Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

 Xbox Series X
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4.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 756 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 270 out of 756
  2. Mixed: 71 out of 756
  3. Negative: 415 out of 756
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  1. AUXCORD
    Sep 10, 2023
    8
    This game was pretty good, I enjoyed everything from this game, I loved playing through campaign, I enjoyed multiplayer, and I loved zombies, definitely the most underrated zombies title we've ever had to date
  2. dawnslayer
    May 29, 2023
    8
    i feel the same way about this game as some older COD fans feel about Black Ops 2. in my opinion it was great. there were always frustrating moments, and multiplayer lag is almost unbearable at times, but overall i had a enjoyable experience. literally the first COD game i have ever pre-ordered. and i still believe it's better than Vanguard and MWII.
  3. AmirSandik
    Feb 20, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good game with good story with Bell ending. Multiplayer 50/50 half good and sometimes bad. Zombie mode are very interesting.… Expand
  4. ANICEGG
    Feb 5, 2023
    8
    This community will allways say cod is bad for doing this cod is bad for doing that, they will leave a negative review on every single one of them. It wasn’t the best cod but the most addictive one. So go play hacha life if you think all cod are bad since their release.

    People hated bo2 when it came out. It had a score of 4.3, now everybody is like « why can’t the new cod be just like the    This community will allways say cod is bad for doing this cod is bad for doing that, they will leave a negative review on every single one of them. It wasn’t the best cod but the most addictive one. So go play hacha life if you think all cod are bad since their release.

    People hated bo2 when it came out. It had a score of 4.3, now everybody is like « why can’t the new cod be just like the masterpiece bo2? It was so fun and probably the best cod ever made. » Make you mind cod community.    … Expand
  5. Rorian7
    Nov 3, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game. Who dont like is plain stupid. Well done mechanics, stages and graphics… Expand
  6. rawula
    Jul 27, 2022
    9
    Cold war has a great multiplayer great zombies and a amazing campaign. It was a pleasant surprise
  7. Biggun
    Jul 26, 2022
    8
    Ce Black Ops Cold War est le meilleur COD sorti depuis Modern Warfare 2019.
    La campagne est excellente le zombies est de de très bonne facture et le multijoueur a un matchmaking bien équilibré. Le choix des scorestreaks pour le multi est excellent car il favorise ceux qui jouent les objectifs.
  8. Azzabro59
    Mar 21, 2022
    10
    Best trearch game matching black ops 1. Best zombies since black ops 1. Love the entire game and then outbreak come out! Revived my love for zombies.
  9. TanelTanel
    Mar 6, 2022
    9
    Campaign is fun, the zombies are the best thing since BO3 and has no bad maps. The multiplayer is a hit or miss, you can have a lot of fun with a good team if the SBM isn't screwing you over.
  10. ThWinterSoldier
    Feb 23, 2022
    8
    i really loved the zombies mode, i really hope they continue the story, but the story mode and multiplayer gets boring in time
  11. turnedwand
    Feb 13, 2022
    9
    I play Zombies the most and I like it a lot. Idk what other people's complaints are. The game works perfectly well and that should count for something too. Very smooth, very polished. Regular updates to keep things working. Not much else I could ask for. Some people in multiplayer be sweatin' they nuts off though and it's not fun to play with people who are that competitive with it. Like II play Zombies the most and I like it a lot. Idk what other people's complaints are. The game works perfectly well and that should count for something too. Very smooth, very polished. Regular updates to keep things working. Not much else I could ask for. Some people in multiplayer be sweatin' they nuts off though and it's not fun to play with people who are that competitive with it. Like I should not be paired with or fighting against someone who is trying that hard. Otherwise the game is good. Campaign is kinda whack/weak but who buys CoD for the campaign.… Expand
  12. CipherzGamingYT
    Nov 22, 2021
    9
    To quote AusGamers, "Like Treyarch before them, it feels like Cold War is Raven’s break-free moment, and their “love letter” reads passionately and completely with this Black Ops entry." (November 13th, 2020)

    Black Ops Cold War is a very solid game that you should pick up, especially between the enthralling campaign, the ever-expanding zombies mode, and the competitive-yet-cooperative    To quote AusGamers, "Like Treyarch before them, it feels like Cold War is Raven’s break-free moment, and their “love letter” reads passionately and completely with this Black Ops entry." (November 13th, 2020)

    Black Ops Cold War is a very solid game that you should pick up, especially between the enthralling campaign, the ever-expanding zombies mode, and the competitive-yet-cooperative multiplayer. The campaign takes place after Black Ops and before II, where you are "Bell". You work with Russell Adler and other characters to take down Perseus, one of the mythical people from the Cold War. The multiplayer now has many weapons to choose from, and has great maps that are fun to play on, explore, and even find finer details. The zombies kicks off after the end of Tag Der Toten from Black Ops IIII, where certain Aether characters had died. The plot is in the 1980's, where the Dark Aether is spilling into reality, and you must combat the threat before it's too late. Maps ranging from "Die Machine" to "Outbreak", to even "Forsaken", the zombies will be continuing with a new chapter of life, not to even mention the returning perks, most notably PHD Flopper, renamed to PHD Slider.

    In conclusion, BOCW is a game for Xbox, PS4, PC, whatever you play on, that you should pick up regardless of what you hear. The game is great, and is better than some past Call of Duties in some regard. It is well worth the price, especially if you're a long time fan, or a brand new one.    … Expand
  13. SuperShrooms
    Nov 16, 2021
    9
    Cold War is severely underrated. My personal favourite CoD since Black Ops 2. I do not understand the hate for Cold War. I found it to be far more enjoyable than MW(2019) better maps, gameplay, just overall a lot more fun. Solid installment to the franchise. I bought Vanguard and just immediately went back to Cold War. Best CoD ever. Treyarch make waaayy better CoDs than infinityward orCold War is severely underrated. My personal favourite CoD since Black Ops 2. I do not understand the hate for Cold War. I found it to be far more enjoyable than MW(2019) better maps, gameplay, just overall a lot more fun. Solid installment to the franchise. I bought Vanguard and just immediately went back to Cold War. Best CoD ever. Treyarch make waaayy better CoDs than infinityward or sledgehammer.… Expand
  14. sparkyshark
    Nov 8, 2021
    8
    As a frequent CoD critic, I found this entry in the Black Ops subseries highly intriguing. The campaign includes my favorite POTUS (Reagan), and on top of that, delivers a strong story. Spending hours on multiplayer, specifically outbreak in zombies, crafted many great evenings with friends, especially during COVID-19 in early 2021. I recommend.
  15. notbradyn_YT
    Nov 2, 2021
    9
    I love this game. Despite what everyone says, I love it. The zombies is good, especially Die Machine. The multiplayer is where I actually got decent at CoD. And the campaign is really good as well.
  16. akazi
    Oct 11, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is solid, but the weapons have some balancing issues. Snipers are underpowered and some guns are pretty much perfect. Perfect damage, perfect recoil, perfect ammo capacity... The campaign feels undeveloped, too easy, but sometimes too hard, such as hacking the floppy. The game had so much potential, and can still be fixed. If you play against bots (multiplayer), then try to join a normal game, it won't allow you in unless you go back to the main menu and onto the game.

    The developers weren't given enough space to make a proper game, very sad.    … Expand
  17. Yeurito21
    Oct 2, 2021
    8
    Cold War es un gran juego. Una campaña muy pasable, un modo Zombis super genial, de los mejores. Donde falla CW es en su apartado mas importante, multijugador. Bastante gente en esquina, debido al SBMM (Skill Base Match Making) que es demasiado agresivo.
  18. germanik
    Sep 6, 2021
    9
    Мне понравилось, дух 80х в сюжетной кампании передан очень атмосферно. Мультиплеер шикарен,ИМХО. Скины тоже сделаны на высоте, однако некоторые - с перегибами. Сюжет игры между первым и втоым БО, поэтому если вы ждете продолжение бо3, то разочарую.

    Пока что она из лучших сервисов и мультиплеерных проектов. Советую, а разработчикам выражаю благодарность.    Мне понравилось, дух 80х в сюжетной кампании передан очень атмосферно. Мультиплеер шикарен,ИМХО. Скины тоже сделаны на высоте, однако некоторые - с перегибами. Сюжет игры между первым и втоым БО, поэтому если вы ждете продолжение бо3, то разочарую.

    Пока что она из лучших сервисов и мультиплеерных проектов. Советую, а разработчикам выражаю благодарность.
  19. Nachory182
    Aug 22, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I played the game in AUG 2021 and I have to say the story mode was great. Some missions are really impressive like the one in the KGB HQ. I also loved the choices and the different ending. It was fun to have a chance to be the bad guy.

    I only did the campaign mode, dont like multiplayer or zombies.    … Expand
  20. ibnadam
    Jul 4, 2021
    9
    the game was very good on storymode and character's was very good and online
  21. WHITESIXOMAR
    May 22, 2021
    9
    Awesome single player experience! I never play COD online multiplayer or zombie variants, what I love is to experience a good COD campaign and this one is amazing. Not perfect thats why Im giving it a 9 :) I hated that forces you to install warzone the same way that the last MW does.
  22. Freeman808
    May 21, 2021
    8
    With this year's installment of the Call of Duty franchise came some highs and lows, in regards to every part of this game.

    Campaign The campaign, albeit great and possibly one of the best CoD stories to date since BO2, falls short in a few areas. The difficulty of the campaign overall is a little too easy. I completed the campaign on realistic on my first run, compared to 2019's    With this year's installment of the Call of Duty franchise came some highs and lows, in regards to every part of this game.

    Campaign

    The campaign, albeit great and possibly one of the best CoD stories to date since BO2, falls short in a few areas. The difficulty of the campaign overall is a little too easy. I completed the campaign on realistic on my first run, compared to 2019's Modern Warfare, which took me about 2 playthroughs of veteran and hardened to learn the levels. With BOCW, I just went straight into realism and didn't need as much trial and error, sometimes only dying once on a level. The level design is great, but the enemy AI is lackluster in working with these areas, making it easier for me to get past the level.
    Overall the story was too short, lasting only 9 missions, with two optional side missions. This, sadly, brought down the experience. Overall, 8/10 Campaign

    Multiplayer
    With better maps out on release compared to MW2019, the only thing holding the multiplayer back was a lack of character. The gunplay felt like a near carbon copy, save for mounting which luckily did not make a return. I was surprised to see the guns weren't as customizable as MW2019, with rarely any unique attachments for specific guns. The map flow was great, with it coming back to a 3 lane design, and good flank routes for each map, making overtaking an area during a match doable. Overall 8/10 MP experience

    Zombies
    This year's zombie experience hit it out of the park in my opinion. With the new crafting system and killstreaks, I was doubtful at first, but going into zombies, it quickly became one of my favorite modes. Although with only one map at launch, it gave good replayability in testing out the weapons and best areas for training. The Easter egg was amazing, albeit a little easier compared to other years' zombies Easter eggs. The new way of upgrading your perks, weapons, and other equipment with aetherium crystals gained at level milestones, adds another way to make the zombie mode more replayable. Overall 9/10 for zombies    … Expand
  23. l1tting
    May 4, 2021
    8
    Сюжет говно полное но онлайн ахуенный .Карты класные .Бои динамичные.
  24. 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.
  25. 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
  26. 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.
  27. 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!
  28. 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.
  29. 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!
  30. 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 !!!
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76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. WellPlayed
    Feb 11, 2021
    70
    The beating heart of the Call of Duty experience in terms of multiplayer feels like a solid return to the classic formula, but abundant technical issues make this a worrying stumble into a new generation.
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  2. Game Over Online
    Dec 1, 2020
    70
    Overall, despite some performance issues, I rather enjoyed the mercenaries, spies and private eyes campaign that is Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. I’d like to see the development team get a chance to really flesh out a longer campaign in this style, but you know…the call of duty.
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  3. M3
    Nov 30, 2020
    60
    With an entertaining campaign, great online opportunities and panic-stricken zombie slaughter, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is an impressive package. Still, we can not help but feel disappointed. The best parts of the campaign could have been developed much more and the online modes feel well stripped down. Cold War still impresses, but with more development time, it could have been so much more than "this year's Call of Duty game".
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