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Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Review: 
Cold War, but with a twist.
The highly anticipated launch of BO6 is finally 
here and after two weeks more and more 
people are jumping into the action with Call 
Of Duty’s newest entry. So here is an in depth 
article of what features are new, old and 
returning for those looking to omni-slide into 
the action.
To start off, this wouldn’t be a Call of Duty if it 
doesn’t have a campaign (Sorry BO4), Black 
Ops 6’s campaign is all about the Gulf war, 
but things aren’t as it seems when the story 
goes off track when a secret underground 
organisation called “Pantheon” is unearthed. 
During the campaign it is your job to take 
down Pantheon but along the way you realise 
things aren’t as they seem. The Cradle is 
introduced to you in one of the first few 
missions as a virological weapon created 
during research by Pantheon to create super 
soldiers. During Pantheons research to create 
super soldiers they experimented with power 
enhancing drugs, mind control and other 
forms of “medicine”, the result was a 
virological weapon known as “The Cradle”. 
There were only two soldiers who appeared 
to have resistance to the cradle and one of 
those people is Case which is the character 
you play as during the Campaign.
Things to note about this campaign is that it 
features open world missions which were first 
made popular in the previous instalment (Call 
of Duty: Modern Warfare III), it also featured a 
Safehouse which was first showcased in 
Black Ops Cold War however, Black Ops 6’s 
Safehouse is very different, instead of it being 
an abandoned storage unit it’s actually a 
whole mansion with secrets and even 
features a whole side Easter egg for those 
with more of a keen eye. The Safehouse also 
has an upgrade feature where for cash that 
you obtain through the missions you can buy
a firing range, a weapons bench and much 
more. Less linear missions are also at play 
with this campaign with one mission where 
your goal is to go undercover during a 
presidential convention and for those who 
have already played the campaign might’ve 
noticed that during this mission in the 
background the music playing is actually 
Snakeskin Boots from Shadows of Evil, a 
Zombies map from Black Ops III.
Overall Black Ops 6’s campaign has a lot to 
offer for its hardcore player base but also its 
casual one, the playtime is round the 8 hour 
mark and according to IGN it scores a 9/10 
however, in my personal opinion it scores a 
7.5/10 and it is definitely the best campaign 
since Cold War.
Next up is the Multiplayer, this iteration of 
Call of Duty brings a lot of innovation to its 
core experience and its main selling point is a 
new feature called Omni-Movement. Omni-
Movement is a new feature allowing players 
to sprint, dolphin dive, slide and move in any 
direction, so gone are the days where you’re 
prone and get shot in the back, this year truly 
is the year of the movement sweats. During 
CoD Next Treyarch announced that BO6’s 
maps will only be small and medium with no 
large maps in the rotation, they also stated 
that three lane maps will be the norm 
however it seems like they strayed away from 
that quickly. Black Ops 6’s maps aren’t the 
traditional three lane maps we have come to 
expect with a Call of Duty, they’re more 
similar to the formula used in MW2019 
sparkling a lot of controversy.
The gunplay is very solid and is very similar to 
previous iterations of the franchise however 
the new Omnimovenent takes gunplay and 
gunfights to a whole new level with its more 
advanced movement system. Scorestreaks 
make a return and are thankfully back to the 
traditional system instead of the system used 
in Black Ops Cold War.
33 completely new guns were added with the
release of Black Ops 6 meaning there is much 
more variety and customisation within the 
loadouts. 99% of guns seem to be on an even 
playing feild with each gun serving a different 
purpose with different pros and cons like the 
Tanto .22 which features a slow fire rate but a 
high DPS making the gun high risk, high 
reward. However, some guns have excelled 
and have become the “META” (Most Effective 
Tactic Available) these guns include the AEK 
973 which is a fast firing three round burst 
marksman rifle capable of one bursting in the 
body even at long ranged and the Jackal 
PDW with its fast fire rate and low recoil. The 
base gameplay of Multiplayer however is 
more similar to Cold War’s but just with better 
movement, so if you enjoy Cold War you will 
more than likely enjoy Cold War.
There have been a lot of good changes within 
Black Ops 6’s Multiplayer however, there are 
still the same core systems in place such as 
SBMM & EOMM. Skill Based damage has 
caused a lot of uproar within the community 
however definitive proof of Skill Based 
damage is minimal and most of the proof can 
be put down to high ping, desync or packet 
burst.
With all that said I do believe that Black Ops 
6’s Multiplayer is one of the better iterations 
we have received in the Modern CoD era 
(MW2019 onwards) and I think it is deserving 
of a 6.9/10 (see what I did there?)
It wouldn’t be a Black Ops game if it didn’t 
feature the iconic and fan favourite mode, 
Zombies.
Black Ops 6’s Zombies mode starts off with 
Terminus, the prison on a remote island in the 
Philippines that Requiem was sent to at the 
end of Forsaken. Peck makes a comeback 
this time acting as a protagonist however his 
intentions are unclear. The maps is all about 
uncovering the secret experiments that were 
taking place here by Project Janus. Along the 
way you realise that Dr. Modi a scientist with 
a reputation of doing really bad things has
stolen Pecks Aetheriumed missiles and the 
goal is to retrieve them and escape the 
island. The base gameplay of Black Ops 6’s 
Zombies is extremely similar to Cold War’s 
Zombie mode but with some very big 
changes. The point system remains the same 
from when it was implemented in Cold War 
with 90 points for a base kill, 115 points for a 
headshot and 105 for a melee kill. Amour 
returns but instead of you buying from Ivan 
the dummy it has been made a wallbuy for 
4000 points for the Tier II armour and 10000 
for the Tier III armour. Other gameplay 
elements also return in Black Ops 6 including 
its loadout system, its pack a punch system 
and the health based system. Super sprinters 
(not as fast as those Verruckt sprinters) also 
make a comeback after round 55 or whenever 
you turn on the Rampage Inducer.
But that’s not all, there’s a second map that 
launched with Black Ops 6 called Liberty 
Falls, this map is set in the peaceful town in 
the middle of West Virginia however the town 
has more than was can be seen, underneath 
the town is a secret Project Janus laboratory 
which unearthed the Outbreak at Liberty 
Falls. Although on launch this map became 
the fan favourite for its casual and laid back 
atmosphere that wasn’t always the case, 
during CoD Next Treyarch showed off Liberty 
Falls and the backlash it received for its 
generic look and having “no aura” was insane. 
No Zombjes map has ever received that much 
backlash since TranZit and Die Rise back in 
2012.
Although the zombies mode was plagued with 
negative opinions and ridicule it has still 
become one of the most successful launches 
of a Call off Duty Zombjes of all time rivalling 
that of Black Ops 3 and Black Ops Cold War. 
The best way to describe Black Ops 6’s 
zombies is by describing it as a mechanical 
masterpiece, every single bit of the game 
feels fluid and responsive and the flesh issue 
that was in Cold War has all but disappeared 
in this new iteration, it really is what Cold War
should have been.
So you may ask yourself, is Black Ops 6 worth 
the $70-100 price tag? As per every Call of 
Duty release they all have their flaws and 
weaknesses (Look at Vanguard and MWII) but 
they all in one way or another have have a 
certain charm to them, they all have special 
features and even though Activision wants to 
paint this game as a brand new game with 
super innovative features it really is just 
another modern Call of Duty.
But none of that matters when the game is 
free for Game Pass users and when it’s a free 
game then there really isn’t any harm in 
downloading it and trying it out for yourself.
Overall I would personally rate Black Ops 6 a 
7.5/10, it is probably one of the better CoDs in 
the Modern era (2019 Onwards) and if you 
liked Cold War then you would definitely love 
Black Ops 6

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Written by: [[Aetherizedd]]

Publish Date: Wednesday, December 11th, 2024 11:49 AM

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