

Technically speaking, it's an incremental step forward from last year's gorgeous Modern Warfare reboot. Here’s how next-gen upgrades work on PlayStation and Xbox, for both physical and digital copies. Environments and faces in particular look excellent. Call of Duty: Black Ops is coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. 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.
