Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War (PS5)

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Battle Pass redemption applies to one season of Modern Warfare II Battle Pass, or equivalent system only.

Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War - Standard Edition

It's overall a fun action-movie story that absolutely delivers on the quintessential Black Ops twists and turns, but it ultimately walks back its more interesting and relevant questions--though I was completely invested in the story for the entire duration. Eventually, Maxis sacrifices herself by plunging into a Dark Aether portal, weakening the Forsaken enough for him to be captured by Omega's containment chamber.

The Zombies mode is similarly good fun, especially if you’re more of a co-operator than a competitive player at heart. The unification of multiplayer and zombies progression is one of the biggest quality-of-life improvements here. It’s tempting to find your favorite pro player or content creator and copy their settings, but they might not be the best for you. Seriously, if you need another showcase for the DualSense controller besides Astro's Playroom, this is it.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Review - GameSpot Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Review - GameSpot

And all the while you're playing, the PS5's adaptive triggers will be putting in work to immerse you in the experience that little bit more. However, the development suffered from disagreements among the two teams, resulting in Activision placing Treyarch in charge of the game's development in 2019, with Raven acting as a co-developer to them. Players take on the role of "Bell", a mysterious operative who assists Adler and his team in finding Perseus for the majority of the campaign; Mason and Belikov are also playable in certain segments. Enlisting the help of one of their KGB double agent allies, Dimitri Belikov, they manage to get Adler and Bell inside the Lubyanka Building. Like the switch between online and offline, it should be a single press of a button to switch to split-screen.It's overall a fun action-movie story that absolutely delivers on the quintessential Black Ops twists and turns, but it ultimately walks back its more interesting and relevant questions. Black Ops Cold War brings back the classic gameplay that made the franchise the talk of the town in the late 2000s and early 2010s. This is perhaps the very safest route the series could have taken upon the dawn of the PlayStation 5 generation. Precision significantly shrinks the bubble around opponents, allowing you to be more accurate and precise when sniping.