
Cold War does a good job of convincing players that the campaign is a required part of the journey. The gameplay is also spot on, with everything you could ever want from a game in this series: massive gun battles, stealth combat and some great missions that don’t just involve shooting waves of enemies to progress. The storyline is compelling and the ’80s setting adds a point of difference. Single-player campaign returnsĪfter going AWOL in Black Ops 4, the single-player campaign returns for Cold War, and we do have to admit it’s for the best. As the title suggests, this new game is set during the Cold War and brings back the solo campaign while developing the multiplayer system and invigorating the much-loved zombie mode.

Two years on and Treyarch have teamed up with Raven Software for the latest instalment in their Black Ops series, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Putting an emphasis on multiplayer combat and introducing a range of new ideas and game modes, it fast became a staple for many. That was the shining light of Treyarch’s last effort, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. The solo campaigns of Call of Duty have long been considered too extensive or simply boring, with the majority of the excitement coming when teaming up with mates online to take out a bunch of snotty 10-year-old kids who keep hurling abuse at you.
