Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
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…
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is a shooter developed by Treyarch, released 13 November 2020 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The main story takes about 6.5 hrs to finish.
What Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is a shooter game developed by Treyarch and released in 2020. It was published by Activision. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on IW Engine. It carries an ESRB M age rating.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, historical and warfare. It supports multiplayer for up to 40 players online. Local play supports 20 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen. There are 44 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Call of Duty series
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is the 190th of 204 entries we hold in the Call of Duty series. The next entry was Call of Duty: Vanguard - Ultimate Edition in 2021. Its critic score of 77 is 4 points above the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Collection 1 at 90.
How it was received
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War holds a critic score of 77 out of 100. That places it above 61% of the 3,306 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored 4 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 75, across 230 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 6.5 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel® Core™ i3-4340 or AMD FX-6300*, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 670 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 or AMD Radeon™ HD 7950. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. It also needs around 175GB of free storage, which is a real consideration on a 512GB drive. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War launched on 13 November 2020, within three weeks of Watch Dogs: Legion, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Watch Dogs: Legion, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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