Call of Duty: Black Ops III

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  1. Kingofdanerds
    Dec 12, 2016
    6
    I have mixed reviews about this game. It has great graphics ! But it all comes down to game play. The controls are great but it is better enjoyed to play the Zombie Mode. The campaign is better playing multiplayer. It is not the worst of the Call of Duty series, but it is not the best. 6/10.
  2. warisvafa99
    Dec 2, 2016
    10
    Fantastic game. I never cared about cod campaign, but the multiplayer and zombies are excellent. Loved black ops 2 and love black ops 3 . This os not repetive and boring like advanced Warfare. Truly worth the money
  3. Pormetheus12
    Nov 28, 2016
    8
    Decent game with mediocre campaign and OK multiplayer. The guns and maps are not too different from BO2, but it does introduce new mechanics such as the boost and slide. There is a increase in quality of graphics, which is good but sniping in this game has become less fun because targets are very hard to hit and quick-scoping is not a thing anymore.

    I love the zombies as it introduces    Decent game with mediocre campaign and OK multiplayer. The guns and maps are not too different from BO2, but it does introduce new mechanics such as the boost and slide. There is a increase in quality of graphics, which is good but sniping in this game has become less fun because targets are very hard to hit and quick-scoping is not a thing anymore.

    I love the zombies as it introduces new things which makes it fun to play with friends and very challenging.    … Expand
  4. ahmadsher123
    Nov 21, 2016
    9
    Black ops 3 is an amazing game in which you can play the campaign of the game or the multiplayer or zombies.

    Campaign is basically the story of the game, the campaign is fun, exciting and a bit of a challenge at times. But overall the campaign come with a lot of missions which you can play and have fun when playing it, also with the new feature you get to play the campaign with your    Black ops 3 is an amazing game in which you can play the campaign of the game or the multiplayer or zombies.

    Campaign is basically the story of the game, the campaign is fun, exciting and a bit of a challenge at times. But overall the campaign come with a lot of missions which you can play and have fun when playing it, also with the new feature you get to play the campaign with your friends.

    multiplayer is playing online with all peoples around the world or with you friends in diffrent mode games for example like team death match or domination or safeguard. Game modes are objective based games in which you have to deliver something to a certain place or to someone. Multiplayer shows whether you are any good at the game or not.

    zombies is its own personal game in witch you basically kill zombies and see how many rounds you can survive before dying.

    what is good about the game is it is overall fun and enjoyable and fun as hell to play especially with your friends.

    what could improve is the lack of campers, campers are people who wait around the corner and wait for you to pass and then shoot you from the back, everyone hates them    … Expand
  5. Lilmanike
    Nov 14, 2016
    5
    Call Of Duty Black Ops III is an absolutely disappointing game. The horribly bad single player campaign, stupid supply drops that give you less than 0.1% of a chance to get a new weapon, alright graphics, meh weapons and abysmal multiplayer.

    Pros:
    Graphics
    Weapons

    Cons:
    Multiplayer
    Season Pass
    Supply Drops
    Single Player Campaign
    Confusing Story
  6. Progamer420
    Nov 13, 2016
    7
    BO3 is a good multiplayer game but it does not make the best FPS out there.
    The campaign is good and 4 player co-op is a new feature which feels great. The story is very complicated and way too futuristic. But the campaign is fun to play.
    The multiplayer part is one of treyarch's best till date. But same physics as AW. And also has numerous glitches and bugs. Zombies mode... Pretty same    BO3 is a good multiplayer game but it does not make the best FPS out there.
    The campaign is good and 4 player co-op is a new feature which feels great. The story is very complicated and way too futuristic. But the campaign is fun to play.
    The multiplayer part is one of treyarch's best till date. But same physics as AW. And also has numerous glitches and bugs.
    Zombies mode... Pretty same as others but has a significant story and good but not the best gameplay.    … Expand
  7. destinyfan1
    Nov 13, 2016
    7
    first campain well...
    i didn't play it totaly becouse it went boring and i hate boring campains
    second the zombie part in this game is probaly the best . in the beginning not that fun but then BAM the fun comes truely a lot of action then the multiplayer . Its fun and when i want to do a random multiplayer this is one of my best choises but after a while this begins to get truely    first campain well...
    i didn't play it totaly becouse it went boring and i hate boring campains
    second the zombie part in this game is probaly the best . in the beginning not that fun but then BAM the fun comes truely a lot of action
    then the multiplayer . Its fun and when i want to do a random multiplayer this is one of my best choises but after a while this begins to get truely frustrating becouse of campers I now a radar will make it lesser exciting but it is just for the campers    … Expand
  8. Cosmic_Pizza122
    Nov 13, 2016
    6
    I found this game very boring. I also hate all of the dlc in the game and that you only get one zombies map. Dead ops arcade I like to call a mini game so that doesn't count.
  9. jeremylovesgame
    Nov 9, 2016
    0
    it **** suckedhfuvhvufhfuvhughuvgutghtugjghrfuihgriuegvhfuivfhduvifhlvfbhubgsbuigigvbyibgibgdybgibgfyigbfibgfiubhyfbgigbyifdgbifdgbfigbfkbgkyufgkfgbskbgdbgdukgbukdgbufgk
  10. ZeroByDivide
    Nov 5, 2016
    2
    I would rather pet many doggies than play this game! : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : )
  11. blackninja314
    Oct 23, 2016
    4
    For as long as I've been playing Call of Duty since Modern Warfare, the series has had it's ups and downs. Despite Black Ops 1 being my personal favorite in the series, my love for the series quickly died once Black Ops 2 came out in 2012. Since then, I prayed that this game would capture that magic it had. Sadly, it failed for multiple reasons.

    Campaign: In terms of story and    For as long as I've been playing Call of Duty since Modern Warfare, the series has had it's ups and downs. Despite Black Ops 1 being my personal favorite in the series, my love for the series quickly died once Black Ops 2 came out in 2012. Since then, I prayed that this game would capture that magic it had. Sadly, it failed for multiple reasons.

    Campaign:

    In terms of story and characters, this game would have to be one of the weakest games in the series. The story is boring, there are only a few faces you can choose from to create your character, the graphics just looks and sounds the same and the characters are not so likable or memorable as in the previous games. The dialogue is okay, but it doesn't help grabs the players attention or make the campaign feel fresh and original. What we got is the same game but in a different setting, little changes, and less fun. If you were hoping this would be the game to save the franchise, your sadly mistaken. And although the new Nightmare mode plays a lot like the campaign, the twist is that there are zombies and has you play as a different character from the campaign. So basically your just really playing through the same boring missions all over from the campaign, but with zombies, no new weapons, no pack a punch, and no new features.

    Multiplayer:

    The multiplayer is not that great either. The game did really bad at launch due to it's ridiculous glitches, and bad gameplay. The microtransactions is still there since Advanced Warfare to force the player to grind and play the game for hours in order to receive new weapons, camo, and other goodies. The supply drop suck and are hard to get anything special, the gameplay is even worse due to it's broken hit boxes, and some of the weapons either suck or are decent. The maps are okay and they did fix the controls compared to Advanced Warfare, but the game modes are still the same and there's nothing special about this game mode at all. One of the least things I like about it is the addition of specialists. Instead of having to create your own character like you would normally do, you are given instead a couple meh characters to customize. There's also Dead Ops Arcade 2, which did make a fine comeback since 2010, but it's kinda boring and not that rewarding either.

    Zombies:

    Zombies mode was a good way to end the separate storyline. Despite that there are only a few maps, some of the maps are actually pretty cool and entertaining as well. The zombies are harder this time, there are a tons of creatures to slay, and more added weapons. This is probably the only good mode in the game because where all the other modes are either repetitive or just bad, this is actually fun if you have enough friends to play along with you and once you get to know everything.

    Overall, what we got is the same game every year, but with lack of surprises, little changes, and very little fun. On top of that, this is probably one of the worse story modes or one of the worse games in the series that fails to deliver with a bad ending, bad characters, bad modes, and slightly worse multiplayer    … Expand
  12. saundaun
    Sep 19, 2016
    2
    This game has good graphics and has cool costumes. Playing multiplayer is horrible, i will legit shoot people 8 times on hardcore and get the hit markers and die in 1 shot. I also shoot people at least three times b4 i die. but yet I die. The aim assist is god awful, i miss everytime i use it so i turned it off.Ii hav'nt played a full game of zombies in 3 months because it lags outThis game has good graphics and has cool costumes. Playing multiplayer is horrible, i will legit shoot people 8 times on hardcore and get the hit markers and die in 1 shot. I also shoot people at least three times b4 i die. but yet I die. The aim assist is god awful, i miss everytime i use it so i turned it off.Ii hav'nt played a full game of zombies in 3 months because it lags out everytime. but if i play online by my self it works great. They insist on coming out with maps just for campers to, wich bothers the **** out of me.… Expand
  13. KingAndCountry
    Sep 12, 2016
    5
    Most reviews here aren't judging this game on its merits or flaws, but rather because of the series it's in.

    Which is unfortunate, because Black Ops III deserves criticism, but not just because it's another Call of Duty game. I'll admit it's a factor, but that doesn't earn the game an immediate 0. Let's start with the negatives, that have been ignored in favor of the aforementioned or    Most reviews here aren't judging this game on its merits or flaws, but rather because of the series it's in.

    Which is unfortunate, because Black Ops III deserves criticism, but not just because it's another Call of Duty game. I'll admit it's a factor, but that doesn't earn the game an immediate 0. Let's start with the negatives, that have been ignored in favor of the aforementioned or otherwise blindly glossed over.

    This game has the worst multiplayer servers in the series, to the point that it's nearly unplayable. It's not unusual to be disconnected five times in a row. Host migrations almost always fail. Lobbies full of players but never start a match. Random and frequent lag spikes to 400 ping regardless of your connection speed. I once played ten minutes in game for what should have amounted to an hour. -2 for playability.

    The single-player campaign is also easily the worst in the series. It's obvious that they just included it because they had to. Nonsensical plot, meaningless enemies, nonexistant effort put into this at all. If you've ever tried to get into it, I pity you. -2 for including this half-ass throwaway of a campaign.

    Now for the positives. This is the best Zombies experience there is, on par with and built over the original experience in World at War. Diverse maps, great gameplay, complex mechanics that actually require some forethought, and an interesting wrap up to the background storyline to boot. +2 for impressing me on this part of the game, and -1 for deliberately putting the best parts of BO3 in $60 DLC.

    The multiplayer gameplay itself is surprisingly good too, but the unreliability of the servers effectively cancel this out. The specialists and movement system keep things varied enough, and the new game modes like Safeguard are more than welcome. Relatively balanced gunplay. All in all it's still fun with a friend, and that's also the only reason I play it, if only to pass the time waiting to find a real match.

    And yes, -2 for being another COD game. Starting at an 8/10 is more than fair. We all know the series has been milked, but compared to the immediate previous games in this series, BO3 is definitely a standout title. I'd even say that I'd rather play this than MW3 or BO2, and I'd rank BO3 above either of them.    … Expand
  14. therandomuser
    Sep 11, 2016
    3
    **** just **** call of duty black ops 3 isn't worth £40 no its worth £5. i hate all this wall running (from titanfall) or the special abilities (basically the supers from destiny) and the campaign makes no sense its was so stupid. the only reason this game is a 3/10 is because zombies, treyarch should just make a call of duty zombie game, but then i guess call of duty cant get people to**** just **** call of duty black ops 3 isn't worth £40 no its worth £5. i hate all this wall running (from titanfall) or the special abilities (basically the supers from destiny) and the campaign makes no sense its was so stupid. the only reason this game is a 3/10 is because zombies, treyarch should just make a call of duty zombie game, but then i guess call of duty cant get people to buy their dlc or season pass. in the end call of duty should follow assassins creed and take a break if you want to buy a good shooter halo 5, titanfall, destiny or battlefield 4 is where you should put your money… Expand
  15. vcts1993
    Aug 31, 2016
    4
    At all it's an disappointing game, and it's really frustating that the game changes almost nothing comparing to its predecessors. The Multiplayer is kinda fun, but it's almost the same thing that we've seen before, Adding to this we have a pretty boring campaign with a lot of non-sense tecnologies that advanced WAY TOO MUCH in 40 years (based on fact that in BO2 we was on 2025) and a notAt all it's an disappointing game, and it's really frustating that the game changes almost nothing comparing to its predecessors. The Multiplayer is kinda fun, but it's almost the same thing that we've seen before, Adding to this we have a pretty boring campaign with a lot of non-sense tecnologies that advanced WAY TOO MUCH in 40 years (based on fact that in BO2 we was on 2025) and a not so good characters, that really do not captivate anybody and are just "whatever" people with... Good point of this game is, the variations of weapons, and the possible combinatios with the multiplayer's perks and kill streaks lists, adding a really good graphics and not-so-good sound effects... By the way the dialogues of the game are really depressing and boring… Expand
  16. arandoski200
    Aug 31, 2016
    3
    Black Ops 3 is a game with a terrible single player. Medicore zombie mode, i dont even know what to do, what are rituals again? A decent multiplayer however the experience is ruined by lag. Yh a 4 is what this game deserves.
  17. Stoneslammer
    Aug 25, 2016
    0
    If you smeared this game with horse **** you couldn't make it any ****ier. Hit detection is the worst in any game Ive played and if you love getting shot while behind a wall or rock then you will love this. Bunch of loud 12 year olds yelling profanities on the mic and jumping all over damn place to avoid bullets. I can shoot a guy a point black in the face with my gun actually touching hisIf you smeared this game with horse **** you couldn't make it any ****ier. Hit detection is the worst in any game Ive played and if you love getting shot while behind a wall or rock then you will love this. Bunch of loud 12 year olds yelling profanities on the mic and jumping all over damn place to avoid bullets. I can shoot a guy a point black in the face with my gun actually touching his head and he fine but one shot at my ankle and im dead. Kotick and ActiBliz outdone themselves on making the biggest steaming pile of excrement Ive played and I been playing video games since PONG. Someone please put this franchise out of our misery. ****can Kotick and put him in a dingy in the fricken arctic ocean while at it that guy is a cancer on gaming.… Expand
  18. Franquixote
    Aug 16, 2016
    8
    Just finished the campaign today- as a middle-aged person with a family and demanding career, gaming is not exactly a priority. Haven't played much multiplayer so this is almost strictly from the point of view of the campaign mode on "recruit". It took about half the game to understand all the mechanics, not interested in finding every collectible or leveling up and don't want frustratingJust finished the campaign today- as a middle-aged person with a family and demanding career, gaming is not exactly a priority. Haven't played much multiplayer so this is almost strictly from the point of view of the campaign mode on "recruit". It took about half the game to understand all the mechanics, not interested in finding every collectible or leveling up and don't want frustrating grinds to find the exact "right" route through a map... the ammo boxes were a bit too plentiful and the boss-type robots were a bit too repetitive and basically just a matter of firing and hiding for 20 minutes until you wear them down. But the graphics and sound were fun and the game has at least a hint of A.I. philosophy behind it and was about the right difficulty to just casually play when I had a few hours to relax. The ending was pretty fun, especially the last 3 minutes when "White Rabbit" is playing in the background.
    I don't generally care for the futuristic stuff and there's minimal strategy here but it was a fun escape for 20 hours or so. $2-3 an hour isn't a bad deal to be entertained and that's not even including the multiplayer or the few times me and a friend have played zombies together. I imagine playing campaign with a friend would've been even more fun.
    Not too shabby, like most everyone else I'm tired of all the futuristic stuff and hope they go back to WW2 or Vietnam or a current-day Middle Eastern theme but I don't regret buying or playing it.    … Expand
  19. lordsuarez
    Aug 11, 2016
    10
    The amount of fun I had with friends both in multiplayer and zombies exceeds any other game I have ever played. The graphics, the gameplay and the constant variety in guns, maps and customization make this a fantastic COD. I didn't try out the single-player campaign but to be honest that isn't really worth talking about. All in all a brilliant game.
  20. stevedfld
    Aug 10, 2016
    9
    Im playing this game since nov 2015 and Im still loving it. That's the testament of a good game. I love the campaign, its single player or co-op and done very well. Interesting story lots of varied missions, just solid. tons of replay ability. The multiplayer is fun and addictive, Im not a huge multiplayer fan but it has tons of modes and bots too! Love that. Its great to just play allIm playing this game since nov 2015 and Im still loving it. That's the testament of a good game. I love the campaign, its single player or co-op and done very well. Interesting story lots of varied missions, just solid. tons of replay ability. The multiplayer is fun and addictive, Im not a huge multiplayer fan but it has tons of modes and bots too! Love that. Its great to just play all different modes with bots. Zombies they've taken it to a new level here. There are things to do and it's much more flushed out. There are a few cool extra modes besides the main 3, free run, nightmares mode (2nd campaign with zombies) dead ops arcade 2, & combat immersion mode. These all are fun mode and co-op as well. I love they now have a safe house where you can go and chill before missions, build guns, change outfits, upgrade cyber cores, whatever. You can also do combat simulations here too. I can't say enough about this package. I only played call of duty black ops 1 & 2 so Im not a call of duty guy, I a black ops guy though... lol. I was concerned they were starting a new story line that maybe it would be not good or lame but surprise, surprise!!! Highly recommended!… Expand
  21. squodge
    Aug 10, 2016
    7
    CAMPAIGN 3/10
    This game's story is possibly the worst of all the CODs I've played, which is a shame because I've enjoyed the campaigns in every COD since World at War. Nevertheless, it's still playable - but the convoluted narrative just gives you a headache.
    ZOMBIES 2/10 I absolutely loved the four zombie maps in World at War, and most of the maps in Black Ops I were great too. I    CAMPAIGN 3/10
    This game's story is possibly the worst of all the CODs I've played, which is a shame because I've enjoyed the campaigns in every COD since World at War. Nevertheless, it's still playable - but the convoluted narrative just gives you a headache.

    ZOMBIES 2/10
    I absolutely loved the four zombie maps in World at War, and most of the maps in Black Ops I were great too. I hated zombies in Black Ops II, mainly because the maps were just too big - and they killed the ethos of nazi zombies by having all those pointless easter eggs. Exo-Zombies in Advanced Warfare is far more enjoyable than in BO2 or BO3.

    Black Ops III has the worst zombie maps of all - just way too big. The only consolation is the map The Giant, which is a re-imagined version of Der Riese. What also kills the game are those gobblegums that are absolutely needed to get anywhere in a game - and you need to play an awful lot of games to 'buy' these gobblegums from the vendor. P2W? No thank you.

    MULTIPLAYER 8/10
    I only started playing online with Ghosts because of my girlfriend - she loves MP in COD, and I thought I'd give it a try when I met her. Ghosts had maps that would have been great for Battlefield, i.e. they were too big for COD. Advanced Warfare had some decent maps, but the online just felt a bit sluggish at times.

    This is where BO3 excels - the multiplayer. Sure, some people hate the wall-running and boost jumping, but you just have to accept a game for what it is. I got into BO3 MP within a couple of hours of playing it. They kept the Pick-10 system, which works beautifully. You still get the usual no-scopers and quick-scopers, but nowhere as painful to play as any of the Modern Warfare series. If Treyarch were to remove quick-scoping and no-scoping (basically remove aim assist for all sniper rifles, heck I'd even accept if they removed aim assist for ALL weapons), then I'd bump the score up to a 9.

    OVERALL 7/10
    That's right, my rating isn't an average of the above three scores. Why not? I believe in trying to enjoy a game as much as possible. WAW, BO1 and AW had replay value because of zombies; MW, MW2, MW3 had reasonable MP but quick-sniping killed it really; Extinction mode in Ghosts was brilliant; and BO2 had little replay value because the MP wasn't great, zombies had awfully huge maps.

    I believe BO3 deserves a 7 because it has replay value if you can look past the wall-running/boost jumping in the multiplayer. There is a huge amount of customisation for your loadouts, not to mention you can create your own emblems, weapon skins, etc.    … Expand
  22. fapid
    Aug 9, 2016
    2
    black ops 3 is 2015's call of duty cash cow. it is a below average game filled to the brim with mechanics that take skill out of the equation such as lag, extensive aim assist and stupidly fast ttk. it is a video from a legendary franchise that is aimed towards children, which isn't a bad thing, but when the goal is to sell those children supply drops, this is actually illegal.

    supply    black ops 3 is 2015's call of duty cash cow. it is a below average game filled to the brim with mechanics that take skill out of the equation such as lag, extensive aim assist and stupidly fast ttk. it is a video from a legendary franchise that is aimed towards children, which isn't a bad thing, but when the goal is to sell those children supply drops, this is actually illegal.

    supply drops are the worst part of this game. they are filled with **** such as obstructive reticules and ****ty skins like inferno, or a stupid clown camo. the camos and "taunts" in these boxes prove that the game is aimed towards kids, because otherwise why would gingerbread man skin and the dab emote exist? but by far the worst part are the **** pay to win guns in the supply drops.

    to get a rare supply drop takes on average, 10 games. a game lasts 15 minutes, so one supply drop is 150 minutes of gameplay. this is absurdly long, since the drop rate for weapons is 0.3 percent. out of 615 supply drop items, 5 were weapons, and 2 were the iron jim. on average, you have to spend $81 or spend 2 and a half days game time to receive a single weapon, which makes gambling a major pressure.

    overall - **** illegal / 10

    next, campaign. campaign is ok. its an above average shooter story. I would rate it as slightly worse than halo 4's, but better than ghosts. the reason that the campaign doesn't redeem the game is that it is impossible to fail, even if you are **** it is so damn easy. there is one section where your in a jet and you literally don't have to do anything to shoot down other jets other than pressing rt every now and then, its insulting that such a legendary franchise would dumb down so much in the name of profit.

    campaign - easy/10

    zombies is the only good part of this game, but the inclusion of easter eggs massively take away from the fun of the wave defence. if you don't do the easter egg parts, you die. that's it. its almost impossible get far without the easter eggs. but if you do the easter eggs, you have to kite a crawler around for half an hour, which literally noboby likes. its also gets increadably repetitive doing the easter egg over and over for 30 minutes every time just to have a fun wave defence game.

    zombies - appeals to autistic people / 10

    multiplayer is not fun. it is designed spesificly to entise little kids to start playing the game by making massive noobs feel like badass by introducing lag to randomise kills. imagine it like this. if little billy, a 10 year old, comes up against Segway steve, a 20 year old badass in a game of basket ball first to 10 points, steve will get 8 points and billy only 4, but if we introduce a coin flip when they score (the coin flip symbolising lag in cod), on average, billy will score 2, but steve will score 4, therefore halfing the perceived skill gap. now, statistical outliers are possible, so it could be that all 4 of billy's points are legit, but only 3 of steve's are, so then in that situation, billy just won a game against a total badass and is now hooked on basketball. replace cod with basketball and points with kills and the coin flip with lag, and this analogy works with call of duty.

    multiplayer - 6th grade / 10    … Expand
  23. DystopicWinter
    Aug 5, 2016
    6
    While Black Ops 3 is an incredibly fun game and could easily be one of the better releases in the franchise, there are many issues that hold it back.

    + Campaign has 4-player co-op + Realistic difficulty for Campaign provides an increased challenge for those who think that Veteran is too easy + Zombies mode features a level progression system and allows you to customize weapons with    While Black Ops 3 is an incredibly fun game and could easily be one of the better releases in the franchise, there are many issues that hold it back.

    + Campaign has 4-player co-op
    + Realistic difficulty for Campaign provides an increased challenge for those who think that Veteran is too easy
    + Zombies mode features a level progression system and allows you to customize weapons with attachments and camo once you unlock them
    + Zombies maps are fun and incredibly enjoyable
    + Movement feels more fluid than previous Call of Duty games
    + Multiplayer maps are designed with the advanced movement in mind, with some maps featuring pools and lakes for underwater combat
    - Like Advanced Warfare, this game seems to have a LOT of connection lag, making the game nearly unplayable at times
    - Several weapons locked behind the Black Market as "rare" drops (effectively turning the Black Market into a money sink for some)
    - Host migration almost never works on Zombies, making it a meaningless feature
    - Nuketown has been brought back yet again (Can you just let this map die? Please?)    … Expand
  24. koolaidman486
    Aug 1, 2016
    2
    Black Ops 3... What a train wreck. This review will cover multiplayer only because the campaign is the most laughable story mode in all of AAA shooters and I don't play zombies. This review will cover the game as of August 1, 2016. To start out with the good;
    -The movement system is extremely crisp and almost always perfectly responsive
    -Most of the maps range from decent to good, with a    Black Ops 3... What a train wreck. This review will cover multiplayer only because the campaign is the most laughable story mode in all of AAA shooters and I don't play zombies. This review will cover the game as of August 1, 2016. To start out with the good;
    -The movement system is extremely crisp and almost always perfectly responsive
    -Most of the maps range from decent to good, with a few exceptions.
    -The graphics, while not pushing the PS4 or X Box One's limitations aren't as bad as NBA 2K/Live 16.
    There however is a lot of bad to outweigh the good;
    -The netcode and hit detection is not only inconsistent but they are bad at BEST.
    -The game has gone pay to win, in a $60 ($100 if you buy bundled with season pass) with a double barrel sniper that has only one downside when compared with the one that isn't random chance to get, being that it doesn't take an actual scope. Along with the fact that Treyarch is nerfing (reducing in power) all of the non-random chance weapons while buffing (increasing in power) the ones that you basically have to pay between $50 and $200 for.
    -Treyarch does not know how to balance a video game, they buff things that don't need to be buffed and nerf things that ruin the variety of the game not often enough and too little.
    Overall, I put this at the absolute bottom of any Call of Duty that has come out since CoD4, and I can wholeheartedly say that as a person who own and has prestiged at least once in every single CoD since 4 excluding MW3. Let's hope that Infinite Warfare can save this series.    … Expand
  25. MrMadMonkey18
    Jul 27, 2016
    6
    The call of duty titles just seem to get worse every time a new one is released. The graphics on this are gorgeous but the multiplayer and singleplayer is basically donald trump getting elected for president: its horrible.
    The zombies mode on this however is oddly delightful. The new train mechanic serves as a decent replacement for the bus.
    If you like to purchase every cod title just    The call of duty titles just seem to get worse every time a new one is released. The graphics on this are gorgeous but the multiplayer and singleplayer is basically donald trump getting elected for president: its horrible.
    The zombies mode on this however is oddly delightful. The new train mechanic serves as a decent replacement for the bus.
    If you like to purchase every cod title just for the zombies then go right ahead. If you like to purchase it for the single player and multiplayer then this is not for you. This game in conclusion is basically just a slap to the face for all cod fans. Lets hope that next years installment makes up for it.    … Expand
  26. Ronan
    Jul 24, 2016
    7
    it's a descent game lets start off first with the story first it has loads more content than previous cod games though it lacks variety the is basically what you do go to a cool place shoot some people and go on then zombies its okey though it only has one map then the multiplayer its usual cod nothing more and for first timers well it's a fast paced fps shooter with a couple of game modesit's a descent game lets start off first with the story first it has loads more content than previous cod games though it lacks variety the is basically what you do go to a cool place shoot some people and go on then zombies its okey though it only has one map then the multiplayer its usual cod nothing more and for first timers well it's a fast paced fps shooter with a couple of game modes I think cod could great if it was a bit more original what I mean is cod black opps 3 is basically a Reskin of advanced warfare I also find it quite hard to recommend for 60 euro about 30 40 it's quite recommended I would give it a 7.7/10 thank you for reading… Expand
  27. Kikex22
    Jul 17, 2016
    3
    very bad campaign missions, confusing Storyline the worst campaign ever. The Zombies mode Is good but could be better. In difference with the two past games (BO, BO2) It's in the third place It would be better with more zombie maps. A cool thing was the free run but It doesn't offer so much. The multiplayer with the specialists it's what save this game beside the maps are not the best. BO3very bad campaign missions, confusing Storyline the worst campaign ever. The Zombies mode Is good but could be better. In difference with the two past games (BO, BO2) It's in the third place It would be better with more zombie maps. A cool thing was the free run but It doesn't offer so much. The multiplayer with the specialists it's what save this game beside the maps are not the best. BO3 VS AW. AW wins for better variations.… Expand
  28. Hooker21
    Jul 13, 2016
    9
    Yes, campaign is terrible.
    I'm also not interested in Zombies.

    But multiplayer is pure gold.
    Jetpacks are well made and has no such influence as everyone might think.
    Everything is balanced and works properly.
    There is sooo much content and challanges to unlock.
    Also lor inside multiplayer is cool thing.
  29. superxcereal
    Jun 29, 2016
    7
    Ive been a big COD fan for a while BO3 was like they tried a liiiiittttle too hard. it is fun especially with the specialist and customization's you can make. zombies is new and revamped looking great. campaign is okayish but fun. my only fault is that its so laggy and connection gets lost and hackers all while trying to squeeze money out of you to make your character look different... isIve been a big COD fan for a while BO3 was like they tried a liiiiittttle too hard. it is fun especially with the specialist and customization's you can make. zombies is new and revamped looking great. campaign is okayish but fun. my only fault is that its so laggy and connection gets lost and hackers all while trying to squeeze money out of you to make your character look different... is it really worth money to change clothes and skins of guns? stop being greedy if you cant even deliver lag free so i dont have to rage about no xp to get these stupid skins, maybe more people would pay if they had great online experiences.… 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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#51 Best PS4 Game of 2015
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#8 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2015
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#6 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2015

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81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 87 Critic Reviews

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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