Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

 PlayStation 4
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4.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1465 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 435 out of 1465
  2. Mixed: 176 out of 1465
  3. Negative: 854 out of 1465
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  1. Bfunky
    Jan 10, 2021
    0
    This is a camping toxic ass waste of money. Shouldn't even be allowed to be called a game
  2. FkDisGame
    Dec 18, 2020
    0
    Feels more copy-pasted than usual. Really bad CoD game, and that's coming from someone who buys every single Call of Duty game. I've played CoD since Modern Warfare (2007) and this is the first time I actually don't want to play the game at all. Do not buy unless they update HEAVILY. Their first content update brings literally ONLY ONE new map for multiplayer, no new map for zombies andFeels more copy-pasted than usual. Really bad CoD game, and that's coming from someone who buys every single Call of Duty game. I've played CoD since Modern Warfare (2007) and this is the first time I actually don't want to play the game at all. Do not buy unless they update HEAVILY. Their first content update brings literally ONLY ONE new map for multiplayer, no new map for zombies and they have the audacity to release a battle pass with 2 guns while the game is in this state. Even though zombies is pretty decent this year, there is still only one map.… Expand
  3. Rikishi17
    Dec 18, 2020
    2
    I am not playing this piece of trash even for free...Lol took a look at it using the free MP week, and it looks and plays like CoD mobile if you compare it against MW 2019...

    I downloaded it, played a match and deleted it right away lol...Back to MW... The sound of the weapons is awful, graphics looks really outdated when you compare them with MW. The voice of the narrator that says    I am not playing this piece of trash even for free...Lol took a look at it using the free MP week, and it looks and plays like CoD mobile if you compare it against MW 2019...

    I downloaded it, played a match and deleted it right away lol...Back to MW...

    The sound of the weapons is awful, graphics looks really outdated when you compare them with MW.

    The voice of the narrator that says stuff like enemy cruise missile incoming etc. Sounds like the voice from Google Maps...

    The whole game is really bad...At least the multiplayer mode. Even the movement of the character feels clunky and slow...    … Expand
  4. Nickflameyou
    Dec 19, 2020
    0
    I liked the campaign a lot the multiplayer is decent when it actually works and zombies is meh. Only reason it is a 8 is because of how much fun the campaign was for me.
  5. Nash_44
    Dec 19, 2020
    1
    This is by far the worst game I've purchased in years, as it is laggy, has many bugs, has mic problems, and it's graphical quality is extremely low. I would avoid this game and buy anything, and I mean anything else. If you're looking for a cross platform multiplayer like I was then go with Modern Warfare, it isn't great itself, but it blows this utter piece of trash out of the water.
  6. Whatar
    Dec 19, 2020
    0
    Thank you for damaging modern warfare activision, good **** marketing move, skip this one guys. Do it for bo4, do it for cold war, do it for better games.
  7. Elmoss
    Dec 20, 2020
    0
    How anyone can leave a positive review for this game is beyond me. It’s so bad it’s actually a joke. I mean I can’t find one good thing about it. The gameplay in general, gunplay, audio and animations are trash. The multiplayer is 10 steps back from MW2. This game should be pulled from the shelves and PS store. What a terrible, terrible game.. Worst Call of Duty game ever made full stop!
  8. Wrenchy
    Dec 25, 2020
    9
    decisamente una storia affascinante , scritta bene , stupendo gameplay e la possibilità di fare delle scelte , questo gioco rivoluziona la serie COD pur rimanendo saldamente ancorata a i precedenti capitoli
  9. SaucySalmon
    Dec 21, 2020
    3
    Movement feels terrible, gun mechanics feel horrible, map designs aren’t good. Just all around not good. The worst part about the game is skill based matchmaking. It has completely ruined the multiplayer games. You have one game where you play 2 year olds and go 60-5, then the skill matchmaking puts you in a game with every member of Faze and you get destroyed. Besides prop hunt, cause howMovement feels terrible, gun mechanics feel horrible, map designs aren’t good. Just all around not good. The worst part about the game is skill based matchmaking. It has completely ruined the multiplayer games. You have one game where you play 2 year olds and go 60-5, then the skill matchmaking puts you in a game with every member of Faze and you get destroyed. Besides prop hunt, cause how can you mess that up, the game is hot garbage… Expand
  10. Thomasi
    Jan 28, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game has so much potential, but it’s incredibly overshadowed by the amount of issues that have been present since it’s release. At first I cut the developers some slack given the circumstances and blatantly obvious early release. But it’s now been 3 months and day 1 issues are still prevalent, and with the first batch of dlc looming less than a week away I have no hope of things improving. Graphical issues, UI bugs, inconsistent frame rate across all platforms, crash both soft and hard (resulting in console boot off) weapon progression bugs, lobby/ server issues, cutscene inconsistencies level progression bugs, lobby… Expand
  11. Krzytok
    Jan 23, 2021
    0
    If u have hard lerned skill thru all this years supporting Activision game franchise called call of duty that u loved , well this game same as previous (modern warfare) will be not fun to play its designed to make fun for casual. Mid skilled and high skilled players will need a metal healt support playing nova days cod games , there is no fun at all only frustration . i would have funIf u have hard lerned skill thru all this years supporting Activision game franchise called call of duty that u loved , well this game same as previous (modern warfare) will be not fun to play its designed to make fun for casual. Mid skilled and high skilled players will need a metal healt support playing nova days cod games , there is no fun at all only frustration . i would have fun maybe like 8 out of 10 seriously it is not that bad game but the sbmm takes all those 8 points away its devastating the core factor i play games which is fun . 0/10......… Expand
  12. sovietboi
    Dec 25, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. эта игра полностью пропитана не любовью к советским людям. их убивают за картонки, толпы подготовленных советских бойцов не могут убить 2-3 американских военных, на своей же территории. геймплей не интересный, факты которые придумал режиссёр. вот как игрушечный машинка может догнать самолёт, который при взлёте набирает скорость около 200 км/ч. как? американцы убивают всех, советских людей, даже если сработать можно тихо. миссия в Германии, бред, Адлер и Белл убивают людей ГДР, хотя можно оглушить. а миссия на любянке... это бред, большего бреда я не видел. игра помойка, хоть я и люблю серию call of duty Black OpS.… Expand
  13. Mcmxcvii
    Dec 26, 2020
    1
    Feels like playing cod world at war, splitcreen downright disrespectful. Feel robbed tbh.
  14. arashmirzai
    Dec 26, 2020
    9
    This game have a good storyline and carry body is new on call of duty series but multiplayer weak function as call of duty MW 2019 on weapon quality and place quality and Number of weapons and Number of maps but on session one is great movement this game on session one is grow up play this game and kill like special officer
  15. Batmetal88
    Dec 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Дисбалансное гавно , желею что взял по скидки, боби котик надеюсь ты подавишься этими деньгами! Сетевой режим, эт худшее что было .… Expand
  16. Zimifrein
    Dec 27, 2020
    1
    Didn't rate it as a flat zero because it has good level design. The guns mechanics are weird, the player movement is arcade like, the shot registry is lame. But I think the worse part is how bad Activision is desperate to shove this game down people's throats, making them willing to utterly ruin Modern Warfare 2019, probably the best installmente of Call of Duty in a while by cutting offDidn't rate it as a flat zero because it has good level design. The guns mechanics are weird, the player movement is arcade like, the shot registry is lame. But I think the worse part is how bad Activision is desperate to shove this game down people's throats, making them willing to utterly ruin Modern Warfare 2019, probably the best installmente of Call of Duty in a while by cutting off support on it vut mostly by turning MW2019 into step by step sticky banners of ads for Cold War. Also, making players pay extra for a cross gen edition is a total douche move.… Expand
  17. Billy_The_Kid
    Dec 29, 2020
    9
    Gráficos: 8.5/10 - Gráficos ótimos, especialmente no que tange aos ambientes de jogo.

    Jogabilidade: 9.0/10 - Excelente jogabilidade, com boa fluide, ótima variedade de armas, sendo a precisão e realismo dos combates quesitos que eu vejo como bastante positivos. O mesmo vale para o controle de veículos do jogo. História: 9.0/10: A história é excelente, ao meu ver. Retrata um dos    Gráficos: 8.5/10 - Gráficos ótimos, especialmente no que tange aos ambientes de jogo.

    Jogabilidade: 9.0/10 - Excelente jogabilidade, com boa fluide, ótima variedade de armas, sendo a precisão e realismo dos combates quesitos que eu vejo como bastante positivos. O mesmo vale para o controle de veículos do jogo.

    História: 9.0/10: A história é excelente, ao meu ver. Retrata um dos períodos mais importantes do século XX, que é a Guerra Fria, onde fica claro que os vilões são os comunistas (que de fato são), mas os americanos estão longe de serem santos (não são mesmo). Ela é bastante imersiva e suas decisões e missões secundárias interferem inclusive no desfecho do jogo, que possui diferentes (e surpreendentes e excelentes finais). Não dou 10 porque o modo Single Player é mais curto do que eu acho que poderia ser. Mas nada que comprometa de fato a história. Sem mais detalhes para não dar spoiler.

    Personagens: 9,5/10 - Os personagens do jogo são incríveis, alguns deles inclusive reais (como Ronald Reagan e Mikhail Gorbachev) únicos em suas características e, mesmo os secundários, tem relevância na história. Os protagonistas são muito bem desenvolvidos e a história do personagem que vc controla, praticamente o jogo todo, é simplesmente de cair o queixo.

    Diversão: 9.0/10 - A diversão maior fica por conta do modo Zombie (Multiplayer) que é bem produzido, contendo inclusive uma história excelente, baseada em partes em fatos reais (como a iminente ameaça de uma guerra nuclear apocalíptica entre EUA e URSS), onde suas decisões interferem diretamente no desfecho do jogo; além de plot twists, como todo grande jogo deve ter; personagens muito bem desenvolvidos (especialmente o protagonista que vc joga), sendo alguns deles reais; gráficos de alta qualidade e diversão garantida pra quem curte um grande jogo action/shooter, especialmente no modo Zombies. Pra mim, é um jogo que entrará para a história pela forma incrível que ele retrata um marco da História: a Guerra Fria.

    Nota Final: 9.0/10 - O jogo faz jus ao status de uma das maiores franquias de todos os tempos que é o COD, com uma história excelente, com direito a plot twists, como todo grande jogo deve ter e finais diferentes, de acordo com as decisões e missões que vc conclui; personagens muito bem desenvolvidos (especialmente o protagonista que vc joga), sendo alguns deles reais; gráficos de alta qualidade e diversão garantida, especialmente no modo Zombies (Multiplayer). Enfim, pra mim, esse jogo ficará marcada como um Masterpiece dos games, pelo conjunto da obra e qualidade na forma que ele aborda um dos assuntos mais importantes da história recente: a Guerra Fria.    … Expand
  18. epicdude5726
    Dec 29, 2020
    0
    No, Nope, Nah. Why is this even considered a 'good' franchise. Cod will never be as great as others like Halo, Doom, Bioshock, Metroid and Half-life.
  19. Stasimus
    Dec 30, 2020
    0
    Skilled based matching is making game no fun to play, because it’s imbalanced and not designed to be played strongly competitive. Shady SBMM system knowns before the round starts whom will win. Maps, respawn system and kill streaks are designed to add extra random factor into game to make all kid in the lobby close to 1. Additionally aim resist is a new technic to balance you if your areSkilled based matching is making game no fun to play, because it’s imbalanced and not designed to be played strongly competitive. Shady SBMM system knowns before the round starts whom will win. Maps, respawn system and kill streaks are designed to add extra random factor into game to make all kid in the lobby close to 1. Additionally aim resist is a new technic to balance you if your are doing well in current match, as well as hidden bugs and glitches.… Expand
  20. Op_Echo
    Dec 31, 2020
    0
    This review is gonna be very short. I played all the
    campaigns from cod 4 to this one. Cod bo cw had the best
    campaign in my opinion. The multiplayer is good( i don't have a clue of what hackers and sbmm are players talking about) and the zombies. All the complains i have heard about are not real.... I don't know. I fell like some of the reviews are total bullsh*t, I am sorry to say that.
  21. Frenchie820
    Dec 31, 2020
    2
    I was so excited when this game came out couldn't wait to get it I feel bad that a relative paid for this for me $59.99 I'm pretty sure after tax 65 or $67 anyways to make a long story short by far one of the worst games that I played that had the name under it called CALL of DUTY the graphics the controlling even when you die the shooting it's all bad this game seemed like one of theI was so excited when this game came out couldn't wait to get it I feel bad that a relative paid for this for me $59.99 I'm pretty sure after tax 65 or $67 anyways to make a long story short by far one of the worst games that I played that had the name under it called CALL of DUTY the graphics the controlling even when you die the shooting it's all bad this game seemed like one of the first games call of duty pronounce that is coming out and it's sad especially if you are a day one fan I would never buy another Black ops game… Expand
  22. Icy_Young599
    Dec 31, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. horrible sbmm throughout. i’ll get 1.75-2.5 for 4 games and then .5 for the next 3
    maps are all horrible except for one and the weapons are slow and unresponsive    … Expand
  23. robrob90
    Jan 1, 2021
    1
    zombies is fun but mutliplayer realy is the biggest **** in cod history ... i mean WTF? this game is broken
  24. Infinity_Jr
    Jan 1, 2021
    2
    The only good part of the game is the campaign, but it's too short.

    The multiplayer is terrible and infinitely inferior compared to Modern Warfare (2019).

    The zombies mode is fun, but lack in content.

    My overview: A mediocre game.
  25. xX_ibro_Xx
    Nov 3, 2021
    2
    Skill -Based-Matchmacking. Has many bad Maps and also too few maps (and also maybe 3 or 4 good maps, The rest is at least mediocre.) Tbh the game-engine is like the one from MW. I really like it. In my opinion the best engine. But still this game literally screams "anti-consumerism". It has a too heavy focus on casuals. The In-Game-Shop and the cosmetics are also dissapointing. If youSkill -Based-Matchmacking. Has many bad Maps and also too few maps (and also maybe 3 or 4 good maps, The rest is at least mediocre.) Tbh the game-engine is like the one from MW. I really like it. In my opinion the best engine. But still this game literally screams "anti-consumerism". It has a too heavy focus on casuals. The In-Game-Shop and the cosmetics are also dissapointing. If you wanted a cool skin for your character back then in Black Ops 3 you either needed to finish missions relateded to the specialist-weapons or needed luck with the blackmarket. Nevertheless you could get some cool skins for your character for FREE. Fast forward to 2019 and 2020 where you have to spent e.g. 10 euro for one cool skin for one operator. The standard skins for the operators are booooring as hell. Take a look at the skins for the specialist in BO3. Those were cool and for free (btw everything a said about the skins also goes for the weapon camoes. They are boooooooring as hell. Where are the reactive, ultra, super-duper, hot, fancy, cool camoes from BO4?? In the Battle-Pass? Where are the cool camoes for the players who do not want to spend some extra money. In their dreams.)… Expand
  26. Krekon
    Jan 5, 2021
    4
    The game just feels like Black Ops 2 in bad. The hit reg ist just something, Maps are awefull open while snipers are in every corner waiting for the os on body accross the map. MW felt so good even for someone like me who skipped cod's since ghost. But this game is just not fun at all. If you play against someone witha controller with Mouse even on pc you got no chance because the AutoaimThe game just feels like Black Ops 2 in bad. The hit reg ist just something, Maps are awefull open while snipers are in every corner waiting for the os on body accross the map. MW felt so good even for someone like me who skipped cod's since ghost. But this game is just not fun at all. If you play against someone witha controller with Mouse even on pc you got no chance because the Autoaim is just broken. And i dont start on the maps here.

    Only Reason i give a 4 and not a 1 is that the campain and zombie is so fun to play.    … Expand
  27. Mxschulberg21
    Jan 5, 2021
    0
    Metascore is a joke
  28. Jokesman69
    Jan 5, 2021
    0
    Multiplayer is unplayable because of glitches and the game has been out for over a month. Do not waste your money.
  29. BeegBeegYoshi69
    Jan 6, 2021
    8
    This game is a nostalgia trip and a breath of fresh air at the same time. For what Treyarch went through to get this game out on time is nothing short of impressive.
  30. Teddp10
    Jan 7, 2021
    3
    Great game. Great Story. Zombies is good but multiplayer is ruined, sbmm ruined the whole entire thing. Start with a couple of fun games and lobbies then end up MLG/pro tournament lobbies filled with tryhards trying to prove to there mom there not worthless. Don't get me wrong the multiplayer can be good its just the players and the sbmm that ruins it for all
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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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