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.

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

Usually, news of a game mode that has been a staple in a series for over a decade getting axed in the new release is something that would be met with...

A fantastic overall package; Blackout is fantastic fun; Will last you ages

Zombies is a weak link; 'Story' is nonsense; Bot AI is pretty terrible

Game would not download properly and no support from PlayStation or Activision. Totally no fit to release this game. Don't waste your time and money

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...

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 is out now and, first of all, I am keen to ensure you all understand that there has definitely been far too much bad press about this game.

As a big fan of the Call of Duty series, I actually have been skipping recent Call of Duty video games because I just felt like they weren't as fun as back in the day of Black Ops 1, Modern Warfare and even Black Ops 2.

However, things are different this time around, as I'm sure you've probably heard by now. Never one to buck a good trend, Activision's classic series has jumped aboard the Battle Royale hype train, but this has come at the expense of a dedicated single player campaign, much to the chagrin of a vocal...

Deserves it's reputation. If you're a fan of the franchise like me you'll be glad to know the developers have done us proud. It's ashame about there being no campaign but still a cracking game online with mates.

Should send me another for the wife. She keeps taking over –