Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

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5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 760 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 337 out of 760
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  1. cgdubdub
    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
  2. commanderwitch
    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.
  3. XStantheManX
    Aug 17, 2021
    4
    Only for twist plot, AI , gameplay , it should be near 2-3 , very , very poor for 2020 and next gen
  4. manny3
    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
  5. baderallawati
    Dec 23, 2020
    0
    Looks good, enjoyed the haptic triggers but why the hell does it kick me out when it gets disconnected when im on SINGLE PLAYER!
    And on that....after installing a 35 gb disk, single player wasnt included....installed a 75gb patch, single player wasnt included...20gb single player download, only the intro mission was included.
    Buggy as siot and stupidly complicated to play a single player    Looks good, enjoyed the haptic triggers but why the hell does it kick me out when it gets disconnected when im on SINGLE PLAYER!
    And on that....after installing a 35 gb disk, single player wasnt included....installed a 75gb patch, single player wasnt included...20gb single player download, only the intro mission was included.

    Buggy as siot and stupidly complicated to play a single player campaign.    … Expand
  6. Vetroplach81
    Oct 27, 2021
    4
    Singleplayer - first time in my live I have no finish Cod campaign, crappy try thist time, waste of time.
  7. Doepper
    Mar 19, 2021
    0
    Extremely many bugs... Not playable!!!! Don't buy! There are permanent graphic errors, players are not displayed and you only see flying weapons around. I don't know what the other versions are like, but PS5 version is a disaster!!!!!
  8. ronk_123
    May 30, 2021
    0
    sbmm, bad maps, raytracing still broken and laggy fps drop, 5 min tdm match makeing, crossplay with pc players(hackers) so fun. i hope tryarch never had again to develop a cod game.
    I check this game every month and still suck, why i had fun when i play cod ww2 with tv speaker then play this **** with heatset im lost my mind after 2 min of gameplay?
    When they remove sbmm once or reduce    sbmm, bad maps, raytracing still broken and laggy fps drop, 5 min tdm match makeing, crossplay with pc players(hackers) so fun. i hope tryarch never had again to develop a cod game.
    I check this game every month and still suck, why i had fun when i play cod ww2 with tv speaker then play this **** with heatset im lost my mind after 2 min of gameplay?
    When they remove sbmm once or reduce it on tdm and kc or i dont remember never mind more enjoyable but they took it back.
    This is the worst cod i ever playd worst then infinite warfare.
    Reven do a good job again with single player but trayarch fck off.    … Expand
  9. zant-link99
    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    … Expand
  10. Wpaine
    May 4, 2021
    0
    This game is absolutely trashed. Gun balancing just isn’t worth the devs time and I end up leaving most games before they are finished because they are boring filled with campers. Feels like we went back a generation after the success of modern warfare just sad
  11. Eluxi
    Sep 6, 2021
    0
    Just awful gets worse every year there are a tone of cheaters playing, honest to god cant get a shot off because of it dont waist your money not worth the free ps plus game if it comes on
  12. kling18
    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
  13. The_Reaper7
    Dec 2, 2020
    0
    Sbmm is **** Maps not good at all. Grafiks worse than MW. Cheaters in second week after release
  14. Gravityrideryt
    Dec 3, 2020
    0
    RIP Cod, very bad game! Remove SBM! My first cod was mw2. This game is dead. Only family fathers and camper :(
  15. DerNaso
    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.    … Expand
  16. Zp
    Dec 4, 2020
    0
    Terrible just terrible. Game seems rushed and is very buggy. Split screen doesn’t work with zombies. I would just burn your money because you’ll still be out $70 but you won’t have to waste your time with this awful game.
  17. Karlse
    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
  18. Palxoxo1
    Dec 5, 2020
    0
    Dont buy this **** if u wanna play multiplayer. DONT DO IT. SUPPORT RESPAWN, VALVE ANY OTHER COMPANY.
  19. ADSJKDASJKADJKS
    Dec 6, 2020
    0
    Spawn camping, legit spawning next to the entire enemy team + spawn flips 50 times a minute. Shotguns one shot you from 20 meters away. Aug/m16 one burst you all the time. Sometimes when i spawn in i just get killed 10 times and live for about 2 seconds in total. I played for about 3 days and finally got gold for my ak just for it to disappear ass soon as i closed the game and logged backSpawn camping, legit spawning next to the entire enemy team + spawn flips 50 times a minute. Shotguns one shot you from 20 meters away. Aug/m16 one burst you all the time. Sometimes when i spawn in i just get killed 10 times and live for about 2 seconds in total. I played for about 3 days and finally got gold for my ak just for it to disappear ass soon as i closed the game and logged back in.

    Zombies and campaign is a lot of fun tho :) Buy it after they update the **** game or if its on sale    … Expand
  20. Panaiotes
    Dec 9, 2020
    0
    Jogo ruim, armas sem recoil. Péssimos efeitos sonoros, péssimos gráficos e texturas.
    Engine de jogo antiga, parece jogo de ps3.
  21. Activisionblows
    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
  22. benprofessional
    Jul 5, 2023
    0
    Very bad game, not interesting at all all modes are crap, battlefield 1 better than this 10 times
  23. JC720
    Dec 13, 2020
    0
    Activision implemented skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) into every single game mode in order to attempt to increase microtransaction and profit more. They have ruined the online multiplayer experience by not incorporating a ranked playlist mode. The game is absolute garbage and the online multiplayer is not fun at all anymore. I’ve been buying every COD game for 13 years but I’m going toActivision implemented skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) into every single game mode in order to attempt to increase microtransaction and profit more. They have ruined the online multiplayer experience by not incorporating a ranked playlist mode. The game is absolute garbage and the online multiplayer is not fun at all anymore. I’ve been buying every COD game for 13 years but I’m going to stop since they have been ruining the franchise.… Expand
  24. Lboftw
    Dec 15, 2020
    0
    Game is extremely buggy on PS5. Avoid for a few months until they actually get around to fixing things.
  25. PizzaPlanet
    Dec 18, 2020
    0
    As someone who has been playing call of duty since the start of the franchise i can without a doubt say this is the WORST call of duty of all time, I have never played a more frustrating, broken, buggy game. Everything about this game sucks for starters the Guns there are not many of them and most of them suck the attachments suck they feel like they add nothing to the guns, tguns feelAs someone who has been playing call of duty since the start of the franchise i can without a doubt say this is the WORST call of duty of all time, I have never played a more frustrating, broken, buggy game. Everything about this game sucks for starters the Guns there are not many of them and most of them suck the attachments suck they feel like they add nothing to the guns, tguns feel sluggish and weak and all around a terrible experience, I have a 2.10 KD so im not amazing but I'm also not completely garbage and I feel like I have to struggle to go positive every game because I will put a whole magazine into a dude and he will eat the whole thing then 2 hot me this game has to be the WORST COD OF ALL TIME. honestly a disappointment, whould expect better from treyarch but after this one they really should not be making anymore games, SAVE YOU'RE MONEY don NOT buy this game the campaign is ok but way too short to consider buying its about 10 missions, zombies is ok but definitely not as good as previous ones and the multi-player is abysmal. Its especially upsetting when they charge extra for a PS5 copy. 0/10 so many better games out there even the free version of cod (Warzone) is better than this.… Expand
  26. FkDisGame
    Dec 18, 2020
    0
    Feels more copy-pasted than usual. Really bad CoD game, and that's coming from someone who buys every single Call of Duty game. I've played CoD since Modern Warfare (2007) and this is the first time I actually don't want to play the game at all. Do not buy unless they update HEAVILY. Their first content update brings literally ONLY ONE new map for multiplayer, no new map for zombies andFeels more copy-pasted than usual. Really bad CoD game, and that's coming from someone who buys every single Call of Duty game. I've played CoD since Modern Warfare (2007) and this is the first time I actually don't want to play the game at all. Do not buy unless they update HEAVILY. Their first content update brings literally ONLY ONE new map for multiplayer, no new map for zombies and they have the audacity to release a battle pass with 2 guns while the game is in this state. Even though zombies is pretty decent this year, there is still only one map.… Expand
  27. ANALDEMON
    Dec 20, 2020
    1
    I bought COBOCW and i dont have PS5 support , and also bag , SBMM , cheats, lags
  28. St0rmhunter64
    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...
  29. ViaLaVoo
    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.    … Expand
  30. Woigod
    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 ****
  31. deicerniauskas
    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
  32. ozzii_13
    Dec 27, 2020
    0
    WORST CALL OF DUTY GAME EVER. A stupid story mode, a **** multiplayer, awful gameplay, too much lags and bugs. I can easily say that you SHOULD NOT pay for this. Go buy a modern warfare game, or even black ops 4! even that is better than this game.
  33. xjamforthelambx
    Mar 30, 2021
    0
    There are too many bugs in the game, this is 4 months after release. The campaign is generally alright, but the multiplayer and zombies mode, especially on PS5 is have too many problems. The game will crash very often, resetting all of your rounds in zombies, I have not experienced crashes in multiplayer. The game almost made my ears bleed when in crashed.
  34. swagadoo
    Jan 8, 2021
    0
    I like call of duty cold war alot. You can choose your character from the game. The game gives you a male and female characters for both teams. I would want to see some more character customization in the future. Besides that the game is very enjoyable.
  35. SARMIII
    Jan 20, 2021
    0
    This is the worst call of duty game I’ve ever had the displeasure of purchasing. I run this game on a PS5 with lowest visual settings and it still crashes regularly. We’re now in January 2021 and it still crashes. I’ve Spent entire weapon Xp tokens waiting to start a match. I average 500+ mbps download speeds and 25+ upload yet the game still lags or completely crashes on the regular. IThis is the worst call of duty game I’ve ever had the displeasure of purchasing. I run this game on a PS5 with lowest visual settings and it still crashes regularly. We’re now in January 2021 and it still crashes. I’ve Spent entire weapon Xp tokens waiting to start a match. I average 500+ mbps download speeds and 25+ upload yet the game still lags or completely crashes on the regular. I can never finish a Zombies game and hardly finish any multiplayer matches. Modern Warfare had its fair share of bugs when it came out, but I didn’t experience half the bugs, and it still looks graphically better than this game. Sad thing is that I’m still getting less crashes and bugs than my other friends still on last gen consoles. How this garbage title got a half decent score on “reputable” game review websites is a testament to how far downhill the gaming industry is going.… Expand
  36. ColdWarisDOG
    Jan 20, 2021
    0
    Game is literally terrible Worst cod game ever made. So little content on launch, game has terrible graphics oversharpened and over saturated in dirty bomb. Game also runs terrible. I get literally unstable 60 fps and on the previous cod game i got easily over 100 fps. TLDR Game is awful
  37. Pierrus_54
    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
  38. sadeghsh28
    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.
  39. DynEste
    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”
  40. Anthem2p
    Jan 28, 2021
    1
    Pesimo , mala gráfica , malos controles
    Split screen que no funciona Do not waste your money on this game
  41. vinze01
    Mar 5, 2021
    0
    Useless game. would not recommend. bad matchmaking and **** servers. a complete waste of money
  42. uandi82much
    Mar 31, 2021
    0
    Absolute garbage. Terrible graphics. Terrible gameplay. Multiplayer lags and jumps. Just worst game ever.
  43. Joraser
    Apr 10, 2021
    0
    Eines der schlechtesten Spiele die ich je gespielt habe. Ich rate jedem vom Kauf ab. Die Kampagne habe ich nur bis zur Hälfte gespielt, da auch nur eine Mission gut war, die man aber auch schon in der großen Ps5-Präsentation von Sony gesehen hat. Der Rest war nach der üblichen Call of Duty-Formel. In der einen Mission kommen ganz viele Gegner, in der nächsten eine Schleicheinlage und dannEines der schlechtesten Spiele die ich je gespielt habe. Ich rate jedem vom Kauf ab. Die Kampagne habe ich nur bis zur Hälfte gespielt, da auch nur eine Mission gut war, die man aber auch schon in der großen Ps5-Präsentation von Sony gesehen hat. Der Rest war nach der üblichen Call of Duty-Formel. In der einen Mission kommen ganz viele Gegner, in der nächsten eine Schleicheinlage und dann noch eine Snipermission und so weiter. Der Multiplayer ist der absolute Horror. Neben skillbased Matchmaking, hat man auch noch in fast jeder Runde 2 Camper, die einen mit Sniper oder Waffen mit Thermalvisier in den Wahnsinn treiben. Nachdem ich mich entschieden habe den Multiplayer nicht mehr zu spielen, habe ich nur noch den Zombiemodus gespielt, wegen dem ich das Spiel auch gekauft habe. Leider ist dieser auch eine absolute Katastrophe. Spielt man mit zufälligen Leuten, hat man in der Regel eine Person die afk ist, da Activision das super System erfunden hat, dass man Upgradekristalle bekommt, wenn man hohe Runden erreicht, deswegen lassen alle ihre Konsole einfach in der Spielersuche laufen. Dazu kommt, dass der Zombiemodus nicht mehr so ist wie er es in den ersten Black Ops-Teilen war. Das schlimmste aber ist, dass bei mir jeden Tag neue Bugs aufgetreten sind. Cyberpunk war nichts dagegen. Und während sich CD Project Red dafür entschuldigt hat und stark daran gearbeitet hat die Bugs zu fixen, werden sie hier einfach totgeschwiegen. Bugs die von Anfang an verfügbar waren, sind ein halbes Jahr später immer noch nicht gepatched, denn Activision interessiert sich nicht für die Zufriedenheit der Spieler sondern nur für ihre Gewinne. Ich habe auch gehört, dass sie Sachen bei denen sie Geld verlieren, weil man einen Skin oder ähnliches durch einen Bug gratis bekommen kann sofort patchen. Als Fazit kann ich sagen, dass ich den Kauf extrem bereue und ich jeden von diesem Spiel abraten würde. Das letzte Call of Duty das ich gekauft habe.… Expand
  44. Foorzan
    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.
  45. wondest
    May 12, 2021
    0
    Unplayable piece of nothing. Not worth your money and time. Spawn system is just a garbage. No word needed.
  46. HammerBeltHank
    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
  47. Folder
    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.
  48. merwes234
    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
  49. Nguyenduy2021
    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
  50. AmaanAmjad
    Oct 5, 2021
    0
    Okay not tryna sound hater or some **** but this is the worst call of duty game that has been ever made its undone piece of **** with really bad graphics. This game is so broken i dont even understand why even the **** is treyarch making COD games they are the worst. Black ops 4 was absolute garbage and so is Cold war. I would just say that please dont waste your money on this garbage it’sOkay not tryna sound hater or some **** but this is the worst call of duty game that has been ever made its undone piece of **** with really bad graphics. This game is so broken i dont even understand why even the **** is treyarch making COD games they are the worst. Black ops 4 was absolute garbage and so is Cold war. I would just say that please dont waste your money on this garbage it’s the worst thing in human history i wish i was rich enough to buy 1000 copies just to break it, that would satisfy me more than the actual ****ing game.… Expand
  51. TonyBoyBR
    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
  52. jfrance10
    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.
  53. PotatoGames
    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.    … Expand
  54. Mu5149
    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
  55. julysniper
    Jan 26, 2022
    0
    What a load of garbage and downdate compares to ModernWarfare. The campaign is not enjoyable, the graphics look like a 2015 game. Multiplayer is not fun neither.
  56. 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.
  57. 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    … Expand
  58. maksympt1
    Apr 23, 2023
    0
    Absolute garbage made by greedy bastards. I have to wait hours to install something that I won't even play (multiplayer, zombies, and other crap). Then I have to have internet connection, playstation plus, stupid amount of storage, and download campaign separately to play this game. Complete disregard for a non-bs player who just wants to play the campaign. The campaign itself is full ofAbsolute garbage made by greedy bastards. I have to wait hours to install something that I won't even play (multiplayer, zombies, and other crap). Then I have to have internet connection, playstation plus, stupid amount of storage, and download campaign separately to play this game. Complete disregard for a non-bs player who just wants to play the campaign. The campaign itself is full of bugs and shortest most dull missions ever.… Expand
  59. Nekoking698
    May 26, 2023
    4
    comme d'habitude graphisme jolie la guerre froide bien mais c'est pas un jeu qui va révolutionner le game
  60. Concas
    Jul 30, 2023
    0
    Multigiocatore sbilanciato pieno di nerd senza vita che ti liquidano in 15 secondi. Schifo il gioco e questi esseri senza vita
  61. ytuh24
    Jul 8, 2023
    0
    nice bug with a grenade launcher in the last mission, I had to reload the mission by 10 for this bug to disappear
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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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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
  1. Cubed3
    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.
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  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. PSX Extreme
    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.
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