Call of Duty: Black Ops III

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  1. AgentVenom117
    Feb 21, 2016
    3
    Very disappointing,after black ops 1 and 2 I was expecting an awesome next gen experience instead I got a terrible,boring and predictable story mode,an over complex zombie mode and a multiplayer more unbalanced than destiny's.I can at least appreciate it's great visuals and fairly smooth game play.
  2. loveling
    May 12, 2016
    3
    I do not want to talk about this, but Call of Duty is repeated too much and had declined in recent years, but the plot is good, only 4.6 points is intended for the plot, the rest is not worth mentioning because too boring for the future war .
  3. BoatyMcBoatFace
    May 17, 2016
    3
    Pros: Very good graphics and physics, mediocre addictiveness

    Cons: Terrible Campaign, Terrible creativity to guns, not creative with maps.

    I wouldn't get this game if I were you.
  4. 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.
  5. 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
  6. Jeanjj14
    Dec 12, 2016
    3
    Okay this game is not a Call of Duty title, i mean:
    -Multiplayer sucks, double jump, wallruning and specialists are **** additions to the franchise, really feels like a bad game, with all the strange camos and guns really feels awkward in gameplay, ruins all the the experience, i mean THIS GAME IS NOT A WAR GAME ANYMORE, now it's a **** futuristic collored ****
    Nothing against futuristic    Okay this game is not a Call of Duty title, i mean:
    -Multiplayer sucks, double jump, wallruning and specialists are **** additions to the franchise, really feels like a bad game, with all the strange camos and guns really feels awkward in gameplay, ruins all the the experience, i mean THIS GAME IS NOT A WAR GAME ANYMORE, now it's a **** futuristic collored ****
    Nothing against futuristic games, but this is not well executed.
    -Zombie is the only thing that really stands up in this game, awsome gameplay and easter eggs, classic zombies black ops with a few changes, ok there is only one map, but the size is **** giant, really cool.
    -Campaing doesn't add anything new, so I rather not to talk about it, classic campaing, no cool carachters, like Cap. Price, it's a regular campaing.
    I MEAN, **** THIS $60 ****    … Expand
  7. DanBenevenuto
    Mar 2, 2017
    3
    In my mind, Black Ops Franchise had to be ended in the first game, and BO3 shows it. The game just have nice graphics and offers you many classes to play, but, it doesn't offers a lot of fun. The online mode has few players, and this game became so Pay to Win since BO2. They got and add wall ride of titanfall, warface's dash into the ground, the gameplay of this game is a little confuse.In my mind, Black Ops Franchise had to be ended in the first game, and BO3 shows it. The game just have nice graphics and offers you many classes to play, but, it doesn't offers a lot of fun. The online mode has few players, and this game became so Pay to Win since BO2. They got and add wall ride of titanfall, warface's dash into the ground, the gameplay of this game is a little confuse. It all boils down, BO3 like BO2, isn't a good game if you are looking for fun, I recommended you to play just the first game of BO franchise.… Expand
  8. DaikaijuGojira
    Mar 20, 2017
    3
    I am a fan of CoD: BO 1&2, that being said, 3 left a bad taste in my mouth. The realism of combat which the first two excelled at was totally lost with 3. Running across walls? Booster jet packs? I can't even.
  9. spacebear1
    May 29, 2018
    3
    Call of Duty: Black Ops III is a massive disappointment. The gameplay is fine and the multiplayer is okay too but it's nothing new. I personally hate the zombies mode on this game. The story is really dumb and generic. The graphics look fine but the game is an overall letdown.
  10. 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.
  11. 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
  12. 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
  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. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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.
  18. Swagforever
    Aug 11, 2023
    3
    Playing in 2023 - the online feels clunky and has a hacker every few games.
  19. vreynauld
    Mar 6, 2016
    2
    Finally got some time to play some Black Ops 3 and boy am I glad I chose to RedBox this game. People used to complain that these shooters needed more color rather than the overused sepia and orange overtones but I don't think they meant allowing guns and armor to look like cartoons. As I watched people running around with hot pink camo skinned weapons and bright yellow armor withFinally got some time to play some Black Ops 3 and boy am I glad I chose to RedBox this game. People used to complain that these shooters needed more color rather than the overused sepia and orange overtones but I don't think they meant allowing guns and armor to look like cartoons. As I watched people running around with hot pink camo skinned weapons and bright yellow armor with bandoleers saying "BOOM" on them (which would be more at home in Sunset Overdrive than COD), I can just shake my head at what's become of this franchise. It looks more like Splatoon than COD - especially with the newer maps from the first DLC (Splash, specifically) - and that bothers the hell out of me. It's as if they've realized they might as well pander to the pre-teen set despite the M rating (and it also explains why one of the kids in the Cub Scout pack my son is in showed up with a Black Ops 3 painted Pinewood Derby car... he's SEVEN YEARS OLD).

    The game is the same formula as ever and twitchier than it ever has been. Campaign is a joke, yet again. Zombies isn't even that solid of an offering this time around, far more limited than it's ever been in previous Treyarch COD titles. If you're looking for a game where you can run around looking like an 80's/early 90's cartoon reject spamming buttons, then this game is for you. If you're looking for a shooter that treats its audience like more than pre-teens, look elsewhere.    … Expand
  20. DemonicGrub
    Nov 12, 2015
    2
    This game has some really cool ideas in it. Its got a class system thing where each class has a special ability that works like a killstreak that doesn't reset on death. There are some really cool different classes and playstyles that can come from this. However, the guns are all the same repeated recipe, the maps are incredibly disappointing in their failure to utilize the jetpacks andThis game has some really cool ideas in it. Its got a class system thing where each class has a special ability that works like a killstreak that doesn't reset on death. There are some really cool different classes and playstyles that can come from this. However, the guns are all the same repeated recipe, the maps are incredibly disappointing in their failure to utilize the jetpacks and wall running mechanics. Each map basically just has a couple walls on its border that you can run along to get to the other side, as well as a maybe 1 or 2 good walls in the middle. Oh don't forget the random water zones they throw into some maps, just to demonstrate their new capabilities. Some things about this game are cool, like the perk that lets you see enemy footsteps over the past 5 seconds, but then you have the glitches, On the one well designed map, there is a non-wall spot, where they drew in a wall, and just outright forgot to code it in as well. So you walk in and you can see out of it and shoot out of it, and no one has any idea where you are until the killcam. Then you have the walls that aren't properly drawn in, which will at some point block your fully charged frag grenade, and it will kill you. Then you have the matchmaking and connectivity, which outright suck. Between the constant disconnects, the insane lag, and the obnoxious glitching it causes, it can be nearly impossible to play sometimes. One final thing, is that after about an hour of playing it on the PS3, your PS3 will overheat and freeze. You will have to force it to turn off, and it will need an hour to cool down. This is honestly the worst recycling of the cod series i have yet to see, and it really does go to show you that Activision is completely incapable of creating anything new without screwing up absolutely everything else. You still want to buy it, good luck to you, and have fun waiting for 15 minutes to find a game that doesn't drop you right away.… Expand
  21. Colinator
    Jun 4, 2016
    2
    This could be classified as the most mentally disabled review on metacritic to date. If people can give this game 8/10s or up, this world is doomed. This game is the worst COD to date. Critics being paid to give amazing reviews doesn't help at all. Overall, I'm never buying another call of duty ever again.
  22. EDVERSiTY
    Dec 24, 2015
    2
    It's Call of Duty.

    It still has the same problems as Call of Duty games before it, with hit detection issues, stale gameplay that is still unchanged at the core, and players cheaper than McDonald's value meals or Chinese counterfeits of iPads and iPhones. You have a game that also tries to be Destiny for the sake of adding something new (which is purely intended to steal from    It's Call of Duty.

    It still has the same problems as Call of Duty games before it, with hit detection issues, stale gameplay that is still unchanged at the core, and players cheaper than McDonald's value meals or Chinese counterfeits of iPads and iPhones.

    You have a game that also tries to be Destiny for the sake of adding something new (which is purely intended to steal from Destiny's user base), with jetpack-like abilities and super moves that don't work in a game like Call of Duty because you die so much faster in Call of Duty than you do in Destiny, whereas in Destiny, there is a massive difference in damage between a regular weapon and a super move that it feels as though it is properly and deservingly named -- "Super."

    This game gets a two out of ten for its once-typical-and-now-rare Call of Duty satisfaction moments in multiplayer.    … Expand
  23. Multitude
    Jul 1, 2018
    2
    Really boring game with no innovation at all. I didn't even finish the campaign and multiplayer is unimaginative and stale. I went back to playing Titan Fall 2, which is everything CoD once stood for and a lot more.
  24. Knives
    Nov 18, 2015
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game just destroyed the name Black Ops for the Call of Duty series. All it is, is just Advanced Warfare under a new name. Don't get me wrong, if you like flying and sliding around then yeah the game is for you. To me, i hate it. I'm one of those guys who gets the thrill out of going out and using my blade and tomahawk, that's all really. Both Black ops 1&2 had the stick and stones mode where i could just do that, but for some reason, that doesn't exist on black ops 3 now. Knifing is exceptionally hard to do in the game let alone going around tomahawking. The weapons will kill you instantly within 2-5 shots which at least in black ops 1&2 you had some time to react. The 6th sense perk is just down right retarded since its just basically a constant UAV, which honestly i don't know why they even have a UAV in the game since 6th sense just points you in the right direction just about every time...The spawning in the game is horrible, well if you play free for all that is, don't really know know much about any of the other matches in the game, but as far as free for all, where ever you spawn, spawns another player just 20 yards away from you if not spawns you next to a player on the map for a free kill or another death....On another note, camping has earned itself to a new level of stupidity as now when you play free for all, some players if not all will just camp a very likely spawn point or corner to win the game very easily, and they can very well get away with it, since the weapons are all basically overpowered. Hardcore mode is exactly what it sounds like, but with the weapons overpowered, everything in the arsenal is a one hit kill. Might as well call it one in the chamber on steroids.

    That's on the multiplayer side, now....Zombies...awesome, the one thing that the Black ops series has to offer. This time around, yeah they made it a lot harder to do, but with such a story line to go along with it and some obstacles and missions that you have to overcome to get out or unlock the pack a punch, its worth it. The only thing i don't like is that i usually like to play with my little brother in zombies and when you only play with 2, you can't pick up the tools you need without 4 people in the game. i don't know if that's just a bug or what, but thats really the only issue about it.

    The story is decent in my opinion, not to bad. As far as everything else. graphics are great and black ops 3 is just another call of duty game that will always sell for awaiting gamers in the gaming world.

    Yeah it would seem that all I am doing is venting about how much i despise black ops 3, but hey thats what were all doing here for right?    … Expand
  25. latedave
    Nov 18, 2015
    2
    The problem with this game is twofold. Firstly the formula is starting to get very stale, I struggle to notice any real differences with Advanced Warfare other than a few tweaks and a reskin. Sure the 'powers' of specialists idea is nice to lean towards different modes but if you look at the online % everyones playing team deathmatch anyway and the silence on chat tells its own story.The problem with this game is twofold. Firstly the formula is starting to get very stale, I struggle to notice any real differences with Advanced Warfare other than a few tweaks and a reskin. Sure the 'powers' of specialists idea is nice to lean towards different modes but if you look at the online % everyones playing team deathmatch anyway and the silence on chat tells its own story. Maybe it needs to go back to a cleaner time, WW2 again, up the player count and encourage people to play some of the other modes.

    I like the new revamped zombie mode but it just screams cash-in to have one map. The campaign is dreadful, somehow quite a good concept became one of the most boring COD campaigns I've ever had to play through and it feels a real backward step, particularly after Ghosts which tried to do something interesting. Shame it only gets good once you've completed it.

    The saving grace is the return 4 player casual co-op but the investment now into the loadouts, skillsets and tweaks means I'll struggle to persuade mates it's still fun for a blast which is a shame because wall running etc are filled with possibilities and the kill time is now so low it's very hard to play a casual fun game.

    Generally it feels like to me COD's lost its way a bit, the element of 'fun' seems crushed under a desire to overwhelm the player with a mass of options and unlocks and each year it seems to become less of a fun game to play and more of a training ritual. This year just seems to have dropped a few more notches than the last iterations.    … Expand
  26. user1111
    Nov 21, 2015
    2
    Good game... in theory. Horrible matchmaking for online play- expect to wait at least half an hour before you get a match that plays the whole way through. Laggy online play with not enough fps to support the "boost" or thrusters of 12 people flying around on all surfaces of the map. "Revamped" zombies means if you liked the older versions of zombie- don't bother. Gave it 2/10 just forGood game... in theory. Horrible matchmaking for online play- expect to wait at least half an hour before you get a match that plays the whole way through. Laggy online play with not enough fps to support the "boost" or thrusters of 12 people flying around on all surfaces of the map. "Revamped" zombies means if you liked the older versions of zombie- don't bother. Gave it 2/10 just for the fact that it was fun for the 2 matches of multiplier that actually worked right of the 5 hours I tried to play it. Very happy I borrowed my buddies before wasting money on this piece of crap.… Expand
  27. Kemerion
    Nov 22, 2015
    2
    CoD Black Ops 3 is just about flying and jumping with high speed and running on some walls while shooting from all directions. In my opion the worst Call of Duty ever. A pleasure for cheaters and hyper active children on pc.
  28. MrRedMarsmallow
    Nov 23, 2015
    2
    Black Ops 3, while very innovative for a Call of Duty, is a massive disappointment multiplayer-wise. The fact that the game glorifies camping, has a very unbalanced weapon system, an unbalanced Specialist system, and an unbalanced ranking system. In other words, multiplayer in this game is a joke. Shotguns are extremely underrated, submachine guns (as is the usual with Treyarch) are greatBlack Ops 3, while very innovative for a Call of Duty, is a massive disappointment multiplayer-wise. The fact that the game glorifies camping, has a very unbalanced weapon system, an unbalanced Specialist system, and an unbalanced ranking system. In other words, multiplayer in this game is a joke. Shotguns are extremely underrated, submachine guns (as is the usual with Treyarch) are great at hip firing, extremely accurate, and have little-to-no recoil, throwing the balance way off, i.e. it would take two headshots with a shotgun to kill someone about 2 meters away, and only two body shots from a submachine gun to kill someone from about 3 meters away. The fact that melee is a two-hit kill unless you use the Combat Knife is interesting, but not in the style of Call of Duty and a pretty gutsy feature from Treyarch. So would I recommend Call of Duty: Black Ops 3? No, honestly Call of Duty stopped being interesting after the second Black Ops game. For now, just go play Fallout 4, I'm not sure why everyone isn't anyways...… Expand
  29. Xbox1Guy
    Nov 27, 2015
    2
    I stopped buying the Call Of Duty after AW. This one seemed promising but it's just the same game play and nothing special to it. People who buy this game are probably noobs to the Call Of Duty world. I don't have the game but I can tell its trash.
  30. Vergan56
    Dec 8, 2015
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Call of duty games are usually GREAT!! The story mode and online! However online gaming for this is not good at all, all the juming around. COD Ghost was much better… Expand
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#51 Best PS4 Game of 2015
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Metascore
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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