Call of Duty: Black Ops III

 Xbox One
Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
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  1. TrueAchievements
    Dec 16, 2015
    70
    If you play CoD for the campaign, Black Ops III is a low point featuring a confusing and uninteresting story, poor pacing, cheesy dialogue and over-the-top voice acting that results in a story that resembles what the outcome would be if you dropped the cast of Team America: World Police on the set of Inception or Source Code.
  2. GameSpot
    Nov 6, 2015
    70
    Black Ops III's narrative doesn't support the campaign in any meaningful way, either. It tells an incomprehensible story about AI ascendancy and the moral grays of a hyper-connected future, raising intriguing questions but never bothering to answer them. At the end of it all, after hours of soulless shooting and unremarkable storytelling, Black Ops III delivered its nebulous twist, and I didn't dwell on it.
  3. Pure Xbox
    Nov 10, 2015
    60
    Call of Duty: Black Ops III is just okay, but being just okay isn't enough to keep players entertained when there are so many better offerings available from the same series.
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  1. The A.V. Club
    Dec 8, 2015
    You can almost feel the writers butting their heads against the constraints of a big-budget first-person shooter when it feels like they desperately want to write the next Philip K. Dick story. It’s hard to be smart when you’re mandated to deliver a violent thrill-ride that doesn’t stop to throw on the brakes.

Awards & Rankings

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#26 Best Xbox One Game of 2015
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#7 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2015
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#7 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2015

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User Score
5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 870 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 347 out of 870
  2. Mixed: 159 out of 870
  3. Negative: 364 out of 870
  1. PeRdi7i0n
    Nov 6, 2015
    2
    The saddest part about this game isn't that its another re-skin of previous franchises.
    The saddest part about it isn't that the story is    The saddest part about this game isn't that its another re-skin of previous franchises.
    The saddest part about it isn't that the story is almost identical to Advanced Warfare, and that the gameplay is Titanfall's retarded cousin.
    The saddest part is that we all believed this one would be different. We thought we were going to get something genuinely special.

    We were wrong.    … Full Review »
  2. Gu1nho
    Nov 6, 2015
    0
    I want my money back, this is the worst history I even see in COD history. Poor multiplayer, so much bugs and poor texture, I am comeback toI want my money back, this is the worst history I even see in COD history. Poor multiplayer, so much bugs and poor texture, I am comeback to Battlefield.… Full Review »
  3. DarrkHawk
    Nov 13, 2015
    2
    The games been out a week now so through it would only be fair to give a "follow up" view. Has my view changed? no. I could be childish andThe games been out a week now so through it would only be fair to give a "follow up" view. Has my view changed? no. I could be childish and state how much this game steals from Destiny and Titanfall but that would just be beating a dead horse.
    This week, the game has received 2 update. Both of which have done nothing noticeable. Servers are still terrible, lagg is unbearable and 4 out of 6 matches I've tried joining since the dashboard update have glitched out and the map never loaded. For companies such as Treyarch and Activision, I would have though these issues would be addressed immediately. Bad map design has plagued this game terribly. Every map just feels the same lay out which a center linear path and 2 outer linear paths which different textures and vehicles scattered around. Just lazy map design as a whole.
    The campaign is what everyone seems to criticizing the most it seems and I can't disagree. The story doesn't make sense, doesn't follow its predecessors in any way which questions the title of this game. I always play Call of Duty games on veteran mode for the challenge. However, this game felt like I was playing it on rookie. Explains the realistic mode.
    Zombies is the only mode that I actually enjoy. The new map is large, tricky and one heck of a puzzle for those who try to solve without walkthroughs. I still think the decision to call the old "der reise" map "Giant" after quoting on release they would be "a classic from World at War" and a "new map exclusive to hardened edition buyers".
    Overall, is this game a good game? No. Is it worth buying? Not until the servers get fixed.    … Full Review »
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