Activision and Treyarch are back again with the latest installment of Call of Duty Black Ops, but this time you’ll be time traveling through the Cold War as CIA operatives Mason and “Bell”. Set in the 1980s during the Reagan Administration, the game has you going back in time to “recall” various places and times to find clues in order to stop the use of weapons of mass destruction on American soil. And true to Call of Duty form, some of your allies aren’t above doing some seriously shady stuff to get the job done.
Known for its multiplayer and Zombies modes, Cold War nevertheless has a decently scripted narrative campaign. From a performance point of view, the graphics engine feels very well optimized for a wide array of hardware, even that which one might consider lower-tier. This isn’t all that surprising considering how Call of Duty has enjoyed widespread popularity on console platforms, which don’t get the same access to CPU and GPU power that PC gamers often…