Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

 PlayStation 4
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4.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1465 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 435 out of 1465
  2. Mixed: 176 out of 1465
  3. Negative: 854 out of 1465
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  1. Aeryn_k
    May 31, 2021
    2
    Terrible game. Outbreak would be fun if they used the idea for the amount of zombies ‘Dead Rising’ uses. That’s hundreds maybe thousands of zombies. Outbreak you run out of zombies after a half hour (and It’s not infinite zombies either)

    Multiplayer. Is a total joke, the maps are not that great, players miraculously have armor (from CoD MW Warzone) which should NOT be used whatsoever. The    Terrible game. Outbreak would be fun if they used the idea for the amount of zombies ‘Dead Rising’ uses. That’s hundreds maybe thousands of zombies. Outbreak you run out of zombies after a half hour (and It’s not infinite zombies either)

    Multiplayer. Is a total joke, the maps are not that great, players miraculously have armor (from CoD MW Warzone) which should NOT be used whatsoever. The abilities and perks and everything else are mixed to **** The meta gun currently is killing the game but that’s the usual. It’s just not a fun game to play, not like the old games.    … Expand
  2. Dinkinflicka
    Jun 1, 2021
    0
    Probably the worst cod to date. Campaign was terrible and all over the place. Maps are garbage and multiplayer in general is a **** joke.
  3. xLisiq
    Jun 3, 2021
    0
    This game is so bad that even CoD fanboys hate it. I totally hate it. And yes, remove SBMM.
  4. gabejunior13
    Jun 24, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is absolute **** Worst game I’ve honestly ever played. Too cartoony, guns are **** maps are ass. At this point even the nuke town is trash. I even hate the zombies it’s honestly my least favorite game of all time and it sucks to think about how I waisted $60 dollars on this dumb game. Modern warfare is better trust me… Expand
  5. andrew48
    Jun 25, 2021
    0
    Thank God for ALT F4, that's the only time I get enjoyment out of this game.
  6. Dkram
    Jun 26, 2021
    1
    Awful gameplay after MW. Hit detection is awful and 'invisible rounded off corners' are rampant. Verticality is really not intuitive with the map design not having a consistent indicator for clickable surfaces.

    Player models are really hard to detect and the colour palette is just noise.

    Really disappointed with this entry.
  7. NotThatGamer
    Jul 8, 2021
    1
    The campaign is amazing, but very similar to previous black ops in feel, which is not a bad thing. Multiplayer is... multiplayer. If you've played an fps multiplayer game, you know what to expect. Zombies however is an absolute tragedy. Don't get me wrong, there is a story worth digging through. But with enough bugs and glitches to turn amy fan away from the game. You want to play withThe campaign is amazing, but very similar to previous black ops in feel, which is not a bad thing. Multiplayer is... multiplayer. If you've played an fps multiplayer game, you know what to expect. Zombies however is an absolute tragedy. Don't get me wrong, there is a story worth digging through. But with enough bugs and glitches to turn amy fan away from the game. You want to play with friends? Too bad. The game will never load. You want to play with ransoms? The match will dc before you take your first step. Outbreak mode is an amazing idea with no effort given to the players to keep a stable connection. Do yourself a favor, and if you looking for a zombie game... LOOK SOMEWHERE ELSE.… Expand
  8. Erkle1009
    Jul 10, 2021
    1
    Don't waste your time with this game biggest waste of money just full of bugs terrible weapons
  9. AxalXD
    Jul 27, 2021
    4
    Todo mal, hasta que los servidores funcionen bien no le puedo dar NI el 5 justo o el 4.9 y darle como aprobado
  10. Quensho
    Jul 28, 2021
    0
    Could you imagine having a game where you’re a new person to multiplayer lvl 13 and playing against the most toxic and sweaty people ever prestige 5 and above with levels 200+ Then get this turd of a video game
  11. 3marooshee_halo
    Aug 2, 2021
    2
    the game might seem fun at first, but when you level higher the game SBMM just kills the fun
    campaing boring as seeing the microwave cook your food
    multiplayer is one of the worst in the franchise and NOT RECCOMENDED DONT BUY IT
    not reccomended and is boring
  12. 808
    Aug 21, 2021
    1
    Campaign was epic

    MULTIPLAYER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL ERROR CODE 57475 every time **** THIS PIECE **** zombies is ok.
  13. Mloap
    Aug 31, 2021
    0
    You can't login you can't create an account. WTF? I can't play campaign only zombie mode what a waste.
  14. Legion0
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    Hit detection is a joke. SBMM its more like skill based hit detection. Have countless videos of me pumping 20 rounds from assault rifles into guys faces only to have them walk it off. Then get shot with 2 bullets from a assault rifle and it drops me to 0 hp. it honestly feels like only 1/3 of my bullets register where the other guy drops me with a 1/3 of the bullets needed to get a kill. IHit detection is a joke. SBMM its more like skill based hit detection. Have countless videos of me pumping 20 rounds from assault rifles into guys faces only to have them walk it off. Then get shot with 2 bullets from a assault rifle and it drops me to 0 hp. it honestly feels like only 1/3 of my bullets register where the other guy drops me with a 1/3 of the bullets needed to get a kill. I have seen the m16 drop me in one burst midrange in the chest but hitting a guy all head 1 burst same range drops him to 50%. its complete garbage and I moved on from call of duty!… Expand
  15. Oboi
    Oct 12, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game cashed constantly on ps5(10/12/21), also the game is **** ass when you get to play it. I only play zombies but it always seems to crash at the perfect times when I'm high rounds. I gave this game plenty of chances from the release date to fix their **** but they just switch focus and use the resources to make the next installment and warzone instead of finishing the game. Also the game was trash in release day, I bought a half finished rushed game and it's still **** trash!… Expand
  16. FrediksenCL
    Oct 23, 2021
    1
    This review is more about multiplayer, which is what matters most now in Call of Duty.

    The multiplayer is the worst of the whole saga, its main problem is that it is unbalanced in every way. Broken weapons is a big problem. Weapons that kill too fast, weapons that have no recoil, weapons that have absurd damage. Broken weapons that were implemented several months ago and to this day are    This review is more about multiplayer, which is what matters most now in Call of Duty.

    The multiplayer is the worst of the whole saga, its main problem is that it is unbalanced in every way. Broken weapons is a big problem. Weapons that kill too fast, weapons that have no recoil, weapons that have absurd damage.
    Broken weapons that were implemented several months ago and to this day are still broken and they don't nerf them. or even if they were nerfed, but the nerf did nothing. (Diamatti Pistol, FFAR Assault Rifle).

    The map design of Black ops: Cold War is terrible. The only good maps are the maps from previous Call of Duty games (Most of Black ops 2).
    Maps like Miami, Garrison, Crossroads, The Pines. They are some of the worst originals that the game has. It has too many places to hide, to camp, or the map design for rushing is horrible.

    The optimization of the game is horrible ON ALL PLATFORMS.
    On PC you always have to download the shaders that even though they weigh little, they take light years to download.

    In addition to sudden lag, textures take a long time to load or don't load at all.

    Problems that also occur in the Console versions (Playstation and Xbox).

    The game has horrible animations, movements that seem more robotic than human and that in addition much do not make sense, as would be the majority of animations of impeccion of weapons (Impeccate the Magnum of 12 bullets but that the model of the weapon continues having 6).

    This game was not made with love, is poorly optimized, and has a lousy balancing. Very badly polished.

    This game should not even jokingly cost $59.99. It is overpriced for an incomplete and poorly polished game.

    This review as I said was more about Multiplayer and talking about the campaign, honestly it's a very good campaign, it's not exactly as it was sold (Decisions that will change the ending).
    But it was not lousy, a very good campaign that is accompanied by an excellent soundtrack.

    Speaking of zombies, it's very... Mediocre to decent, the game has such a weird HUD for a zombie mode that it looks more like a mini-game of Warzone than a zombie characteristic of the saga. And the game is almost too easy but if it becomes not difficult, but unfair (Zombies that respawn out of nowhere in the face blocking the passage, zombies that have too much range to hit the player) and also the maps are disappointing, they are just recycled from other maps or are taken directly from the campaign.

    The zombies have a 4.5/10.

    The game is not recommended at all, if so. Just had the price it deserves ($10 lmao) it would be worth something.

    The multiplayer is horrible, the campaign is excellent and the zombies is somewhat mediocre.    … Expand
  17. GlumChip992
    Nov 22, 2021
    4
    El SBMM arruina el juego. El multijugador algunas veces es bastante agresivo. La campaña fue mediocre, y su integración con Warzone la peor
  18. Yousif_Saad67
    Dec 5, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this game is really really bad because its have Fantasies Very bad its always vs Soviet Union and he choice America for the player he cant choice his country
    you vs USSR USSR USSR USSR USSR USSR USSR USSR USSR USSR CAll of duty wwii is best 1000 time    … Expand
  19. TeddyK1LLerz
    Nov 20, 2021
    2
    Плохой коннект в сетевой игре, некоторые режимы мертвые, онлайн полу мертвый, сбмм это когда вы затащили одну катку то остальные пять вас будет кидать в игры с максимально всратым коннектом, в этом вся суть сбмм. ожидание подбора игры по 15 минут.Плохой коннект в сетевой игре, некоторые режимы мертвые, онлайн полу мертвый, сбмм это когда вы затащили одну катку то остальные пять вас будет кидать в игры с максимально всратым коннектом, в этом вся суть сбмм. ожидание подбора игры по 15 минут.
  20. Milad1234
    Apr 4, 2022
    0
    Very bad best cod modern warfare very bad gamepay very bad story very bad game time
  21. MrCool1496
    Dec 20, 2021
    0
    This bag of **** is a waste of time, **** game crashes all the time. I hope Activision goes bankrupt
  22. User_Userovitch
    Apr 7, 2022
    0
    Lies, propaganda, dirt, hypocrisy and many other disadvantages. It is high time to forget a series of these games, and stop dishonoring with new parts, but no one is going to turn off the machine of gaming propaganda.
  23. Rr3alspxzz21
    Apr 19, 2022
    0
    This game is corny as hell it gives u **** teamates in gunfight everytime u go again 100 ranked ppl wit a **** 16 rank person like wtf that **** corny at least make it look good. In gun fight tournament the other team would have a stem shot while u have a **** flashbang like wtf im shooting these ppl and they can get they health back up but not me okay call of duty yah like to bull**** pplThis game is corny as hell it gives u **** teamates in gunfight everytime u go again 100 ranked ppl wit a **** 16 rank person like wtf that **** corny at least make it look good. In gun fight tournament the other team would have a stem shot while u have a **** flashbang like wtf im shooting these ppl and they can get they health back up but not me okay call of duty yah like to bull**** ppl that actually try hard in this **** game but the hackers and cheaters get the easiest gameplay ever it should be the other way around. And how about actually banning all cheating yah say yah do but yah dont hella ppl are cheating on a daily basis and yah are doing nothing to stop it. How about make yah game not compatible to the zhit they use to glitch or sum cause this **** annoying bro. Call of duty used to be fun but now its jus aggravating cause everybody be on sum bull****
    **** YOU CALL OF DUTY **** YOU. You dont do anything but jip mf out of kills and money. **** YOU I WONT SPEND ANOTHER DOLLAR WITH YOU BETTER HOPE YO GAMES ARE FREE CAUSE THATS 1 less person playing and enjoying your bull**** games. Talk about realistic.. Realistic these nuts in yo technology team mouth ****    … Expand
  24. whooles
    May 27, 2022
    2
    Multiplayer review cuz was bought mostly for MP in a first place

    "Have to brain? Use TAC-9!" Developers seem to absolutely forget what weapon balancing even mean. Spawns on maps are terrible. Maps areself are full of visual junk, it`s hard even to see an enemy that stands in an open sometimes. SBMM SUCKS!!! I`m not bad in CoD & shooters at all but I new to THIS game!! I don`t know    Multiplayer review cuz was bought mostly for MP in a first place

    "Have to brain? Use TAC-9!"

    Developers seem to absolutely forget what weapon balancing even mean. Spawns on maps are terrible. Maps areself are full of visual junk, it`s hard even to see an enemy that stands in an open sometimes.

    SBMM SUCKS!!! I`m not bad in CoD & shooters at all but I new to THIS game!! I don`t know maps, have no weapons & attachments unlocked! And after few decent matches I forced to play against sweaties with maxed out TAC-9, thermal LMG`s & other sh*t.

    If i could take a refund after two days of suffering I definitely would. For now - won`t give a dollar for another Treyarch game.    … Expand
  25. uoKAOS
    Oct 20, 2022
    0
    Should not be entitled as a "Black Ops" game, very shameful for the franchise to be honest, because this is not playable at all!
  26. Mitchthemon
    Sep 5, 2023
    0
    Trash game, pointless spy stuff. One of the last missions they make you redo the same boring part 4 times! Who wants to run through the same boring garbage 4 times in a row to beat a mission?! This game is absolute trash.
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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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