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.

Black Ops 4 is the best Call of Duty in years. This is a shooter that can (and likely will) bring back people who dabble but never stick with it. Sure, it borrows from some of the best on the market, but crucially, it nails the gun-feel like it hasn’t in some time. It’s still a beast in terms of content, but honestly, it’s hard to pick major fault with it. Sure, some will miss the usually brilliantly bombastic single player, and while zombies is bigger than ever it’s also more confusing, with so much to learn and so many modes. Ultimately, newcomers will probably be put off before they discover its brilliance. But none of this stops Black Ops 4 from being the best entry the series has seen for years. The only real question left hanging in the air has nothing to do with the “numbers” Black Ops is so fond of. No, it’s a far simpler question that is going to be very difficult to answer: where on earth does Call of Duty go next? On that note, we’re going to have to wait and see, but Treyarch’s 2018 game has knocked it out of the park.

Blackout is a superb take on Battle Royale; Guns feel amazing; Fast paced action that anyone can jump into; If you love Zombies, this is the ultimate CoD;

Terrible voiceover in the tutorials; Daft menu system; Zombies is so big it’s confusing; Split screen Blackout is awful;

Blackout is a superb take on Battle Royale; Guns feel amazing; Fast paced action that anyone can jump into; If you love Zombies, this is the ultimate CoD;

Terrible voiceover in the tutorials; Daft menu system; Zombies is so big it’s confusing; Split screen Blackout is awful;

Decent COD game but mostly built on nostalgia of other maps you've played in other black ops games the battle royale if fun but gets repetitive since the game has come out there has been no updates to keep the battle royale interesting and intriguing

This game is OK. Its not great, but its not absolutely horrible, either. I don't understand where Treyarch is trying to go with their series, but the single player campaign has always been the pinnacle of Black Ops, so their decision to remove that extra narrative is questionable.

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

Game doesn’t have a single player mode. No campaign. The campaign is what I keep getting COD, and the multiplayer is just extra fun no and again. Terrible move by game maker. If that’s the way they are now making the COD, then this is one gamer they have lost.

When I first flew to Los Angeles I didn't expect to actually be able to mess with Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4. Later I found out I got an hour to test the game in its pre-alpha state.

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.

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