Call of Duty: Black Ops III

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  1. Elucidate
    Dec 1, 2019
    5
    Unlike most people here, I don't really play online, so this review is based mainly on the campaign.

    I've played many CoD games before, and I gotta say, the story in this campaign is probably the worst I've encountered. The characters are utterly flat and uninteresting, which makes it hard to care about what happens to them. The finale is also extremely underwhelming. What's worse, the    Unlike most people here, I don't really play online, so this review is based mainly on the campaign.

    I've played many CoD games before, and I gotta say, the story in this campaign is probably the worst I've encountered. The characters are utterly flat and uninteresting, which makes it hard to care about what happens to them. The finale is also extremely underwhelming. What's worse, the game thinks it's being profound/grandiose with its nauseating "art" sequences and constant melodramatic voiceover.

    On the other hand, BO3 gets credit for its split-screen option in the campaign, and the amount of content available.    … Expand
  2. p1menta
    Jul 18, 2018
    7
    less of a cliche than all other CoD put together, but still kinda dumb.
    i cant actually see how can these games be so overrated. it should be fun for an afternon, not considered such a game as it is.
    the AI sucks so bad it gives me cringes every 2sec.
    but again, still better than the others i've played
  3. iddqd4
    Jan 19, 2018
    5
    Номер двенадцать в моем небольшом топчике игр из серии Call of Duty. Горите в аду ответственные за локализацию игры на русский.
  4. Fridge355
    May 16, 2016
    5
    Single-player - 3
    Zombies - 7
    Multiplayer - 9 Weapons added to random supply drops - 0 Black Ops 3's multiplayer is just like Black Ops 2, but made better. All the weapons included in the base game are balanced pretty well. There are no ridiculous score-streaks that are impossible to destroy. Everything in the multiplayer is very fluid. The maps are nothing write home about.    Single-player - 3
    Zombies - 7
    Multiplayer - 9
    Weapons added to random supply drops - 0

    Black Ops 3's multiplayer is just like Black Ops 2, but made better. All the weapons included in the base game are balanced pretty well. There are no ridiculous score-streaks that are impossible to destroy. Everything in the multiplayer is very fluid. The maps are nothing write home about. All-in-all, it's simply just a good Call of Duty multiplayer.

    Except for Black Market drops. Every time you play a match, you receive cryptokeys, an in-game currency. Cryptokeys, as I said before earlier can be earned by simply playing the game, or you can use actual money to purchase cryptokeys. Cryptokeys Call of Duty allow you to purchase random drops filled with character win animations, character camos, weapon camos, and guns. That's right, in game guns. So instead of just unlocking the guns by playing the game, you now have to spend cryptokeys, either earned by playing the game A LOT or spending a lot of real money, to earn guns. And it's not even the fact that they are random drops that make me angry, it's that the guns that you receive are so unbalanced and overpowered that it makes the multiplayer unfair for those who don't have those weapons.

    With each new installment of Call of Duty, I find that I dislike the game mode Zombies even more and more. Instead of going back to the simplicity and fun maps like Nacht der Untoten, the first Zombies map from CoD World at War, they continue to add more and more gimmicks. Why can't we have a simple survival mode that doesn't require you to build items, start weird rituals, and other things like that?

    The single-player story of Black Ops 3 is easily forgettable. I tried playing by myself, but after the first couple of maps, it's essentially all the same. I did play on harder difficulties with friends, which was naturally a lot more fun than by myself. The new ranking system for single-player does add a new "fun" aspect to single-player, but not enough to get me to come back for more.    … Expand
  5. bulletchan
    Apr 11, 2016
    7
    Very fun co-op campaign including a Nightmare mode with zombies. Multiplayer is very fun, fluid, great customization tools, great and detailed maps fleeing a bit of sense of futurism that the game it's proposed (this brings nostalgia for those who enjoy the old cods). And then there's a lot of content to unlock. Amazing, one of the best COD ever.
  6. newb
    Jul 14, 2018
    7
    great multiplayer experience hampered by balancing issues and unjustifiable lag issues. once again cod zombies is exceptional. however the campaign is sh*t don't even try it.
  7. Juhiz
    Jan 6, 2016
    8
    I think COD (or any annualized franchise) is a easy target for trash talk. I feel that you earn the right to criticize COD after you have played all installments in this series. And i have... BLOPS 3 Is the deepest multiplayer experience so far in this franchise. Multiplayer has a steeper learning curve and gameplay has evolved to more skill-based direction. Weapons are reallyI think COD (or any annualized franchise) is a easy target for trash talk. I feel that you earn the right to criticize COD after you have played all installments in this series. And i have... BLOPS 3 Is the deepest multiplayer experience so far in this franchise. Multiplayer has a steeper learning curve and gameplay has evolved to more skill-based direction. Weapons are really well-balanced. No more quick-scoping. Aim-assist is minimal. Player has to learn to aim.

    Generally when speaking about COD first thing comes to mind teenagers and kids shouting profanities in in-game chat (something they´re going to do with your mother). That´s not Activision´s nor the developers fault. That´s just bad parenting. ESRB M-rating (17+) and PEGI 18 .. !!!!!BAD PARENTING!!!!!!    … Expand
  8. stivfox
    Dec 23, 2015
    1
    I mean WOW. How hard is it to fix the god damn servers. No you know what **** the players.
    Lets make the players buy ****ing cod points instead and give us a ton of money and maybe after 1-10 years we will fix the servers.
    When it comes to the actual game its well made as the other black ops. With a fun gameplay, solid campaign and fun zombie mode. The game itself i would rate a    I mean WOW. How hard is it to fix the god damn servers. No you know what **** the players.
    Lets make the players buy ****ing cod points instead and give us a ton of money and maybe after 1-10 years we will fix the servers.

    When it comes to the actual game its well made as the other black ops. With a fun gameplay, solid campaign and fun zombie mode. The game itself i would rate a solid 7.5 out of 10. There are some stuff that I dont like when it comes to the game but im to lazy to write it down.    … Expand
  9. himynameisart
    Nov 10, 2015
    1
    this game sucks ass! it's the same as the last 3, you people are sheep and buy the same game every damn year with no improvements at all! No story and what everyone care about is online mode which guess what?!? is EXACTLY the same thing every year.
  10. wegie125
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    This was the first game I bought for the ps4 and it was just absolute garbage. I could not believe that they ruined a series that was doing so well. I loved the last two black ops games and figured they couldn't screw this up but they did. They did so much wrong. Adding robots, dumb awful killstreaks, pay to win, even the zombies was straight trash. This call of duty they tried too hard toThis was the first game I bought for the ps4 and it was just absolute garbage. I could not believe that they ruined a series that was doing so well. I loved the last two black ops games and figured they couldn't screw this up but they did. They did so much wrong. Adding robots, dumb awful killstreaks, pay to win, even the zombies was straight trash. This call of duty they tried too hard to make a game that added a lot of complex and futuristic features that just ended up being awful. I'm hoping they learn from this mistake of a game. The loot boxes were just awful too, why should you have to pay for guns!? Why do games continue to do this!?? I'm just so disappointed by this game. Hopefully they learn, hopefully… Expand
  11. 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.
  12. Bertoflyingfox
    Nov 14, 2015
    8
    Personally, this is a damn good game. Lots of modes of play, splitscreen, awesome traversal mechanics, and exhilarating online play. The campaign could've been better but I still like it despite the stumbles, especially since I can play in co-op (although they do use those crappy black bars to maintain quality). The zombie campaign is the best it's ever been here and having them invade thePersonally, this is a damn good game. Lots of modes of play, splitscreen, awesome traversal mechanics, and exhilarating online play. The campaign could've been better but I still like it despite the stumbles, especially since I can play in co-op (although they do use those crappy black bars to maintain quality). The zombie campaign is the best it's ever been here and having them invade the main campaign after the first playthrough is pretty genius.

    Don't know what folks were expecting here, don't really care. A good game with a lot of content is a great game. Ignore the ridiculously low scores of supreme ignorance.    … Expand
  13. SimpleReviewz
    Dec 23, 2015
    5
    "Advanced Warfare is a light in the tunnel for this fading franchise." . I said this in my review for Advanced Warfare last year, and oh man, this franchise might as well end now. There is no more hope in CoD. I won't go as far as to saw BO3 is godawful like so many of the butthurt haters do, but it is in no way a recommendation. Star Wars Battlefront 2015 is better than this, for God's"Advanced Warfare is a light in the tunnel for this fading franchise." . I said this in my review for Advanced Warfare last year, and oh man, this franchise might as well end now. There is no more hope in CoD. I won't go as far as to saw BO3 is godawful like so many of the butthurt haters do, but it is in no way a recommendation. Star Wars Battlefront 2015 is better than this, for God's sake. Anyway, let's get on to why BO3 is not a good game.

    Campaign
    Yup. I'm actually going to talk about the campaign of this game, if it can even be called that. We were promised a Terminator-like story for this game, but it was completely false-advertised. Instead, the plot revolves around...well I really don't know. It's all just a bunch of confusing conspiracy type **** You can just tell the developers were trying so hard to create a "smart" and "revolutionary" story here, but it just falls on its face so terribly. It takes itself WAY TOO seriously, too. The gameplay for the campaign is okay. There's new Bioshock-like abilities you can use in it, but they all wound up feeling the same. Other than that, it's just typical SHOOT EM SHOOT SHOOT EM. You can play co-op in the campaign, but the matchmaking is so bad, so I had to play by myself the whole time. Really in truly, the only reason I trudged through campaign was for trophies.

    Multiplayer
    Multiplayer feels very...similar. All it is really is just BO2 with a new mobility system. I can't deny that I sometimes did have a lot of fun with it, though. I can't really say much more about it. That's how much it feels the same. I can say one more thing, though: the multiplayer is unbalanced as all hell, maybe even more than any other CoD.

    Zombies
    You'd think that Zombies would be the saving grace for this game. Well, it is not. Not in any way. It is so lacking in content with only one game mode that, for the record, sucks. Honestly, Treyarch has ruined Zombies mode. There is now so many complicated and stupid objectives you have to complete in order to get the most out of it and have fun. I am so utterly disappointed in it. Dead Ops Arcade 2 is a whole lot of fun, but it gets old quick. Nightmares mode is a creative new addition, but at times it feels lazy, and the endless exposition it throws at you in order to tell its story can be very boring.

    Conclusion
    BO3 feels lazy, lazy, lazy. It is a perfect example of why the gaming industry needs help. If your a diehard fan of CoD, I can't say anything to you in terms of a recommendation 'cause you've probably already bought it. For anyone else that is one the fence, though, don't get this game. Please don't unless it's a rental or a very cheap price.    … Expand
  14. Voodoo123
    Aug 15, 2019
    7
    +Exceptional CBR visuals on ps4 pro
    +Excellent sci-fi plot
    +Great cast deliver memorable performances +Interesting spread of abilities to mix up gameplay choices -Core gameplay tenants mostly unchanged from rest of series Got this on my ps plus free game and had it in the library for ages.... finally got around to playing and was simply blown away by the quality of the SP campaigns    +Exceptional CBR visuals on ps4 pro
    +Excellent sci-fi plot
    +Great cast deliver memorable performances
    +Interesting spread of abilities to mix up gameplay choices
    -Core gameplay tenants mostly unchanged from rest of series

    Got this on my ps plus free game and had it in the library for ages.... finally got around to playing and was simply blown away by the quality of the SP campaigns production value. To produce visuals at this level and mostly locked 60fps (30 fps in majority in realtime engine cutscenes) is nothing short of a technical marvel.... I was often reminded me of perfect dark N64 in a good way as even though it nearly always led to the same core COD gameplay flow, the 'sci-fi' visuals in BLOPS 3 are at times simply stunning. Overall this impressed me far more than I could've anticipated and so I would recommend playing this SP campaign to any shooter fan. MP? Not tried so couldnt say.... This review is purely based on the SP campaign. Now imagine yourself in a frozen forest...    … Expand
  15. Bastrix
    Jan 7, 2016
    7
    I haven't played COD for a while now, I'm not a fanboy of anything, and I'm no hater. This game could've been a lot better IMO but it doesn't deserve any of those stupid low scores.

    Campaign is good but not great, with an overly complex and confusing story, nothing really new, nice graphics, nice performance and of course the greatest thing for me is that it's coop. I expected a lot    I haven't played COD for a while now, I'm not a fanboy of anything, and I'm no hater. This game could've been a lot better IMO but it doesn't deserve any of those stupid low scores.

    Campaign is good but not great, with an overly complex and confusing story, nothing really new, nice graphics, nice performance and of course the greatest thing for me is that it's coop. I expected a lot more of intense action though and less story telling. Fun overall but could be a lot better.

    Multiplayer is solid, It's fast paced and handles as expected. Although I feel like the Light Machine Guns are useless, because they are so slow to aim with and since in this multiplayer most of the time tis about how fast you can aim when coming face to face with an enemy. However I really prefer other games when it comes to multiplayer, there are no vehicles and most of the combat is in small levels and close encounters.

    +Having coop campaign is the reason I got this game
    +Nice graphics and performance
    +Solid multiplayer

    -I found SEVERAL BUGS in the campaign, really bad ones
    -Lacks intense action in campaign + too much useless story telling
    -Gets boring quick    … Expand
  16. joaopontesvaz
    Dec 7, 2017
    7
    Graphics: 7.0 Sound: 8.2 Gameplay: 8.4 Fun/Story: 7.0

    Despite COF franchise seemed tired this was a good game, above the other of the series. Good gameplay and a stable framerate.
  17. ToFewViews
    Nov 30, 2015
    5
    Black ops 3 is similar to previous games in the series with it's exo suits and futuristic kill streaks that can feel very overpowering. But it has taken a step back from advanced warfare..a small step be that. It's enough to give the game it's own feel and personality, the story of black ops 3 is much more interesting then previous games but it's not going to surprise you or catch you offBlack ops 3 is similar to previous games in the series with it's exo suits and futuristic kill streaks that can feel very overpowering. But it has taken a step back from advanced warfare..a small step be that. It's enough to give the game it's own feel and personality, the story of black ops 3 is much more interesting then previous games but it's not going to surprise you or catch you off guard. Co-op campaign has also made a return and they opened the maps up a lot to make space for everyone and there unique load-outs. The campaign was full of ups and downs of enjoyment and boredom, I'd go from having fun to mindlessly defending a person as enemies poor though a doorway. The ability to customize and level up your guns in single player is a nice touch but doesn't stop the game from feeling extremely liner. Multi-player is similar to previous games and is very familiar to fans of the series, but other may not enjoy it as much. Odd spawns,extremely powerful guns/kill streaks and other elements can make the game very frustrating for some and enjoyable for others. There is a nice variety in game modes to, it ranges from TDM, ranked areas and the crowd favorite Uplink. Zombies is even more over the top then before with most regular zombies being company by big monsters and flying bat type creates witch makes zombies feel very overwhelming but enjoyable.
    Fans of previous games in the series will enjoy black ops 3 but new comers or old fans looking to rekindle there love for the game maybe pushed away by some of the changes to the series.    … Expand
  18. assaslin
    Nov 16, 2015
    8
    This game is a lot of fun...not the campaign I admit.

    Campaign : The campaign story doesn't really make sense and is just used to get to one level to the other. It id kind of fun to play with friends but it makes the story completely useless because everybody is just talking over the cut scenes. It is full of action but doesn't really take the COD franchise to another level. Zombie    This game is a lot of fun...not the campaign I admit.

    Campaign : The campaign story doesn't really make sense and is just used to get to one level to the other. It id kind of fun to play with friends but it makes the story completely useless because everybody is just talking over the cut scenes. It is full of action but doesn't really take the COD franchise to another level.

    Zombie mode : Super fun with the story, the mysteries and upgrades. More fun with friends and you do need to cooperate to make it farther. I think it's the most fun Zombie mode in COD.

    Multiplayer : Fast paced, intense, spectacular. The super powers are actually fun and don't really make the game unfair for others. The pick 10 system works great. The wall runing is super fun, the maps are smaller and make for intense battles.

    This is the best COD in a long while. It is not perfect but it is immersive in multiplayer and zombie mode. It is much much better than Ghost and advances Warfare.    … Expand
  19. Hyperbomb180
    Nov 8, 2015
    7
    Some of the issues have either been tweaked or maybe the connection just got better over time. But, it's a lot more enjoyable to play now. I gave this game a 3 at first,
  20. Glitchy97
    Dec 21, 2016
    1
    Just terrible, I bought this for a third of the price thank god, but I still feel ripped off.
    The campaign feels like they found a crazy person on the street, gave him lsd and wrote down everything he said, made it into a **** rushed story and put some guns in it. I mean seriously wtf was that campaign? I was happy to finish it so I didn't have to endure anymore torment, and from start to    Just terrible, I bought this for a third of the price thank god, but I still feel ripped off.
    The campaign feels like they found a crazy person on the street, gave him lsd and wrote down everything he said, made it into a **** rushed story and put some guns in it. I mean seriously wtf was that campaign? I was happy to finish it so I didn't have to endure anymore torment, and from start to finish I understood about 10% of what was happening.
    Multiplayer is the same it is every year. That is to say terrible. Regularly dropped in to games with about 10 seconds left, not to mention the laggy servers. Gameplay has gotten way too fast paced, not sure why they make it faster every year, probably to make up for the lack of exhilaration and fun. They added in some useless gimmicks this year though, they were fun to unlock but once I realized they were all **** and copied off of Overwatch they just got boring. Maps are pretty bad aswell apart from a few, good to see they're still milking Nuketown, can't wait for BO4 and nuketown 2090. Also whats with all the **** player customizations? Is the aim of the game now to look the most like a candy covered clown?
    Seriously they need to skip a few years and just come out with an actual game instead of a rehash of the last game every year. Maybe find out what they want to be, a serious fps? Or an arcade shooter? This is neither, its closer to an arcade shooter but done terribly.
    I hope people stop buying these so they make a decent game one day.    … Expand
  21. papadrew7
    Dec 14, 2015
    3
    First, I am a COD veteran that has played these games before they were even called COD. I am talking about from the first medal of honor on playstation to black ops 2. I played the f*** out of COD4 and COD black ops and then I bought and played COD BO2 but fizzled out of that and switched to battlefield. I haven't played any other COD since then and I thought, with redbox, I can rent aFirst, I am a COD veteran that has played these games before they were even called COD. I am talking about from the first medal of honor on playstation to black ops 2. I played the f*** out of COD4 and COD black ops and then I bought and played COD BO2 but fizzled out of that and switched to battlefield. I haven't played any other COD since then and I thought, with redbox, I can rent a game for three bucks I would give COD a chance and this game literally pained me to play. This futuristic COD with boosters and obnoxious sounds every three seconds is an abomination of what COD use to be. This game reminds me of the movie idiocracy because the game is so annoying and obnoxious with power ups and booster sounds every few seconds its like its a baby's toy trying its best to keep the consumers attention. Its sad what COD has become from the realistic WW2 shooter to the golden age of COD4 and the original black ops. COD has to get back to its roots and forget this halo jump/ titan fall crap. It seems like the generation in the upper 20s and 30s have shifted over to battlefield and COD is just for the kiddies. SMH.… Expand
  22. LatinCritic13
    Nov 1, 2019
    8
    Treyarch still got it going with the futuristic approach with Black Ops 3, and yet it is pretty good. The campaign is honestly pretty forgettable, but the multiplayer and zombies mode and the new bonus modes on the other hand, stands out to be strengths in this all-in-one COD entry.
  23. LifeHistory
    Apr 6, 2017
    8
    Here is the thing I do not play COD for the Multiplayer!
    BUT, when it comes to Campaign I was really surprised by this one. This is the best COD that has come out since COD5. The Campaign was a blast. The combat is fluid and the visuals and the sounds were fantastic. Nice level design and good details. Not too long nor too short. I loved it a lot. And then Infinite Warfare were a big step    Here is the thing I do not play COD for the Multiplayer!
    BUT, when it comes to Campaign I was really surprised by this one. This is the best COD that has come out since COD5. The Campaign was a blast. The combat is fluid and the visuals and the sounds were fantastic. Nice level design and good details. Not too long nor too short. I loved it a lot. And then Infinite Warfare were a big step backwards because they took it too far what a shame.    … Expand
  24. leopoldo
    Dec 3, 2015
    7
    Call of Duty: Black Ops III was a game I was very excited before the release because everything in BO2 was great, but unfortunately was not what happened in that game. The story has no connection with the BO2, but at least it is Ok. The gameplay in the campaign is very simple, with nothing remarkable or different. At least the multiplayer is great fun, even remembering very AdvancedCall of Duty: Black Ops III was a game I was very excited before the release because everything in BO2 was great, but unfortunately was not what happened in that game. The story has no connection with the BO2, but at least it is Ok. The gameplay in the campaign is very simple, with nothing remarkable or different. At least the multiplayer is great fun, even remembering very Advanced Warfare, but has very leg.O zombies mode is better than ever. Call of Duty: Black Ops III could be one of the best CoD, but uninteresting campaign, and the leg of the game will not let that happen, at least the zombies mode is incredible. 7/10… Expand
  25. 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
  26. melonboy
    Nov 23, 2015
    1
    Call of Duty black ops 3 is nothing special.
    Just like all of the other new call of duty's its a joke, there are no original features and it sticks to the original idea of call of duty (if you don't know the first call of duty was made to be a rip off of medal of honor) and it still rip off's things from other games. call of duty is a **** video game and people need to face facts
  27. Eclipsing_u
    Nov 25, 2015
    10
    Anyone giving this game a zero is obviously the guy at the bottom of the leader board ............ im smiling i like the guy who sucks .....................
  28. GamingPoptartTV
    Mar 28, 2016
    5
    This game had alot of potential but sadly fall flat when it comes to plain mundane multiplayer and average. No lets be honest lazy thrown together story. Like come come are you even trying the only thing in this game that is actually worth your time is Zombies, and eventually once you have mastered the maps. What is there?
  29. Tonka13
    Jan 4, 2016
    7
    I don't bother with the story lines or zombies, just the multiplayer. It plays ok but the different characters take some getting used to. The things that turn me off are the fact this is set in the future (as opposed to to the old COD / MW series), the characters are somewhat Japanese in look and feel and the games end with some silly taunts. In all this seems to be aimed at a youngerI don't bother with the story lines or zombies, just the multiplayer. It plays ok but the different characters take some getting used to. The things that turn me off are the fact this is set in the future (as opposed to to the old COD / MW series), the characters are somewhat Japanese in look and feel and the games end with some silly taunts. In all this seems to be aimed at a younger audience than previous COD games. The weapons are, as always, imaginative and there's some good ones in this package, so overall it's worth getting. I just wish they'd return to some of the older outdoor maps and eras to make sniping more challenging.… Expand
  30. homer4president
    Feb 18, 2016
    6
    An okay game. Multiplayer is enjoyable but not fantastic (getting really tired of futuristic/exo suit bullcrap). There are one or two instances every match where I get spawn killed. The campaign on this game was probably the worst experience for me. Probably the worst campaign in the whole entire COD series IMO. My game kept crashing on me, forcing to play long missions all over again. soAn okay game. Multiplayer is enjoyable but not fantastic (getting really tired of futuristic/exo suit bullcrap). There are one or two instances every match where I get spawn killed. The campaign on this game was probably the worst experience for me. Probably the worst campaign in the whole entire COD series IMO. My game kept crashing on me, forcing to play long missions all over again. so that ruined my experience more. Did not care for the story at all although it get's pretty trippy. Some things from the previous Black Ops campaigns are tied in but I wanted to get the game over with by the time it rolled around. Harder difficulties are a pain in the butt, so good luck. Zombies is great as usual, refreshing and new. So to summarize:

    Multiplayer: Same ol, same ol. Fun, but not great. (Tired of futuristic bull****)
    Campaign: Pain in the ass. Did not care for story.
    Zombies: As usual, superb.    … Expand
  31. StarkWhite95
    Nov 17, 2015
    8
    This game is a pleasant surprise. The new abilities and movement really make it a different feeling game compared to previous Cods. I just got off of Destiny after playing nearly 200 hours, and this was easier to pick up than I thought. Destiny's controls are, in my opinion, the best in an fps. That remains true after playing Black ops 3. Still, the controls are super tight and nearlyThis game is a pleasant surprise. The new abilities and movement really make it a different feeling game compared to previous Cods. I just got off of Destiny after playing nearly 200 hours, and this was easier to pick up than I thought. Destiny's controls are, in my opinion, the best in an fps. That remains true after playing Black ops 3. Still, the controls are super tight and nearly perfect; they just don't feel like your character has any weight. The specialists have really unique abilities some of which were pretty much taken right out of Destiny. There's also double jumps and wall running. It's a very fun and diverse CoD. I'm glad they can still make great Call of Duties because the last two weren't that good. The campaign is surprisingly engaging and well acted and the setting is incredibly futuristic. And of course there's zombies. You know zombies will at least put a smile on your face. It's a very complete package this game. I would most definitely recommend this to people on the fence. Probably the best CoD ever made to me. Even better than Modern Warfare 2.… Expand
  32. WackoDaSniper
    Mar 11, 2016
    5
    I keep my CoD reviews simple. I've played CoD since 2005.

    Campaign: Treyarch can't make a campaign let's be honest it's okay. This is the first CoD campaign I never even bothered starting. Zombies: I personally liked WaW zombies the most so it really wasn't a buying point for me. I didn't like it very much. Multiplayer: This is why I buy CoD. We all thought Ghosts was the worst    I keep my CoD reviews simple. I've played CoD since 2005.

    Campaign: Treyarch can't make a campaign let's be honest it's okay. This is the first CoD campaign I never even bothered starting.

    Zombies: I personally liked WaW zombies the most so it really wasn't a buying point for me. I didn't like it very much.

    Multiplayer: This is why I buy CoD. We all thought Ghosts was the worst CoD ever back in 2013. Then Advanced Warfare came and turned Zika into Ebola. Call of Duty became so incredibly bad with AW it made Ghosts look good. Idk how you do that. Then came Treyarch to save the day! Or so we thought. Shortly after launch, as a usual CoD development procedure, the guns are re-balanced every month creating instability thus ruining the experience, not to mention lack of dedicated servers, causing lag spikes still to this day. Even Ghosts had dedicated servers and it sucked. We all hoped BO3 would save CoD, but it's just another cash grab by Activision who doesn't know what made a once great franchise so great.    … Expand
  33. SquadPoop
    Jan 28, 2016
    5
    3 Steps Back.

    Coming off of Advanced Warfare, Blops 3 is 3 steps back in the evolution of this series. The campaign while enjoyable, is the standard explosion filled 6 hour circle jerk of kill these things in a linear path towards your objective. The multiplayer is the biggest **** of all though. The exo system in AW was near perfect, you could dodge using one click of the sticks in any    3 Steps Back.

    Coming off of Advanced Warfare, Blops 3 is 3 steps back in the evolution of this series. The campaign while enjoyable, is the standard explosion filled 6 hour circle jerk of kill these things in a linear path towards your objective. The multiplayer is the biggest **** of all though. The exo system in AW was near perfect, you could dodge using one click of the sticks in any direction without needing to use the jump button, the exo system in AW made you feel like you had control, being able to quickly evade bullets and attack back rather than slightly gliding to the left and dying faster than you can say **** And removing exo abilities just limits the amount of options you have to use. The customization was chipped too, in AW there were hundreds of thousands of different armor pieces, from common to elite to legendary, if you wanted a damn clown mask mixed with a samurai chest piece, you could do that, but in BO3, your limited to 9 people, with about 9 head and chest pieces that look ugly if you mix them. That's it. No really that's it. There is a weapon paintshop that no one uses though, so yeah. The specialist weapons are cool, but really just make you wish that they were just scorestreaks, scorestreaks are also ****ed, in AW you could customize your streaks, if you wanted your carepackage to explode if an enemy tried to take it, you could do that, if you wanted the points to carry over if you die, you could do that. Basically in a nutshell, this game limits everything that you do, dynamic maps that change (like the map that is split into 2 parts where halfway through the map you are forced to switch sides) are gone, the gun range is gun, one hit melees are gone. Like i said, 3 steps back.    … Expand
  34. Sky-Line___
    Jun 19, 2016
    7
    For the lazy guys :
    - Campaign : 3/10
    - Zombies : 7/10 - Multiplayer : 7/10 - General aspects & content : 6.5/10 Campaign mode is the big problem of this game, it suffers of poor textures and the story is very strange, bad narrated and boring. IA is dumb as hell, and the special abilities of your character are totally useless in-game. It becomes even worse when you discover that you    For the lazy guys :
    - Campaign : 3/10
    - Zombies : 7/10
    - Multiplayer : 7/10
    - General aspects & content : 6.5/10

    Campaign mode is the big problem of this game, it suffers of poor textures and the story is very strange, bad narrated and boring. IA is dumb as hell, and the special abilities of your character are totally useless in-game. It becomes even worse when you discover that you have a constant wallhack-ability that you can use during the whole campaign, it kills immersion and element of surprise. There are a lot of graphic and technical bugs. Dialogues are the worst part of this game (for example, your character speaks and suddenly his voice becomes very different and louder, like if they changed their micros to record the voices during the development of the game), so is audio mixing in general, but I played it in French, it may be better in English. Some missions are repetitive (especially the last one which feels like a mix of all the other ones)

    Zombie mode feels immediately better. The only big problem is that the game came out with 2 maps but you had to pay the expensive $80-90 edition to get the 2 of them. I don't like day-one DLCs.
    It remains a cool mode and the fans love it. I, personally, am less hyped because I prefer a "simple" zombie with the main aim of doing as many rounds as possible, but in BO3, they decided to work on a lot of details and there's a lot of stuff to do in this zombie mode. Secret rooms, riddles to solve, portals, special types of zombies, and so on, I have to admit that it is positive and it gives TreyArch some credit, it fills the gap of their poor Campaign mode.
    The general atmosphere is amazing in zombie mode, great sounds, amazing colors, and it is perfectly fluid. More specifically, like I said the map vast, but I'm not a fan of its particular architecture, they can do better and they proved it in the past on WAW, BO1 & BO2.

    Multiplayer stays a reference, but is far to be perfect.
    The first big problem: the maps all feel the same, 3-rows maps which ruins rush opportunities in modes like S&D and which encourages people to camp more.
    Second problem: Killstreaks, in game modes like domination, they are easy to unlock and lead to a real mess on smaller maps
    Third problem: What happened to the sniper rifles ? They feel weird and are less enjoyable.
    The specialists are a good innovation but some of them shouldn't exist, like the one which allows you to be almost invincible during a short time.
    Another big problem is matchmaking, if you don't play with friends, in most of the cases, the games will be really unbalanced. It may be common to every other FPS, but IMO it is more pronounced in BO3. Weapons balance also remains problematic, but not as much as in Advanced Warfare.
    Finally, hardcore mode is still neglected, and the 3-rows maps ruin S&D even more.

    In more general aspects, the game is very fluid (60 fps), the weapons are beautifully designed and every single accessory is modelled, which is great. However, graphics are getting old in Campaign mode and are not revolutionary in the other modes (but let's be clear, it still looks good in Zombie mode and Multiplayer mode)    … Expand
  35. GiftofGab
    Dec 21, 2015
    8
    After almost crying because of laughter while reading all of these reviews, I figured I should actually give it an honest review. I'd also like to respond to a lot of the stupidity that has caused me so much joy over the past hour.

    Campaign -Follows the same formula as a lot of the previous titles. Short, large action sequences, not a great story(but not a bad one either), and    After almost crying because of laughter while reading all of these reviews, I figured I should actually give it an honest review. I'd also like to respond to a lot of the stupidity that has caused me so much joy over the past hour.

    Campaign
    -Follows the same formula as a lot of the previous titles. Short, large action sequences, not a great story(but not a bad one either), and something to do other than multiplayer or zombies. All in all, it's OK. 5/10

    Multiplayer
    -This is where BO3 truly shines. Multiplayer has great overall balance within specialists, guns, and scorestreaks. There aren't any "oh damn, I got shot by another Obsidian Steed BAL" moments (like in AW), which is nice. In all of the games that I have played, I have been killed by the widest arrangement of weapons and perks in the past 5 CoDs combined. They are also following the same traditional DLC template as the other games by offering them in clumps of 5 maps per release (4 MP and 1 Zombies) at the same price as they always have.
    9.5/10

    Zombies
    -Another awesome experience within Shadows of Evil as Treyarch never disappoints. They offer a deep, easter egg filled map with plenty to experiences to figure out. If you aren't in to the new style of map with a load of easter eggs, then they added The Giant as well, just good ol' classic zombie kililng. The giant is an excellent remaster of Der Riese, keeping enough of the old fun, while adding tiny new wrinkles to keep it interesting. 'nuff said!
    10/10

    Nightmares
    -Interesting choice to add on an additional zombies/campaign mode once the campaign has been completed. It's actually quite a bit of fun to jump in with a few buddies and play altered versions of the campaign with zombie elements. I just feel that with a very mediocre story within the campaign this mode is a fun, but easily passed by by the casual fan.
    7/10

    Now the fun part...RANT!
    To all you idiots calling this game "half done", "too many features (lol!)", and an "overpriced waste of 60 dollars", shut up. Seriously just shut your mouth. This is quite literally the most complete CoD in a very long time. Everything works, lag is extremely minimal, framerate is where it needs to be, and the game runs very smooth. I'm not entirely sure what you are expecting? A free CoD game?

    As for the microtransactions? EVERY GAME HAS THEM NOW! These are 100% cosmetic and have no influence how the game is played. Like me, I am choosing to play the game to unlock Cryptokeys to unlock the black market chests. But do you know why they choose to sell them? PEOPLE BUY THEM! I have zero issues with people spending additional money on colors, taunts, or gestures. It is absolute astounding how gamers now feel that they are entitled to having everything for the least amount of money and effort to earn them.

    People are going to blindly hate on this game only because it is a CoD, whether or not it's a good or bad entry into the series.    … Expand
  36. ascedentevil
    Mar 9, 2016
    6
    I've only just picked up Black Ops 3, I was sceptical, as I always am with Call of Duty, as to whether or not it would actually be any good.
    And it is, for me a return to form for the franchise after the awful ghosts and terrible Advanced Warfare.
    The story is full of intrigue and action with some brilliant set pieces and some great acting, it's reasonably long too for a Call of Duty    I've only just picked up Black Ops 3, I was sceptical, as I always am with Call of Duty, as to whether or not it would actually be any good.
    And it is, for me a return to form for the franchise after the awful ghosts and terrible Advanced Warfare.
    The story is full of intrigue and action with some brilliant set pieces and some great acting, it's reasonably long too for a Call of Duty game, I've been going for about 4 hours now and granted I am playing on realistic which is a great new difficulty mode, I would normally have stormed through by now. It's not the best story but it's by far better than the last few instalments.
    It's nice to have zombies back properly on next gen and not the rip off job that AW tried to pull off, interesting new characters and enemies make for constant fun. The new maps are pretty well designed and the gobblegum system adds some new dynamics, a little too assisting for me though.
    The multiplayer is great, the cyber augments give just the right amount of pace, there's jumping and wall running but no flying around to the extremes of advanced warfare; meaning you can take someone out with ease if you've a decent aim.
    The maps are easy to get used too with a few plays and they're just the right size to keep the pace going.
    the servers are pretty bad however and lad seems to prevail even on a wired connection running 40mb/s.
    Guns and explosions all sound good but the graphics are lagging behind; the dated engine struggling to keep up in some areas and it shows at times, alas the frame rate has been consistent.
    Overall a good return to form and Treyarch have proven once again that they are the only company of the trio that can pull off a decent Call of Duty.
    Story: 5/10
    Multiplayer: 7/10 (would be 9/10 but Minus 2 for terrible servers)
    Zombies: 7/10 (Ditto above)
    Visuals: 4/10
    Overall 5.75/10    … Expand
  37. 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
  38. saltyfries
    Nov 24, 2015
    5
    It's better than Black Ops 2, that's a good start already. Likes, introducing characters to choose from with different abilities, 2 per character; best 2 shot sniper rifle ever in the Drakon, cool easter eggs in Nuketown, and multiple multiplayer modes in addition to the basic Team Deathmatch. Dislikes, meh, at this point it's a tradition that Call of Duty never fixes any of theirIt's better than Black Ops 2, that's a good start already. Likes, introducing characters to choose from with different abilities, 2 per character; best 2 shot sniper rifle ever in the Drakon, cool easter eggs in Nuketown, and multiple multiplayer modes in addition to the basic Team Deathmatch. Dislikes, meh, at this point it's a tradition that Call of Duty never fixes any of their issues. Same old **** applies here. However, the more I played this, the more I was reminded why I stopped playing CoD after Blops 2 (Had and sort of liked Ghosts, thought it was better than Blops 2 as well, but no one played it so I stopped). The sad thing is that I don't know anyone even though I KNOW there are people out who are having this issue, the spawning. It's worse than ever before, I probably average 10 seconds per life, I used to be good at CoD, and I still can be, but it's become unplayable due to spawn camping, you seriously can't run for 2 seconds without getting shot and killed by someone you can't see. It doesn't help that the weapons are as weak as Blops 2, with very little stopping power, although they finally made Light Machine guns powerful, as well as certain assault rifles, but certain guns like every SMG, the Locust Sniper Rifle, among others are the worst guns I've ever used.

    This being all said, Blops 3 was fine for a CoD game, maybe it was the fact I hadn't played a CoD game in a long time that made me want to play this. I haven't played the campaign nor will I ever, I heard it was dumber than ever.    … Expand
  39. 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
  40. PeterAlexander
    May 28, 2018
    7
    Although it is one of the more colourful games of the Call of Duty franchise, and takes some positives from Black Ops 2, it ultimately has the worst campaign and a mediocre multiplayer. However, it is its zombies made that saves this game. The introduction of some of the best ever maps, as well as the inclusion of many classics, ensure that Black Ops 3 has the best zombies instalment to date.
  41. B-I-G-DEVIL
    May 10, 2016
    1
    Played every console CoD game and this is the first I gave up on the campaign. What a terrible story and the mutiplayer looks like a Trevor Philips dream... messed up
  42. badgerryan19
    Jun 19, 2017
    7
    Surprisingly another step forward for COD. Bringing in another solid campaign and multiplayer to the table. Yes there are many re used stuff and what not, but it can be fun at times.
  43. njja02
    May 15, 2018
    3
    An awful entry in the series with one of the worst COD campaigns ever. It is a beautiful game with a decent zombies mode. But, the multiplayer is as bad as ever, and I couldn't even play it for more than 2 hours.
  44. Seanabon
    Apr 21, 2016
    7
    I seriously don't understand all the hate. The campaign is just ok (better with friends), but everything else is pretty solid. The guns and movement feel great, the game looks amazing, and multiplayer is a blast. Playing on the couch with a friend is really where the game shines though. 1v1ing and shooting up zombies with a buddy provides nearly endless fun.

    But in all honesty there    I seriously don't understand all the hate. The campaign is just ok (better with friends), but everything else is pretty solid. The guns and movement feel great, the game looks amazing, and multiplayer is a blast. Playing on the couch with a friend is really where the game shines though. 1v1ing and shooting up zombies with a buddy provides nearly endless fun.

    But in all honesty there isn't anything special here. It's a fast paced arcady shooter with minimal thought or strategy involved during gameplay. Sure, it's fun to shoot up some people in multiplayer for a bit, but, typical to cod games, it has no real depth.

    All in all, there's a lot of fun to be had, but the game itself really isn't that great.    … Expand
  45. ULTRA_MARIO_10
    May 30, 2016
    5
    Meh.

    The games is mediocre due to the fact that -The campaign is boring and just a long slang, it just sucks. -The zombie game mode is meh, it's just not adventurous enough like Black ops II and the previous games with zombies are. -The online multiplayer is glitchy and isn't really appealing. -The characters are forgettable -HOW THE HELL IS THERE NO PAUSE GAME IN OFFLINE    Meh.

    The games is mediocre due to the fact that

    -The campaign is boring and just a long slang, it just sucks.

    -The zombie game mode is meh, it's just not adventurous enough like Black ops II and the previous games with zombies are.

    -The online multiplayer is glitchy and isn't really appealing.

    -The characters are forgettable

    -HOW THE HELL IS THERE NO PAUSE GAME IN OFFLINE MODE??? It's one of the most basic things to put in a game.

    But since it's mediocre it does not mean it has no positives:

    +Nice weapon customization

    +Nice maps

    +Cool scorestreaks

    +The game is fun to play with friends in offline mode

    +The zombies is kind of cool with a friend and I like how you can turn into a monster.

    So yeah, this game is almost nothing new compared to AW, same future **** but oh boy I hope the next space game isn't gonna be predictable if you know what I mean and have seen what happened to the trailer.    … Expand
  46. IPintheForest
    Jan 17, 2016
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag lag… Expand
  47. Hachafaill001
    Dec 12, 2020
    6
    Buen multiplayer, historia de mierda sin mas es aburrida, no te incentiva a jugarla y la historia que te cuenta sinceramente no es en absoluto interesante
  48. kashimpl
    Jan 25, 2016
    8
    In my opinion game is decent. Playing on Veteran difficulty is quite a challenge. Co-op (split screen or lan/network) is very funny and content for it include campaign, zombies and nighmares. Multiplayer is also quite good i would gave a litlle more life so we could really fight in MP.

    For - Some fps drops that make a little too much blurr in cutscenes (fps synchronization much out of    In my opinion game is decent. Playing on Veteran difficulty is quite a challenge. Co-op (split screen or lan/network) is very funny and content for it include campaign, zombies and nighmares. Multiplayer is also quite good i would gave a litlle more life so we could really fight in MP.

    For -
    Some fps drops that make a little too much blurr in cutscenes (fps synchronization much out of control) It was quite noticable on 55 inch tv.

    Sorry for my english    … Expand
  49. metadubrev2
    Nov 22, 2015
    1
    quite simply the worst campaign i have ever played in my life. i can't even finish it. ok the multiplayer is fun so might be worth it to you for that alone but just more of the same but will wall running and boost that makes gameplay super frenetic. if you want to play a campaign though don't get this game. long cut scenes, long loads but worst is boring gameplay. just empty mags intoquite simply the worst campaign i have ever played in my life. i can't even finish it. ok the multiplayer is fun so might be worth it to you for that alone but just more of the same but will wall running and boost that makes gameplay super frenetic. if you want to play a campaign though don't get this game. long cut scenes, long loads but worst is boring gameplay. just empty mags into enemies without personality at long range you can barely see. super boring. also had a game bug where a door would not open and had to restart the mission. long loads and time between custom multiplayer games too and have found bugs where certain hardpoint spots the enemies won't spawn or come til the next hardpoint. overall a horrible value and a horrible game… Expand
  50. mrgruberisight
    Nov 10, 2015
    8
    This game is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo bad right but its ok i guess. smh
  51. Kritik_king
    Mar 29, 2017
    5
    Black Ops stays true to the current COD formula, whether you love it, or hate it. The strong suit of the franchise has always had solid FPS driven action, supporting a story that is equal parts engaging and unmemorable. Multiplayer and and zombies are the biggest attractions to the Black Ops games, and in that respect, it does not disappoint as it checks all the right boxes.

    For those    Black Ops stays true to the current COD formula, whether you love it, or hate it. The strong suit of the franchise has always had solid FPS driven action, supporting a story that is equal parts engaging and unmemorable. Multiplayer and and zombies are the biggest attractions to the Black Ops games, and in that respect, it does not disappoint as it checks all the right boxes.

    For those that want the next generation CoD with some new mechanics, this is for you. If you are inexorably attracted to the craziness that is Zombie mode, you won't be disappointed.

    "So what is with the lower score then?" I hear you ask. This is completely subjective so take it for what it is, but if you can identify with some of my sentiment, then you will likely feel similar toward this game. Black OPs, and more specifically, the CoD franchise as a whole has really burned me out. I have been playing since the first MW and have just become really burned out by the constant effort to churn out games every year.

    Innovation and integrating their tried and true FPS twitch gameplay with something that brings fresh air to the franchise is ideally what CoD needs. After CoD Ghosts it became pretty clear what to come to expect from this franchise for the forseeable future and I am not buying anymore. The only reason I played this was because it was a Christmas gift. I played the campaign and beat it, but couldn't tell you what it was about. I played zombies a little bit with my brothers, but grew tired of it rather quickly (I have never enjoyed the zombie mode except for the very first one in World at War. Those were simpler times). Multiplayer was largely the same and it didn't take long before i had experienced all the game had to offer and sold it.

    I have fond memories of the franchise and would like nothing else than to buy a CoD game and enjoy it. However, I think the franchise needs to do some soul searching and take risks to reinvigorate the player base and shake off the CoD stereotype. Until that time, I will not pay money for another CoD game.    … Expand
  52. 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
  53. Jalmerk
    Nov 14, 2015
    8
    I had not played a CoD game since World At War, and decided to give this one a shot. I found myself positively surprised by the beautiful graphics, steady 60fps and interesting classbased multiplayer mode which has had me addicted for a week now. However there are some issues with the matchmaking, and general lag during multiplayer matches. The new zombies mode is also alot of fun, withI had not played a CoD game since World At War, and decided to give this one a shot. I found myself positively surprised by the beautiful graphics, steady 60fps and interesting classbased multiplayer mode which has had me addicted for a week now. However there are some issues with the matchmaking, and general lag during multiplayer matches. The new zombies mode is also alot of fun, with its pulpy noire theme, and a more varied line-up of creatures to slaughter.… Expand
  54. RickyMeekle
    Nov 14, 2015
    10
    Great. I love it, there was slight issues with the PS4 connectivity but seems like they have sorted that out and I really like the game. I mainly do arena and in public I do domination etc. Competitive side tbh!
  55. KrisTrajkovski
    Nov 15, 2015
    8
    I was really excited about BOIII being announced and it met expectations. I was really hoping that BOIII would continue the Mason trilogy but unfortunately it didn't. But the Multiplayer was something that I was really impressed when they introduced Specialists. It feels like you are playing a totally different game and that makes me happy. Zombies is pretty much the best mode because itI was really excited about BOIII being announced and it met expectations. I was really hoping that BOIII would continue the Mason trilogy but unfortunately it didn't. But the Multiplayer was something that I was really impressed when they introduced Specialists. It feels like you are playing a totally different game and that makes me happy. Zombies is pretty much the best mode because it brings a different feeling of fear and excitement and that is why this game is a successful work from Treyarch… Expand
  56. PSN_ExOtic
    Nov 16, 2015
    8
    Hey, first of all I want to say that a User Score of 4.6 is ridiculous.
    I hope my English isn´t that bad ( I'm from Germany). Let´s go.
    Graphics: really cool but they could be better Performance: very rarely occurs a frame drop but it´s not that irritating - 1. The Campaign: The story starts a bit boring there are to many cuts, But I won´t say the story is bad but I don´t think    Hey, first of all I want to say that a User Score of 4.6 is ridiculous.
    I hope my English isn´t that bad ( I'm from Germany). Let´s go.

    Graphics: really cool but they could be better
    Performance: very rarely occurs a frame drop but it´s not that irritating

    - 1. The Campaign: The story starts a bit boring there are to many cuts, But I won´t say the story is bad but I don´t think that the story is good. BUT I really like the Dead Ops 2 easter egg.

    Now to the main part...

    - 2. The Multiplayer: The specalists are very nice for casual gamers but honestly... it sucks to be killed by them shortly before you got your nuclear medal. The gun feeling is good like it was in BO2 and the new movement is also not that bad but you should change your buttes layout ( ´L2´ > Jump , ´X´ > Tactical). The maps are really nice but you´ll get often killed from behind and the streaks are a bit to weak.

    Last but NOT least...

    - 3. The Zombies-Mode: [Shadows of Evil] Honestly the zombies mode is f*cking awesome. It will take you a few attempts and maybe a few youtube tutorials til you understand everything. But then it´s really cool and the main easter egg is epic. If you didn´t already played this awesome map ... then turn your console on and jump right into it. Worth it, trust me. ( I like the 4 player coop the most )
    [The Giant] A really good remake but unfortunately only for people who buyed the season pass or the deluxe edition. But also worth it.

    Conclusion: BO3 is a CoD with flaws but it´s a step into the right direction. It´s much better then AW was but not perfect. Don´t expect the best story you´ve ever played but if you are a zombie fan, then go for it you´ll love it. And the Multiplayer fans?.. The maps are okay-good, most of the guns are balanced, so the multiplayer is a 7 out of 10.    … Expand
  57. revyou
    Nov 19, 2015
    1
    The most full, in-depth and detailed review that I can possibly do: Wolfstein 3D with better graphics and... no, that's pretty much it. Shame that once you have played 1 CoD (since WaW or MW2), you have played them all.
  58. themaxicritic
    Nov 17, 2015
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. un gran call of duty, es uno de los mas completos, desde el modo campaña hasta el multijugador pasando por el modo zombi con un gran mapa y su campaña y unos ligeros guiños a su modo original.… Expand
  59. Jbussy
    Feb 14, 2016
    7
    Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 feels different but familiar at the same time. The campaign starts out strong showcasing all that is has to offer and looking totally awesome, but the new things you see are cool but I found my self-sticking to my primary weapon throughout the missions. The other cool thing that they added was the progression system from multiplayer, it kept me more interested andCall of Duty: Black Ops 3 feels different but familiar at the same time. The campaign starts out strong showcasing all that is has to offer and looking totally awesome, but the new things you see are cool but I found my self-sticking to my primary weapon throughout the missions. The other cool thing that they added was the progression system from multiplayer, it kept me more interested and invested in the campaign. The story itself is good but I lost interest from the confusing storyline and in the end, things got weird and at that point, i had invested too much time to quit then. The zombies campaign sounds like a cool idea but just feels like it was thrown together at the last minute. Multiplayer adds new dimensions to the game by adding water and the ability to run on walls and when these features are used properly can lead to high killstreaks. Every other aspect feels the same and almost worn out. Zombies feels different and in my opinion almost too different. Overall the new features to the game are fun but all too familiar
    7/10
    JB    … Expand
  60. JufferJay
    Nov 19, 2015
    8
    As a 40-year old casual gamer, I only ever play multiplayer TDM or Domination, so my score is only based on those modes. I love the game, and I've been waiting since BO2 for this one to come out because I like the pick 10-system and the perks and all, and I like the familiarity (probably bc I'm old but hey).
    Maps are a lot of fun and the vertical boosting is not bad at all. At first I    As a 40-year old casual gamer, I only ever play multiplayer TDM or Domination, so my score is only based on those modes. I love the game, and I've been waiting since BO2 for this one to come out because I like the pick 10-system and the perks and all, and I like the familiarity (probably bc I'm old but hey).
    Maps are a lot of fun and the vertical boosting is not bad at all. At first I hated it 'cause it's ridiculous but I have to admit it's grown on me. I'm now hoping the DLC maps will include Nuke3town and hopefully a remake of the yacht map on BO2. The cons with BO3 is mainly the waiting time after a finished match. I think the showcasing of the top 3 players is stupid and it takes way too long between matches.    … Expand
  61. jeffv
    Nov 19, 2015
    1
    Campaign from what I could stomach to play is not very fun or creative.

    Multi Player which is usually my favorite part is very cartoonish and the maps are meh nothing too thrilling. I was very excited for this release and now I have no idea why.....I wouldnt waste the money.
  62. SAMMMM
    Nov 20, 2015
    9
    This game really fun however the leader boards are already hacked on PS4 and the jet packs took players a little too high in the game like halo. Its the funnest call of duty out of all of them ive played modern warfare 2, world at war, black ops 1 and 2, modern warfare 3. I gave this a 9 out of 10 because the online multiplayers awesome which is why i got the game in the first place. theThis game really fun however the leader boards are already hacked on PS4 and the jet packs took players a little too high in the game like halo. Its the funnest call of duty out of all of them ive played modern warfare 2, world at war, black ops 1 and 2, modern warfare 3. I gave this a 9 out of 10 because the online multiplayers awesome which is why i got the game in the first place. the campaigns awful. Also, learning the maps is key and where the game becomes fun. definitely the best call of duty. - SAM… Expand
  63. AdvancedAtlas
    Nov 21, 2015
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good game. Worth the money, good for the casual cod player,The story contains good mechanics SPOILER:The game is basicly for the Multi-Player So,Multiplayer and Zombies as all cods.

    Just my opinion but thats what I think

    But my score is Yellow,6    … Expand
  64. 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 .
  65. 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.
  66. filip92
    Jul 9, 2022
    7
    I had a really fun time with the campaign that is very underrated in my opinion. They tried to make a good story and they did it.
  67. benk144
    Nov 23, 2015
    9
    Campaign - Cyber core abilities, custom load-outs/uniforms and levelling up provide for a more engaging and competitive experience. However, I do feel that on the whole the campaign was neglected, dull and with too many unnecessary cinematic cut scenes.

    Multiplayer - Absolutely the strongest area within Black Ops 3 - the mechanics of AW combined with maps of Black Ops and refined and    Campaign - Cyber core abilities, custom load-outs/uniforms and levelling up provide for a more engaging and competitive experience. However, I do feel that on the whole the campaign was neglected, dull and with too many unnecessary cinematic cut scenes.

    Multiplayer - Absolutely the strongest area within Black Ops 3 - the mechanics of AW combined with maps of Black Ops and refined and with additional features! Such flowing gameplay!

    Zombies - Despite all the attention it's received - I believe the map is too tight and the characters too strange and unappealing.    … Expand
  68. god_of_chuck
    Nov 23, 2015
    7
    78/100

    This is the first COD in a while with a solid, enjoyable multiplayer experience. Lag is minimal, the community isn't toxic garbage, and the maps have a good feel to them and make good use of the mechanics. Graphics are smooth and meet expectations on current gen. The black market system is soso. Honestly could have been left out. Same with the character specific power-ups. The    78/100

    This is the first COD in a while with a solid, enjoyable multiplayer experience. Lag is minimal, the community isn't toxic garbage, and the maps have a good feel to them and make good use of the mechanics. Graphics are smooth and meet expectations on current gen. The black market system is soso. Honestly could have been left out. Same with the character specific power-ups. The campaign is ok but lacks big, wow, set pieces that the series is known for. Zombies is still fun but is a little odd. Overall an improvement over the last few games, but the series still doesn't really have its groove back    … Expand
  69. ardademirel1990
    Nov 24, 2015
    8
    it is not a bad game but I excpected from campaign
    but multiplayer is so much fun it is definetly better than adwenced warfare
    ıf you want to buy it know that you will only play multiplayer
    zombie mode is weird you cant do sh*t unless you look it up from youtube
  70. Garaza
    Nov 28, 2015
    5
    The developers must be laughing their nuts off at all of us right now. They spend a weekend rehashing the same crap and we rush out to buy it. What a scam. And don't even bother with the campaign mode, it's probably the worst video game experience I've ever had. And I played Superman 64.
  71. OWLNAK
    Nov 28, 2015
    10
    One of the best Call of Duty's to date! New, Fresh, and up to date with it's al ready competitive nature.
    Story was amazing, with the real realm of where we are going in the world :) Content on this game is amazing! It's not overboard with what it wants to do, I play on the PC now, an altho it lacks people on PC, it's still amazing, and connecting a Xbox controller is just plug and play,    One of the best Call of Duty's to date! New, Fresh, and up to date with it's al ready competitive nature.
    Story was amazing, with the real realm of where we are going in the world :) Content on this game is amazing! It's not overboard with what it wants to do, I play on the PC now, an altho it lacks people on PC, it's still amazing, and connecting a Xbox controller is just plug and play, not button mapping needed. This is what Treyarch does best! Yea you may have seen the thruster packs from titan fall first, but those people knew what cod was doing cuz they worked there first. It's called "tend setting" and so they take it and make it better. Nothing wrong with that, they made it better. It's on the line of just right! Game is great! and I think zombies and the other secret things you can do in this game are perfectly combined. So much to do in this game! Arena for MP is one of the most innovative things i have seen yet from Treyarch.
    These are just a few, yes a few things, that you will enjoy in this game. I say give it a try! If you don't like competitive games for MP, go play TitanFall and kill some bots then.    … Expand
  72. BrandonNel2307
    Nov 29, 2015
    8
    Can't belive so much people hates this game. It's a big improvement over Black Ops 2 and I almost always have a good time with story mode. Pretty good graphics as well and I didn't run into any glitches so this game has to be loved more.
  73. QuantumMarksman
    Dec 6, 2015
    9
    In my opinion, easily the most interesting story arc out of any of the CoD games. Not to say the *writing* is very good, or even above average. The dialogue and interpersonal interactions fall flat quite frequently, but the ideas behind the story arc are fantastic. The idea of having the direct neural interface sequences is brilliant, leading to a feeling that "all bets are off" andIn my opinion, easily the most interesting story arc out of any of the CoD games. Not to say the *writing* is very good, or even above average. The dialogue and interpersonal interactions fall flat quite frequently, but the ideas behind the story arc are fantastic. The idea of having the direct neural interface sequences is brilliant, leading to a feeling that "all bets are off" and allowing some brilliantly ridiculous sequences. The free-running mechanic from multiplayer is present, however its uses are more limited due to the level design. Where the futuristic concept really comes to shine however is in the cyber cores. Allowing the player to use only one branch of skills at a time adds a lot of incentive for replaying the missions, trying out different tactics, and works particularly well in Co-Op. The campaign is approximately 12 hours long, but gets doubled with the "aww f*ck it, let's have some fun" Nightmares mode, where you play through the same levels but in a different order and with a completely unique storyline... and zombies.… Expand
  74. AJ1639
    Dec 6, 2015
    9
    Best Call of Duty since Black Ops 2. Multiplayer feels wonderful, not gimmicky like Advanced Warfare. The specialists are a welcome addition, but sometimes they can piss you off. The guns feel nice, balanced and well rounded, but some feel a little melty, but it is nothing to bad. Scorestreaks are good and not to over or underpowered. Long time favorites are back and some new are here suchBest Call of Duty since Black Ops 2. Multiplayer feels wonderful, not gimmicky like Advanced Warfare. The specialists are a welcome addition, but sometimes they can piss you off. The guns feel nice, balanced and well rounded, but some feel a little melty, but it is nothing to bad. Scorestreaks are good and not to over or underpowered. Long time favorites are back and some new are here such as the DART. Overall Multiplayer is a solid 9.5/10.
    Now we reach Campaign. I have not played much of it, but what I have played feels better that AW's and Ghosts's campaign. Thought it is still not as fun as BO2's which is my favorite COD campaign of all time. Once you beat the Campaign once you can go back and play it with Zombies added some replay ability, or you can access it with the cheat DREAMLAND. Overall Campaign is an 8/10.
    Zombies is back and full of more Easter eggs than ever. It is still as fun as before and this is not much else to say, other than I wish there was another map or like in BO2 where it could be sectioned off. Overall it is a refeshing 9/10.    … Expand
  75. xDaviD2kESP
    Dec 8, 2015
    6
    It's a good call of duty, better than 2 last (Advanced warfare,ghosts) good game for CoD fans, but again the same year after year, the specialist are a good idea, and this limited super-jump its nice too, Good zombies mode, but not like black ops 1, maybe in next dlc's they will release better maps, but shadows of evil its a bit boring because it has a lot of crafts, like in black ops 2.It's a good call of duty, better than 2 last (Advanced warfare,ghosts) good game for CoD fans, but again the same year after year, the specialist are a good idea, and this limited super-jump its nice too, Good zombies mode, but not like black ops 1, maybe in next dlc's they will release better maps, but shadows of evil its a bit boring because it has a lot of crafts, like in black ops 2.
    If You're CoD fan, buy it, if you didn't liked the last CoD's because are the same, don't buy this CoD.    … Expand
  76. 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
  77. WhiteyWyatt
    Dec 10, 2015
    8
    Well, i still miss the days of actual modern combat but this was a well done version of a futuristic setting. The multiplayer was redone with the new operators feature which was pretty cool.
  78. Lucy_black
    Dec 15, 2015
    3
    This game is terrible, It's the biggest CoD Cliche EVER! someone close to the team goes bad and it makes them sad. I feel I have seen this before oh wait I have. Anyways, this game is action packed but, has a confusing and kind of pointless story. Multiplayer is lacking for fun.
  79. NitrusKiller
    Dec 13, 2015
    8
    It's freaking dumb who write negative reviews.The game isn't perfect but it isn't a piece of crap.The focus of the game is to entertain whoever plays it.And if u aren't entertained by this game u sure have serious problems.And for the people who says "it's not a COD",I answer:They have to make something new that innovates the saga.
  80. justbeinghonest
    Dec 13, 2015
    8
    more of a multiplayer game not too much of a story driven game prefferable a game for people who want to kill time, but its not a horrible game good graphics and gameplay
  81. Harry28
    Jan 6, 2016
    7
    Black Ops 3 is a great game, but it's not amazing, it is plagued by the same problems that every Call of Duty has. Bad spawns, terrible matchmaking and horrendous team balance. But that's just multiplayer. The campaign is forgettable, like almost every COD, but Black Ops 3 zombies is a bit different from the other COD zombies, so if your playing it just for zombies I'm pretty sure you'llBlack Ops 3 is a great game, but it's not amazing, it is plagued by the same problems that every Call of Duty has. Bad spawns, terrible matchmaking and horrendous team balance. But that's just multiplayer. The campaign is forgettable, like almost every COD, but Black Ops 3 zombies is a bit different from the other COD zombies, so if your playing it just for zombies I'm pretty sure you'll love it. The game could be 9/10 if they fixed multiplayer and put more effort into the campaign.… Expand
  82. MatadorVoraz
    Dec 16, 2015
    3
    One of the worst Call of Duty. Poor performance, multiplayer with the launch connection problems in South America, DLCs that require the purchase of season pass at launch (Zombies The Giant), microtransaction, buy coins to get items (this is a free to play? No longer enough to season pass?) zombies mode without content, much less content compared to Black Ops 2. the only good thing, reallyOne of the worst Call of Duty. Poor performance, multiplayer with the launch connection problems in South America, DLCs that require the purchase of season pass at launch (Zombies The Giant), microtransaction, buy coins to get items (this is a free to play? No longer enough to season pass?) zombies mode without content, much less content compared to Black Ops 2. the only good thing, really interesting is the cooperative campaign, and nightmare mode, the multiplayer is, at best, average. The platinum trophy gets to be abusive.… Expand
  83. cleanliness24
    Dec 16, 2015
    9
    I am very pleased with Black Ops 3. In an HONEST opinion, I feel that this game is pretty solid, and Treyarch is working hard to fix minor flaws. I haven't had this much fun playing a COD game since the last Black Ops title. The campaign was amazing, it wasn't perfect, but it kept me intrigued with it throughout its entirety. It was intense from the beginning and the ending is worth it. II am very pleased with Black Ops 3. In an HONEST opinion, I feel that this game is pretty solid, and Treyarch is working hard to fix minor flaws. I haven't had this much fun playing a COD game since the last Black Ops title. The campaign was amazing, it wasn't perfect, but it kept me intrigued with it throughout its entirety. It was intense from the beginning and the ending is worth it. I loved it and I tell everyone I know to play it, but nobody ever does. Zombies, for the die hard zombies fan, is a great mode in its own regard. I am more of a classic Zombies player where the only goal was to survive to as high of a round as possible. I don't really enjoy all of this extra stuff they have added to make it seem like more a story based mode, but I can step back and say that it was a good idea, but not for everyone. As for the multiplayer, oh boy do I get into it. The past two years, I played online for like an hour and i would get bored, but now, i can't find a way to let go of my controller. They did a good job with adding a LOT of challenges and unlocks. I will never do them all, but I will definitely be busy until next years COD. The specialists are cool, kill streaks finally do something again, guns are decently balanced, a few need a nerf or buff, but Treyarch is hard at work to fix all of that. Honestly, anyone who doesn't like this game is not a COD fan, and there is nothing wrong with that, or they played the game, did really bad and called it quits. Either way, I would highly recommend this game to anyone who is looking for a way to kill time.… Expand
  84. Minifish6
    Dec 17, 2015
    3
    Game:

    Problems; Way too many bugs across the game. It has too many features, because of this it feels highly unfinished. Even after the patch, huge bugs still exist. Treyarch have bitten off way more than they can chew. It is aimed way too close to the pro gamers, it's almost as if casual gamers haven't been given any thought. There is typos in the subtitles! Ha! Good points; A    Game:

    Problems;
    Way too many bugs across the game.
    It has too many features, because of this it feels highly unfinished. Even after the patch, huge bugs still exist.
    Treyarch have bitten off way more than they can chew.
    It is aimed way too close to the pro gamers, it's almost as if casual gamers haven't been given any thought.
    There is typos in the subtitles! Ha!

    Good points;
    A lot of customization to change the look of things and the custom emblems are back which is amazing and there are a lot of calling cards with many different accomplishments so there is always some target to aim for.

    Other points;
    The gunsmith is pretty pointless as far as I'm concerned, custom emblems and paint jobs are awesome as is the ability to post you creative genius online to show others.

    Campaign:

    Problems;
    Levels are too long.
    Recruit it way beyond the level of difficulty it should be. On recruit I should be able to do ridiculously stupid things and be able to get away with it. I lowered the difficulty while I was playing because I simply couldn't deal with it; it wasn't fun and even on recruit, it isn't fun. Now I wouldn't call myself a pro gamer but I wouldn't call myself a casual gamer either, I'm sort of in the middle.
    The levels take way too long to load and the cutscenes are horrific to have to sit and watch and if you have music playing in the background, the game pauses it! So you can listen to the long winded and boring cutscenes which you can skip after you've already shot yourself or ejected the disk so you can play a good game.
    Furthermore, the story is way too misleading and confusing that I decided that I just wasn't going to follow it which completely ruins the idea behind the campaign.
    And the hold x to skip takes about 7 seconds to work which is so irritating. It's almost as if it's saying I have bad reflexes, as if it's saying, "We had better make sure the player actually wants to skip this annoying dirt pile."
    The cyber core things just get forgotten about and are just confusing.
    Grenades for the enemy are way too overpowered and just get annoying.
    Friendly AI is appalling.

    Good points;
    It is long so if your imagination is an empty and dark room, it is bearable.
    There are custom load outs if you want to make one.
    Ammo boxes and the ability to switch your load out points are situated around the map but you don't need to use them if you don't want to.
    You can create a custom character to play the campaign with.
    4 player intervention that is completely optional.

    Summary; bad and fails to build on and take advantage of what was so good in black ops 1 and 2. Most fun part is being able to blow your self up using explosive things on the levels! Please note that this campaign review is based upon playing the campaign on recruit difficulty.

    3/10

    Multiplayer:

    Problems;
    For some reason, you can get 16 players in a 12 players max lobby which means the game can't start.
    If your in a party, it often seems to split the players, some go into a match and others are left searching.
    The matchmaking and weapon balancing is about as good as trying to play on a see saw with your pet elephant.
    Two hit melee... unless you have a combat knife which is an unlock by level and takes up a slot in your custom class. This alone fails the game.
    Now, the specialists. They are a lot like tranzit from Black Ops 2. A fantastic idea executed badly.
    The movement system is silly and complicated and often really annoying.

    Good points;
    Nice customization on the specialists.
    Good range of guns. Access to custom classes from level one but also has the pre-made classes with higher level guns and perks. Good range of maps. Classic killstreaks are back which is amazing. New killstreaks are great and balanced though sometimes glitchy. Summary; Good customization and new streaks, bad everything else. 2/10 Zombies: Problems; 1 classic weapon, raygun which seems worse than it was before. Why is there no Galil or M16? On the giant, the wunderwaffe is completely broken and killed hype. You need to do a glitch to pack a punch the wonder weapon in shadows of evil and the rituals are unbalanced so all the players need to be in the room to get it done in reasonable time and the Easter egg is not a single player one so people who like solo on zombies can't have as much fun as they want to and should be able to have. Shadows of evil is incredibly glitchy and on the difficult side of things. Massive pop in of objects and render distance is terrible. Good points; You don't need to use the gumballs if you don't want to. I'm sure the story will come clear very soon. Crafting has returned and is fantastic. So is the shield with a vengeance, and rockets! :) The giant brings back a great map with added features but still delivers the sand fun feeling as Der Reise did. Summary; Zombies is the only thing Treyarch got right. But it's not great. 7/10 Overall; The game has failed, it feels highly unfinished and is scattered with bugs.    … Expand
  85. I_am_Haydos
    Dec 18, 2015
    6
    This is my honest opinion on BO3. Black ops 3 isn't a f*ckin terrible game but theres also nothing that makes it stand out from other call of duty games. The campaign is the worst part of BO3 in my opinion. The campaign starts off okay but once I got about a third into I was continually asking myself what is going on? why is this happening? Why is there a WW2 mission is this game? Why isThis is my honest opinion on BO3. Black ops 3 isn't a f*ckin terrible game but theres also nothing that makes it stand out from other call of duty games. The campaign is the worst part of BO3 in my opinion. The campaign starts off okay but once I got about a third into I was continually asking myself what is going on? why is this happening? Why is there a WW2 mission is this game? Why is there almost nothing that connects it to other treyarch CODs?. The campaign felt like a chore I really didn't want to do but I pushed myself to the end. Nightmare mode is the same thing but with zombies as enemies. If I was to say anything good about the campaign is that you can 4 player co op and you can pick your loadout which is something carried over from BO2, this allows you to explore and experiment with different weapons and abilities. The multiplayer and zombies do fair better then the campaign. Multiplayer runs very smoothly at 60fps, but the multiplayer feels like a direct reskin of BO2 but with jumping and swimming mechanics. Weather that's a good or bad thing is up to you. I would have liked to have seen more brand new modes but Im sure those are to come. It still holds all of the classic modes from previous CODs. Now for the zombies, the main reason I bought the game. Zombie mode feels much harder and more complicated then ever before. I didn't enjoy as much as previous zombie modes but it is more challenging then previous games weather that's a good thing or not is entirely up to you. Der reise makes a return as the giant but it honestly doesn't feel the same. DLC is the same a season pass and personalization packs. Overall this game is a 6/10, Its a solid shooter for sure, its not bad but its also not particularly good either. Im sure this will be a 7/10 once they bring out all the dlc. Thanks for reading.… Expand
  86. sky_line
    Dec 19, 2015
    3
    As a full priced game (60€) that also has a 50€ Season Pass (which is already absurd), it is unacceptable that in the game there were added micro transactions, that can change certain gameplay elements, like in the zombies game mode.

    Activision is making the first few steps on making Call of Duty a even bigger milking facility, please do not buy in on this game. Only good will come off    As a full priced game (60€) that also has a 50€ Season Pass (which is already absurd), it is unacceptable that in the game there were added micro transactions, that can change certain gameplay elements, like in the zombies game mode.

    Activision is making the first few steps on making Call of Duty a even bigger milking facility, please do not buy in on this game. Only good will come off of that.

    The reason im not going lower that 3 is because the game itself isn't that bad, but many elements just makes the game a waste of money.    … Expand
  87. 420vapeweed420
    Dec 23, 2015
    9
    Has all the hallmarks of a call of duty game and they somehow managed to add even more. Excellent entry in the series and the multiplayer is a next level of play. Loses 1 point for not punishing campers as much as I would like.
  88. ShangChi
    Dec 28, 2015
    8
    This game is like your average Call of Duty game. I'd say the campaign is quite bad, but most people play for the multiplayer - which is good. The only issue is the occasional lag which can be improved by using an Ethernet cable. The zombies are also fun, but not worth buying just for zombies if you see what I mean. Overall, it is worth buying at a discounted price and don't expect a masterpiece.
  89. JayQue_
    Dec 31, 2015
    9
    I cannot believe some of the negative reviews from other gamers. How does this game have a lower user score than Primal Carnage Extinction and Deadpool? Anyway Call of Duty Black Ops III is one of the best games of 2015. The multiplayer and campaign is highly addictive and the core gameplay and graphics is certainly better than a 4.5/10.
  90. Culveys
    Mar 12, 2016
    1
    Giving it a one instead of a zero, only because it isn't unplayable. Story is some is your typical two-man-army-special-operations-advanced-handpicked-elite-super soldier BS with exciting levels like 'Disaster Zone', 'Tries to be stealth' and 'War-torn city centre'. Zombies is milking a dead cow. MP is made for 12-Y-Os who have their parent's money to throw into its 'supply drop' microGiving it a one instead of a zero, only because it isn't unplayable. Story is some is your typical two-man-army-special-operations-advanced-handpicked-elite-super soldier BS with exciting levels like 'Disaster Zone', 'Tries to be stealth' and 'War-torn city centre'. Zombies is milking a dead cow. MP is made for 12-Y-Os who have their parent's money to throw into its 'supply drop' micro transactions. Instead of fixing instant max level modders and numerous map glitches, Treyarch has been making it more difficult to earn in-game currency and reducing drop rates of the most desired items in the supply drops. Typical Activision money grabbing, do not purchase. Gets boring very quickly. Hopefully this is not a trend all future CoD games will embody, but sadly that seems to be the case.… Expand
  91. wilma123
    Dec 31, 2015
    3
    As one reviewer put it best - "It’s a grand and gaudy spectacle of incoherence that will likely be difficult to remember, but was a sight to see while it lasted"
  92. emiplaynintendo
    Jan 1, 2018
    6
    The online multiplayer is really fun,but then you have the campaign which is really weird,I was hoping for a follow up to Black Ops 2 since you know,this is black ops 3 after all. and the zombies is really complex and I don´t really understand all the mechanics. Multiplayer isn´t everything you know.
  93. mjnelson84
    Jan 1, 2016
    1
    long time gamer ... first time reviewer
    I am a huge first person shooter and military style shooter fan... with that being said ... if I wanted to play a non realistic shooter with jet packs on non realistic guns and ballistics ... iwould have bought Halo ...
    The Call of Duty franchise is getting farther and farther away from its roots as a military shooter... Call Of Duty needs to    long time gamer ... first time reviewer
    I am a huge first person shooter and military style shooter fan... with that being said ... if I wanted to play a non realistic shooter with jet packs on non realistic guns and ballistics ... iwould have bought Halo ...
    The Call of Duty franchise is getting farther and farther away from its roots as a military shooter...

    Call Of Duty needs to get back to its roots of a realistic shooter... realistic guns, realistic attributes, realistic characters !
    I will not be purchasing COD again until it does...
    Battlefield and Arma are now my top favorites .... Sorry guys    … Expand
  94. Muhammadbelal19
    May 19, 2016
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Giving it a 3 out of 10 for

    Story: IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BLACK OPS 1 AND 2 [Looks like The staff at Treyarch weren't smelling their own farts], i don't give a flying **** about the COOP mode in the single player campaign because it ADDED NOTHING, and for the ****ing record i never played WAW in COOP so to those who will **** on me for saying that

    Multiplayer: Thanks to Advanced **** bunny hopping is a cool thing in the game *Sarcasm* [it sucks also in the campaign too], Look i don't mind the setting [OLD SCHOOL, MODERN, FUTURISTIC] AS LONG AS IT'S ****ING BOOTS ON THE MOTHER****ING GROUND, weapons and maps are not that great especially the fan fav maps and weapons that are provided by the season pass [previously all weapons released in updates were only accessible in supply drops but that doesn't change anything infact it makes it even worse]

    Zombies: the only thing that was entertaining in THE WHOLE ****ING GAME!, HOWEVER i refuse to waste ****ING 50 bucks on the season pass to play on zombies maps ONLY

    Thanks to Cocktivision and **** for ****ing the sequel to the game that i really wanted to like it, i traded this game with The Last Of Us, i'll make a review of it soon

    NOTE: the level SAND CASTLE is THE EXACT ****ING CARBON COPY OF THE LAST LEVEL IN BLACK OPS 1, WOOOOH ****ING INNOVATION    … Expand
  95. PolariXBlaZe
    Jan 16, 2016
    9
    Wonderful game! Multiplayer maps are great, although combine is a bit too popular. Campaign is great too, and zombies is very very fun. Not the best Call of Duty, but is by far the best since Black Ops 2.
  96. LanceUppercut
    Jan 23, 2016
    5
    All bells, no whistles. The art for this game is absolutely stunning, and fun. It makes you excited when you're creating your classes, customizing your specialist, and getting ready to play. But that's where the fun ends. Once you join a game, frustration will quickly ensue. The game play is very inconsistent and you'll find yourself yelling obscenities to at your screen in no time.All bells, no whistles. The art for this game is absolutely stunning, and fun. It makes you excited when you're creating your classes, customizing your specialist, and getting ready to play. But that's where the fun ends. Once you join a game, frustration will quickly ensue. The game play is very inconsistent and you'll find yourself yelling obscenities to at your screen in no time. The matchmaking leaves a lot to be desired, and the game lags really bad. Half a second doesn't sound like a lot of time, but when you're in a multiplayer match, it means the world. More times than not, it feels like you're playing half a second behind any other opposing player. You run around a corner, see an opponent, and before you even have a chance to think about what you need to do, you fall down dead.

    Before purchasing this game, keep checking the COD community for positive feedback. The site is currently a bed of negative comments, which Activision and Treyarch are flat out ignoring. Maybe in March 2016 when they roll out the new DLC, things will improve. But as of the time of this review, the game isn't worth it. If you love hours of frustration, and always playing angry...this game is for you. If not, spend your money on something else.    … Expand
  97. scherk862
    Jan 26, 2016
    1
    This game could be really good but they ruined it! The campaing is the worst ever, but we all know it wouldn't be good, but not this bad.The multiplayer is good, but in Brazil it's really hard to play since we have the worst connection in the history of Call of Duty, at first it was unplayable, but after some updates it started to get better, but now they seem to have abandoned ourThis game could be really good but they ruined it! The campaing is the worst ever, but we all know it wouldn't be good, but not this bad.The multiplayer is good, but in Brazil it's really hard to play since we have the worst connection in the history of Call of Duty, at first it was unplayable, but after some updates it started to get better, but now they seem to have abandoned our servers, thinking 'it's good enough for brazilians to play with 150~130ms ping in EVERY MATCH. The best part of the game is the zombies, it's really good i always have a good time on this mode, but even when every thing is perfect they ruin things. They made only one map in the game, ONE SINGLE MAP, just to make sure that every body will buy the season pass. Im really disappointed with treyarch and activision, they don't care about their fans anymore, the game industry is all about the money nowadays.… Expand
  98. axino
    Jan 27, 2016
    7
    Ok this is a review of the multiplayer only since i haven't touched campaign or zombies yet and after playing bo2 its kinda obvious how those two modes are going to be like.
    On to the multiplayer ok first things first match making is not great, takes some time to find matches and people only play dom and tdm. I have had lag issues and its not just my internet its the hosts connection.    Ok this is a review of the multiplayer only since i haven't touched campaign or zombies yet and after playing bo2 its kinda obvious how those two modes are going to be like.
    On to the multiplayer ok first things first match making is not great, takes some time to find matches and people only play dom and tdm. I have had lag issues and its not just my internet its the hosts connection. (activision, billion dollar company and no dedicated servers...). Maps are ehh but obviously since there brining back old maps into map packs they gotta make more money. Maps could have better layout but some are ok. Graphics are fine for console no problems here. Guns.... as usual smgs are op, and everything else takes some "skill" to use but smgs are spray and pray (vesper). The specialist are cool but some are obviously better than others but are are playable if you get used to their abilities. Last but not least is the extra content aka customization. You can customize alot of your online charecter and thats really cool, (gun paint, specialist skin, emblem, etc) some stuff you get from micro-trans but its optional of course. This was my first cod since bo2 and it brings back some memories, i still wish it played like old cod and didn't have thrusting and wall running tho. In the end the multiplayer does not deserve a 10 5 or 0. id give at the worst a 6.7 and at best a 7.9.    … Expand
  99. RB053273
    Jan 29, 2016
    8
    black ops 3 is a really good game the way how multiplayer plays is very good the way how all the guns are so balanced and zombies is very good this year especially recreating der riese was amazing it plays exactly the same as how the map used to be but campaign is awful its just really boring and not good as call of duty campaigns used to be especially with MW2 and call of duty 4 possiblyblack ops 3 is a really good game the way how multiplayer plays is very good the way how all the guns are so balanced and zombies is very good this year especially recreating der riese was amazing it plays exactly the same as how the map used to be but campaign is awful its just really boring and not good as call of duty campaigns used to be especially with MW2 and call of duty 4 possibly having the best campaigns of all time.… Expand
  100. dadadaddadadda
    Jan 31, 2016
    5
    Pros. Killing stuff cons.same as cod bo2 get metal gear solid v or the elder scrolls v or rocket league or battelfield 4 or need for speed rivals or assassins creed black flag not this game
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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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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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