close to 1. Additionally aim resist is a new technic to balance you if your areSkilled based matching is making game no fun to play, because it’s imbalanced and not designed to be played strongly competitive. Shady SBMM system knowns before the round starts whom will win. Maps, respawn system and kill streaks are designed to add extra random factor into game to make all kid in the lobby close to 1. Additionally aim resist is a new technic to balance you if your are doing well in current match, as well as hidden bugs and glitches.… Expand
  36. Op_Echo
    Dec 31, 2020
    0
    This review is gonna be very short. I played all the
    campaigns from cod 4 to this one. Cod bo cw had the best
    campaign in my opinion. The multiplayer is good( i don't have a clue of what hackers and sbmm are players talking about) and the zombies. All the complains i have heard about are not real.... I don't know. I fell like some of the reviews are total bullsh*t, I am sorry to say that.
  37. Frenchie820
    Dec 31, 2020
    2
    I was so excited when this game came out couldn't wait to get it I feel bad that a relative paid for this for me $59.99 I'm pretty sure after tax 65 or $67 anyways to make a long story short by far one of the worst games that I played that had the name under it called CALL of DUTY the graphics the controlling even when you die the shooting it's all bad this game seemed like one of theI was so excited when this game came out couldn't wait to get it I feel bad that a relative paid for this for me $59.99 I'm pretty sure after tax 65 or $67 anyways to make a long story short by far one of the worst games that I played that had the name under it called CALL of DUTY the graphics the controlling even when you die the shooting it's all bad this game seemed like one of the first games call of duty pronounce that is coming out and it's sad especially if you are a day one fan I would never buy another Black ops game… Expand
  38. Icy_Young599
    Dec 31, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. horrible sbmm throughout. i’ll get 1.75-2.5 for 4 games and then .5 for the next 3
    maps are all horrible except for one and the weapons are slow and unresponsive    … Expand
  39. robrob90
    Jan 1, 2021
    1
    zombies is fun but mutliplayer realy is the biggest **** in cod history ... i mean WTF? this game is broken
  40. Infinity_Jr
    Jan 1, 2021
    2
    The only good part of the game is the campaign, but it's too short.

    The multiplayer is terrible and infinitely inferior compared to Modern Warfare (2019).

    The zombies mode is fun, but lack in content.

    My overview: A mediocre game.
  41. xX_ibro_Xx
    Nov 3, 2021
    2
    Skill -Based-Matchmacking. Has many bad Maps and also too few maps (and also maybe 3 or 4 good maps, The rest is at least mediocre.) Tbh the game-engine is like the one from MW. I really like it. In my opinion the best engine. But still this game literally screams "anti-consumerism". It has a too heavy focus on casuals. The In-Game-Shop and the cosmetics are also dissapointing. If youSkill -Based-Matchmacking. Has many bad Maps and also too few maps (and also maybe 3 or 4 good maps, The rest is at least mediocre.) Tbh the game-engine is like the one from MW. I really like it. In my opinion the best engine. But still this game literally screams "anti-consumerism". It has a too heavy focus on casuals. The In-Game-Shop and the cosmetics are also dissapointing. If you wanted a cool skin for your character back then in Black Ops 3 you either needed to finish missions relateded to the specialist-weapons or needed luck with the blackmarket. Nevertheless you could get some cool skins for your character for FREE. Fast forward to 2019 and 2020 where you have to spent e.g. 10 euro for one cool skin for one operator. The standard skins for the operators are booooring as hell. Take a look at the skins for the specialist in BO3. Those were cool and for free (btw everything a said about the skins also goes for the weapon camoes. They are boooooooring as hell. Where are the reactive, ultra, super-duper, hot, fancy, cool camoes from BO4?? In the Battle-Pass? Where are the cool camoes for the players who do not want to spend some extra money. In their dreams.)… Expand
  42. Krekon
    Jan 5, 2021
    4
    The game just feels like Black Ops 2 in bad. The hit reg ist just something, Maps are awefull open while snipers are in every corner waiting for the os on body accross the map. MW felt so good even for someone like me who skipped cod's since ghost. But this game is just not fun at all. If you play against someone witha controller with Mouse even on pc you got no chance because the AutoaimThe game just feels like Black Ops 2 in bad. The hit reg ist just something, Maps are awefull open while snipers are in every corner waiting for the os on body accross the map. MW felt so good even for someone like me who skipped cod's since ghost. But this game is just not fun at all. If you play against someone witha controller with Mouse even on pc you got no chance because the Autoaim is just broken. And i dont start on the maps here.

    Only Reason i give a 4 and not a 1 is that the campain and zombie is so fun to play.    … Expand
  43. Mxschulberg21
    Jan 5, 2021
    0
    Metascore is a joke
  44. Jokesman69
    Jan 5, 2021
    0
    Multiplayer is unplayable because of glitches and the game has been out for over a month. Do not waste your money.
  45. Teddp10
    Jan 7, 2021
    3
    Great game. Great Story. Zombies is good but multiplayer is ruined, sbmm ruined the whole entire thing. Start with a couple of fun games and lobbies then end up MLG/pro tournament lobbies filled with tryhards trying to prove to there mom there not worthless. Don't get me wrong the multiplayer can be good its just the players and the sbmm that ruins it for all
  46. renee_sa28
    Jan 9, 2021
    0
    I hate this game straight up and it’s kind of sad that because of this game they are not doing anything for modern warfare anymore. For example new guns or battle pass. I honestly do not care about Cold War battle pass their guns that feels like toys or the graphic. I enjoyed very much playing modern warfare. I hate this game every way. They should really bring back modern warfare and doI hate this game straight up and it’s kind of sad that because of this game they are not doing anything for modern warfare anymore. For example new guns or battle pass. I honestly do not care about Cold War battle pass their guns that feels like toys or the graphic. I enjoyed very much playing modern warfare. I hate this game every way. They should really bring back modern warfare and do some things for modern warfare as well. All my friends play modern warfare nobody likes or liked Cold War even after a month of playing I couldn’t like this game.… Expand
  47. Entensoldato
    Jan 9, 2021
    4
    Due to the skill based matchmaking the online multiplayer is almost unplayable. It's impossible to play easy rounds and just chill - always a sweat with players, who are better than you. The graphics aren't that good and the ps4 pro can't load the textures fast enough so there's a massive pop-in effect of objects (poorly optimised to the hardware) These games get worse from year to year.
  48. _brankooo_
    Jan 10, 2021
    2
    Overall good game but the Skill Based Matchmaking makes the game honestly unplayable. I don’t want to compete and sweat every single match. The spawn areas are also broken; I spawn in where not even 2 steps later, without even able to shoot, die. It’s not enjoyable or fun. Until they fix the spawn areas and remove Skill Based Matchmaking I’m giving it a 2/10.
  49. AnimosityX
    Jan 11, 2021
    0
    This might be the absolute WORST call of duty game to date, I find it hard to find a SINGLE redeeming quality about it.

    Pros: Zombies is decent I suppose, for the 1 map they have and almost no content Cons: This game is a downgrade in every single way from MW 2019 The gun sounds are terrible, along with sound design in general The game looks like it came from 2012 and has **** graphics    This might be the absolute WORST call of duty game to date, I find it hard to find a SINGLE redeeming quality about it.

    Pros:
    Zombies is decent I suppose, for the 1 map they have and almost no content

    Cons:
    This game is a downgrade in every single way from MW 2019
    The gun sounds are terrible, along with sound design in general
    The game looks like it came from 2012 and has **** graphics
    The movement is slow, clunky, and downright awful
    No **** content whatsoever The multi-player is a shotgun camp fest
    UI is trash, gameplay is trash, movement is trash, sound design is trash, animations are trash, and footstep sounds are basically non existent.

    Overall I wouldn't have payed 5 dollars for this game if I knew it was going to be this bad, it is completely terrible and I have basically nothing good to say about it and had 0 fun whatsoever in my few hours of playing.

    The devs should be ashamed for releasing a game of this level of quality. MW 2019 may have its flaws, but it is, quite literally - 10000x better than this ****    … Expand
  50. dismiiss
    Jan 12, 2021
    2
    The multiplayer is the worst, noob, camper friendly experience i've ever lived in Cod history. Fix the broken spawns, movement, stutter, bugs, make it skill based (matchmaking is the worst; matching you based on previous match performance and does not let you improve) and then we might have something to talk about. jesus i really regret the 40 euros (yes i regret the discount) i spent.
  51. Blackangusbeef
    Jan 12, 2021
    0
    I made a Metacritic Account only to warn you all of this Game. This Game is unfinished and poorly made. Only the Shop, where you can spend your real money, works well. Its a Shame for a AAA Company. Its only milking People with an old great Name. And to say something about Sbmm: Its in the Game and its very strict. You get only Players with your skills to play. For me, thats not a hugeI made a Metacritic Account only to warn you all of this Game. This Game is unfinished and poorly made. Only the Shop, where you can spend your real money, works well. Its a Shame for a AAA Company. Its only milking People with an old great Name. And to say something about Sbmm: Its in the Game and its very strict. You get only Players with your skills to play. For me, thats not a huge Problem. But its not enjoyable, when the Game is soo broken! Aim Assist dont works, the Hitboxes dont work how it should. And things like that should NEVER happen in a Game that matches you with people same skill. Ghuess what happens when a Friend join your session, that isnt as good as you... We get Enemies that are the average between him and me. So i feel like playing againist bots and he gets only better players. He cant enjoy it. And the Ping... it feels like you play againist people on mars! = Bad Servers.
    But to say something good about this game: Its beautiful made. Most of the Maps are pretty good. The Sounds are good like the Multyplayer Menu Music from Bo1. The Battle Royale i never Played, because it was not in the Game. Now it is. The Zombie Mode is really good, but the game will crash somethimes the Console, what is very frustrating in Zombies. At the End, i deinstalled the Game after 2 Weeks. Not because of hate or something. The Multiplayer (the Reason i buy Cod) is not enjoyable. Completely not. They never should have bring this game out in this state. Its like a unfinished beta and we pay full price for beta testing and treyarch maybe will fix this game. Maybe not. And its very sad to see this great Franchise getting that worse. I play it since MW2. My personal Favorite was BO1 and the last very good Cod was BO3 in my eyes. Its sad. Cold war has the potential to be one of the greatest cods. But not in this current state.    … Expand
  52. Dontbuycoldwar
    Jan 12, 2021
    0
    Skill based match making, so you can basically never “be good” or get better than others Also 0 skill required or achievable Weapon balance is terrible every gun is a laser which kills you in 3 shots with a fire rate of 801630296392 bullets per minute As a sniper, this game is even worse as the scope zoom in times are terrible, you have no chance against other guns (especially SMG andSkill based match making, so you can basically never “be good” or get better than others Also 0 skill required or achievable Weapon balance is terrible every gun is a laser which kills you in 3 shots with a fire rate of 801630296392 bullets per minute As a sniper, this game is even worse as the scope zoom in times are terrible, you have no chance against other guns (especially SMG and AR)), and most annoying of all: HITMARKERS EVERYWHERE!!!… Expand
  53. OBD95
    Jan 12, 2021
    0
    The worst Call of Duty I have ever played. I’ve tried to enjoy it so many times, tried to swap my play styles completely but it’s so hard to enjoy any game, when you’re killed by the same gun over and over, from places you think you’re in cover. It wouldn’t be too bad if there was some competition for the guns, but there isn’t any variety when it comes to gun selection. It would be okay ifThe worst Call of Duty I have ever played. I’ve tried to enjoy it so many times, tried to swap my play styles completely but it’s so hard to enjoy any game, when you’re killed by the same gun over and over, from places you think you’re in cover. It wouldn’t be too bad if there was some competition for the guns, but there isn’t any variety when it comes to gun selection. It would be okay if there was something to aim for, with skins, attachments and challenges, however this felt so empty I left me not wanting to even look at what I had to do. The Operators are awful, they look awful, there’s no variety, no feeling of “that looks cool I’ll work towards it” and no real effort put into the quality of them at all. Graphically it feels like we’ve gone back years, and okay wise it’s hands down the worst Call of Duty ever. There’s no memorable or enjoyable maps, no good guns, nothing that stands out about this game, other than it just a sweaty, unsuitable waste of money. It’s okay though because they couldn’t mess up Warzone with this last version of unbalanced guns could they... Astros Playroom was a more enjoyable, well built experience than this money grabbing churned out trash of a game.… Expand
  54. TheMetalFan
    Jan 13, 2021
    3
    This is the first time I have written a review, but I felt I needed to for Black Ops Cold War.

    Firstly, the good: - The campaign is good fun, and I like that it has replay value. It continues the Cold War-era themes of psychological operations, lies and intrigue. - Zombies is also good fun. Having not played any since COD WWII it is definitely better than that game, and I have a    This is the first time I have written a review, but I felt I needed to for Black Ops Cold War.

    Firstly, the good:
    - The campaign is good fun, and I like that it has replay value. It continues the Cold War-era themes of psychological operations, lies and intrigue.
    - Zombies is also good fun. Having not played any since COD WWII it is definitely better than that game, and I have a number of hours of played time with friends in Cold War zombies.

    On to the bad, of which there is a lot:
    - Multiplayer: Multiplayer is pretty dreadful, and ultimately leaves me logging off frustrated if not downright angry. Skill-based matchmaking is dialled up to 11 in this game; I either do well (with 50% more kills than deaths) or do badly (50% more deaths than kills). There is rarely an in between, and when you are playing well, you can't go on a streak of big scores/ high KD games because the algorithms see to it that you don't. The spawns are DREADFUL. I have had a number of times when I spawn basically in front of the enemy that just killed me, or enemies spawn behind me as I advance a small distance down the map, basically sandwiching you between those in front and those who have just spawned behind.
    The maps are pretty dreadful too: lots of open space and a multitude of angles to be shot from. This deliberately adds in a large random element, which is by design, not accident.
    - Zombies: Although I have praised it above, it needs more content. One major map (Die Maschine) and that is it. The other modes are a quick bit of fun, but quickly repetitive, and are just based off of multiplayer maps.
    - Graphics: These look like a game from 10 years ago. Lots of low resolution stuff throughout the game. The graphics in the Fire Team mode are woeful, and perhaps most clearly demonstrate how dated this game looks. Characters also have hilarious animations when climbing ladders, with their hands and legs going out at 90 degrees to their torsos and climbing using the very edges of the rungs. It looks like an animation from a 90's game.
    - Gameplay: The movement of operators feels erratic and not smooth, particularly when aiming at them. Going back to Fire Team again, the bad gameplay is perhaps most obvious in this mode: people parachuting in on top of you repeatedly after you have killed them; DMRs beaming you from a mile away; and randomly spawning killstreaks that dominate. Again, luck seems to play a big part in who does well in this game mode, not so much skill. The classic COD head glitching is still very much present in this game.

    Ultimately I buy into the cynicism - I think a lot of the things in the game (map design, SBMM etc.) are done to make it more attractive to casual players and give them a 'fighting chance.' What it ultimately does is hollow out the game for anyone who plays it regularly (not even at a high level, just plays it most days). These players are rewarded with ridiculous deaths in an effort to inject randomness into the game, and progressively harder lobbies for their efforts.

    This is one of the few games where I log off angry or frustrated after a session, rather than having had a good time (with the exception of Zombies with friends). Activision and their subsidiaries need to get back to producing a game that is fun - rigid skill-based matchmaking, bad gameplay, and horrible maps make this game a horror show at times.    … Expand
  55. Luminotik
    Jan 14, 2021
    3
    Man, these games have gone downhill from an artistic perspective. Technically speaking, it’s incredible, but the story is told with such a ridiculously heavy fist it’s comical. This series is just now the yearly FIFA with guns...
  56. RakkarrTM
    Jan 14, 2021
    2
    Multiplayer: 2/10
    Unbalanced uninnovative maps 1/10:
    Often people are camping angles. DMR Rifles for example are able to oneshot through wooden cover in Hardcore. Results are spraying campers who are holding their angles. The Maps look really awfull like a 10-15 year old game on a PS4pro. The newer maps are poorly designed with next to no innovation at all. Battlefield 4 made it happen 10    Multiplayer: 2/10
    Unbalanced uninnovative maps 1/10:
    Often people are camping angles. DMR Rifles for example are able to oneshot through wooden cover in Hardcore. Results are spraying campers who are holding their angles. The Maps look really awfull like a 10-15 year old game on a PS4pro. The newer maps are poorly designed with next to no innovation at all.
    Battlefield 4 made it happen 10 years ago: destructive larger elements were able to change the map with tactical momentum. Nothing still in Call of Duty. Vehicles:
    1/10 - Vehicles are still just a gimmick regardless of the mode, they feel odd and clunky. It‘s possible to shoot down a tank with rifles easily. SBMM:
    1/10 - It is far to easy to downgrade your skill level. Just kill yourself often enough to get better lobbies. This reverse boosting leads to frustrating lobbies for average players who do not grind at least 6 hours a day.

    Character Design:
    On a scale of 1-10? A zero.
    The character Design in this game looks like a LEGO Version of USA versus the evil Russian. The colours, the details - almost any charakter looks awfull. Even the ones you have to buy. The weapons:
    4/10 - They feel balanced but!! DMRs are WAY to powerfull in this game. 95% of the weapons are straight MW2019 clones. There ist still the M4, MP5, MP7, Uzi and so on but with slightly different names. The Skills:
    3/10 It really shouldnt be possible to have a dead silence perk active all the time. It was perfectly balanced in MW2019 by charging „dead silence“.

    The Spawns:
    2/10 - Its way to easy to get spawnlocked/spawncamped in this game. Spawnflips are way too often with remaining camping enemy players on both sides. So you get farmed as soon you spawn fairly often.    … Expand
  57. AForiginal
    Jan 24, 2021
    0
    The game is not as playful as possible if you can handle the shooting then with matchmaking there is no player throws to cyber athletes 2 in the game very many cheaters 3 in the game dmr 14 too imb so cold war killed the varzon with itself
  58. AnonMAR
    Jun 25, 2021
    0
    The game is pure trash. 2 out of 3 times it doesn't work. you get all kind of errors possible in any time of the day. It really doesn't matter when...you can get an error and maybe would not be able to play for a few weeks. The worst case was when I couldn't play it for more then 1 month.
    I got the game from day one, actually got it as a pre-purchase.
    Besides the fact that it is a better    The game is pure trash. 2 out of 3 times it doesn't work. you get all kind of errors possible in any time of the day. It really doesn't matter when...you can get an error and maybe would not be able to play for a few weeks. The worst case was when I couldn't play it for more then 1 month.
    I got the game from day one, actually got it as a pre-purchase.
    Besides the fact that it is a better looking version of CS GO, besides the fact the maps are the worst in a long time....besides it al....none of them matter because as I said before, you are lucky if you can actually play this sh*t.

    I wouldn't recommend this game to anyone and I am happy to say that Battlefield V works just fine every time and I got Battlefield 2042 so there is no need to keep this ussssslessss game on my PC.

    AND i think it doesn't need to be reminded that Cold War is more the 100 GB and if you want to play Warzone you need to install another 206 GB. Two games who should be one that actually are 306 GB and totally not worth.    … Expand
  59. Anthem2p
    Jan 28, 2021
    0
    Do not waste your money on this game
    Bad graphics, broken splitscreen and awfully done multiplayer maps
  60. ERamzan
    Feb 1, 2021
    0
    The campaign makes absolutely no sense! All around bad, awfully made. DO NOT RECOMMED!!!
  61. Gusixa
    Feb 6, 2021
    0
    Ебаная залупа ,неоднократные вылеты ,графа уровень помойка , сюжет чепуха дырявая , если купили игру сожгите PS4 , я это уде сделал
  62. Ksisj
    Feb 8, 2021
    0
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  63. HifiOnki
    Feb 8, 2021
    0
    это кусок говна с мухами! в этой игре полно читеров и кемперов игра поощряет игроков которые просто сидят на месте и делают киллы а потом еще и показывает это! это кусок говна с багами! с несбалансированным оружием ! я открыл диамонд на пистолетах, на пистолетах-пулеметах, на винтовках и что?! я получил значок только за пистолеты-пулеметы ! класс!!!! это последняя игра от treyarch которуюэто кусок говна с мухами! в этой игре полно читеров и кемперов игра поощряет игроков которые просто сидят на месте и делают киллы а потом еще и показывает это! это кусок говна с багами! с несбалансированным оружием ! я открыл диамонд на пистолетах, на пистолетах-пулеметах, на винтовках и что?! я получил значок только за пистолеты-пулеметы ! класс!!!! это последняя игра от treyarch которую я купил! подавитесь моими деньгами! больше я такой ошибки не совершу. вам плевать на людей которые играют в ВАШУ игру! ВАМ важны только деньги и не более! вам плевать на читеров которые кишат как черви в вашей гнилой игре! вам плевать на несбалансированное оружие!! ДЕНЬГИ ДЕНЬГИ ДЕНЬГИ ДЕНЬГИ ДЕНЬГИ ДЕНЬГИ ДЕНЬГИ !!!!!! это все что вас интересует!

    it's a piece of **** with flies! This game is full of cheaters and campers. The game encourages players to just sit still and make kills and then show it too! it's a piece of **** with bugs! with unbalanced weapons! I opened the diamond on pistols, on submachine guns, on rifles, and what ?! I only got the badge for submachine guns! class !!!! this is the last game I bought from treyarch! choke on my money! I won't make that mistake again. you do not care about people who play YOUR game!
    Only money is important to YOU ​​and nothing more! you don't care about the cheaters who swarm like worms in your rotten game! you don't care about unbalanced weapons !! MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY !!!!!! that's all that interests you!    … Expand
  64. Shep216
    Feb 8, 2021
    0
    Multiplayer is absolute trash. It's laggy, glitchy and all-round dogs**t. The people that decided it was okay to release this game as it currently is should be hanged. They're terrible people and their mothers don't love them. How could they? If we're lucky, they'll all get a terrible, painful, incurable disease and die a long, slow, painful death and never have anything to do with a videoMultiplayer is absolute trash. It's laggy, glitchy and all-round dogs**t. The people that decided it was okay to release this game as it currently is should be hanged. They're terrible people and their mothers don't love them. How could they? If we're lucky, they'll all get a terrible, painful, incurable disease and die a long, slow, painful death and never have anything to do with a video game again.… Expand
  65. zombieheartless
    Feb 8, 2021
    0
    I used to be able to play call of duty all night long and have fun with my friends, now I can't play 3 matches without feeling anger and rage because of how horrible the sbmm is, starting up the game for the first time the fricken home screen was bugged out and laggy, I tried out campaign and was greeted with buggy cutscenes, characters bugged out, and a really boring plot to theI used to be able to play call of duty all night long and have fun with my friends, now I can't play 3 matches without feeling anger and rage because of how horrible the sbmm is, starting up the game for the first time the fricken home screen was bugged out and laggy, I tried out campaign and was greeted with buggy cutscenes, characters bugged out, and a really boring plot to the story.next was the multiplayer, and oh boy was I disappointed. The sbmm felt even stronger than modern warfare, I would struggle with terrible teammates, sweaty enemies, overpowered and unbalanced weapons, horrible maps that promote camping, the enemies are impossible to see, the movement feeling clunky, the score streaks are horrible and can not only be shot down with one clip but also are impossible to get because of how high the scores are to get. And all of this I saw within an hour of playing . Their developers have gone dark and never answer questions or interact with the community, the game took 50% of my storage on my Xbox, the battle pass is a rip off of modern warfare's style, in fact it's combined WITH it, so it's mooching off of another games success. Now as for zombies, the map is fun, enjoyable and is the only reason I have the game still installed, I don't wanna reinstall 250gigs every time I wanna play zombies. My only gripe is the glitches and the fact that there's only one map. One issue that I saw was the worst was it SHUT OFF MY XBOX, no game has ever done that and made me feel like I downloaded some malicious stuff into my Xbox before.To end off with, I'ma say I don't recommend this game to anyone, it feels incomplete, abandoned, and feels like a rip off.… Expand
  66. Destrawd
    Feb 15, 2021
    2
    The game has so many inconsistencies. SBMM is horrible. I can't play for any length of time because it's just not enjoyable. One game your gun is shooting Lazer beams of pure death and you can't be stopped, then it shoots marshmallows for 5 or 6 games, then layzers again.
  67. Jondonis
    Feb 16, 2021
    4
    Games campaign is short and doesn’t present anything new to the series. The characters are all pretty flat and beyond the cutscenes everything feels tired. The multiplayer and zombies are plagued with server errors, cheating, connection issues, and poor map quality. If the game wasn’t a full AAA priced game I could forgive some of these things but the whole thing felt cheap and got oldGames campaign is short and doesn’t present anything new to the series. The characters are all pretty flat and beyond the cutscenes everything feels tired. The multiplayer and zombies are plagued with server errors, cheating, connection issues, and poor map quality. If the game wasn’t a full AAA priced game I could forgive some of these things but the whole thing felt cheap and got old fast. Honestly disappointed to have come back to COD for this major let down. Do not be fooled by the critics that are favorable, the best material you can watch on a YouTube clip and save the poor game performance for when the game is on sale. Not happy activision.… Expand
  68. Samuha
    Feb 17, 2021
    0
    Spent about 30 minutes trying to get into a game and it kept throwing me into full lobbies and i kept getting the same error over and over again that the lobby is full. Unplayable garbage.
    Zombies was the only fun thing in that game and got almost instant matchmaking.
  69. Ggwl
    Feb 18, 2021
    0
    It's honestly worst than bo4...and that's saying something.fortunately it does not have supply drops...what it doesnt have..is FUN...like...i always...by that ALWAYSA have to sweat...the graphics is already a downgrade...but if its fun..then i don't mind...i always thought that this game was gonna be good...but no...they always have to **** it up.
  70. reda1987
    Feb 22, 2021
    3
    ........................nothing but waste of my money. game play is very short.
  71. Isoman
    Feb 23, 2021
    2
    I want to first start off by saying that this game has a broken skill based matchmaking that does not function at all.The skillbased matchmaking system will put you up with different people which seems reasonable until you see there level.They will pair you up with people who are on a whole another K:D ratio and put them on the enemy team and then the game will put you with lower levelsI want to first start off by saying that this game has a broken skill based matchmaking that does not function at all.The skillbased matchmaking system will put you up with different people which seems reasonable until you see there level.They will pair you up with people who are on a whole another K:D ratio and put them on the enemy team and then the game will put you with lower levels who aren't even prestige yet and make them mean while the enemy team has all the camos,some of them are hundreds of levels above your teammates and even you which is horrible.Your team will get destroyed and then the players who won will go up against even higher level people which will raise the other teams K:D ratio which will make them go up against more sweatier people.What I'm trying to say is that it's a cycle.And this cycle will ruin the expreience of other people which will thencause them to not want to buy other things such as the battle pass and instead move on to another game.which will lower the sales on cold war.what im trying to say its that if we break this cycle we will make the game more fun… Expand
  72. Ihateactivison
    Feb 25, 2021
    0
    Very boring lacks so much content just another cash grab with no effort put into. The campaign was great tho and the zombies is decent but the main core of the game (multiplayer) is so boring and dull. I have returned to modern warefare as it is fun and actually complete. I guess I was stupid to expect that a game i payed close to 100 dollars for would be a complete product. Waste of moneyVery boring lacks so much content just another cash grab with no effort put into. The campaign was great tho and the zombies is decent but the main core of the game (multiplayer) is so boring and dull. I have returned to modern warefare as it is fun and actually complete. I guess I was stupid to expect that a game i payed close to 100 dollars for would be a complete product. Waste of money don’t buy just a big cash grab, oh ya and there is skill based matchmaking which makes no sense and ruins the experience, I don’t know why they think it is a good idea to add it into the game.… Expand
  73. BakedOut
    Mar 2, 2021
    0
    Full of glitches and bugs, zombies is impossible to play. They do nothing about the hackers in warzone or multiplayer, its literally the worst AAA game out.
  74. Thebelkan
    Mar 5, 2021
    1
    Visuals and audio are a step back from modern warfare. It looks like crap and the audio is garbage. Controls are clunky at best. And the servers CONSTANTLY have issues. Overall I regret my purchase of this game.
  75. Flimbamafoo
    Mar 7, 2021
    0
    I played through the glitch and stuttery mess of the campaign and it was way too short and didn't answer any of my questions from BO1-BO2. There are way too many campers and it makes the game unplayable. The skill-based match-making is not accurate and you are forced to sweat the entire time and the game didn't add anything new. This isn't a new game this is just a version of BO1 that theyI played through the glitch and stuttery mess of the campaign and it was way too short and didn't answer any of my questions from BO1-BO2. There are way too many campers and it makes the game unplayable. The skill-based match-making is not accurate and you are forced to sweat the entire time and the game didn't add anything new. This isn't a new game this is just a version of BO1 that they put different maps in and made good graphics. Oh yeah, and those good graphics are super glitchey and oh my word the servers are made out of office PC's from 2001 I swear it's so laggy! The multiplayer servers are ok but the ZOMBIES SERVERS ARE THE LAGGIEST THINGS IN THE WORLD! I will be sitting at good frame rates and then boom everything in the game is 2 fps. I honestly can't stand this and the zombies mode isn't even that fun. The people making cod need to go back and have pols so we can actually get a chance on getting something we want. Overall this game is laggy, glitchy, annoying AF, and boring.… Expand
  76. JayRawd
    Mar 7, 2021
    4
    Liked the game for a while, had an okay time playing multiplayer, zombies was entertaining but... different. I completed campaign in 4 hours on veteran, and i completed the Die Maschine Easter Egg my third playthrough on the map, FBZ on my second.
    Zombies is too easy and thus boring, multiplayer is dry and even though it keeps getting updates, i cant stay hooked. I sold it after about 80    Liked the game for a while, had an okay time playing multiplayer, zombies was entertaining but... different. I completed campaign in 4 hours on veteran, and i completed the Die Maschine Easter Egg my third playthrough on the map, FBZ on my second.
    Zombies is too easy and thus boring, multiplayer is dry and even though it keeps getting updates, i cant stay hooked. I sold it after about 80 hours of total playtime. Going back to Black Ops 3.    … Expand
  77. ShayGrey
    Mar 8, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They have just compine oldest games to make this lagging sh*t and sold it as a "new" im done with activition for good.… Expand
  78. analisameltoto
    Mar 10, 2021
    3
    A huge stepback from last year's cod installment. This game feels lifeless, empty, unfinished and rushed to meet activisions standards for a yearly release. The multiplayer experience is horrible and the game still crashes constantly. Campaign is ver short but not bad and Zombies is the only enjoyable mode out there. This game is just an unfinished mess.
  79. jvlusic
    Mar 13, 2021
    0
    Only Treyarch is incompetent enough to make a game that doesn't know how capitalize on a better company (Infinity Ward) and still break the game with busted guns like the streetsweeper. Engine is absolutely horrendous and animations look like a high schooler with special needs made it in their free time. Treyarch please do the COD community a favor and never make another title ever again
  80. KillerSaurio
    Mar 14, 2021
    2
    Este es el peor Call of duty hasta la fecha, no hay equilibrio, errores constantes , campaña que dura unas 3-4 horas y en general es mucho peor que su juego anterior y mas encima cobrando de mas para poder jugar en versiones de Ps5 por un videojuego incompleto , hay que ser miserable y rastrero para hacer eso.
  81. habe123
    Apr 3, 2021
    0
    I have not even played this game, and the reveiws speak for them selves. Do not buy
  82. Kescaino
    Mar 23, 2021
    0
    Can’t login since the last update, it keeps „downloading“ something but caps at 2% after an hour.
  83. Ozmo
    Mar 23, 2021
    0
    Utter rubbish. Activision couldn't care less if you enjoy it as long as they have your money. This game is riddled with bad coding, bad graphics and what isn't bad is just dated and shoddy.
    No feedback from activision or the Devs.
    I have a PS4 pro and the graphics are equivalent to a PS2 on a good day. I will be going STRAIGHT BACK TO BATTLEFIELD after this horrendous piece of garbage
  84. Carrot187
    Apr 3, 2021
    1
    Campaign is pretty good. Multiplayer sucks ass. Low key one of the worst CODs I've played.
  85. Triantafyllos
    Apr 5, 2021
    3
    Being a cod fan since the 2nd one and I still am regardless of the last 2 atrocious entries.The only thing that saves this game same as last years is the campaign which is good and that’s about it.the mp is hot garbage: awfull movement,awfull maps,awfull killstreaks and to top it off the sbmm which is the last thing that bothers me. I accept that you put absolutely zero effort to actuallyBeing a cod fan since the 2nd one and I still am regardless of the last 2 atrocious entries.The only thing that saves this game same as last years is the campaign which is good and that’s about it.the mp is hot garbage: awfull movement,awfull maps,awfull killstreaks and to top it off the sbmm which is the last thing that bothers me. I accept that you put absolutely zero effort to actually improve your game but this takes the cake to be the worst cod you have released the last 10 years along with ghosts,mw 2019 and ww2. But that’s ok it’s not like you have released any good cods since mw2.… Expand
  86. El_platano
    Apr 12, 2021
    2
    The Mach making is a catastroph As More you play as harder ist is to get a K/D of 1
    It‘s impossible to play a chilled round You have to Fokus all the Time for 100%
  87. SanchePanche
    Apr 18, 2021
    0
    The game is kind of dumb :) They seem to get attention due to the ridiculous propaganda about the "evil Russians". Again.
  88. Maou00
    Apr 27, 2021
    3
    Un poco decepcionando tanto con su multijugador y su modo zombies el cual debía de ser algo clásico algo que destacaba a los black ops, su campaña es una típica historia que hemos visto durante años, pero este call of duty la verdad no aporta nada a la franquicia nada "nuevo" o innovador un juego donde su multijugador esta lleno de bugs y bajones de fps cuando todos tiran rachas al mismoUn poco decepcionando tanto con su multijugador y su modo zombies el cual debía de ser algo clásico algo que destacaba a los black ops, su campaña es una típica historia que hemos visto durante años, pero este call of duty la verdad no aporta nada a la franquicia nada "nuevo" o innovador un juego donde su multijugador esta lleno de bugs y bajones de fps cuando todos tiran rachas al mismo tiempo.… Expand
  89. Woo242
    Apr 21, 2021
    1
    A true disappointment. Playing COD for years and this is worse than ghosts. Takes to long to get in a match to end up with lagging gameplay on a ps4 pro
  90. Geruldz
    Apr 23, 2021
    1
    One of the worst call of duty’s I have ever had the displeasure of playing. Side by side with modern warfare, I really do think this game is garbage.
  91. Randystraton
    Apr 25, 2021
    0
    The absolute worst game I’ve ever played. Still feels like a beta game with no support. They add more problems than solutions. They are only looking for your money and not your enjoyment. I hope raven studios never leads a game again.
  92. roma_ps4
    Apr 26, 2021
    0
    (Post of Russian Language)
    Дорогие, Activision лучше и дальше блять. Развивали Modern Warfare 2019 и Warzone чем, создавать. Новую игру связную с Warzone, или вам бабла на преведущем "амереканской" пропоганде. Если бы и щё сучествовал совок (ссср) то эту игру бы запретили а авторов посадили в ГУЛАГ, нехуй покидать старое хорошое, а у меня есть Cold War, и MW 19 лучше будет MW 19 чем ебаная    (Post of Russian Language)
    Дорогие, Activision лучше и дальше блять. Развивали Modern Warfare 2019 и Warzone чем, создавать. Новую игру связную с Warzone, или вам бабла на преведущем "амереканской" пропоганде. Если бы и щё сучествовал совок (ссср) то эту игру бы запретили а авторов посадили в ГУЛАГ, нехуй покидать старое хорошое, а у меня есть Cold War, и MW 19 лучше будет MW 19 чем ебаная новая карта которая и старая и новая лагает на PS4 Slim зделайте несколько вещей
    1. IW.8.0 поптимизырывать для ps4 slim/fat
    2. никакой пропоганды и от америки и от российской федерации 3. Дальше поддерживать игру (у вас дохуя студий пускай Infinity Ward иди "треарки" будут развивать mw 19
    4. в Warzone делайте пушки с худшими оружими от серий Black ops
    5. я не просто так поставил ноль балов и это движок Black ops 3: это старый даижок 2015 года нахуй ну нахуя так делать
    Заключение: Я не желаю чтобы студий Activision умерали но у вас тоже есть как, и падение так и взлеты, так у всех но, лучше подержывать прошлогоднию колду чем новую. Досвидание.    … Expand
  93. Sp00x77
    Apr 30, 2021
    1
    This has got to be least optimized and polished game I've ever seen.

    The game lags and crashes at every opportunity it sees. The giant updates are very obnoxious and are unfortunately very frequent.
  94. Deromer
    May 2, 2021
    0
    This is by far one of the worst Games i have bought for 60€.
    it usually cashes for me or one of my friends which makes the game unplayable for me.
    they realsease updates that are 50gp+ big almost every 2 weeks so if you ever decided to play this buggy mess of a game then you usually have to first updated it for at least 1hour.

    I DO NOT RECOMAND BUYING THIS GAME
  95. Yodabox
    May 3, 2021
    0
    Absolutely trash. About 80% of the zombie games I get in the host quits and it never migrates the host, therefore sending everyone back to the menu. This has been happening for over 8 years now. I thought they would fix it but it appears they are too lazy to fix something people have been complaining about. I will never ever buy another Call of duty game again. I wouldn't reccomend thisAbsolutely trash. About 80% of the zombie games I get in the host quits and it never migrates the host, therefore sending everyone back to the menu. This has been happening for over 8 years now. I thought they would fix it but it appears they are too lazy to fix something people have been complaining about. I will never ever buy another Call of duty game again. I wouldn't reccomend this game to a blind hamster. Activision is truly lazy and is a trash company… Expand
  96. DrTPepper
    May 7, 2021
    1
    This game is proof that a developer doesn't need to be skilled to work for a AAA publisher. Incredibly poor stability, overuse of computer resources, extremely poor Nvidia integration leading to large reliance on driver updates, far too many updates required to fix this totally unfinished game, very poor network optimisation. Achievement and goal stats often fail to track, hitboxes vs.This game is proof that a developer doesn't need to be skilled to work for a AAA publisher. Incredibly poor stability, overuse of computer resources, extremely poor Nvidia integration leading to large reliance on driver updates, far too many updates required to fix this totally unfinished game, very poor network optimisation. Achievement and goal stats often fail to track, hitboxes vs. bullet registration is totally off. Skill-based matchmaking is as stupid as the execs that signed off on this trash. You cannot even save your gun loadout designs. There is far too much bias to aim-assist for controller users, making this one of the most unskilled games out ther.=. This is literally one of the worst games I've ever played.

    Furthermore, so few wanted to transition from Modern Warfare, that the community is so small and one of the most toxic out there. Skill-based match-making means most of your matches end up with leavers (cowards), as they don't want to hurt their stats. Furthermore, the skill-based match-making makes these toxic players the sweatiest and most intense in-game, yet.

    This is not a fun game, and the devs should honestly feel embarrassed. DON'T BUY! This isn't worth $10 let alone their insane idiot pricing.    … Expand
  97. Bolsotrump
    May 7, 2021
    0
    every time i play this i feel depressive remembering how good cod used to be in his Golden era.. amazing campaing, mp and zombies. pls actvision if u are reading this.. just forget cod. never make a new cod again pls
  98. Jhursk
    Jul 23, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mmm well i start with the worst the dang game currepted my ps4 to the point it deleteed alot of my games and folders. Ive since deleted this pile of crap and will never ever buy a call of duty gamw again. Now other problems i had b4 it currepted everythung is you can't skip cutscenes or any talking scenes at all and they are loooooong af. Game play is ok when you get to play but it ruined by them not letting you skip. This is all campaign that I'm upset about oh and good luck on the loading bc wow does ot suck. I done know how that is on a downloaded game. I cant speak for the multi player but if its like the campaign then buckle up bc this game sucks… Expand
  99. ProdigyVR
    May 15, 2021
    0
    Lorrddddddd this is bad........you have to pay real money for good guns in multiplayer......the zombies is a disappointment
  100. dnick630
    May 20, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have a lot to say about this game so let me get straight to the point. Skill based matchmaking made every game for me feel like a chore. Its a constant fight for head glitches and camp spots because no body wants to use the terrible, clunky movement and get insta-killed by the god awfully op weapons. People who are not good at the game choose to sit in one spot and aim down sight which gives them an advantage; however, with these weapons it seems that camping has become the meta, and its boring for the good players who want to actually have a fun, casual experience. During the gameplay, i noticed i had zero time to react when getting shot at and I would just die. This was mostly to campers who would sit and wait at a doorway or corner so by the time you saw them and put your gun up or aim down the sights you are already dead. Not to mention half of the people i play against camp. i only actively see 2-3 people actually playing toward the goal of the game such as domination or hardpoint and that makes it really hard to have fun. Anyways, back to skill based matchmaking, one of the worst things to come to COD ever. In cold war they make it so you verse people you would get a 1.00 KD against. And there is the problem, right there. When I actually have fun playing its when i get a good KD or am playing with friends and winning games. Cold war literally tries to keep your KD down to be “fair to other players”. They stripped the fun from the game to make it more fair. That is honestly the dumbest thing I've heard in all of video games. The point of playing is to have fun and enjoy being good at something but cold war takes this away from its users which is why I rate it the worst cod of all time by far. In addition, the devs rushed this game like no other. The bugs and glitches are everywhere and to some extent makes the game unplayable. Treyarch needs to re-evaluate their purpose (which is to entertain, not scam us all out of 60$) and do better next cod because I will not buy another game with skill based matchmaking and dynamic nerfing that comes with a whole sleuth of bugs and glitches. This game could have been made back in the early 2000s, and it should have been worth 10$. F for effort… Expand
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#13 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2020

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 35 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35
  1. IGN Portugal
    Jun 28, 2021
    80
    Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War ends up mirroring what the Call of Duty franchise offered last year, with some new additions that are also welcome, especially for long-term fans. While being set during a very intense period, the campaign ends up erring for its disappointing longevity, even though the value of repetition is intrinsic to it. Zombies are back in style, while multiplayer gains an excellent new mode, but here it errs again for the arsenal's lack of variety.
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  2. GameCritics
    Dec 16, 2020
    50
    While Cold War is a part of a series I would have said that I loved, I can’t fully embrace it now knowing that this work is trucking in harmful stereotypes via patriotic-tinged gameplay. A decent CoD multiplayer experience will likely emerge from the currently-underwhelming Cold War, but I’m going to seriously consider whether that gameplay is worth enduring (and supporting) the rest.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Dec 14, 2020
    80
    There’s a surprising number of changes, and most work. With an enjoyable campaign and a generous amount of online content, Cold War deserves a warm reception. [Issue#183, p.68]
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