Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1465 Ratings

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  1. Dkram
    Jun 26, 2021
    1
    Awful gameplay after MW. Hit detection is awful and 'invisible rounded off corners' are rampant. Verticality is really not intuitive with the map design not having a consistent indicator for clickable surfaces.

    Player models are really hard to detect and the colour palette is just noise.

    Really disappointed with this entry.
  2. Gameshakerdan
    Jul 7, 2021
    6
    Its not bad but not great.
    Here's the thing. The campaign is a breath of fresh air two ending means its can be replayed.
    and its story is great but a good campaign is not enough to keep me in the loop Multiplayer: It has great Things coming in the foreseeable future but came down with warzone syndrome. it was neglected for the most part since warzone is activisons cash cow right now    Its not bad but not great.
    Here's the thing. The campaign is a breath of fresh air two ending means its can be replayed.
    and its story is great but a good campaign is not enough to keep me in the loop

    Multiplayer: It has great Things coming in the foreseeable future but came down with warzone syndrome. it was neglected for the most part since warzone is activisons cash cow right now it is very boring and it has a minimal player base from what i heard in total i only have 15h 58m on multiplayer and 1,989 kills circa 7/7/2021. overall it could really use some new innovative gamemode's

    No zombies because i only have 5h on there

    Conclusion: The game is decent come for the Campaign maybe occasional MP
    It think the series should take a break for a year or 2 maybe 3 to shake of franchise fatigue.    … Expand
  3. NotThatGamer
    Jul 8, 2021
    1
    The campaign is amazing, but very similar to previous black ops in feel, which is not a bad thing. Multiplayer is... multiplayer. If you've played an fps multiplayer game, you know what to expect. Zombies however is an absolute tragedy. Don't get me wrong, there is a story worth digging through. But with enough bugs and glitches to turn amy fan away from the game. You want to play withThe campaign is amazing, but very similar to previous black ops in feel, which is not a bad thing. Multiplayer is... multiplayer. If you've played an fps multiplayer game, you know what to expect. Zombies however is an absolute tragedy. Don't get me wrong, there is a story worth digging through. But with enough bugs and glitches to turn amy fan away from the game. You want to play with friends? Too bad. The game will never load. You want to play with ransoms? The match will dc before you take your first step. Outbreak mode is an amazing idea with no effort given to the players to keep a stable connection. Do yourself a favor, and if you looking for a zombie game... LOOK SOMEWHERE ELSE.… Expand
  4. Erkle1009
    Jul 10, 2021
    1
    Don't waste your time with this game biggest waste of money just full of bugs terrible weapons
  5. Tropgam
    Jul 21, 2021
    7
    Campaign is Awesome. I honestly love this campaign.
    Multiplayer could be better, but is still a lot of fun.
    Zombies is pretty good.
    I know they are fixed now, but having so many crashing problems at launch isn't very forgivable, so it gets knocked down a bit by that, but overall a good game.
  6. Shoot2kill8546
    Jul 23, 2021
    8
    While I definitley feel like its a overall acceptable game the reason its not a 10 out are the bugs. I mean it gets so bad that its unplayable they have fixed a lot of them but i got the game wheb ut came out and sometimes my game would load in slow,motion and my screen looked like it was MELTING?..... Yea i definitely think they rushed the game and I dont think people would have been thatWhile I definitley feel like its a overall acceptable game the reason its not a 10 out are the bugs. I mean it gets so bad that its unplayable they have fixed a lot of them but i got the game wheb ut came out and sometimes my game would load in slow,motion and my screen looked like it was MELTING?..... Yea i definitely think they rushed the game and I dont think people would have been that upset if they took a few extra months to get it in working condition… Expand
  7. AxalXD
    Jul 27, 2021
    4
    Todo mal, hasta que los servidores funcionen bien no le puedo dar NI el 5 justo o el 4.9 y darle como aprobado
  8. Quensho
    Jul 28, 2021
    0
    Could you imagine having a game where you’re a new person to multiplayer lvl 13 and playing against the most toxic and sweaty people ever prestige 5 and above with levels 200+ Then get this turd of a video game
  9. 3marooshee_halo
    Aug 2, 2021
    2
    the game might seem fun at first, but when you level higher the game SBMM just kills the fun
    campaing boring as seeing the microwave cook your food
    multiplayer is one of the worst in the franchise and NOT RECCOMENDED DONT BUY IT
    not reccomended and is boring
  10. Corvus_Kroenen
    Aug 6, 2021
    5
    To start, the game takes steps back from the last COD instalment.

    The game was rushed and is obvious till date. The campaign is fine to say least. While I enjoyed BO1 and BO2 campaigns even more, It's better than BO3 campaign (BO4 doesn't have one, so there is not point on compare it). A little short and less impactful than previous campaigns but is just fine (nor a great story nor a    To start, the game takes steps back from the last COD instalment.

    The game was rushed and is obvious till date.

    The campaign is fine to say least. While I enjoyed BO1 and BO2 campaigns even more, It's better than BO3 campaign (BO4 doesn't have one, so there is not point on compare it). A little short and less impactful than previous campaigns but is just fine (nor a great story nor a bad story).

    Multiplayer is fun at the start but it feels like a ranked match after few games (wich is funny considering there is league play), but at least plays better than MW2019 thanks to a better map design in some cases.

    And finally zombies. To begin with, is fun but there is a problem and is the lack of "personality" and contain. Die Maschine, the first zombies map in this game is a good introduction to the way this game will play, is very simple and the setting is good but it's "personality" itsn't as remarked as previous maps and becomes a little boring. It's not a top tier map but is not bad either. Now Firebase Z, at first is very similar with DM but the problems with DM are even worst in this one, it's lacks "personality" even more so becomes boring even faster than DM, so more of the same. Then we have Outbreak, which is very slow in my opinion (only is worth for the weapon xp). And finally, Mauer der toten, the best map in this game till date but this map was 5 months on development so it's probally the last round-based map in this games which sucks but it's above average unlike it's two predeccessors and plays well, but that's everything.

    It's not worth at full price.    … Expand
  11. Legal29
    Aug 7, 2021
    10
    Please do not release a new call of duty this year, you may run out of ideas, take a break in 2-3 years please, I really like this series, but I'm worried that it was not like in black ops 4.
  12. 808
    Aug 21, 2021
    1
    Campaign was epic

    MULTIPLAYER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL ERROR CODE 57475 every time **** THIS PIECE **** zombies is ok.
  13. Mloap
    Aug 31, 2021
    0
    You can't login you can't create an account. WTF? I can't play campaign only zombie mode what a waste.
  14. Legion0
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    Hit detection is a joke. SBMM its more like skill based hit detection. Have countless videos of me pumping 20 rounds from assault rifles into guys faces only to have them walk it off. Then get shot with 2 bullets from a assault rifle and it drops me to 0 hp. it honestly feels like only 1/3 of my bullets register where the other guy drops me with a 1/3 of the bullets needed to get a kill. IHit detection is a joke. SBMM its more like skill based hit detection. Have countless videos of me pumping 20 rounds from assault rifles into guys faces only to have them walk it off. Then get shot with 2 bullets from a assault rifle and it drops me to 0 hp. it honestly feels like only 1/3 of my bullets register where the other guy drops me with a 1/3 of the bullets needed to get a kill. I have seen the m16 drop me in one burst midrange in the chest but hitting a guy all head 1 burst same range drops him to 50%. its complete garbage and I moved on from call of duty!… Expand
  15. Oboi
    Oct 12, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game cashed constantly on ps5(10/12/21), also the game is **** ass when you get to play it. I only play zombies but it always seems to crash at the perfect times when I'm high rounds. I gave this game plenty of chances from the release date to fix their **** but they just switch focus and use the resources to make the next installment and warzone instead of finishing the game. Also the game was trash in release day, I bought a half finished rushed game and it's still **** trash!… Expand
  16. FrediksenCL
    Oct 23, 2021
    1
    This review is more about multiplayer, which is what matters most now in Call of Duty.

    The multiplayer is the worst of the whole saga, its main problem is that it is unbalanced in every way. Broken weapons is a big problem. Weapons that kill too fast, weapons that have no recoil, weapons that have absurd damage. Broken weapons that were implemented several months ago and to this day are    This review is more about multiplayer, which is what matters most now in Call of Duty.

    The multiplayer is the worst of the whole saga, its main problem is that it is unbalanced in every way. Broken weapons is a big problem. Weapons that kill too fast, weapons that have no recoil, weapons that have absurd damage.
    Broken weapons that were implemented several months ago and to this day are still broken and they don't nerf them. or even if they were nerfed, but the nerf did nothing. (Diamatti Pistol, FFAR Assault Rifle).

    The map design of Black ops: Cold War is terrible. The only good maps are the maps from previous Call of Duty games (Most of Black ops 2).
    Maps like Miami, Garrison, Crossroads, The Pines. They are some of the worst originals that the game has. It has too many places to hide, to camp, or the map design for rushing is horrible.

    The optimization of the game is horrible ON ALL PLATFORMS.
    On PC you always have to download the shaders that even though they weigh little, they take light years to download.

    In addition to sudden lag, textures take a long time to load or don't load at all.

    Problems that also occur in the Console versions (Playstation and Xbox).

    The game has horrible animations, movements that seem more robotic than human and that in addition much do not make sense, as would be the majority of animations of impeccion of weapons (Impeccate the Magnum of 12 bullets but that the model of the weapon continues having 6).

    This game was not made with love, is poorly optimized, and has a lousy balancing. Very badly polished.

    This game should not even jokingly cost $59.99. It is overpriced for an incomplete and poorly polished game.

    This review as I said was more about Multiplayer and talking about the campaign, honestly it's a very good campaign, it's not exactly as it was sold (Decisions that will change the ending).
    But it was not lousy, a very good campaign that is accompanied by an excellent soundtrack.

    Speaking of zombies, it's very... Mediocre to decent, the game has such a weird HUD for a zombie mode that it looks more like a mini-game of Warzone than a zombie characteristic of the saga. And the game is almost too easy but if it becomes not difficult, but unfair (Zombies that respawn out of nowhere in the face blocking the passage, zombies that have too much range to hit the player) and also the maps are disappointing, they are just recycled from other maps or are taken directly from the campaign.

    The zombies have a 4.5/10.

    The game is not recommended at all, if so. Just had the price it deserves ($10 lmao) it would be worth something.

    The multiplayer is horrible, the campaign is excellent and the zombies is somewhat mediocre.    … Expand
  17. NIKGAMERONE
    Oct 24, 2021
    8
    non sono un intenditore di cod, ma questo mi è piaciuto abbastanza, sopratutto la storia con le varie ambientazione e la lotta russi contro americani è stata divertente, emozionante e appagante, il multiplayer niente di che, come al solito non molto differente dai cod precedenti, tutto sommato un gioco niente male.
  18. Doomvovchik
    Nov 5, 2021
    10
    Не кемперское говно потипу мв. Быстрый и весёлый мультиплеер...............
  19. GlumChip992
    Nov 22, 2021
    4
    El SBMM arruina el juego. El multijugador algunas veces es bastante agresivo. La campaña fue mediocre, y su integración con Warzone la peor
  20. Yousif_Saad67
    Dec 5, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this game is really really bad because its have Fantasies Very bad its always vs Soviet Union and he choice America for the player he cant choice his country
    you vs USSR USSR USSR USSR USSR USSR USSR USSR USSR USSR CAll of duty wwii is best 1000 time    … Expand
  21. TeddyK1LLerz
    Nov 20, 2021
    2
    Плохой коннект в сетевой игре, некоторые режимы мертвые, онлайн полу мертвый, сбмм это когда вы затащили одну катку то остальные пять вас будет кидать в игры с максимально всратым коннектом, в этом вся суть сбмм. ожидание подбора игры по 15 минут.Плохой коннект в сетевой игре, некоторые режимы мертвые, онлайн полу мертвый, сбмм это когда вы затащили одну катку то остальные пять вас будет кидать в игры с максимально всратым коннектом, в этом вся суть сбмм. ожидание подбора игры по 15 минут.
  22. Milad1234
    Apr 4, 2022
    0
    Very bad best cod modern warfare very bad gamepay very bad story very bad game time
  23. LMaoTse-tung
    Dec 2, 2021
    6
    Gioco che si salva solo per la campagna che comunque non è eccellente. La modalità on-Line è scandalosamente buggata e la grafica è pari a quella di un gioco di 5 anni fa, le mappe sono rivisitate in maniera mediocre. Gioco non degno del nome che porta.
  24. SergiK
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    Отличная игра. Особенно доставило удовольствие возможность выбора в конце. Круто
  25. MCM2702
    Nov 30, 2021
    6
    Good campaign, but with repetitive missions and uncharismatic characters(the exception being Bell and Adler), fells like I was playing a cod from the 2010's and not a 2020 one.
  26. 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.
  27. Zombieroxs
    Dec 9, 2021
    10
    This is the best cod game since black ops 2! I can’t get enough of this game and vanguard isn’t that good of a game compared to this.
  28. MrCool1496
    Dec 20, 2021
    0
    This bag of **** is a waste of time, **** game crashes all the time. I hope Activision goes bankrupt
  29. craziirocker
    Jan 2, 2022
    9
    The Story Modus is unbelieveable!! 9/10 Best CoD Story since MW2....
    Pls more.
  30. Davi2590
    Jan 20, 2022
    10
    Um belo jogo! Campanha muito boa e surpreendente, me rendeu muitas horas de entretenimento, não me deparei com nenhum bug. O online é bom, muitas opções de jogatina, mesma coisa do zombies, recomendo com todas as forças.
  31. 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.
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. trinovatic
    Nov 27, 2022
    6
    meh. meh. meh , meh, meh, meh, meh, y también...... meh, aunque también recuerdo que este juego tenía..... meh
  37. 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!
  38. 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!!
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. 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.
  42. 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.
  43. 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.
  44. miguellopez99
    Jun 1, 2023
    8
    82/100 underrated .
  45. 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.
  46. 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.
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Metascore
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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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