# 🕶️ Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

Release Year: 2020
Developer: Treyarch & Raven Software
Platform(s): PC, Xbox, PlayStation

# 🧠 A Story Rooted in Reality

Few shooters blend fiction and real-world tension quite like this one. Black Ops Cold War drops you straight into the murky paranoia of the early 1980s — a time of espionage, proxy wars, and shifting allegiances. The campaign isn’t just set during the Cold War; it tries to pull you inside it.

You’ll jump between CIA operatives, Soviet agents, and conflicting ideologies — sometimes playing as those you’d once call the enemy. It doesn't shy away from uncomfortable ambiguity. In some moments, you are the moral grey area.

# 🔄 Narrative Continuity

Although marketed as a direct sequel to the original Black Ops (rather than Black Ops III), the game keeps that signature mind-bending style. Memory manipulation, false realities, and unreliable narration make a return — and the mission “Break on Through” is a psychological standout.

The twist? You’re not sure which side you’re helping. And that’s exactly the point.

# 🧟 Zombies Mode (because of course)

It’s still here — and it’s still chaos.

Classic wave survival with slick modern polish
Cold War–era tech meets undead monstrosities
Loadouts, upgrades, and lore that ties subtly back to the campaign

This isn’t tacked on — it’s a full, beloved experience in its own right.

# 📌 TL;DR

A politically loaded shooter with tight gunplay, cerebral storytelling, and fan-favorite Zombies.
Rating: ☢️☢️☢️☢️ / 4 Cold War flashbangs

# 💬 My Notes

Favorite mission: Echoes of a Cold War — pure atmosphere
Played on: PlayStation 5
Story moment that stuck: when you realize who’s really pulling the strings