Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

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  1. 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.
  2. srinu634
    Apr 14, 2021
    9
    Campaign Only Review.
    I generally don't play multiplayer and haven't tried the zombies mode yet so this review is only for the Campaign.
    Pro's: Campaign Time: I don't have time to play hours and hours of games. This campaign is short and ideal to play over the weekend as you can complete it in around 5-6 hours. Level Design: The level design is a big plus for this game. The levels    Campaign Only Review.
    I generally don't play multiplayer and haven't tried the zombies mode yet so this review is only for the Campaign.

    Pro's:
    Campaign Time: I don't have time to play hours and hours of games. This campaign is short and ideal to play over the weekend as you can complete it in around 5-6 hours.

    Level Design: The level design is a big plus for this game. The levels in Vietnam, Berlin for example are rich in detail and well crafted. The level in Vietnam was the highlight of the campaign.

    Music: This is a big plus to the campaign. I loved the music and I can definitely see a lot of effort that went into creating it.

    Story: Story was immersive though it's not the biggest reason why someone would pickup this game.

    PS5: The adaptive triggers and the haptic feedbacks elevate the gameplay experience.

    Texture quality: Probably, one of the overlooked aspect of this game is the texture quality. Apart from Demon's souls, I haven't seen a single game which had high texture quality like COD. I would rate Demon's souls and COD on the top over other games for how good the texture quality is. The details on the ground, on the leaves don't feel like a cheap gimmick but rather filled with details.

    Note:
    I have not played many COD games so I am not able to compare it with the other games. Irrespective of how other COD games were, the story, the level design, music, gameplay is pretty good and I think the campaign deserves a good rating.

    Another Note: I had my set of problems with the game's ridiculous ways of downloading the campaign. I had to search in Youtube because it wasn't obvious. Moreover, 200 gb is crazy. However, I am rating the game solely based on the campaign and the gameplay for the campaign and I think they executed the campaign well.

    Also, it's not worth 70$. Buy it on a sale if you are planning to play it for campaign solely. 9 because it is expensive and the campaign download was just plain stupid.    … Expand
  3. 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
  4. WorldRedbull
    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.    … Expand
  5. dangyosabyss
    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
  6. uandi82much
    Mar 31, 2021
    0
    Absolute garbage. Terrible graphics. Terrible gameplay. Multiplayer lags and jumps. Just worst game ever.
  7. 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.
  8. macintyre1991
    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.    … Expand
  9. Simsim1991
    Mar 23, 2021
    7
    I just play in campaign mode and this mode is very short only 7 hours of play. I find very expensive to give 65€ just to play 7 hours. My score is 7/10 because graphics are very good and I don't try the multiplayers mode.
  10. copeta
    Mar 20, 2021
    0
    This is the worst nightmare for a real CoD fan. Played every game in the saga (not portable spinoffs) since original CoD on my Pentium III. This isn't nightmarish as a product itself. It is after the release of Modern Warfare. It was like Activision telling the fanbase "hey, let's go back 5 or 6 years boys". And that's enough for me. 1/10
  11. 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!!!!!
  12. jaco111
    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.    … Expand
  13. youngZuber
    Mar 7, 2021
    7
    The game looks very promising, but unfortunately it is a "downgrade" of Modern Warfare 2019, the game just doesn't feel right, it's unfinished and with more bugs, errors and crashes than usual, the game's campaign is OK, the bad end of the game is the best, many say that, the zombies mode is fun, but it came with only one / two maps and I think the third one will not arrive so fast, I missThe game looks very promising, but unfortunately it is a "downgrade" of Modern Warfare 2019, the game just doesn't feel right, it's unfinished and with more bugs, errors and crashes than usual, the game's campaign is OK, the bad end of the game is the best, many say that, the zombies mode is fun, but it came with only one / two maps and I think the third one will not arrive so fast, I miss the good old days which we had characters were charismatic and funny, in this new zombies we don’t have any cool characters, there are some cool phrases that they speak, but it’s not the same as it was in the past, multiplayer is acceptable, I hate playing online, simply because it’s complicated to play games with tryhard people and leaves my experience annoying, unpleasant and boring, on the multiplayer maps, there are not many, I'm glad they came back with the Black Ops 2 RAID, but that doesn't help much ...… Expand
  14. 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
  15. bersi84
    Mar 5, 2021
    7
    I am a bit unsure how to rate this game. For me I like CoD just because of the campaigns. They are scripted as hell and I like em that way. Cold War had some interesting approaches yet it didnt bring up the intensity of other titles in the series. The engine runs okay-ish but I had to battle against some motion sickness. Even fiddling aroun with FOV and settings didnt help, neverI am a bit unsure how to rate this game. For me I like CoD just because of the campaigns. They are scripted as hell and I like em that way. Cold War had some interesting approaches yet it didnt bring up the intensity of other titles in the series. The engine runs okay-ish but I had to battle against some motion sickness. Even fiddling aroun with FOV and settings didnt help, never encountered this before.

    Another stupid thing is that the game tries to connect you to the servers before you are able to select what you want to play. Sometimes I was kept in queue but was able to jump back into the game via PS5 quick actions. This shows, that there is something very wrong with the game presents itself.

    The engine itself looks beautiful and the sound design is amazing. The RT feels minor im comparison to other title but still gives a decent mix of detail to the game. Loading times were okay-ish, I had one error loop which cured after closing the game and restarting the mission. After all the CoD games consume way too much disk space even if you only install partials.

    Altogether this lead me to a 7/10. Campaign didnt feel as strong as other installments. Engine was fine but has some hiccups. The Dual Sense implementation is very well made I have to admit. The guns feel different and characteristic but I still think many people will just deactive this feature. Have the crank on a shotty especially against zombies was worth it.    … Expand
  16. vinze01
    Mar 5, 2021
    0
    Useless game. would not recommend. bad matchmaking and **** servers. a complete waste of money
  17. sexy_George
    Feb 16, 2021
    10
    I don't understand why there's so much hatred for this part, for me this part is the best. Its atmosphere, style, campaign (oooh, yeah, it's something with something). The campaign is one of the best, it's a pity that the 5-6 hours, and so is excellent, I hope more will continue. Thank you developers))))
    Campaign 10/10
    Networking 8/10 (all cool, but a long pumping gunsXD) Zombies    I don't understand why there's so much hatred for this part, for me this part is the best. Its atmosphere, style, campaign (oooh, yeah, it's something with something). The campaign is one of the best, it's a pity that the 5-6 hours, and so is excellent, I hope more will continue. Thank you developers))))
    Campaign 10/10
    Networking 8/10 (all cool, but a long pumping gunsXD)
    Zombies 10/10(not many maps, but waiting for more)    … Expand
  18. LadyNegan
    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
  19. Lonejumper23
    Feb 15, 2021
    5
    Why is the Campaign the last thing to download and thats after 1 TB is downloaded of all the stuff I didn"t want to play. Took me 3 hrs to get the Campaign running and what a let down. But then the game begins and on the PS5 this game looks stunning and plays incredible. The story is very good but too short. (5.5 hrs) I didn't play the rest of the games that come on this disk and I feelWhy is the Campaign the last thing to download and thats after 1 TB is downloaded of all the stuff I didn"t want to play. Took me 3 hrs to get the Campaign running and what a let down. But then the game begins and on the PS5 this game looks stunning and plays incredible. The story is very good but too short. (5.5 hrs) I didn't play the rest of the games that come on this disk and I feel COD has lost its draw for the consumer. They need to go back to their roots and make the best long campaign to date and build off it with other DLC's and missions. I want $100,000 for that idea which will make you millions and send the cheque in the mail.… Expand
  20. TheDazPaz
    Feb 6, 2021
    7
    Stpry is good, if a bit short and honestly nothing too special. Fundamentally more fun multiplayer than MW however the games current lack of content means it struggles to compete with MW, until they add more content. Zombies is also a ton of fun, but again a lack of content hampers this. Overall in it's currnet state I think it's not quite on MW2019's level but has the potential to be soStpry is good, if a bit short and honestly nothing too special. Fundamentally more fun multiplayer than MW however the games current lack of content means it struggles to compete with MW, until they add more content. Zombies is also a ton of fun, but again a lack of content hampers this. Overall in it's currnet state I think it's not quite on MW2019's level but has the potential to be so much better in the long run.… Expand
  21. SuperkenGaming
    Feb 1, 2021
    7
    Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War
    Waiting for the rest to be patched in.
    Cold War is probably th wmost lack luster call of duty game ive ever played. First. The campaign isn’t even on the disk. What is this thing even installing? Because after you go to play the campaign its like, nah you gotta download it, heres part one… that’s right part one… youll play a mission in this joke of a    Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War
    Waiting for the rest to be patched in.
    Cold War is probably th wmost lack luster call of duty game ive ever played.
    First. The campaign isn’t even on the disk.
    What is this thing even installing? Because after you go to play the campaign its like, nah you gotta download it, heres part one… that’s right part one… youll play a mission in this joke of a campaign and then its like oh you nee to download part 2 now, heres another 26gb patch ontope of the 20 you just downloaded, but it doesn’t stope there, theres another 20 gb part 3.. .thats right.. nearly 70 GB patched in for not even 4 hour long campaign. That they couldn’t just put on the disc… downloading multiplayer and zombies makes sense because its primarily online.. but a 4 hour long campaign, it’s a joke…
    I for one do understand why so many people love call of duty, its multiplayer, and thankfully its just as fun here as its ever been with all of its modes outside of team deathmatch.. that’s usually my favorite mode, but I just wasn’t feeling the maps this year in deathmatch, but I had an absolute blast anyway for hours playing that ultra addicting, spawn shoot die gameplay, and its been a hwile since ive played a call of duty game.. since ww2.. so im not sure if these things are new but I am loving the instant respawns here on the next gen.. and I also appreciate that camping snipers have a little reflection to give away their location.. ive never been a fan of zombies mode, its obviously here.. I cant fairly critique it as it just isn’t my thing… but the main reason I play a call of duty game, at least in my currently life where I don’t have the time to sink days into multiplayer is the campaign.. but thankfully I do have the fun and addictive multiplayer to play through while it takes more hours to download than it does to actually play…
    Here you play as yourself, during the cold war, and the campaign actually started with tons of promise.. I wouldn’t mind if every year we got a well told 3-4 hour long story full of amazing set pieces and a mind blowing experience to compliment the fun multiplayer, and this campaign had its moments, it felt like an interactive movie with great moments and missions, some of the best stealth missions ive ever experienced in a first person shooter, but halfway through the campaign just falls apart, it becomes generic first person shooter level design and story telling, theres even a section of the game here youre redoing the same thing like 5 times in a row… that’s how much you can tell the creative juices have evaporated after an impressive start.. I didn’t want to stop playing, but I had to to let part 2 download… such a let down…
    Call of Duty is what it is…
    You know what youre going to get every year…
    it never changes outside of the setting..and this is where the let down comes into play
    Im personaly okay with a little 4 hour journey each year, but please put a little more effort and see that effort through, especially if again,, its only going to be 4 hours… it better be solid.
    But at least you have some new maps to play with.
    I give Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War
    a 7/10    … Expand
  22. Bartmithique
    Jan 31, 2021
    8
    I really enjoyed the campain! I like how they changed up the formula and took a bit of risk. The multiplayer and zombies were pretty average. Over all a solid game
  23. 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”
  24. Oleh_Yasha
    Jan 22, 2021
    10
    It's very enjoyable. Especially to play zombie mode with your friends.
    I just don't understand that score....it's groundless. The main story is good, multiplayer is good! PS5 support is great. The friend of mine has shot almost with each COD weapon in real life and he said that controller pretty much mirrors real feeling of shooting that type of gun in real life. Of course in the way it    It's very enjoyable. Especially to play zombie mode with your friends.
    I just don't understand that score....it's groundless. The main story is good, multiplayer is good! PS5 support is great. The friend of mine has shot almost with each COD weapon in real life and he said that controller pretty much mirrors real feeling of shooting that type of gun in real life. Of course in the way it may do it. It's a controller, not an AR15 simulation)))    … Expand
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. havoc_blazing
    Jan 20, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This Game is fun it was bad at the start but they fixed up main issues only problem is skill based match making it’s a pain in the ass to do good one match then get sh*t on the next… Expand
  29. TheShneyck
    Jan 19, 2021
    8
    I am a Call of Duty Player since Black Ops 3, and even if a lot of people hate it, it's the best since I started playing. The story is quite short, but full of interesting missions. The Zombie Mode is just perfect and i love to play it with my friends. The power ups, the map, everything is just right. I cant wait to play the new map, which btw will be free, which is nice of treyarch. TheI am a Call of Duty Player since Black Ops 3, and even if a lot of people hate it, it's the best since I started playing. The story is quite short, but full of interesting missions. The Zombie Mode is just perfect and i love to play it with my friends. The power ups, the map, everything is just right. I cant wait to play the new map, which btw will be free, which is nice of treyarch. The only thing distuebing me is the dead ops 3 trophie because its too hard and i cant get my platinum because of that. And the Multyplayer: Is actually really fun. Idk about the others but I have a k/d of 1.30 and my lobbys are pretty ok. I can have fun and troll with my knife... Or sweat the hell out of me and the result is: Im having a good experience. Everyone is hating on this game but I can tell you: Theres been worse. Just try it out for yourself… Expand
  30. JohnSuth
    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
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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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