Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

"A laudable shake-up of the Call of Duty campaign formula, but Black Ops Cold War misses some targets."

"Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is a shooter that you shouldn&s;t miss. The excellent campaign and fun online modes guarantee hundreds of hours of entertainment and fun."

"Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War does very more-of-the-same in places — it’s the franchise’s 17th instalment, after all — but when a formula has been so fine-tuned, it’s hard to expect the developers to monkey around with it …"

"Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is a return to form for the franchise sub-series. While perhaps not as visually splendid as last year&s;s Modern Warfare, it gets the Black Ops series back to boots on the ground, introducing …"

"From its shadowy story campaign to its frantic multiplayer action, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War offers the thrilling and magnetic gameplay expected of the series, shined up with solid character models, impressive vistas, and sharp visual effects. While …"

"Whether you&s;re buying Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War for the campaign, multiplayer, or Zombies, there&s;s so much to enjoy, with great handling, cross-progression, and much more."

"Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will be a great game with time, but its launch is disappointing thanks to technical issues and a lack of content."

"Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War serves up a great campaign, solid multiplayer with fresh spins, and the zany zombie modes that we&s;ve come to expect from Treyarch"

"The short but solid Campaign and back to basics multiplayer lack major innovations but offer plenty of run and gun fun all the same"

"Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War&s;s Zombies mode has some of the best moment-to-moment gameplay in the series but its single map and lack of split-screen multiplayer sap its endurance."

"Black Ops Cold War delivers one of the best campaigns in the Call of Duty saga, alongside multiplayer, zombies and a perfect integration with Warzone."

"Call of Duty needs to lean on three pillars every year. If one staggers, like multiplayer, the taste in the mouth that leaves is not what we demand of an annual product, and that is the case of Black Ops …"

"But it’s not the best Call of Duty game I have played, and the specter of returning to Warzone battle royale games looms large over this game. That’s why I rate this game as 4-out-of-5 stars (and yes, I might …"

"Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War brings the Black Ops subseries back to its roots, delivering an explosive campaign, fast-paced multiplayer, and a compelling Zombies experience."

"Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is a solid entry in the long-running franchise, and a return to form for one of the most iconic titles in first-person shooters. The campaign goes big on thrilling espionage and exciting set …"

"Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War takes you back to the past, not only in setting and theme, but in its gameplay style and more. It all feels so classic. Between multiplayer, Zombies, and the return of a proper …"

"A Call of Duty title that reigns everything in and is afraid to try something new, Black Ops Cold War gets the basics spot on but doesn&s;t have enough content to warrant the price tag."

"Despite its enjoyable campaign, Black Ops Cold War feels like an anachronistic package. The era of one game containing three completely disparate modes feels so long ago in the age of Warzone."

"What I didn&s;t expect from the new Call of Duty was downtime, and the suggestion, at least in the first half, that guns, while great for going in blazing, can provide just as potent a thrill when holstered."

"Cold War&s;s dynamic campaign stands out against bland multiplayer, while Zombies is a good co-op time with a few outstanding issues."

"Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War continues the trend of adding a ton of bang for your buck. While I don’t participate in some of the modes there is still enough here to keep me interested enough to make …"

"Call of Duty: Black Ops lost its way post-Black Ops III. While Black Ops III and 4 were fun in their own ways, they were also a massive departure from the core Black Ops experience."

"As solid as the package is, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has to be one of the safest series instalments for quite some time. Multiplayer is seriously starting to show its age with tired ideas and even duller …"

"Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is yet another big win for Treyarch Studios. Despite the reduced development time between releases and the current state of the world, Treyarch has produced one of the better multiplayer/co-op/campaign combinations. If the …"

"Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War offers a solid campaign but plays it safe with multiplayer."

"Cold War is an inessential distraction from the best Call of Duty on offer."

"Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is a decent entry in the series, but it feels like it doesn&s;t quite know what it wants to be. The campaign is full of underused ideas, while the multiplayer misses some of …"

"Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War manages to take some interesting steps forward in storytelling for the franchise, but the campaign is still largely a letdown."

"Cold War&s;s quiet times are more memorable than the loud ones, even if the story&s;s ambition outweighs its execution."

"The campaign brings enjoyable new mechanics to the formula but multiplayer and Zombies both fall short of expectations and needed performance, with weaker gunplay and an unstable framerate respectively."

"This year&s;s Call of Duty multiplayer is somewhat of a backwards step for the series."

"At launch, ahead of the release of the game&s;s first season, Black Ops Cold War is a good shooter and a wonderful achievement, but it is far from being the great competitive multiplayer shooter it should be. I&s;m confident it …"