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. 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
  2. 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
  3. Anthem2p
    Jan 28, 2021
    1
    Pesimo , mala gráfica , malos controles
    Split screen que no funciona Do not waste your money on this game
  4. 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.
  5. Drfugi
    May 5, 2021
    1
    Where do I even begin. Let's start with why even release this game the mess that it is. Modern Warfare is so much better do not waste your money on this game. It's a buggy mess that has more glitches than a Bethesda game. On top of that there are so many little exploitable things everyone uses so you die as you spawn sometimes. It's camper paradise and it's awful. Don't buy it!
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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.
  9. FatRob
    Jan 7, 2021
    0
    WARNING! Crashes ALL the time. Spawn kills happens a lot. Recommended if you want to go to bed with rage in your whole body.
  10. Black-Templar
    Nov 14, 2020
    0
    Did the Official critics even touched the Multiplayer?
    I mean, even if they just reviewd the solo campaign, how can they give it an 8 or a 9 out of 10.
  11. igloonaut
    Dec 1, 2020
    0
    Do not buy this game, it is based on an old redundant code base and is a rushed unfinished game. it seems it was released as a way of conning COD Modern Warfare out of their hard earned money. It is nowhere near as polished as COD MW, it barely resembles a game released in previous decades - I tried to get a refund from Battle.net within the first week of buying the game, they have refusedDo not buy this game, it is based on an old redundant code base and is a rushed unfinished game. it seems it was released as a way of conning COD Modern Warfare out of their hard earned money. It is nowhere near as polished as COD MW, it barely resembles a game released in previous decades - I tried to get a refund from Battle.net within the first week of buying the game, they have refused my multiple pleas for a refund. I barely started the campaign, and have played less the a dozen MP games. I play hardcore mode, you get no indication of your ping and both shooting others and being shot feels jittery and unreal. you often die with a single shot when you have hit the enemy with what feels like an entire magazine. Vote with your feet people, and stay away from this trash.… Expand
  12. Danny_UK
    Jan 1, 2021
    0
    The game is broken and doesn't even work!! I bought the game for the campaign. When i put the disc in it gave me just 2 instillation options to choose from. One was multiplayer and the other some silly zombies mode. I have no interest in either, i just want the campaign, so i installed everything. Then it had large updates to install so i installed those also. It all took roughly 2 days.The game is broken and doesn't even work!! I bought the game for the campaign. When i put the disc in it gave me just 2 instillation options to choose from. One was multiplayer and the other some silly zombies mode. I have no interest in either, i just want the campaign, so i installed everything. Then it had large updates to install so i installed those also. It all took roughly 2 days. Once installed i fired up the campaign. It only allowed me to play the first intro level. When trying to play the second level it keeps saying the content is not installed!! I have installed everything you possibly can, and there is nothing left installing in the backround on my Playstation 5, everything is installed. I looked for help online and see many people having this issues, but found no real solution for it. I see some people say you have to install the campaign in 3 parts and get them from the Playstation store. 1. Why on earth would i have to do thati own the disc? 2. There is nothing on the store apart from content they want you to pay for. And none of it says its anything to do with the campaign, its all to do with multiplayer. And i've already paid £70 for the disc it should come with the full campaign on it, i'm not paying for anything else. Then i read someone else say i need to unistall and reinstall something called a battle net!! What on earth is a battle net when its at home!? So i'm left with a broken game that i paid £70 and waited 2 days to install only so i couldn't play it. Whatever happened to the days you just whacked a disc in and off you went? Needless to say i'll be fighting for a refund, even through the small courts if i have to. A total shambles. The last COD game i play that's for sure. Really annoyed me this has.… Expand
  13. 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
  14. getrwuegyweh
    Nov 14, 2020
    0
    The only fun part of this game is the gun customisation. Apart from that, it's AWFUL! Also, stop allowing PC players to play with xbox and PS players, every other game theres a hacker.
  15. WendyClarke
    Nov 14, 2020
    0
    I had very high hopes for this next installment. But oh jesus was i vastly disappointed. Make cod good again
  16. BigPolish12
    Nov 14, 2020
    0
    this game is not good not fun not worth your money and not worth your time. refunded it 7 hours after purchase.
  17. GamingReality
    Jul 9, 2023
    0
    Got it for free on PS plus, I really wanted to like this game but even for free it's not worth playing, very poor game. I pity the people who've paid for this scam of a game. I thought about mentioning the errors and flaws in my review but you can write off the entire game as a huge error, RIP call of duty. I'm not going to give this franchise another chance even for free... Pathetic game
  18. OnlyOneHere
    Nov 15, 2020
    0
    This game is complete garbage. It requires internet just to play the campaign. The developers are charging $70 for this piece of garbage, which is $10 more than what you would normally pay. If they are going to charge that much, than I should at least be able to play the singleplayer without having to require internet. The developers were too greedy and lazy to put in the time and effortThis game is complete garbage. It requires internet just to play the campaign. The developers are charging $70 for this piece of garbage, which is $10 more than what you would normally pay. If they are going to charge that much, than I should at least be able to play the singleplayer without having to require internet. The developers were too greedy and lazy to put in the time and effort to make the singleplayer available without online.

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

    The AI is incredibly stupid in this game. The multiplayer is complete trash and it is exactly the same trash as Black Ops 4. All they did was give us some trash maps. This game lacks so much polish. It is full of bugs and glitches. I don't recommend this game at all.    … Expand
  19. brevingraham
    Nov 23, 2020
    0
    This is the worst game I’ve ever played, graphics are a downgrade from MW, SBMM is stronger than Dwayne Johnson, the gunplay is complete trash, zero content, and it’s literally just bo4 with a Cold War paint job. And bo4 was already garbage to begin with, I’d rather play MW than this pathetic excuse of a 60 dollar game. Treyarch and vonderhaar y’all are a bunch of clowns, this game is aThis is the worst game I’ve ever played, graphics are a downgrade from MW, SBMM is stronger than Dwayne Johnson, the gunplay is complete trash, zero content, and it’s literally just bo4 with a Cold War paint job. And bo4 was already garbage to begin with, I’d rather play MW than this pathetic excuse of a 60 dollar game. Treyarch and vonderhaar y’all are a bunch of clowns, this game is a joke.… Expand
  20. Absolute-Truth
    Nov 19, 2020
    0
    Game does not even work. Gives me a server issue, and nothing installs. Game is stuck in limbo. Unfinished work from Activision.
  21. 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
  22. sigma192
    Nov 22, 2020
    0
    Игра - полный отстой. Если вы играли хотя бы в одну из предыдущих игр, считайте, что играли и в эту. Сплошные повторы и копирование, ничего нового. Плюс, как всегда, россияне за всеми следят и во всём виноваты. Разработчики, вам самим не надоел этот бред?Игра - полный отстой. Если вы играли хотя бы в одну из предыдущих игр, считайте, что играли и в эту. Сплошные повторы и копирование, ничего нового. Плюс, как всегда, россияне за всеми следят и во всём виноваты. Разработчики, вам самим не надоел этот бред?
  23. DevenDaFreak
    Nov 18, 2020
    0
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  24. RandomH3ro
    Dec 5, 2020
    0
    If you like gameplay from 1984, graphics that sucks, only 6 mp maps, connection problems, ugliest operator und a horrible gun play... this is your game!
  25. Valencapo241
    Dec 14, 2020
    0
    Es la misma mierda que se sacan del orto, pero con distinto nombre y cagadas. Pero que la cagan igual de siempre!
  26. sarcastor
    Jul 10, 2023
    0
    another fine example of pay to win BS. multiplayer is fun, but not when you're level 24 and you are playig against people with level 3000+ and higher, and have guns with zero recoil and heat vision. but don't fret, if you don't want to grind to get better gear, you can just buy better guns for actual money. so yes on to[p of the $$ for the game, you'll have to spend more just to compete.
  27. Michmala
    Mar 29, 2022
    0
    Le jeux est une merde atomique à comparer de mw qui est sorti 1 ans avant, les arme ressemble à des fusil de airsoft les graphisme son à chier pour un studio aussi gros que treyarch. Le mode campagne une grosse blague le perso parle même pas lmao sérieux.... les choix on aucun impacts sinon il y a quel que niveaux interessnt dans le jeux et un scénarios bâclé. Sinon le multi est vraimentLe jeux est une merde atomique à comparer de mw qui est sorti 1 ans avant, les arme ressemble à des fusil de airsoft les graphisme son à chier pour un studio aussi gros que treyarch. Le mode campagne une grosse blague le perso parle même pas lmao sérieux.... les choix on aucun impacts sinon il y a quel que niveaux interessnt dans le jeux et un scénarios bâclé. Sinon le multi est vraiment mauvais les animation des perso son dégueulasse le sound design est mauvais on dirait un jeux ps3....… Expand
  28. Fatmac
    Nov 30, 2020
    0
    Trash, pure trash. Campy, caters to new players who don’t care about getting better, just being average, Skill Based Matchmaking that is complete trash. Lobbies take longer to get into that 10 years ago, weapons that laser beam you because it’s better for new players to feel better about themselves, breaking the lobbies up after every single game.
  29. 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
  30. 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!!!!!
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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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