Single player is basically story mode, in which you immerse yourself in the storyline and work through your orders as the narrative plays out. There are two endings, meaning that you have an important decision to make. While the background to the underlying story is based on historical events, you can literally shape history in this game. There are plenty of historical touches and nods to the 80s, including the distinctive and eccentric fashions, a number of real life speeches from Ronald Reagan, and nostalgic features like massively weighty televisions as well as smoking indoors being permitted. There are eight large and immersive maps to play through. Perseus’s objective is to infiltrate the US, subvert the Manhattan Project’s aims (amongst other activity) and thus tilt superpower supremacy towards the USSR.

You join the team as the US begins to look for an alleged spy, code-named ‘Perseus’ who was based on a real spy who tried to infiltrate the Manhattan Project (which was in place to produce a functional atomic weapon). You’re recruited by CIA agent, Russell Adler. Your version of Bell can be customised, choosing the agency you are recruited from, your skin colour, nationality, gender and a series of character traits. You play the character of Bell, recruited into an international taskforce whose mission is the hunt for Perseus. The game is set during the early 80s, (which falls somewhere in between Black Ops and Black Ops II if you like to keep track of the timeline of the series). Plus, the large back catalogue to explore! By now, you know what you’re getting with CoD games, and the fabulous graphics, well-plotted locations, realistic and engaging character interactions that spell out the compelling storyline will need no real introduction! If you’re a fan you will very satisfied, whereas if you’re a newbie, you have a treat in store. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War for Xbox is the 6th Black Ops game and the 17th in the overall Call of Duty series.

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