Summary
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 adds the Astro Chicken skin to Shop, sparking mixed community feedback.
- The Call of Duty series has gradually evolved its use of microtransactions, resulting in more colorful skins like the Astro Chicken.
- Not everyone is a fan of these newer cosmetics in Call of Duty, with some comparing it to Fortnite.
The Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Shop is adding an "Astro Chicken" skin to the game, garnering a mixed reception from the community. While Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 launched with limited offerings in the Shop, it is being regularly updated, including this chicken cosmetic.
As the Call of Duty series has evolved over the years, it has become a games-as-a-service platform. Because of this, cosmetics offerings extend beyond the usual camo grinds to include numerous microtransactions between the Shop and Battle Pass. As it's a new release, Black Ops 6 is missing some popular cosmetics from previous games, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Shredder, The Boys' Homelander, and iconic action movie hero Rambo. The first major bundle introduced to Black Ops 6 garnered some criticism from the community, a trend that seemingly continues with an upcoming addition.
The CharlieIntel Twitter account recently shared a clip of the Astro-Chick skin being added to Black Ops 6 with an upcoming Shop update. The Astro-Chick Ultra Skin can be equipped to Black Ops 6 Operator Grey, and it replaces her usual aesthetic with a pixelated chicken head and a silver spacesuit. The spacesuit has many smaller details as well, including glasses on the front and a backpack with a picture on it, with a ladle hanging out of a pouch. Beyond the Operator Skin, the Astro-Chicken appears to come in a bundle with various offerings, including four Weapon Blueprints, a Calling Card, a Cymbal Monkey skin, and more.
What's Included in the Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Astro-Chick Bundle?
- Astro-Chick Ultra Operator Skin
- Mother Clucker ASG-89 Shotgun Weapon Blueprint
- Payback AK-74 Assault Rifle Weapon Blueprint
- Propulsion Thrustodyne M23 Wonder Weapon Blueprint
- Ladle Knife Weapon Blueprint
- Monkey Bit-Ness Cymbal Monkey Skin
- Weird Birds Emote
- Dot Ops Reticle
- Clap Clap Boom Calling Card
- Immolation Liquidation Gobblegum
Similar to the head of the Operator Skin, the Mother Clucker Weapon Blueprint has a pixel aesthetic, and it replaces enemies with blocky chickens when killed. The Payback Blueprint features the Dead Ops Arcade logo with "Mama's Revenge" as a subtext, and it has stars and stripes like Freedom Fried Chicken on Black Ops 6's Rewind map. Beyond the Astro-Chick skin which players can also use in Warzone, gamers can play as a raccoon with the Cash Bandit Tracer Pack or a Shark with the G'Day Bait pack. While this is being praised by many members of the community, others are comparing the game to Fortnite with its current lineup of cosmetic offerings.
Although some gamers are taking issue with the colorful Black Ops 6 Operator Skins, there are many realistic offerings like Locked In and Cascade Failure. As Treyarch continues to update the in-game Shop, more cosmetics will be added, potentially including collaborations like previous Call of Duty games.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 83 /100 Critics Rec: 91%
- Released
- October 25, 2024
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Suggestive Themes, Strong Language, Use of Drugs
- Developer(s)
- Treyarch, Raven Software
- Publisher(s)
- Activision
- Engine
- IW 9.0
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
- Yes - PlayStation, Xbox, PC
WHERE TO PLAY
Forced to go rogue. Hunted from within. This is Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
Developed by Treyarch and Raven, Black Ops 6 is a spy action thriller set in the early 90s, a period of transition and upheaval in global politics, characterized by the end of the Cold War and the rise of the United States as a single superpower. With a mind-bending narrative, and unbound by the rules of engagement, this is signature Black Ops.
The Black Ops 6 Campaign provides dynamic moment-to-moment gameplay that includes a variety of play spaces with blockbuster set pieces and action-packed moments, high-stakes heists, and cloak-and-dagger spy activity.
In a best-in-class Multiplayer experience, players will test their skills across 16 new maps at launch, including 12 core 6v6 maps and 4 Strike maps that can be played 2v2 or 6v6.
Black Ops 6 also marks the epic return of Round-Based Zombies, the fan-favorite mode where players will take down hordes of the undead in two brand-new maps at launch. Post-launch, players can look forward to even more exciting maps and groundbreaking experiences dropping into both Multiplayer and Zombies.
- Cross Save
- Yes - PlayStation, Xbox, PC
- Prequel(s)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: World at War
- Franchise
- Call of Duty
- Number of Players
- 1-4
- Split Screen Orientation
- Vertical or Horizontal
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Unknown
- PC Release Date
- October 25, 2024
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
- October 25, 2024
- PS5 Release Date
- October 25, 2024
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC
- Genre(s)
- FPS
- How Long To Beat
- 8 Hours
- X|S Optimized
- Yes
- PS Plus Availability
- N/A
- File Size Xbox Series
- 216 GB (October 2024)
- Local Co-Op Support
- 1-2 Players
- OpenCritic Rating
- Strong
