Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

 Xbox One
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5.6

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  1. Nhanninh
    Jun 16, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Super good, The gameplay are good, cutscene are amazing, All the mission are meaning and the graphics is actually incredible, The zombie mode is not too bad,My xbox one s just play it without any lagging or glitch so this game IS FIRE… Expand
  2. Italian_guy
    Apr 13, 2023
    0
    I've put so many hours into this game with doing ever single Easter egg in the zombie maps its inanse and at least this game is better then vanguard...
  3. gamer_bunny
    Nov 29, 2022
    3
    The campaing is very short, bad optimization and lack of arguments history telling. The truth is that the only great Call of duty is Black ops 1 and 2, the others are junk.
  4. not_a_bot
    Jan 18, 2022
    6
    This game is not so bad,but not great at the same time.Story is pretty good,multiplayer 50/50,zombie......absolute garbage.
  5. Jesus_Saves
    Jan 11, 2022
    8
    Unique campaign that combines a first person shooter and puzzles to make a one of a kind story. Best zombies to date with many maps, an option to exfil, and has a new crafting element to it. Good multiplayer all around. Many people do not like the multiplayer due to skill based match making, but personally I do not experience it much. Some bugs and lag occur, and the music is not thatUnique campaign that combines a first person shooter and puzzles to make a one of a kind story. Best zombies to date with many maps, an option to exfil, and has a new crafting element to it. Good multiplayer all around. Many people do not like the multiplayer due to skill based match making, but personally I do not experience it much. Some bugs and lag occur, and the music is not that great overall, but still a good game. My personal favorite call of duty so far.… Expand
  6. Mitch2611
    Jan 1, 2022
    7
    If they had given this game an extra year of development, it could've been a masterpiece. Unfortunately, the game feels like it was too rushed. Campaign is really good and one of the best recent COD campaigns. Zombies is also really good. Unfortunately the multiplayer is somewhat lacking. The gameplay is solid, but most of the maps are poorly designed. Overall I'd consider this game aboveIf they had given this game an extra year of development, it could've been a masterpiece. Unfortunately, the game feels like it was too rushed. Campaign is really good and one of the best recent COD campaigns. Zombies is also really good. Unfortunately the multiplayer is somewhat lacking. The gameplay is solid, but most of the maps are poorly designed. Overall I'd consider this game above average for recent COD games, but I think if they game it more time it could have been amazing.… Expand
  7. GearDestruction
    Dec 11, 2021
    7
    the game is decent, good campaign, I like the thing that you have freedom to choose the ending, the characters are okay, the multiplayer is also okay but it still feeling like you want more.
  8. EhsanKazemi
    Sep 8, 2021
    9
    The only problem is its short ( really short !!!! ) Story , but everythings was completely excellent
  9. Paulkdragon2
    May 10, 2021
    0
    If you're trying to get this game for the multiplayer don't... this game is nothing more than a gigantic waste of you time and money

    The skill based matchmaking makes the multiplayer unbearable to play you can win like 1 or 2 games but then you're gonna get like 8 bad games in a row It's not fun it's frustrating and absolutely stressful most of the matches they don't feel like a video    If you're trying to get this game for the multiplayer don't... this game is nothing more than a gigantic waste of you time and money

    The skill based matchmaking makes the multiplayer unbearable to play you can win like 1 or 2 games but then you're gonna get like 8 bad games in a row It's not fun it's frustrating and absolutely stressful most of the matches they don't feel like a video game they feel more like you're in a tournament

    The team balancing is awful and the aim assist doesn't work half the time

    Unless Activision changes or remove skill based matchmaking I am not trusting them with my money ever again    … Expand
  10. Sirpupsalot
    Apr 23, 2021
    1
    **** game - huge downgrade from modern warfare Unlimited sprint Bouncy jolting feel to the game Cartoonish overly shiny graphics despite the next gen consoles **** to play
  11. thepainisreal
    Mar 25, 2021
    10
    BEST Call of Duty in year. Oh my my god, why is it so underrated. It's so well made game. Thank you EA.
  12. somwehere
    Mar 25, 2021
    10
    EA is one of my favorite companies. Let me explain why. They aren't lazy losers like CDprojectred, that's why. They actually make working games every single year. Every year.
    Cdprojectred released no games since 2016 and in 2020 they came out with most amateurish game possible. You have to be absolute hypocrite to hate EA. I absolutely don't care how much money they wanna make. They are    EA is one of my favorite companies. Let me explain why. They aren't lazy losers like CDprojectred, that's why. They actually make working games every single year. Every year.
    Cdprojectred released no games since 2016 and in 2020 they came out with most amateurish game possible. You have to be absolute hypocrite to hate EA. I absolutely don't care how much money they wanna make. They are company, that's why companies exist by the way lmao. All i can ask is working games and EA delivers that.    … Expand
  13. TheMessenger
    Mar 25, 2021
    10
    Just cause Playstation 4 / 5 version are bad (because weak loser console), doesn't mean you have to troll PC / Xbox Series X versions that run on ultimately superior hardware.
  14. AliensExist
    Mar 25, 2021
    10
    It's very true that this game is bad on playstation consoles, because playstation is just weak pathetic console, so no wonder. But this game is solid on masterrace gaming systems like PC and Xbox Series X. Would recommend!
  15. codbetterthanbf
    Mar 25, 2021
    10
    About million times better game than Battlefield V and it doesn't have any sjw agenda like Battlefield V does. Fun game.
  16. fullmetal3000
    Mar 25, 2021
    10
    I mean it's pretty cool game, specially single player part. Multiplayer is also fun.
  17. EntryLevel
    Mar 25, 2021
    10
    One of the best Call of Duty games in long time. It had kind of bad launch, but it's way better now. Can't wait for COD 2021, hopefully WW 2 !!!
  18. Playernr1
    Mar 25, 2021
    10
    One of the best Call of Duty games in long time. It had kind of bad launch, but it's way better now. Can't wait for COD 2021, hopefully WW 2 !!!
  19. californiatears
    Mar 25, 2021
    10
    Thank you EA for this wonderful game and game series! I never cared about cod multiplayer, because there's so many of them already. I play only singleplayer and singleplayer is only reason i care about cod and that was great!
  20. ShutdownCod
    Mar 25, 2021
    0
    This is the game that has made me stop buying/playing any call of duty game ever again. The gaming industry needs to be moderated and not just a pathetic rating of what age groups are allowed to purchase and play because nobody enforces that.
    We are consumers and should have the right to complain about a poorly made and corrupt game. I would class the actions of the developer's as    This is the game that has made me stop buying/playing any call of duty game ever again. The gaming industry needs to be moderated and not just a pathetic rating of what age groups are allowed to purchase and play because nobody enforces that.
    We are consumers and should have the right to complain about a poorly made and corrupt game. I would class the actions of the developer's as criminal. Don't buy anymore Call of duty games if this is the crap they are producing. Good bye Call of duty. Never in my life will I buy another game by you.    … Expand
  21. Lub34
    Mar 3, 2021
    5
    I'm going to be honest, this isn't a very good game but there are some good positives. First of all the multiplayer. This game has the potential to be something great but there are some big problems holding it down. First of all the lack of content is terrible, at launch, there were 8 6v6 multiplayer maps, only 8, and 2 of them were scaled-down versions of other maps from another gameI'm going to be honest, this isn't a very good game but there are some good positives. First of all the multiplayer. This game has the potential to be something great but there are some big problems holding it down. First of all the lack of content is terrible, at launch, there were 8 6v6 multiplayer maps, only 8, and 2 of them were scaled-down versions of other maps from another game mode. It would be fine if they were 8 or 6 solid maps but no, in my opinion, there were only 3 good maps, Satellite, Moscow, and Checkmate, and yes I know that this was made during a pandemic but then why didn't you just push it back, why? While I'm writing this review it is season 2 and season 2 brought us 2 new guns and 1 new 6v6 map. Only 1 map. Now I have to talk about arguably the worst part of this game, skill-based matchmaking. Now I don't think that SBMM is all bad, there should be a little bit of it, but this is unacceptable. If you are a good player you are punished by being put in lobbies with people try-harding as if their life depends on it. Now as a casual player this is just not fun, but I know some people love the competitive aspect of the game and so that's why they added in league play... But it is terrible. So first of all even though there is league play for competitive they still have heavy SBMM in regular multiplayer lobbies which doesn't really make sense and the league play ranking system is very flawed. It doesn't matter on your skill level which rank you are, it matters how much you play. And so you have some pro players being put in the lowest rank and other less skilled players being put in the higher ranks. Leauge play and multiplayer is just an overall bad gamemode even though it's supposed to be the real main focus of the game. Now the most positive part, zombies. I love cod zombies and I think this game did deliver on it in most ways. It is definitely the best zombies since BO3, I love all the new features they have added, like loadouts, scorestreaks, and more, The 2 new zombies maps are also very solid in my opinion, but like I just said there are only 2 maps. Now even though they are 2 solid maps we just need more. The game's best game mode has been out for 4ish months and has 2 maps, that's just not good. Another problem I have is the operators, part of the charm of the old zombie's games was the funny and cool operators, I loved the funny lines they would have when you buy a perk or kill a zombie, but in cold war, you play as multiplayer operators, and they are the most boring operators ever. They have no charm or sense of humor and it's not very fun in that aspect. They really should have a funny crew like primis, but right now they don't. When I am writing this the new zombie's mode outbreak came out and I haven't played a lot of it so I can't give it a full review but my first impressions are that it's ok. The trials you do get repetitive after a while but it is a pretty good game mode overall from my first impressions. So now we go onto the campaign. (I will not use spoilers in this.) The campaign is pretty good. I love the black ops story and this just expands it. The story and new characters are awesome, I love the new ways you can use an enemy as a body shield or assassinate him. Another cool part of this story is that there are 3 endings and they are not really different it is a very cool touch. All the missions are good and my favorite is one where you can complete the mission in 4 different ways, that's just awesome, and overall the campaign is great. So now the whole game is ok, the main part the multiplayer is the weakest part, it is just not very fun. But the other game modes are fun and is a-ok game, not the weakest or strongest call of duty.… Expand
  22. Under8tedX
    Feb 25, 2021
    0
    This game is absolute trash don't buy it especially on the Xbox One. The cut-scenes are also garbage and lag (Yes the cut scenes LAG lol). The story is eeeehhh ok. But the main of these "COD"games are its multiplayer modes. 1. There is no indication or that green connection bar i was used to playing with.2 The matchmaking is absolute garbage, and pits you in with players 3 times the skillsThis game is absolute trash don't buy it especially on the Xbox One. The cut-scenes are also garbage and lag (Yes the cut scenes LAG lol). The story is eeeehhh ok. But the main of these "COD"games are its multiplayer modes. 1. There is no indication or that green connection bar i was used to playing with.2 The matchmaking is absolute garbage, and pits you in with players 3 times the skills of your own. 3.Snipers are over powered and in a way so is the knife. So i am shooting hitting this guy multiple times through his body, and he comes up with one swipe of his knife boom dead lol. Yeah im sorry but thats trash in my book. But snipers? Snipers are the worst. When you look at their kill cam, when you get killed they don't even aim. Also one time i remember only my head was visible, and this guy (from what i seen from the kill cam) just lifted his gun and it was automatically on my head didn't even have to aim.. Thats some straight up BS and you have cheaters (especially the PC ones) .Anyways its not the worst Cod game, but its definitely one of the worst ones. Also the zombies are not that good, maps are WAY too big. Just not for me i guess.… Expand
  23. HotHead1
    Feb 22, 2021
    9
    Runs fine on all consoles, if you like the classic cod feel you'll really like this game. I especially like the longer ttk and the more run and gun approach.
  24. DeadlyDogbone
    Feb 20, 2021
    0
    I am the owner's brother writing this review. I have genuinely never seen my brother so angry at this game. It's tearing him apart.
    He's raged so many times to it and I am sick of it.
    The game promotes aggressive and violent behaviour. He's angry almost all the time nowadays because of this game. That's just the beginning. I feel like there's overusage of strong language and swearing.    I am the owner's brother writing this review. I have genuinely never seen my brother so angry at this game. It's tearing him apart.
    He's raged so many times to it and I am sick of it.
    The game promotes aggressive and violent behaviour. He's angry almost all the time nowadays because of this game. That's just the beginning.
    I feel like there's overusage of strong language and swearing. I'm not a fan of swearing and I feel like this game only makes it seem like they are normal words.
    The violence is extremely brutal and you can even select how you can stab someone. I mean, what the heck!?
    The game is also very buggy and it only makes my brother even more mad.
    The game overall is complete garbage and garbage for everyone who plays it. I have never been so dissapointed at a video game. If you want to learn about the Cold War, just listen to your school lessons.
    Bravo Activision, you just made the worst shooter game in history.    … Expand
  25. DexertoDavid
    Feb 16, 2021
    7
    Campaign and Zombies modes are the best things about Black Ops Cold War at the moment, but it is multiplayer that needs to shine if Black Ops Cold War is going to be as fondly remembered as earlier games in the series. The good news for Treyarch is that they have time to get this right, but it would have been welcome at the start...Campaign and Zombies modes are the best things about Black Ops Cold War at the moment, but it is multiplayer that needs to shine if Black Ops Cold War is going to be as fondly remembered as earlier games in the series. The good news for Treyarch is that they have time to get this right, but it would have been welcome at the start...

    https://www.dexerto.com/call-of-duty/black-ops-cold-war-review-full-of-potential-but-treyarch-must-add-more-1458443/    … Expand
  26. Roberto93
    Feb 11, 2021
    2
    I have been a Call of Duty fan boy for nearly 17 years, and I've played them all, the multiplayer for this game is the worst in a very long time, the game is clunky and graphically appalling when compared to it's predecessor, the gane play feels stagnant and years old not quite 2020, the only saving grace is the zombies is enjoyable and the campaign was okay, but don't buy this game forI have been a Call of Duty fan boy for nearly 17 years, and I've played them all, the multiplayer for this game is the worst in a very long time, the game is clunky and graphically appalling when compared to it's predecessor, the gane play feels stagnant and years old not quite 2020, the only saving grace is the zombies is enjoyable and the campaign was okay, but don't buy this game for full price it will never be worth it… Expand
  27. deffold
    Feb 11, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Покупалась игра из за мультиплеера, все не плохо, но подбор игроков мне не понятен, в оной игре к/д 0.3 в следующей 3 , а баланса и какой-то середины нет. А в warzone я вообще не понял как учиться играть, когда тебя кидает к 200 + уровням на которых ты даже при целится не успеваешь. В общем sbmm полный бред… Expand
  28. 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
  29. taw5022
    Jan 15, 2021
    1
    UPDATE:
    As my understanding of the multiplayer patents filed by Activision and testing done by YouTubers who love to crunch data grows on the SBMM issue I'm lowering my score to a 1. Seriously, any company that makes a system that punishes you for playing better is idiotic. The games where I've struggled I've noticed my ping over 100ms and it consistently happens after a series of good    UPDATE:
    As my understanding of the multiplayer patents filed by Activision and testing done by YouTubers who love to crunch data grows on the SBMM issue I'm lowering my score to a 1. Seriously, any company that makes a system that punishes you for playing better is idiotic. The games where I've struggled I've noticed my ping over 100ms and it consistently happens after a series of good or even average games. To know they don't prioritize connection is frustrating.

    I was hoping for more. It fixed a lot of things that I hated about MW but managed to negate those fixes by creating other issues.
    Keep in mind my review is heavily based on multiplayer. The campaign is fine but the bulk of game play is based around the multiplayer where I spend the majority of my time like many other players.

    Cross play is back. Pros: You can play with your friends on other platforms like in MW so there is no need to worry about not being able to play with your friend on PC or PS4/5. Con: Game chat is horrible in this game especially in cross play. It is distorted 90% of the time making call outs and basic communication hard.

    Footsteps in multiplayer have been reduced. It no longer sounds like you are running with clogs on. However, sound design in this game sucks period. It's hard to tell if enemies are above, below, left, or right of you. Explosions and gun fire are all less than satisfying. MW had this portion of the game right but Cold War falls flat here.

    Map design is better and yet worse at the same time. While the maps aren't designed to be rewarding to corner campers like in MW the map design lends itself to more medium to long range exchanges. There are long lines of sight in this game on many maps leading people to sit in the back of spawns and camp in the furtherest corners the can. I'm a run and gun player but can also be patient and methodical when needed. I've found myself doing much more of the latter while equipping every weapon with at least a 2x scope. I've also found the recoil on a lot of guns makes them less than favorable to use leading people to use only a few viable options in game play. Most of the maps are ok but none are great and Garrison is absolute trash for respawn modes.

    Servers are not great. You can tell who has a better connection rather quickly. Skill based match making is still a thing and it's terrible and should be removed. The game should have a ranked and non-ranked mode but it figures the devs are not smart enough to do this regardless of how much people ask for it. For example, I currently have a 1.25 K/D in TDM. My K/D is usually low when starting. I don't game hardcore but I'm a decent player and it takes me a minute to unlock everything I need to actually be competitive. Most nights I'll play closer to a 2.0 K/D but I've had multiple nights where every single player on my team will score a 0.5 K/D or lower. All SBMM or team balancing, actually does is frustrate me and other higher skilled players. It's annoying. I don't want to have to drop 30+ kills every game to even have a chance to win.

    MW got movement right. Mantling, running, jumping, sliding all felt good in the game. Some how cold war took a step back and everything feels mechanical in the Xbox One version. This might be different on next gen consoles but it's poorly done on the One and PS4.

    Graphics are somehow better and worse. Satellite and Miami look good. Garrison and Crossroads don't. To make matters worse, bland coloring in most levels allows players to blend in seamlessly with the background making it extremely hard to pick out players simply standing there. Other character movements look horrible. Character models running look like something you'd see from 2 console generations ago. Climbing and mantling animations are horrible. Cut scene animations look like early last gen graphics. Again, maybe this looks better on next gen consoles but on the PS4/ Xbox One they look dated.

    I don't know how, but Activision and their devs always find a way to make the next COD as underwhelming as the previous. They fix on issue and introduce 10 more.

    My suggestion, if these issues seem better on the new consoles or PC it might be worth it otherwise skip it unless you can get it on sale or just want to play the campaign and zombies.    … Expand
  30. Deathtrooper204
    Jan 13, 2021
    9
    This game by far an improvement from MW 2019 in almost every way possible, better campaign (although too short), graphics (it may look worse at first due to the lighting), multiplayer (although some guns [snipers and shotguns] ruin the balance in cold war more than MW), better hit detection, FOV slider, performance, the one thing MW did better was the third mode (spec ops), this time it'sThis game by far an improvement from MW 2019 in almost every way possible, better campaign (although too short), graphics (it may look worse at first due to the lighting), multiplayer (although some guns [snipers and shotguns] ruin the balance in cold war more than MW), better hit detection, FOV slider, performance, the one thing MW did better was the third mode (spec ops), this time it's zombies and it's by far much better than BO3 and BO4, overall it's an improvement from the previous COD games… Expand
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  1. Generación Xbox
    Nov 27, 2020
    86
    Black Ops Cold War keeps the standard high despite the difficulties of development this year and continues to be one of this year's must-have shooters.
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  2. Xbox Achievements
    Nov 18, 2020
    85
    For some reason, I always have a preconceived notion that I won't enjoy this year's Call of Duty. How can a series that releases every single year without fail possibly maintain a consistent quality bar? There are detractors who'd say it doesn't, but let's be honest – it does. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is very good.
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  3. Cheat Code Central
    Nov 17, 2020
    96
    A great entry into to Black Ops storyline. It gives an interesting view of the time, has a compelling storyline, and leaves you wanting more.
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