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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

Treyarch

2020•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 7 hours

Taste attributes: actionwarespionagehistoricalmonster/alien/supernaturalfasttried & testedunsavouryheavylinearbig & variedall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeExpect an expansive, dark shooter, familiar rather than fresh. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

75 / 100

231 ratings

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About This Game

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.

Summary: IGDB

Story

As elite operatives, you will follow the trail of a shadowy figure named Perseus who is on a mission to destabilize the global balance of power and change the course of history. Descend into the dark center of this global conspiracy alongside iconic characters Woods, Mason and Hudson and a new cast of operatives attempting to stop a plot decades in the making.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionWarEspionageHistoricalMonster/alien/supernaturalAll consuming questHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

Cold warSoviet union

Where to play

Details

Developer: Treyarch
Publisher: Activision
Released: 13 November 2020
Series: Call of Duty
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 7h normally
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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