Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

 PlayStation 5
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 38
  3. Negative: 0 out of 38
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  1. Eurogamer
    Nov 19, 2020
    Treyarch delivers an impressive package considering the circumstances, but Black Ops Cold War feels like a step back from last year.
  2. IGN
    Nov 12, 2020
    Call of Duty’s moment-to-moment gameplay is still primarily a well-dressed shooting gallery, but Black Ops Cold War succeeds in making its quiet time a defining part of its experience rather than just a deep breath between the loud and explode-y sequences. Its story is less successful at leaving a Black Ops 1-level mark, but the importance placed on finding and deciphering evidence as well as the multiple endings give good reason to stick with it beyond its typical six-ish-hour runtime. [Single-Player Review Score = 70]
  3. Kotaku
    Nov 16, 2020
    Cold War takes all those positives from Modern Warfare, and now we’re one step further with pretty much cross-everything. The multiplayer and Zombies matches are crossplay and cross-generation, meaning no one gets left behind if they couldn’t score a new PS5 or Xbox. There’s also cross-progression, so you can switch platforms without losing your progress.
  5. The Verge
    Nov 24, 2020
    Cold War is a perfectly fine dose of video game pulp, but at times it teases something vastly richer. With four huge game modes, Call of Duty is so big and complicated now that it would be easy to break off the story mode and try something different without sacrificing the core game’s sales potential.

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#18 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2020
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#5 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2020

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User Score
5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 760 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 300 out of 760
  2. Mixed: 123 out of 760
  3. Negative: 337 out of 760
  1. Rockinjaker
    Nov 15, 2020
    1
    Fix your god damn game!!! Charge an extra 10$ for a buggy mess, do NOT buy this game right now, isn’t worth it right now
  2. Whatever2
    Nov 14, 2020
    1
    This game is complete utter trash. There are so many glitches in this game. I thought they would polish this game but it was unstable as wasThis game is complete utter trash. There are so many glitches in this game. I thought they would polish this game but it was unstable as was modern warfare. I am disappointed by this.… Full Review »
  3. TomasLacerda
    Nov 14, 2020
    1
    The game is insulting. I already asked for a refund on this.
    The game is awful. Gameplay, AI, it's just insulting how bad it is. The campaign    The game is insulting. I already asked for a refund on this.
    The game is awful. Gameplay, AI, it's just insulting how bad it is. The campaign is shorter than ever.
    It's impossible to play multiplayer, the connections and the dc's amount are tremendous.
    For them to ship a game like this is tells how much respect they have for their audience.
    Don't waste your money.    … Full Review »
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