


A couple maps were made for the big team battles, these being Crossroads and Armada. That being said, do the maps feature a high enough quality to justify the lack of quantity? Most the maps in Black Ops Cold War are built for the smaller modes such hardpoint, team deathmatch, search and destroy, and so on. Black Ops Cold War Multiplayer features the least number of maps at launch in a modern Call of Duty title. Shorter, but one of the best in the series. Now, the first thing to note is quality over quantity will always make sense in video games. A smaller detail that any music fan should appreciate. All of these songs are relevant to their timeframe, and were popular in America at the time. This time around during car and helicopter rides, you’ll hear songs like Norman Greenbaum’s “Spirit In the Sky”, Pat Benatar’s “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”, and Steppenwolf’s “Magic Carpet Ride”, alongside a few others. Gone are the days of constantly using Creedance Clearwater Revival’s “Fortunate Son” to depict the Vietnam War. The use of music in Black Ops Cold War is another big step up. Take a load off and play some arcade games that you can find through the campaign. It also sees two new main characters in Adler, and your primary playable character, Bell. The campaign sees the return of fan-favourite characters, such as Mason, Woods, and Huddson.

While it may just be a nice quick completion for anyone who just wants to get it out of the way, it will see various playthroughs for others. This appears to have since been fixed, so no harm, no foul, right? The campaign mode in Black Ops Cold War is one of the shorter ones in the series, but for good reason. For a bit, I was hitting a weird glitch that would turn off my controller and not be able to sync until I did a full reboot of the console. īlack Ops Cold War started with some bumps and hiccups, and by no means is the perfect game. The change with Black Ops Cold War though, is the fact that it has essentially rendered most of the Black Ops games non-canonical, being a direct follow up to the original Call of Duty: Black Ops. With Raven Studios and Treyarch Shanghai at the helm, we dive back into espionage and deceit for a new chapter in the Black Ops sub-series. Another year, and another installment into the Call of Duty series.
