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. Typhonkiller15
    Nov 18, 2020
    5
    Dont know what they did with the aiming but something is wrong with it. Does not feel right at all it goes crazy at some point and than it doesn't move fast enough is just bad
  2. Flipski
    Nov 19, 2020
    0
    I only rate the multi-player.

    I gave a 1.. I had to come back and make it a 0. After playing it for a while I have to say this is the worse Cod I have ever played in my life. * input lag *laggy movement * broken aim assist * broken shotgun as 2nd weapon * sniper rifles are way to strong with way to strong aim assist. Quickscopers and hard scopes are ruining it. * unbalanced weapons *    I only rate the multi-player.

    I gave a 1.. I had to come back and make it a 0.

    After playing it for a while I have to say this is the worse Cod I have ever played in my life. * input lag
    *laggy movement
    * broken aim assist
    * broken shotgun as 2nd weapon
    * sniper rifles are way to strong with way to strong aim assist. Quickscopers and hard scopes are ruining it.
    * unbalanced weapons
    * terrible levels

    Its all so very very very bad. They should be ashamed that they asked people so much money for it. So very very very bad.    … Expand
  3. AshyyonPC
    Nov 19, 2020
    7
    I would just like to preface this review by stating that I have sunk well over 55+ hours into this game and have prestiged twice (as opposed to just jumping on the bandwagon and bombarding it with hyperbolic, outlandish negative reviews.)

    Graphics: Looks absolutely superb on my PC with the High Resolution textures, genuinely the best looking Call Of Duty i've ever seen. Campaign: As    I would just like to preface this review by stating that I have sunk well over 55+ hours into this game and have prestiged twice (as opposed to just jumping on the bandwagon and bombarding it with hyperbolic, outlandish negative reviews.)

    Graphics: Looks absolutely superb on my PC with the High Resolution textures, genuinely the best looking Call Of Duty i've ever seen.

    Campaign: As someone who has been a massive fan of Call Of Duty campaigns since i picked up CoD4 as a teenager, Cold War delivers an amazing, thrilling, encapsulating & deep plot, the story is a massive return to form and left me feeling tense and nervous at points, the returning cast are great, the new additions to the Universe are well developed and fleshed out, the fact that they bring back the branching narratives in the campaign which hasnt really been done since Black Ops 2 is a great addition and really adds to the replayability.

    If i was to give it a rating it would be a solid 9/10, Raven Software did an amazing job working on the campaign this year and it would be amazing to see what Raven could do with their own Development Cycle as opposed to SHG.

    Multiplayer: Lets start with the positives, the gunplay is really smooth and the unique recoil patterns make it a challenge to get good which each individual weapon as opposed to each weapon playing pretty much the same, each gun feels unique and have a personality when inspecting or using them.
    The maps for the most part are visually gorgeous, whether it be the snowy tundra of Crossroads Strike, the Sand Dunes of Satellite or the Neon Nightlife of Miami they all look superb.

    However, that's all i can give it for the positives.

    The unbalanced weapons make this incredibly difficult to go even most games, whether or not that be the AUG / M16 1 Bursting you from across the map with seemingly no recoil or that be the guy that's hiding in a chokepoint headglitching with a sniper and several proximity mines / C4 making your life a living hell due to the broken spawning system, or if its the Skill Based Matchmaking that puts you through a vicious cycle of having two poor games and then on the third one you absolute steamroll the other team.

    Camos are glitching out, the leveling system doesn't work properly and shows incorrect levels when you hit Prestige 1, Calling Cards cant be changed for love nor money for no apparent reason, the map Ruka on Dirty Bomb consistently crashes both mine and a friends game for no apparent reason, the lack of dedicated servers and not prioritizing players based on connection is ridiculous in 2020, the lack of maps, the lack of weapons, the slow weapon XP grind, the insane level of head-glitches, the character models blending into environments making it absolutely impossible to spot people despite them dude to the Reveal Enemy feature.

    The Multiplayer as it stands right now is a broken mess, but i still enjoy it (even though i have to play with a group of friends as whenever i play solo i seem to get put against CPL tier players)

    Zombies:

    Nothing much to say here, Zombies is Zombies.
    But it's not really.
    Lemme explain, apart from the design of the map and the Zombies (duh) it doesn't feel like a traditional Zombies mode, the UI looks like the one from Warzone, the Waypoint system removes any level of skill or adventure, the mode just feels like a spec ops mode with zombies elements.
    Fun if you're wanting a break from multiplayer or with friends.

    This review seems overwhelmingly negative, but don't let that stop you from finding your own fun with the game, because that's what I'm doing and that's what makes call of duty, call of duty.
    Mindless, Pew Pew Bang Bang, Arcade Shooter fun.    … Expand
  4. bRuin
    Nov 19, 2020
    0
    Skillbased matchmaking ruins the entire game. It has a good foundation, but it continues the path that MW took: lower the skill gap as much as possible, so that the worst player ever will still have a 1.0 K/D and pump the money into Activision's bank account. SBMM and the low skill gap are the reason that this game is absolutely unbearable.
  5. leonunes92
    Nov 19, 2020
    4
    This game is unplayable at this state. Poor aim, poor bullet registration, poor visibility, poor graphics...overall: Modern Warfare is a superior product. Don't waste your money like I have done in this game
  6. WhiteBeNrr
    Nov 19, 2020
    6
    They just need better maps and weapon balancing. It’s disappointing that we got a downgrade in terms of visuals. The campaign is short but it’s amazing.
  7. TheyCallmeAlien
    Nov 19, 2020
    0
    The campaign is good, Zombies feels fresh again, and multiplayer is horrible. I don't mind the amount of time it takes to level up weapons since it gives me something to work for in-game. Once again, multiplayer is ruined by Activi$ion.
  8. Thibaut37
    Nov 19, 2020
    5
    Le multi joueur gâche tout ttk beaucoup trop rapide impossible de réagir dans la seconde où on nous tire dessus (quelqu’en vous tire dessus c’est terminer pas la peine d’essayer de survire)
    Heureusement que la campagne et le zombie sont là pour rattraper les 5 point restant
  9. Ronny1018
    Nov 19, 2020
    3
    This game is so bad i made a Metacritic account to review it. Skill based matchmaking has ruined the franchise. I have to sweat so hard in order to break even. My first game i dropped 52 kills. I wish i wouldn't have. Now I only play against Gfuel cracked kids. Its so annoying i do not even look forward to playing it. There should be a ranked playlist or something for sweats. Until itThis game is so bad i made a Metacritic account to review it. Skill based matchmaking has ruined the franchise. I have to sweat so hard in order to break even. My first game i dropped 52 kills. I wish i wouldn't have. Now I only play against Gfuel cracked kids. Its so annoying i do not even look forward to playing it. There should be a ranked playlist or something for sweats. Until it changes i will not be playing.… Expand
  10. hyygygytu
    Nov 19, 2020
    4
    Non-binary cringe and terrible graphics with a **** campaign. Also the multiplayer has trash maps and gameplay is slow. The beta was better. Only buy it for zombies. Wait for a price drop.
  11. JrCreations
    Nov 20, 2020
    1
    SBMM makes this game unplayable. often match me with noobs, Noobs will always go negative and I end up losing matches. also because of SBMM, the game takes a long time searching for lobbies, which are usually against COD professional sweats.
  12. Hoochieliquor
    Nov 20, 2020
    4
    It's like Groundhog's day.. Seems like every time I get a COD game it's the same over and over. Same stuff wrong. Same stupid game play. Seriously how many times can you get knocked out in single player to have someone lift you up?

    The online is the same except for cross play.. Now you get to play with PC players who jump like rabbits every time you shoot at them.. Every character    It's like Groundhog's day.. Seems like every time I get a COD game it's the same over and over. Same stuff wrong. Same stupid game play. Seriously how many times can you get knocked out in single player to have someone lift you up?

    The online is the same except for cross play.. Now you get to play with PC players who jump like rabbits every time you shoot at them.. Every character is Michael Jordan with a 6 feet high vertical leap. You still get killed and watch the kill cam and it's not even close to what you seen on your screen. You don't even make it around the corner but you're dead. In kill cam you were around the corner tying your shoes when you were shot. You can put 50 rounds into a sniper standing 5 feet from you and he still gets the shot off. People spawn behind you constantly for revenge kills. It's like we were thrown back into 2002. It is no different .    … Expand
  13. tranthuan
    Nov 20, 2020
    3
    I did enjoy the gameplay. However, the camo challenge in multiplayer is a fukin joke
  14. StavZ
    Nov 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. All Fun and games until u reach lv 20 and only get prestige enemy’s get spawncamped and absolutely dominated this game wants u to tryhard 24/7 Maps are Mediocre checkmate is a really nice map in my opinion but u almost never play on it game is kinda ruined had a lot of potential… Expand
  15. Rongrate
    Nov 21, 2020
    3
    No split screen zombies,alot of bugs in mutiplayer split screen and the only good is campaign but short,on top of lack of maps.
  16. GumbyOG
    Nov 21, 2020
    0
    Worst cod ever made. Out of touch Metacritic has lost what little respect I had left “best cod ever made”???! At least pretend like you have an ounce of dignity. When the audience score is 3/10 yet you still call it the best game ever and give it 8/10 your no longer “reviewing” a game your advertising.

    Never trusting another review from this site again.
  17. Bloxx99
    Nov 21, 2020
    0
    The most boring and uninnovative CoD I have played in a long time. Worse than Modern Warfare in every possible way.
    Just don't waste your money on it.
  18. zRob
    Nov 21, 2020
    3
    This Game shows that Call of Duty is getting back to its roots of just bringing a game out every Year to make money with the fans that still think cod is good because cod is always good Modern Warfare was a good and nice game the Graphics were amazing and the Multiplayer and Story were also very Awsome this game has nothing good just the Zombie Mode has a chance to make some Sells. TheThis Game shows that Call of Duty is getting back to its roots of just bringing a game out every Year to make money with the fans that still think cod is good because cod is always good Modern Warfare was a good and nice game the Graphics were amazing and the Multiplayer and Story were also very Awsome this game has nothing good just the Zombie Mode has a chance to make some Sells. The Campaign is short and not very Suprising or making me feel good its just like yeah its okay its there so you could play it i guess. We all should make Activision think about bringing out a **** almost every Year or let some time between the games and make them good. Everyone who thinks this game is so awesome or makes a Review when the game is not even out is just dumb and would also love to buy air from someone for 60$. We all know how amazing Modern Warfare was because there was some time before they released it. but Cold War? this game Has a short and not really good campaign the Multiplayer has (from my Beta testing) Overpowered Killstreaks that even go complete full when you die what is very annoing and on open maps having something like the Hellbird is so Overpowered that you can kill the People when they spawn.

    3 out of 10 for the Zombie mode but not a AAA Title money worth buy Modern Warfare if you want a good campaign and a good multiplayer    … Expand
  19. WireToast
    Nov 21, 2020
    2
    Ok I'm going to make this quite simple, campaigned is fun, short and has alot of bugs
    Multiplayer, guns are op and developers nerf the guns that are already bad instead of the guns which run the show, graphics are terrible and maps feel uninspired.
    Zombies is alright and is very forgetable and buggy.
  20. WhatAlesYa
    Nov 21, 2020
    1
    Everything from the sounds to the graphics to the gun feel seems out of date. The maps have very little variety and are basically 2 dimensional with very little verticality. There are also too many choke points where advancing lanes can be almost completely shut down. Modes like domination can be decided at the beginning of the match. Not polished at all. I feel like I completely wasted my money.
  21. cryosx
    Nov 22, 2020
    0
    Constant crashing on. Constant crashing on. Constant crashing on. Constant crashing on.
  22. Coldwarsucks_12
    May 12, 2022
    1
    Multiplayer is a complete lazy waste of time money grab just to sell skins. Zombies is alright i guess.
  23. Hela32
    Nov 22, 2020
    0
    This is one of the worst COD to date. And they did not even offer MW battle pass owners any double xp weekend. Left out in the cold.
  24. fackthis
    Nov 22, 2020
    0
    Crappy piece of software rashes every 10min.
    Tried all the fixes, still crashing.
    F-ing fix your game before you sell it!
  25. Jda64piky
    Nov 22, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. La campaña de este juego es muy adictiva y el final es muy bueno y depende de que hagas el final será distinto llegando a matar a tus propios aliados aparte que los zombis son muy buenos y me traen recuerdos de una parte del mapa de tranzit el juego tiene buenos cammos y desafíos y el multi le doy un 7.5 de 10 encuentro que es mejor que el multi que de moderna warfare… Expand
  26. gameoverflow
    Nov 23, 2020
    0
    Waste of money. Poor graphics, unrealistic weapons, very short campaign. The story is boring, maybe except some action in the end. Does not worth its price.
  27. xartemisx
    Nov 23, 2020
    5
    Zombie si
    Historia si
    multiplayer NOOOOO osea el SBMM con pocos mapas.
    Encima que pague para jugar ese modo, no me gusto los mapas son variados en cuanto gustos.
  28. alwaysfresh
    Nov 23, 2020
    5
    I'm struggling to see what people like about the campaign. The multiplayer is universally not well received so I'll ignore that. But I bought this for the campaign. And the campaign is a poorly done 3 hour mess with "choices" that give you no meaningful change. The final mission that you do is like 5 minutes long whatever path you decide to take. Other than that, there are like 3 otherI'm struggling to see what people like about the campaign. The multiplayer is universally not well received so I'll ignore that. But I bought this for the campaign. And the campaign is a poorly done 3 hour mess with "choices" that give you no meaningful change. The final mission that you do is like 5 minutes long whatever path you decide to take. Other than that, there are like 3 other small things you decide on doing in the game that might be mentioned very briefly in the epilogue.

    It's disgusting how much critics are giving credit to this campaign. I suspect there is some shilling going on but who knows. The story is poorly done and the twist at the end isn't worth the slow burn of the campaign. No interesting characters are introduced, the setting is boring, the writing is too similar to past Black Ops games.

    I spent 80 dollars on the game. Please don't make the same mistake I did. Stop rewarding poor development of games.    … Expand
  29. Rifkan
    Nov 23, 2020
    3
    Campaign was fun, but quite short. No real challenge on regular difficulty, so up it if you want to have to try a little. I’ve never gotten into zombies, but this one seems fun enough. Multiplayer is trash. Poor level design/spawns, lack of maps, you name it. I uninstalled the game, honestly. Unless there’s a major update, I’ll go play on COD:MW every day over this game.
  30. TOG_thatoneguy
    Nov 24, 2020
    8
    Really enjoyed the story on this one! I haven’t been a huge fan of the Black Ops but I have really had fun in multiplayer and Zombies. Overall I am happy and pleased with how the game turned out. Just have a hard time with other players using those dam sniper rifles with quick scope.
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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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