CIA operatives, but you pretty much go in guns-blazing on the maps that the developers have showed so far. And while the Cold War theme of the single-player game emphasizes stealth operations, these multiplayer modes are all hot battles from the start. You can call in artillery strikes when you have a lot of kills, but those strikes are way too accurate and fast to be realistic for the era. The game is set in 19, but multiplayer doesn’t always feel like you’re playing with old guns and old equipment. This year’s title is set during the Cold War, with each side staging black ops. Cold War is the new installment of the franchise that has sold more than 300 million copies over 17 years, and multiplayer is a big reason why players keep coming back. Activision will launch the game on PC and consoles November 13. Technically speaking, it's an incremental step forward from last year's gorgeous Modern Warfare reboot.Activision will have another weekend of beta play coming up for PS4, Xbox One, and PC users on October 17-19, and those with early access can play on October 15-16. Environments and faces in particular look excellent. Finally, a word about Black Ops Cold War's graphics: while I wasn't able to get a look at the Xbox Series X or PS5 version in time for this review, it is really impressive on mid/high-end PC. You can beeline through this or really take your time skulking around to explore every option.
Yes, there are plenty of KGB goons to stealthily choke out and hide in lockers, Hitman-style, but more fun is deciding how you want to achieve your objective without firing a shot. If that sounds familiar, it’s because something very much like it was the highlight of Call of Duty: World War II back in 2017.
Instead, it’s an undercover romp through an enemy-infested government building. “Furthermore, while it’s fun to dangle a bad guy over the edge of a rooftop while you interrogate him, like in the opening scene of Tim Burton’s Batman, Black Ops Cold War’s best mission involves almost no guns at all.
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