Ewan Roxburgh
Press StartCall of Duty: Black Ops 4 Review - Keeping Up With The Times
Published 10/17/2018
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80
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PS4 / PC / XONE - 10/12/2018
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Black Ops is back! Featuring gritty, grounded, fluid Multiplayer combat, the biggest Zombies offering ever with three full undead adventures at launch, and Blackout, where the universe of Black Ops comes to life in one massive battle royale experience featuring the largest map in Call of Duty history, signature Black Ops combat, characters, locations and weapons from the entire Black Ops series.
- Developer
- Treyarch
- Publisher
- Activision
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83
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Critic avg
83
49 scored reviews
Total coverage
49
All coverage currently scored
Score range
60–100
Lowest to highest scored review
Signal shape
Polarized
Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 83 across 49 scored reviews, with a 40-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
How to read this
Treat the average carefully. A polarized landscape is where reviewer match, review text, and score deltas matter more than the headline number.
Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
Score distribution
Shows how included scored reviews are clustered across the normalized 100-point scale.
49 included scored reviews
90–10013 reviews · 27%
80–8931 reviews · 63%
70–793 reviews · 6%
Below 702 reviews · 4%
Showing 21-30 of 49 matching critic reviews. 49 total critic reviews. Page 3 of 5.
Dan Hodges
TechRaptorCall of Duty: Black Ops 4 Review – Change For The Better
Published 10/17/2018
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90
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalSteven T. Wright
PC GamerCall of Duty: Black Ops 4 review
Published 10/17/2018
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78
-5 vs critic avg
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Read originalDavid Silbert
Worth PlayingPS4 Review - 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 4'
Published 10/16/2018
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84
+1 vs critic avg
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Read originalGabe Gurwin
Digital Trends‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’ Review
Published 10/16/2018
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80
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalLaddie Simco
PlayStation UniverseCall Of Duty: Black Ops 4 Review - PS4 - PlayStation Universe
Published 10/16/2018
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90
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalWesley Yin-Poole
EurogamerCall of Duty: Black Ops 4 review: a polished, pulsating battle royale
Published 10/16/2018
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80
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalMack Ashworth
Game RevolutionCall of Duty Black Ops 4 Review – A New Breed of Triple Threat
Published 10/16/2018
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80
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalZhiqing Wan
TwinfiniteCall of Duty: Black Ops 4 Review
Published 10/16/2018
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80
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalBen Salter
StevivorCall of Duty Black Ops 4 Review: Blacking out the competition
Published 10/15/2018
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80
-3 vs critic avg
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