The Cold War, covert operations, and a voice in your head repeating numbers on a loop.

On gut feeling, too few direct votes to conclude, so let us look at the detail. And it is clear cut. Controller feel finishes almost first, ahead of 97% of games, and both soundtrack and fun climb very high: in the hands, it responds instantly, sharp and effective. But attachment collapses, at the very bottom of the ranking. There is the honest summary of a certain kind of shooter: an immediate, fearsome pleasure to play, but one that leaves no emotional trace, no character or world to hold onto after the credits.

Next to other shooters, its Cold War mood and its zombie mode marked an era of the series.

So, who is it for? For you if you like sharp shooting, instant sensations, and multiplayer. Much less if you want a story or characters that stay with you.