Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

 PlayStation 4
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4.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1465 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 435 out of 1465
  2. Mixed: 176 out of 1465
  3. Negative: 854 out of 1465
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  1. Mitchthemon
    Sep 5, 2023
    0
    Trash game, pointless spy stuff. One of the last missions they make you redo the same boring part 4 times! Who wants to run through the same boring garbage 4 times in a row to beat a mission?! This game is absolute trash.
  2. TIMIDESTONE699
    Aug 31, 2023
    9
    3 years down the line this game stands as the best cod multiplayer of modern cod, amazing maps, fantastic zombies mode, a good movement mechanism, good ranked and competitive modes, fun to play, a decent campaign and yeah that's just it. It's amazing what they were able to do with COVID going on, Treyarch being given the project halfway through, rushing to out and still being good.
  3. 34m2121
    Aug 23, 2023
    7
    Bu oyuna para vermiş olsam daha düşük puan verirdim (ps plus sağolsun).Diğer codlardan farklı olarak görev çeşitlliği fazla. senaryo güzel ama Masonla Woods oyunda çok gereksiz hissettiriyor. oyun çok kısa. Ps5 koluyla oyunu oynamak aşırı iyi
  4. Frost7
    Aug 6, 2023
    10
    The campaign is the best! I really enjoyed and play with a great pleasure! And I like that developers focused on so many details of gear in the game. Great job! I like this game much more than MW2 2022.
  5. Jhursk
    Jul 23, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mmm well i start with the worst the dang game currepted my ps4 to the point it deleteed alot of my games and folders. Ive since deleted this pile of crap and will never ever buy a call of duty gamw again. Now other problems i had b4 it currepted everythung is you can't skip cutscenes or any talking scenes at all and they are loooooong af. Game play is ok when you get to play but it ruined by them not letting you skip. This is all campaign that I'm upset about oh and good luck on the loading bc wow does ot suck. I done know how that is on a downloaded game. I cant speak for the multi player but if its like the campaign then buckle up bc this game sucks… Expand
  6. eva3si0n
    Jul 15, 2023
    8
    Call of Duty Cold War is a typical COD from Treyarch. I can only appreciate singlepeer. Multiplayer, as usual, did not surprise with anything and can hold for a couple of dozen hours. But the PS4 version clearly does not pull the capabilities of multiplayer. What touches the single player, it's very good. After Black Ops turned the wrong way after part 2, I thought there would be anCall of Duty Cold War is a typical COD from Treyarch. I can only appreciate singlepeer. Multiplayer, as usual, did not surprise with anything and can hold for a couple of dozen hours. But the PS4 version clearly does not pull the capabilities of multiplayer. What touches the single player, it's very good. After Black Ops turned the wrong way after part 2, I thought there would be an interesting company in the series once again. And here is the Soviet cranberries and a variety of gameplay, which has really changed relative to the previous parts and several endings. The comparing in Call of Duty Cold War is a great 4-5 hours or one evening. Yes, it's still the same shooting range with dummy, but there's no Hollywood blockbuster, but I liked it. I advise everyone to play on PS Plus or if later added to the Game Pass on Xbox. On PS4 Pro, the game looks pale, I advise you to still play on the current generation.… Expand
  7. DaweHolzer
    Jul 11, 2023
    8
    I only played the campaign, which was a blast and the graphics look amazing for the most part. The game has so many different nice looking locations to offer, although it mostly consists of just shooting, there are some great stealth missions too. Sometimes the game even allows you to approach a certain situation in different ways and gives you options too. The soundtracks are unbelievablyI only played the campaign, which was a blast and the graphics look amazing for the most part. The game has so many different nice looking locations to offer, although it mostly consists of just shooting, there are some great stealth missions too. Sometimes the game even allows you to approach a certain situation in different ways and gives you options too. The soundtracks are unbelievably good as well.

    My problem is that even on hardened difficulty, the game is pretty easy for the most part, except for some scripted events, which feel pretty unfair at times.

    Overall a nice COD game.    … Expand
  8. Resoul
    Jul 5, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Super short, annoying enemy placement on some levels, the memory crap drags on too long and got kinda annoying after the 3rd loop, slow a ss load times on top of that if you chose to stay a good guy you just die at the end the other ending is much better, tho i think having the choice of which side should have happen much sooner in the game around the mid part of the game then after picking a side have a few missions rather then having the player pick a side followed by one quick mission at the end of the game, the choice would matter more if it had a impact on the actual story and not just the ending.… Expand
  9. miguellopez99
    Jun 1, 2023
    8
    82/100 underrated .
  10. Fergames83
    May 11, 2023
    8
    Es un juego bueno, aunque realmente fue muy infravalorado en su tiempo, la comunidad lo juzgo mal por su multijugador, aunque su historia es buena y la jugabilidad mejor.
  11. theonelog
    May 10, 2023
    2
    the multiplayer is the worst, most unfinished multiplayer ever. the weapon balance is EXTREMELY off. the maps are abosulte trash, there is an extreme lack of content, and the SKILL BASED MATCH MAKING makes the game extremely sweat and very unplayable.

    The zombies is very enjoyable and the campaign is great. those are the only redeeming qualities
  12. Blankisbad
    May 10, 2023
    10
    The tundra is my baby and I will defend it to the ends of the earth, the combat was **** the community was **** the battle pass was **** but the tundra oooooh baby the tundra.... I like the tundra I LOVE THE TUNDRA
  13. juniortiger
    Apr 7, 2023
    10
    I love feeling you in game haptic feedback control and graphic amazing and I recommend pick one up in store
  14. Glumatix
    Mar 9, 2021
    9
    Campain is maybe the best we ever had. Zombie mode is ok but i'm no big fan of the zombie mode in newer cods. The multiplayer is so underrated. Everybody hates it but I think it was the best one from the last 4 games. The killstreaks and SBMM are annoying but it still makes fun to play with your friends. The new mode vip escorte was one of the best modes ever.
  15. davidthesloth
    Mar 6, 2023
    6
    Solid enough entry. Campaign is interesting and Zombies is the best it's ever been (and usually they're bland and sub par). Poor matchmaking, frequent game crashes and matchmaking issues really takes the wind out of the games sails.
  16. HeadBanga
    Feb 5, 2023
    10
    Top Feuergefecht war auch hier mein hauptspiel im Mehrspieler aber der zombie modus ist einer der besten seit cod black ops 2 hier habe ich mehr Zeit verbracht als im Mehrspieler modus weil es einfach nur sehr gut ist und es mehr Spaß macht als Mehrspieler wo jeder 2. Spiele nur campt und nichts kann außer zu gammeln und anderen den Spaß zu ruinieren
  17. GrymmllynCritic
    Feb 1, 2023
    7
    For this game being on PS4, the Activision developers have really outdone themselves with the story. Though, for the story got confusing during the half-way point. Graphics are amazing and sound design is great. I would recommend for a quick play-through.
  18. 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
  19. trinovatic
    Nov 27, 2022
    6
    meh. meh. meh , meh, meh, meh, meh, y también...... meh, aunque también recuerdo que este juego tenía..... meh
  20. Bwells77
    Nov 4, 2022
    10
    Only because of outbreak! Outbreak is king don’t really like anything else besides that multiplayer sucks should be more like mobile!!
  21. uoKAOS
    Oct 20, 2022
    0
    Should not be entitled as a "Black Ops" game, very shameful for the franchise to be honest, because this is not playable at all!
  22. ArekSuzme
    Oct 4, 2022
    8
    The best Cod game in the last 2 years. Great story, very very good characters. Also, a great twist at the end too. I hope that they keep doing this kind of stories. I didn't play the multiplayer though. So I can't say anything about it. The only problem I have with it is the anti Russia propaganda. I hate the fact that they always make Russia the bad guy.
  23. MaxieZeus
    Sep 20, 2022
    1
    Ten steps back from Modern Warfare. Every single gun feels the same, the campaign is almost identical to the first Black Ops with an anticlimactic ending and it is literally the first CoD to make me despise every second of the multiplayer. It feels like a mobile game. Definitely don't buy this if you want to remember the black ops series in a good light.
  24. whooles
    May 27, 2022
    2
    Multiplayer review cuz was bought mostly for MP in a first place

    "Have to brain? Use TAC-9!" Developers seem to absolutely forget what weapon balancing even mean. Spawns on maps are terrible. Maps areself are full of visual junk, it`s hard even to see an enemy that stands in an open sometimes. SBMM SUCKS!!! I`m not bad in CoD & shooters at all but I new to THIS game!! I don`t know    Multiplayer review cuz was bought mostly for MP in a first place

    "Have to brain? Use TAC-9!"

    Developers seem to absolutely forget what weapon balancing even mean. Spawns on maps are terrible. Maps areself are full of visual junk, it`s hard even to see an enemy that stands in an open sometimes.

    SBMM SUCKS!!! I`m not bad in CoD & shooters at all but I new to THIS game!! I don`t know maps, have no weapons & attachments unlocked! And after few decent matches I forced to play against sweaties with maxed out TAC-9, thermal LMG`s & other sh*t.

    If i could take a refund after two days of suffering I definitely would. For now - won`t give a dollar for another Treyarch game.    … Expand
  25. doctrsleep
    May 23, 2022
    5
    I have only touched base on the multiplayer, which is what I usually get these games for anyways. I'm pretty sure Zombies is fun and the Campaign has it's own niche crowd. Nothing has really changed much tbh. BO feels faster I guess I could say and there is fun to be had in multiplayer online, but after a while it just becomes monotonous. Also it feels sluggish after a match and its prettyI have only touched base on the multiplayer, which is what I usually get these games for anyways. I'm pretty sure Zombies is fun and the Campaign has it's own niche crowd. Nothing has really changed much tbh. BO feels faster I guess I could say and there is fun to be had in multiplayer online, but after a while it just becomes monotonous. Also it feels sluggish after a match and its pretty noticeable. I'd say wait for a sale.… Expand
  26. 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.
  27. Rr3alspxzz21
    Apr 19, 2022
    0
    This game is corny as hell it gives u **** teamates in gunfight everytime u go again 100 ranked ppl wit a **** 16 rank person like wtf that **** corny at least make it look good. In gun fight tournament the other team would have a stem shot while u have a **** flashbang like wtf im shooting these ppl and they can get they health back up but not me okay call of duty yah like to bull**** pplThis game is corny as hell it gives u **** teamates in gunfight everytime u go again 100 ranked ppl wit a **** 16 rank person like wtf that **** corny at least make it look good. In gun fight tournament the other team would have a stem shot while u have a **** flashbang like wtf im shooting these ppl and they can get they health back up but not me okay call of duty yah like to bull**** ppl that actually try hard in this **** game but the hackers and cheaters get the easiest gameplay ever it should be the other way around. And how about actually banning all cheating yah say yah do but yah dont hella ppl are cheating on a daily basis and yah are doing nothing to stop it. How about make yah game not compatible to the zhit they use to glitch or sum cause this **** annoying bro. Call of duty used to be fun but now its jus aggravating cause everybody be on sum bull****
    **** YOU CALL OF DUTY **** YOU. You dont do anything but jip mf out of kills and money. **** YOU I WONT SPEND ANOTHER DOLLAR WITH YOU BETTER HOPE YO GAMES ARE FREE CAUSE THATS 1 less person playing and enjoying your bull**** games. Talk about realistic.. Realistic these nuts in yo technology team mouth ****    … Expand
  28. User_Userovitch
    Apr 7, 2022
    0
    Lies, propaganda, dirt, hypocrisy and many other disadvantages. It is high time to forget a series of these games, and stop dishonoring with new parts, but no one is going to turn off the machine of gaming propaganda.
  29. Milad1234
    Apr 4, 2022
    0
    Very bad best cod modern warfare very bad gamepay very bad story very bad game time
  30. Arcadias
    Mar 19, 2022
    9
    While the innovation is lacking year to year, this game provides a high value of entertainment. If you're a COD fan, you'll like Black Ops Cold War's multiplayer.
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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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