When I got the Blackout Beta to test, I knew I had to put my expectations of a shiny new Call of Duty on hold a...

Baz checks out TREYARCH's foray in to the world of Battle Royale!

Specialist system; Increased time to kill; compelling mix of Zombie scenarios; overall level of execution – particularly in Blackout

Several bugs; glitches and crashes; server instability

I ordered this a few weeks to go so I would get it when it came out the graphics are amazing it seems to jump out of the screen at you my son and grandson love it it was well worth the wait even thou my son is in he's twentys and grandson in he's late teens the look on there faces made it all worth...

It's hard to pinpoint precisely why Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII is a far more enjoyable proposition than its immediate predecessors but Treyarch has somehow managed to crank up the fun factor to the point where even repeatedly dying to far superior players has ceased to be irritating.

The tightest gun play a Call of Duty game has delivered in a long, long time - perhaps ever.

Exceptional gun-feel; Superb balancing; Great audio

Zombies can feel overly obtuse; Tone of Specialists HQ is a little off; Story stuff hidden in hard to detect challenges

For a series as consistent and often evolutionary as Call of Duty, Black Ops 4 is easily the most disruptive game since Advanced Warfare. The lack of a single player campaign came out of the blue and is a disappointment in many ways, but in its place Treyarch have bolstered some other sections of...

Blackout is a damn good Battle Royale; Multiplayer blends BO3's characters with BO2's ground combat; Fluid and forgiving movement; Plenty of Zombies to sink your teeth into

Player progression is lacking; confusing or just dated; Blackout needs more direct content; Weirdly tacked on tutorial story

Booting up a new Call of Duty game often conjures up a feeling of deja vu. Part of me is teleported back in time to 2009, playing hours on end of Modern Warfare 2 on a warm school night, crafting makeshift aluminium Wi-Fi boosters to maintain a faster connection. Fortunately, a lot has changed.

There's no denying Call of Duty is a well put-together AAA game. In my first few hours with Call of Duty Black Ops 4, the most consistently noticeable aspect was how slick everything felt, exuding quality all over the place like a big ol' quality hose.

Smooth gunplay; Excellent level design; Story woven through all three branches of multiplayer; A great reinvention of a slightly stale franchise

No single player campaign

The Black Ops 4 map and mode combo is one of the most compelling Call of Duty launch day line-ups that I've ever experienced. Usually, there's a map or two that I will hate from day one or a mode that I'll just outright avoid forever, but Treyarch has exceeded expectations here.

Multiplayer; Blackout; and Zombies are the ultimate triple threat; Blackout is a superb first-time effort at battle royale; Tutorials are fantastic to see; Absence of story mode is made up for

Lack of cosmetic unlocks for Operators; Bots suck most of the time; Plenty of bugs; glitches; and crashing issues need fixing; Tags

Buy Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 For over a decade, Call of Duty has been a fixture in people's homes thanks to its tense action, satisfying gunplay, and rich multiplayer options. Activision's flagship franchise has seen annual fall releases since the series launched in 2003, and 2018 is no exception.