Find out how to get the good and bad ending in Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War (COD Cold War). Includes difference of good and bad ending, choices, ending missions, and more!!!
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Good & Bad Ending - How To Get
SPOILER ALERT! This article contains major spoilers to the game. Read at your own risk.
Choice In Identity Crisis
The choice of whether getting a good or bad ending is made in the story mission - Identity Crisis. Tell the truth or lie, the fate of the world is at stake.
Check Out The Identity Crisis WalkthroughOnly Choice That Matters
Throughout the game, this is the only choice that will matter when it comes to the ending. The rest have consequences but they will not affect the outcome of the ending.
Tell The Truth (Good Ending) - How To Get
Choose to tell the truth and it will unlock the mission - The Final Countdown. Completing this will show you the good ending of the game.
Checkout The Final Countdown WalkthroughLie (Bad Ending) - How To Get
Decide to tell the lie and your next mission will be Ashes to Ashes. You will see for yourself the bad ending upon completing this mission.
Check Out The Ashes To Ashes WalkthroughGood & Bad Ending - Explained & Differences
Good Ending Explained
Bell tells the right location and rushes with the rest of the team to stop Perseus from detonating the nukes. The game then ends on a series of updates on your team and what happens to them after.
Bad Ending Explained
Bell's lie brings the team straight into a trap. Out for vengeance, Bell hunts down and kill your Adler and his team. Bell then meets with Perseus. It then ends on updates on the KGB operatives you've met.
Completing Puzzles & Side Missions
Complete all the puzzles and the side missions and you will find a slight difference in the ending dialogue. This is especially prominent in the Bad Ending.
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