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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
2024 · PC · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S · First-person shooter · Action
4 scored sources · 2 countries contributing scores
Review consensus
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is a strong overall package whose best qualities are found in multiplayer and Zombies. Omnimovement gives firefights unusual speed, flexibility, and momentum, while the return to round-based Zombies delivers substantial maps, Easter eggs, and replayability. The campaign offers stylish spy-thriller missions, flexible approaches, and memorable set pieces, but its shorter length, uneven tone, awkward open-world detours, and weaker historical atmosphere keep it below the series’ finest stories. Critics broadly view Black Ops 6 as a welcome return to form, though repetitive annual-series conventions, inconsistent map quality, technical issues, and intrusive cosmetic monetization prevent it from feeling truly revolutionary.
Limited geographic coverage. Treat this score as an early indication.
Last researched: 2026-09-22
Pros
- Responsive Omnimovement and excellent gunplay
- Strong, replayable multiplayer
- Round-based Zombies with elaborate quests and Easter eggs
- Campaign offers varied missions and cinematic set pieces
Cons
- Campaign is short and tonally inconsistent
- Some multiplayer maps suffer from poor spawns or limited variety
- Technical issues and crashes were reported
- Cosmetic monetization and visual clutter undermine presentation
Review sources
4 sources found across 2 countries. This is not exhaustive worldwide coverage.
- PC Gamer · United Kingdom · 70/100
- Push Square · United Kingdom · 79/100
- Destructoid · United States · 80/100
- Shacknews · United States · 80/100