Call of Duty: Black Ops III

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5.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 2841 Ratings

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  1. gamer_man2
    Aug 29, 2023
    4
    the campaign was a pain in the ass, the multiplayer its ok and Shadow Of Evil is the worst zombie map
  2. Swagforever
    Aug 11, 2023
    3
    Playing in 2023 - the online feels clunky and has a hacker every few games.
  3. H4NN1B4L
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    One of the worst parts of the call of duty series ever made, unnecessary futurism and pushing evil AI everywhere, add to that enemies who with one hit of the flasks, deal more than rocket damage and we will have this tragic game that should not wait for its premiere
  4. emirtalha
    Jul 10, 2023
    4
    It's not as fun as the 1st and 2nd games, I just found the graphics and gameplay mechanics good, but it's a game far below my expectations.
  5. Bulba2555
    Jul 6, 2023
    2
    Here Treyarch made a complete diarrhea. The plot is incredibly bad. Terrible graphics, disgusting weapon physics, everything is very bad there. I don't know why some people like this part. But it's really terrible.
  6. gamerz4life
    Apr 23, 2023
    1
    Call of Duty: Black Ops III is a game that absolutely never needed to exist. The first two games are great stories that didn’t need a continuation, not that BO3 was a continuation of any sort. In fact, this is a game that should have killed the Call of Duty franchise, but hey when people are willing to buy trash Treyarch and Activison are willing to oblige. For heaven sake they had someCall of Duty: Black Ops III is a game that absolutely never needed to exist. The first two games are great stories that didn’t need a continuation, not that BO3 was a continuation of any sort. In fact, this is a game that should have killed the Call of Duty franchise, but hey when people are willing to buy trash Treyarch and Activison are willing to oblige. For heaven sake they had some other no-name companies come up with an online-only multiplayer so this game could make some extra money on Xbox 360 and PS3.

    I looked long and hard into this wondering whether it was worth buying, whether the campaign was worth it. I found many articles saying what an amazing story this game had. As I’ve now played it, I have to wonder what drugs these people were on. What story? It’s like a computer wrote this story. There are so many story threads here but none of them connect together. It would make you brain dead to try and figure out a cohesive story. What the hell is this story about? Who are we fighting for? Who are we fighting against? Why should I care this guy betrayed us? I never got to know him. The story of the other group would have been more interesting, instead 3/4 of the way through we’re given exposition dumps and weird half-baked WWII and Zombies levels??

    This game is so broken and buggy, Treyarch just threw up the game and turned its back on it. This game hard crashed several times and a few other times froze in the midst of the game where I thought it would crash before continuing. There are no checkpoints, you can’t quit and come back in. When you crash you get to play the entire mission over again, even if you were at the very last stage. My first hard crash made sure the game would never load the correct mission on its own again. If I had to hear about Singapore or the Black Ops site one more time or that damn loading screen video I was going to lose it. There were also mission breaking bugs where you go through thinking everything is okay until you’re near the end and the mission can’t continue, again there’s no checkpoints so you have to start all over and get to witness the moments that were missing the first time, such as a character not talking the entire time and thus isn’t really in the mission despite running around with you. At one point, the game crashed so hard the system thought the disc was a PS4 Format Disc. That was an interesting little surprise I’ve never witnessed in any game ever.

    This is not a game to waste your time with. I only finished because I was playing split-screen LAN and we could laugh about how terrible everything was. But playing in split-screen is one heck of an experience. First you can only play horizontally as though they were convinced you’d play with four people. But the biggest issue is that there are black bars on the sides of the screen. The game doesn’t even take up the whole screen! We had to sit close to the screen to see, everything is so small and cramped. What a disaster of a game. The only thing I can say is that I got this super cheap and it was short, so was our agony.    … Expand
  7. egellon
    Mar 15, 2023
    3
    Bear in mind that this review is coming from campaign-player only which in my opinion did not deliver in this release of CoD game. The plot was boring and gameplay repetitive. I was used to action-packed sequences in CoD campaigns which this games absolutely lacks.
  8. Epicmonster5600
    Dec 6, 2022
    4
    Okay zombies is great... Rest of it is awful, why do you keep exo suits.... loot boxes are so stupid for weapons it legit makes the game pay to win
  9. ColeEngo
    Nov 30, 2022
    4
    The only fun thing about this game was the zombies and the only reason I come back to it sometimes.
  10. MaxieZeus
    Sep 20, 2022
    4
    Campaign is a mess and multiplayer is a micro transaction fest. Only thing that makes this game playable is the best zombies mode we have had to date.
  11. watchoutch02
    Aug 22, 2022
    0
    What a garbage arcade game.

    I also played MW2 because it was free with ps plus. Still nowhere near a battlefield game but it's 100 times better than BO3
  12. ShevaWall
    Jun 15, 2022
    3
    Не ну если объективно, то кал он как был калом, так и остаётся. Не имею ни малейшего понятия, кто в это играет на серьезных щах
  13. Dexterwait
    Jun 2, 2022
    3
    What a piece of utter garbage The campaign makes fuc$@ll sense
    And is poorly written
    Literally had to google it 3 to 4 times to understand what the hell was going on The multiplayer is fun initially but quickly turns sour when you get deeper into it.The maps are probably the only innovative thing in the multiplayer as the whole idea of jumping around like super mario is way too over the    What a piece of utter garbage The campaign makes fuc$@ll sense
    And is poorly written

    Literally had to google it 3 to 4 times to understand what the hell was going on

    The multiplayer is fun initially but quickly turns sour when you get deeper into it.The maps are probably the only innovative thing in the multiplayer as the whole idea of jumping around like super mario is way too over the top for COD.It was interesting to see in Advanced warfare but i think it should have stayed in advanced warfare and not move into a future title.The whole wall running idea and double jumping isn't call of duty nor its future.

    The zombies is wayy too boring, 1 map on launch ???
    Utterly unacceptable Rather buy something else
    This review of mine is written in retrospect    … Expand
  14. Sain4k
    May 19, 2022
    2
    Худшая Call of Duty в которую я играл, багованый, тупой кусок дерьма с тупым сюжетом. Играл на пс 5
  15. airpsyhit
    Nov 13, 2021
    4
    One of the worst parts of the Call of Duty series, if you watch the campaign. I can't say anything about multiplayer, but everything is terrible in the campaign. We probably can't wait for a good Call of Duty with a playable campaign.
  16. das_dennis
    Oct 2, 2021
    0
    horrible campaign - totally stupid future setting with wall runs and stuff but a suprinsingly bad control - something i definetly not think of when i play an cod - zombie mode only a cash grab with only 1 good map and thats the 1 for free - multiplayer i will not judge because i didnt play it much
  17. Kypo
    Aug 7, 2021
    1
    Ужасно, отвратительно!! Когда пошли титры я плакал что мне хватило сил пройти это.
  18. 613th
    Jul 23, 2021
    2
    I am not a hater of the CoD series, but this is the worst part I have ever played.

    it is looks like Just Cause 4 or Warface or something. Graphic, the interface and the whole decoration looks terribly, something between a mobile game and a browser shooter. About the gameplay and game modes - i deleted the game after completing half of the plot. There is no campaign at all. There are    I am not a hater of the CoD series, but this is the worst part I have ever played.

    it is looks like Just Cause 4 or Warface or something. Graphic, the interface and the whole decoration looks terribly, something between a mobile game and a browser shooter.

    About the gameplay and game modes - i deleted the game after completing half of the plot. There is no campaign at all. There are only some separated missions with the same, absolutely empty, characters. I think that all features and the main setting of this part are bad for many players too.
    Online mode was turned off after one try, and it was not because of my bad skill.
    The zombie mode not so bad as the whole other game, so the game has my 2 only for this mode.

    If you are in doubt, my advice - go by.    … Expand
  19. badyagiz
    Mar 12, 2021
    2
    One of the most boring game ever. Don't waste your money and time. Story is boring, gameplay is good, graphics are average. Not worth playing and the Servers are down so you can't play online.
  20. Marijuana_Guy
    Feb 25, 2021
    3
    It earns 3 points purely for Zombies which at least this time around, they gave us the option to buy the maps directly instead of buying 200 dollar DLC packs. There was 0 thought put into Multiplayer, It's Pay to win garbage since every DLC weapon beats every other weapon in any range with exception to 1-shot Snipers and shotguns, which is pretty much 4 weapons in total. The XMC(an SMG)It earns 3 points purely for Zombies which at least this time around, they gave us the option to buy the maps directly instead of buying 200 dollar DLC packs. There was 0 thought put into Multiplayer, It's Pay to win garbage since every DLC weapon beats every other weapon in any range with exception to 1-shot Snipers and shotguns, which is pretty much 4 weapons in total. The XMC(an SMG) for example beats every single SMG in the entire game and every single Assault Rifle from any range both in damage, range and accuracy since the weapon has 0 recoil.

    The campaign is ridiculous garbage with absolutely no substance in storytelling. The opening is really immersive but they decided it would be a great idea to **** it all up by making you play through the rest of the game in a completely nonsensical virtual simulator.

    Zombies carries this entire game on it's back. It's extremely fun, with many new innovations (some way better than others) and there is an immense amount of content per map. There's almost always something to do if you've gotten tired of just slaughtering the same nameless zombies over and over again.

    Also, There is absolutely no anti-cheat of any kind. Every other lobby you will always find people going invisible using cheats etc. Hit detection is also tied directly to your connection so the entire multiplayer is entirely based on luck, Unless you have 24/7 pixel-perfect internet.    … Expand
  21. codfaaan
    Jan 23, 2021
    3
    Call of duty black ops 3 è una semplice presa per il culo,la campagna è semplicemente un'agonia da giocare con poca innovazione,pessimo level design, personaggi poco approfonditi e trama poco interessante. il multiplayer invece è ancora peggio con quei cazzo di supersalti ed armi sbilanciate e poi , non dimentichiamo le micro-transazioni ma non di oggetti cosmetici ma di armi quindi seCall of duty black ops 3 è una semplice presa per il culo,la campagna è semplicemente un'agonia da giocare con poca innovazione,pessimo level design, personaggi poco approfonditi e trama poco interessante. il multiplayer invece è ancora peggio con quei cazzo di supersalti ed armi sbilanciate e poi , non dimentichiamo le micro-transazioni ma non di oggetti cosmetici ma di armi quindi se shoppi sei avvantaggiato in gioco e ciò rende il sistema pay to win.
    lo zombi è fatto bene, peccato che anche li ci siano microtransazioni che lo rovinino e che ci sia una, UNA fottuta mappa gratis.
    quindi in poche parole sto gioco è merda!    … Expand
  22. Mateuszitaliano
    Oct 3, 2020
    3
    laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggylaggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy laggy… Expand
  23. IsaiahW
    Sep 2, 2020
    2
    This game plays OK, its unfortunate that the story is so unbelievably confusing.
  24. INU4SH4
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    Looking back at my youth, I really enjoyed playing Call of Duty with my friends. I loved the original Black Ops campaign and I loved the multiplayer experience of Black Ops II despite some matchmaking issues.

    However, Black Ops III was a major let-down in many aspects. Firstly, the campaign really sucked. It was not only incredibly boring and too futuristic for me, but also quite    Looking back at my youth, I really enjoyed playing Call of Duty with my friends. I loved the original Black Ops campaign and I loved the multiplayer experience of Black Ops II despite some matchmaking issues.

    However, Black Ops III was a major let-down in many aspects. Firstly, the campaign really sucked. It was not only incredibly boring and too futuristic for me, but also quite broken. The multiplayer was also very unbalanced and most of the time it was more frustrating than actually enjoyable. Not even the zombie mode could redeem this game, but it was not terrible.

    Not a good game, but also not the worst Call of Duty around, trust me. There's just no point in playing this today, as there are CoDs with better campaigns and way superior competitive modes.    … Expand
  25. SeanRocks2003
    Jun 21, 2020
    4
    This is the worst COD game. Muddled and confused story, terrible maps in multiplayer and no fan favourites in campaign mode to play as. Very weak link to the previous games and feels more like a standalone game. Quit disappointed with it as I expect better from Treyarch
  26. Flashyboy89
    Mar 9, 2020
    1
    BLOPS 3 has the worst Single Player Campaign I have ever played and the multi-player is so un-grounded it’s a joke. No fun at all. The last good COD game I played was BLOPS 1 on PS3.
  27. SirSoil
    Feb 28, 2020
    3
    Call Of Duty Black Ops 3 is a fun multiplayer shooter, with a great variety of characters and customization but it’s single player campaign is worthless and the zombie mode needs some fixes. The online and local multiplayer are fun there is a variety of modes and such, the rewarding system is very unique and it does it’s job well. The campaign in the other hand is very disappointing, it’sCall Of Duty Black Ops 3 is a fun multiplayer shooter, with a great variety of characters and customization but it’s single player campaign is worthless and the zombie mode needs some fixes. The online and local multiplayer are fun there is a variety of modes and such, the rewarding system is very unique and it does it’s job well. The campaign in the other hand is very disappointing, it’s really lame the story in particular, the gameplay is just whatever no interesting moments just shoot and kill. The zombie mode is just too big, it’s confusing and it gets really frustrating at times playing with friends could also be either a blessing or a curse. Call Of Duty Black Ops 3 is Overall really disappointing since the multiplayer is really damn good, but sadly the other modes do there job but fail at some points, also gotta pay extra money for more maps for zombies since there isn’t a lot yay. (Medicore 2/5) Play It If Your A Fan Of The Series… Expand
  28. alexslork
    Nov 3, 2019
    4
    Я в нее наиграл часов 5. Худшая покупка. Даже баттл роял не спасает.
  29. rp1polska
    Aug 6, 2019
    3
    Looks nice. Plot is so random it wasn’t even fun to play. I uninstalled it after like a few hours. I enjoyed playing Modern Warfare 2, it’s a pity.
  30. SolarConker
    Jan 21, 2019
    4
    Same game each year except they charge you full price with more micro transactions
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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 73 out of 87
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 87
  3. Negative: 0 out of 87
  1. GameGrin
    Feb 4, 2016
    75
    Underneath the glamour, it feels like just another Call of Duty game - to the delight of existing fans, but the chagrin of players seeking new turf.
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  2. CD-Action
    Jan 12, 2016
    75
    Both the single player and online modes are fun but don’t expect to be blown away. Despite a great story and a couple of very enjoyable missions the campaign as a whole is a tad boring. [13/2015, p.50]
  3. Pelit (Finland)
    Jan 4, 2016
    91
    What we have here is the best Call of Duty single player experience to date. The multiplayer is solid too, though the much-talked re-design has resulted a multiplayer experience that really doesn’t differ all that much from the previous ones. [Nov 2015]
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