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
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  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. WBader
    Jun 11, 2021
    1
    Multiplayer: To explain all the bugs in the game, you should have played it. It would take hours, to write it all down. Additionally you waste about 25-30% of your time in waiting for lobbies. Thank god, I missed MW. The good old times are gone.
    Based on multiplayer and Zombies mode, I must say, that the game is unplayable. It is full f bugs, I loose connection several times a day. In    Multiplayer: To explain all the bugs in the game, you should have played it. It would take hours, to write it all down. Additionally you waste about 25-30% of your time in waiting for lobbies. Thank god, I missed MW. The good old times are gone.
    Based on multiplayer and Zombies mode, I must say, that the game is unplayable. It is full f bugs, I loose connection several times a day. In Zombie mode I have not reached a higher level than seven before the game crashed or lost server connection. I play since 2007 but this is the worst version ever. Playing should be fun... This is not funny at all. But as long as "Bug-i-vision" makes money wit COD points selling nothing will change, I think. Maybe this is the reason, why there are no patches or server changings for a longer time now. MONEY ROLLS!
    Addendum: I don’t trust one of these positive reviews here.    … Expand
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. DausenMoore
    Jan 30, 2023
    5
    Imagine Modern Warfare with a slightly longer TTK, no opening doors, no mounting, and less auto-aim. That's basically Cold War multiplayer. It's not bad, but I was bored INSTANTLY because it felt so familiar. I know COD games never change much but Cold War literally feels like DLC. I didn't get that initial fun feeling of playing a new game which I usually do, even with bad CoD games. ItImagine Modern Warfare with a slightly longer TTK, no opening doors, no mounting, and less auto-aim. That's basically Cold War multiplayer. It's not bad, but I was bored INSTANTLY because it felt so familiar. I know COD games never change much but Cold War literally feels like DLC. I didn't get that initial fun feeling of playing a new game which I usually do, even with bad CoD games. It also only has 8 core maps which in unacceptable.… Expand
  7. Phytom
    Jan 22, 2023
    7
    Best CoD Campaign they ever made, but it was way too short. Multiplayer is like Black Ops 4, Zombies is decent.
  8. Laauvr
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    Mi no io se lo compro hace no mas de 1 mes y ha dejado los estudios vive por y para el juego no para hacer misiones para conseguir skins ,cada vez más violento insulta a un monitor por que matan a su muñequito y es un caso perdido un nini en toda regla ,ya no duerme bien se acuesta hasta muy tarde y se pasa todo el día durmiendo y jugando necesito ayuda
  9. doreka
    Nov 14, 2022
    5
    Went through the company in 5 hours. One time will be fine. But the game is expensive, I did not play online.
  10. ATH__
    Nov 4, 2022
    7
    Firstly, 136GB on both the new Xbox Series Consoles and 133 on PS5 is quite large for a single game, which is just over 25% of a 500GB hard drive, graphics wise is quite underwhelming at least compared to modern warfare, and only a handful of weapons are viable, hopefully some tweaks can be made to balance the guns and make it more playable
  11. 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
  12. Pun1sher
    Oct 3, 2022
    4
    I didn't think this game would be that bad.
    I can't play one game because they do technical work! The plot in the game is not bad, but I'm waiting to play single player, **** you.
  13. Zado77
    Sep 27, 2022
    1
    Это одна из самых без полезных покупок за ближайший год.
    Игра сама по себе абсурд и кал.
    - сервис по вытягиванию денег с людей. - неадекватная цена для проекта по механикам 4 летней давности. - Абсурдная компания . - Ужасное имбалансное месиво в мультиплеере. Тема с второй мироыой аойной всех достала кроме архиологов, и то кажется им тоже она уже надоела.    Это одна из самых без полезных покупок за ближайший год.
    Игра сама по себе абсурд и кал.
    - сервис по вытягиванию денег с людей.
    - неадекватная цена для проекта по механикам 4 летней давности.
    - Абсурдная компания .
    - Ужасное имбалансное месиво в мультиплеере.
    Тема с второй мироыой аойной всех достала кроме архиологов, и то кажется им тоже она уже надоела.
  14. Sab1nX
    Aug 27, 2022
    6
    Great Campaign, but too short. Great zombies, but not a lot of replayability. Horrendous multiplayer...
  15. rawula
    Jul 27, 2022
    9
    Cold war has a great multiplayer great zombies and a amazing campaign. It was a pleasant surprise
  16. 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.
  17. babangida27
    Apr 30, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Se preocuparon mucho por la calidad de gráficos,me parece que en cada misión todo es con mucho afán, luego muto con cosas que quitan realidad (soñar con Zombies) y una historia que muchas veces no entiendes con facilidad quien eres. No se si fue afán de entregar el juego pero se brincaron cositas que en la historias nos gusta hacer.… Expand
  18. 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.
  19. sepigaming
    Mar 10, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The multiplayer was awful The story section was short and boring Graphics in The cinematic mode was good And in a fairly good game
    It was one of the most confusing and insane stages    … Expand
  20. 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.
  21. Max16744
    Feb 25, 2022
    7
    At launch, the game was really bad, with bad balancing, mediocre matchmaking, etc.
    But now one year later the game is solid. Especially when considering the newest CoD.
    The gameplay is satisfying, graphics and sounds are a lot better than in Vanguard. And overall you can have some fun.
  22. 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
  23. Honestx
    Feb 22, 2022
    0
    Imagine paying upwards of 69.99$ for a game to then find out that it has microtransactions! I might expect this from a free to play game but for a 70 dollar one!? Yes I know you don't necessarily have to spend money on the game but unless you want to play this **** for 7 hours+ per day then you are kinda forced to. Greedy developers, same repetitive game... To be fair the adaptive triggerImagine paying upwards of 69.99$ for a game to then find out that it has microtransactions! I might expect this from a free to play game but for a 70 dollar one!? Yes I know you don't necessarily have to spend money on the game but unless you want to play this **** for 7 hours+ per day then you are kinda forced to. Greedy developers, same repetitive game... To be fair the adaptive trigger feature is pretty cool but this game is not worth your time and money. 0/10.... this cashgrab makes EA look like saints in comparison… Expand
  24. 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
  25. Legion0
    Jan 19, 2022
    0
    Call of Duty is a dead game. Its all skill based hit detection and other stat manipulation to make it the worst fps game of all time. I been playing cod games online since cod 3 waaaay back when. I play daily with a 2.18 ration ranked in the 40,000 global ranks I know what I'm talking about. Sbmm and other tactics have ruined this franchise for me for life. I'll never buy another one.
  26. Bad_Reviewer
    Jan 7, 2022
    5
    This game has a solid story and zombies, but the multiplayer is kind of a mess. The bugs from the launch still haunt me to this day.
  27. dotleo
    Nov 30, 2021
    0
    There's not much for me to say about this game, other than how absolutely garbage it is. Campaign is great, but it ends quickly. And let's be honest, we don't buy CODs for the campaign. After that, it honestly feels like an alpha version of a game. Incomplete. For the love of God, please don't buy this game. Terrible spawns, bad maps, glitchy servers. SBMM sucks the tiny amount of life inThere's not much for me to say about this game, other than how absolutely garbage it is. Campaign is great, but it ends quickly. And let's be honest, we don't buy CODs for the campaign. After that, it honestly feels like an alpha version of a game. Incomplete. For the love of God, please don't buy this game. Terrible spawns, bad maps, glitchy servers. SBMM sucks the tiny amount of life in CW in the first place and makes it a lifeless COD game made solely to make Activision money. I spent money on this game and I can say that you shouldn't make the same mistake I made. Please.… Expand
  28. unxc3113d
    Nov 22, 2021
    2
    Купил игру, поставил компанию, запускаю и мне предлагает купить игру еще раз. И это спустя год после релиза. В гугле по запросу "xbox call of duty cold war already purchased" - куча ссылок в т.ч. видео на ютубе и прочее. Пришлось выкачивать весь доступный контент, с учетом того, что мультиплеер мне не нужен - 150Gb ради 4-х часовой компании. Компания норм. Продавать версию для консолейКупил игру, поставил компанию, запускаю и мне предлагает купить игру еще раз. И это спустя год после релиза. В гугле по запросу "xbox call of duty cold war already purchased" - куча ссылок в т.ч. видео на ютубе и прочее. Пришлось выкачивать весь доступный контент, с учетом того, что мультиплеер мне не нужен - 150Gb ради 4-х часовой компании. Компания норм. Продавать версию для консолей нового поколения за отдельный прайс, проигнорировав smart delivery, это вершина жадности. Оценка 2 - за отношение разработчиков к игрокам.… Expand
  29. 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
  30. 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
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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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