In my opinion, Cold War seems like a game made specifically to advertise the Haptic-Feedback feature of Playstation 5's new controller, Dualsense. However, compared to other newly released Call of Duty games (such as Vanguard, MW III), the game is a much better production with its story, mission design and characters. The game has chosen a more complex structure in terms of mission diversity, instead of being a linear campaign where you will find evidence and solve codes in missions ranging from stealth and some secret agent parts, and it was not a bad choice. As the name suggests, the story takes place in a scenario in which we play a key role in a series of events during the Cold War. In addition to characters such as Woods and Mason, whom we are familiar with from the old Black Ops, a mysterious character such as Adler adds more depth to the story. In gameplay, especially Haptic-Feedback's different recoil effect on the controller for each weapon provides a more realistic and immersive effect to the game. (Of course, it can hurt your fingers during long periods of play and drain the controller's battery quickly.) On the other hand, the enemy artificial intelligence can go astray during the battle, but it is not as bad as the newly released MW III :P I did not like the boss fight-like parts where we defeated some armored enemies. It's no different from bullet sponge enemies that talk purely to force the player. In one of the sections, a semi-open world structure was preferred, and in these sections, we were running around and hunting hordes of enemies, which were among the parts that I did not find very entertaining. But overall, Cold War was a game that wasn't as bad as I expected. Especially the way it connects the story and the increasing mystery elements towards the end of the story create at least an intriguing feeling in the player. Mission design and variety are also at a sufficient level. It's definitely not a Call of Duty you should play, but if you like the Black Ops series and its characters, it's one of the productions you should try.

Reviewed on Jan 26, 2024


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