Call of Duty: Black Ops III

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  1. djbarker
    Feb 24, 2016
    4
    I can't be arsed to even finish this game.
    The plot is a joke and the action becomes monotonous.
    Don't get me started on zombie mode. Dull, dull dull.
  2. Sojum
    Nov 24, 2015
    4
    Glitchy game that has trippy, weird mirror-like spots on the screen where the object painting doesn't render right. Parkour-ish features are clunky and gimmicky. Not the quality expected from a premium game.
  3. IntelgentGamer
    Nov 7, 2015
    4
    Absolutely no innovation and honestly a massive disappointment from Treyarch with one of the worst campaigns ever in call of duty and a mediocre multiplayer mode. The Zombie mode this year is unique especially the secret mode and dead ops arcade but its nothing special. It does not reach anywhere close to the black ops era maps like the masterpiece of the Pentagon. If you love call of dutyAbsolutely no innovation and honestly a massive disappointment from Treyarch with one of the worst campaigns ever in call of duty and a mediocre multiplayer mode. The Zombie mode this year is unique especially the secret mode and dead ops arcade but its nothing special. It does not reach anywhere close to the black ops era maps like the masterpiece of the Pentagon. If you love call of duty and you really want a game to play this could be a buy however, I simply cannot recommend it with games like Fallout 4 and Star Wars Battlefront just around the corner. This is essentially another year another COD.
    P.S. Please ignore all the 10/10 fanboys who buy an average of 2 games per year and the clearly paid off critics!    … Expand
  4. splitpolygon
    Nov 7, 2015
    4
    I can barley withstand Campaign. Same tricks different models.
    Online still doesn't have dedicated servers, laggy and the future garbage is done with me.
    This will be the last call of duty i purchase.
  5. JoshLuck1995
    Nov 6, 2015
    4
    Was quite looking forward to this but am quite dissapointed with the campaign, its beautiful graphics but it feels flat and at times feels quite lost. The multiplayer is the same as any other COD.
  6. ice05
    Nov 8, 2015
    4
    At first the game was good, but quickly loses it's appeal.

    Campaign: Graphics great, great sound, and poor story that you can't help but not care about. I found it only fun playing coop. Multi-player: Severs are currently awful ( Nov. 8th.) But when you get into a good game it's fun for a handful of hours, but by 10 hours of gameplay it's just chaos, running around with awful    At first the game was good, but quickly loses it's appeal.

    Campaign: Graphics great, great sound, and poor story that you can't help but not care about. I found it only fun playing coop.

    Multi-player: Severs are currently awful ( Nov. 8th.) But when you get into a good game it's fun for a handful of hours, but by 10 hours of gameplay it's just chaos, running around with awful spawns... You know the part of Cod everyone complains about but has yet to be fixed. Oh and personally I don't think any of the maps are very rememberable or designed that well.

    Zombies: GREAT!! It's funny, it's a fresh new addicting mode, all the the same feel as the old ones with all new and smooth controls, great map design, and fantastic new monsters to fight. The only bad thing about this is there is only one map (without DLC)!

    End result! I don't feel it's worth the money. it's brain numbing and dumb fun, with to much chaos with all the jumping and supers, and you'll be finding yourself saying " WTF, HOW THE **** SPAWN CAMPER" ever more then the old COD games.

    It's a good attempt, but I'll be trading this game in for Star wars Battle Front.    … Expand
  7. DJAftershock
    Nov 8, 2015
    4
    Ugh. Just... ugh. This is it, isn't it? This is modern gaming. Actually, what this is, is the biggest case of plagiarizing other video games since Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. All these weapons and features and mechanics are something you'd swear you'd seen in Deus Ex or Titanfall. The game is what Call Of Duty always has been: full of annoying 12 year-olds who probably can't spell theUgh. Just... ugh. This is it, isn't it? This is modern gaming. Actually, what this is, is the biggest case of plagiarizing other video games since Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. All these weapons and features and mechanics are something you'd swear you'd seen in Deus Ex or Titanfall. The game is what Call Of Duty always has been: full of annoying 12 year-olds who probably can't spell the word 'campaign'. Fans will lap this up, but most will find themselves playing the online multiplayer for a weekend and never touching it again. It's shallow with nothing to offer. The campaign isn't very good either and the zombie mode is once again 'zombies but no horror'. Get some originality in your blood and come back next year, Activision!… Expand
  8. Toknar
    Nov 6, 2015
    4
    Only 1 thing bothers me really but its huge and dosent look like treyarch gone do anything about it they new since beta ,,,,,aim assist[aka ligal aimbot] for controllers its just crazy powerfull it track u like aimbot
  9. SuperAC
    Dec 11, 2015
    4
    Only buy this game for the Zombies. The Campaign is the worst campaign in Call of Duty history and literally makes no sense. The Multiplayer has the exact same problems as previous titles with bad hit detection, terrible map design and broken camera angles. Zombies is awesome as usual though and is the sole reason I bought this game. Campaign: 2/10 Multiplayer: 0/10 Zombies: 8/10
  10. Kris511c
    Nov 10, 2015
    4
    It is a cod game so you know what you get.... nothing more, nothing less....
    Still this game disappointed me so much that i have to warn people about it... it is not as bad as COD ghost, but still it is really bad.... 4,2/10 for me... dont get it
  11. LordExarus
    Feb 18, 2016
    4
    Ignore the critics,they are bull face lying to you,and i'm not sure what game they were playing
    The campaign mode is alright,but I ended up completely finishing it fairly quickly.
    Multiplayer implements specialists,that is really the only new addition,and some specialists are clearly better then others.Weapons are still unbalanced,with a extremely powerful crossbow,shotguns being fairly    Ignore the critics,they are bull face lying to you,and i'm not sure what game they were playing
    The campaign mode is alright,but I ended up completely finishing it fairly quickly.
    Multiplayer implements specialists,that is really the only new addition,and some specialists are clearly better then others.Weapons are still unbalanced,with a extremely powerful crossbow,shotguns being fairly overpowered and the higher level assault rifles and subs are unbalanced.
    The spawns in this game are so bad,so bad you can argue they are simply broken.Often I would die then spawn 10 meters away from the place I died at,only to be killed by the same person.Sometimes I would spawn behind people,and vice versa.
    Zombies implements a true XP progression system and able to customize your guns,the only two major improvements over advanced warfare.There is only a single new zombies map so far.and to be honest it just seems boring to me.The other zombies map,the giant is a reskin of a Der Riese.
    Dead Ops Arcade 2 is to me the only good thing about this game,as they managed to add new things without completely screwing it up.
    Nightmares is simply the normal campaign reskinned with zombies,its nice but not really needed.
    There is also a freerun bonus game,it is more of a parkour gamemode and is pretty boring.

    Overall,I think the game would have been far better if they simply just took a "if it isn't broke don't fix it" approach,as they tried to fix it but broke the game in the process.I hope Activision really waits longer with this game and really develop the game.But of course they won't as they're greedy for as much money as possible.    … Expand
  12. Lukestrn
    Dec 27, 2015
    4
    I had been waiting for years since black ops 2 for this game to arrive, only to be let down. Somehow they managed to implement garbage servers that can hardly hold a simple match. The campaign is very straight forward, almost like a movie. The zombies (what I was most looking forward to) was an utter failure. It takes me 5 minutes to simply find a lobby. And sometimes it just stops lookingI had been waiting for years since black ops 2 for this game to arrive, only to be let down. Somehow they managed to implement garbage servers that can hardly hold a simple match. The campaign is very straight forward, almost like a movie. The zombies (what I was most looking forward to) was an utter failure. It takes me 5 minutes to simply find a lobby. And sometimes it just stops looking for matches, forcing me to go back to the menu and start over. The algorithm for finding hosts and lobby matches is embarrassing. I honestly don't know how they let this happen. So disappointed Treyarch :(… Expand
  13. Strangerpine
    Nov 14, 2015
    4
    Call of duty hasn't been good since the original Black ops. This game is mediocre. The campaign is just painful to play, it reminds me of a cliche action film, like fast and furious.
    multiplayer isn't all that bad. Its like a slower paced version of advanced warfare, which isn't saying much because its still very fast paced compare to Bo1.
    The zombies mode is way better than the Black    Call of duty hasn't been good since the original Black ops. This game is mediocre. The campaign is just painful to play, it reminds me of a cliche action film, like fast and furious.
    multiplayer isn't all that bad. Its like a slower paced version of advanced warfare, which isn't saying much because its still very fast paced compare to Bo1.
    The zombies mode is way better than the Black ops 2 zombies FOR SURE, but way harder than Bo1 zombies.    … Expand
  14. piresplayer
    Nov 6, 2015
    4
    I love the multiplayer mode, but it's presenting sereval problems...I was walking forward and shooting, but the char step back and I see many players happen the same. just need fix it for I back to love the game!
  15. CGULLZ
    Jan 3, 2016
    4
    As a wise man once said "ANOTHER ONE" like holy s h i t they are not ever gonna let go of this cash cow. Call of duty black ops 3 or any cod for that matter can be summed in about 3 words boring, lazy, s h i t. If you were hoping for something new and original well you are sorely mistaken this game is like any other s h i t call of duty that has come out in recent years. At first i wasn'tAs a wise man once said "ANOTHER ONE" like holy s h i t they are not ever gonna let go of this cash cow. Call of duty black ops 3 or any cod for that matter can be summed in about 3 words boring, lazy, s h i t. If you were hoping for something new and original well you are sorely mistaken this game is like any other s h i t call of duty that has come out in recent years. At first i wasn't gonna buy it but my friends convinced so i decided to give it a shot but i had a feeling in my gut that i was selling my soul to the treyarch demons as i was giving the game stop employee my 60 dollars. Honestly this game is not worth its 60 dollar price tag. Now its time to get in to the meat of this boring as h e l l game, The campaign is very generic and i did not have a clue what the hell was happening but before i knew it i was being ripped apart by robots and they made me into a f u c k i n g terminator, even playing with friends isn't fun so i wouldn't bother. Zombies is the only fun thing that's kinda fun but the first map sucks and its hard to play but its ok. Now the multiplayer the only cod f u c k bois care about, multiplayer you get to pick specialist that have really retarded powers like one where you can come back from the f u c k i n g dead like wtf, and the community doesn't make in any better because they are especially toxic in this years cod. There is a few different types of people in cod that you will encounter so i'm gonna name them off my right quick. The little 12 year old f a g g o t that likes to talk s h i t over his mlg headset and give you all of the details about how he shoved his huge c o c k in your moms vag, the guy that plays f u c king fetty wap through the mic, people like me who suck at the game and doesn't really give a **** the stereotypical black guy who screams the n word or f u c k every time he dies, and last but not least the little Mexican kid who's family is having dinner behind him. This game isn't worth any ones time and if you want to keep all your brain cells stay away from cod and everything related. This is game is the equivalent of having a heart attack then being brought back to live but then only for your worst enemy to come and shoot you in the head.… Expand
  16. RezReviews
    Dec 12, 2015
    4
    This has to be one of the worst Call of Duties ever. Don't bother purchasing this game, sad to see the Call of Duty franchise die but it is what it is. Poor game.
  17. Tyger44
    Nov 6, 2015
    4
    Black Ops 3 is just missing that magic that made the earlier CODs so good. It feels too similar to Advanced Warfare, the campaign is too short, and even though the specialists are a good idea, Multiplayer is still an extremely boring grind.
  18. ozzyorb
    Nov 7, 2015
    4
    Before this ops III ,i am still playing the Ops 1 zombies mode, Every new COD worst than before , you can't locate the foot step where come from ,always surrounding .!!!! sound effect and music totally unmatch the games .music is a joke for zombies mode . I love colorful gaming but you can see its not suitable for COD, MW 1 is the best multiplayer gaming , The Black ops III is not worth toBefore this ops III ,i am still playing the Ops 1 zombies mode, Every new COD worst than before , you can't locate the foot step where come from ,always surrounding .!!!! sound effect and music totally unmatch the games .music is a joke for zombies mode . I love colorful gaming but you can see its not suitable for COD, MW 1 is the best multiplayer gaming , The Black ops III is not worth to buy it , if i want this type of FPS, the coming star war much **** for this design .… Expand
  19. JohnCena123
    Nov 18, 2015
    4
    The ONLY redeeming factor of this game is the fun zombies mode - otherwise, you might as well be playing AW, titanfall, or some other COD... dissapointing really after all the hype...
  20. antonchigur
    Nov 10, 2015
    4
    The game could be a lot better if it weren't for the lag compensation. I feel like they lied to us when they said that matchmaking would prioritize connections and that the lag comp will be better than it has been in the past. But it's the same. Everything else about the game can be great, but it won't matter when the multiplayer sucks because you are at a disadvantage for having aThe game could be a lot better if it weren't for the lag compensation. I feel like they lied to us when they said that matchmaking would prioritize connections and that the lag comp will be better than it has been in the past. But it's the same. Everything else about the game can be great, but it won't matter when the multiplayer sucks because you are at a disadvantage for having a quality internet connection. When I play the game, I get melted instantly by anyone yet I have to shoot people several times to get a kill. When I played the beta, everything felt so much better with the multiplayer but now it's just a miserable experience.

    The game has potential, if they can tweak the lag comp then it could end up being a great game. But I do feel betrayed seeing how much different the beta was and release. I also find it frustrating that this lag comp is still here years later even though everyone hates it. If they don't improve upon this fast, it will definitely be the last COD I ever buy. I sure won't be buying any map packs if they don't improve on it too.

    I would avoid this game right now and wait and see if they improve this one aspect of the game that ruins the entire experience.

    If it weren't for the lag comp, I would have given this game an 8 probably.    … Expand
  21. arsenicNade
    Nov 12, 2015
    4
    Ok. so its call of duty.There have been some new additions to the online multiplayer that I do find refreshing and nice. Beyond that the online MP is more of the same just plain old call of duty repackaged running the same engine with the same issues. The lag compensation in my opinion is the worst it has ever been. Getting in uneven games is a usual occurrence and people quitting out ofOk. so its call of duty.There have been some new additions to the online multiplayer that I do find refreshing and nice. Beyond that the online MP is more of the same just plain old call of duty repackaged running the same engine with the same issues. The lag compensation in my opinion is the worst it has ever been. Getting in uneven games is a usual occurrence and people quitting out of matches is still a problem. Moving on from that the zombies is great. The new zombies offers a lot of new mechanics that are both fresh and welcomed. Now the campaign is just plain bad in fact at some points laughable. It out right corny. I played through the whole campaign and found no enjoyment I it. Overall where it does add some new fresh mechanics most of them have been done before in other games. That's I have rated it a 4 out of ten. If I could rate zombies alone I would give it an 8 out of ten. Hope this helps.… Expand
  22. Johnchurn
    Nov 16, 2015
    4
    This without fail get a 4 in my book as the mp gets boring fast... but the graphics is really amazing though.

    I get the PS4 version. Graphically amazing, super smooth & colourful which I highly appreciate. The thing is pretty graphics alone dont make a game fun or lasting. This is a major letdown. The MP is kinda mindless shooting & fast aim competition. Thats about it. Only    This without fail get a 4 in my book as the mp gets boring fast... but the graphics is really amazing though.

    I get the PS4 version. Graphically amazing, super smooth & colourful which I highly appreciate. The thing is pretty graphics alone dont make a game fun or lasting. This is a major letdown. The MP is kinda mindless shooting & fast aim competition. Thats about it.

    Only recommended for COD diehards.    … Expand
  23. DallianTom
    Nov 14, 2015
    4
    This Game is NOT CoD, DO NOT BE FOOLED. In multiplayer everything happens in 3 hit, you kill everyone in 3 hits and you die from 3 hits, all you have to do is hit first in this game mode and u get a kill. Spec is total nonsense, no use for them except to help players with low skill to get kills. NO MORE tactics left in this one, you will win if your fast in aiming and shoot first.This Game is NOT CoD, DO NOT BE FOOLED. In multiplayer everything happens in 3 hit, you kill everyone in 3 hits and you die from 3 hits, all you have to do is hit first in this game mode and u get a kill. Spec is total nonsense, no use for them except to help players with low skill to get kills. NO MORE tactics left in this one, you will win if your fast in aiming and shoot first. Everything is so fast in this game, the movement, the sliding, the jumping the wall running. If I would have known there everyone will be flying around all the time I would not have bought this game, Kill streaks are useless because you wont reach the high tear ones and you know why, someone WILL kill you, be it because u cannot camp anymore, shot from back or some other ways. I am a bit older gamer and if your like me, you will have trouble competing, because I dont have the reaction speed like all the 16 year olds. And being a good aim means nothing in BO3 Because people will just jump around and kill you. I still get to the top 3 player every now and then but it does not feel fair, feels like I got lucky with a package drop or something.

    I played zombies for a bit and I have to say that game is way more fun but I cannot give good score becouse of zombies mode alone. There are lots of amazing improvements in zombies but again, even the pace in zombies mode is way faster it seems.

    Campaign is OMG there are NO words how not interesting it is. You all remember playing Modern warfare 1/2 and BO1. Campaign there was addictive and easy to follow, and BO3 is like you do not care what happened in that story, you dont care whats gonna happen there.

    I will rate this game a fair 4, too much speed in the WHOLE game, too little shots needed to kill and be killed. Campaign is not even worth completing(not even once) I say, wait until this drops to 20$ and then buy it!    … Expand
  24. Dreadsmite
    Jun 3, 2016
    4
    Flop of Doodie: Crap Ops III

    This long sentence that I am currently typing together is exactly one hundred and fifty characters in length including .
  25. onemillionbucks
    Nov 28, 2015
    4
    To think that this game deserves its sixty dollar price tag is ridiculous. This is because they are trying to make it "futuristic." It seems like they are following in the footsteps of COD advanced warfare. The haven't fixed the mouse input issues on the PC port. And Black ops 3 seems to much like a Titan-fall ripoff, (Titan-fall is only twenty dollars) so I want to stress the priceTo think that this game deserves its sixty dollar price tag is ridiculous. This is because they are trying to make it "futuristic." It seems like they are following in the footsteps of COD advanced warfare. The haven't fixed the mouse input issues on the PC port. And Black ops 3 seems to much like a Titan-fall ripoff, (Titan-fall is only twenty dollars) so I want to stress the price difference again.… Expand
  26. Realdelusion
    Dec 3, 2015
    4
    Just for the campaign:
    Pros: Graphics is awesome. BGM is good. Shooting feels firm. Also overall cool design.
    Cons: Stupid plot. Luminous and sound pollution in later game. It feels like brainwash, so annoying. It is absolutely unnecessary. Cyber "zombie" and ww2 zombie in campaign.(wtf) The protagonist is an idiot. Game mechanism is great. But the campaign is **** up. Why don't they    Just for the campaign:
    Pros: Graphics is awesome. BGM is good. Shooting feels firm. Also overall cool design.
    Cons: Stupid plot. Luminous and sound pollution in later game. It feels like brainwash, so annoying. It is absolutely unnecessary. Cyber "zombie" and ww2 zombie in campaign.(wtf) The protagonist is an idiot.

    Game mechanism is great. But the campaign is **** up. Why don't they simply make it many independent anti-terrorist operations. We know you have **** story. And that is not needed. Just mission will be better than you junk story line.    … Expand
  27. tylbi
    Apr 1, 2016
    4
    Lets start with the pros fun mp zombies and campain. Lots of content in mp zombies and campain and good graphics.Now the cons first of all the hit dection is god awful and combined with slow time to kill i lose 99% of gunfights in which i shot first this is futher made worse by the flich so i shot first and the **** gets a headshot and combiened with high caliber(which doubles head shotLets start with the pros fun mp zombies and campain. Lots of content in mp zombies and campain and good graphics.Now the cons first of all the hit dection is god awful and combined with slow time to kill i lose 99% of gunfights in which i shot first this is futher made worse by the flich so i shot first and the **** gets a headshot and combiened with high caliber(which doubles head shot damage)you have a broken game and the PHARO,VMP.ICR and M8A7 are over powered as hell and what does trearch do about it? **** all… Expand
  28. WiiUGamer7
    Jan 30, 2016
    4
    Call of Duty as brought nothing new to the entire genre. First-person shooters haven't innovated at all. This game shows it clearly. Titanfall had it first. Not only that, but the campaign sucks, and the multiplayer is bland. Never have I seen such a putrid mess.
  29. sam2121
    May 12, 2016
    4
    Wont give it a zero. But it doesn't deserve more than a 4. yes they 'balanced' the guns but is the game play balanced? No. its places far too much emphasis on running around like a headless chicken rather than tactical shooting. The customisation system is okay. The campaign is dull as ever. The gameplay is poor which is then compensated for by ridiculous features such as wall running andWont give it a zero. But it doesn't deserve more than a 4. yes they 'balanced' the guns but is the game play balanced? No. its places far too much emphasis on running around like a headless chicken rather than tactical shooting. The customisation system is okay. The campaign is dull as ever. The gameplay is poor which is then compensated for by ridiculous features such as wall running and thrust jumping. No wonder they want to go to the future. it helps them mask the sub par gameplay with laser beams.… Expand
  30. Mr_Eddy
    Jun 28, 2016
    4
    It might seem like it has a great deal of content, but the campaign sucks and there is only one free zombies map. The multiplayer gets repetitive and boring pretty fast, so overall the game is pretty bad.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 87 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 73 out of 87
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 87
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  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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