Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1465 Ratings

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  1. Triantafyllos
    Apr 5, 2021
    3
    Being a cod fan since the 2nd one and I still am regardless of the last 2 atrocious entries.The only thing that saves this game same as last years is the campaign which is good and that’s about it.the mp is hot garbage: awfull movement,awfull maps,awfull killstreaks and to top it off the sbmm which is the last thing that bothers me. I accept that you put absolutely zero effort to actuallyBeing a cod fan since the 2nd one and I still am regardless of the last 2 atrocious entries.The only thing that saves this game same as last years is the campaign which is good and that’s about it.the mp is hot garbage: awfull movement,awfull maps,awfull killstreaks and to top it off the sbmm which is the last thing that bothers me. I accept that you put absolutely zero effort to actually improve your game but this takes the cake to be the worst cod you have released the last 10 years along with ghosts,mw 2019 and ww2. But that’s ok it’s not like you have released any good cods since mw2.… Expand
  2. Maou00
    Apr 27, 2021
    3
    Un poco decepcionando tanto con su multijugador y su modo zombies el cual debía de ser algo clásico algo que destacaba a los black ops, su campaña es una típica historia que hemos visto durante años, pero este call of duty la verdad no aporta nada a la franquicia nada "nuevo" o innovador un juego donde su multijugador esta lleno de bugs y bajones de fps cuando todos tiran rachas al mismoUn poco decepcionando tanto con su multijugador y su modo zombies el cual debía de ser algo clásico algo que destacaba a los black ops, su campaña es una típica historia que hemos visto durante años, pero este call of duty la verdad no aporta nada a la franquicia nada "nuevo" o innovador un juego donde su multijugador esta lleno de bugs y bajones de fps cuando todos tiran rachas al mismo tiempo.… Expand
  3. Zlatan
    Apr 26, 2021
    2
    We back i time not only story wise but also technically,gameplay and sound. The game is just bad.
  4. iCEadDer
    Nov 15, 2020
    2
    ¿Que ha pasado esta vez Activision? Veníamos de un gran juego que se llama Moder Warfare, con una campaña al nivel, un multijugador de los mejores de la historia de la saga Call Of Duty y ademas un WarZone que ha desbancado a grandes juegos como Fortnite o PUBG y hacéis esto, llamado Cold War. De todo el juego, solo se salva la Campaña ya que creo que es lo único que está al nivel de la¿Que ha pasado esta vez Activision? Veníamos de un gran juego que se llama Moder Warfare, con una campaña al nivel, un multijugador de los mejores de la historia de la saga Call Of Duty y ademas un WarZone que ha desbancado a grandes juegos como Fortnite o PUBG y hacéis esto, llamado Cold War. De todo el juego, solo se salva la Campaña ya que creo que es lo único que está al nivel de la serie, pero el Multijugador... ¿Que ha pasado con el Multijugador? Unas animaciones penosas, un "feeling" que parece mas un Counter Strike 1.0 que no un juego actual, un sonido pésimo... (¿A quien se le ocurrió mutear el sonido cuando te matan?) o las animaciones cuando te matan, parecen sacadas de un circo.
    Todos sabemos que la parte multijugador de la saga CoD es la que hace que estemos meses jugando a un juego pero este ColdWar no esta al nivel de nada.
    Lo siento, pero de lo peor de la saga.

    Destacable: La campaña.
    Negativo: Todo el resto.

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    What happened this time Activision? We came from a great game called Moder Warfare, with a campaign at the level, a multiplayer of the best in the history of the Call Of Duty saga and also a WarZone that has displaced great games like Fortnite or PUBG and you do this, called Cold War. Of the whole game, only the Campaign is saved since I think it is the only thing that is at the level of the series, but the Multiplayer ... What happened to the Multiplayer? Some painful animations, a "feeling" that looks more like a Counter Strike 1.0 than a current game, a terrible sound ... (Who thought to mute the sound when they kill you?) Or the animations when they kill you, they seem taken from a circus.
    We all know that the multiplayer part of the CoD saga is what has been playing a game for months, but this ColdWar is not at the level of anything.
    Sorry, but the worst of the saga.

    Notable: The campaign.
    Negative: All the rest.    … Expand
  5. blahhhh
    Nov 22, 2020
    2
    I really should've skipped this one. I just bought the last COD and really liked the campaign. The campaign for this one is really bad. Should've saved my money and just replayed the last COD.
  6. ph4tcat
    Mar 13, 2021
    2
    A step down from MW 2019.

    Matchmaking seems to push and pull into matches that are way too easy then way too hard. The push and pull makes you feel a win is undeserved and a loss unfair. It's very hard to see opponents everything just kinds of blends together visually. They must have known this was an issue since several attachments have the ability to "spot" or show an enemy    A step down from MW 2019.

    Matchmaking seems to push and pull into matches that are way too easy then way too hard. The push and pull makes you feel a win is undeserved and a loss unfair.

    It's very hard to see opponents everything just kinds of blends together visually. They must have known this was an issue since several attachments have the ability to "spot" or show an enemy nametags easier.

    Visually the game looks like the weapons and players are plastic toys. I don't know if this was apart of the 80s vibe, but it looks cheap. The fidelity is nice the guns look good, just they look like toys. The animations are okay, but the step up from MW2019 which released a year ago makes them seem "last-gen".

    The single-player story was okay, and I don't play Zombies. So the package was a real wash. The only bright side is I can use the Black Ops weapons in Warzone. So it feels like a 60 dollar battle pass for Warzone.    … Expand
  7. metadubrev2
    Dec 28, 2020
    2
    another broken game. I like using bots but that aspect of the game is broken. after each match you have to back out to main screen and go through the whole process of setting up again.
  8. ArcheXerxes
    Jan 9, 2021
    2
    At least they communicate a little with their community. Otherwise what a train wreck of a game.
    SBMM that may be one of the worst in a game ive ever seen.
    Multiplayer is catered to 'casuals' by including a scoring system that rewards players for trying to get high kill streaks instead of playing objective. Free scorestreaks for everyone by halftime even if you dont really deserve it.    At least they communicate a little with their community. Otherwise what a train wreck of a game.
    SBMM that may be one of the worst in a game ive ever seen.

    Multiplayer is catered to 'casuals' by including a scoring system that rewards players for trying to get high kill streaks instead of playing objective. Free scorestreaks for everyone by halftime even if you dont really deserve it. BUT THEY HAVE SBMM. I DONT GET IT.

    The hell is the point of creating a casual experience and then having SBMM. At least with other MW scorestreaks were earned appropriately after stringing together 3-4 kills instead of sitting at the back of the map getting "Eliminations" by spraying and praying.

    This is the last and final entry of Treyarch CoD for me.

    Zombies has 1 mode for three months that they have put 0 additional content into with a run of the mil call of duty campaign    … Expand
  9. Bobandy
    Nov 15, 2020
    2
    Bad gfx, bad maps.. Armada is killing me. Bad kill streaks.. just play modern warfare for the multiplayer.
  10. AssManis
    Nov 14, 2020
    2
    At this point COD is Bernie from Weekend at Bernie's. Take a year or two off for Christ's sake.
  11. Blindsyde
    Sep 14, 2021
    2
    I really like the more realistic game that came right before this, (Modern Warfare). This game is doodoo , but fun and pretty if you just want unrealistic run and gun game play. I'll just keep playing MW.
  12. 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
  13. JayDarbz
    Feb 24, 2021
    2
    This game is absolutely diabolical! The campaign is atrocious with stupid puzzles! The aiming and reloading is botched! You can't reload while aiming down sights anymore which gets you killed in zombies all the time! This is by far one of the worst cod games I've played! Regret purchasing it! But never again
  14. MichaelJordan23
    Nov 27, 2020
    2
    The mechanics are very different and not fluid. It doesn’t feel like a Call of Duty game, much less a Call of Duty: Black Ops game. This game just feels very uninspired and even rushed. They used to only get 2 years and they still made good games, but this is probably the worst Black Ops game to date. Black Ops 1 is the best Call of Duty game in my opinion other than maybe Modern Warfare 2The mechanics are very different and not fluid. It doesn’t feel like a Call of Duty game, much less a Call of Duty: Black Ops game. This game just feels very uninspired and even rushed. They used to only get 2 years and they still made good games, but this is probably the worst Black Ops game to date. Black Ops 1 is the best Call of Duty game in my opinion other than maybe Modern Warfare 2 and World at War. The maps suck and the gameplay sucks as well. Zombie’s is ok, but the 1st map sucks and it feels too easy. One of the worst Call of Duties to date.… Expand
  15. DariuszG
    Dec 31, 2022
    2
    Cold War on PS4 is awful. Feels like beta. Single player has many bugs (including deleting progress). Multiplayer is also very buggy, textures loading very slow so most of the game it's blurry and ugly. Even objects geometry takes time to load. It's just terrible. Zombies also suffer from textures popup and in addition framerate dips drastically. That's the last COD I bought. I payed forCold War on PS4 is awful. Feels like beta. Single player has many bugs (including deleting progress). Multiplayer is also very buggy, textures loading very slow so most of the game it's blurry and ugly. Even objects geometry takes time to load. It's just terrible. Zombies also suffer from textures popup and in addition framerate dips drastically. That's the last COD I bought. I payed for it 20$ and I think it wasn't worth it. I write this review on 31 December 2022, so game hasn't been fixed. Don't waste Your time and money.… Expand
  16. kardeon
    Apr 9, 2021
    2
    Пожалуй худшая игра серии в плане мультиплеера. Сюжет здесь, конечно, годный, но короткий...
  17. 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.
  18. Tsyuko
    Nov 18, 2020
    2
    My whole review is only about MP, I never play anything else in CoD...

    As 6v6 MP only player I considered MW 2019 absolutely the worst CoD ever created. It had terrible maps with too many angles, terrible doors, infinite claymores with restock, no dead silence perk, TTK too fast, camping spots(even remastered maps were ruined with them), strong SBMM in casual playlist, washed out    My whole review is only about MP, I never play anything else in CoD...

    As 6v6 MP only player I considered MW 2019 absolutely the worst CoD ever created. It had terrible maps with too many angles, terrible doors, infinite claymores with restock, no dead silence perk, TTK too fast, camping spots(even remastered maps were ruined with them), strong SBMM in casual playlist, washed out graphics etc. It was the only CoD ever I almost refunded. It was like game itself decided if I kill or die.

    The last thing I ever wanted from CoD series is realism - the only reason I buy CoD is that it's casual fast paced arcady shooter, so I consider Cold War being huge improvement(to me every single CoD is masterpiece compared to last year MW). It's fast paced, maps are better(but not perfect), perks are more balanced, TTK is little bit slower(but still quite fast), there is just 1 land mine with long CD, game actually has some colors, camping is not the only way to play and it can be countered. It's CoD again and not Insurgency clone made for CoD haters and realism seekers. First 10 hours I had flawless experience - it reminded me times of BO1 and BO2 which are my most favorite CoD games. I wanted to go for 8+ rating but then thick skill based matchmaking kicked in and it ruined my experience with game little bit(and little bit more). Hard campers and sweats started to often fill my lobbies again(but at least whole game is not designed only for them). There should be casual playlist with weak or none SBMM and ranked with this kind of SBMM with ranks and extra rewards. Also on some maps there are flashing textures(sand on Satelite, mountains on Cartel). This was not happening on beta. There are also small bugs here and there like unlockable calling cards are not saved when you pick them. Another problem is lack of 6v6 maps on release so for now its like 6.5/10 for me untill everything is fixed. After that and when they add more maps it would be like 7.5/10. If they add also ranked and nerf SBMM in casual playlist I would go even for 8.5/10 easily. No performance problems at all on my side, runs exactly as MW (i7-7700k+1080Ti), 80-100 fps 1440p maxed out(tested MP only)

    EDIT: Changed rating from 7 to 2 just because of SBMM... It's not objective but I just can't do this anymore. I like game itself in general (much more than MW) but I absolutely refuse to sweat each and every single game to my maximum potential just to keep 1,2+ k/d in CASUAL playlist. I am not ranked player in any game - I HATE e-sport and ranked tryhard-meta trend, only reason I was playing COD was because it's casual MP game and it's not anymore. Game offers absolutely no choice in this matter, no ranked vs quick match playlist, there is only ranked without rank. Burn in hell for ruining this casual MP series and otherwise good game with system like this. I hope at least Battlefield will never give up on completly random server list system... I always liked COD more but this is just unbearable. Game itself decide who and when will do well or terrible in each match, not player skill. You had 2 good matches? Bad for you, next 2 you will be annihilated... You suck in 2 matches? Well, here is your candy - you will be rewarded with some easy game next. This is not even multiplayer, it's just singleplayer with adaptive difficulty with players carefully picked instead of bots.    … Expand
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. Badjur
    Nov 24, 2020
    2
    The zombie mode is amazing, the campaign is fairly okay. The multi-player is infuriating due to this **** SBMM. CoD MW 2019 has a far supperior MP.
    Unless you wanna pay 60$ for a zombie mode, don't buy this game
  22. lonewolfe420
    Dec 11, 2020
    2
    Modern Warfare has much better gamelan.

    Scorestreaks are impossible to earn and feckless once you do
  23. Shaposparta
    Dec 25, 2020
    2
    de lejos pero de muy lejos estamos al frente del peor multijugador de la historia de call of duty, la campaña es un 7,6 de 10 no es mala pero el multijugador es la wea mas nefasta que hay.
    Es frustrante, 0% Gratificante y todas pero absolutamente todas las partidas de tocan con enfermos mentales por el SBMM. De hecho todos los mapas son malos TODOS. Satelite, Miami, nuketown, etc, etc.    de lejos pero de muy lejos estamos al frente del peor multijugador de la historia de call of duty, la campaña es un 7,6 de 10 no es mala pero el multijugador es la wea mas nefasta que hay.
    Es frustrante, 0% Gratificante y todas pero absolutamente todas las partidas de tocan con enfermos mentales por el SBMM. De hecho todos los mapas son malos TODOS. Satelite, Miami, nuketown, etc, etc.
    Todos los mapas traen cajas paredes o angulos perfectos para campear y/o aguantar pixel. Y todos, ABSOLUTAMENTE TODOS estan con francotirador, todos y todo el tiempo. Me parece el Call of Duty Mas desastroso que he probado y ojo que lo dice alguien al que le gusto el WWII y el Modern Warfare. Que si que el modern warfare eel multijugador es malo pero el de este juego es insufrible de verdad sin decir que cuesta 80 dolares.
    Coclusion le ruego porfavor, porfavor se los pido no se lo comrpren porque se van a pasar la campaña y lo van a dejar de jugar.
    Gracias por leer mi mini reseña.    … Expand
  24. GalacticSabbath
    Mar 7, 2021
    2
    Let's break this game into 3 parts. Campaign, multiplayer and zombies.

    Campaign is lackluster and boring with choices that are meaningless and a plot twist that rides off the original ideas of the first game. Multiplayer is the most atrocious aspect of this game. Not only does this game look, sound, and feel significantly worse than modern warfare 2019, it has poor hit detection,    Let's break this game into 3 parts. Campaign, multiplayer and zombies.

    Campaign is lackluster and boring with choices that are meaningless and a plot twist that rides off the original ideas of the first game.

    Multiplayer is the most atrocious aspect of this game. Not only does this game look, sound, and feel significantly worse than modern warfare 2019, it has poor hit detection, terrible ping rates, and weapons that sound and look fake. Multiplayer is a broken mess even 4 months after launch. Skill is not required to play and it is boring as all hell with the map design. This is the worst multiplayer since cod ww2.

    Zombies is the only good aspect of this game. With only 1 good map and the others being boring and uninspired. Do not buy this game. If youre a zombies fan, wait until it is $15.    … Expand
  25. Testkas
    Jan 11, 2021
    2
    La campaña excelente, pero no es la campaña por lo que uno se queda

    Me compre Coldwar por que soy nuevo en los Call of Duty y quería empezar un Call of Duty desde si salida, y mi experiencia en el multi jugador es un comparable a sufrir jugando, El SBMM arruina la experiencia de una manera frustrante, solo la primera vez que jugue sentí diversión, ahora juego por no sentir que gaste mi    La campaña excelente, pero no es la campaña por lo que uno se queda

    Me compre Coldwar por que soy nuevo en los Call of Duty y quería empezar un Call of Duty desde si salida, y mi experiencia en el multi jugador es un comparable a sufrir jugando, El SBMM arruina la experiencia de una manera frustrante, solo la primera vez que jugue sentí diversión, ahora juego por no sentir que gaste mi dinero en nada, cada partida es horrible, soy malo y me toca jugar con personas muy buenas, no se cual sea el objetivo del SBMM pero el simple hecho de tener una partida Buena ya ya es suficiente para que no se puede jugar    … Expand
  26. Black_Snake
    Apr 14, 2021
    2
    (nie piszę nic o kampanii bo w nią nie grałem i oceniam jedynie tryby multiplayer i zombie)
    Gdyby nie tryb zombie to równie dobrze pieniądze wydane na tą grę mógł bym zwyczajnie wyrzucić przez okno.
    Jestem fanem serii black ops i grałem w każdą część i uważam że ta jest najgorsza i w dodatku nie ma nawet co porównywać z modern warfare 2019, bo mw jest o 1000 razy lepszy
  27. 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
  28. BostonLeeK
    Nov 26, 2020
    2
    - bad game engine
    - bad zombies (after bo4 look like a joke)
    - poor multiplayer
    - story have only one interesting mission but stolen from another game - hitman
  29. YETIspaghetti
    Nov 19, 2020
    2
    Campaign is boring, all multiplayer maps are identical, overpowered weapons, horrible framerates in cutscenes. The only part about this game that's enjoyable is zombies and theres only one map for zombies
  30. Not_Zab
    Nov 20, 2020
    2
    The game is good, but the múltiplayer with sbmm is a great trash, only noobs like the sbmm, other cod RIP for the sbmm
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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 35 Critic Reviews

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  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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