Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

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  • Summary: Black Ops Cold War will drop fans into the depths of the Cold War's volatile geopolitical battle of the early 1980s. Nothing is ever as it seems in a gripping single-player Campaign, where players will come face-to-face with historical figures and hard truths, as they battle around the globeBlack Ops Cold War will drop fans into the depths of the Cold War's volatile geopolitical battle of the early 1980s. Nothing is ever as it seems in a gripping single-player Campaign, where players will come face-to-face with historical figures and hard truths, as they battle around the globe through iconic locales like East Berlin, Vietnam, Turkey, Soviet KGB headquarters, and more.

    MULTIPLAYER
    Engage in deniable operations and signature combat in the next generation of Multiplayer.

    ZOMBIES
    Players will bring a Cold War arsenal of weapons and equipment into the next evolution of Treyarch's signature Zombies co-operative experience.
    WARZONE
    Black Ops Cold War will also support and build on the hit, free-to-play experience Call of Duty: Warzone.
    Cross Play, Cross-Progression and Cross-Generation Enabled.
    NEXT-GEN
    Unlock the power of next-gen Call of Duty experiences with higher framerate, hardware-based ray-tracing, shorter load times and more.    … Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. AusGamers
    Nov 13, 2020
    94
    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. We’ve talked up Assassin’s Creed Valhalla maybe being the only real next-gen title this year, but with Cold War, Activision is making a cold case for Cold War to be considered in the same conversation. And so far, we’ve collected all the evidence we need to agree.
  2. XboxAddict
    Nov 18, 2020
    86
    Sure, this latest COD does not break any ground for bringing a new and innovative COD title; however, when you look as the game as a whole, and realize that a major chunk of it was developed during a Pandemic where everyone was working remotely, and you can appreciate the title including the story, the multiplayer and the Zombies mode. Given all of this, you will probably be playing this title for quite some time given that there will be free content arriving in the future that enhances both the multiplayer and Zombies mode. If you are a Call of Duty fan, Black Ops Cold War is a decent addition to add to your game library. If you are a casual fan of the series, or even new to the franchise, then this game will still be something you can enjoy too.
  3. SomosXbox
    Nov 16, 2020
    85
    Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War aims for a more classic experience within the sub-saga, after the previous experiments. A very compact and complete game at its three levels: campaign, multiplayer and zombies. In addition it is well optimized for Xbox Series X and S, with special mention to the 120 fps.
  4. Press Start Australia
    Nov 14, 2020
    80
    Although the campaign is only a small slice of the larger package in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, it’s great that it counters its ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ length with a bit of replay value and some memorable missions you’re bound to want to play again. Raven Software’s more subtle approach to Cold War espionage feels like viewing Call of Duty through a new, exciting lens.
  5. 4Players.de
    Nov 23, 2020
    80
    A visually crisp shooter package with an interesting campaign, enthralling maps and intensive Zombie skirmishes. In each of these three areas a little more content overall would have worked wonders. A solid cohort, but definitely inferior to Infinity Wards Modern Warfare from last year.
  6. 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.
  7. Game Rant
    Nov 16, 2020
    60
    With time, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War's technical issues will be ironed out and the game will undoubtedly get a ton of new content. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Season 1 alone is promising new maps, modes, playable characters, and even some content for Warzone. But at launch, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is disappointing, and so fans may want to give the developers some time to smooth things over before picking it up.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 64 out of 312
  2. Mixed: 28 out of 312
  3. Negative: 220 out of 312
  1. 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 !!!
  2. 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 gotI 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.… Expand
  4. Peppersoldier
    Dec 1, 2020
    6
    I still can’t decide if this game was just overhyped along with having high expectations or just a bad game. The campaign is the best featureI still can’t decide if this game was just overhyped along with having high expectations or just a bad game. The campaign is the best feature in this game but zombies in multiplayer is the downfall. Zombies just gets old and repetitive and doesn’t feel the same. Yet again, SBM (skill-based matchmaking) is a thing and the graphics and movement of the player have downgraded tremendously from MW 2019.… Expand
  5. Hern73
    Nov 27, 2020
    2
    What exactly did we get? This game is whole downgrade x5 from MW. We paid full price expecting a great game but instead we got the beta. IWhat exactly did we get? This game is whole downgrade x5 from MW. We paid full price expecting a great game but instead we got the beta. I felt as if I was playing counter strike on my pc. Maps get boring to easily and are also too small to be able to explore. I really hope they get it together and don't give us this trash. 2/10… Expand
  6. KingOfDNorth
    Dec 15, 2020
    1
    This Game was breaking people’s console and almost broke mine. Avoided zombies because of all the bugs. The campaign was literally 6-7 hoursThis Game was breaking people’s console and almost broke mine. Avoided zombies because of all the bugs. The campaign was literally 6-7 hours of rushed gameplay with bugs that crashed my console twice. SBMM makes multiplayer matches unbearable, you have to camp to get a decent score. Activism only cares about selling their season passes. Gave a 1 - The game crashed my console twice b - SBMM makes multiplayer unbearable
    c - Zombies are crashing peoples consoles so I haven’t tried it. d - there are paywalls attached to better skins Ana camo’s.    … Expand
  7. TCLogic
    Nov 24, 2020
    0
    The campaign is meh, thats the only good thing to say about these pile of crap.
  8. Skymo
    Sep 20, 2021
    0
    Waste of money, very **** game. Multiplayer ridiculous difficulty with their high level of sbmm. Not fun anymore, the older COD games were funWaste of money, very **** game. Multiplayer ridiculous difficulty with their high level of sbmm. Not fun anymore, the older COD games were fun whereas this game is stressful and a waste of time.… Expand

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