Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7’s campaign is a wild one thanks to the scope of its ambition, but the big swings it takes don't always land, leaving it an uneven step down from last year.

The latest entry in the Call of Duty series gives players more ways to play the campaign than ever, to various degrees of success.

A shift away from single-player leaves Call of Duty with its most lopsided and homogenous entry in decades, though what it does offer is consistently good fun when accepted on its own terms.

Black Ops 7 is Call of Duty at its most obnoxious and least enjoyable.

Call of Duty Black Ops 7's multiplayer is some of the finest the series has had to offer in years. It's just a shame it's tied to a baffling, turgid, ridiculous campaign that makes a great argument for stopping Call of Duty campaigns all together. 7 games is plenty. The Black Ops series has run its course.

The most ridiculous Call of Duty has ever been, all of Black Ops 7's multiplayer strengths are overshadowed by the silliest campaign in the franchise's history. It's still quality online, and the Zombies mode is as solid as ever. They don't matter quite as much, though, when a co-op campaign manages to reframe an entire release into one of stupidity.

Black Ops 7 simply isn't worth playing for its campaign mode, so if that's what you dip into the Call of Duty series for every now and then, you can simply skip this year's entry. Based on my recent beta impressions I have hope that multiplayer and Zombies can drag this game up - and to be fair, if online PvE co-op is of interest to you, your mileage may go further here.

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Does Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 right the ship and deliver a proper sequel to Black Ops II, or is this yet another down year for Call of Duty?

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's robust Multiplayer and Zombies offerings make up for the weaknesses of its co-op campaign.