Black Ops 6 is the shot in the arm that the first-person shooter series has needed for years now. An adrenaline-pumping spectacle of action, explosions, and spec ops sensation, it confidently delivers a comprehensive package of polished fun.

We all used to think of the Call of Duty series as just a game – a lucrative franchise, sure, yet still a game. But since Microsoft bought parent company Activision for €70bn last year, CoD has become a juggernaut,