Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

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4.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1465 Ratings

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  1. Btv123
    Nov 14, 2020
    3
    I would give a 0 but zombies is actually fun but since theres only one map it gets a 3.

    You can definitely tell this game had a rough development.

    Hopefully they fix and add more stuff very soon.

    Not worth full price.
  2. Temper
    Mar 15, 2021
    0
    I made the mistake of buying this game about a week ago. There was a free week or so to play, and I was having fun with my girlfriend, so we ended up purchasing this- thing. That quickly took a turn with the SBMM system. I did good maybe 3 times and get pitted against people that have well over 300+ hrs playtime, that play like chumps. Head-glitching, camping with the Streetsweeper, proneI made the mistake of buying this game about a week ago. There was a free week or so to play, and I was having fun with my girlfriend, so we ended up purchasing this- thing. That quickly took a turn with the SBMM system. I did good maybe 3 times and get pitted against people that have well over 300+ hrs playtime, that play like chumps. Head-glitching, camping with the Streetsweeper, prone in a corner with noob tubes, you name it. I tried to get a refund, but of course I had the game too long to get my money back. I haven't even been into CoD since BO2 and I can safely say, this is a big step in the complete opposite direction since then. Not only that but I feel like I'm playing a Beta now. What's being done on this game? It feels unpolished. Undercooked and full of grit and grime. If you're looking into buying this. DO NOT. It isn't worth the money and age loss you'll be forced to accept.… Expand
  3. BapLry
    Nov 15, 2020
    0
    A complete shame. No splitscreen for zombies and splitscreen is a total disaster in mp. Black stripes on the screen and game crashes after 3 min of splitscreen mp. Even makes my ps4 pro crash. A total insult to the whole community. This is a shame. I regret buying this game and won't buy any more COD. My grandma would have done better crap than this God rest her soul
  4. Shredder691
    Dec 11, 2020
    0
    Comic graphics?! For real - first Cod that I deleted after 30 min. into gaming
  5. JoelFekinDies2
    Dec 4, 2020
    5
    Alright so I put down a 5, just because the multiplayer is absolute **** Worst multiplayer experience of my entire life, it completely muddys the phenomenal campaign and zombies. If you want too buy this for multiplayer, don't. I bought it for the zombies and I can say that this is the most enjoyable zombies experience I've had since the golden age of bo3. And without going into spoilesAlright so I put down a 5, just because the multiplayer is absolute **** Worst multiplayer experience of my entire life, it completely muddys the phenomenal campaign and zombies. If you want too buy this for multiplayer, don't. I bought it for the zombies and I can say that this is the most enjoyable zombies experience I've had since the golden age of bo3. And without going into spoiles the campaign is pretty damn good as well.… Expand
  6. Thistinks
    Nov 15, 2020
    0
    Multiplayer is trash. Utter useless trash. Invisible players every other game. Can't upgrade loadouts from player two on split screen. Also can't see maps or extras in player two split screen. Also, loses load out upgrades for no reason. Glitchy graphics. Mute players and you still hear them. What is their piece of crap? Maybe wait until your game is actually ready before you haveMultiplayer is trash. Utter useless trash. Invisible players every other game. Can't upgrade loadouts from player two on split screen. Also can't see maps or extras in player two split screen. Also, loses load out upgrades for no reason. Glitchy graphics. Mute players and you still hear them. What is their piece of crap? Maybe wait until your game is actually ready before you have people waste their money. This crap is cynically bad… Expand
  7. Zuillot
    Nov 15, 2020
    1
    This is the worst one yet. They never fail to make it a more painful experience every single year, rudely slapping dedicated fans that have been along for the ride since Modern Warfare(2007). This year, Treyarch returns with a game that greatly underwhelms it’s fan base by bringing back Skill Based Matchmaking, and completely disregarding an entire community of people longing for theThis is the worst one yet. They never fail to make it a more painful experience every single year, rudely slapping dedicated fans that have been along for the ride since Modern Warfare(2007). This year, Treyarch returns with a game that greatly underwhelms it’s fan base by bringing back Skill Based Matchmaking, and completely disregarding an entire community of people longing for the chance to play in a ranked setting(like every other successful shooter as had). Making players have to sacrifice their very sanity to simply have a good time, even casually, is never the way to go. Good job, Treyarch!!! Better start pumping out those updates!! This game sucks ☺️


    The zombies is spectacular, however. But, I guess that’s all they seem to care about. Too bad the multiplayer of this franchise is where you truly needed to hit it out of the park this year. Guess you can’t win them all.    … Expand
  8. Saksio
    Apr 11, 2021
    0
    Buggy frustrating and lazy this game is litteraly the most frustrating video game I have ever delt with in my entire life
  9. greg362
    Jun 5, 2021
    0
    I think a 3 is fair... I experience so many glitches playing this game it's hard to keep track. My most recent glitches are that I can't unlock weapons through challenges and last outbreak I played the sound just stopped working (this is a big deal if I'm playing 3 hours in to try and beat the boss only to be cruched by this). On top of that the zombies mode has most zombies doing aoeI think a 3 is fair... I experience so many glitches playing this game it's hard to keep track. My most recent glitches are that I can't unlock weapons through challenges and last outbreak I played the sound just stopped working (this is a big deal if I'm playing 3 hours in to try and beat the boss only to be cruched by this). On top of that the zombies mode has most zombies doing aoe attacks at this point meaning you won't survive without juggernog and stamina up and even when you have them you can just go down being around certain zombies. Not fun... Bring back your black ops 3 team and make the great war map+ remastered maps for Black ops 3, you're embarrassing yourself with the gold mine your throwing away.… Expand
  10. JonoroHattori
    May 31, 2021
    0
    SBMM, SBMM and SBMM, I play nothing recommended unless you only play the campaign and the zombies, hence the Multiplayer is a reverend garbage because of the SBMM, the only way that the SBMM does not bother you is that you are noob, if you are good at playing, even a little, you will stress a lot
  11. bierbak
    Nov 15, 2020
    0
    Don't buy this game. It disconnects you from zombies without rewarding you. Multiplayer has only 8 maps and the fps differences between the maps is big. Campain is ok but the rest is boring. Bad game in general.
  12. 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.
  13. worldcollapse
    Jul 12, 2021
    0
    Matchmaking is really bad, hit points are really off, but the worst is spawn system, spawn kills happens every match. At this point this game is just irritating, not fun at all.
  14. Flarethefolf
    Nov 15, 2020
    0
    The campaign is too short, zombies isn't interesting anymore, and multiplayer is a mess, the game was rushed and now there's a lot of glitches, including the well known controller shut off glitch that was know in the Beta. I spent more time restarting the game and sitting in lobbies trying to get into games cause I keep getting kicked out, and the servers suck, I keep getting lagged outThe campaign is too short, zombies isn't interesting anymore, and multiplayer is a mess, the game was rushed and now there's a lot of glitches, including the well known controller shut off glitch that was know in the Beta. I spent more time restarting the game and sitting in lobbies trying to get into games cause I keep getting kicked out, and the servers suck, I keep getting lagged out and when I'm with friends,the microphone is even lagged out, we are stuck using party chat, waste of my money… Expand
  15. Deneios
    Nov 16, 2020
    2
    MP feels like its 5 years late. This would have been ok but bland in 2015.
    Every gun has stupid slow bullet velocity and that allows SMGs to challenge assault rifles in mid to long range fights since they have higher rate of fire than most rifles. Also the pattented treyarch 3lane maps with 90 degree turns every 20 meters compound the problem even more. Most gun fights happen on the range    MP feels like its 5 years late. This would have been ok but bland in 2015.
    Every gun has stupid slow bullet velocity and that allows SMGs to challenge assault rifles in mid to long range fights since they have higher rate of fire than most rifles. Also the pattented treyarch 3lane maps with 90 degree turns every 20 meters compound the problem even more. Most gun fights happen on the range of 0-30 meters so SMGs and shotguns are abundant.
    Due to the scorestreak system your first 26 ranks are utter stupidity. You spawn take 2 steps and die to a airstrike, chopper, chopper gunner, artillery strike or cruise missile then respawn and the same thing happens again. If you thought that killstreaks were annoying in MW in this its 10 times worse.
    Also Moscow and Miami maps are for some reason absurdly large for 6v6. They are probably larger than Grazna Raid in MW and its sized for 10v10. Also they are full of treyarch 90 degree turns after 20 meters. You never know where the battle is and the spawns spin like roulette tables in vegas.
    Combined Arms is almost enjoyable but in armada the amount of turret boats should be reduced to 1 per side and team in assault gamemode.

    Treyarch ruining CoD since 2008    … Expand
  16. hgarrett54
    Nov 19, 2020
    3
    The only component of the game that is remotely enjoyable is zombies, and there is only one (1) map for it, compared to the previous title which launched with four (4)

    The map designers for multiplayer seemed to have taken all their inspiration from Modern Warfare 2019 which had atrocious design, full of spawn-camping and regular camping The scoring system exclusively rewards people    The only component of the game that is remotely enjoyable is zombies, and there is only one (1) map for it, compared to the previous title which launched with four (4)

    The map designers for multiplayer seemed to have taken all their inspiration from Modern Warfare 2019 which had atrocious design, full of spawn-camping and regular camping

    The scoring system exclusively rewards people who go on killstreaks, incentivizing people to avoid objectives and hide in the back of the map so as to not die

    The game is full of bugs and glitches, and caused my Xbox One X to hard shutdown eight (8) times in the first two days of release. There is misspelled text, reused assets, confusing attachment descriptions and sloppy animation work throughout the entire game. Voice chat functionality works sporadically and sounds like you're talking through a $10 toy walkie talkie. Network performance is terrible, as 60 billion dollar publisher Activision does not think its biggest franchise is worth buying decent dedicated servers for, leaving it to a mix of peer-to-peer and otherwise connection, at an atrocious 20hz tickrate (Overwatch, Rainbow Six, Battlefield, PUBG and other titles have 60hz or above tickrates - more than triple)

    It is extremely clear in every aspect of the game that this title was unfinished and rushed out the door by a greedy publisher who doesn't give half a damn about the reputation of the devs or the consumers. Do not buy as-is.    … Expand
  17. Bobandy
    Nov 15, 2020
    2
    Bad gfx, bad maps.. Armada is killing me. Bad kill streaks.. just play modern warfare for the multiplayer.
  18. CarsonFrazier
    Nov 14, 2020
    0
    Games aren't like how they used to be. Sad. Horrible zombies mode. Tried to appeal to multiplayer.
  19. mdflamez
    Nov 14, 2020
    0
    This game is absolutely abysmal. Activision slaps a $70 price tag on an incomplete game with no content just to make a quick buck and milk the Call Of Duty name. You can't blame the coronavirus for this either, because virus or not, these games seem to never be complete at launch, and then give up on updates a month in the yearly cycle. Also, Activision implemented a pay to win system intoThis game is absolutely abysmal. Activision slaps a $70 price tag on an incomplete game with no content just to make a quick buck and milk the Call Of Duty name. You can't blame the coronavirus for this either, because virus or not, these games seem to never be complete at launch, and then give up on updates a month in the yearly cycle. Also, Activision implemented a pay to win system into the multiplayer matchmaking that makes players who don't spend any money on micro transactions get put into extremely hard games, and in order to play good, you need to spend money on these transactions. Coming from a COD fan, i've played for many many years. But as time went on I got more frustrated and angry with this game and now it's at the point where I would only play this if it's free. I don't think it's worth $70, there's no content! You're paying for a beta, basically. So do yourself a favor and save your money. There are plenty other game developers who actually care about their fans and the product they release.… Expand
  20. Xolt3c
    Nov 14, 2020
    3
    R.I.P. Call of Duty Black Ops franchise. Just like people said, its boring and one dimensional. It's just not good, that's a good summary of the game. Black Ops 1 will always remain the only good game of the Black Ops series
  21. chubbybuns
    Nov 16, 2020
    1
    Yikes, absolute sad mess of a game for the price they charge. Glitches, text mistakes, overpowered guns, **** net code and too much more to type. Stay away till they fix some of it and try to salvage this turd of a cod
  22. D4wG
    Nov 19, 2020
    1
    campain sick
    zombies insane

    mutliplayer the biggest **** in cod history
  23. yessirskii
    Nov 14, 2020
    3
    I'm going to make a bald statement. MW 2019 > BOCW.
    I'm sorry, but it just is...
    I mean, MW has its downsides, quite a few of them don't get me wrong, but in contrast, this new game feels uninspired and tasteless. Graphics look worse, most of the time i can't see my enemies when shooting at them. All the animations feel clunky and unfinished, MW's movement is 100 times better. The    I'm going to make a bald statement. MW 2019 > BOCW.
    I'm sorry, but it just is...
    I mean, MW has its downsides, quite a few of them don't get me wrong, but in contrast, this new game feels uninspired and tasteless.
    Graphics look worse, most of the time i can't see my enemies when shooting at them.
    All the animations feel clunky and unfinished, MW's movement is 100 times better.
    The guns look bland and sound unrealistic, its like they were computer-generated, unlike MW.
    Map design is weird. Un-Treyarch like. Lots of unneeded parts on some maps and quite a lot of dumb head-glitching spots.
    This game is not fast-paced. Lots of campers and head-glitch abusers.
    At least now we have a normal mini-map and a ninja perk.
    SKILL-BASED MATCHMAKING.
    WHY?? Why does it exist?
    I mean, at least add a Ranked playlist and implement it there. But in normal public match lobbies tone it down like in older COD-s.
    Now, I understand that every Call of Duty has had some form of SBMM, but its never been this strict.
    I feel like every match I am playing in a tournament. No fun at all. everyone uses meta weapons because its the only way to suceed and not get absolutely melted. Therefore, messing around experimenting with different weapons and classes is very unenjoyable.
    And talking about weapons, the MP5 is a god gun for another year... yay.
    Connection is worse than in MW, and hit detection is unreliable.
    This game has very little content. Only 8 MP maps of which 2 are smaller versions of bigger maps.
    Plus that fireteam mode.
    Yes, MW had less 6v6 maps but at least MW offered something new in the form of night maps, realism mode and gunfight. This game offers NOTHING new. Repetitiveness at its finest.
    But gunfight is coming in season 1, so that's a plus.
    Ground war is better than fireteam dirty bomb, too.
    Even the UI looks almost identicval to MW.
    Grenade throwing animation takes AGES and can get you killed.
    Positives: less pro-camping elements than MW(doors, no dead silence perk, no normal mini-map, etc), gunsmith returns, GOOD CAMPAIGN, awesome zombies mode; back to basics and good improvements in the form of new perks and the ability to use any weapon at the beginning. Good scorestreaks, better than MW, map voting and way better footstep audio, in this game I can actually hear where the enemies are and don't have to guess.
    Furthermore, it is sad that COD is becoming a 'games as a service' game.
    Instead of immediately including Nuketown and all the Season 1 stuff at launch, the game dishes out the content every month or so. That could've avoided the very little amount of content at launch.
    BUT, I remain hopefull.
    Treyarch is known for listening to the community, so I HOPE they do so this time aswell.
    If they just add a Ranked playlist and give us at least 3 new maps and 2 new weapons in Season 1, I will be happy. Because this game needs content atm.
    I've played the game for 2 days now and I already went back and played MW today.
    And that says something, doesn't it?    … Expand
  24. EricFakkaDuck
    Nov 14, 2020
    1
    Absolute ****

    Multiplayer: played a random S&D round, and one dude on my team said "this cod is better than Modern Warfare". Like wtf did he smoke, because I want that to cause' I can not see what he's talking about... Zombies: Meh. Never been a big fan of zombies, but it is actually more fun than muliplayer, for once. But still **** when the gameplay is **** up Campaign: Ok. Only reason    Absolute ****

    Multiplayer: played a random S&D round, and one dude on my team said "this cod is better than Modern Warfare". Like wtf did he smoke, because I want that to cause' I can not see what he's talking about... Zombies: Meh. Never been a big fan of zombies, but it is actually more fun than muliplayer, for once. But still **** when the gameplay is **** up

    Campaign: Ok. Only reason I give this game rating 1 and not 0.    … Expand
  25. zxcnmbv
    Nov 14, 2020
    0
    This game is a slap in the face to anyone who loved BO1. Sequel my ass. The game is half made, and greedy Activision is charging full price and even more on the next gen consoles! Only 8 Multiplayer maps at launch. Only 5 new weapons excluding the ones from the beta. The menus are stale and a knockoff of MW 2019. Don't even get me started with Zombies. How on Earth could you ruin zombiesThis game is a slap in the face to anyone who loved BO1. Sequel my ass. The game is half made, and greedy Activision is charging full price and even more on the next gen consoles! Only 8 Multiplayer maps at launch. Only 5 new weapons excluding the ones from the beta. The menus are stale and a knockoff of MW 2019. Don't even get me started with Zombies. How on Earth could you ruin zombies more than BO4? All this game mode is now, is Multiplayer with zombies in it. No story, no characters (They make you play as the Multiplayer Operators) The stupid zombies "Menu" that is just a copy and paste of the Multiplayer menu, without that Damned music playing? Classes??? You can load in without the starting pistol? What is this RPG loot trash? The fact that Activision can get away with this BS is sickening. The Fanboys will love it, Critics will praise it, but not me! NO MORE Activision. Piss off. What happened to the innovation (THE CORRECT WAY)? What happened to variety and fun that Cod used to hold? How could you stray so far away from your roots? Who ever came up with this garbage of a game needs to be fired. This isn't Cod. This isn't Zombies. THIS is a corporate cash grab, that the elites of Activision planned on from day one. Screw you. I hope this franchise and your company die in the next few years. Your years of BS and corruption are over.… Expand
  26. SuddenNOVA
    Nov 15, 2020
    1
    Plays like a game from 10 years ago, feels stiff and floaty at the same time. Animation are absolute hot garbage and stiff. Graphics and visual look like call of duty black ops 2. Such a terrible disappointment trying to ride the wake of modern warfare when is a superior game.
  27. matthiasbrugge
    Nov 15, 2020
    0
    Broken broken broken.
    I have usually always liked the new COD's (been playing since COD 2). But my god this game is so bad it's not even funny anymore. Skill based matchmaking is turned up to insanity. In my first hour I have gotten stuck in walls, had broken AC130 en chopper gunners, hackers (yes, the first day). A broken aim assist system, broken MP5. Getting error kicked after every    Broken broken broken.
    I have usually always liked the new COD's (been playing since COD 2). But my god this game is so bad it's not even funny anymore. Skill based matchmaking is turned up to insanity. In my first hour I have gotten stuck in walls, had broken AC130 en chopper gunners, hackers (yes, the first day). A broken aim assist system, broken MP5. Getting error kicked after every Fireteam game and losing ALL progression.

    To the people who gave it a 10, PLEASE tell me why.    … Expand
  28. tronalddump87
    Nov 18, 2020
    0
    It is embarrassing that this is a 2020 triple A game. Also the first CoD on the next gen consoles and it looks worse than the last game. It is full of bugs and glitches, it shows images of weapons out of BO4 when you unlock weapons, basically it is not complete yet it is being sold at full price.

    Then ofcoursd the SBMM ruins any fun you have with the gameplay.
  29. TacoLord424
    Nov 14, 2020
    3
    This is just insultingly bad. This is a full on downgrade from Modern Warfare, an actually good Call of Duty title. This is just painful to play.
  30. Luckylucas-7
    Nov 14, 2020
    0
    This game is trash, it’s a shame they released it, the graphics are terrible and looks like they are straight from the ps3/xbox360 era. An overall downgrade from MW2019. The multiplayer mode doesn’t have any content at all only 8 maps or so and the weapons are absolutely not balanced at all. The zombies mode which they promise us to be « old school style » is absolutely the opposite, notThis game is trash, it’s a shame they released it, the graphics are terrible and looks like they are straight from the ps3/xbox360 era. An overall downgrade from MW2019. The multiplayer mode doesn’t have any content at all only 8 maps or so and the weapons are absolutely not balanced at all. The zombies mode which they promise us to be « old school style » is absolutely the opposite, not that fun to play. Finally the campaign, first of all is way to short, if you’re quick you can finish it in 2:30, the story is just trash comparing to the black ops 1 campaign. It looks like a game that isn’t finished yet, please do yourself a favor, don’t buy it (75$ for a game this bad, not worth it)… Expand
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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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