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  1. Nov 26, 2020
    4
    How about fixing your game first before charging us 110 AUD for a piece of **** that is gonna crash our consoles into bricks? And also who the frick that has a PS5 version is going to play the PS4 version?
  2. Feb 16, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. SPOILER ALERT: Call of Duty Gamers Are Trash, They Have Always Been Trash, and They Will ALWAYS BE TRASH! They Rampantly Abuse Gamers Who Are Even One Tiny Iota Different (Even if There Aren’t A Lot of Gamers Who Aren’t **** At Accepting Others You Should Understand That COD Gamers Are Probably The Absolute **** Worst)! What Puts Me In The Middle Ground Is That While They Are Barely Even Setting A Standard For Anything Outside The Standard Racist, Phobic and Hateful Beta Male Bastards of the Gaming Community (Trust Me They’re Pretty Non-Essential To Our Bases)! They’re Just One Part of The Huge Ass Problem That Is The Gaming Crowd! They Make Donald tRump (A Worthless Failed Dictator Who Literally Looks Like a Flaming Hot Cheeto That No One Smart Would Eat... Lulz) Look Like A Competent Human Nutsack, Yeah I Went There, You Can Disagree All You Want... But Eat Me Because POV Reviews Are Out There, They Exist and I’d Rather Play A Video Game Than Shoot Random Virtual White Supremacist Frat Boy Man Children Online In a Video Game That’s Supposed to Be Fun For Whoever The Hell Wants to Play It! Playing These Games Is So Fugging Insane and Annoying That a 4 out of 10 Barely Suffices In This Unholy Online Dog **** So Why Do I Play? Maybe I Just Like Playing Around Shooting Random Virtual Frat Boy Dumb Asses Who Aren’t Being Reputable Human Beings? Maybe That Isn’t Enough and Maybe Activision Puts Down The Development On Any Further Games Until This Idiotic Problem Is Fixed? I Don’t Know Odds Are NOT GOOD, That They Will Ever Attempt to Fix Their Flawed Ass Communities So We Don’t End Up In Dog Fights Just Because They Like Insulting Random Gaymers Because Were Different Than Their ****e Licking Norm That Sees A Putin Scented Dog Turd and Says... “Me Crush, Me Kill, Me Shoot, Oh Yes Me Will” Because Half The Time These Are Random White American Idiots Who Don’t Have A Real Grasp On the English Language They Pretend To Speak! So... Maybe I’ll Let You Enjoy That Dog **** You Redneck Cracker Barrel Smokey The Bear Punching Far Right Anti-Lib Wanna Hump Hump Hillbilly Dumb Ass Face F***ing Twits! Yeah, In Your Face... CRACKERS!!! - Signed And Dictated This Lil MexiCAN Bad Ass Lady That I Am and Everyone On COD Is Way Too Incapacitated (Read: InBred and Dumb) to Know What Is! Expand
  3. Dec 27, 2020
    4
    HUGE step back from 2019 MW reboot.
    Runs fine but after the big update with the battle pass the game fps on ps5 went to hell for some reason.
    Guns feel and sound like toys. Huge maps for a standard team death match. Mostly 3 lane maps. I think that's a negative but that's me though, so if you like that then you'll like this. Animations are pretty weak,and yes I'm comparing this to MW that
    HUGE step back from 2019 MW reboot.
    Runs fine but after the big update with the battle pass the game fps on ps5 went to hell for some reason.

    Guns feel and sound like toys.
    Huge maps for a standard team death match.
    Mostly 3 lane maps. I think that's a negative but that's me though, so if you like that then you'll like this.
    Animations are pretty weak,and yes I'm comparing this to MW that had way better movement and a game that doesn't make you feel like a crack head fueled by red bull.

    If you liked mounting your guns then that sucks since they didn't add that.

    Sorry was fine and zombies is actually enjoyable.
    Just sucks I came for the MP and I really dislike it. I'm kinda forcing myself to play it wishing something will click.

    Damn shame hopefully the next one doesn't blow.
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  4. May 17, 2021
    4
    I definitely gave the score only 4 this is! Why? It's a full full story and first thing was a fun game and I loved the game all cool maps but there is a service problem disparaging me everything I sent it twice !!!!! How can contempt ?! As if there is no perfect to consider! Just say technicians are wrong the maps .... myself I felt not new and even before another game again againI definitely gave the score only 4 this is! Why? It's a full full story and first thing was a fun game and I loved the game all cool maps but there is a service problem disparaging me everything I sent it twice !!!!! How can contempt ?! As if there is no perfect to consider! Just say technicians are wrong the maps .... myself I felt not new and even before another game again again again again failed maps came right! Just saying it's not good ..... having to pay attention to some terrible things! Could be guns like MOD really it's not a man! And there could be something inside Aimbotting so Suri all everything not man! And it's not as fresh as clean I've already asked for service after not answering and underestimate when looking then nothing !!!! How much can you say? Everyone sees that you are not serious about a person who is not special about a new game and a second thing really really terrible about the internet !!! I did not understand what reason on the Internet in Lost connections ?! I had an excellent internet and technicians did not notice anything! Already a few million on a problem! As if technicians are not focused on it and I felt that seeing on technicians is not good ... Thank you very much with respect! Expand
  5. Nov 17, 2020
    4
    The game is dreadful, campaign relies on nostalgia to hide its faults, its very short with an ending much to be desired, completed after a few hours, not a patch on bo1 or bo1s campaign

    Multiplayer, where do i start, they should of renamed the game to Call Of Duty; Mp5 war because thats about all i come across in this game, the maps are very dull and lackluster, specifically garrison,
    The game is dreadful, campaign relies on nostalgia to hide its faults, its very short with an ending much to be desired, completed after a few hours, not a patch on bo1 or bo1s campaign

    Multiplayer, where do i start, they should of renamed the game to Call Of Duty; Mp5 war because thats about all i come across in this game, the maps are very dull and lackluster, specifically garrison, crossroads, and what was supposed to be this games nuketown which is miami, miami plays way too slow should be 12v12, this game is smg central with all its tight spaces, way too many attachments which make very little difference, lots of nerfs and buffs need changing

    Finally zombies. the games saving grace and the only reason im scoring 4, its a refreshing take to what we are used to, lots of new systems, but the weapons need serious buffs
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  6. Dec 9, 2020
    4
    This game is being shoved down our throats cold war is an average game and less than average compared to modern warfare the campaign was enjoyable but short and was done by another studio called Raven so treyarchs main job was multiplayer and zombies and that's where things get tiring but the footsteps audio is a big improvement over modern warfare but not anything else as the multiplayerThis game is being shoved down our throats cold war is an average game and less than average compared to modern warfare the campaign was enjoyable but short and was done by another studio called Raven so treyarchs main job was multiplayer and zombies and that's where things get tiring but the footsteps audio is a big improvement over modern warfare but not anything else as the multiplayer is barebones with 8 maps and half of them suck and when compared to the creativity of modern warfare the map design seems old and the servers are horrendous as you shoot but the bullets don't register as ping and other core mechanics are lacking gun skins are bugged the hell out diamond and dark matter is impossible to get even when all your guns are gold multiplayer is a huge step back with skill base matchmaking not rank base when compared to how modern warfare is and that game not getting another season as activision wants people to buy cold war for 70 dollars for next gen with an unfinished and unpolished game which is a terrible trend and zombies is back but has with more steps with a further complicated system than it should have along with a short story narrative and 1 map this game has given no improvements over modern warfare and even warzone which you need modern warfare for because they didn't rebuild it it for cold war this is atrocious one of the worst call of duty to come out as it was forced and rushed because of activision for next generation but doesn't give off the feeling of next gen so my best opinion is to stay on modern warfare show them that cold war is a mess and unenjoyable in it's current state and to keep supporting multiplayer for modern warfare as there is much better value in that then what we got from cold war Expand
  7. Nov 14, 2020
    4
    Same call of dutty, with slight better grafic, doesnt innovated and its the same game year after year
  8. Aug 17, 2021
    4
    Only for twist plot, AI , gameplay , it should be near 2-3 , very , very poor for 2020 and next gen
  9. Apr 25, 2021
    4
    Bought modern warfare and this one at the same time. Finished modern warfare first and then started this one. This one is ok, but the mechanics are not as fun, the campaign is pretty bland so far. Feels less real, and more arcadey, in modern warfare I really felt I was there clearing room by room. I'm just not feeling this one
  10. Oct 27, 2021
    4
    Singleplayer - first time in my live I have no finish Cod campaign, crappy try thist time, waste of time.
  11. Jan 9, 2021
    4
    Terrible game. Some guns are not even worth using, very poorly made in my opinion the last game was way better.
  12. May 26, 2023
    4
    comme d'habitude graphisme jolie la guerre froide bien mais c'est pas un jeu qui va révolutionner le game
  13. Apr 9, 2021
    3
    Ok no introduction, this game is just bad, and isn't worth the asking price, i'd even say its not worth buying for a sale.

    The Good: -The Campaign is pretty solid, I liked it however it does have its own flaws, but overall i enjoyed the campaign. -I did enjoy playing zombies, it's pretty interesting and it had a nice throwback in one of the maps. -Prop hunt is back, for what its
    Ok no introduction, this game is just bad, and isn't worth the asking price, i'd even say its not worth buying for a sale.

    The Good:
    -The Campaign is pretty solid, I liked it however it does have its own flaws, but overall i enjoyed the campaign.

    -I did enjoy playing zombies, it's pretty interesting and it had a nice throwback in one of the maps.

    -Prop hunt is back, for what its worth.

    The Bad:
    -Skill based matchmaking ruins this game. Games go from fun enjoyable times to boring slogs or complete sweaty matches where you have to try really hard. It flip flops constantly and can leave a person feeling mixed, or just tired of playing really quickly.

    -The Multiplayer maps are mostly all bad. Raid, Express, and Nuketown are fine, but every other map is either too big, confusing, or gives me eye strain. The maps when looking at them from a distance mesh weirdly, and as a result you'll have issues finding people which will eventually lead to you being shot by someone you couldn't see(this happens a lot).

    -It takes a long time to find zombie games, and even when you do they usually don't last long whether its because of a ragequit, people not working together, or the next issue im bringing up:

    -Connection issues. Yep this game still has them. I've been disconnected from games multiple times, even a SOLO GAME. My internet is working perfectly fine, so its confusing that call of duty after many years of release still fails to improve upon its connect, and suffer from host migrations as well.

    -The game asks for a lot in many different areas. It's 190 gb big, which is absurd even by triple A standards, its 10 dollars more than the industry standard(70 dollars), and it asks you to buy a battle bass to get tier rewards. Everything feels incredibly grindy and it just isn't fun.

    The Ugly:
    -The game runs incredibly choppy at times, even on a PS5(Which is supposed to be the big next gen console), prepare for random frame drops, they'll show up eventually.

    -CoD Points.

    -Prop Hunt is worse now, it seems more heavily favored for the hunters, as the movement as a prop can be sluggish.

    -While zombies is fine, it still feels relatively weak and not as charming or as fun or adrenaline pumping as previous zombie modes, but it is better than CoD WW2's zombies, 100%.

    -Familiar characters such as Woods and Mason in the campaign have different voice actors that don't really sell it for me, and Wood's dialogue infamously said some stupid thing about an Onion.

    -The plot twist at the end of the campaign is pretty obvious.

    Overall this game is a trashfire. It doesn't deserve your money, its a boring slog, and I can't see any reason to pick it over other fps games out right now. Not even the good campaign can save this one.

    save your money and buy something else instead.
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  14. Aug 2, 2021
    3
    the campaign was good, zombies is great but the Multiplayer is worse than the holocaust
  15. Dec 4, 2020
    3
    Ужаснейшая часть серии. Такой гигантской русофобской повестки, я нигде не видел! Отвратный сюжет, могли сделать про холодную войну намного интересней и захватывающей. Куча багов в мультиплеере. Как можно убить с MP5, снайпера на другом конце карты? Не покупайте эту игру!Ужаснейшая часть серии. Такой гигантской русофобской повестки, я нигде не видел! Отвратный сюжет, могли сделать про холодную войну намного интересней и захватывающей. Куча багов в мультиплеере. Как можно убить с MP5, снайпера на другом конце карты? Не покупайте эту игру!
  16. Nov 14, 2020
    3
    Call of duty: Black ops cold war takes the old and adds new, unlike black ops 4 where that game took the old that worked that people liked and replaced it for the sake of making something brand new, I'm mostly referring to the zombies in that case, but this game takes the old that fans liked about Black Ops series and adds new to that, without removing the old. As it goes for the Cold WarCall of duty: Black ops cold war takes the old and adds new, unlike black ops 4 where that game took the old that worked that people liked and replaced it for the sake of making something brand new, I'm mostly referring to the zombies in that case, but this game takes the old that fans liked about Black Ops series and adds new to that, without removing the old. As it goes for the Cold War theme and the story.
    I really want to sit down and ask few questions to the people who made the story, ask them things like what they were going for and what message, are they trying to put out if any. I get a few hints in mind. And if it's true I think it's really bad for this game series. The multiplayer can be fun while keeping with the games theme and even giving you an introductory cutscene just it starting up to add to the set theme, but particularly in the multiplayer I don't like the animations in this game. I don't know if it's because I've been spoiled with the motion capture from on MW and there feel for realistic looking
    but fast gameplay they went for. But if I go play Black Ops 3 zombies for some reason I like the animations better. I have a theory that it cold war uses the game engine from Black Ops 4, and I didn't like how that game felt, and a lot of people didn't, as I've heard. As I was playing through the campaign i was thinking about this the whole time but didn't want to admit it but I'm going to admit it.... The reason why they called Black ops and why Hudson woods and Mason are in the game.. they pulled a Disney...you know like other new Star wars movie had all the old characters in it but they were not themselves and we're not involved in the main plot? Basically what they did it feels it me... Little throwbacks here and there but they pulled a Disney it feels like..... Maybe that's why they didn't cast the original voice actor for woods, he probably would have been pissed off like mark hamill was with Luke in The last Jedi. Look... nostalgia....is a good powerful, almost like a drug for the brain, and it helps give a happy feeling, a lot of people loved the original characters and there were bits of them in Black Ops 4, but it seemed like there was a trick for using nostalgia in a way to buy the characters, or the game. what I'm saying is like I tried to explain earlier I feel like they made a "Disney clickbait". If the original crew were not teased in the trailers in this game then not called Black Ops. I don't think it wouldn't have been as popular and I don't think much people would have bought it if it wasn't for them being in the game. They're nothing like themselves, of course they may not sound like them, but from what I know they could have got woods his voice actor easily but they didn't, and for some reason they got a guy who sounds like he's trying to sound like the previous voice actor.... why? I understand that their previous title did not go so well (Black Ops 4). But to bring back, beloved characters from the dead, so to speak, just to have the nostalgia feeling kickin so people would buy your game, then for them to be completely different. Why would you do that?I know people would complain to me and say that's what the new modern warfare did but the new modern warfare reimagined the whole Modern Warfare trilogy, but in modern times. This game, tried to put itself between black ops 1 and 2 story.. But they treated their characters like if they reimagined them? they added bits and histologia to keep you going, there's multiple endings and there's one that makes me question what's the point of this games story? Matter of fact, I think they all do that, and the thing with these Call of Duty games. The theme is the story, and the setting, and if the story is good. The rest of the game feels and looks good. If the theme is trash. The rest of it all falls apart (zombies and multiplayer). To be brutally honest, I'm upset that they didn't try to get james C. Burns To play Woods again, as they did before. It makes sense if you were reimagining the story like Modern Warfare but they didn't, I want to know the truth of why they did not try to get him. Imagine how you made James feel, how you made the fans feel. I've seen a bunch of clips on YouTube of him acting, a bunch of interviews, and that's woods right there. you can't put the body of his character in people's views for nostalgia to get them to buy your game. Maybe that's not what they did. I don't know but that's how I feel and I feel horrible... I feel worse Wondering how James feels. Short summary there is fun to be had with this game, especially the zombies.
    But the theme for both multiplayer, and zombies the bad story and it makes the rest of the experience feel bad. Just like it would in any other Call of Duty game. Not trying to be a hater but this this reminds me of black ops 4, sometimes beloved characters should be put to rest instead of brought out of their grave and treated like this. Master Chief is a great example
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  17. Nov 15, 2020
    3
    normall story and so small story and online mod is so bad and dont have new idea for new game
  18. Nov 16, 2020
    3
    There is no split screen zombies!! Why do they take this away/how do they make such a mistake?
  19. Nov 19, 2020
    3
    Boring Campaign with thousands of stupid enemies to kill,
    worst matchmaking ive seen in MP, lots of lags.
    Wouldnt buy it again...
  20. Nov 21, 2020
    3
    Why release a game with so many bugs? It was necessary to test the game well first, and then release it.
  21. Nov 23, 2020
    3
    Downgrade from modern warfare.......it has its moments......zombies is fun.....multiplayer has its ups and downs.....the look and feel is an acquired taste......I hope they keep modern warfare mechanics in warzone instead of switching over to Cold War mechanics
  22. Dec 3, 2020
    3
    (with the help of a translator)
    Hi guys, I'm from Russia and my negative review is not due to Russophobia present in the game.
    I even liked the gameplay and storyline of the company. But! In multiplayer ... optimization of the battlefield 4 level game on ps3. I play with a sniper rifle in multiplayer mode, with each aiming, textures fall in x10 resolution, freezes appear the same at
    (with the help of a translator)
    Hi guys, I'm from Russia and my negative review is not due to Russophobia present in the game.
    I even liked the gameplay and storyline of the company.
    But! In multiplayer ... optimization of the battlefield 4 level game on ps3. I play with a sniper rifle in multiplayer mode, with each aiming, textures fall in x10 resolution, freezes appear the same at every aim and every death. Well, just like that. The game freezes, constantly loads textures, AND LIKE SNIPER RIFLE DOES NOT KILL FROM THE FIRST SHOT!
    Go through the company, don't even poke your nose into the network game. The score is above zero only because of the single player.
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  23. Jan 1, 2021
    3
    Cannot get multiplayer to work.

    Campain takes one day to finish.
    Seems like they published a half finished game
  24. Jan 16, 2021
    3
    How the mighty have fallen - Cold war takes a step back in every conceivable way (the campaign being decent is it's saving grace). The multiplayer feels like it was a port from a game made 10 years ago and skill-based matchmaking seems to be intensified. Hard pass - For anyone expecting the quality that was last year's MW, - lower those expectations significantly
  25. Aug 26, 2021
    3
    i play cod every year and this is the worst cod in history. i think cod series is near to an end.
  26. Jun 4, 2021
    3
    This game very very very and crazible very short!! And its story was very bad and f#$@&*. Not recommended. Call of duty WW2 is better than.
  27. Oct 24, 2021
    3
    Although I'm a big fan of the franchise and play only the campaign, I was very disappointed with what was delivered to us, the graphics are average losing from the last COD, even the game going after the first Black Ops, the characters are visually younger. Something that annoys me in a first-person game is when the producer makes the main character mute and without personality, they sayAlthough I'm a big fan of the franchise and play only the campaign, I was very disappointed with what was delivered to us, the graphics are average losing from the last COD, even the game going after the first Black Ops, the characters are visually younger. Something that annoys me in a first-person game is when the producer makes the main character mute and without personality, they say this is for the player to have more immersion, but I see this as being lazy to create a Jason from Far Cry 3, which motivates you to play more and more to keep up with your change as the drama progresses. In this COD they did that, they put a Zé Mudinho. I bought it on sale and still regretted it. Expand
  28. Nov 5, 2021
    3
    Game just doesn’t feel smooth at all and very clunky multiplayer. The maps are bad as well. The only thing saving this game is the zombies mode but even that doesn't bring me back to this game ever.
  29. Nov 15, 2021
    3
    This games saving grace was zombies, the multiplayer of Call of Duty games has only gone down hill over the years with annoying sound design, and system crashing bugs. The gun balance is also, like most CoD games, a big problem with 2-3 guns completely dominating everything else.

    The Zombies game play is one of the best in years, and the Easter Eggs were extremely enjoyable to do with
    This games saving grace was zombies, the multiplayer of Call of Duty games has only gone down hill over the years with annoying sound design, and system crashing bugs. The gun balance is also, like most CoD games, a big problem with 2-3 guns completely dominating everything else.

    The Zombies game play is one of the best in years, and the Easter Eggs were extremely enjoyable to do with friends; gun camos where a fun thing to chase.

    I don't think I'll ever enjoy the community this franchise brings with the amount of racist, homophobic, and downright disgusting people in the forced voice chat. Maybe one day the CoD devs will actually ban people instead of putting up ad screens saying "black lives matter" but until that day the community certainly will not help bring back this franchise to what it once was.
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  30. Apr 6, 2022
    3
    The Zombie Mode is great! Haven't played the story but no one cares about it anyways. Now to the multiplayer. It was great for 1 week, the gameplay is fast-paced and most of the maps are nice too. A few textures took a little bit long too load and the game lagged sometimes but it was almost always in loading screens so it didn't matter that much to me. But after this one week sbmm madeThe Zombie Mode is great! Haven't played the story but no one cares about it anyways. Now to the multiplayer. It was great for 1 week, the gameplay is fast-paced and most of the maps are nice too. A few textures took a little bit long too load and the game lagged sometimes but it was almost always in loading screens so it didn't matter that much to me. But after this one week sbmm made it's job and completely **** the whole game and turned it in one big moisty piece of **** Everyone was constantly camping and pre aiming like they were molested by their creepy uncle when they were a kid. The best example for this bull**** is the map America. EVERYONE was camping on the roofs and in the houses and you could do literally nothing about it because everyone is playing sniper-shotgun and is pre-aiming and even pre-firing like a little **** And it's almost as bad as this in almost every map in the game. Checkmate, Express, Satellite, Apocalypse, Zoo, Echelon, Rush, WMD and Garrison are also played like this by most of the players. The only maps i constantly had fun on are Cartel, Miami, Moscow, Raid, Diesel, Hijacked and Deprogramm. But when everyone would play on them like they were meant to almost every map would be a banger, so it's mostly the players' fault. So if you want to waste money and have fun for one week then i would recommend it. Otherwise just buy BO 4 it's better in almost every aspect. Expand
  31. H8n
    Feb 18, 2023
    3
    Zombies Still has some of the worst "A.I" iv ever seen. I think iv broken it in every way possible. The dogs become **** if you thrash them too much, they go into survival mode were they wont spawn around you and if they do they run for the nearest other player or to a safe spot to hide.(one ran from the bottom of the pack-a-punch area all the way to the bedroom and just sat there hidingZombies Still has some of the worst "A.I" iv ever seen. I think iv broken it in every way possible. The dogs become **** if you thrash them too much, they go into survival mode were they wont spawn around you and if they do they run for the nearest other player or to a safe spot to hide.(one ran from the bottom of the pack-a-punch area all the way to the bedroom and just sat there hiding away.) Instead they should have gone into aggressive mode and came at me full force.
    The zombies deshawn from in front of you and just appear behind you instead and the megatons spawn in up to 3 at a time just to slow you down but if you thrash them t to run and away and hide too and if you aggravate the game too much it just has a spazz and lag kills you by smashing your amour and just spawning a megaton on you instantly just to kill you lo. .
    If you aggravate the game enough it just has a
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  32. Dec 2, 2020
    2
    Unfinished game for 65 quid! crashes console, nowhere enough maps or guns. Grinding to level guns up is ridiculous and skill based match making is maxed out so if you have one good game you get battered on next game
  33. Nov 16, 2020
    2
    Cheap pathetic propaganda. They couldn't even come up with a decent storyline. Disappointment tbh.
  34. Nov 27, 2020
    2
    The mechanics are very different and not fluid. It doesn’t feel like a Call of Duty game, much less a Call of Duty: Black Ops game. This game just feels very uninspired and even rushed. They used to only get 2 years and they still made good games, but this is probably the worst Black Ops game to date. Black Ops 1 is the best Call of Duty game in my opinion other than maybe Modern Warfare 2The mechanics are very different and not fluid. It doesn’t feel like a Call of Duty game, much less a Call of Duty: Black Ops game. This game just feels very uninspired and even rushed. They used to only get 2 years and they still made good games, but this is probably the worst Black Ops game to date. Black Ops 1 is the best Call of Duty game in my opinion other than maybe Modern Warfare 2 and World at War. The maps suck and the gameplay sucks as well. Zombie’s is ok, but the 1st map sucks and it feels too easy. One of the worst Call of Duties to date. And yes, I have it on PlayStation 5. Expand
  35. Nov 18, 2020
    2
    My whole review is only about MP, I never play anything else in CoD...

    As 6v6 MP only player I considered MW 2019 absolutely the worst CoD ever created. It had terrible maps with too many angles, terrible doors, infinite claymores with restock, no dead silence perk, TTK too fast, camping spots(even remastered maps were ruined with them), strong SBMM in casual playlist, washed out
    My whole review is only about MP, I never play anything else in CoD...

    As 6v6 MP only player I considered MW 2019 absolutely the worst CoD ever created. It had terrible maps with too many angles, terrible doors, infinite claymores with restock, no dead silence perk, TTK too fast, camping spots(even remastered maps were ruined with them), strong SBMM in casual playlist, washed out graphics etc. It was the only CoD ever I almost refunded. It was like game itself decided if I kill or die.

    The last thing I ever wanted from CoD series is realism - the only reason I buy CoD is that it's casual fast paced arcady shooter, so I consider Cold War being huge improvement(to me every single CoD is masterpiece compared to last year MW). It's fast paced, maps are better(but not perfect), perks are more balanced, TTK is little bit slower(but still quite fast), there is just 1 land mine with long CD, game actually has some colors, camping is not the only way to play and it can be countered. It's CoD again and not Insurgency clone made for CoD haters and realism seekers. First 10 hours I had flawless experience - it reminded me times of BO1 and BO2 which are my most favorite CoD games. I wanted to go for 8+ rating but then thick skill based matchmaking kicked in and it ruined my experience with game little bit(and little bit more). Hard campers and sweats started to often fill my lobbies again(but at least whole game is not designed only for them). There should be casual playlist with weak or none SBMM and ranked with this kind of SBMM with ranks and extra rewards. Also on some maps there are flashing textures(sand on Satelite, mountains on Cartel). This was not happening on beta. There are also small bugs here and there like unlockable calling cards are not saved when you pick them. Another problem is lack of 6v6 maps on release so for now its like 6.5/10 for me untill everything is fixed. After that and when they add more maps it would be like 7.5/10. If they add also ranked and nerf SBMM in casual playlist I would go even for 8.5/10 easily. No performance problems at all on my side, runs exactly as MW (i7-7700k+1080Ti), 80-100 fps 1440p maxed out(tested MP only)

    EDIT: Changed rating from 7 to 2 just because of SBMM... It's not objective but I just can't do this anymore. I like game itself in general (much more than MW) but I absolutely refuse to sweat each and every single game to my maximum potential just to keep 1,2+ k/d in CASUAL playlist. I am not ranked player in any game - I HATE e-sport and ranked tryhard-meta trend, only reason I was playing COD was because it's casual MP game and it's not anymore. Game offers absolutely no choice in this matter, no ranked vs quick match playlist, there is only ranked without rank. Burn in hell for ruining this casual MP series and otherwise good game with system like this. I hope at least Battlefield will never give up on completly random server list system... I always liked COD more but this is just unbearable. Game itself decide who and when will do well or terrible in each match, not player skill. You had 2 good matches? Bad for you, next 2 you will be annihilated... You suck in 2 matches? Well, here is your candy - you will be rewarded with some easy game next. This is not even multiplayer, it's just singleplayer with adaptive difficulty with players carefully picked instead of bots.
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  36. Nov 26, 2020
    2
    This game was released unfinished. I played the Alpha and the Beta for the release of this game. It seems these two iterations of the game were just for publicity. Since the game fully released it seems the feedback the developers asked for was not listened too. The game is in a terrible state. The visibility on the multiplayer maps is the worst ever. The game is full of bugs, and theThis game was released unfinished. I played the Alpha and the Beta for the release of this game. It seems these two iterations of the game were just for publicity. Since the game fully released it seems the feedback the developers asked for was not listened too. The game is in a terrible state. The visibility on the multiplayer maps is the worst ever. The game is full of bugs, and the development team do nothing to fix the issues raised by the community Expand
  37. Mar 6, 2021
    2
    This game would get a 7 rating for me, but the amount of bugs is unbelievable. I've never played a game that's had this many issues. Playing on PS5 since launch, and while playing cross platform with friends the amount of hours wasted restarting the game and rejoining lobbies simply to get chat to work is insane. Not only that, but the amount of crashes is unreal, ranging from crashes thatThis game would get a 7 rating for me, but the amount of bugs is unbelievable. I've never played a game that's had this many issues. Playing on PS5 since launch, and while playing cross platform with friends the amount of hours wasted restarting the game and rejoining lobbies simply to get chat to work is insane. Not only that, but the amount of crashes is unreal, ranging from crashes that shut down the console completely, to regular connection losses mid match. Don't waste your time. Zombies is the saving grace, but if you're on level 30 and all of a sudden the game throws you out or crashes... You start to not bother anymore. I'd prefer to get my money back. Expand
  38. Nov 30, 2020
    2
    I'm so tired of how bad the casting is for these games. The voices are silly and the movement acting, or whatever they do for CGI is serious crap and not authentic looking. It looks like a joke.

    Some of the voices sound like a cartoon and it completely takes away form the vibe of the game. It's getting on my nerves.
  39. Jan 4, 2021
    2
    Horrible..... Its an arcade game now? UI is cheap, perks not thought out, cluster f***.... Waste of my money
  40. Nov 28, 2020
    2
    - the game turned off my console 6 times in the first 24 hours of playing it
    - constant disconnections
    - mediocre graphics
    - zombies is fun but there is only one map so it gets old

    I usually love COD multilayer but this game feels horrible. It’s a combination of the movement mechanics, poor connections, enemies are so hard to see, poor map design. Don’t waste your money
  41. Nov 19, 2020
    2
    I’ve been playing Call of Duty since Modern Warfare and Black ops. This game has the worst multiplayer experience ever. I say this because of the clunky weird ADS mechanics and how the gun moves when ADS. Aim assist is broken causing you to shoot around your target like a barrier is around them and pushes you away from them. The horrible aim assist makes this game impossible to enjoy onI’ve been playing Call of Duty since Modern Warfare and Black ops. This game has the worst multiplayer experience ever. I say this because of the clunky weird ADS mechanics and how the gun moves when ADS. Aim assist is broken causing you to shoot around your target like a barrier is around them and pushes you away from them. The horrible aim assist makes this game impossible to enjoy on multiplayer. The campaign is decent but the graphics on this game are very weak for a next generation Call of Duty game. The only enjoyable thing I get from this game is the zombies game mode. They did great with this part of the game. I don’t recommend getting this game until the aim assist is fixed for multiplayer. Expand
  42. Dec 27, 2020
    2
    This is a honest review about the multiplayer from someone play cod casualy from Bo1 IAM NOT ENJOYING THIS GAME EVEN MY FRIENDSS STILL PLAYING MW 2019

    Multiplayer Drawbacks 1- The new system of killstreak : really sucks who did this is very dump everyone can get the killstreak now When ever i play nuketown whether you are good or not you will get smacked by killstreaks SPAMMING 2- The
    This is a honest review about the multiplayer from someone play cod casualy from Bo1 IAM NOT ENJOYING THIS GAME EVEN MY FRIENDSS STILL PLAYING MW 2019

    Multiplayer Drawbacks
    1- The new system of killstreak :
    really sucks who did this is very dump
    everyone can get the killstreak now When ever i play nuketown whether you are good or not you will get smacked by killstreaks
    SPAMMING 2- The Movement
    The movement in this game is so fast - The fastest call of duty game ever - you cant catch someone - infinty slide and running EVERYONE IS LIKE BOLT 3- The Guns:
    There is no balance with this game Snipers can spawntrap you easily
    Everyone should be a Faze member with these snipers - Even the regular guns LMGs- SMGs - and the Pistols They Are OP 4- The visibility: you can’t recognize the enimes in most of the maps it is hard to detect them The worst ever i have seen in the history of COD 5- Field upgrades Like trophy system -Jammer - Field mic seem to last FOREVER I DONT WHY THEY DO THIS

    6- Most of the maps are good except Cartel The sun is to shine and the grass is very tall and in nuketown you can kill enemies from the respawn the map is too open
    The Bo1/2/3/4 versions weren’t like this
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  43. Nov 19, 2020
    2
    Zombie map is great, but no splitscreen? I mean realy?? Also everytime you try to split screen in online mp the game crashes. Treyarch should feel ashamed to put this €80 game on the market.
  44. Nov 20, 2020
    2
    So where do i begin. I play on the pc and i played modern warfare before this and i loved it. I recognize that the game is set in a time before all the tech of mw. However if they were going for that dated feel the definitely got it. The entire game feels gritty and a step down. in an era of next generation consoles it uses a dated engine that looked better in previous cods. The opticsSo where do i begin. I play on the pc and i played modern warfare before this and i loved it. I recognize that the game is set in a time before all the tech of mw. However if they were going for that dated feel the definitely got it. The entire game feels gritty and a step down. in an era of next generation consoles it uses a dated engine that looked better in previous cods. The optics feel less crisp and the gunplay is meh. honestly all the guns feel assault rifles feel the same recoil wise. and the graphics feel almost cartoony. This is probably due to their color selection. Its like its out of a box of crayons instead of the real life. The colors just lack the proper contrast and this leads to a loss of detail and variation. Looking at the guns themselves they look like they are from Black opps 2 graphicly. They just lack some of the sharper depth and angles and color contrast. This doesnt feel 4k at all.
    Now lets get to the real goods the bugs. they are small little bugs that are everywhere and its little things that should have been caught like respawn times not counting down and audio foot steps not subsiding when you quit walking. well i guess the audio is a big one The whole audio is broken you cant hear anything until the dude is on top of you and the sound that you make feels like its outrageous. I'm giving it a one because it does bring some more interesting dynamic maps especially in the ground war area of scale. It also has a new game mode which is like a mini royal game called dirty bomb that's actually pretty fun and of course zombies. The fact that there is exfill and zombies as a whole feel way more immersive with set endings to the game or being able to continue on. Its fresh with a hint of nostalgia I'm actually liking that. However I don't feel like zombies is worth the 70 dollars of the whole game. Well i guess ill give it a 2 for zombies.
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  45. Nov 28, 2020
    2
    i advise everyone not to buy this call of duty. this is the worst cod ever. severs with low tick rate. sbmm that **** you on all sides. no content. game breaking bugs and so on. this game is not worth your money
  46. Dec 4, 2020
    2
    There are way too many bugs in this game on the PS5 Version. I still can´t play the campaing because of those error codes! Hope it gets fixed on 7.December Update! The only good thing is the Zombie Mode wich has just 1 (!!!) Map. Way to less content...
    SBMM is still there and stronger than ever but who cares about that. The $$$ are coming in Activisions headquarter and that is what
    There are way too many bugs in this game on the PS5 Version. I still can´t play the campaing because of those error codes! Hope it gets fixed on 7.December Update! The only good thing is the Zombie Mode wich has just 1 (!!!) Map. Way to less content...
    SBMM is still there and stronger than ever but who cares about that. The $$$ are coming in Activisions headquarter and that is what matters. Not the opinion of the Community.
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  47. Dec 4, 2020
    2
    all I got to say is **** SBMM and the optimization for PC and some of the consoles. I remember when you could play this game without have to really try and the majority of the time I would do good (around 2.0KD), but now since activison wants everyone to lose some weight they make me have to sweat for like three weeks straight as soon as I do ok in this game (get 350+ SPM and 1.5+ KD). Itsall I got to say is **** SBMM and the optimization for PC and some of the consoles. I remember when you could play this game without have to really try and the majority of the time I would do good (around 2.0KD), but now since activison wants everyone to lose some weight they make me have to sweat for like three weeks straight as soon as I do ok in this game (get 350+ SPM and 1.5+ KD). Its just not fun. MP maps suck with hit registration being trash, zombies was fun for like 10 hours until I got told there was exp glitches that you would stop getting exp past certain rounds and the 2x exp weekend made you get less exp. LASTLY all I got to say is MP5, like I love the gun but I mean what's with infinity ward and Treyarch getting a massive hard-on for that gun. I mean just look at the beta..., but anyways I guess the game has room to improve but for now I can't play it, just gonna play cyberpunk and wait for RAID to come out. Expand
  48. Jan 24, 2021
    2
    Multiplayer just feels like a hollow shell. Servers and maps are terrible and the way they did kill streaks this year is the definition of “everyone gets a trophy”
  49. Jul 16, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game will be expensive for a long time and i wouldnt buy this game just for the Story. Its a pretty good one but the important part is the multiplayer. Skill Based matchmaking is gonna destroy your gaming experience, you still get trash items for free and you have to oay for decent items like kill animations operatir or cool sruff like weapon variants. The new weapons can be unlocked by challenges but the challenges take wayyyy more time. Its basically like a bad mobile game, with the diffeemce that its developed by Activison and made by a Tripple A studio. I never played Zombie Mode so i cant tell something about it. The time to kill someone is Ridicialouse. You cant kill someone when hes pre aiming because he gets you faster than you can react. Its a game for noobs. When youre fremch or not the best shooter played go for it. But as a CoD fan since Black ops 1 and Mw2, i think it is the worst game adter CoD Modern wrfare 2018 and AW Expand
  50. Nov 16, 2021
    2
    Put simply - i will never ever pre-order a cod game again. Having seen how **** this game and the campaign is compared to modernwarfare. Not to mention how op the weapons are in warzone. Basicslly they tried to compensate for the ahite game by overpowering weapons in another. Terribke
  51. Sep 30, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What a terrible game. The game play isn't engaging and the story is boring. The game is short and uninteresting. In addition, why do you let me choose my name and character attributes if I have no voice? Too cheap for voice actors? Don't give me options then. Who cares what I look like? Can't see me. The grenade indicator doesn't show up half the time and then suddenly I'm blown up. No explanation for my deaths. My campaign teammates constantly run out in front of me while shooting or run right out where I've pitched a grenade, and then I'm penalized back to the start of the section for friendly fire. Clearly the AI was made my interns. May just be me but the bullets don't seem particularly accurate. Definitely cheaped out on the collectibles and the whole game feels rushed and cheap. I only paid $40 for cross gen edition and I feel like that was a rip off. I am not even sure I'll even finish the game. Wish I had bought a disc version so I could sell it today. Expand
  52. Sep 19, 2021
    1
    Just... downloads! The campaign takes as long to download as it takes to finish. Even if you purchase the disc version you have tho download the campaign! In three parts. There different down load for textures. Separate downloads for multi-player, splitscreen, and more to play zombies. Utter crap!
  53. 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 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.
  54. Dec 4, 2020
    1
    This game is straight garbage. If you like the trash style of black ops 2 where you can blast some 642468964 times in the face from point blank and the laugh and shoot your little toe once with a pistol and you die and they survive, then this game is for you. If that drives you through a wall.... good you are normal like the rest of us. This game is trash. The maps are trash and all in theThis game is straight garbage. If you like the trash style of black ops 2 where you can blast some 642468964 times in the face from point blank and the laugh and shoot your little toe once with a pistol and you die and they survive, then this game is for you. If that drives you through a wall.... good you are normal like the rest of us. This game is trash. The maps are trash and all in the mold of a 3 funnel system full of chokepoints for campers and ZERO sniping lanes so get good at quick scoping like the rest of that cheating losers. This game is trash. Dont waste your money. Expand
  55. Nov 16, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I had very high hopes for this next installment. But oh gosh was i vastly disappointed. Call of duty: Black ops cold war takes the old and adds new, unlike black ops 4 where that game took the old that worked that people liked and replaced it for the sake of making something brand new, I'm mostly referring to the zombies in that case, but this game takes the old that fans liked about Black Ops series and adds new to that, without removing the old. As it goes for the Cold War theme and the story. Expand
  56. Apr 8, 2021
    1
    Got it free as part of a ps5 bundle (the only way to get a ps5 currently it seems). It is apparent that with every passing year they charge you more and sell you less of a game. It is unfinished and STILL suffers from the same issues COD has always suffered with. Connection issues that make it more a battle of internet providers than of skill etc etc etc. A game that sells as much as CODGot it free as part of a ps5 bundle (the only way to get a ps5 currently it seems). It is apparent that with every passing year they charge you more and sell you less of a game. It is unfinished and STILL suffers from the same issues COD has always suffered with. Connection issues that make it more a battle of internet providers than of skill etc etc etc. A game that sells as much as COD shouldnt have these problems. It certainly should not be released unfinished. If call of effing duty is allowed to release unfinished then gaming is in deep trouble. Stop buying these games. Stop supporting it. Games-as-service needs to go. If we continue to send money towards these games then we will deserve everything we get. Stop funding your own exploitation. Expand
  57. Dec 11, 2020
    1
    Game is broken ! Lot of bugs ! The theme is good but so few modes, maps and guns make the Multiplayer repetitive , don´t waste your time with this crap , feels like a plastic downgrade compared with COD MW ! Also SBMM ruins the matches ! !
  58. Nov 21, 2020
    1
    Huge step back from Modern Warfare. Single player is the only aspect that isn’t terrible. Huge disappointment, stick to Warzone.
  59. Nov 19, 2020
    1
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  60. Apr 6, 2021
    1
    Just so BAD! I literally only play nuke town and zombies because it's just so **** Now I don't play it at all the game is so boring. Players jumping in the air to avoid being shot WTF is this game.
  61. Mar 23, 2021
    1
    Starting with (the only) positive for me. The campaign was probably one of the best I've played Call of Duty wise. Maybe the story didn't hit the heights of some of the most memorable and most exciting missions, but the addition of choice in progressing through the story (even minimally) was a massive step in the right direction.

    Call of duty campaigns have become notoriously linear and
    Starting with (the only) positive for me. The campaign was probably one of the best I've played Call of Duty wise. Maybe the story didn't hit the heights of some of the most memorable and most exciting missions, but the addition of choice in progressing through the story (even minimally) was a massive step in the right direction.

    Call of duty campaigns have become notoriously linear and with that, notoriously repetitive, and whilst they cannot be compared to massive open world games, the lack of progress in moving away from the linear storyline has really started to frustrate me over the last few years. The campaign was a good mix of everything you'd come to expect with a Call of Duty game - Lots of shooting, lots of blowing up and slow motion carnage.

    On the negative side for the campaign, upon progression to the final mission I am literally on the edge of my seat with excitement. I'm pausing the game and telling my partner (who isn't a gamer) in excrutiating detail what's just happened and why it's so awesome. At the time, I'm considering it one of the top Call of Duty campaigns and I'm ready to see what happens next. I press "X" in eager anticipation........ and the credits roll.

    For those who have experienced this ending, they'll understand that the game ends just as we've got to the most exciting part. It feels unfinished, but at the same time doesn't end on any type of cliffhanger... The game was oustanding, but I was just left a bit unfulfilled. Hard to explain.

    Zombies for me is a no-go. I'm a 30 year old guy who doesn't have a massive amount of time on his hands, I want to go into a game that'll last 30 to an hour at a time. My mates have spent entire nights on Zombies. May be for some people, but definitely not for me, but I realise that this is down to circumstances so haven't actually included this in my review.

    Now for the (extremely) bad. Multiplayer is nothing short of a mess. Modern Warfare was extremely slow, but they've literally gone from the slowest call of duty, to one of the fastest I can remember. The only saving grace is that they've not included the verticality of the previous exo-suit versions, meaning that you know everyone is going to be 'ground-level'.

    However, the speed in which players move is just outrageous and the main reason I'm writing this review. You barely get a chance to see anyone and they've sprinted rings around you and wiped you out. Again, I realise I may be getting old and maybe the reactions might not be where they used to, but it's really not what I expect from a modern day CoD game.

    Time to kill is increased, making the above issue even worse. Add both of these factors to cross-play, and what you have is an extensive advantage for PC players who with the much quicker movement, give me no chance in being able to track them and get a shot off, never mind actually kill them.

    There have been a number of occassions where I have been shot by someone directly infront of me, and I mean literally standing in front of me (as shown by the kill cam). However I don't even get a chance to see them. Having recorded my gameplay, on several of these occassions the player hasn't even shown on my screen. As other players have said, what a horrendous buggy mess.

    The gameplay of multiplayer is the type of level that will prevent me buying a CoD game in the future. The bugs are pretty outrageous for a AAA title, however I can appreciate with Covid some of these will have slipped through the net in the way that we all have to work from home, developers will be no different.

    Essentially, Cold War is essentially half a capaign and a weapon expansion pack for Warzone to me. The one star is for how good the campaign was, but the rest is a total mess.
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  62. Nov 23, 2020
    1
    An sich ein Typisches CoD.
    Filmreife action, Schneller Multiplayer, Zombie-modus.
    Das CoDs ja sowieso absolut fehlerhaft sind wenn sie erscheinen kennt man und wäre ja nicht so extrem tragisch. Allerdings ist es dieses mal so fehlerhaft das ich jeden vom creativdirector bis zur Putzfrau fristlos entlassen würde. Das Spiel wahr bereits auf der PS4 kaum Spielbar. Es ließen sich mal Bots im
    An sich ein Typisches CoD.
    Filmreife action, Schneller Multiplayer, Zombie-modus.
    Das CoDs ja sowieso absolut fehlerhaft sind wenn sie erscheinen kennt man und wäre ja nicht so extrem tragisch. Allerdings ist es dieses mal so fehlerhaft das ich jeden vom creativdirector bis zur Putzfrau fristlos entlassen würde. Das Spiel wahr bereits auf der PS4 kaum Spielbar. Es ließen sich mal Bots im Multiplayer einstellen mal nicht. Aber es ist teilweise nicht mal möglich das Spiel zu starten, teilweise brauche ich 10 Neustarts des Spiels bevor es keinen Lobby-Fehler bereits im Titelscreen gibt und ich zum Multiplayer oder co kommen kann. Es lassen sich je nach Aktienkurs weitere Controller anmelden oder nicht.
    Und es gibt dutzende weitere Probleme. Wie gesagt das die Spiele heute unfertig sind ist ja normal und wäre ja auch nicht so blöd, wenn man es zumindest Spielen könnte wenn man es möchte und nicht erst die Aktienwerte des Publishers anbeten müsste damit es losgeht. Es ist mir ein Rätsel wie man so dermaßen scheiße bauen kann. Wirklich schade, dabei wahren die Black ops teile meine liebsten.
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  63. Nov 15, 2020
    1
    Почему-то эта новая колда, в плане мультиплеера, напоминает мне сильно урезаную батлфилд 4, то есть не такая масштабная и без техники, а поэтому еще и скучная. Прикольно когда ты уже много лет не видишь разницы между играми серии код, а все говорят о новшествахПочему-то эта новая колда, в плане мультиплеера, напоминает мне сильно урезаную батлфилд 4, то есть не такая масштабная и без техники, а поэтому еще и скучная. Прикольно когда ты уже много лет не видишь разницы между играми серии код, а все говорят о новшествах
  64. Jan 11, 2021
    1
    Absolutely **** hate it. Game is trash. I hate every second I spent playing it. ****
  65. Nov 19, 2020
    1
    this game is really awfull. dont get me wrong the campain is insane just the end suxx. Zombie mode is really fun aswell. But the multiplayer is hoiy **** really bad. The maps are better then mw but the gameplay, how it feels. terrible. Score streaks, wtf. Why? U know the answer cuz the gameplay is bull**** u will never get a full streak if u not sit down in the corner. So the dev desiedthis game is really awfull. dont get me wrong the campain is insane just the end suxx. Zombie mode is really fun aswell. But the multiplayer is hoiy **** really bad. The maps are better then mw but the gameplay, how it feels. terrible. Score streaks, wtf. Why? U know the answer cuz the gameplay is bull**** u will never get a full streak if u not sit down in the corner. So the dev desied :"lets make score streaks, to get points for play obj."

    please go back to the roots, normal streaks, smaller maps, no so much mechanics.
    just run and gun.

    not that worse like modern warfare before, but worse
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  66. 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
  67. Nov 14, 2020
    1
    Constantly crashing, unplayable piece of **** Even beta was far more stable.
  68. 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 was modern warfare. I am disappointed by this.
  69. Nov 21, 2020
    1
    This game is a step back from Modern Warfare. Modern Warfare was a revival for me for call of duty. It really showcased why call of duty is a great franchise. However, Cold War reminds me of how it was failing in the first place. The campaign feels cliche and uninspired, the multiplayer is buggy, unbalanced, poorly planned, and poorly executed. Just look at the maps...
    The zombies are the
    This game is a step back from Modern Warfare. Modern Warfare was a revival for me for call of duty. It really showcased why call of duty is a great franchise. However, Cold War reminds me of how it was failing in the first place. The campaign feels cliche and uninspired, the multiplayer is buggy, unbalanced, poorly planned, and poorly executed. Just look at the maps...
    The zombies are the only the saving grace. The zombies are great! However, a single zombies map does not justify a $60 price tag. It is a shame call of duty has slipped back into the rut they were in.
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  70. Nov 22, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. BIG disappointment especially if you are expecting an upgrade over over COD MW. Graphics, color pallet, physics and movement are horrible. I preordered $90 Ultimate Ed for PC and almost cried when I started playing, I was so pissed. Thank the video game lords, Blizzard refunded my money. Expand
  71. Nov 23, 2020
    1
    This game is absolute garbage of a cash grab multiplayer is a **** show with everyone spamming the mp5 since it the best gun in the game and can beat any gun at any range. Not mention the new scorestreak system which is just dumb AF as now you don't need skills to get them anymore all you need to do is wait for game progression and destroy some stuff and boom you got yourself a spyplaneThis game is absolute garbage of a cash grab multiplayer is a **** show with everyone spamming the mp5 since it the best gun in the game and can beat any gun at any range. Not mention the new scorestreak system which is just dumb AF as now you don't need skills to get them anymore all you need to do is wait for game progression and destroy some stuff and boom you got yourself a spyplane cruise missile and other bull**** score streak. This means that once you get to mid match or near the end of a match everyone is just out here spamming their score streak like no tomorrow. They release the game for 60-70 dollars and all you get is 5 multiplayer map a shortass campaign and only 1 zombie map. Map design is also garbage with either a map favoring one side or just designed really dumb to be too big or too small with a random spawn system that trash. For 60- 70dollars this is all the content you get for a triple A game. The only good thing that this game have is zombie and even that is still **** First, it takes you more than 5-10min to find a zombie lobby and even then when you start you have a 50% chance of getting disconnected either from the game for going to long or losing connection to the host for no reason. Oh and lets not also mention the spawning and respawning of the zombie and boss zombie which can practically teleport all over the map and if you happen to miss or just stand for like 1 second to where one of the teleport location is you just get one shoted by the boss out of nowhere as they can just teleport to your location if you get too far which mind you is probably just a short run away. Oh did I mention they already have cash shop item since the game launched yep a 60-70 dollar game launching with little content wants to launch a cash shop first before content. Expand
  72. Nov 28, 2020
    1
    das spiel ist nicht schlecht und hat eine 1er Bewertung eigentlich nicht verdient, aber die Lobbys sind so beschissen, da macht nichts spaß, ich scheiß auf das Gunplay und Movement und was noch alles so toll an dem spiel ist. Du wirst so weggecampt und Skill based match making ist die größte scheiße, Activision kann sich beim nächsten CoD mal ordentlich ins Knie F$cken, wenn sie das nichtdas spiel ist nicht schlecht und hat eine 1er Bewertung eigentlich nicht verdient, aber die Lobbys sind so beschissen, da macht nichts spaß, ich scheiß auf das Gunplay und Movement und was noch alles so toll an dem spiel ist. Du wirst so weggecampt und Skill based match making ist die größte scheiße, Activision kann sich beim nächsten CoD mal ordentlich ins Knie F$cken, wenn sie das nicht wenigstens mal abschwächen, nur sweater in jeder Gottverdammten Lobby nur tryhards du musst jede sekunde um das Lebben deiner Mutter spielen um auf ne 1er KD zu kommen, so ein gutes Cod wird einfach weggeworfen um es Casuel freundlich zu machen. Expand
  73. Nov 30, 2020
    1
    Worst Call of Duty in the series.... I’ll be trading this pile of garbage in ASAP and I guess finding something else to play while waiting for, hopefully, a fantastic Battlefield game to arrive. I will never buy another Treyarch COD game ever again. Good job rushing this game out for that all important $$ grab.
  74. Dec 2, 2020
    1
    i've played all call of duty games and this one is one of the worst, hands down. huge steps back from modern warfare.. u had a masterpiece in ur hands, there was no need to make a new game... it was fine if u only kept the good work on modern warfare instead of making a new one. btw the only good thing of cold war is zombie.. all the rest i pure **** the aim assist is just an aimlock handsi've played all call of duty games and this one is one of the worst, hands down. huge steps back from modern warfare.. u had a masterpiece in ur hands, there was no need to make a new game... it was fine if u only kept the good work on modern warfare instead of making a new one. btw the only good thing of cold war is zombie.. all the rest i pure **** the aim assist is just an aimlock hands down. some weapons are not balanced at all. the shooting system is crap... Expand
  75. Dec 2, 2020
    1
    MP is a huge step back from previous Black Ops games. All design choices favour campers and headglitchers... In the past it was easy to punish these types of players but this new game punishes rushing and quick game play... The maps are designed for you to hide and wait, footsteps are way too loud, the screens shake too much when you run and the sprint out time is ridiculously alow
  76. Dec 7, 2020
    1
    Unplayable game. Skilled based matchmaking is making this sweaty and boring to play. This will be my last call of duty. 1 star because the campaign isnt too bad
  77. Dec 10, 2020
    1
    This game is a mess. Just an absolute flaming pile of **** The game releases with more bugs than an assassins creed title, piss poor optimization on any console, less content than any call of duty made, and worst of all, a skill based match making system that makes anyone that can use their hands, want to cut them off. The amount of crashes I, among many other people, have experienced isThis game is a mess. Just an absolute flaming pile of **** The game releases with more bugs than an assassins creed title, piss poor optimization on any console, less content than any call of duty made, and worst of all, a skill based match making system that makes anyone that can use their hands, want to cut them off. The amount of crashes I, among many other people, have experienced is mind blowing. For me personally I cannot play the game on console or PC without it crashing at least once. Had the developers and activision not shipped the game with any of these issues, it has the potential to be an above average COD title. The zombies is complex and enjoyable and the campaign (although short) was one of the best ones I have played! The movement and gunplay within multiplayer are competent and genuinely feel good! Despite the opening statement this game doesn’t do everything wrong but the issues listed above make the game legitimately painful to play. I have been playing this franchise since the original modern warfare and to see the steady decline of this franchise is heartbreaking. Black ops Cold War is COD at its lowest point. It’s criminal that activision and treyarch expect people to pay 60-70$ for a game that seems like it’s still in beta. If you are a casual player that average to above average at call of duty, a person that can use their thumbs, or a person that would like a casual call of duty experience, I urge you to not buy this game. I can almost guarantee that within 2-3 hours you WILL NOT BE HAVING FUN solely due to the skill based matchmaking. I won’t deny that the game does some things right, but in the state that this game is in right now, you are genuinely better off keeping that 60-70$ in your bank account. Expand
  78. Jan 7, 2021
    1
    This is by far the lowest ranking call of duty i ever played.
    It is not worth the money i paid for it, i only buyed it because i needed a way to level up my weapons from Warzone.
    The game feels like call of duty mobile even if you play it on console. The spawns change logic on the maps is very bad. The performance is very bad on playstation 5, raytracing activated lowers your fps hard,
    This is by far the lowest ranking call of duty i ever played.
    It is not worth the money i paid for it, i only buyed it because i needed a way to level up my weapons from Warzone.
    The game feels like call of duty mobile even if you play it on console.
    The spawns change logic on the maps is very bad.
    The performance is very bad on playstation 5, raytracing activated lowers your fps hard, deactivating raytracing and playing on 1080p and i am still having complete freezes, not only fps drop.
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  79. Dec 20, 2020
    1
    I bought COBOCW and i dont have PS5 support , and also bag , SBMM , cheats, lags
  80. Dec 22, 2020
    1
    Animation is not fluid it looks like something from 10 years ago...Sbmm make it worst cant even enjoy the game..hit markers delays..map is ok but overall not a good experience for gaming..better play old blackops or mw...
  81. Dec 24, 2020
    1
    An absolute husk of a franchise, Treyarch can’t develop Call of Duty titles anymore! Campaign

    The campaign is mediocre using characters from beloved older titles to make it even worthwhile and enjoyable. super short and somewhat forgettable new cast lineup. Disservice to old actors as well, no original voice actors for the characters we love. Plays well and has multiple endings which
    An absolute husk of a franchise, Treyarch can’t develop Call of Duty titles anymore! Campaign

    The campaign is mediocre using characters from beloved older titles to make it even worthwhile and enjoyable. super short and somewhat forgettable new cast lineup. Disservice to old actors as well, no original voice actors for the characters we love. Plays well and has multiple endings which isn’t bad. Better than nothing at all.

    Multiplayer

    The worst part of this game is it’s multiplayer, broken at launch for PC, crashed and even bricked a few new gen consoles, bad servers. The guns and the TTK (time to kill). All the guns seem well balanced on the MP side (Not Warzone as of now) of Cold War with a few exceptions of tactical rifles, it seems these tactical rifles are always broken at launch the same with BO4s. The TTK is absolutely abysmal. Constant kill trading kill and die, kill and die, barely able to hit constant feeds. Scorestreaks only seem to be the biggest feed worthy use. Scorestreak system is absolutely spoon feeding the bad children and slow dads who can get their streaks when they don’t deserve it. None are great most are bad. Of course perks are broken, Flak Jacket is the only first perk ran because you’ll never die to explosions if you have it on. Others are there but nothing astonishing, wildcards are ass period and busted, perk greed gives you the ability to run 6 perks with no repercussions whatsoever, OP. Horrible spawns on map, launched with only 6 6v6 maps and 2 12v12 maps and they’re all pretty cheese. God awful leveling system and weapon leveling as well as camo grinding. Slow and methodical boring and un-awarding attachments barely help you in all honesty, you could do just the same with no attachments. SBMM we already know how bad that is, not for COD public matches leave that in ranked (Which doesn’t exist as of now). The new bundles they’ve released with cosmetics have more flavor and character than the whole MP mode combined (I can see where the priorities are) loads of other stuff just not even worth listing, would be nitpicking at that point. Warzone

    Just ruined my the integration from MW to Cold War. Bust Cold War meta weapons, bad UIX, garbage leveling. Still playable and obviously Activision money whale with all the F2P payers buying bundles.

    Zombies

    Probably the only redeeming quality of this game, ditching all that over complicated bullsh*t we’ve seen in the past couple of BO titles. Very good for casuals to enjoy, great lore and story so far for the hardcore fans. Quite sad to see no additional content drop for season 1 other than some sorry ass Christmas mode that’s over all just a paint over with some small tweaks. This is what most people enjoy about CW and they’re already put the zombies underwater with the lack of care.

    This review isn’t obviously the best but these are just my gripes with the game. Some find positives in the game where I can’t just see it. Obviously others have their own opinion but I just see a huge step backwards this year in comparison to last. C19 didn’t help either but there were developer woes way before this pandemic, Sledgehammer lost the show and it was given to Raven and Treyarch because it’s sledgehammer and we all know how they are. Thanking them for the cancerous micro transaction system known as supply drops.
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  82. Dec 27, 2020
    1
    Don't buy it. Not comparable with Modern Warfare - just **** They should have used every engine of mw but they changed it into ****
  83. Jan 15, 2021
    1
    What about go **** yourselves, I just want to play the campaign, but the campaign is not on the disc, I am trying to launch it for 2 ****ing hours, I have to copy the "main game", then to download 80gb of worthless data and then, maybe then I can launch the campaign. But as far as I can tell its just un update file and then I have to download the vampaign as an addon....really? **** you Actividion
  84. Jan 21, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 1 for nuketown. Just that. Cold war = Remake, SBMM, cheat.... not good call of duty Expand
  85. Jan 28, 2021
    1
    Pesimo , mala gráfica , malos controles
    Split screen que no funciona Do not waste your money on this game
  86. Apr 20, 2021
    1
    This game is hella bad... Old engine, scorestreaks are all **** up beyond belief, it looks horrid. The servers are really bad and hitreg doesn't work half the time. Gave it a few months to pick it back up and see if they fixed anything, only to find they broke more. The game is poop.
  87. May 5, 2021
    1
    Where do I even begin. Let's start with why even release this game the mess that it is. Modern Warfare is so much better do not waste your money on this game. It's a buggy mess that has more glitches than a Bethesda game. On top of that there are so many little exploitable things everyone uses so you die as you spawn sometimes. It's camper paradise and it's awful. Don't buy it!
  88. May 24, 2021
    1
    So I decided to wait a bit to play this game because of how bad I heard it was at launch and honestly as far as I can tell, all of the complaints from about 6 months ago are all still here. The game just runs so much worse than a 60 dollar game should. Textures will struggle to load, the sky turns black and flashes blue, reticles dont even load in on my sights half the time, and don't getSo I decided to wait a bit to play this game because of how bad I heard it was at launch and honestly as far as I can tell, all of the complaints from about 6 months ago are all still here. The game just runs so much worse than a 60 dollar game should. Textures will struggle to load, the sky turns black and flashes blue, reticles dont even load in on my sights half the time, and don't get me started with the stutter. In my opinion its not even worth playing the multiplayer or the campaign, but zombies is actually not half bad. The only issue with zombies though is that they only added 1 map since launch. 1 map. But if you want to play a game that is already dead and not supported by its developers, this is the one for you! Expand
  89. Sep 3, 2021
    1
    Game khá là hay nhưng nhược điểm lớn nhất là thường xuyên bị lỗi kết nối, rớt mạng liên tục vào ban ngày. Tôi ở Vietnam mà không thể nào đăng nhập vào game suốt mấy ngày liền, chỉ có thể đợi đến đêm mới có thể chơi được phần online. Khá là thất vọng khi nhà sản xuất không khắc phục lỗi này và đã khiến cho tôi cảm thấy số tiền mình bỏ ra để mua game không hề xứng đáng. Riêng phần chơi mạngGame khá là hay nhưng nhược điểm lớn nhất là thường xuyên bị lỗi kết nối, rớt mạng liên tục vào ban ngày. Tôi ở Vietnam mà không thể nào đăng nhập vào game suốt mấy ngày liền, chỉ có thể đợi đến đêm mới có thể chơi được phần online. Khá là thất vọng khi nhà sản xuất không khắc phục lỗi này và đã khiến cho tôi cảm thấy số tiền mình bỏ ra để mua game không hề xứng đáng. Riêng phần chơi mạng đã làm tốn quá nhiều thời gian của tôi khi bị mất kết nối liên tục. Expand
  90. Ygs
    Jul 14, 2022
    1
    If you are still buying Call of Duty, I repeat, if you are still buying this occupation, I am sorry for you, but you are very, very low in terms of intellectual level, keep buying it again and again and again, it will never end.
  91. Jan 7, 2021
    0
    WARNING! Crashes ALL the time. Spawn kills happens a lot. Recommended if you want to go to bed with rage in your whole body.
  92. Nov 14, 2020
    0
    Did the Official critics even touched the Multiplayer?
    I mean, even if they just reviewd the solo campaign, how can they give it an 8 or a 9 out of 10.
  93. Dec 1, 2020
    0
    Do not buy this game, it is based on an old redundant code base and is a rushed unfinished game. it seems it was released as a way of conning COD Modern Warfare out of their hard earned money. It is nowhere near as polished as COD MW, it barely resembles a game released in previous decades - I tried to get a refund from Battle.net within the first week of buying the game, they have refusedDo not buy this game, it is based on an old redundant code base and is a rushed unfinished game. it seems it was released as a way of conning COD Modern Warfare out of their hard earned money. It is nowhere near as polished as COD MW, it barely resembles a game released in previous decades - I tried to get a refund from Battle.net within the first week of buying the game, they have refused my multiple pleas for a refund. I barely started the campaign, and have played less the a dozen MP games. I play hardcore mode, you get no indication of your ping and both shooting others and being shot feels jittery and unreal. you often die with a single shot when you have hit the enemy with what feels like an entire magazine. Vote with your feet people, and stay away from this trash. Expand
  94. Jan 1, 2021
    0
    The game is broken and doesn't even work!! I bought the game for the campaign. When i put the disc in it gave me just 2 instillation options to choose from. One was multiplayer and the other some silly zombies mode. I have no interest in either, i just want the campaign, so i installed everything. Then it had large updates to install so i installed those also. It all took roughly 2 days.The game is broken and doesn't even work!! I bought the game for the campaign. When i put the disc in it gave me just 2 instillation options to choose from. One was multiplayer and the other some silly zombies mode. I have no interest in either, i just want the campaign, so i installed everything. Then it had large updates to install so i installed those also. It all took roughly 2 days. Once installed i fired up the campaign. It only allowed me to play the first intro level. When trying to play the second level it keeps saying the content is not installed!! I have installed everything you possibly can, and there is nothing left installing in the backround on my Playstation 5, everything is installed. I looked for help online and see many people having this issues, but found no real solution for it. I see some people say you have to install the campaign in 3 parts and get them from the Playstation store. 1. Why on earth would i have to do thati own the disc? 2. There is nothing on the store apart from content they want you to pay for. And none of it says its anything to do with the campaign, its all to do with multiplayer. And i've already paid £70 for the disc it should come with the full campaign on it, i'm not paying for anything else. Then i read someone else say i need to unistall and reinstall something called a battle net!! What on earth is a battle net when its at home!? So i'm left with a broken game that i paid £70 and waited 2 days to install only so i couldn't play it. Whatever happened to the days you just whacked a disc in and off you went? Needless to say i'll be fighting for a refund, even through the small courts if i have to. A total shambles. The last COD game i play that's for sure. Really annoyed me this has. Expand
  95. Mar 8, 2021
    0
    Story is not bad for a shooter, optics are also fine. The rest is as bad as it can get.
    The multiplayer is a cheater heaven. Thought hey no cheaters after my first games, but seems that was a very short lucky streak. Seems worse than warzone after playing for some time. Bought the game on sale but if it's only some fun to play single player it's was still much too expensive.
    Gave it a
    Story is not bad for a shooter, optics are also fine. The rest is as bad as it can get.
    The multiplayer is a cheater heaven. Thought hey no cheaters after my first games, but seems that was a very short lucky streak. Seems worse than warzone after playing for some time. Bought the game on sale but if it's only some fun to play single player it's was still much too expensive.

    Gave it a 3 for the single player part. I was wrong it's a gracious zero. Just had a mission following four cars in a helicopter. When stopping the cars two exploded, and the other two seem to have been kind of clown cars where over 100 people got out and started shooting. The zombie mode seems to be the most realistic part of this catastrophe.
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  96. Nov 14, 2020
    0
    The only fun part of this game is the gun customisation. Apart from that, it's AWFUL! Also, stop allowing PC players to play with xbox and PS players, every other game theres a hacker.
  97. Nov 14, 2020
    0
    I had very high hopes for this next installment. But oh jesus was i vastly disappointed. Make cod good again
  98. Nov 14, 2020
    0
    this game is not good not fun not worth your money and not worth your time. refunded it 7 hours after purchase.
  99. Jul 9, 2023
    0
    Got it for free on PS plus, I really wanted to like this game but even for free it's not worth playing, very poor game. I pity the people who've paid for this scam of a game. I thought about mentioning the errors and flaws in my review but you can write off the entire game as a huge error, RIP call of duty. I'm not going to give this franchise another chance even for free... Pathetic game
  100. Nov 15, 2020
    0
    This game is complete garbage. It requires internet just to play the campaign. The developers are charging $70 for this piece of garbage, which is $10 more than what you would normally pay. If they are going to charge that much, than I should at least be able to play the singleplayer without having to require internet. The developers were too greedy and lazy to put in the time and effortThis game is complete garbage. It requires internet just to play the campaign. The developers are charging $70 for this piece of garbage, which is $10 more than what you would normally pay. If they are going to charge that much, than I should at least be able to play the singleplayer without having to require internet. The developers were too greedy and lazy to put in the time and effort to make the singleplayer available without online.

    Speaking off internet being required, this game requires 285 GB. You would think with that insane amount of GB, we would be seeing a very advanced game. The campaign is too short. The gameplay lacks innovation and it still feels like it is running in the exact same engine as the PS2 Call of Dutys. The developers were to lazy to compress their game. Also, this is a $70 PS5 game. I fail to see anything in this game that screams next gen. There are too many frame rate drops on the campaign.

    The AI is incredibly stupid in this game. The multiplayer is complete trash and it is exactly the same trash as Black Ops 4. All they did was give us some trash maps. This game lacks so much polish. It is full of bugs and glitches. I don't recommend this game at all.
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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 38
  2. Negative: 0 out of 38
  1. Jul 2, 2021
    80
    Thankfully, a few of the early bugs were ironed out of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, and subsequent season passes have patched up modes and maps that were lacking. The campaign is genuinely intriguing but may not appeal to those who just want to run and gun. Zombies and Multiplayer modes are plentiful and there should be something for everyone to thoroughly enjoy. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War should be used as the poster child for PlayStation 5's DualSense controller which has been put to full use for an immersive experience. Casual players will be somewhat put off by the sheer storage space required to fully experience everything that is on offer, especially given that SSD capacity is this generation's gold dust, but Call of Duty die-hards will most likely overlook this.
  2. CD-Action
    Jun 9, 2021
    70
    I have no doubt that the latest Call of Duty will earn ridiculous amounts of money once again, but I will remember it as a dip in form, a game that’s closer to mediocrity than greatness. The story campaign has a satisfying finale but as a whole is rather uninspired, while the multiplayer has lost the tactical feel I enjoyed in Modern Warfare Remastered. [01/2021, p.56]
  3. May 10, 2021
    69
    Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is the video game equivalent to that one kid in class with a sugar rush and an addiction to pixie sticks. Sure, it might be entertaining for a little while, but the more time you spend with it, the more you realize it’s just rambling on aimlessly. Ultimately, with its lack of a clear vision and focus on what makes a game fun, Cold War isn’t going to entertain you for long.