Call Of Duty: Black Ops VI Review

Recently, Activision released the highly anticipated Black Ops VI developed by Treyarch Studios. Prior to the games release there was a lot of people online getting very excited for this games release. Personally, the amount of hype behind this entry into the franchise has certainly not been present in recent years with entries into the series such as Modern Warfare Two and Three, Vanguard or even Black Ops: Cold War. This was due to the promise of new movement mechanics, a return to the round-based zombies mode and what seemed to be an interesting highly produced campaign.

I have been playing for the past week thanks to Xbox: Game Pass, and in my opinion, this is the most fun I have had on a Call of Duty game in years. The campaign switches up the usual play style of Call of Duty; it involves more stealth segments compared to usual Call of Duty story which has a lot more usage of war settings with a ‘run and gun’ style gameplay. This made the story a lot more interesting than the same story that was being told from the three previous Modern Warfare games.

The multiplayer gameplay is very enjoyable with the new mechanics added and the levelling up system is nothing new yet still feels rewarding. The new movement introduces omni mobility, (made popular in Helldivers 2 gameplay) which allows the player to sprint, dive and control the player lying down in a full 360 degrees format rather than just locked into first person. This has allowed for a more intricate and captivating gameplay that shakes up the usual gameplay in previous releases.

However, there are a few downfalls to this game. For me the maps that were released are lacklustre and not very enjoyable. Most of them include a lot of empty space such as the map ‘Red Card’, also there are a lot of hidden spots for people to camp and sometimes it feels like you get eliminated way too quickly having other players spot you before you can spot them. On top of this multiple people online have been experiencing troubles with the game such as glitches causing bullets not dealing enough damage to players or getting trapped in certain areas of the maps/game.

In summary Black Ops VI has introduced new mechanics to keep the game fresh yet there are a few bugs here and there. I would personally suggest if you have Xbox game pass or if you love first person shooters and Call of Duty play the game. But if you are just a casual gaming fan maybe wait for the game to go on sale from its £70 price point.