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. Handige
    Nov 18, 2020
    3
    Horrible Multiplayer. Campaign is decent. Zombiesis fun, but only one map. Not worth it!
  2. leeringg
    Nov 18, 2020
    0
    Literal garbage.

    Full of bugs and crashes, with barely any weapons and only 6 maps. (Older CoDs launched with 13).

    Weapon balance is non-existent and SBMM ruins and matches you play with friends.
  3. SupremeLeader
    Nov 18, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Would be a 0 if not for Zombies, which this year is more replayable and dynamic than ever, a real breakthrough in my opinion. MP is completely unfinished and what is there is so low effort it’s laughable. I could stomach only 29 weapons, but the unlock rate is so ungodly slow people will only ever spend such an atrocious amount of time on a good gun (MP5). Campaign is a complete copy of Black Ops 1, story structure and all, with the only replay ability being found in about 2-3 missions. Overall, this game needed another year,, and I will come back in a couple months in the vain hope the game will be in a playable state.… Expand
  4. Thisislee08
    Nov 18, 2020
    1
    The game is not fun the zombies are good for 2 games and then the same old. Multiplayer is the worse multiplayer ever made as all of the maps are badly balanced and spawns ridiculous. single player is just a rubbish call of duty experience. Do not buy the game
  5. karoldt1
    Nov 18, 2020
    0
    So...i really enjoyed COD MW, brilliant graphics, game mechanics and sound.
    Cold War compares to it like a low budget TV show to Star Wars franchise. I gave it solid 20h of multiplayer time only to come to an conclusion that it was wasted 20h. Where as MW is fun, this feels like grind. I know it meant to be an arcade shooter, but why does the graphics have to look like from 2002? I play    So...i really enjoyed COD MW, brilliant graphics, game mechanics and sound.
    Cold War compares to it like a low budget TV show to Star Wars franchise. I gave it solid 20h of multiplayer time only to come to an conclusion that it was wasted 20h. Where as MW is fun, this feels like grind. I know it meant to be an arcade shooter, but why does the graphics have to look like from 2002? I play 1440p ultra and it looks horrible. Overall this game absolute rubbish. Its along time since i regretted spending money so badly on a game. Also i don't get how you can release game in every way worse than previous one and charge the same money...i guess people will buy anyway as they have enough time during this pandemic...    … Expand
  6. Hayze717
    Nov 18, 2020
    2
    Bugs bugs crashing bugs ! Sbmm need I say more , plus the game was rushed . Last cod I ore order
  7. moore505
    Nov 18, 2020
    0
    Can't even play the game on PS5, it keeps hard crashing it when I try to launch any mode. I reinstalled 4 times now and all my other games work just fine.
    Unacceptable.
  8. tronalddump87
    Nov 18, 2020
    0
    It is embarrassing that this is a 2020 triple A game. Also the first CoD on the next gen consoles and it looks worse than the last game. It is full of bugs and glitches, it shows images of weapons out of BO4 when you unlock weapons, basically it is not complete yet it is being sold at full price.

    Then ofcoursd the SBMM ruins any fun you have with the gameplay.
  9. mateocodplayer
    Nov 18, 2020
    8
    i think is a god call of duty is a new air to the black ops franchise the history of the cold war is very interesting the zombies mode i think isthe best one of the franchise the multyplayer need upgrades of the map in conclusionis very funny cod with friend
  10. BKTOOD
    Nov 18, 2020
    10
    لعبة جميلة قدمت تجربة قصة مختلفة توجد اكثر من نهاية مهمام اساسية ومهمام فرعية كذلك طريقة جديدة في الالفاز
    الملتي بلاير كجزء من سلسة كول اوف ديوتي متواجد اطوار الاساسية بالاضافة الى اطوار جديدة مثل Fire Team Dirty Bomb الزومبي هذا الجزء رهيب فيه الادوات اللي تخلي الناس تلعب وقت اكثر من تجميع الكرستالات لتطوير شجرة المهارات من بيركات واسلحة كذلك الطور الرابع Dead Ops Arcade 3 قدم افكار    لعبة جميلة قدمت تجربة قصة مختلفة توجد اكثر من نهاية مهمام اساسية ومهمام فرعية كذلك طريقة جديدة في الالفاز
    الملتي بلاير كجزء من سلسة كول اوف ديوتي متواجد اطوار الاساسية بالاضافة الى اطوار جديدة مثل Fire Team Dirty Bomb الزومبي هذا الجزء رهيب فيه الادوات اللي تخلي الناس تلعب وقت اكثر من تجميع الكرستالات لتطوير شجرة المهارات من بيركات واسلحة كذلك الطور الرابع Dead Ops Arcade 3 قدم افكار جديدة من اضافات دنجنات كثيرة    … Expand
  11. tyl1596
    Nov 18, 2020
    1
    The game has 8 maps at lunch....8 maps from a multimillion dollar company.

    Skill based match making means if you have friends who are worse than you then they will want to play with you because they will be destroyed.

    The campaign is 3 hours long.

    Do yourself a favor, keep playing Modern Warfare
  12. EXIBUZYW
    Nov 18, 2020
    10
    This game is not bad. Finnaly COD have good story and not bad gameplay. Good work . Keep it up!
  13. Pur3Pow3r
    Nov 18, 2020
    0
    Unfinished game, poor visibility, terrible hit detection, no weapon balancing.
  14. ZzZ85
    Nov 18, 2020
    8
    Im really enjoying this game. Multiplayer is so much better then last years modern warfare.
  15. Calcal18
    Nov 18, 2020
    0
    First COD I have played since MW2 on the Xbox 360, terrible graphics, crap maps. Spawn, see someone shoot - die, spawn get seen without seeing someone - die. Rinse and repeat.

    Wont ever buy a COD game again, don't know what I was thinking. Wouldn't play if this was free to play, let alone paying for a triple A title 0/10
  16. Slaxor
    Nov 18, 2020
    1
    По сравнению с прошлой частью все просто ужасно. Графика 2008 год, сюжет дно, пластиковые модельки. Очень жалею о покупке.
  17. The_epic_gamer
    Nov 17, 2020
    10
    This game brought perfection to the call of duty series, zombies is fun and casual, multiplayer is fun as hell, and the campaign is interesting, hope you found this helpful.
  18. blofgb16
    Nov 17, 2020
    0
    That 'Compiling shaders' issue is a real freaking mess. Please fix it ASAP.
  19. Hazzzmart
    Nov 17, 2020
    1
    This is actually retarted that Cronus Max is going unpunished on consoles I get put in a lobby of all aim botters just because I’m good at the game the aim assist is even broken on launch making only people with Cronus being able to aim consistently this is a **** disaster of a game. Most of my friends have already stopped playing
  20. Messir
    Nov 17, 2020
    9
    Очень стильно нарисованный шпионский экшен. По сравнению с недавней убогой Мафией просто шедевр, хоть механики также казуальны. Тем не менее, сюжет хватает вас за горло с первых минут и не отпускает до конца. Прикольные герои, запоминающиеся локации, приятная стрельба и реалистичный звук. Особо понравилось, что можно пострелять по коммунякам-ватникам. Около 120 фпс на 1080ти. Что ещеОчень стильно нарисованный шпионский экшен. По сравнению с недавней убогой Мафией просто шедевр, хоть механики также казуальны. Тем не менее, сюжет хватает вас за горло с первых минут и не отпускает до конца. Прикольные герои, запоминающиеся локации, приятная стрельба и реалистичный звук. Особо понравилось, что можно пострелять по коммунякам-ватникам. Около 120 фпс на 1080ти. Что еще нужно, чтобы провести несколько зимних вечеров?… Expand
  21. Loki_
    Nov 17, 2020
    2
    SBMM robs the multi-player of any fun if the poor hitreg and broken mp5 don't get you first. I love Black ops but this is not a finished game movement is clunky at best and aiming... well ya just point a shoot maybe you'll get hit markers but most likely not.. I have hope that the devs can turn it around loosen summer and fix the weapons valance as well as the awful stuttering thatsSBMM robs the multi-player of any fun if the poor hitreg and broken mp5 don't get you first. I love Black ops but this is not a finished game movement is clunky at best and aiming... well ya just point a shoot maybe you'll get hit markers but most likely not.. I have hope that the devs can turn it around loosen summer and fix the weapons valance as well as the awful stuttering thats occurring on GPUs. But as long as Activision makes money this games probably gonna be a 2 for me… Expand
  22. MJ2020
    Nov 17, 2020
    0
    Sbmm at its highest. Don’t want to be using the cheap play style and meta weapons for another year just to go even. Bland, buggy game.
  23. EmmaM
    Nov 17, 2020
    0
    Every game feels the same with sbmm. Same meta weapons, same playstyles just makes for a bland/mediocre experience with no real progression.
  24. nfguy
    Nov 17, 2020
    1
    Unfortunately for a PS4 player like myself, this game is in many ways unplayable. The third level in the campaign had a game-breaking bug that would disconnect all of my controllers if connected via bluetooth (this required a hard restart to fix). The campaign had a mostly interesting story but didn't really take off until the second to last mission. A longer campaign where the optionalUnfortunately for a PS4 player like myself, this game is in many ways unplayable. The third level in the campaign had a game-breaking bug that would disconnect all of my controllers if connected via bluetooth (this required a hard restart to fix). The campaign had a mostly interesting story but didn't really take off until the second to last mission. A longer campaign where the optional missions played a greater significance would have made the experience much more enjoyable.

    The multiplayer suffers from connectivity, balancing issues, and a lack of interesting maps. Iconic maps such as Nuke Town are missing and will likely not come until a later season.

    Overall this year's COD feels like a regression from 2019's Cod Modern Warfare and may be an example of game makers unable to maintain QC during wfh and the global pandemic.    … Expand
  25. Srmd
    Nov 17, 2020
    0
    Veryyyy badd veryyyyyyyytt bad veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
  26. Unjakeable
    Nov 17, 2020
    1
    DO NOT BUY !! 2019’s cod MW is far superior in every way. Get it instead. Cold war feels like a bad arcade shooter, the maps suck weapon damage sucks graphics are terrible. After taking 10 year break from cod (because they all started to be the same) I was super excited when 2019’s cod came out and it was a true return to form albeit with a few changes coldwar fails in every way !
  27. ThisGameisBADD
    Nov 17, 2020
    0
    S B M M, terrible pc optimization feels like 60fps with over 120-140 frames.
  28. neohpgfra
    Nov 17, 2020
    2
    An other dump game. Activision is **** there are a lot of bugs,graphics and story are very bad like usually! Money goes to CEO kottick not for the developpement of the game, it's a shame. Don't give your money for this **** !
  29. Dughman
    Nov 17, 2020
    0
    What a cluster **** of a game, i know that Activision doesn't care anymore but putting out a game in this condition and having the balls to charge 70$ for it is just beyond greedy. A clear lack of content and passion is shown in this game not to mention the various bugs and crashes that some of em can lead to your console crashing, also alot of content has been recycled from previousWhat a cluster **** of a game, i know that Activision doesn't care anymore but putting out a game in this condition and having the balls to charge 70$ for it is just beyond greedy. A clear lack of content and passion is shown in this game not to mention the various bugs and crashes that some of em can lead to your console crashing, also alot of content has been recycled from previous titles from reused animations to attachments. The SBMM is one of the if not the worst systems i have ever seen in a video-game designed to ruin the game for those good enough and just because you want to cater to new players? You can do that without ruining other people's experience, you can add a ranked playlist or a playlist for new comers like boot camp or add SBMM until level 10 or so, and im sure you can think of many other ways to do so without destroying other player's experience.… Expand
  30. Xoson
    Nov 17, 2020
    5
    Only 4 new maps from the beta and a handful of guns. Only 1 actual zombies map. If you don't like Call of Duty campaign or zombies $60 is not a good price for this game. Horrible pc optimization. Very lackluster.
  31. Robee1337
    Nov 17, 2020
    1
    I never played a worst CoD. The zombie mod is lagging, even on ps4 pro. The whole game is unplayable
  32. LiquidRevolver
    Nov 17, 2020
    3
    Unfortunately for the PS4 version it has a bug where the controller disconnects on big maps. This happened in the campaign after the helicopter scene in Vietnam and also on an escort multi-player map. So those two aspects are completely unplayable Unfortunately. The zombies is the only game mode I can play which is why I gave it a 3. Zombies is pretty good for the majority of it. SeasonUnfortunately for the PS4 version it has a bug where the controller disconnects on big maps. This happened in the campaign after the helicopter scene in Vietnam and also on an escort multi-player map. So those two aspects are completely unplayable Unfortunately. The zombies is the only game mode I can play which is why I gave it a 3. Zombies is pretty good for the majority of it. Season veterans can get to pretty high rounds and newbies to the game can get decently high up as well. It is a bit of a grind to get some new perks and aether but it does give it more replayability. We'll see what happens with new maps and potential bug fixes. But for now it sits at a 3.

    For the controller issue I did try multiple other games to see if there is an issue with my PS4 and this is the only game I have this issue with. Controller disconnects and cannot reconnect until I turn off the console. Shame.    … Expand
  33. Maxster1
    Nov 17, 2020
    0
    I give this game a score of 0, I mean basically, its a game with loads of potential but the thing that u get kicked out midgame because the connection to the blizzard / cod server is lost, that the connection interrupts every few minutes until it kicks you out of the game and the fact that some cant even start the game makes it a 0. Many people share the same issues and yet there isnt aI give this game a score of 0, I mean basically, its a game with loads of potential but the thing that u get kicked out midgame because the connection to the blizzard / cod server is lost, that the connection interrupts every few minutes until it kicks you out of the game and the fact that some cant even start the game makes it a 0. Many people share the same issues and yet there isnt a statement that the developers are aware of these issues so people dont know when they can finally play this game for which they paid 60$.… Expand
  34. Bryce052
    Nov 17, 2020
    8
    Overall, a decent entry to the Black Ops series-this years package includes a strong campaign, fun multiplayer and the return of zombies. Would recommend-especially, on next gen consoles (the adaptive trigger feature on Playstation is a cool feature!)
    -Campaign: Personally, I found the 5-7 hour campaign to be most enjoyable with great variety in the missions and multiple endings-this    Overall, a decent entry to the Black Ops series-this years package includes a strong campaign, fun multiplayer and the return of zombies. Would recommend-especially, on next gen consoles (the adaptive trigger feature on Playstation is a cool feature!)
    -Campaign: Personally, I found the 5-7 hour campaign to be most enjoyable with great variety in the missions and multiple endings-this brings some replayability.
    -Multiplayer: If you played the beta, then you can expect a relatively similar experience with this year's multiplayer-hopefully, Treyarch will address some of the concerns raised by the community here in future updates.
    -Zombies: Overall, a relatively fun experience-it will be interesting to see where the game heads in terms of new DLC and Easter eggs    … Expand
  35. qwertt
    Nov 17, 2020
    0
    The price was way to high, but I bought it.
    Was a very big disapointment. At first the game was always crashing/freezing (My PC is brand new)
    Game is now running, after many hours of research... Graphics are very bad, performance is also very very bad. Many typos in the menus on launch, game settings won't save (audio) Only fun mode is ZOMBIE MODE but its also so sad, because    The price was way to high, but I bought it.
    Was a very big disapointment. At first the game was always crashing/freezing (My PC is brand new)
    Game is now running, after many hours of research...

    Graphics are very bad, performance is also very very bad.

    Many typos in the menus on launch, game settings won't save (audio)

    Only fun mode is ZOMBIE MODE but its also so sad, because every time I start the game, either I cannot connect to my friends...or the game is crashing or the Host connection fails....

    AND THE SADDEST THING, ACTIVISION is SELLING this Game as a FULL game!
    Not an alpha or a beta, no 60+€!
    AND they aren't even replying to the community! They could have said, OK SORRY we **** up.

    We give you 50% of your money back, if you like it buy our DLC's.....

    THIS IS JUST GROSS ACTIVISION! (Treyarch isnt the bad guy here, its ACTIVISION)    … Expand
  36. ItsAJoke3825
    Nov 17, 2020
    7
    Alright the multiplayer needs work. The maps seem to be made for campers if your good enough you can get around this, but it's still a problem. The spawns are absolutely terrible. The health bar and time to kill aren't terrible but I prefer the good old days of bo2. The campaign is pretty good a little short. The zombies is awesome. The new map plays really well, the easter egg is easy yetAlright the multiplayer needs work. The maps seem to be made for campers if your good enough you can get around this, but it's still a problem. The spawns are absolutely terrible. The health bar and time to kill aren't terrible but I prefer the good old days of bo2. The campaign is pretty good a little short. The zombies is awesome. The new map plays really well, the easter egg is easy yet I want to play it again, and it's a major upgrade from black ops 4 zombies. The people that have said zombies is copy and paste, exfiling on round 10 is hard, or thinks it's too easy either A suck at the game or B have never actually played or been into zombies. And for those who think it's too easy 30 is not a high round.… Expand
  37. itsArtie
    Nov 17, 2020
    2
    Graphics from 2015. The only place where they actually invested is motion capture for characters, who cares about that? People buy this game for multiplayer. I won't even mention the attempt at cloning Battlefield with Fireteam mode, it's not even a clone, that's how bad it is. Do yourself a favor and don't waste your money on this AA title.
  38. Miska0330
    Nov 17, 2020
    0
    I am playing my Xbox One X and sometimes switch off automatically while i am playing Cold War. Very very low FPS. This game is a Beta game.
  39. Mr_mj
    Nov 17, 2020
    0
    One of the worst games ever. This game is like other CODs. I cant understand why people are buying same COD every time
  40. TidyMemes
    Nov 17, 2020
    8
    Personally I think that this Call Of Duty is alright. For me Call of Duty had been a game that I play every year and rarely play it again except for Modern Warfare, I thought that it was a step in the right direction. But this one also feels like one but with a few downgrades. Zombies is really good in my opinion, I was never a big fan of Zombies but now I can play it for hours.Personally I think that this Call Of Duty is alright. For me Call of Duty had been a game that I play every year and rarely play it again except for Modern Warfare, I thought that it was a step in the right direction. But this one also feels like one but with a few downgrades. Zombies is really good in my opinion, I was never a big fan of Zombies but now I can play it for hours. Multiplayer on the other hand is a 50/50 thing for me, It's fun but there are major balancing issues, but i'm sure they will be fixed in a future update. I think the campaign is really good, I can say that I like it more than Modern Warfare, the level designs are really good, and I feel like an agent trying to hunt down Soviet spies, and all the innovations make it a very enjoyable experience. As it currently stands, I think it is a good game, but their are a lot they need to fix, but it will be fixed just like every new game, there are problems and then they are fixed, and I hop activision fixes these problems.… Expand
  41. ajordrew
    Nov 17, 2020
    2
    Gun flow is fun but that is about it. Trash maps like the last call of duty but with an even smaller selection. Around 3 guns that can actually be used. Skill based match making is the worst it has ever been. Terrible game overall.
  42. IvanQwerki
    Nov 17, 2020
    4
    I'm still playing the same game with better grafics and some battlefield dinamics
  43. InZaNeSensation
    Nov 17, 2020
    8
    This game is not perfect by any means but it is no where near as bad as people on here make it out to be. For starters, it is 100% certainly without a doubt better than Modern Warfare. Let me explain why
    The GOOD
    - Minimap: There is a minimap, crazy enough this isn't a gimme these days - Gunplay: the guns are fun to use and there is 20 at launch with new unlockables coming each season,    This game is not perfect by any means but it is no where near as bad as people on here make it out to be. For starters, it is 100% certainly without a doubt better than Modern Warfare. Let me explain why
    The GOOD
    - Minimap: There is a minimap, crazy enough this isn't a gimme these days
    - Gunplay: the guns are fun to use and there is 20 at launch with new unlockables coming each season, as well as one unlockable currently in the "pre-season"
    - Balancing: the game is already balanced well with the exception of a couple things that will likely be tweaked within the first patch (ex. Field Mics, MP5, M16)
    - Menu music: Small detail not many care about but it is easily the best menu music of any COD
    - UI: Excellent user interface that showcases in-depth weapon stats including ADS speed, Sprint to fire time, damage dealt at each range, and tons of other stats for each weapon like never before seen in any COD
    - Challenges / Camos: Excellent way of organizing and showcasing challenges, giving the player something to be working towards in terms of a better camo unlock system, including a variety of camos that are obtainable, also an addition of zombies challenges that provide zombie gold, zombie diamond, and zombie dark matter camos
    - Customization: tons of options for attachments, gunsmith is back but better than ever, wildcards that affect perks, attachments, secondaries and lethals
    - Combined Arms: an easy laid back game mode that is made to chill and drink a beer with friends without the worry of SBMM

    The BAD - al
    - Lack of Maps: Only 8 maps and 2-3 are bad: Satellite, Armada and Miami although I particularly don't mind Miami but most dislike it. COD is now focusing on providing a continuous product. If you buy this game, it's not a finished product but more like an updated monthly service. Treyarch has announced 3-5 new maps will be coming in Season 1 (December 10)
    Lack of 6v6 modes: could use more traditional 6v6 modes, no Capture the Flag, Headquarters, and many other respawnable 6v6 modes, also no Ground War (Contains TDM, Dom, Hardpoint, KC, and FFA as the only respawnable 6v6 modes)
    Snipers: A lot will fight me on this but the snipers need to be nerfed, maybe not them themselves but there is an attachment that lowers the ADS time to be on par with some assault rifles, which is ridiculous. Snipers can also use attachments which remove their flinch. Both these attachments are broken
    - Fireteam Dirty Bomb: it's bad and confusing, just trying to be like fortnite multiplayer mode, just strange
    - Leaderboards: Glitched and not available currently
    - Poor Mid Tier Scorestreaks: Most mid tier scorestreaks feel weak. Sentry turret is easily destroyed, napalm fire doesn't stay on ground, Artillery is a small radius of bomb
    - Bullet velocity: stronger than any COD before, all attachments for all weapons, especially SMG's must use any attachment that improves bullet velocity

    The UGLY - not fixable, here to stay
    - Leveling: Confusing, odd, better than Modern Warfare, why can't we just have normal prestige? Apparently there are two seperate levels, season level and rank level? Little info online to find on the subject, some youtubers even suggest their level is glitched because it shows two different levels after prestiging, no one seems to understand how the leveling works once you enter prestige
    - SBMM: By far the worst part of the game, this game seeks to keep everyone's KD and Win/Loss between 0.75-1.25. It's most certainly possible to get out of this range, but it will put you into a much more difficult lobby, the higher your K/D and W/L. Sucks to play with friends with higher stats than you because it is certainly noticeable. One friend with a 2.5 K/D, i can't play with because I struggle to go positive each game but if I play with another friend with a 0.8 K/D, I finish each game on the top of the leaderboards. Very noticeable
    - Scorestreak System: Awful, no killstreaks, no scorestreaks. Rather everyone utilizes killstreaks through death though with a multiplier the bigger the streak. Unfortunately, the end of the game turns into everyone calling in streaks the same time. If you fall behind in Dom, Hardpoint, or other objective game modes you won't get your streaks to try to come back until the game is already decided. No one even knows how the multiplier works
    - Map Design: some of the maps are pretty bad, Satellite, Miami, Armada. They flow pretty bad and are way to open, encouraging snipers, campers, and slow gameplay. Please give us normal 3 lane maps
    - Shotgun secondaries: speaks for itself, these should not be secondaries and everyone uses them. No more running up on snipers, everyone has a shotgun    … Expand
  44. T-800_
    Nov 17, 2020
    1
    Sbmm SBMM SBMMsbmm sbmm sbmm sbmm sbmm SBMM sbmm Sbmm sbmm sbmm sbmm SBMM SBMM
  45. Arseny84
    Nov 17, 2020
    0
    Absolute zero. This part should never been released. Engine is sucks. 3d arcade from the past. No fun at all
  46. StyxEditz
    Nov 17, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Multiplayer is filled with extremely overpowered weapons and poor map design. The skill based matchmaking system looks good on paper however it can result in a complete unbalance in teams and stops good players from casually having fun. The meta at the moment is m16 - aug - mp5, there is no other reason to use any other guns. In most circumstances these guns will win the gunfight even if the user does not hit the most shots or get the first shot in the engagement. The score streak system results mega streak spam, it is impossible to go 2 minutes without hearing spy plane above. The streak system also results in some players joining the game late and getting less kills, damage or obj and still placing higher on the leader boards due to the bonus from streaks. In addition to the m16 , aug and mp5 being extremely overpowered players must deal with snipers having very little flinch. This results in SMG or AR players landing multiple shots at range but not standing a chance in the engagement against snipers. The map design results in players playing extremely slow due to a ridiculous amount of angles to watch out for whenever pushing any area.
    Some 6v6 maps are better such as crossroads strike and armada strike however playing 6v6 for an extended period of time is mind numbing and extremely draining due to the SBMM. Some maps such as cartel suffer from extreme clutter and visibility issues, on cartel the bushes in the middle of the map result in not being able to see players at all inside of that area, the only way to solve this is to sacrifice an attachment slot to use a flashlight for an extended ads detection range. The game also suffers from many bugs, some i have experienced include completing camo challenges only for the camo not to be unlocked until i restart my game, the shroud skill on zombies glitching players under the map and many more. In the multiplayer there is also a huge problem on armada with spawns and the vehicles in the game. The spawns seem completely unpredictable and almost like the game is just guessing where to spawn a player, multiple times i have spawned on the same spawn boat as multiple enemy players and this results in a free kill for the enemy multiple times. The boats and jet skis are ridiculous. The gunboats are extremely powerful and often players can camp near the zip lines on a spawn boat to guarantee plenty of free kills. The jet skis are extremely buggy often resulting in my own jet ski jumping onto a friendly jet ski or flipping over and pointing me in the wrong direction.
    There are some positives, the guns do feel really nice when the aim assist doesn't bug out and when not facing the overpowered weapons in the game. The movement after a moderate adjustment period feels refined and fast paced, slide cancelling and cameras feel reduced massively resulting in less unwinnable gun fights.
    The zombies mode is actually extremely fun, completing the Easter egg and going through all the steps is one of my favorite parts of the game. The skills and different ways to spend aether crystals results in more creativity with your load out to approach zombies. However upon completion the realization that the calling card for completing the Easter egg isn't even animated and the last 45 minutes to an hour you spent completing it was near pointless. The campaign is rather fun and solving the different puzzles using evidence is quite interesting however it is far too short. The choice of ending is quite interesting and it does allow for you to decide how you want the story to end however the change in cut scenes is rather dull, i wish there was more difference and more explanation at the end to the consequences of your choice. There are many more issues i haven't touched on such as the dullness of multiplayer camos, the lack of difference with the sights for your weapon and how horrible it is to try see a clear sight picture through your site when firing the weapon.
    This game needs a big update and injection of content.    … Expand
  47. Nvm
    Nov 17, 2020
    0
    Multiplayer is **** **** ..... MW is far better than this garbage .... **** you developers forcing us to play on SBMM .... **** idiots
  48. Tabik2005
    Nov 17, 2020
    5
    Своих денег, за которые продают эту игру, она не стоит... Прошлая часть мне понравилась больше.
    Ставлю 4, так как хорошая сюжетная линия, и зомби режим тоже. А пострелять в pvp я выберу прошлую часть.
  49. scherk862
    Nov 17, 2020
    0
    Worst multiplayer I have ever played. I play since mw2 and I have not seen a spawn this bad, terrible scorestreak system, matchmaking problems, only joining ongoing games and then gets disconected. I regreat every cent I spent on this sh**
  50. L3mons
    Nov 17, 2020
    3
    Great zombies doesn't make up for the crappy multiplayer. Campaign isn't fun in my opinion either. Screw these maps, they are garbage, i only like one, and there are like 3 maps for TD, that's CODs main game mode. Mp5 is too good, and the rest of the guns mostly suck.
  51. rifesgood
    Nov 17, 2020
    1
    CLEARLY, the CRITIC reviews are biased and lack depth.
    Multiplayer: 2/10
    Campaign: 8/10
    Zombies: 10/10

    Only buy this game if you enjoy zombies... If not, stay with Modern Warfare.
  52. Caporal_Cuirett
    Nov 17, 2020
    5
    Le jeu est bon, après avoir fait un solide saut en voyant l'alpha boboche de cold war sur ps4, je me suis dit que j'allais attendre la beta avant de juger, puis après la beta, même constat. Maintenant le jeu est sorti et il ressemble incroyablement à une beta, en plus d'utiliser le moteur de black ops 4 qui se fait définitivement sentir comme un ''downgrade'' par rapport au moteur physiqueLe jeu est bon, après avoir fait un solide saut en voyant l'alpha boboche de cold war sur ps4, je me suis dit que j'allais attendre la beta avant de juger, puis après la beta, même constat. Maintenant le jeu est sorti et il ressemble incroyablement à une beta, en plus d'utiliser le moteur de black ops 4 qui se fait définitivement sentir comme un ''downgrade'' par rapport au moteur physique incroyable que nous a offert modern warfare l'an dernier. Modern Warfare était loin d'être ce qu'il est aujourd'hui au lancement il faut l'admettre, mais il paraissait déjà plus innovateur et rafraichissant que Cold War. Pour l'instant le mode Dirty Bomb est assez amusant, mais sur deux cartes différentes, on fait le tour assez vite. Le point fort pour l'instant (pour moi) est le mode zombies. Quand on prend le temps de connaitre la carte et de faire la mission liée au easter egg, on obtient des avantages qui sont remarquables pour rendre le gameplay super agréable et invovateur. Je suis un grand fan de zombies et il est réellement très bon, mais il n'y a qu'une seule carte ''classique'' si on ne compte pas le Dead Ops Arcade. Bref, un jeu avec tellement de potentiel, mais mon Dieu tellement incomplet. J'ai malgré tout bon espoir qu'il soit updaté comme l'a été modern warfare et je suis certain que le metascore du jeu va augmenter dans les prochains mois.… Expand
  53. Paschke274
    Nov 17, 2020
    8
    Bueno como es normal en los juegos de Treyarch en el lanzamiento esta falto de contenido. Pero hare mi reseña en base a lo que ofrece el juego que es Campaña , Multijugador y Zombies. Vayamos por partes:

    Campaña:Un 9 de 10 esta campaña es la mas decente que he jugado durante estos ultimos 5 años. Multijugador: 6 de 10 es entretenido pero siento que le faltan mas mapas y modos.    Bueno como es normal en los juegos de Treyarch en el lanzamiento esta falto de contenido. Pero hare mi reseña en base a lo que ofrece el juego que es Campaña , Multijugador y Zombies. Vayamos por partes:

    Campaña:Un 9 de 10 esta campaña es la mas decente que he jugado durante estos ultimos 5 años.

    Multijugador: 6 de 10 es entretenido pero siento que le faltan mas mapas y modos.

    Zombies: 8 de 10 La jugabilidad esta muy divertida pero el mapa no me gusto tanto. Pero eso se puede areglar cuando saquen mas mapas.

    entonces mi reseña es de 8 de 10 ya que es un muy buen juego le hace falta contenido.    … Expand
  54. TheTripleBurger
    Nov 17, 2020
    1
    Bad looking graphic, bad movements, bad summ.. A step back for this game. CoD MW is much, much better!!
  55. BloodyScar
    Nov 17, 2020
    0
    Una basura de multijugador. Los mapas malos y el SBMM, arruinan toda la experiencia.
  56. The_Dorneyator
    Nov 17, 2020
    4
    First time doing a review for a game but i feel like this time I need to. PS4 Player if you need to know.

    Campaign: The Campaign in this game is fun got some minor rpg elements in terms of choice for dialogue and what not and can be a good time. Story is more or less what you expect from a call of duty game these days, america good russia bad etc. The campaign isnt very long though    First time doing a review for a game but i feel like this time I need to. PS4 Player if you need to know.

    Campaign:

    The Campaign in this game is fun got some minor rpg elements in terms of choice for dialogue and what not and can be a good time. Story is more or less what you expect from a call of duty game these days, america good russia bad etc.
    The campaign isnt very long though its roughly 4-5 hours. I also hate the fact that you have to download the campaign into 3 seperate parts the **** is this a telltale game seriously come on now.

    Things can all be grand and dandy as long as it doesnt freeze or crash your system which has happened to me multiple times. It happens specifically on a mission called desperate measures for me. Can really ruin the experience.

    Zombies:

    From a first glance of playthroughs you may be thinking what in the actual **** is this **** But trust me zombies is actually ok its not that bad can be a good time also altough repetitive. Doesn't feel like a Treyarch zombies game at all which is a shame, this one feels more WW2 esque. But hey ill take this over B04 Zombies tbh. Also dont get why zombies and multiplayer have shared levels. Why the **** are we using multiplayer operators aswell instead of some original characters.

    Multiplayer:

    MP5... huge ****ing maps. My advice would be just play hardpoint as i find whenever i play other modes its like playing ****ing COD Ghosts again. Lads sitting in the corner of a room waiting for about 2 minutes for one kill everybody running ghost and as i mentioned above the mp5. Not a fun experience at all unless you fancy smashing your head through your window in frustration.

    Only fun game mode is hardpoint. Seriously if you hate the other modes in this cod just try hardpoint once makes things a little better as you can actually enjoy the game instead of either dying of boredom or frustration from some **** sitting in a room all game doing the worm squirm.

    Overall:
    Campaign is aight besides the constant crashing and length can be enjoyable as long as it works.
    Zombies is fun but will get boring after a while. Would suggest playing with friends if you can as long as they are as unfortunate as us for buying this ****
    Multiplayer just try to steer clear of if you can. its a ****ing mess right now and as i mentioned hardpoint is only enjoyable game mode.

    Can kinda cut them a tiny bit of slack given the good ol pandemic right now but this game feels like an unfinished mess. Either steer clear of it or wait till it drops in price, dont be a ****ing idiot like me.

    Gets a 4/10 for zombies and when campaign wants to work    … Expand
  57. KittySlayer69
    Nov 17, 2020
    1
    So basically, this game is the worst product I've ever bought. Campaign takes about 2-2.5 hrs to finish it. I was shocked when I realized it's over already, it was so short. Multiplayer - you've got very small amount of games, limited amount of weapons. System of add-ons compared tk Modern Warfare is like 10 yeara old. Weapons are nit balanced - MP5 is the meta and it overpowers everySo basically, this game is the worst product I've ever bought. Campaign takes about 2-2.5 hrs to finish it. I was shocked when I realized it's over already, it was so short. Multiplayer - you've got very small amount of games, limited amount of weapons. System of add-ons compared tk Modern Warfare is like 10 yeara old. Weapons are nit balanced - MP5 is the meta and it overpowers every single weapon in game.

    Zombie mode is rather okay.
    Performance is tragic - I play on XOX and game constantly crashes device and hard reset is needed. I have also problems with overcrowded servers. I heartedly regret byuing this old, low-quality game and hope that developers will get diarrhea.    … Expand
  58. Blakangelos
    Nov 17, 2020
    4
    Сюжет: неплохой но местами он слишком урезан, как вроде торопились и не успевали много сделать. так что компания на 3-4 часа.Но интересная.

    Сетевая игра - да это убожество 10 % вырезанной из предыдущей части, физика на нуле, не более 15 видов оружия, карты скучные, меня хватило на 30 минут и я вышел. Зомби режим - тут даже объяснять не хочу хватило терпения на 15 минут. И все    Сюжет: неплохой но местами он слишком урезан, как вроде торопились и не успевали много сделать. так что компания на 3-4 часа.Но интересная.

    Сетевая игра - да это убожество 10 % вырезанной из предыдущей части, физика на нуле, не более 15 видов оружия, карты скучные, меня хватило на 30 минут и я вышел.

    Зомби режим - тут даже объяснять не хочу хватило терпения на 15 минут.

    И все больше заняться нечем за 2800, на 3-4 часа. Я очень разочарован. В предыдущую часть я до сих пор играю, там много дополнительных заданий эпичных сетевых битв. А тут полный аут. Не советую игру к покупки!!! Зря потраченные деньги. Веры больше нету.    … Expand
  59. malkytfp
    Nov 17, 2020
    2
    A very generous 2 out if 10. I am reviewing this game based on all aspects. In a nutshell, the single player campaign is short lived and lacking content. Missions feel the same. Whereas in the past we have had epic wolverines mission, the going dark London safehouse mission from the last cod and who can forget their first time commanding an AC130, gunship whilst avoiding shooting theA very generous 2 out if 10. I am reviewing this game based on all aspects. In a nutshell, the single player campaign is short lived and lacking content. Missions feel the same. Whereas in the past we have had epic wolverines mission, the going dark London safehouse mission from the last cod and who can forget their first time commanding an AC130, gunship whilst avoiding shooting the church. Cod cold war just feels like run and gun idiotic NPCs who help by running into your bullets. The character development was also poor with the main protagonist as a cheap Brad Pitt knock-off. Zombies is slightly fun albeit, with no originality or major upgrades. Feels like a copy paste job with a new map. Multiplayer is where the game really lacks. Maps designed with all the nooks and crannies for the campers of the night. Every game consists of people hiding behind a well placed object and a time to kill so quick there is no reaction time. Blink and you're gone. For a series that prides itself in realism, the quick scoping is again, a joke. There is nothing original in this series and cod is becoming like the fast and furious of the gaming world. Clunky movement, poor weapons and maps designed for players who prefer hide and seek (and camp). Cod hasn't been challenged like this in years with the fortnite franchise along with various other shooters such as Apex and Battlefield. Soon this game will be seen as retro with the ever changing environment of FpS games. For me, this is one better left alone. Save your money. As well as the price tag this game comes with a heavy price towards storage. Way upwards of the 150gig mark. I felt this was cod's chance to revive the franchise and after the success of the last modern warfare franchise I was hoping it would. Sadly, it has done the opposite. Amazing that after more than a decade since modern warfare graced us with its beauty, we are still awaiting a cod multiplayer experience to match the early games.… Expand
  60. AfroDigits
    Nov 17, 2020
    0
    Horrible! Freezes all the time the graphics are bad and literally everyone is cheating
  61. Amistanabucota1
    Nov 17, 2020
    0
    This game is ass.
    The only good thing about it is zombies, they went for something different and i think it was pretty good.
    The multiplayer sucks, only has 8 maps which are all trash.
    The campaign feels rushed and not as good as previous instalments with a really bad and confusing story.
    this game shouldn't be £50 it should have been £20 because the only good thing about it is the zombies.
  62. AndrectReshix
    Nov 17, 2020
    0
    Graphics are early PS3 looking. Mechanics are somehow worse than previous games in the black ops series. If truly SBMM exists, it’s terrible to play with friends on different skill levels. Disbanding lobbies is one of the worst features. Quite a lacklustre game.
  63. amir4566
    Nov 17, 2020
    6
    beacuse this game is so crash and this game is very low map in the multiplayer and zombie
  64. snakeeb2
    Nov 17, 2020
    9
    The game is solid and with good content, multiplayer still fun and different than the last trial ( much faster)
    Maps are very good and fresh.
  65. Razer233
    Nov 17, 2020
    0
    Awful game! story, gameplay and graphics are crap, i dont know why they released an unfinished game
  66. Mahx
    Nov 17, 2020
    0
    Short and precise review:
    Campaign: Seems to be actually very good. For a cod series campaign, they did a pretty good all around job.
    Zombies: Really fun, more longevity added to this game mode because of innovation with leveling and special zombies. Well done. MULTIPLAYER****: Probably the worst in the COD franchise. The only thing making this game better than IW, the other contender    Short and precise review:
    Campaign: Seems to be actually very good. For a cod series campaign, they did a pretty good all around job.
    Zombies: Really fun, more longevity added to this game mode because of innovation with leveling and special zombies. Well done.
    MULTIPLAYER****: Probably the worst in the COD franchise. The only thing making this game better than IW, the other contender for worst COD of all time, is zombies and campaign. Everything about the multiplayer, which is the main force of any FPS, is **** garbage. Gunplay and game mechanics make it the one of the least skill taking FPS games of all time. This is nicely rounded of by a below average amount of maps, all of which are complete cow **** Countless times I've seen talented people struggle in this game due to there being no skill required. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. COD is a write off this year. Save your mental health and steer clear of this pile of **** ass. COD is making their games have no skill gap to appease to smooth brains, and it's not worth it to play it this year.    … Expand
  67. Rutherford
    Nov 17, 2020
    1
    Ok so I’ve been a big cod fan since the beginning and I’ve done every aspect of call of duty I sniped I trickshotted and I’ve played competitive I quit cod after bo4 despite having a 5.4 kd I didn’t like the micro transactions and Scummy it was, didn’t play any modern warfare because I didn’t like the look of it and how they just used the same characters people loved to get them to playOk so I’ve been a big cod fan since the beginning and I’ve done every aspect of call of duty I sniped I trickshotted and I’ve played competitive I quit cod after bo4 despite having a 5.4 kd I didn’t like the micro transactions and Scummy it was, didn’t play any modern warfare because I didn’t like the look of it and how they just used the same characters people loved to get them to play the game, I switched to pc about 2 years ago and haven’t played with my console friends due to not a whole lot of cross platform games. They asked me to get this and I’ve seen some gameplay and I was like ok I’ll get it, not because it looked good but because I could play with my friends. I download it and was ready to play and honestly I wasn’t expecting a whole lot but my gosh. This is easily one of the worst games I’ve ever played not just call of duty but ever they story is short but honestly not that bad, I haven’t played Zombies but it doesn’t look that great and then there’s the multiplayer, like who at treyarch thought this was a good idea, the guns are all bland and players blend in like in the middle of a street and I can’t tell where or what’s shooting me, the sniping is probably the worst out of any call of duty ever made, the footsteps are so loud as well I can hear my team mate scratching his nuts across the whole map and then the maps who tf designed these things Helen Keller they are so **** bad and of course no ranked playlist and then for the grand finale Skill base match making, like who came up with this like I don’t understand why you would do this, my first game I go 31-6 not too bad I was level 1 and I was facing lvl 40 out the gate but after I was like ok then not so bad, the very next game I get a clan of 6 who have all prestiged and the whole game they were making call outs and screaming at each other and like who in their right **** mind would do this, idc what anyone says this game is maybe slightly above infinite warfare maybe and after this cod I’m never no matter what buying another already asked for my refund after about 5 hours of playing, ass game made by a ass company gg activision… Expand
  68. MrSanchez
    Nov 16, 2020
    8
    Campaign: Excellent missions, beautiful scenarios, lots of unique choices that unwrap on a mind bending story that could have surpassed BO1, if it wasn't for the fact that it's underwhelmingly short. In just 9 missions Cold War manages to tell a great story that ends too damn early. Just when you're getting invested in it, it begins to close. The decisions you make, while they can changeCampaign: Excellent missions, beautiful scenarios, lots of unique choices that unwrap on a mind bending story that could have surpassed BO1, if it wasn't for the fact that it's underwhelmingly short. In just 9 missions Cold War manages to tell a great story that ends too damn early. Just when you're getting invested in it, it begins to close. The decisions you make, while they can change the course of the mission, have no significant impact on the endings. There's a lots of useless or unnecesary content, like the side missions, or the briefings that feels like they put their time in for nothing, instead of making the story a bit longer.

    Points: 8.4
    It could have been a masterpiece, but it was rushed.

    Multiplayer: Gameplay isn't as crisp and comlpete like other entries, and tries to find a balance between the old cod and new cod. The gun variety is a bit lower in comparison to past games, but most of the arsenal seems to be really balanced, with the exception of a couple that need adjustments. The scorestreak system is confusing, and it even feels random at times, and is not as rewarding as the old system. The classic mode maps presented in beta are as good as they were in it, but the game only adds two new maps at launch that feel liek they were made with already made assets for the sake of having more maps. Combined Arms is pretty unengaging. The players is set in a large scaled scenario to battle for objectives in teams of 12 players, with many tools at their disposal, like vehicles to travel between locations, armored ships, and turrets in key locations. The mode tries to elevate the classic multiplayer experience, however, for some reason it keeps the same basic objetctives and brings nothing new to them. The potential is there, but for some reason is not used. If the mode offered something like, to try and blow up bombs in the enemy ship, or a large scale conquer domination where a team needs to defend multiple locations around the map, and the other has to take all before time runs out, it would be a hit, but for some reason they decided to use their bigger and newer playgrounds to play the same patio games.

    Points: 7.8
    Balanced and fun gameplay but leaves areas with untapped potential and lacks a LOT of content. Like, a damn lot of content.

    Zombies:

    Gameplay brings a new progression system that force the player to keep up with it by saving up and collecting the three currencies (points, salvage, hg salvage), to use it on anything they want out of the 14 types of object at its disposal, like a war machine, a C4 a sentry turret, a chopper gunner to annihilate massive hordes in lots of different ways, or to keep up with armor and gun damage level and perks that will save their ass. Die Maschine, is a let down from past launch maps. The place feels empty in the outside areas, and cluttered on the insides. Aesthetically, fails at developing a concept. Every other Treyarch map has a unique style and mood, whereas this one, is the first zombies map that feels like it has no personality. Maps like Shadows of Evil not only had a present and flashy aesthetic, but also pushed the inmmersion to its limits by making a unique HUD, custom perk jingles, made up brands and locations. Die Maschine is torn up between being, a WW2 abandoned experiment bunker, a nuclear fallout, and an abanoned crash site, and every style is half way achieved and divided heavily in the areas of the map. The only achievement is the Dark Aether dimension, where the map turns into this psychodelic and magic light show that looks amazing, but the mode is only available for a minute and a half every now and then, and brings nothing to the gameplay. The new crafting system also deprives the map from having its own traps and equipment to push its narrative. The Wonder Weapon has a nice concepts but fails at being damage effective, and on top of that, the different upgrades bring nothing new and feel generic. The main easter egg quest is extremely short, unengaging, and fails at telling a compelling story to the events of the map, and instead just goes through random bits of storytelling that can't form a consistent storyline. The Boss zombie, is not dangerous at all and brings no challenge to the player, but instead is an annoying projectile launching bullet sponge that after being killed decides to split in two faster and more annoying versions of the iteself. You can also purchease a random that challenge that rewards the player depending on how well they did, however, the rewards are most of the time neither worth the challenge, nor the price. The only thing that saves this empty mess, is its layout, since it has very fun and unique areas to play in, where you can climb up and down on the crashed plain parts, run around in open and empty areas, or enter more tight areas surrounded by resources.

    Points: 8.8
    Best gameplay and innovation zombies has had in years, but the map pales in comparison to past works heavily    … Expand
  69. LyterSide
    Nov 16, 2020
    2
    Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War's only saving grace is it's excellent Campaign storyline and it's nostalgic Zombies mode.
    If you only buy Call of Duty for the Multiplayer like most do. Please do not waste your money. I know you will read this and still buy it just to find out. Just remember I have warned you
  70. Livicious
    Nov 16, 2020
    0
    Huge step back from MW. Dunno if MW set the bar to high or what but this multiplayer is ****
  71. GreggK
    Nov 16, 2020
    5
    This feels like an HD remaster of a 10 year old game.
    From graphics, to sound design, animations, gameplay and everything else- it feels like a downgrade in every way from Modern Warfare. Feels like bare minimum effortm. No where near a s good as Modern Warfare is.
    Skip this one, it's not worth your time, especially when Warzone exists & is free.
  72. TheChapas
    Nov 16, 2020
    1
    The same and same call of duty every year, cod mw its complete this cod is innecesary a normal camping, with the same graphics, poor multiplayer and zombies so bad....
  73. Akim89
    Nov 16, 2020
    0
    I had to make an account to let people know how bad this game is. I mean it's the end of 2020 and for some odd reason treyarch decided to go backwards with this game. I'm not a fan of either studio nor do I care. As a consumer, I just want a good game. I mean it didn't take long for people to realize that they cut corners and released an unfinished product. The guns sound like plastic. TheI had to make an account to let people know how bad this game is. I mean it's the end of 2020 and for some odd reason treyarch decided to go backwards with this game. I'm not a fan of either studio nor do I care. As a consumer, I just want a good game. I mean it didn't take long for people to realize that they cut corners and released an unfinished product. The guns sound like plastic. The movement makes everyone look like they're wearing heelys. The fact that they used an old engine for a 2020 game is beyond me. You can already tell this game was a complete money grab and that little to no effort was put in. And to charge a premium price tag on top of that is absurd. The game feels like it's free to play or maybe even $20 tops. It lacks everything.… Expand
  74. slimpapi
    Nov 16, 2020
    8
    Clearly a work in progress at release, but it has the groundwork for a game that will improve greatly over time. It's fun right now and will hopefully get way better by the spring with new maps and patches.
  75. HollidayMan
    Nov 16, 2020
    2
    Campaign : They tried to give the game replay value adding player choice but there are only 2 real endings to the game that you get no matter what. Very short but overall still has some fun moments.

    Zombies: The biggest change is that you can now leave whenever you want. Map is not innovative or fun, just the same old zombies with very minor changes. Multiplayer: skilled based    Campaign : They tried to give the game replay value adding player choice but there are only 2 real endings to the game that you get no matter what. Very short but overall still has some fun moments.

    Zombies: The biggest change is that you can now leave whenever you want. Map is not innovative or fun, just the same old zombies with very minor changes.

    Multiplayer: skilled based matchmaking, people abusing meta guns, constant lag and stuttering. Movement feels clunky and most maps are designed around chokepoints, which leads to one team just holding and waiting while the other team just spawns in and dies. Not enjoyable at all.

    Haven't played a cod since black ops 2 and i am greatly disappointed in this release. YOU CAN REFUND ON BATTLE NET IF YOU BOUGHT WITHIN LAST 3 DAYS!!    … Expand
  76. KAIDO96
    Nov 16, 2020
    5
    I want to be clear that scoring this game is ultimately irrelevant. For a score to be an accurate representation of the value of a product, all of the product must be there in the first place. COD Black Ops: Cold War is not a finished game. It is, at best, a mid-development cycle beta build of what might have been the best game in the series so far, given an extra 12-18 months ofI want to be clear that scoring this game is ultimately irrelevant. For a score to be an accurate representation of the value of a product, all of the product must be there in the first place. COD Black Ops: Cold War is not a finished game. It is, at best, a mid-development cycle beta build of what might have been the best game in the series so far, given an extra 12-18 months of development time.

    Starting with the campaign, there's clearly a foundation built here that was meant for a 10-15 hour story. There's an ensemble cast of unique characters, with their own backgrounds, motivations, and personalities, and a hub area where you can interact with them. There's a complex main mission - side mission system that expertly reinforces itself and makes the game replay-able. There's a basic but intuitive character creation system where you choose your characters background, and this actually effects in-game dialogue and gameplay. There are choices you can make that impact the way the game unfolds (although ultimately the ending is a a "press-x for good ending" system.) Nothing here is new, but its all expertly executed, and the writing itself can be gripping. All this is for not, though, because the campaign's length doesn't even outlast that of last year's Call of Duty, a more traditional shooting gallery slog through various locations in the Middle East and Europe. In one of the final missions, two characters who had previously never interacted on screen share light, flirty banter during a fire fight, meant to indicate that they had some kind of history. However, this was 100% from left field and seemed very out of place because nothing that had previously happened in the story indicated that these characters knew each other that well. As someone with a bit of experience in professional writing, this is the kind of thing that usually happens when your boss tells you have to cut a huge chunk out of the middle of your script or story board. On a technical side its also a mess; the AI and shooting mechanics are last-generation, but the modeling is even worse. Most guns look they're made out of ABS plastic, and for every mission there is literally only one model for every enemy. All of the Stasi you sneak around in East Berlin are the same generic character model of a German police officer, all the KGB guards you fight in Moscow are the same generic Russian, all the scientists that are being slaughtered by completely identical Cuban soldiers in one of the final missions are also literally the same character model, even one of them who's named and has voice lines. This is a criminal lack of polish.

    I have less to say about the Multiplayer, besides that its decidedly last-generation. Graphics and animations are on par with Black Ops 2 or 3 (although my friends who are on PC say that graphics are better on that platform.) The controls are clunky, aiming is incredibly rough and the rate at which your character turns or aims seems to accelerate or decelerate regardless of your input into the control stick (and this is particularly bad when aiming down sites.) RNG/ping/desync/whatever you want to call it is atrocious even by Call of Duty standards, in all of the games I've played there are multiple instances where I'll get into a firefight with an enemy, seemingly put four or five shots into them, get one-tapped, and then look at the kill cam only to see that from the other guy's perspective I never fired a shot. TTK feels closer to Halo than it does to a military shooter. Maps are also atrocious, either too small or two confusing (looking at you, Miami). Spawns are completely broken, you're either being spawn trapped, spawn trapping the other team, or spawning directly behind an enemy.

    Zombies is, well... zombies. Nothing to complain about but also nothing new. The addition of Create a Class to zombies makes the first 5ish rounds more dynamic but after that it has little impact. The map lacks of the creativity and humor of the zombies maps from the last three Black Ops games, while also falling short of providing a gritty and interesting story like CODWW2 zombies. If I'm being honest, there's far more creativity and content coming out of the zombies modding and custom map community than what can be found here.

    I can't recommend buying Cold War for the same reason I can't recommend eating partially-cooked chicken. To re-iterate my statement from the beginning, this isn't a game, a incomplete build of what could have been an amazing experience.    … Expand
  77. Raigau2
    Nov 16, 2020
    0
    Absolutely no content at launch horrible hit registration and worst than modern warfare and even Bo4 in every way don't buy especially at launch
  78. Condefe
    Nov 16, 2020
    2
    Neta, como le hacen para hacer un juego tan miado cada año? Entiendo que tienen que hacer un juego nuevo cada año, pero no les sirve de nada los juegos pasados? Balance de armas de mierda y siempre son las mismas, errores en camuflajes como cada año, unas retículas del culisimo. Lleno de errores y todo mierda de veras
  79. Far1a
    Nov 16, 2020
    0
    Once again, the Russians are to blame for everything, and the brave knights are saving the planet...
  80. marmotmx
    Nov 16, 2020
    7
    At the end of the Day CoD knows their formula, they don't change a lot but it is a very underwhelming title. The campaign is ridiculously short. Multiplayer is kinda limited in map options.

    The difference in graphics between PS4 and PS5 is not that significant and on PS5 they missed the opportunity to use the new Dual Sense in a more interesting way beyond the sensitivity of the    At the end of the Day CoD knows their formula, they don't change a lot but it is a very underwhelming title. The campaign is ridiculously short. Multiplayer is kinda limited in map options.

    The difference in graphics between PS4 and PS5 is not that significant and on PS5 they missed the opportunity to use the new Dual Sense in a more interesting way beyond the sensitivity of the triggers. The zombie mode is kinda cool, but still I really don't think it justifies buying it at full price.    … Expand
  81. X_infamous_XXX
    Nov 16, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So first off let’s start with the multiplayer it’s really fun(sometimes) but every game I go into there are literally campers and snipers at every single corner And the spawn in system is trash cuz you can literally spawn in right in front of an enemy and they can kill you in one of my free for all games I literally just spawn in for the first time and not even 2 seconds later I get killed half of the weapons are trash cuz most of them you’ll just be getting hit markers also the Sentury turrets ate wayyyy to over powered it’s like the second it sees you you get killed with only like one bullet if treyarch banned campers temporarily then multiple would be a lot more fun now let’s move onto my favorite game mode........zombies it’s fun and all but they ruined it at the same time first off you don’t start off with the M1911 you start off with any gun you want and that’s a problem cuz it makes the first few rounds way too easy they even added a radar that allows you to know where exactly the zombies are at they even added an attach helicopter you get to control and it lets you kill all the zombies around the map and that itself makes the game way too easy and it dies he feel like treyarch zombies and you start getting tired of it really fast also that glowing zombie boss that chases you around the map is horrible he’s way too hard and even after you supposedly kill him he splits in half into 2 and he’s even more harder to kill he’s basically just a glowing bullet sponge there’s not that many good guns in zombies Either unless you have the wonder weapon or a ray gun your basically gonna struggle in the later rounds(btw did I mention how it’s almost impossible to get the ray gun out of the box now you basically have a 0.8% chance of ever getting it you can be at round 38 and still not have the ray gun) overall it’s fun but very tiring in the earlier rounds it’s way too easy cuz you can spawn in with any class you created and in the later rounds it’s hard cuz most of the guns start to become trash don’t even bet me started about the hell hounds I use to hate them a little less boy now I hate them even more when they spawn in the whole maps cooler turns into a very brought neon green with fog Making it almost impossible to see them and it’s mad annoying now let’s talk about the campaign(spoiler)it’s so much fun I love how you can do brutal take downs and have an enemy as a human shield and create your own character and even name it and pick your own perks and I also love how you can also play as mason(protagonist from BO1,BO2,and ofc Cold War)and I love how your certain decisions cab effect your ending(will get to that in a minute)but what I absolutely despise is that you have to connect evidence with certain enemies in order to catch them basically you have to decipher notes,codes,figure out terminal passwords and it’s mad annoying so I just skip them I’m not gonna spoil the ending of them but all I’m gonna say is all three endings are trash even the supposedly good ending I got was trash but overall the game itself isn’t that good I still have lots of fun on it(sometimes)if treyarch banned campers temporarily and made zombies how they use to make it and made the guns more realistic and powerful in both zombies and multiple then I would rate this Game 5 stars but I give it 3(also I forgot to mention that the bugs in this game are super annoying most zombies game lobby’s i join it straight up kicks me out after not even a split second and no matter what I do it makes my screen way too big and sometimes in the multiplayer lobby nothing ever shows)… Expand
  82. TheCanucklehead
    Nov 16, 2020
    2
    A broken beta being sold for full price. Nothing works right or feels like CoD. Netcode is **** and robs you of kills. There is 1 gun worth using and you start with it unlocked. All the rest feel useless. Streaks are absolutely neutered because its near impossible to go on any sort of streak at all. There is very little content. Game crashes and visual bugs are everywhere.

    What's sad is    A broken beta being sold for full price. Nothing works right or feels like CoD. Netcode is **** and robs you of kills. There is 1 gun worth using and you start with it unlocked. All the rest feel useless. Streaks are absolutely neutered because its near impossible to go on any sort of streak at all. There is very little content. Game crashes and visual bugs are everywhere.

    What's sad is that the core gameplay is actually really nice; it reminds me of Black Ops 2. The sad part is that Black Ops 2 is 8 years old and still works and plays much better than this, mainly because it was finished before they released it.

    Who knows, maybe after a bunch of updates and DLC it'll be pretty decent, but they should have waited until that stuff was added before letting their 'fans' buy it (who am I kidding, Activision just sees us all as dollar signs).    … Expand
  83. torz74628
    Nov 16, 2020
    0
    absolute dog **** the multiplayer is awful and really not worth my time! i hope they fire treyarch!
  84. maximmufc1902
    Nov 16, 2020
    0
    Absolute trash game. Massive step back in the franchise from MW and doesnt deserve to ne called a sequel to the original Black Ops. Original black ops a decade later still is better in every way. This is an outrage, a shambles, an abomination.

    Refund the game to make Blizzard, Activision understand that this isnt on.
  85. Lucas227
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    Muy bueno, algunos fallos visuales pero totalmente arreglables. Se siente muy bien la influencia de treyarch y su esencia Black Ops. Muy buenos zombies y campaña, y el multijugador a pesar de ser criticado también me parece bueno y con un potencial increíble si le siguen añadiendo contenido, es muy frenético, todo lo contrario al Modern Warfare dónde estaba lleno de camperos y el juego eraMuy bueno, algunos fallos visuales pero totalmente arreglables. Se siente muy bien la influencia de treyarch y su esencia Black Ops. Muy buenos zombies y campaña, y el multijugador a pesar de ser criticado también me parece bueno y con un potencial increíble si le siguen añadiendo contenido, es muy frenético, todo lo contrario al Modern Warfare dónde estaba lleno de camperos y el juego era más lento.… Expand
  86. KapaGT
    Nov 16, 2020
    0
    This is just so bad. The story on the campaign is great, but the general gameplay is awful, seems like a bad mobile game with bad everything.
    Multiplayer modes are hideous, no TDM, no nice maps, and of course, no anti-cheat, because they make millions with these games but cant even invest in a god anti-cheat. The game is full of cheaters and it started in the beta!
    I will never again buy    This is just so bad. The story on the campaign is great, but the general gameplay is awful, seems like a bad mobile game with bad everything.
    Multiplayer modes are hideous, no TDM, no nice maps, and of course, no anti-cheat, because they make millions with these games but cant even invest in a god anti-cheat. The game is full of cheaters and it started in the beta!
    I will never again buy a unreleased game based on previous titles. Thanks Activision worse game of the year.    … Expand
  87. ErnestoMonge
    Nov 16, 2020
    4
    Malos gráficos y visibilidad en PS4. Pésimas animaciones. Parece como que vas patinando y no corriendo. Las armas parecen juguetes. Tiene sólo 8 mapas y la mayoría son malísimos, con esquinas y espacios ridículos para campear. Un SBMM asqueroso y todavía mala conexión. No te sentís en la Guerra Fría . Me arrepiento de haberlo comprado.
  88. GioGio27
    Nov 16, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Multiplayer is crappy and unfair, zombies is OK, and campaign is surprisingly awesome. They kinda cheated out of Warzone.… Expand
  89. tescolocal
    Nov 16, 2020
    8
    Amazing!
    Multiplayer: the gameplay feels very smooth and the maps are mostly great with exceptions of checkmate, garrison and Miami. The guns are mostly well balanced and the camos are sick. there is a lot of lag though and the ak-47 needs to be nerfed or the game is gonna get really annoying.
    Campaign: Great story and the inclusion of multiple endings is what the game really needed and    Amazing!
    Multiplayer: the gameplay feels very smooth and the maps are mostly great with exceptions of checkmate, garrison and Miami. The guns are mostly well balanced and the camos are sick. there is a lot of lag though and the ak-47 needs to be nerfed or the game is gonna get really annoying.
    Campaign: Great story and the inclusion of multiple endings is what the game really needed and having the choice to create a character whos name for some reason is bell which is a f****** stupid name for a character. The story is not as good as MW2019 or BO1-BO2 but is a improvement on BO3s **** show.
    Zombies: best part of the game by far and i am very exited for the extra DLC maps coming forward, the guns and story are great and it has really improved from BO4 and its lesser zombies.

    Overall the game is an upgrade to MW and i am very exited to see where they take the game forward.    … Expand
  90. Elitestriker421
    Nov 16, 2020
    1
    Just not as good as Modern Warfare. The game play is slow, the hit system is lame, and so on. I just don’t have the desire to right a long review. Suffice to say, if you’re a fan of COD. You’ll be minimally satisfied. If you loved Modern Warfare then you’ll have to expect a lower quality game.

    The stark difference between Infiniti Ward and Treyarch is ridiculous Good graphics though on    Just not as good as Modern Warfare. The game play is slow, the hit system is lame, and so on. I just don’t have the desire to right a long review. Suffice to say, if you’re a fan of COD. You’ll be minimally satisfied. If you loved Modern Warfare then you’ll have to expect a lower quality game.

    The stark difference between Infiniti Ward and Treyarch is ridiculous Good graphics though on Xbox Series X!    … Expand
  91. Upsettingcow
    Nov 16, 2020
    7
    For what it’s worth it’s not bad, the story was short was hopping for more spy things to do, I was hoping for better character development a new story and it seemed like we were getting a new story but it all comes full circle and we’re dealing with bo 1 again with going back places that effected mason. To often recently with the COD franchise we see repeated stories they use support ofFor what it’s worth it’s not bad, the story was short was hopping for more spy things to do, I was hoping for better character development a new story and it seemed like we were getting a new story but it all comes full circle and we’re dealing with bo 1 again with going back places that effected mason. To often recently with the COD franchise we see repeated stories they use support of character support like woods and mason in this one. woods and mason had 3 games it’s time to create a new story. The whole game feels rushed that they didn’t take the time to bug check they just put it out. Some good things about it I loved the spy stuff sneaking into buildings and lying the chat options create opportunities to be caught in a lie paying attention is important. The story was a rollercoaster and when the truth is revealed at the end I was shocked.… Expand
  92. StormCommandor
    Nov 16, 2020
    4
    Campaign is good, much better than modern warfare 2019 with tons of propaganda.
    Zombies are good to, but multiplayer...
    1. SBMM - after 1-2 good games, im getting a lobby full of try hards with huge ping. Sometimes I have feeling, that I'm playing not on Europe servers, but on american or asian. 2. TTK (time to kill) is still to big and must be smaller. If you face 2 enemies in front    Campaign is good, much better than modern warfare 2019 with tons of propaganda.
    Zombies are good to, but multiplayer...
    1. SBMM - after 1-2 good games, im getting a lobby full of try hards with huge ping. Sometimes I have feeling, that I'm playing not on Europe servers, but on american or asian.
    2. TTK (time to kill) is still to big and must be smaller. If you face 2 enemies in front of you, your chances to kill both of them is much smaller, than in MW2019.
    3. The bullet registration is bad.
    4. Maps - There are only 7 multiplayer maps and half of them are very bad. Lots of camping positions and bad spawn points.
    5. Weapons- They feel like they're made from cheap plastic.
    Multiplayer need big reworks. It's not finished product.    … Expand
  93. BrandonPicha
    Nov 16, 2020
    1
    Such a broken, unfinished game being sold for $70. Unbelievable. This game is like 10 steps back compared to Modern Warfare. The only positive is the zombies mode.
  94. Hated91
    Nov 16, 2020
    0
    This game is awful. Graphics are ps3. The movement is so bad and slow and clunky feeling. I cant believe this garbage is actually a CoD game
  95. TGSCHOPSUEY16
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    Very enjoyable and fun. Does what the original black ops did but even better
  96. Crzpntz
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    Zombie mode is amazing, multiplayer too, good that you can turn off enemy/team health bar. Its annoying, story is cool, well, i like it
  97. Cekieft
    Nov 16, 2020
    1
    No split screen for Zombies? Especially after the Spec ops debacle with MW? Remember how they promised split screen, BEFORE LAUNCH, and we still have yet to get it a year later? Activision and Treyarch don't care whatsoever for their customers, as their actions show that all they see us as are walking bank deposits.
  98. Tonyc126
    Nov 16, 2020
    4
    I've been a COD player for over 2 decades and was excited the franchise was taking a turn in the right direction after WW2, (black ops 4 wasn't very good) MW and Warzone are fantastic. This game is a huge disappointment and 4 steps back in the wrong direction. Don't buy it
  99. GrizzlyBear88
    Nov 16, 2020
    0
    I completed this **** game in 5h. Anything more to say?

    I bought COD for the campaign. I DO NOT like to play online. After 5h of playing I finished completely the campaign.
    Selling a 60euro game for 5h playing IS A FRAUD.

    I will NEVER buy another COD in my life and NEVER advice any friends to do that.
    I am completely disappointed by the game and the system.
  100. paulo_hc2708
    Nov 16, 2020
    1
    Falta polimento e um melhor desenvolvimento. Jogo é extremamente pesado, feito só pelo dinheiro mesmo,
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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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