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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War2020
Released
The iconic Black Ops series is back with Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War - the direct sequel to the original and fan-favorite Call of Duty: Black Ops. 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 globe through iconic locales like East Berlin, Vietnam, Turkey, Soviet KGB headquarters and more. Beyond the Campaign, players will bring a Cold War arsenal of weapons and equipment into the next generation of Multiplayer and Zombies experiences. Welcome to the brink. Welcome to Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.
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- Open reviewInteresting spins on CoD formula
- Open reviewCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is probably one of the weaker Call of Duty campaigns I’ve played. The gameplay itself is still enjoyable, with the classic Call of Duty gunplay and some interesting missions, but unfortunately there isn’t enough here to really make the experience stand out. Some of the Vietnam missions are definitely among the better parts of the game, with a few really memorable sequences. However, I didn’t particularly enjoy the more psychological and mind-bending sections. The whole mind-game aspect felt quite confusing and sometimes unnecessarily dispersive rather than genuinely interesting. The story also didn’t do much for me. There is an interesting twist towards the end and some decent moments, but overall I never felt particularly invested in the characters or the narrative. It’s not a completely bad Call of Duty, because there are definitely some good missions and the gameplay is still fun, but as a whole it left me pretty underwhelmed.
- Open review"7.5/10"