Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

 PlayStation 5
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5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 760 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 300 out of 760
  2. Mixed: 123 out of 760
  3. Negative: 337 out of 760
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  1. 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 ****
  2. 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
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. catcrow
    Jan 6, 2021
    7
    I bought this game to open all upgrades on weapons for upcoming Warzone seasons, it's obvious that those guns will dominate there.
    As a game, the Cold War has a good single-player company and so-so multiplayer.
    I have a strong feeling that the single-player and the multiplayer made by different people.
  6. 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.
  7. DEADTOK
    Jan 15, 2021
    9
    Игра заслуживает оценки от 6-9, - за плохой мультиплеер, и за короткий сюжет. А так, в целом для Call of duty, это очень хорошая часть. Советую покупать)
  8. Pivas
    Jan 14, 2021
    10
    Лучший современный шутер из актуальных, и в которых есть нормальный онлайн, к главному плюсу отнёс бы то, что здесь можно играть за пехоту на маленьких, насыщенных картах, и вас не будут посреди поля уничтожать снайперы, танкисты с другого конца карты, и пилоты вертолетов, мультиплеер отличный,Лучший современный шутер из актуальных, и в которых есть нормальный онлайн, к главному плюсу отнёс бы то, что здесь можно играть за пехоту на маленьких, насыщенных картах, и вас не будут посреди поля уничтожать снайперы, танкисты с другого конца карты, и пилоты вертолетов, мультиплеер отличный,
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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.
  14. 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”
  15. Anthem2p
    Jan 28, 2021
    1
    Pesimo , mala gráfica , malos controles
    Split screen que no funciona Do not waste your money on this game
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. Estebash
    Oct 6, 2021
    6
    Story/Campaigne 8/10 It really surprised my how epic the Story was and a Huge step up from wwII Story wich itself wasnt Bad. best cod campaigne That i played Online/Multiplayer 5/10 Its okey but kinda a lazy kopy from moderne warfare ist dosnt feel like a new game, damit give the franchise a break at least 2 years without a game Zombies 4/10 They could do something new exicting but no.Story/Campaigne 8/10 It really surprised my how epic the Story was and a Huge step up from wwII Story wich itself wasnt Bad. best cod campaigne That i played Online/Multiplayer 5/10 Its okey but kinda a lazy kopy from moderne warfare ist dosnt feel like a new game, damit give the franchise a break at least 2 years without a game Zombies 4/10 They could do something new exicting but no. Okey it is a decent Zombie simulator but a Bad black Ops zombie… Expand
  19. vinze01
    Mar 5, 2021
    0
    Useless game. would not recommend. bad matchmaking and **** servers. a complete waste of money
  20. martamstart
    Apr 4, 2022
    8
    Good and fair game--- maybe it wasnt in the beginning. But i would say its balanced and everything
  21. 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.
  22. Hiyaky
    Oct 25, 2021
    9
    Cool story, missions and innovation in the campaign. The multiplayer comes with a lot of funny and different modes and the zombies had an amazing comeback! Maybe, for someone that has played the previous cods, the feelings are different. But for me, whose last cod was infinite warfare, this was a piece of cake.
  23. uandi82much
    Mar 31, 2021
    0
    Absolute garbage. Terrible graphics. Terrible gameplay. Multiplayer lags and jumps. Just worst game ever.
  24. 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
  25. 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.
  26. Atomikage
    Apr 28, 2021
    10
    Best Multiplayer! Stop hating people. When I first plunged into this game, for me this herd is the best part of the series in terms of multiplayer and I am very sad that many people hate this game without reason. You may not like publisher marketing, but that's not a reason to hate the game.
  27. Rozzlington
    May 26, 2021
    5
    Painfully average, a great campaign and a fairly interesting zombies mode are not enough to distract you from how terrible the multiplayer is. The multiplayer forces you onto boring maps and either fills your game with terrible players or the best of the bunch, it's borderline impossible to sit down and casually enjoy Cold War, and for an arcade shooter like Call of Duty, that's a major problem.
  28. wondest
    May 12, 2021
    0
    Unplayable piece of nothing. Not worth your money and time. Spawn system is just a garbage. No word needed.
  29. 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
  30. DangerVl
    Jun 6, 2021
    8
    In this part, everything worked out for me. Nice ttk, great maps and just disgusting little content at the start. An objective assessment should be no more than 7 points, but against the background of the disgusting COD MW 2019, this game turned out to be a delight.
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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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