Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

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4.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 438 Ratings

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  1. captainkane
    Oct 22, 2018
    4
    Black Ops 4 is a messy hodgepodge. Treyarch compiled a greatest hits tribute of popular fps modes, minus a campaign. Unfortunately, the tribute contains sloppy, off tune renditions of better games. BO4 isn’t nearly as fun or innovative as Black Ops 2, the last good game of the series. If BO4 had launched under a different brand, it would’ve immediately failed. BO4 looks and feels rushedBlack Ops 4 is a messy hodgepodge. Treyarch compiled a greatest hits tribute of popular fps modes, minus a campaign. Unfortunately, the tribute contains sloppy, off tune renditions of better games. BO4 isn’t nearly as fun or innovative as Black Ops 2, the last good game of the series. If BO4 had launched under a different brand, it would’ve immediately failed. BO4 looks and feels rushed to market. And that’s likely since rumors suggest the original version was scrapped midway thru development. COD is struggling to stay relevant because it's out of ideas.

    Graphically, BO4 is an obvious step back from Infinite Warfare. IW looks fantastic with its punchy, vibrant colors. Plus, it has speedy, consistent performance. BO4 resembles a scaled up 360 game. Its muddled colors and bland textures are inexcusable when considering the amount of money supporting the franchise. Frame rates drop during intense battles. Several maps are recycled from older games, but they aren’t improvements. Blackout is where the engine really struggles. Blackout looks ridiculously dated and has the substandard performance to match.

    B04’s multiplayer is an unbalanced mess. The Pick 10 system intentionally hampers open-ended customization. Guns of the same class have divergent upgrade paths. For example, one LMG gets several magazine upgrades and multiple FMJ’s types, while another LMG gets a laser to improve hip firing. These exclusive upgrades restrict gamers from playing how they want.

    Spawns are horrid. They're the biggest problem in multiplayer. Players are spawning into firefights, on top of grenades, and in front of the baddies who just killed them, etc. Spawn trapping is easily exploitable. In other matches, spawns will flip constantly. So it’s impossible to enact tactical map control. Treyarch acknowledged the broken spawns, but this should’ve been fixed before release.

    The insanely fast movement speed complicates the broken spawns. Players can traverse any map in a few seconds. Plus, they have unlimited stamina. I spawned into a domination game in progress. At the start of the second round, enemies called in a UAV. I immediately rocketed it into pieces. By then, enemies were already in our spawn and capping our objective. I was killed before I could switch back to my primary weapon. All that happened in about 3 seconds. Ridiculous. The rapid traversals wreak havoc on the broken spawns because players are literally everywhere at once. This problem is amplified tenfold on small maps. Unrestrained sprinting nearly killed Halo 4. It might kill BO4 as well.

    Basically, holding strategic positions is fruitless. Enemies will certainly spawn directly behind players holding key points and by the time those players turns around, enemies will have spawned on the opposite side as well. Constant flanking means 1v1 firefights nearly always tip towards 1v3’s and 1v4’s. It’s comparable to the chaos in Advanced Warfare. B04 forces players to play offensively and aggressively because of its bad design and broken mechanics.

    Specialist abilities are broken. Abilities range from overpowered to downright useless. BO4 shamelessly borrows from Destiny and Overwatch. Unlike Overwatch, abilities lack obvious counters. A flamethrower should roast someone camping behind a shield. Not in BO4. Dogs-which are now an ability and not a scorestreak-should be obliterated by rockets. Not in BO4. This exact same problem existed in BO3. Lazy. Lazy. Lazy developers.

    Lethals such as trophy system and grenades are now locked behind high level caps. Players must give up operator abilities to access them. That sucks. In order to eliminate grenade spam, Treyarch essentially removed grenades. It “fixes” one problem only to create 10 more.

    Hit detection is substandard. It's been confirmed that server tickrates were lowered 70% after B04's release. It's noticeable. B04 has terrible hit detection compared to Halo 5, Overwatch, and Titanfall. Host disconnects happen frequently. COD still uses bargain bin servers because it values the bottom line over the player experience. Cheap. Cheap. Cheap. As long as gamers support the series, that won't change.

    The health bar has negligible impact in firefights. The time to kill continues to be quick. The first to see, first to kill rule still largely applies. Flinching can prevent players from taking cover, which negates the role of health. BO4's poor design mean there's virtually nothing about it which encourages tactical play or justifies the bar’s addition. Plus, terrible hit detection effectively negates the advantages of health.

    The much touted Blackout mode will be unrewarding for many. Flushing out enemies, kill assists, or providing squad mates with upgraded weapons earns no points. Blackout is a polished PUBG. Nothing more, nothing less. Zero innovation. There’s nothing worthwhile here for people who aren’t battle royal fans.

    BO4 is a missed opportunity.    … Expand
  2. McGillotine
    Oct 12, 2018
    4
    Extremely lackluster, Black Ops 4 promised to be more than your average multiplayer experience however aside from a battle royale mode casually thrown in to appeal to PUBG and Fornite audiences there isn't all that much extra on offer to justify Black Ops 4's price tag.

    Specialist HQ: Specialist HQ replaces story mode in Black ops 4 and is inspired heavily by Rainbow Six Siege's    Extremely lackluster, Black Ops 4 promised to be more than your average multiplayer experience however aside from a battle royale mode casually thrown in to appeal to PUBG and Fornite audiences there isn't all that much extra on offer to justify Black Ops 4's price tag.

    Specialist HQ:
    Specialist HQ replaces story mode in Black ops 4 and is inspired heavily by Rainbow Six Siege's Situations mode. The mode encompasses 10 missions one for each specialist and serves as a tutorial mission. After each mission the player is awarded a star and a piece of cut-scene that when put together serves as the games "story". i use the term "story" very loosely as the cut-scenes lack context, make no sense and only confuse even the most intelligent of players. The only positive from this mode is the narration by SGT Frank Woods, voiced By James C. Burns, who maintains his trademark humor

    Zombies
    Zombies is back and as complicated as ever. I feel like i'm the only person sometimes who misses classic zombies. The thrill of running around, chugging perk sodas and mowing down zombies with pack-a-punched weapons. In a sense Black Ops 4 still does contain these elements, however, with class systems and an over-reliance on Easter eggs over survival, zombies continues its downward spiral into mediocrity with great maps being devalued by unneeded mechanics.

    Blackout
    The main draw of Black ops 4 is its unoriginal battle royale mode. Implemented solely to cash in on what is the current fad in gaming. Blackout is exactly what you would expect from a battle royale game. Dropped into battle with nothing more than your clothes, you collect gear and kill every other player until you or your team are left victorious. For those who are attracted to battle royale modes, you will likely have a great deal of fun. However if you hate battle royale of don't care much for it like me, you'll find that BO4 does little to change your outlook. The map itself is okay and aside from some baron areas and the noticeable decline in graphics, the game mode does run pretty well. I find myself placing in the top 5 on a frequent basis however while the mode is for the most part is smooth, i find myself having little fun with the mode itself.

    Multiplayer
    Black Ops 2 will be forever in my heart as the time the franchise peaked with its multiplayer. Every other game in the franchise has tried to "innovate" in some way or another and failed to reach the same heights as BO2. Whether it be Ghost's significantly decreasing the time to kill or Advanced Warfare adding jump packs or BO3 adding wall running and classes there has been a need to innovate the series regardless of whether or not its the right direction or not. Black ops 4 strips most of these "innovations" keeping only classes, a shorter time to kill, and the health bar system from WW2. Classes are for the most part unbalanced and limit player class customization, though restricting the players throw-ables and specialist abilities to 1 option per class. This means that while some characters will be able to hold a cluster sticky bomb others will only be able to hold a flashbang. The shorter time to kill is also a pain in the ass and throws skill out the window in exchange for who has the itchiest trigger finger. The health system is also completely redundant. As the player has to manually recharge their health by pressing button on their controller, this takes the player out of the action for half a second as their health goes back up. While this system would make more sense if health recharges were limited, a complete lack of limitation of how many times you can heal yourself in a single life makes the entire mechanic ridiculous as you have to remember after each encounter to press a button to recharge your health. The maps featured in Black ops 4 are also pretty average for a COD game and feature the typical three lanes of death: one path on the right, one of the left and one in the middle. Games end up playing extremely similar to one another and are pretty lackluster.

    As a fully priced game there is little to justify the heavy price tag. There is a distinct lack of content, that blackout and zombies fails to account for and the entire experience feels half done. Sure there are three zombies maps in the base game, but BO1 achieved that feat aswell and that had a campaign!. Now, I won't bring up Campaign anymore, because Treyach has been vocal in this not being one of the games features and its only fair to critique what is in the actual game. But in the being said the game is a bare bones experiences, if you like killing things to no end, you'll like Black Ops 4, however if you like a bit of depth to your game and some story, you probably won't like Black Ops 4    … Expand
  3. calanga
    Nov 6, 2018
    4
    More of the same **** nothing new just fire and loot boxes just what activision wants ($$$$)
  4. seaicanmexfood
    Nov 16, 2018
    4
    Was happy with this game until they introduced the Black Market. You either spend $200 to get all the tiers or you miss out due to it being too hard to progress through them. It’s a $100 game in Australia and the fact that there’s even the option to spend another $200 on lazy cosmetic tiers is appalling.

    Remember back in the good old days when we used to get a CoD and 4 maps packs, all    Was happy with this game until they introduced the Black Market. You either spend $200 to get all the tiers or you miss out due to it being too hard to progress through them. It’s a $100 game in Australia and the fact that there’s even the option to spend another $200 on lazy cosmetic tiers is appalling.

    Remember back in the good old days when we used to get a CoD and 4 maps packs, all up costing around $150AUD. Now you have the $100AUD base game, $200+AUD worth of tiers, the eventual $20AUD map packs, and god now what else they’ll charge for.    … Expand
  5. DarCbrGr
    Jun 26, 2021
    4
    The fact that there's only multiplayer and zombies here is good considering how the last Black Ops campaign was, but there was also a huuuuuge lack of content. Base multiplayer was boring and the zombies mode wasn't much better either. The saving grace of this game tho is Blackout, which would be further improved upon with Warzone which launched during the next COD game's cycle.
  6. TechnicalN9ne
    Dec 24, 2019
    4
    Again, what the hell happened to this now god awful gaming franchise. Literally the only good new addition is Blackout, which is mediocre at best. What an honest joke.
  7. Caldan
    Nov 14, 2020
    4
  8. SelfPlayer123
    May 9, 2020
    4
    Why is this game good and bad?

    This game has done many new and super helpful things for the gameplay, but it fails in so many diffrent aspects. Personally i hate the ui. It's bad polished and way to small. Same problems with the menus. I hate Pay2Win. It's unfair. In this game you can buy overpowered weapons from old cod's for 10€ each. Buy it and dominate. Pure **** The gameplay is    Why is this game good and bad?

    This game has done many new and super helpful things for the gameplay, but it fails in so many diffrent aspects. Personally i hate the ui. It's bad polished and way to small. Same problems with the menus. I hate Pay2Win. It's unfair. In this game you can buy overpowered weapons from old cod's for 10€ each. Buy it and dominate. Pure **** The gameplay is fine, but specalists overpowered. It's fun to grind, but over all not a good game. If you're not a fan of COD don't buy this game. And if you're, you better save your hard earned money.    … Expand
  9. wiredspore44
    Dec 28, 2020
    4
    Boring, generic modern shooter which doesn't even have a campaign mode! Not a good first impression to Call Of Duty series!
  10. AnthonyG
    Jan 16, 2019
    3
    Went back to WW2. Every call of Duty since 2007's COD4 I have max prestiged in and gave days of playtime, all bar one. That was Infinite Warfare. But that was because COD4 Remastered came out at the same time. Now it is two. Grimmed and bared up to Prestige 0, level 35 and just figured this is not for me and went back to WW2 in mid November. I have not had a single urge to play this onceWent back to WW2. Every call of Duty since 2007's COD4 I have max prestiged in and gave days of playtime, all bar one. That was Infinite Warfare. But that was because COD4 Remastered came out at the same time. Now it is two. Grimmed and bared up to Prestige 0, level 35 and just figured this is not for me and went back to WW2 in mid November. I have not had a single urge to play this once since November. Its now mid January.… Expand
  11. DreadPurpose
    Feb 28, 2019
    3
    Haven't played a CoD since Black Ops 3, skipped Infinite Warfare and WW2. I was burned out on the franchise. I didn't even finish the campaign mode of BO3 so the lack of a campaign in this game isn't a huge loss for me. I came back to CoD with this entry for the gameplay. The multiplayer feels like BO2 (which I consider the best in the series). Zombies is better and bigger than it's everHaven't played a CoD since Black Ops 3, skipped Infinite Warfare and WW2. I was burned out on the franchise. I didn't even finish the campaign mode of BO3 so the lack of a campaign in this game isn't a huge loss for me. I came back to CoD with this entry for the gameplay. The multiplayer feels like BO2 (which I consider the best in the series). Zombies is better and bigger than it's ever been. Blackout mode is strangely addictive. There's so much content here that it easily justifies the price. I'll be playing this consistently for the next year, easily. I'll more than get my money's worth out of the three modes on offer. I needed the break from the last 2 and BO4 is the perfect game to jump back in. Don't let the haters dissuade you. This game is fun. There's even offline bots for Zombie and Multiplayer modes for those that don't like to play with others online. It's great. EDIT: Changed my score to a 3/10 because of the shady, under-handed, beyond greedy practices of Activision.… Expand
  12. Geraldlebo
    Aug 16, 2019
    3
    The baddest Call of Duty no solo campaign bad multiplayer modes only the zombie mode save the game.
  13. FireKnight224
    Jan 15, 2019
    3
    This game is not worth 100$ at all. The zombies are a complete mess and just doesn't feel good like the past because of the main idea of you beating the easter egg which most casual gamers won't do, the battle royal is kind of fun but gets really old for me fast, but the multiplayer is the only thing I actually like even though there are a ton things that are really bad, for Ex: lack ofThis game is not worth 100$ at all. The zombies are a complete mess and just doesn't feel good like the past because of the main idea of you beating the easter egg which most casual gamers won't do, the battle royal is kind of fun but gets really old for me fast, but the multiplayer is the only thing I actually like even though there are a ton things that are really bad, for Ex: lack of new maps, small variety of guns, again with the annoying specialists, and increased health. But overall this game should not be worth the 100$ price tag or even 60$ honestly go for around 30$, no higher.… Expand
  14. FallingFlamingo
    Jan 26, 2019
    3
    Picked up the title yesterday, a couple months after it launched, on a whim. I haven't played a Call of Duty game in many years, being primarily a story-based RPG kinda gamer and not a fan of the toxicity the average CoD player produces.

    I'm incredibly disappointed, but not for the reasons you'd expect. Micro-transactions are w/e, they're all cosmetic and there's no paywall for    Picked up the title yesterday, a couple months after it launched, on a whim. I haven't played a Call of Duty game in many years, being primarily a story-based RPG kinda gamer and not a fan of the toxicity the average CoD player produces.

    I'm incredibly disappointed, but not for the reasons you'd expect.

    Micro-transactions are w/e, they're all cosmetic and there's no paywall for content. That's good.

    The detail and graphical potential this title has lives up to the CoD name. That's good.

    Zombies mode is kinda fun if wave-based defense is your thing. That's good.

    Battle Royale mode is fun and sees decent updates. That's good.

    Multiplayer has NO skill based matchmaking and is a smoking hot mess. What the actual ****
    How does Activision expect to entice new players into their IP when the MAJOR SELLING POINT, the multiplayer, is so unbalanced for new players the experience isn't even fun? In my first 5-10 matches online, I was the ONLY player not prestiged and under level 30 (to be precise, I was LEVEL ONE.) That means I have no create-a-class, no experience with any weapons, no experience with any of the maps, and no experience with game mechanics other than how to point and shoot my **** gun (WITH NO USEFUL ATTACHMENTS).

    Spawns are still broken, a remnant of distress from my MW2 days, where you undoubtedly will be killed not because of your skill level, but because the game spawned you with an enemy within 10ft.

    I'm not sure if this is a valid complaint, but from my memory I seem to recall there being a larger assortment of weapons to choose from in previous entries, from what I can tell each type of weapon has about four unlocks and only around 4-5 types of gun per primary and secondary.

    As a side note, Activision needs to start taking into account the wide base of players they have. In their demographic exists a wide variety of player types, and many of them play every CoD game they release. When you pair these incredibly skilled players with the less experienced players that don't play as often, you just end up alienating a large portion of potential customers. I don't buy CoD games frequently because every time I do, my playing experience seems to be secondary to the Activision "Whales" and it's clear that Activision puts no protections in place to ensure that new players will have fun.

    If you're playing a competitive game, you want to play with competitors at your skill level. High Schoolers don't play NFL teams. My first Black Ops 4 match shouldn't be against CoD Veterans    … Expand
  15. wchamberlain8
    Sep 28, 2022
    3
    You can have fun on Black Ops 4, but it is a very small chance in comparison to the suffering you are put through due to map design, weapons and the god-awful specialists.
  16. dylansgaming48
    Jul 21, 2023
    3
    Horrible game not fun at all just downgrade from bo3 one of the main problems this game has is just really boring gameplay and a terrible campaign
  17. thierry83
    Oct 12, 2018
    2
    I wand my 60 euro back bad game. Not word the money boring and still the same and noting compare to pug.Also the same 50 euro pass for the same crappy maps. Even free the same thing from CoD
  18. The_Ghosted_One
    Jul 29, 2019
    2
    This game is absolutely not worth playing if you have a good internet connection. People that are having bandwidth issues will win in a firefight everytime. It dosen't matter if your playing multiplayer or black out they will win.
  19. Local-Gamer
    Aug 31, 2020
    2
    Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 was a decent game at first, but now it is nothing more than a bad, microtransaction filled experience, which is a huge shame. First, let's talk about the Multiplayer. Basically, it's a slower, more tactical multiplayer than the other entries in this franchise. That isn't necessarily a bad thing to have, but it just feels off compared to the previous games. TheCall of Duty: Black Ops 4 was a decent game at first, but now it is nothing more than a bad, microtransaction filled experience, which is a huge shame. First, let's talk about the Multiplayer. Basically, it's a slower, more tactical multiplayer than the other entries in this franchise. That isn't necessarily a bad thing to have, but it just feels off compared to the previous games. The Operator system from Black Ops 3 returned, and how you feel about that is up to you. The biggest problem I see here is that, surprise surprise, some insanely strong guns are locked behind lootboxes in the Black Market system. Next, we have the Blackout mode, a battle royale. It's a decent experience, yes, but did they have to sacrifice the Campaign for an unoriginal mode like this? I don't think so, and the fact that they gave up a core feature of the series for yet another Battle Royale irks me. Don't get me wrong, this mode is good on its own. It's just that it wasn't worth giving up the Campaign. Anyway, moving onto my favorite and most played mode, Zombies. And it might just be the worst outing I have played here. It's not that the three maps they included are bad (IX is the best one, while Voyage of Despair and Blood of the Dead are meh), it's that they're the only maps you can play without spending 50 DOLLARS on the season pass. Really? A 60 dollar game with a 50 dollar season pass that is basically nothing more than cosmetics and a few Zombies maps? What a joke! I do enjoy Zombies, but the way they changed this DLC system to only the season pass is ridiculous. The only map that you can get separately is Classified, which is honestly a good map on the same tier as IX. But, if you play Zombies as much as I do, of course it's gonna get boring! Oh, and you thought the Season Pass was bad? Check out this Black Market system! I hated when only one specific class of weapons got a skin instead of all the guns in Infinite Warfare, but it somehow got worse. Guess what? You get the skin for ONLY ONE WEAPON. ONE. Are you joking? This is sad and appalling! This means that instead of getting that one sick costume you wanted or even a good gun, you get the same skin you just got for that Titan except it's for the Spitfire. AND there's chances of getting duplicates. Why? This has got to be the worst way to monetize a game I've seen since Evolve and its two Season Passes. It ruins what is already a mediocre entry in the COD franchise in my opinion. The Season Pass is basically worthless (even if you're a Zombies fan like me), the Black Market is a pitiful lootbox system with so many duplicates it feels like you just waste your time, and the modes in the game are meh. That's a huge shame, since the graphics and sound design are great. There was potential hidden in this game, and yet it had to be ruined by the monetization. I seriously dislike this game, and it all has to do with how worthless it feels for the price of admission. This feels like a mobile game instead of a 60 dollar Triple A title. Heck, even COD Mobile feels better, and that's a free game! This is quite possibly one of the worst games I've played in a while, and that's so disappointing.

    Overall, COD: Black Ops 4 is a money hungry mess. It shows how greedy companies like Activision have gotten, and the nice graphics, sound design and performance can't save the game from being mediocre to play. Do not buy this game unless you're someone who feels the need to play EVERY COD game or you're into gambling for worthless cosmetics. I'll just stick with the classic Black Ops 2 or Infinite Warfare and have fun with actual content that doesn't lock the fun parts of a 60 dollar game behind a 50 dollar paywall.    … Expand
  20. markrobinson89
    Oct 27, 2018
    1
    Utterly disappointed

    NOT dedicated servers as promised. Game is not smooth campaign removed but still charge you for the additional maps that could of replaced the campaign. All the maps are tweeks of old maps from previous games and no new creations and the new ones are poor. Graphics are not brilliant like Battlefield and that is a fantastic experience with true dedicated    Utterly disappointed

    NOT dedicated servers as promised.

    Game is not smooth

    campaign removed but still charge you for the additional maps that could of replaced the campaign.

    All the maps are tweeks of old maps from previous games and no new creations and the new ones are poor.
    Graphics are not brilliant like Battlefield and that is a fantastic experience with true dedicated servers.
    I stopped playing COD since Ghost and the experience is different and completely destroyed my confidence in the franchise and will not be purchasing future COD games.

    I honestly want my money back    … Expand
  21. Goldbondx
    Dec 23, 2018
    1
    I was optimistic buying this game. I thought...maybe Activision learned from the past greed and mistakes of past version. The short-answer is ..nope...they haven't.

    This game is purely about greed. Virtually NOTHING is new in standard game play. Zero innovation. In almost 10 years, there is still no lean, pistols are over powered, maps are pretty much the same as every previous version.    I was optimistic buying this game. I thought...maybe Activision learned from the past greed and mistakes of past version. The short-answer is ..nope...they haven't.

    This game is purely about greed. Virtually NOTHING is new in standard game play. Zero innovation. In almost 10 years, there is still no lean, pistols are over powered, maps are pretty much the same as every previous version. (but prettier...) It's sad really..

    Why did I buy this game? Why did I give this greedy company (that is destroying Blizzard as well by the way..) another dollar? I had hope for Black Outs. However, even the FortNite and PUBG rip off is...well simply ...a rip off. There is zero innovation..just better, more realistic graphics.

    I'll continue to play this crap. I paid 90 bucks and was getting bored with Siege and other..I just need something new to come along and this will become shelfware like other BlackOps/Activision products.

    By the way..look at the critics reviews compared to PAYING players..
    You critics are now an official joke. You are like the game version of the Oscars. Sticking with the brands and storylines that made Hollywood great...30 years ago.    … Expand
  22. BryanHan
    Dec 22, 2018
    1
    The bo4 was my first call of duty game that I start but I was really exited to play. But now this game is just to hard to play against many players. It's to hard to kill and I'm dying straight I think I'm just bad but many people thinks about this to good player=shoots random place and we got killed, me= shoots on him but dyes. They should be a story or some more modes to play not onlyThe bo4 was my first call of duty game that I start but I was really exited to play. But now this game is just to hard to play against many players. It's to hard to kill and I'm dying straight I think I'm just bad but many people thinks about this to good player=shoots random place and we got killed, me= shoots on him but dyes. They should be a story or some more modes to play not only online multiplayer… Expand
  23. Jackjack2
    Feb 6, 2019
    1
    I specifically made this account to **** on Black Ops 4. I've played every Call of Duty game since COD 2, and this is by far the worst. Whoever came up with the dumbass idea to have a helicopter with a sniper on it needs to be fired, I spawn and walk two steps and am immediately picked off. And whats the deal with remote control cars that shock you and hold you in place- that might be theI specifically made this account to **** on Black Ops 4. I've played every Call of Duty game since COD 2, and this is by far the worst. Whoever came up with the dumbass idea to have a helicopter with a sniper on it needs to be fired, I spawn and walk two steps and am immediately picked off. And whats the deal with remote control cars that shock you and hold you in place- that might be the dumbest **** equipment this company has ever created. The font on every game mode is so small I need to get up from the couch 5 feet away and stick my face in the screen to try and figure out what it's trying to tell me, and even then I cant read it half the time. I was once a religious Call of Duty player, but you can bet I will NEVER EVER buy another one after this **** show. The only reason I didn't give this a 0 is because the zombies isn't too bad, oh wait but you can't even pause it on local split screen anymore. It's also literally impossible to get a wonder weapon anymore, after 25ish games played I've only seen that weird ass scorpion gun thing thats a total ripoff of the Wonder Waffle once. It blows my mind that anyone thought this piece of garbage was ready to be released to the public. The new Call of Duty used to be the game my friends and I looked forward to the most every year, and now I'm ready to throw the disc in the trash.… Expand
  24. Meth-Weasel
    Mar 11, 2019
    1
    I find it a little interesting that a portion of the negative reviews are by people that have played COD from either the first or COD4, especially when a lot of the positive reviews say that these guys/gals that have bought these $60 titles for the past 20 years, and have opinions on where it's gone in the last few titles, are now branded haters. Obviously i'm in the former, i've playedI find it a little interesting that a portion of the negative reviews are by people that have played COD from either the first or COD4, especially when a lot of the positive reviews say that these guys/gals that have bought these $60 titles for the past 20 years, and have opinions on where it's gone in the last few titles, are now branded haters. Obviously i'm in the former, i've played every COD since 1, and this one is pretty bad. But f me right? I'm just a "hater" because I need to "git gud" much in the same fashion that if i get stabbed and the perpetrator gets off at trial, it's my problem right?… Expand
  25. Bdmorgan3
    May 30, 2019
    1
    **** this game. There’s way too much lag with the game. HC any mode blows ass. Hit markers for days. The intermission between games is so short you can’t even look at create a class. If you do try and update your guns the lag is unreal. The game doesn’t allow you to use the mic half the time. They need to do some huge fixes on this game.
  26. TGM_Hidden
    Jul 10, 2019
    1
    This is so gay, I only want DLC 3 and I want to save up for the next cod but I now have to save more money because the only way for me to get DLC 3 is through the black ops pass, I don’t even want the entire DLC I want just the zombie map... like **** off @treyarch @Activision stop being ****ing greedy cocks if anything it would benefit you.
  27. Kameryn1
    Apr 24, 2020
    1
    Ok so I cant stand those who are giving this game scores it doesn't even deserve. This game is a recycled piece of garbage campaign is scraped not even making it worth its retail price and is instead replaced with a battle royale that easily could've been part of multiplayer. The zombies and multiplayer is almost completely recycled as for zombies 4 out out of the 7 maps are remakes justOk so I cant stand those who are giving this game scores it doesn't even deserve. This game is a recycled piece of garbage campaign is scraped not even making it worth its retail price and is instead replaced with a battle royale that easily could've been part of multiplayer. The zombies and multiplayer is almost completely recycled as for zombies 4 out out of the 7 maps are remakes just because they didnt want to make anything new and for multiplayer the maps from bo1 and all specialist have returned with only 3 new ones with all weapons and create a class weapons just recycled similar guns from bo3. If you want to look on the bright side the gunplay and paced fighting can be very fun but as for other black ops games I'd rather play those. the worst part is the black ops pass those who play for zombies, multiplayer or both are forced to pay 50 dollars just to get 1 zombie map or 4 multiplayer maps. last but not least the microtransactions are horrendous so many new forms of cosmetics are added which makes getting desired items almost impossible along with the fact that dlc weapons are involved is even worse. My final verdict is that Black ops 4 is a recycled money grabbing paywall riddled horrible experience of a game and I just hope treyarch gets their act together with their next installment. Dont waste your time on this garbage… Expand
  28. Sweetmajestic
    Dec 6, 2020
    1
    This game is a joke compared to all other black ops/modern warfare. Black ops 4 doesn’t know what a hit box is you can be aiming behind the players and some how still kill the player when the cross arrows are not even on the player. Didn’t know we wanted SUPERHEROS because every character has a special power and over powered at that. 1 shot kills all day. Like wtf is this game? Sad sadThis game is a joke compared to all other black ops/modern warfare. Black ops 4 doesn’t know what a hit box is you can be aiming behind the players and some how still kill the player when the cross arrows are not even on the player. Didn’t know we wanted SUPERHEROS because every character has a special power and over powered at that. 1 shot kills all day. Like wtf is this game? Sad sad sad

    Oh score streaks are stupid dumb over powered as well. Yah let’s call in something that kills you instantly for 2 minutes straight    … Expand
  29. SpartanEdge
    Nov 7, 2018
    0
    I don't think i have ever rated a game a zero before, but this is such a backwards step and feature-lite 'package' with so little features that interest me to the point there is no reason for me to buy this, i feel compelled to give it a dead zero.

    My main grip with this game (such as it is), is the lack of a campaign/story mode.. this was the main and sole reason i personally bought    I don't think i have ever rated a game a zero before, but this is such a backwards step and feature-lite 'package' with so little features that interest me to the point there is no reason for me to buy this, i feel compelled to give it a dead zero.

    My main grip with this game (such as it is), is the lack of a campaign/story mode.. this was the main and sole reason i personally bought these titles before, for the military themed campaign, without that, this just seems like a really lazy product and extremely poor value for money and money grab on the behalf of the publisher, and is now an empty shallow PvP only experience with a now obvious online reliant shelf life before it becomes essentially a glorifies mug coaster... without a campaign, this is a huge backwards step and something less, not progress, especially compared to the feature packed Black Ops 3, with two campaigns, Co-Op capable campaign and Split screen for all modes, this Black Ops (i don't even know why it's called Black Ops as its nothing to do with Black Ops operations) is an insult after such a comprehensive Black Ops 3.

    I hope this is not a sigh of things to come for Call of Duty, because if it is, i will never be buying a Call of Duty again.    … Expand
  30. Zucheto
    Oct 18, 2018
    0
    Same garbage, year after year, with a weak battle royale mode throw in to try and save face.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Dec 18, 2018
    60
    Tired and lacking ideas, this is the most disappointing CoD in years that follows, not leads. [Christmas 2018, p.72]
  2. Jeuxvideo.com
    Oct 30, 2018
    80
    Deprived of its usual solo campaign, Call of Duty Black Ops 4 looks more like a patchwork than a whole, tight experience. Nonetheless, its multiple game modes, among which the first AAA Battle Royale, have enough to offer.
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  3. DarkStation
    Oct 22, 2018
    90
    Still, as rich in content as Black Ops 4 might be, it does exclude a segment of shooter fans that have no interest in multiplayer or competitive gaming, or don’t have a community of gaming friends to play with. Solo players can have a lot of fun with Black Ops 4, though ranking up in multiplayer can be a bit of a frustrating slog through hours of humiliation at the hands of experienced series veterans. The new Blackout mode is probably the best point of entry and promises to be an entertaining game of choice for months to come.
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