Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

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4.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1465 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 854 out of 1465
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  1. merso
    Dec 23, 2020
    0
    SBMM is the problem!!! Prise is to much! Zombies are to SHORT!! Engine ist ugly!
  2. XxChad775xX
    Dec 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolutely the worst, most rushed game ever! Weapon physics make Absolutely no sense on pvp. And hackers already? I'd like my money back!… Expand
  3. umotleycrue
    Dec 24, 2020
    10
    I loved this game! They have prestige mode, and is frenetic, good maps, I love call of duty
  4. Daddydbia
    Dec 30, 2020
    10
    The focus mode on the snipers, how It doesn't have a time limit is awesome and yall should keep that up. It is definitely hands down the best cod I've played. You won't regret buying it. People complaining saying this game sucks, you'll always have those cry baby people with the need to complain. no matter what. Definitely worth the price. Very fun
  5. Egoman3
    Jan 2, 2021
    0
    Truly just an awful game, downloaded the demo during the free week and hated every minute of it, instant uninstall, multiplayer is garbage
  6. OpTic_Winter
    Jan 4, 2021
    3
    Zombies is fun, but lacks in maps because the developers couldn't bother doing more than 1. Even after the release of season 1, zombies still only has 1 map. The Campaign is enjoyable. The multiplayer is almost unplayable because of Skill based match making. This system destroys the randomness of the game and makes EVERY lobby feel the exact same. This repetitive gameplay gets old veryZombies is fun, but lacks in maps because the developers couldn't bother doing more than 1. Even after the release of season 1, zombies still only has 1 map. The Campaign is enjoyable. The multiplayer is almost unplayable because of Skill based match making. This system destroys the randomness of the game and makes EVERY lobby feel the exact same. This repetitive gameplay gets old very quickly since the ONLY way to compete is by sweating and abusing meta weapons. This game offers 0 rewards for doin good, since no ranking system is in the game. This means that players are forced to play the best of the best and get absolutely nothing to show the progress/skill they have worked hard to achieve. When EVERY game is extremely competitive, there leaves no room for a casual match to screw around and have genuine fun. Every game feels like a professional tournament with no rewards or benefit of doing good. If you want to play zombies, it isn't a terrible buy, but if your sole purpose is to play an old school COD game, then get something else.… Expand
  7. ImTiimo1
    Jan 23, 2021
    1
    Activision proves once again they don’t know what the F they’re doing when creating a game. It’s still better than the garbage a** dumpster fire called Modern Warfare from 2 years ago, but OMFG it still reeks of incompetence from top to bottom. Whatever you do, don’t buy the game. It’s frustrating, riddled with campers and if you’re not using one of 6 weapons...despite it being 33 weaponsActivision proves once again they don’t know what the F they’re doing when creating a game. It’s still better than the garbage a** dumpster fire called Modern Warfare from 2 years ago, but OMFG it still reeks of incompetence from top to bottom. Whatever you do, don’t buy the game. It’s frustrating, riddled with campers and if you’re not using one of 6 weapons...despite it being 33 weapons to choose from, then you’ll have a bad time and every kill will be a sweat fest… Expand
  8. TJ1O
    Jan 26, 2021
    8
    The campaign is brilliant engaging with a variety of missions and pace and the zombies is great and any zombies fan will love yet I could not give it 10/10 as the multiplayer is a straight up downgrade from modern warfare with a worse engine and more clunky feeling movement as well as more unbalance and over powered weapons, However I would recommend playing the gunfight mode for a greatThe campaign is brilliant engaging with a variety of missions and pace and the zombies is great and any zombies fan will love yet I could not give it 10/10 as the multiplayer is a straight up downgrade from modern warfare with a worse engine and more clunky feeling movement as well as more unbalance and over powered weapons, However I would recommend playing the gunfight mode for a great balanced experience as everyone uses the same guns in a 2v2 battle and if played with a friend I would give 2v2 gunfight a 10/10 for the great and sometimes bizarre encounters in that mode… Expand
  9. il7mx
    Feb 7, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. اللعبة مره عجبتني اقيم الزومبي ٩/١٠ الملتبلير ٨/١٠ الزومبي نقصته عشان المابات قليلة الملتبلير نقصته ٢ عشان اول حاجة: الاسلحة مره قليلة ثاني حاجة : اذا مثلا لعبت ١٠ اقيام ما ذبحت احد القيم الي بعد ١٠ الاقيام العب ضد بوتات يعني يدخلني مع ناس زي مستواي ف مره ما عجبتني ذي… Expand
  10. jakandjoe
    Mar 1, 2021
    9
    this game is really fun but i am not a fan it resets your level every season in online cod bo3 does not do that. story mode is not that good. online is so fun. and zombies is one of the best zombies i am surprised of how good it is for a new game still can't compete with cod b03 zombies but this cod game is surprisingly better than i thought
  11. hallwc87
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Solid game all around. Great work Treyarch. You took all of the best parts of MW2019 and put your own, Treyarch spin on it. The campaign is an easy 10/10. The story is well told and the freedom to choose makes the game feel more immersive and real. Take your time on it and soak it all in, you’ll come out the other side feeling as if you just lived it. The multiplayer is great. Very fun andSolid game all around. Great work Treyarch. You took all of the best parts of MW2019 and put your own, Treyarch spin on it. The campaign is an easy 10/10. The story is well told and the freedom to choose makes the game feel more immersive and real. Take your time on it and soak it all in, you’ll come out the other side feeling as if you just lived it. The multiplayer is great. Very fun and arcade-like but still “serious” like MW2019. Great maps and great weapons. No complaints other than a few glitches here and there but I’m sure they will be ironed out in a few updates. The zombies experience is unique but still very familiar to the old days of zombies. They kept it fresh and it didn’t feel hashed out or like they were trying to re create zombies. Basically, They took it in a slightly different direction but kept the same core zombies experience. You can tell they put a lot of effort into the mechanics, the new Dark Aether story, and the Easter eggs. All in all, 10/10. (If you “get” zombies, you know it isn’t just a mindless game. It’s tough. The Easter Eggs and the grind to find and complete them are what makes the experience whole. There is so much thought that goes into these stories and lore of the overall zombies mode, it’s insane. To claim it as “mindless” IS mindless.) To sum it up, Treyarch knocked it out of the park. I haven’t felt this great about CoD since Modern Warfare 2. It feels new and it feels right. Come at it with the right mindset and you’ll definitely enjoy this years iteration of one of the best video game franchises to date.… Expand
  12. BrutalSlayer93
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Just have to say one thing, everyone who says cold war zombies is garbage or trash is stupid. Almost all the best zombies players in the world love it. Just saying. I also just love how almost ever cod player all of a sudden thinks they are a expert on every aspect of cod. If you don't like the game don't buy it, it's that simple because complaining is not helping to fix any problems.
  13. RADIggwp
    Nov 14, 2020
    8
    This game is not bad. Finnaly COD have good story and not bad gameplay. Good work Treyarch
  14. IDeSTRuCTiiioN
    Nov 15, 2020
    10
    Way better than Modern Campfare in every aspect.

    Campaign
    COOP
    Multiplayer
  15. NHITY
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Um dos melhores da saga Black ops, Cold War traz várias novidades tanto na campanha quanto zombies
  16. LatinCritic13
    Nov 14, 2020
    5
    This is what happens when Treyarch and Activision don’t listen to hardcore COD fans if no extra polish or delay would be in place in a middle of a pandemic. As a result, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is just an unfinished half-assed COD game with constant frame drops and a broken split-screen option that fails to deliver an experience that doesn’t quite feel complete at all compared toThis is what happens when Treyarch and Activision don’t listen to hardcore COD fans if no extra polish or delay would be in place in a middle of a pandemic. As a result, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is just an unfinished half-assed COD game with constant frame drops and a broken split-screen option that fails to deliver an experience that doesn’t quite feel complete at all compared to the likes of Black Ops 4. The campaign is short and sweet jointly developed by other Activision studios, but the multiplayer and zombies focused by Trollarch doesn’t capture that feeling of being a badass anymore since the first masterful Black Ops title came out. Is this the worst COD since Ghosts? No, but it is certainly better than Black Ops 4 by two points. Next time Trollarch, get your Schmidt together on making the best COD as precise it can be instead of rushing it with huge updates eating our hard drives up – damn!… Expand
  17. Sebtoca
    Nov 14, 2020
    9
    Look at me! Look at me! Im so cool and edgy I gave the game a 0!!! I saw a grenade throw on multiplayer, played 1 campaign mission and dont like zombies which means Im giving the game a 0/10!!! Wow, I sure got Cod with this one lol! In all seriousness, this is an arcade type call of duty. It ditched the realism and goes back to something more bo3/bo4 with more chaotic gameplay, and itsLook at me! Look at me! Im so cool and edgy I gave the game a 0!!! I saw a grenade throw on multiplayer, played 1 campaign mission and dont like zombies which means Im giving the game a 0/10!!! Wow, I sure got Cod with this one lol! In all seriousness, this is an arcade type call of duty. It ditched the realism and goes back to something more bo3/bo4 with more chaotic gameplay, and its fun. Finished the campaign twice and it was fun. Played quite some zombies and it truly is really really fun. The multiplayer is super fun as well. Its fast paced and non stop action on most maps since they are really small. Yes the game is not for everyone. Yes there are issues. But the fact you dont like a grenade throw warrants a 0? No. If you're on the fence about the game wait for black friday or christmas. If you’re inclined to get it, then get it, the game is fun!! Plus new content is coming in fast with nuketown and new zombies and gameplay improvements. All in all, I really like the game and feel that it going back to older type cod, but making it fresher is a good thing and not a bad one. Just my grain of salt and do with it what you wish!!!… Expand
  18. Carvalh0
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Excelente história. Multiplayer bem fluido e modo zumbis mais acessível ao público casual.
  19. Jair_Bolsonaro
    Nov 14, 2020
    8
    This game is wonderfull. Time to kill is so good, the back of pretige System was so good for people who like this system to level up. The maps are playable, different from MW 2019
    Este jogo está incrivel, tempo de matar está muito bom e a volta do sistema de prestigio fora muito boa para quem gosta de um jogo à moda antiga, mesmo tendo algumas diferenças. Além dos mapas estarem jogáveis
  20. Heyyoitsmerambo
    Nov 15, 2020
    0
    I have no idea how the game is! It will not let me f**king play it! I got past the start screen ONCE! It let me play 30 minutes of Zombies cause it would not match with anyone in multiplayer. Then would not let me match again in Zombies! I want my money back you f**king crooks! Never ever buying another COD game again!
  21. Inconnux
    Nov 22, 2020
    10
    As someone who quit playing since BO3, I am very happy with this game. For those of us that don't live in their parents basement and plays 3-12hr / day, we can now have fun being matched with those of the same skill level. Whiny tryhards complain because they have to play against other good players and can't just stomp on casual players. Sucks for them, but I quit purchasing CoD becauseAs someone who quit playing since BO3, I am very happy with this game. For those of us that don't live in their parents basement and plays 3-12hr / day, we can now have fun being matched with those of the same skill level. Whiny tryhards complain because they have to play against other good players and can't just stomp on casual players. Sucks for them, but I quit purchasing CoD because of them, so did multiple others that I know.

    The most fun I've had in CoD in the last decade.    … Expand
  22. JesterDEWIT
    Nov 14, 2020
    3
    Call of duty: Black ops cold war takes the old and adds new, unlike black ops 4 where that game took the old that worked that people liked and replaced it for the sake of making something brand new, I'm mostly referring to the zombies in that case, but this game takes the old that fans liked about Black Ops series and adds new to that, without removing the old. As it goes for the Cold WarCall of duty: Black ops cold war takes the old and adds new, unlike black ops 4 where that game took the old that worked that people liked and replaced it for the sake of making something brand new, I'm mostly referring to the zombies in that case, but this game takes the old that fans liked about Black Ops series and adds new to that, without removing the old. As it goes for the Cold War theme and the story.
    I really want to sit down and ask few questions to the people who made the story, ask them things like what they were going for and what message, are they trying to put out if any. I get a few hints in mind. And if it's true I think it's really bad for this game series. The multiplayer can be fun while keeping with the games theme and even giving you an introductory cutscene just it starting up to add to the set theme, but particularly in the multiplayer I don't like the animations in this game. I don't know if it's because I've been spoiled with the motion capture from on MW and there feel for realistic looking
    but fast gameplay they went for. But if I go play Black Ops 3 zombies for some reason I like the animations better. I have a theory that it cold war uses the game engine from Black Ops 4, and I didn't like how that game felt, and a lot of people didn't, as I've heard. As I was playing through the campaign i was thinking about this the whole time but didn't want to admit it but I'm going to admit it.... The reason why they called Black ops and why Hudson woods and Mason are in the game.. they pulled a Disney...you know like other new Star wars movie had all the old characters in it but they were not themselves and we're not involved in the main plot? Basically what they did it feels it me... Little throwbacks here and there but they pulled a Disney it feels like..... Maybe that's why they didn't cast the original voice actor for woods, he probably would have been pissed off like mark hamill was with Luke in The last Jedi. Look... nostalgia....is a good powerful, almost like a drug for the brain, and it helps give a happy feeling, a lot of people loved the original characters and there were bits of them in Black Ops 4, but it seemed like there was a trick for using nostalgia in a way to buy the characters, or the game. what I'm saying is like I tried to explain earlier I feel like they made a "Disney clickbait". If the original crew were not teased in the trailers in this game then not called Black Ops. I don't think it wouldn't have been as popular and I don't think much people would have bought it if it wasn't for them being in the game. They're nothing like themselves, of course they may not sound like them, but from what I know they could have got woods his voice actor easily but they didn't, and for some reason they got a guy who sounds like he's trying to sound like the previous voice actor.... why? I understand that their previous title did not go so well (Black Ops 4). But to bring back, beloved characters from the dead, so to speak, just to have the nostalgia feeling kickin so people would buy your game, then for them to be completely different. Why would you do that?I know people would complain to me and say that's what the new modern warfare did but the new modern warfare reimagined the whole Modern Warfare trilogy, but in modern times. This game, tried to put itself between black ops 1 and 2 story.. But they treated their characters like if they reimagined them? they added bits and histologia to keep you going, there's multiple endings and there's one that makes me question what's the point of this games story? Matter of fact, I think they all do that, and the thing with these Call of Duty games. The theme is the story, and the setting, and if the story is good. The rest of the game feels and looks good. If the theme is trash. The rest of it all falls apart (zombies and multiplayer). To be brutally honest, I'm upset that they didn't try to get james C. Burns To play Woods again, as they did before. It makes sense if you were reimagining the story like Modern Warfare but they didn't, I want to know the truth of why they did not try to get him. Imagine how you made James feel, how you made the fans feel. I've seen a bunch of clips on YouTube of him acting, a bunch of interviews, and that's woods right there. you can't put the body of his character in people's views for nostalgia to get them to buy your game. Maybe that's not what they did. I don't know but that's how I feel and I feel horrible... I feel worse Wondering how James feels. Short summary there is fun to be had with this game, especially the zombies.
    But the theme for both multiplayer, and zombies the bad story and it makes the rest of the experience feel bad. Just like it would in any other Call of Duty game. Not trying to be a hater but this this reminds me of black ops 4, sometimes beloved characters should be put to rest instead of brought out of their grave and treated like this. Master Chief is a great example    … Expand
  23. 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.
  24. Viper31
    Nov 15, 2020
    8
    Honestly in my opinion the games good not great but I'm only giving this game a 8 out of 10 because the game just doesn't have enough content, I loved the campaign just to short, multiplayer is well just okay.
  25. mrDunmp9818888
    Nov 15, 2020
    0
    Auu developers! There are more cheaters than regular players in your game!!
  26. Cheddarman
    Nov 15, 2020
    10
    Better than gaynite loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooiooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooL
  27. Castlony
    Nov 16, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you love call of duty black ops game you should love this game.
    The negatives of this game .
    SBMM , system of scorstrikes    … Expand
  28. 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
  29. Shadowjointz
    Nov 18, 2020
    2
    Slightly better than modern warfare, but only in the sense that there's no 725 shotgun
  30. lutheboss
    Dec 1, 2020
    10
    The best COD game we've had after a long time! More fast-paced, better ranking system, zombies is hyping, and the Elims/death ratio is a helluva lot better than the Kill/Death ratio of Modern Warfare. No more sweating to try to kill someone only to get the assist at the end. Also can't wait for Battle Pass and League Play coming soon!!
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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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