How Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Compares to Other Black Ops Games

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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has had an interesting life since it released near the end of 2020. While it sold incredibly well and received an impressive amount of post-launch support, with another update for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War being released very recently, it had issues at launch. Not only was the game far buggier than normal, as it lacked the level of polish that Call of Duty titles usually have, but a low multiplayer map count contributed greatly to some lower-than-average review scores.

With Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War no longer being the active game and its support coming to an end, fans have started to look back at the game more fondly. In its finished state, it is a far stronger title and a serviceable entry in the Black Ops series. Further, some interesting comparisons can be made between the latest Black Ops game and its predecessors, with multiplayer, Zombies, and the campaign all being clear evolutions of Treyarch’s popular subseries.

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Apart from Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, as it lacked a proper singleplayer campaign, each Black Ops title showed Treyarch innovating in some significant ways. The original Black Ops placed more of an emphasis on storytelling and voice acting than any other entry in the series, delivering a twist-filled plot and hiring high-profile actors to voice characters like Reznov and Alex Mason. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 introduced multiple endings, choices, and side quests, setting it apart from other campaigns. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3’s co-op campaign remains incredibly ambitious, as Treyarch told two different stories in one set of missions.

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