Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 Review

Republished on Wednesday 30th June 2021: We"re bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of July"s PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows.

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Call of Duty had to do something in order to remain relevant. After a slew of yearly releases that failed to really move the needle, call of Duty: black Ops 4 takes the franchise’s biggest risk yet by doubling down on its online multiplayer experience and ditching the single player campaign. Has it paid off? In a word, absolutely. This year’s entry is the biggest, best, and most important instalment of the generation.

Before we dive in and discuss what Treyarch’s latest has to offer, let’s address the elephant in the room & focus on what it doesn’t. điện thoại tư vấn of Duty: đen Ops 4 lacks the traditional single player campaign you would find in every other entry in the series. Now, that’s not to lớn say there isn’t any content at hand for those who prefer to lớn play alone at all, but what there is khổng lồ experience lacks any sort of cohesive narrative or real drive khổng lồ press forward. A series of missions introduces you to each of the 10 Specialist classes you’ll be playing as in the multiplayer, explaining how each of their abilities work as well as what sort of effect their special attacks have. You’re then ushered into different types of matches against bots where you can put that training into practise.

It’s nothing more than a number of tutorials & offline bouts against the AI, & it’s a complete waste of time. The matches are long và boring, while the cutscenes in-between try khổng lồ catch your interest by relating back to lớn previous đen Ops titles. However, only the most devoted of fans are really going khổng lồ draw anything meaningful from its vague references. We don’t think this was meant to be any sort of replacement for a full single player campaign, but nevertheless, it’s not something you should bother engaging with.

Once you head online though, it’s a whole different story. Traditional multiplayer has been a pillar of the gọi of Duty titles for 15 years now, & it doesn’t get much better than what call of Duty: black Ops 4 brings to lớn the table. A huge assortment of modes feel at home across 14 different maps, but it’s the newest additions that really begin lớn impress. Specialist classes were introduced in 2015’s hotline of Duty: đen Ops III, and six of those have returned to be accompanied by four brand new ones lớn help size a multiplayer offering that feels wholly unique, while still keeping its boots firmly on the ground.

And there’s no place those 10 classes shine brighter in than this year’s two new modes: Control và Heist. The former has you attacking and defending two points on a bản đồ simultaneously with limited respawns and a timer, while the latter is a round-based mode where you must locate & extract a pool of cash. The twist here, though, is that every player begins the match with a pistol, and you must accrue better gear & weapons by purchasing them in-between rounds via the money you earn from kills. Both modes work great in practise, with each playing to the strengths of certain Specialists. For example, Torque feels tailor-made for Control thanks lớn the defensive capabilities he possesses of barbed wire lớn block off entrances và a barrier for players to hide behind.

One change made for this year’s iteration sees the trò chơi veer itself away from regenerative health in favour of manual healing, applied via a stim shot mapped khổng lồ the L1 button. It may seem lượt thích a minor tweak, but this fundamentally changes the way you tackle combat. Instead of running và gunning and letting your health catch up with you, you now need to lớn take a second và heal yourself back up before re-joining the fight. It’s more of a tactical approach that we think really works when compared lớn the screens of red jelly you’d have to put up with in previous titles when low on health.

On the whole, call of Duty: đen Ops 4’s multiplayer offering is simply sublime. Established modes return to bolster the newer additions khổng lồ ensure there’s something for everyone, while a large arsenal of guns allow you to experiment with tried & true assault rifles or push the boat out with xạ thủ rifles & shotguns. It’s fast, fun, và addictive action that we will be sticking with long past the launch period.

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Next up is Blackout, the franchise’s first attempt at a Battle Royale mode. Và to cut lớn the chase: it’s incredible. Modelling itself after the more realistic PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds rather than Fortnite, 88 players can duke it out for first place in Solo play or Duos, while 100 users can team up in Quads in an attempt to lớn win. Rounds typically take up even less time than a match in Epic Games’ powerhouse does, but it’s Treyarch’s commitment to doing the genre the black Ops way that really sets the mode apart from anything else on the market.

Perhaps its biggest differentiator is the presence of zombies at certain locations on the map. You’ll find some of the best loot in their presence, but in order lớn get your hands on it you’ll need khổng lồ slim their numbers down và reveal your position to enemies in the vicinity. It’s a risk that could pay off in the size of a flashy new gun, but if another player wanders by, they’ll know your exact location.

Elsewhere, air vehicles come khổng lồ the genre for the first time with pilotable helicopters khổng lồ cover ground quickly, while trucks and quad bikes can be taken advantage of by those with a fear of heights. Perks also make their way into Blackout, providing temporary boosts that could quieten your footsteps, quicken the rate at which you revive a teammate, or highlight large loot drops on the map. These can all be equipped thanks lớn an intuitive user-interface that makes selecting weapons và dealing with attachments a complete breeze. Furthermore, a quick equip menu mapped to the d-pad means you may never even need khổng lồ access the more detailed menu at all. There’s also a separate levelling system khổng lồ progress through, as well as new characters to unlock by completing missions out in the field.

Treyarch has absolutely succeeded in creating a Battle Royale mode that is of an incredibly high quality as well as feeling unique. A solid framerate keeps the experience ticking at a fast pace, weapon variety makes sure whatever you scavenge will be worthy of your inventory, & the efforts to lớn differentiate the mode from PUBG while still emulating the basic experience will go a long way to lớn retaining a player base for the months to lớn come. This is the greatest and most polished Battle Royale mode we’ve ever played.

Rounding out the package is Zombies, a mode that continues to lớn astonish us thanks to lớn the sheer amount of mechanics và features in play. Three different scenarios ship with the base game: IX takes you to lớn ancient Rome khổng lồ battle it out in the Colosseum with the gladiators of the undead, Voyage of Despair tasks you with escaping the Titanic as it crashes into the infamous iceberg, and Blood of the Dead has you rummaging through the depths of an abandoned infirmary. Each one features a sprawling bản đồ full of doors khổng lồ unlock, Easter eggs to uncover, & new routes khổng lồ take, but that’s not even the half of it. There’s another levelling up system lớn work your way through, an entirely separate class system, weapons to upgrade, selectable perks, và talismans and elixirs that provide further boosts. It really is quite unbelievable just how much content gets packed into this mode year after year.

One new mode making its way into Zombies this year is titled Rush, where players must compete against each other in order to lớn achieve the highest score. The act of purchasing weapons & opening doors is stripped in favour of an approach that promotes as much carnage as possible. It’s fast, frantic, and an absolute ton of fun if you’re looking for a quick hit instead of the more drawn-out traditional mode.

Conclusion

There will always be those that lament it for the lack of a single player campaign, but what call of Duty: black Ops 4 does for its multiplayer experience is nothing less than phenomenal. Traditional multiplayer has never been better thanks lớn a few tweaks and additions here và there that elevate the kích hoạt to a whole new level, while the all new Blackout mode does Battle Royale better than anyone else. And on đứng top of that, Zombies continues to lớn impress us with a plethora of mechanics to lớn engage with and scenarios lớn complete. As a package, you’re going khổng lồ struggle to find much better than điện thoại tư vấn of Duty: black Ops 4 in the multiplayer market this year.

Excellent 9/10

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Liam grew up with a PlayStation controller in his hands and a love for Metal Gear Solid. Nowadays, he can be found playing the latest và greatest PS5 games as well as supporting Derby County. That last detail is his downfall.

Mon 15th Oct 2018

With a chiến dịch I"d have been tempted but I"m not paying full price just for online multiplayer

Mon 15th Oct 2018

Not my sort of trò chơi in the slightest, but it’s nice to hear that it’s reviewing well across the board. I imagine it’s great for COD’s fans that everything they love of the multiplayer has been honed và tweaked for the better, plus the new Blackout mode. Have fun, guys