Call of Duty: Black Ops III

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  1. iKiller109
    Dec 6, 2015
    1
    "We too lazy for making a good version for old consoles, so gеt unfinished game without singleplayer and normal animations."
                                                                                              
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  2. Ember
    Nov 15, 2015
    4
    I gave this game a 4 out of 10 on xbox 360 the reason its that is because the game play for multiplayer is fun but the game is very glitchy/ laggy. The game crashes a lot, freezes you're system a lot, when there's host migration's you get kicked a lot, the game has some ping issues as in it is at like 10-30 ping then it drops to 400 and you have horrible connection, and there is no singleI gave this game a 4 out of 10 on xbox 360 the reason its that is because the game play for multiplayer is fun but the game is very glitchy/ laggy. The game crashes a lot, freezes you're system a lot, when there's host migration's you get kicked a lot, the game has some ping issues as in it is at like 10-30 ping then it drops to 400 and you have horrible connection, and there is no single player. Then the positive is the weapons are evenly balanced, the weapon attachments are all very good and the guns are smooth when you're shooting them.… Expand
  3. missaelcarmona
    Nov 21, 2015
    0
    Un insulto para los jugadores de anterior generación, no se pueden hacer peor las cosas solo espero que dejen de hacer juegos si los van a realizar como este
  4. SuperkenGaming
    Jul 10, 2018
    8
    Call of Duty Black Ops III
    Probably the most complete game in the series
    We all play call of duty games for different reasons, and all of those reasons are present in black ops 3, theres zombies mode for the gamer girls and teenage boys with 14 different maps to get your wave mode on, theres multiplayer with its jetpacks and sliding and wall climbing with all of the classic modes, pretty    Call of Duty Black Ops III
    Probably the most complete game in the series
    We all play call of duty games for different reasons, and all of those reasons are present in black ops 3, theres zombies mode for the gamer girls and teenage boys with 14 different maps to get your wave mode on, theres multiplayer with its jetpacks and sliding and wall climbing with all of the classic modes, pretty decent maps, but theres a destiny like addition with these moves you can pull of tht recharge as you play through the match, and there are multiple different moves for you to choose from to change strategies fo different match types.. I don’t really have much to say about the multiplayer because its not really what I play for, its fun, its addictive. But im here for the campaign which is where this special move is pulled from…
    And I was pleasantly surprised with what we get here with black ops 3..
    This isn’t my favorite campaign in the series, but I feel this campaign is by far the coolest.. it doesn’t even feel like a call of duty campaign, this could’ve easily been a standalone ip as it tells the story of man vs machine, and this campaign is a hefty 10 hours long give or take depending on the difficulty, I played half of the campaign on easy and half of it on hard..
    And this campaign does so many cool things..
    at the beginning of the store a robot just rips you apart so you spend the rest of the game as an augmented human, but of course the agments and the dni is being messed with, controlling the minds of your comrads, you spend the game trying to get to the bottom of this…
    With these augments youre able to do crazy things, each mission you cn choose if you want moves for control, chaos, or combat.. I played mostly with chaos as I felt there was an equal balance of attacks I could use against humans as well as robots, also It allows you to unleash these fireflied that eat the humans in your wy and you get to sing the fireflies song while they do that..
    but there are multiple ways you can playthrough this campaign thanks to these controls, such as hackig everything and taking control watch dogs style if youd like…
    the first half of the campaign I felt to be pretty soulless though..
    I felt like I was really just going through the motions.. but as the story goes on things just get weirder and weirder an I would have to stop myself to remind myself that this is indeed a call of duty game..
    and a war vs robots.. they play with illusions and memories here, its nice to see that the team was let of the leash and allowed to be free, and they crated something truly unique..
    Though this campaign does suffer pacing problems and annoyances if you are playing on higher difficulties..
    Checkpoints can be infuriating at times and theres this giant wall of garbage in the final chapter that I just couldn’t take anymore on hard because of its infinite spawning drones and robots.. this mission felt completely unbalanced for the difficulty, its jus just not fun or fair to have infinite drones that can kill you in 1 or 2 his while youre trying to weaken a larger enemy yards away to get in one rocket shot at a time with no progress being saved while you do this.. on top of that friendly fire is on and your team mates will run in front of you instantly failing the mission..
    I just didn’t have the patience AFTER CHIPPING away at this mission for what was at least an hour…
    though this was the only section of the game that I found to be unfair and unbalanced..
    I didn’t necessarily have fun with this campaign, but I ultimately appreciate it for trying new things
    showing players that call of duty is its buttery smooth shooting more than its military focus don’t get me wrong, this is still a military based campaign.. but its so far in the background that you hardly notice, I wouldn’t mind if call of duty contined to let one of its teams play around with its campaigns like it did here and actually step away from military a but, I dubt that would happen, but with this game I see the possibility..
    I give Call of Duty Black Ops 3
    a 7.5/10    … Expand
  5. PuddingLord
    Nov 16, 2015
    0
    Looks like Activision has no problem charging full price for a stripped down version of their game. Absolutely disgusting. If you're playing on a last gen console, do yourself a favor and stick with Black Ops 2.
  6. Luh_Cory
    Dec 6, 2015
    0
    3/10 because what is a call of duty without campaign?? Rich ba$terd$ want more money and some people don't want to spend money on no Xbox one.. The f#ck... And too much like advance warfare. Where the split screen? This game is prolly only worth $30 don't buy if you like campaign and split screen, bc its not on this game for last gen consoles.
  7. priest21
    Dec 29, 2015
    3
    XBox 360 - The game play is fun enough which is why i gave it such a high score of 3. No campaign is one thing, but then to have a multiplayer that can't stay connected is another. I can expect to spend 20 or 25 minutes each time I want to play, just trying to get connected and stay connected - and my region's Comcast service is one of the fastest in the nation. Once I do finally getXBox 360 - The game play is fun enough which is why i gave it such a high score of 3. No campaign is one thing, but then to have a multiplayer that can't stay connected is another. I can expect to spend 20 or 25 minutes each time I want to play, just trying to get connected and stay connected - and my region's Comcast service is one of the fastest in the nation. Once I do finally get on, I get booted during games almost routinely. Other fun features of playing this game online are, freezing up during games, freezing my entire box and having games begin only to find myself in an empty lobby seconds later. Activision has a serious problem with their servers or something (I'm not techy) and it seems this could have been avoided if they'd put a bit more development into the game prior to release. I wish I'd read reviews before purchasing.... I did get it on Christmas day for 40% but I still feel ripped off. Spend your money elsewhere.… Expand
  8. Wenex
    Nov 9, 2015
    0
    The most disappointment of this year. The graphics are poor. Lack of campaign. Capped at 30 fps, while previous titles were in 50-60. Texture pop outs. Glitched animations of reloading a weapon. You can clearly see that they haven't even tried making it on last gen. No EFFORT at all; just like in The Shadow of Mordor.

    I'm not recommending this game unless you are willing to throw your    The most disappointment of this year. The graphics are poor. Lack of campaign. Capped at 30 fps, while previous titles were in 50-60. Texture pop outs. Glitched animations of reloading a weapon. You can clearly see that they haven't even tried making it on last gen. No EFFORT at all; just like in The Shadow of Mordor.

    I'm not recommending this game unless you are willing to throw your money at a cash cow.    … Expand
  9. fallouts
    Nov 6, 2015
    0
    No story campaign, horrible graphics even for last gen, already scarce match making. Just a terrible game all around. I think its time for people to open their wallets and buy a next gen console. How can anyone not at this point is beyond me. Plenty of great games released and coming.
  10. mrgruberisight
    Nov 9, 2015
    0
    THIS GAME IS COMPLETE SHAII, IT ACTS GAII< AND THEREFORE IT IS GAII>. IT LOOKS so shaii that even COLORBLIiiiiAE's CANT see whats on the screen, YA GAIIIS. DAMMMMN thats not IIGHt. YOu guys bette do a better JOB NEXT Time of sucking and GABAIIe DAvid Vonderharrs daiii. BTW GRUBER is iiight AS FUUUUUUUCK
  11. leopoldo
    Dec 3, 2015
    5
    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. In the old generation version does not have campaign (not that this time would be relevant), and that sucks. At least the multiplayer is great fun, even remembering very Advanced Warfare, but has very leg.O zombies mode isCall 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. In the old generation version does not have campaign (not that this time would be relevant), and that sucks. 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 the lack of the campaign, and the leg of the game will not let that happen, at least the zombies mode is incredible. 5/10… Expand
  12. lrosstal
    Apr 9, 2016
    0
    This game sucks. It has to be the worst COD I have ever played. . I understand this game is a multiplayer game, but without a good campaign, and it is really lacking in the polish in the games of the past when the servers shut down it is a coaster at best. I wish give it a -10 because it is actually worse than the 8th gen versions!
  13. Tornado130
    Dec 19, 2015
    0
    There is skill based matchmaking, that is very bad. Do not buy this game because there is skill based matchmade which means you will have to sweat alot.
  14. Lilmanike
    Nov 14, 2016
    3
    Call Of Duty Black Ops 3 on Xbox 360 utterly disappoints so much. It made so much promises such as campaign and co-op. Lets get on to the worst Call Of Duty on the 7th gen consoles.

    The games graphics are worse than Advanced Warfare even though it uses the same engine, MSAA was never put in to play, making environments look horrible and details compared to next gen are just gasping.    Call Of Duty Black Ops 3 on Xbox 360 utterly disappoints so much. It made so much promises such as campaign and co-op. Lets get on to the worst Call Of Duty on the 7th gen consoles.

    The games graphics are worse than Advanced Warfare even though it uses the same engine, MSAA was never put in to play, making environments look horrible and details compared to next gen are just gasping.

    No Call was made: The game does not support any form of campaign what so ever. It was because of Hardware limitations which is acceptation but what isn't is the fact that the could've taken out the entire f***ing coop option and the campaign would've actually existed but no they just had to keep the idea of co-op.

    Multiplayer: Multiplayer is the same as AW but with one difference thrusters and shooting your gun anywhere. It's okay and too bad.

    Zombie is the only thing that is saving this game from a zero. It's your same old zombies mode that love or hate but with one difference becoming a tentacle beastly.

    This game runs at 720p,60fps. This is a bad/gimped port of the game.

    Pros:
    Guns
    Zombies

    Cons:
    No Campaign
    Worse graphics
    Same Old Gameplay    … Expand
  15. Snapdr4g0nz
    Nov 14, 2015
    2
    Absolutely horrendous, how can a game of a franchise of such reputation have so many problems? In only an hour I have been kicked out of games, every host migration has caused the game to end, the FPS fluctuates more than Sonic Boom, my progress that I've made in matches have been reset twice, horrible connections cause rage-inducing and undeserved deaths, the game has actually caused myAbsolutely horrendous, how can a game of a franchise of such reputation have so many problems? In only an hour I have been kicked out of games, every host migration has caused the game to end, the FPS fluctuates more than Sonic Boom, my progress that I've made in matches have been reset twice, horrible connections cause rage-inducing and undeserved deaths, the game has actually caused my system to crash twice and the only gamemode I have been actually able to find a game in is 'Kill confirmed'. All these issues, and the game doesn't even have a campaign to it, meaning that if you want to play the game that you just spent your hard earned money on, you have to put up with the shameful problems that the game has. I bought this on the 360 to play with my buddies, and I'm actually considering returning it and getting the PS4 version, which is apparently more promising. For a game that focuses primarily on the multiplayer, this is pathetic.

    As for the zombies mode, I guess it's pretty fun but I suppose it comes down to personal preference; personally, I don't hate it, but I by no means love it. It doesn't have the atmosphere or feel that the oldschool 'World at War' or 'Black ops' maps had to it; rather than focusing on gameplay, fear and anxiety, the game focuses primarily on fancy cinematic scenes and excessively complicated game mechanics, whereas in the classic CoD zombies maps the most complicated the game got was locating the mystery box every time it changed locations. I don't want to turn in to a kraken and zipline across an urban street, I want to shoot zombies.

    The gameplay however, isn't that bad. The advanced movement does feel like Call of Duty unlike Advanced Warfare, but so far I have been unable to enjoy the multiplayer due to the issues relating to connection and the game's poor servers. The killstreaks are pretty mundane which causes everybody to run the UAV, so I can already see a reenactment of Black ops 1's 'Ghost spam' once everybody is able to unlock it. The Super abilities aren't terrible, but once again they focus on their image rather than their actual effectiveness. Take for example the Sparrow; it looks cool and getting a kill with it makes you feel like a badass, but it really isn't any more effective than a secondary pistol. This has been such a disappointment, if you don't have a next-gen system to play it on, do not buy this game.    … Expand
  16. Dadgummit86
    Dec 8, 2015
    0
    This had no business being released. There's so many bugs that the game is unplayable. Over half of the games never reach a conclusion because of glitches. I don't think this game is worth a single dollar and I find it to be a waste of my life each time I play. The experience is so awful that not only am I done with COD, but with Activision and Treyarch as well.
  17. Maxwest
    Dec 14, 2015
    0
    So what happened to the campaign mode? BO2 was much much better... BO3 sucks a lot poor graphics and sh!t... I mean why would they even bother releasing it on xbox 360, they should've never done that.
  18. redskull01
    Dec 19, 2015
    0
    black ops 3 is a total bs game that sucks in all departments i think of. If you're not getting kicked out of the game 24/7, you're being bombarded and spawnkilled by campers. The zombies is fricking hard as jeck, turning my 33 rounds in advanced warfare into a measly round 4-7. I'll go even as far to say that Ghosts is much better. Advanced warfare never had half the connectivity issuesblack ops 3 is a total bs game that sucks in all departments i think of. If you're not getting kicked out of the game 24/7, you're being bombarded and spawnkilled by campers. The zombies is fricking hard as jeck, turning my 33 rounds in advanced warfare into a measly round 4-7. I'll go even as far to say that Ghosts is much better. Advanced warfare never had half the connectivity issues bo3 has, so i'm sure Treyarch is to blame. It has no campaign, and it gave us a stupid obstacle course that only has very few levels. They could've at least gave us a way to make our own obstacle course, but no. The weapon level system is okay i guess, but there is so much more they could've done. It's single player only, no split screening whatsoever. This game is a conplete failure and a total waste of $45.… Expand
  19. bearcats4
    Jan 15, 2016
    2
    This game is terrible, why would you make such a game. Not everyone has the money to but New Gen. You don't make a campaign, and the graphics suck. I get it now! They were just to lazy to make a good game for Old Gen.
  20. awesomexbox
    Jan 30, 2016
    2
    This was a lazy port to last gen and gave the last gen consoles cod games ending on a low not. It is graphically worse than 2014s advanced warfare and quite extensively lacking in content there is no campaign
    Or zombie story so you get the multiplayer and zombies which were the high notes in the game. Character customisation is not very good as there is no vanity options only changing    This was a lazy port to last gen and gave the last gen consoles cod games ending on a low not. It is graphically worse than 2014s advanced warfare and quite extensively lacking in content there is no campaign
    Or zombie story so you get the multiplayer and zombies which were the high notes in the game. Character customisation is not very good as there is no vanity options only changing guns. I just can't get excited for playing it    … Expand
  21. Ordeaux
    Feb 5, 2016
    2
    Screw you activision you charge 50 dollars for a butcherd port of the next call of duty game horrible gameplay
    Frame rate that isn't bad but doesn't work with the game screw you activision i am going to find a copy of this game and burn it in a fire
  22. MarkPaulson
    Jan 31, 2018
    2
    Fun garbage is the best way i summarize this game.
    Positives: Balanced, never really unfair
    Specialists is an interesting addition.
    Zombies can be fun.
    Negatives: Guns have no recoil.
    Guns don't sound like guns.
    Looks terrible even by Xbox 360 standards.
    Maps are bland.
    Frame rate drops on menus.
    Game crashes often
    Most common screen says "Migrating Host"
    Very Easy
    Just flat out bland
  23. Dsims37
    Jun 16, 2019
    1
    No single player campaign. The same old multiplayer modes. A terrible disappointment of a release.
  24. DeezNuts69
    Nov 3, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolute **** garbage. Treyarch took the pre-alpha of the game, slapped it on a disc, and sold it as the same product for $60. No campaign? Graphics are trash? One map pack? Nothing is fluid. No multiplayer gibs? I don’t think this game ever had a 360/PS3 update that actually **** fixed anything. No custom zombies? Barely any micro transactions? This game on 360 and PS3 needs to be burned. I haven’t followed CoD in 4 years because of how openly Treyarch said, **** you.”… Expand
  25. Wesleytorna27
    Dec 25, 2019
    0
    I own this but I don't play it and I never will this game offers nothing compared to the xbox one version there's no story the graphics are meh I ain't a graphics type of guy I dont judge games based of their graphics but overall the game is actual garbage
  26. Nebraska619
    Mar 1, 2021
    0
    This game is ok, i originally bought it because it talked about the campaign on the back of the box but when i played the game it had no campaign and all it had was a sub-par zombies mode (i was never a fan of zombies but holy cow this was bad) and a multiplayer mode that had a ton of glitches and exploits which made playing the game unfun. I was lied to on the box and wasn't evenThis game is ok, i originally bought it because it talked about the campaign on the back of the box but when i played the game it had no campaign and all it had was a sub-par zombies mode (i was never a fan of zombies but holy cow this was bad) and a multiplayer mode that had a ton of glitches and exploits which made playing the game unfun. I was lied to on the box and wasn't even compensated for it. If you're gonna lie to me and not give me a campaign (i payed $40 for this game) at least give me some DLC for zombies with it because i did not want to pay $40 for multiplayer when i could just go play Advanced Warfare or BO2 for free. The worst part was that this game wasn't even backwards compatible so i had to buy BO3 again on the Xbox One which angered me. I hate this and i want my money back.… Expand
  27. DonldTrump_45Th
    Jan 26, 2023
    5
    Hello, this is a default review because i'm forced to use 75 characters. I'll edit this review in the future talking about the game, don't worry ;)

    Lack of content, but entertaining
    My final rate is: 5
  28. dylansgaming48
    Jul 26, 2023
    8
    Even If This Game Had Terrible Graphics For A 2015 Game It Really Isnt That Bad Yeah U Can Have A Good Laugh With This Game Gameplay Is Fun Nothing Even Bad About It U Will Have Really Good Time Playing This With Friends Overall Just A Fun Game
  29. mawwex
    Jul 19, 2023
    8
    Zombies is fun but gets boring really fast with it being so easy compared to earlier titles. The multiplayer and campaign sucks ass but its generally a good game.

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  1. IGN Spain
    Nov 26, 2015
    70
    Still fun, but the absence of the campaign and the trimming on its graphics makes of this conversion a worse game than the original ones.
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  2. IGN
    Nov 12, 2015
    70
    The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions can't measure up to their newer counterparts, but they've still got it where it counts.
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