Call of Duty: Black Ops III

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5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 870 Ratings

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  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 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.
  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 to Battlefield.
  3. AsheZx
    Jan 30, 2016
    5
    I think we all hoped Black Ops III would hail a new era for the Call of Duty franchise. Unfortunately, a mixture of dodgy and slightly clunky feeling movement mechanics, age-old issues and drag and drop ideas from other franchises has left this Call of Duty feeling cobbled together and inconsistent, although the graphics really do help this game achieve the 5 I gave it. The campaign triesI think we all hoped Black Ops III would hail a new era for the Call of Duty franchise. Unfortunately, a mixture of dodgy and slightly clunky feeling movement mechanics, age-old issues and drag and drop ideas from other franchises has left this Call of Duty feeling cobbled together and inconsistent, although the graphics really do help this game achieve the 5 I gave it. The campaign tries to do something special with it's story, allowing for 4 player co-op, a new special ability upgrade system and even character customization but ultimately it all falls apart. The story is downright confusing, and is clearly designed for Black Ops IV leaving an unsatisfying conclusion, the 4 player co-op is nice - but why bother when you've got the far superior zombie mode? The various upgrades and custom classes in the campaign is nice, but really it's just an extension of what was achieved in Black Ops 2. In fact, i'd go so far to say that this is a step BACKWARDS for the franchise. Black Ops II had branching storylines, tactical strike force missions and the whole thing felt epic and well thought out with an, admittedly, over the top story - all of that is gone in Black Ops III, with a linear, confusing story replacing it. What a shame. And you can play it all again with zombies! (I'd highly recommend Nightmares mode though, it makes more sense than the normal campaign)

    On to multiplayer, and this year Treyarch attempts to spice things up by introducing Specialists. Playable characters that have their own backstories and each have an ability or weapon that you can choose from. However, I found these more annoying than beneficial. Finally getting your death machine (sorry, Scythe) and losing it after dying was ragequit inducing rather than fun. In the end, I just rocked with the Commando Lunge knife called the "Ripper" because it was the one you earned fastest. There's very little tactical counterplay between specialists, it's just pick one and annihilate. Also some of them specialists are just plain bad ideas that, in Call of Duty fashion, somehow make it into the final game - for example, there is one specialist, Nomad, who has a 6-round unavoidable trip-mine grenade launcher and a "Final Stand" specialist ability. Why? No idea - but the team at Treyarch thought (incorrectly) that it would be a good idea. Other than that, it's largely Black Ops II with thruster packs. Seriously. Pick 10 is back. Scorestreaks are back. Did they reinvent Scorestreaks and add some exciting new ones to fit in with the 2065 setting? Nope. They are literally copy and paste from Black Ops II. There's maybe 5 new Scorestreaks? Unacceptable for a 3 year development game. While I appreciate the Pick 10 system, I still do not understand why a smoke grenade is the same value as a Light Machine Gun - it makes certain things completely void because nobody will use them. Customization in this game is limited, with each specialist character having their own outfits... with two variations of outfit... each with around 6 different colour schemes. Yeah, it's that basic. However, I do appreciate the Paintshop and Gunsmith options - they're pretty cool ideas and worked out well - though I wish my named gun was shown during a match. Something I don't appreciate however is Unlock Tokens, these essentially block you from unlocking everything FORCING you to prestige if you want to experience the whole game. What an awful idea.

    Finally on to zombies, and - well, for 3 years... it isn't great. They've added a new "Gobblegum" system that gives you temporary perks which is a cool idea but, for the powerful ones, you have to spend Liquid Divinium's to spin a Vat which gives you a random one, which is used up if you eat it in game. Unfortunately, this was a ploy to sell you Liquid Divinium's because you can now buy them with real life cash. The zombie map, Shadows of Evil, is okay. It has a surprisingly steep learning curve and it has the amazing ability of making not want to play zombies because of it. To Pack a Punch, you need to do 4 "Survive in a certain area" type challenges, kill 3, 3-headed monsters that can one hit you and gather some worms. It's too difficult for the casual audience and makes the game unnecessarily difficult, which puts you off playing the game.

    To conclude, Black Ops III is a mediocre game that has a lot of content, but not much quality. If you can get it cheap, and I mean cheap, it's worth picking up - otherwise don't bother.    … Expand
  4. melonboy
    Mar 8, 2016
    2
    This call of duty could of been something different with the parkour system and the promising campaign but like every other call of duty game it is a **** flop, critics are paid to give good reviews, same gameplay, **** campaign but my problem with the game is that the developers talked about the "brand new and innovative parkour mechanic but the parkour mechanic is ripped straight out ofThis call of duty could of been something different with the parkour system and the promising campaign but like every other call of duty game it is a **** flop, critics are paid to give good reviews, same gameplay, **** campaign but my problem with the game is that the developers talked about the "brand new and innovative parkour mechanic but the parkour mechanic is ripped straight out of titanfall and like I said befor the **** campaign is **** but the voice acting is like just causes voice acting, its like you get shia labeouf and megan fox to voice every character. Call of Duty is a dying franchise, the next cod needs time and effort put into it in order to bring back its audience but until then the Call of Duty franchise is just a joke… Expand
  5. Termin8ter
    Feb 21, 2016
    4
    Call Of Duty Black Ops 3 is the definition of Activision and Treyarch being LAZY!! The gameplay in BO3 copies off Titanfall and Destiny, which is a good formula, but when we play we're just thinking: "I've ran across a wall in other games, I've used a jet-pack to boost around in other games" It's just plain lazy! The campaign is confusing as hell and makes absolutely no sense. The onlyCall Of Duty Black Ops 3 is the definition of Activision and Treyarch being LAZY!! The gameplay in BO3 copies off Titanfall and Destiny, which is a good formula, but when we play we're just thinking: "I've ran across a wall in other games, I've used a jet-pack to boost around in other games" It's just plain lazy! The campaign is confusing as hell and makes absolutely no sense. The only thing that saves this game from getting a 3 or 2 is the excellent Zombies mode, that lives up to the hype. Stop being greedy Activision, didn't you make enough money milking Destiny!? F@# Activision, don't buy this mess.… Expand
  6. datsdagi95
    Apr 12, 2016
    0
    by far the worst first person shooter i have ever seen. The developers of this game managed to take everything i hated about advanced warfare and make it even worse.
  7. pcmustardrice
    Apr 20, 2016
    0
    garbage super trash mega bad very bad day game. I played world at zombies ops warfare 6 when I was only an age and this is a disgrace to everything ive ever known about the world it made me kill my potted plant.
  8. KingAndCountry
    Sep 12, 2016
    5
    Most reviews here aren't judging this game on its merits or flaws, but rather because of the series it's in.

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

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

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

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

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

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

    And yes, -2 for being another COD game. Starting at an 8/10 is more than fair. We all know the series has been milked, but compared to the immediate previous games in this series, BO3 is definitely a standout title. I'd even say that I'd rather play this than MW3 or BO2, and I'd rank BO3 above either of them.    … Expand
  9. x0v3rKiLx
    Feb 1, 2016
    1
    Campaign is a stale borefest riddled with horrendous voice acting, a confusing and poorly-explained plot, and utterly infuriating AI that spam grenades from sunrise to sunset.

    Zombies is more of the same, and there's only ONE map. Lord knows Treyarch is going to shake you down for another 50 bucks via the season pass so you can get what is almost a complete experience there.    Campaign is a stale borefest riddled with horrendous voice acting, a confusing and poorly-explained plot, and utterly infuriating AI that spam grenades from sunrise to sunset.

    Zombies is more of the same, and there's only ONE map. Lord knows Treyarch is going to shake you down for another 50 bucks via the season pass so you can get what is almost a complete experience there.

    Multiplayer is an absolute **** with short TTK's and ludicrously out-of-control parkour movement mechanics combining into a **** of acrobatic instakill **** Killstreak diversity has been trimmed down instead of expanded, the guns all perform the same giving players little incentive to try different ones, specialist abilities only add to the imbalance since they recharge automatically and charges carry over through death, the maps are generally poor in layout and design, and the spawn system is absolutely completely broken, with enemies spawning in droves right in front of your eyes.

    This game isn't even worth being put in the bargain bin. It belongs in the city landfill with the rest of humanity's refuse. It's so bad that it's actually insulting to anyone who paid full price for a copy.    … Expand
  10. TheForth6
    Jan 14, 2016
    0
    Now, I know it's a popular opinion, making this somewhat boring. So I'll simply get to the point: this game and series are failed prodigies, to say the least.

    The multiplayer is broken, thanks to instant kills, not allowing any real skills. The single player is broken, thanks to boring and representative game-play that never shifts or gets even slightly interesting. And the story isn't    Now, I know it's a popular opinion, making this somewhat boring. So I'll simply get to the point: this game and series are failed prodigies, to say the least.

    The multiplayer is broken, thanks to instant kills, not allowing any real skills. The single player is broken, thanks to boring and representative game-play that never shifts or gets even slightly interesting. And the story isn't even worth mentioning, either.

    And and all, a **** stupid ass excuse for a game. Feel some shame, you fanboy/fangirl morons!    … Expand
  11. DarkSidewinder
    Jan 15, 2016
    0
    I was absolutely astonished & amazed at just how bad this game was.

    First of all, the Performance: Immediately from the first few moments of the campaign you will notice the game struggles to reach 30fps you will get 20-45 fps across the campaign. Considering the resolution is barely any more than 720p the frame rate a joke. AW didn't hit 1080p on XBO but still had a better resolution    I was absolutely astonished & amazed at just how bad this game was.

    First of all, the Performance: Immediately from the first few moments of the campaign you will notice the game struggles to reach 30fps you will get 20-45 fps across the campaign. Considering the resolution is barely any more than 720p the frame rate a joke. AW didn't hit 1080p on XBO but still had a better resolution and a consistent 60fps.

    Now lots of games on consoles are still stuck at 30fps, that's fine, but BO3 clearly aims for 60 and fails to reach it at any point in the campaign. I wish it just stuck with 30fps, it would of maybe been able to stick with it.

    The framerate constantly dropping from 45 to 20 up and down gives you a massive headache, more so when all the games cut scenes are locked at 30, when it is smooth & you go to open a door & your character interacts with it, its noticeable and really does hurt your eyes.

    Graphics: Looks notably worse than AW, clearly the developers don’t understand XBO hardware or architecture due to just how bad this game looks with the performance it brings. You can't blame the PS4 or XBO when AW looked so much better at a higher framerate and resolution.

    The campaign story is taken right out of an old terrible B-movie script; It's shameful it's set in the same universe as black ops 2 which had a far better story in comparison. The story barely references the previous 2 games and instead goes on about AI and machines taking over, so that leads to gameplay.

    Gameplay: Terrible AI, no stealth segments, boring enemies to fight, fighting robots reminded me of Star Trek Elite force fighting Species 8472, easy-to-kill enemies that charge for you and you easily kill before they get close then explode in visually terrible effects.

    You may have noticed I’ve tried to break up my review here in bits but they keep leaking into each other, every bad thing about this game makes something else bad worse.

    Split screen: I played a good long session with a friend via split screen one night, it was on a 1366x768 TV and even on that I could tell the game was more blurry then my other games, the kill feed, you know the text on the hud that says who was killed by who and by what, yea, could not even read that, it was so pixelated I couldn't even make out my own gamertag.

    Multiplayer: Thankfully the only good part of the game is that multiplayer sticks to 60fps, but it's at a cost of looking even worse than the campaign & it’s still at a low resolution, I wouldn't even call it a positive as we all expect a cod game to be 60fps anyway.

    I really didn't play the multiplayer enough to compare to previous cods all that much, thankfully lots more review here have done, all I can say is, after mine and my friends session on BO3, the next week we had a session on AW and it was far more fun, more fluid, better looking & just better all around.

    Long story short, it's a failure, they could not get it to run at an acceptable level, It's broken, the fact they shipped this game in its current state is an insult to consumers.

    Don't waste your money, buy AW again if you traded it in or buy the season pass, you will have far more fun, or get the old ps3/xb360 out go back onto black ops 2, it's a much better game & looks better at 1080p!    … Expand
  12. El3ment_514
    Nov 10, 2015
    5
    I have played all the COD single players and have enjoyed them. Now with that being said I couldn't even make it half way through this train wreck. The devs finally got the gameplay back to where it needed to be, but for some odd reason they left everything else behind that is COD. The cool ambient music in the menus, stunning soundtrack where is it?, characters you actually like, storyI have played all the COD single players and have enjoyed them. Now with that being said I couldn't even make it half way through this train wreck. The devs finally got the gameplay back to where it needed to be, but for some odd reason they left everything else behind that is COD. The cool ambient music in the menus, stunning soundtrack where is it?, characters you actually like, story that drives you to want to play it on Veteran. All it is now in the campaign is soldiers being Aholes to one another, a female soldier who is a Ahole toward the guys and talks down to them. Fighting within is a stupid concept that devs have clinged to and its old and played out.
    Now your character can use the force like Skywalker and wall run like Tfall. Ranking guitar riff should have been deleted it sounds terrible. Some of the levels you play are at night and you have to leave that annoying green scan on so you can see the enemies.
    In MP if I die 10 times in a game 5 of those will be when I spawn and take 3 steps. They should remake COD4 and MW2 for next gen and take a break from the creative side of things.

    Maybe a prequel to COD4 with SOAP and Price should be the next step, because these BLOP characters cant hold my attention    … Expand
  13. LedZepFreak
    Nov 13, 2015
    2
    Haven't played the campaign, just some multiplayer. I've liked just about all of the COD games but this one is boring. First of all the graphics are TERRIBLE! I mean we're talking original Xbox bad. Everything looks muddled and bleh. I think Xbox One owners deserve much better graphics than this mess.
    Also, the maps are really boring and grab your tent because once again there's    Haven't played the campaign, just some multiplayer. I've liked just about all of the COD games but this one is boring. First of all the graphics are TERRIBLE! I mean we're talking original Xbox bad. Everything looks muddled and bleh. I think Xbox One owners deserve much better graphics than this mess.
    Also, the maps are really boring and grab your tent because once again there's plenty of camping. The weapons have a cheap feel and sound to them too. After about a half hour of playing this I was bored and couldn't wait to go back to playing Advanced Warfare.
    Personally I don't see why some reviewers are bashing Advanced Warfare and praising this trash. AW finally breathed some life into a franchise that was getting stale. It has great graphics, good sized maps and plenty of fast, fluid action and some new and interesting weapons. Who doesn't love being able to boost slam or rabbit punch for a kill once in awhile?! Better than the same old same old. People that complain about the Exo suits and flying around are a bunch of whiners that couldn't get past the fact that they couldn't camp on most of the maps.
    If AW and Black Ops III were amusement rides then AW would be a roller coaster and Black Ops III would be a merry go round. Personally I like roller coasters..
    My advice is stay away from this one.    … Expand
  14. jasleerol
    Nov 6, 2015
    3
    The story seems non existent and nothing to do at all with the first two, campaign gameplay mechanics awful as well be prepared to take a a crap load of robotic armies. They also added a select your own genre and face with hardly any difference in the faces. Multiplayer is also the same as any other COD game offers nothing really new. Final verdict save your money or buy something elseThe story seems non existent and nothing to do at all with the first two, campaign gameplay mechanics awful as well be prepared to take a a crap load of robotic armies. They also added a select your own genre and face with hardly any difference in the faces. Multiplayer is also the same as any other COD game offers nothing really new. Final verdict save your money or buy something else seriously this is the worst COD game iv ever played.… Expand
  15. Toldu_I_Tango
    Nov 6, 2015
    4
    One of the WORST Campaigns in COD or even GAMING HISTORY, Graphics, story and Campaign are NOWHERE near up to Advanced Warfare's GOLD standard ! The 900p shows! . Its really is about time that GAME DEVELOPERS GAVE GAMERS NEXT GEN GRAPHICS AND BANG FOR THEIR BUCK and thankfully i can take this back and get a refund !!!! Buildings feel and look lived in in multi player though andOne of the WORST Campaigns in COD or even GAMING HISTORY, Graphics, story and Campaign are NOWHERE near up to Advanced Warfare's GOLD standard ! The 900p shows! . Its really is about time that GAME DEVELOPERS GAVE GAMERS NEXT GEN GRAPHICS AND BANG FOR THEIR BUCK and thankfully i can take this back and get a refund !!!! Buildings feel and look lived in in multi player though and their is attention to detail but GUNS FEEL LIKE THEIR IS NO WEIGHT TO THEM and many feel TINNY & care packages are WAY too OP and if UNLIKE ME YOU LIKE BEING CAMPED ON FROM THE CORNER OF A ROOM OR MAP THAN MAYBE YOU"LL LOVE THIS GAME...... A MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT ESPECIALLY THE WEAK and VERY LAME AND NOT TO FORGET LAST GEN CAMPAIGN !!!!!! SAD BUT TRUE.… Expand
  16. thegrave
    Dec 4, 2015
    0
    I am dealing with realizing I just paid $43 for this game. I'm normally a big CoD fan. This may be the end of me buying these titles. Nothing innovative. Nothing even remotely realistic or interesting about this game. Too bad it's a digital download because I would like to throw this title across the room into a wall. Worst gunplay I've experienced in a long time. Maps are lame andI am dealing with realizing I just paid $43 for this game. I'm normally a big CoD fan. This may be the end of me buying these titles. Nothing innovative. Nothing even remotely realistic or interesting about this game. Too bad it's a digital download because I would like to throw this title across the room into a wall. Worst gunplay I've experienced in a long time. Maps are lame and camping is king in this offering. I like to run and gun. That's why I usually buy CoD titles but this is just awful. Don't buy this if you have the money. Go take your mom out for dinner or something.… Expand
  17. yourfavcomedion
    Nov 16, 2015
    2
    Basically just a copy of Titanfall, Halo, Destiny and advanced warfare. The game controls a lot like Titanfall and Destiny, but seems like it's trying to eat it's lunch on Halo's and Advanced warfare table. It tries way to hard to be "futuristic" and all this. There's really nothing else to really say about it, to be honest. It follows a linear plot, just like the other COD games and isBasically just a copy of Titanfall, Halo, Destiny and advanced warfare. The game controls a lot like Titanfall and Destiny, but seems like it's trying to eat it's lunch on Halo's and Advanced warfare table. It tries way to hard to be "futuristic" and all this. There's really nothing else to really say about it, to be honest. It follows a linear plot, just like the other COD games and is super boring, like the other COD games.
    Let me just say this, if you played Titanfall or Destiny or any of the other games I mentioned you will have the same experience because it's basically the same game with a different wallpaper over it.    … Expand
  18. Lacoste18
    Nov 11, 2015
    4
    So after the campaign(though no one plays COD campaigns) ummmm 2/10. Had nothing to do with BLOPS 1/2 and the ending was like a bad acid trip. Never became intrigued with any of the characters. Very generic, 90% scripted. Multiplayer 5/10. Addictive, yes. However there were no huge variations between the past 6 installments, I do however enjoy the new movements. Zombies though never mySo after the campaign(though no one plays COD campaigns) ummmm 2/10. Had nothing to do with BLOPS 1/2 and the ending was like a bad acid trip. Never became intrigued with any of the characters. Very generic, 90% scripted. Multiplayer 5/10. Addictive, yes. However there were no huge variations between the past 6 installments, I do however enjoy the new movements. Zombies though never my thing in prior Treyarch COD games are interesting(7/10). Overall however I give it a 4/10. Fun at times, but just a generic shooter with one or two new additions. Activision.... Please for the love of gaming.... Mix things up a bit and take us to WW2 or something different. Not a Titanfall clone.… Expand
  19. SadPandaOregon
    Nov 24, 2015
    2
    The multiplayer on this game is terrible. Movement in Advanced Warfare felt solid and real, even when you were exo jumping. Everyone in Blops3 seems to float around. They basically tried to rip off the movement in Titanfall and failed spectacularly. In addition, the maps encourage horrendous amounts of camping, it takes forever to earn score streaks, the specialists add almost nothing toThe multiplayer on this game is terrible. Movement in Advanced Warfare felt solid and real, even when you were exo jumping. Everyone in Blops3 seems to float around. They basically tried to rip off the movement in Titanfall and failed spectacularly. In addition, the maps encourage horrendous amounts of camping, it takes forever to earn score streaks, the specialists add almost nothing to gameplay, and the lag has cost me more kills than I care to count. I'm going back to Advanced Warfare for my online combat fix. Hopefully Sledgehammer Games will start making more COD games, because this is the last time a Treyarch game gets my money. SO glad I didn't buy the season pass.… Expand
  20. TheWaffle
    Dec 3, 2015
    5
    This'll be the last Call of Duty I buy. I'll still have fond memories of the WWII days and the magnum opus that was the Modern Warfare Trilogy. But Black Ops III has learned all the wrong lessons from CoD Ghosts and Black Ops. The CoD series is at its best when it builds the world and sets the scene with patience and discipline. In MW1 you sneak through the forest and crest the hill justThis'll be the last Call of Duty I buy. I'll still have fond memories of the WWII days and the magnum opus that was the Modern Warfare Trilogy. But Black Ops III has learned all the wrong lessons from CoD Ghosts and Black Ops. The CoD series is at its best when it builds the world and sets the scene with patience and discipline. In MW1 you sneak through the forest and crest the hill just to see the nukes launch, headed for the U.S. and suddenly the race is on. In MW2 you trudge through the sewers of a gulag and breach the walls to come head to head with your old friend Capt Price.

    BO3 has none of that nuance, and Activision has convinced itself that what the game needs is more bad guys and bigger spectacles. Between hordes of stupid AI enemies, drones, and bionic spells, it's impossible to figure out what BO3 is going for. In the original CoD you fought off Nazis from the back of a truck with a 0.50 cal, in BO3 you fight off advanced assault mechs from...the back of a truck, with a 0.50 cal. The plot is convoluted and the multiplayer is Titanfall lite.

    Modern Warfare embodied the spirit of its villain Makarov, who uttered "It doesn't take the most powerful nations on Earth to create the next global conflict. Just the will of a single man." as the game pitted you as a rifleman in the midst of vast chaos. BO3 on the other hand, thinks that the will of a single man is nowhere near enough, and instead requires a vast arsenal of useless gizmos and gadgets to get anything done. The result is a bloated mess that gets in the way of a series that once had such great storytelling.    … Expand
  21. luigiisbest5
    Nov 15, 2015
    1
    Ripping of destiny and titanfall the movement is plain boring zombies is crap muktiplayer is dominated by players with special move when in call of duty did players have special powers trayarch have failed IW failed and even sledge hammer bringing out sloopy and this is more **** into the pile
  22. BatmanIsLyfe
    Feb 3, 2016
    1
    The only reason this trash game gets a one is because of the great amount of content. It doesn't get the other nine points because pretty much all of this content is trash and doesn't work. Campaign... Oh my gosh I couldn't even finish the first mission. It isn't even related to David and Alex Mason, and the specialists and characters are made for eight-year-old boys. The game should beThe only reason this trash game gets a one is because of the great amount of content. It doesn't get the other nine points because pretty much all of this content is trash and doesn't work. Campaign... Oh my gosh I couldn't even finish the first mission. It isn't even related to David and Alex Mason, and the specialists and characters are made for eight-year-old boys. The game should be rated M: 8-12. The voiceovers in the multiplayer make me want to puke in disgust. I don't appreciate bad language, but even I know that even the cusswords in this game are used in a corny way. Multiplayer really is genuinely broken. I have yet to play a second match that works seamlessly. Whoever the idiot is that came up with lag compensation needs to be fired, but even then, other games that have it are at least playable. Activision is too dumb and money-focused to realize that no one has liked any of their games since they implemented it, with the exception of BO2 (which I love, but admit that it still doesn't work right). If you like instant deaths and no hit-markers, BUY. There seem to be only 5% to 10% of players that are not affected by it, and they are always the ones going 27-4. I am a very good COD player and I literally CAN NOT get my KD above .85. Zombies is impossible by yourself, and even with help, you have to play flawlessly to beat it... Waaaaay too hard. With all this said, I have one last thing to say: "SOLD!" Because I no longer own this game and will be occupying myself with Battlefield 4, a quality, functional game.… Expand
  23. stve225002
    Jan 2, 2016
    4
    The campaign is sorely lacking and disappointing. This game has no connection to the story of black ops 1 & 2. The multiplayer is atrocious with every match lagging and host disconnecting and hackers flooding you offline if you get them on any kind of win streak. Overall if they fix these servers The game can be fun but from What I have seen, this generation of Call of Duty games goesThe campaign is sorely lacking and disappointing. This game has no connection to the story of black ops 1 & 2. The multiplayer is atrocious with every match lagging and host disconnecting and hackers flooding you offline if you get them on any kind of win streak. Overall if they fix these servers The game can be fun but from What I have seen, this generation of Call of Duty games goes to the PS4 gamers because they don't have as many issues on that version of the game. I am not a fan boy of PS4 and I am very disappointed that Xbox dropped the ball with the Early DLC access and the Better multi - player experience. Please fix your servers on Xbox One and Please Microsoft do something quick.. You guys are the best and had the best system in the 360..… Expand
  24. MuchasManzanas
    Feb 6, 2016
    8
    Let me get this out of the way first, I DON"T CARE ABOUT CAMPAIGN. There that's done. No. on to the good bits. I find myself enjoying this game the more I play it. My feelings were mixed at first, but now I 100% love this game. As veteran of the series, playing since MW2, I feel I can say that this is one of my most beloved games in the series. The game is fast paced, camping doesn't seemLet me get this out of the way first, I DON"T CARE ABOUT CAMPAIGN. There that's done. No. on to the good bits. I find myself enjoying this game the more I play it. My feelings were mixed at first, but now I 100% love this game. As veteran of the series, playing since MW2, I feel I can say that this is one of my most beloved games in the series. The game is fast paced, camping doesn't seem to be much of a problem, the connection is almost always rock solid, and the movement system is a HUGE step up from AW. Zombies is OK, but if want a really good experience, then your going to have to search for a tutorial. I would recommend this game If you have a bad taste from AW because this game is not AW. While it's not different, it does everything 10x better.… Expand
  25. DJ_SEEDLESS
    Mar 1, 2016
    2
    this has happened 4 times now, but often when i go to load my next mission the "disconnected from black ops server" pops up, motherF*#@er i'm not F*$%in online.
    Then I have to do the last mission i just finished, all over again. I'm playing this for the first time on Legendary I've already destroyed 2 controllers over this.
  26. blackopsiiisuck
    Apr 4, 2016
    0
    I have been a huge fan of COD for years. Ever since COD 2 I would feel like I am going into a real battle with real bullets flying at me. Shooting real guns and throwing real grenades. Now all this futuristic stuff is really wearing on me. What has happened to this franchise. I bought this game on release and haven't put more than 10 hrs into it. The multiplayer is so bad. "SpecialI have been a huge fan of COD for years. Ever since COD 2 I would feel like I am going into a real battle with real bullets flying at me. Shooting real guns and throwing real grenades. Now all this futuristic stuff is really wearing on me. What has happened to this franchise. I bought this game on release and haven't put more than 10 hrs into it. The multiplayer is so bad. "Special abilities" WTAF. Wall running? Gay! I am so disappointed and as I can see here so are most people. Please release a WWII or a Vietnam game. What ever happened to camouflage. Claymore mines. Sniping in the grass or in a tree. If I want a futuristic game I would play Halo or Destiny. I cannot believe I paid $100 for this game and I never play it. My friends do not even try to convince me to play it because they do not play it. I can't even sell it because I got the digital copy. I feel like I have been hosed thinking it would be another BLACK OPS which it didn't even come close. Mark my words. The next company that comes out with a WWII or Vietnam game will be on top. Now I have been a fan of zombies since the beginning and the remake of Der Riese is amazing. The Shadows of Evil really blew so hard. It made me want to quit playing zombies. I mean there is soooo much to do to even open the pack a punch. Why not get some fan based help with these games. Treyarch has fallen off. It is going to be tough to come back from this one. I wish the Developers would at least read the reviews and work on making a fun and exciting game that gets your heart pumping like it used to be. Can't wait for Battlefield 5 and I used to be strictly COD but I have turned to a more realistic game that makes me feel like I am really there. Futuristic is really played out. Please help us. We need a good game.… Expand
  27. Ozwald
    Nov 8, 2015
    4
    Poorly written mess of a campaign, lack of variety with the zombies mode offering, poorly balanced multiplayer with higher level players being given way too much advantage. Servers are also a complete mess causing disconnections, resets and flat out console crashes often. The zombie campaign is awful too, if you're going to add something at least make it half way decent.

    Another year,    Poorly written mess of a campaign, lack of variety with the zombies mode offering, poorly balanced multiplayer with higher level players being given way too much advantage. Servers are also a complete mess causing disconnections, resets and flat out console crashes often. The zombie campaign is awful too, if you're going to add something at least make it half way decent.

    Another year, another failure from Activision.    … Expand
  28. scottfree
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    WOW THIS GAME IS BORING! it doesn't even feel like cod, makes AW feel even better, and BADASS, this game is watered down cartoon crap, even the cursing IS hella corny. this is insanly boring, AW s&d so much more intense, and it looks like everone is back to camping... AW for life, **** this boring game.
  29. Bigmuthatrukka
    Nov 9, 2015
    3
    Platform : Xbox one

    Basically a reskin of Black Ops 2 with one or two extra's. Once you have played the baffling campaign you get to access nightmares, which is a campaign with zombie enemies. A nice touch. I give it one point for this. I also give it one point for zombies, always fun. The last point goes for having up to 4 players on campaign. But everything else is pretty dire.    Platform : Xbox one

    Basically a reskin of Black Ops 2 with one or two extra's. Once you have played the baffling campaign you get to access nightmares, which is a campaign with zombie enemies. A nice touch. I give it one point for this. I also give it one point for zombies, always fun. The last point goes for having up to 4 players on campaign. But everything else is pretty dire. Incredibly bad net code. Lags like nothing on the box. I have 60mb fibre broadband with open NAT. Black ops sets you to moderate if the port it wants isn't available. Matching is a nightmare with frequent disconnects from the main menu! Campaign AI is awful, The whole game is a mishmash of borrowed ideas on a tired formula with a poor engine. I mean 6vs6 in team deathmatch?? Battlefield is 32 a side and 50 times larger maps.

    I think its time to either hang up your pistols on this franchise, or at least come up with a new build from the ground up. The playability of this game is hampered by lag at every juncture. In fact 64 player Battlefield 4 has less lag than 6v6 game on cod, even with multiple nationalities. If you are English, one American or Frenchie in the lobby and its jerk of duty. Once you train yourself to aim a half inch ahead you don't do to bad, except where you die then a guy appears afterwards.

    I haven't bought a COD since Black Ops 2 on the 360. I thought I'd give it another go. I cannot express how thoroughly disappointed I am with this wasted opportunity.

    I cannot recommend this title. Keep playing battlefield 4 or Modern warfare 2. This game is a turgid bag of poorly executed borrowed ideas and offers a poor gaming experience.    … Expand
  30. Nathan-D
    Nov 7, 2015
    1
    I feel that Black Ops 2 was the more superior game, and that Modern Warfare 2 is still the pinnacle of the series, followed by CoD4 and Black Ops 1. If the developers wanted to make fans happy they should get back to basics but they are clearly too concerned with streamlining and upgrading. After playing it for a few hours I don't think I’ll go back again, every inch of the game reeked ofI feel that Black Ops 2 was the more superior game, and that Modern Warfare 2 is still the pinnacle of the series, followed by CoD4 and Black Ops 1. If the developers wanted to make fans happy they should get back to basics but they are clearly too concerned with streamlining and upgrading. After playing it for a few hours I don't think I’ll go back again, every inch of the game reeked of mediocrity. The guns have no oomph and feel plastic, the maps are garish and just not very well-designed, lag-compensation is still an issue, and while the movement is fast I am not a fan of futuristic boost-jumping. On the plus side, the customization is good, but that doesn’t make up for a game that still pales massively to the original games. CoD has lost its way and it just comes across as being desperate to satisfy teenagers with dwindling attention spans.… Expand
  31. mrbexley
    Nov 7, 2015
    0
    Call of Duty is dead. Basically they have taken a fun arcade style shooter and turned it into a bad version of halo and titanfall combined. Not only that the but controls are clunky as all hell. I have played over 500 hours of COD and usually have a 2.5-3 KD per game, I am extremely lucky if I get 1 KD playing this sack of trash.

    DO NOT BUY

    Also 60 bucks for a map pack? **** you treyarch.
  32. Jinc
    Nov 6, 2015
    0
    I had the opportunity to play the beta while it was going on, so based on that I preordered the game. I fired it up and went to the campaign (to get it out of the way first). The story is so close to Advanced Warfare that it isn't funny, the movement is 3 steps back from AW (no double jump or boost dodge), and the gunplay is bad. By the time I switched to multiplayer, I had used a sniperI had the opportunity to play the beta while it was going on, so based on that I preordered the game. I fired it up and went to the campaign (to get it out of the way first). The story is so close to Advanced Warfare that it isn't funny, the movement is 3 steps back from AW (no double jump or boost dodge), and the gunplay is bad. By the time I switched to multiplayer, I had used a sniper rifle/pistol combo because all the other guns got me killed (it's like shooting them with a paintball gun while they have rocket launchers with 150% accuracy). The multiplayer pulled a 180 from the beta and now it's similar to Ghosts (1 bullet to kill) with far worse spawn zones. You spawn and the enemy players will be within line of sight almost immediately (at a bit of a distance though) and usually where you can't see them but they can see you. I have played all of the CoD games since the first one on the PC and this has now confirmed that I will never buy another CoD again.

    TLDR:
    Don't buy this game    … Expand
  33. Frostlion93
    Nov 8, 2015
    1
    Lags a lot and zombies isn't fun anymore. I would avoid this and probably buy something else like battlefront or fallout 4 instead. Worst Black ops game ever.
  34. tkwhytock
    Dec 22, 2015
    8
    Definitely the best COD since BO2, Overall a solid game with a lot content. It's campaign is pretty bad though. Multiplayer and Zombies are awesome but the lag brings it down. You get your $60 when you buy the game.
  35. johnnypxc
    Nov 10, 2015
    1
    Once again another reskin as all the reviews in here say. Holy crap. I see how like 3 reskins might be fun but I dont know how 6 are. seriously. This is ripping people off and being lazy to the max. Murica.
  36. EndemicSensei
    Nov 12, 2015
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. While the idea behind Call of Duty Black Ops III is exciting to say the least, the game itself doesn't live up to the hype. There are far too many bugs to be considered a release-ready game. The campaign is unclear at times and took seven or more tries for every mission due to the game crashing or breaking mid-mission. Furthermore the online servers randomly drop players from your party and display more "unable to connect" error messages than MW3 did. Finally the game brought nothing new or exciting to the Call of Duty franchise other than wall-running. The zombie maps are narrow and zombies in general has lost the tense, thrilling, adrenaline packed adventure it once brought. I'm sure many bugs will be fixed over time, but the game in general isn't worth the frustration it will bring.… Expand
  37. Turbodowg
    Nov 16, 2015
    0
    Well they finally did it. They created a COD worse than Ghosts. I have sadly watched this once brilliant game series fall from the height of brilliance with games like COD4, MW2 and WAW to the pits of utter despair!

    Every year I plan on never buying another COD since its decline after MW3, Blops 2 was the major turning point when the series started to show it's cracks. Game breaking lag    Well they finally did it. They created a COD worse than Ghosts. I have sadly watched this once brilliant game series fall from the height of brilliance with games like COD4, MW2 and WAW to the pits of utter despair!

    Every year I plan on never buying another COD since its decline after MW3, Blops 2 was the major turning point when the series started to show it's cracks. Game breaking lag appeared alomng with maps that stop any type of tactical gameplay and a lack of decent guns in any of the new games. The pic 10 system hindered the game and AW introduced the awful exo suit abbilitioes that have created a frustrating mess.

    Black Ops 3 has further shat on the COD franchise with unimaginative maps, boring weapons, horrific wall running and exo abilities and again more of the horrific game breaking lag. It is a disgrace that in 2015 on fibre connections we still have to suffer this lag brought on by p2p hosting. A game that requires such speed and precision real;lty should have dedicated servers!

    The maps (if you get to see anything beyond Combine which is constantly voted) are as dull as the maps in Ghosts. Confusing empty spaces with a million ways into a room or to view a flag or checkpoint so you need to have 360 vision to protect your self from the many bizarre angles you can be attacked from, meaning you need either 1. extreme luck to do well, 2. Everyone else needs to be lagging or 3. Camp in a corner with ghost on and a silenced weapon.

    The long, often high scoring, skillful games I used to play on mw2 have been replaced by chaotic panic battles that require no skill at all. It's quite sad to know many will never be able to achieve any of the higher killstreaks due to the impossibility of getting more than 2-3 kills in a row.

    Even getting a UAV requires around 6 kills??? Which in mw2 would give you a harrior jet!

    The game is a joke, murky visuals mean you can not spot anyone and they often spawn in behind you leading to cheap deaths. I feel ripped off buying into this franchise again. £50.00 wasted and actually made me want AW back and that was a poor game.

    So buy this if you like playing one map only, enjoy lag, don't like choice in weapons and like the idea of having to get 6 kills just for a UAV.

    Worst COD in the history of COD and an insult to the players who made this franchise popular.

    RIP COD and **** YOU David Vonderhaar for ripping us all of with a rushed, unfineshed mess!    … Expand
  38. thegadfly44
    Nov 6, 2015
    4
    This game is terrible. There is literally nothing you can't do in this game that you can't have more fun doing in some other game. Nothing. The textures are absolutely terrible, it all looks fake and plastic compared to just about every other game in the industry right now. TTK is way to fast, Advanced Movements are a failed concept. This game is horrible. Stay away.
  39. CodMasters
    Nov 6, 2015
    5
    This is the worst call of duty there is. They tried to take elements from other games like Titanfalls wall running and Destinys ability's by doing so they took something that worked great in those games and ruined how call of duty feels. The multiplayer does not feel like Call of duty. when AW came out at least it still felt like cod. This just feels like a game that tried to take goodThis is the worst call of duty there is. They tried to take elements from other games like Titanfalls wall running and Destinys ability's by doing so they took something that worked great in those games and ruined how call of duty feels. The multiplayer does not feel like Call of duty. when AW came out at least it still felt like cod. This just feels like a game that tried to take good elements from other games and failed in the implementation of them in this game. The Campaign is a mediocre campaign at best and once again way too short. The only thing that has me playing this game still is the Zombies that the only thing they got correct.… Expand
  40. raefon
    Nov 7, 2015
    0
    I have been a COD player since the beginning and with Ghost I was let down, AW I went well that's not much better and then with BO3 I had hoped they would turn it around, but it shows they just don't learn from their mistakes.

    For a next gen console game, the graphics is nothing to rave about and the gameplay seems to have taken a massive step backwards. There is not one redeeming    I have been a COD player since the beginning and with Ghost I was let down, AW I went well that's not much better and then with BO3 I had hoped they would turn it around, but it shows they just don't learn from their mistakes.

    For a next gen console game, the graphics is nothing to rave about and the gameplay seems to have taken a massive step backwards. There is not one redeeming feature about this game and is just a total waste and surely another nail in the coffin of a once great franchise    … Expand
  41. Ashmanic
    Nov 15, 2015
    0
    Advanced Warfare 2 at best... just because the previous black ops game were good dosent mean this one is good, same formula streals shooting and campers...
  42. Kikidazombee
    Nov 6, 2015
    2
    Xbone review. So dissappointed with this game and kicking my self that I cant trade it in coz I got digital download. The multiplayer is so meh! basically advanced warfare 2, if u liked that u may like this but personally I hated it. The campaign so far is ok but nothing special. Zombies is BROKEN, had similar problems with Bops 2 but this time its far far worse. Takes forever toXbone review. So dissappointed with this game and kicking my self that I cant trade it in coz I got digital download. The multiplayer is so meh! basically advanced warfare 2, if u liked that u may like this but personally I hated it. The campaign so far is ok but nothing special. Zombies is BROKEN, had similar problems with Bops 2 but this time its far far worse. Takes forever to connect to a game with other people if your lucky enough. So glad I didnt get season pass. IF they fix the servers and connectability issues for zombies I may up my score a little. Fallout 4 here I come.… Expand
  43. Deather2012
    Nov 6, 2015
    0
    Well, is not a bad game, even I enjoy it more than the past 4 titles, but in my case I play all CoD games, and yes, is still as repetitive as other games, for some one who never play any COD, the title is perfect for you, even if the game is bland and repetitive, it's exactly the past game but with more content and a very bizarre campaign, the multiplayer is solid like ever, and theWell, is not a bad game, even I enjoy it more than the past 4 titles, but in my case I play all CoD games, and yes, is still as repetitive as other games, for some one who never play any COD, the title is perfect for you, even if the game is bland and repetitive, it's exactly the past game but with more content and a very bizarre campaign, the multiplayer is solid like ever, and the graphics doesn't look better than the previous title but still are not bad, the mechanics are enjoyable but the game isn't any replayable for me… Expand
  44. aa3IRAQI
    Nov 8, 2015
    2
    I decided to not purchase this game because I was disappointed when I purchased the previous two installments (Ghosts and AW). I got this game from Redbox for 6 bucks for a three day rental period and that is 6 bucks too much for this game. Before anyone thinks I suck at this game they should know that I have a 1.4 KD ratio. This game doesn't feel like Call of Duty or Black Ops for thatI decided to not purchase this game because I was disappointed when I purchased the previous two installments (Ghosts and AW). I got this game from Redbox for 6 bucks for a three day rental period and that is 6 bucks too much for this game. Before anyone thinks I suck at this game they should know that I have a 1.4 KD ratio. This game doesn't feel like Call of Duty or Black Ops for that matter. I didn't bother with the Campaign but the only redeeming quality of this game is the Zombies mode but the draw back is it only has one map. I guess they want us to pony up 20 bucks for DLC. I'm going back to Halo and forget this terrible game.… Expand
  45. y0gurtm4
    Nov 8, 2015
    0
    I bought CoD: BO3. and greatly upset! very bad Russian localization language! no graphics at all! the game is full of **** return my money!
    never will buy Call of Duty!!!
  46. Kurrenn
    Nov 13, 2015
    3
    3/10 nothing new the wamm slide jump **** is stupid. Match making is camp based. Invites work maybe 40pct of the time
    Worst cod ive played blaze it 420
  47. Halbarz
    Nov 8, 2015
    4
    Worst Call of Duty to date. The game brings nothing new and even that I am big call of duty fan I have to say that I will be sticking to halo 5 multiplayer.

    Don't waste your money on this game.
  48. Chadleeozz
    Nov 7, 2015
    2
    The Black ops series is my favorite multiplayer experience COD has ever offered. I cannot explain how disappointed I am in this game. This game fees like a titanfall rip off except I can't summon a Titan. At the very best yu could say this game is a sequel to AW and that's not a good thing either lol. Unlike Sony fans at least we have Halo 5 which is amazing and we can still pick upThe Black ops series is my favorite multiplayer experience COD has ever offered. I cannot explain how disappointed I am in this game. This game fees like a titanfall rip off except I can't summon a Titan. At the very best yu could say this game is a sequel to AW and that's not a good thing either lol. Unlike Sony fans at least we have Halo 5 which is amazing and we can still pick up battlefront!!! Let's not allow these guys to recycle this **** anymore guys don't buy… Expand
  49. dragon11
    Nov 8, 2015
    3
    this game is fun and interesting and all but it sucks that you cant make a game that all consoles are treated equal forcing people to upgrade to get equal quality. microsoft has to know that same people just dont have it and if they want to keep a customer they need to fix this . everybody would like to enjoy the same game play.. this game freezes up my xbox to the point where i have tothis game is fun and interesting and all but it sucks that you cant make a game that all consoles are treated equal forcing people to upgrade to get equal quality. microsoft has to know that same people just dont have it and if they want to keep a customer they need to fix this . everybody would like to enjoy the same game play.. this game freezes up my xbox to the point where i have to turn it off and reboot the whole system. i have only had the game one day. shouldnt have to do all that. i dont have a problem with bo 1 and 2 but 3 goes in and it freezes at the main menu. and also cant play zombies online totally SUCKS!!!… Expand
  50. sinmaggot
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    Unfortunately there is nothing new or interesting to see in this latest installment of Modern Warfare. The series has been bogged down with poor design choices and copy pasted content for years and this is just another culmination of that lack of effort money grabbing mentality.
  51. CrueFan
    Nov 12, 2015
    5
    Campaign is terrible. Outnumbered. And of course you have no idea what is going on.
    I haven't tried the multiplayer, but I played it with a friend. Wish you can customize scorestreaks.
    I mean, fighting bots with friends is a lot of fun, with the wallrunning and everything, but they could have done so much better with this game.
  52. thenephites221
    Dec 2, 2015
    2
    Complete honest review. Read before purchasing.

    "Fine" but extremely disappointing. The campaign leaves a lot to be desired, but we all know we haven't had a good Call of Duty Campaign since Modern Warfare 1 and 2. Let's go ahead and jump right to what everyone wants to know. Online multi-player. How is it? Imagine taking League of Legends, Titanfall, and Advanced Warfare, and    Complete honest review. Read before purchasing.

    "Fine" but extremely disappointing. The campaign leaves a lot to be desired, but we all know we haven't had a good Call of Duty Campaign since Modern Warfare 1 and 2.

    Let's go ahead and jump right to what everyone wants to know. Online multi-player. How is it?

    Imagine taking League of Legends, Titanfall, and Advanced Warfare, and throwing them all together. That's what this is? They introduce what's called "Specialists" and you have to choose one of them, then you choose your class. At the loading screen it shows you all the specialists of your team and the other team, sort of like the heroes/champions from league of legends. Each specialist has one special ability that is usable 2-4 times throughout a match, based on time and how well you're doing with kills/scoring. Much like a titan. Things like, gravity daggers, exploding crossbow, burst of energy, grenade launcher. Etc.

    At the end of every round the "Winners Circle" is shown, showing the top 3 players from the winning team, and the number one player has unlockable "taunts" where they say something super lame like "One shot, one kill. They never saw it coming." or "Go back to bootcamp!" and it is just an extra annoying tid-bit that wastes more time before getting back to the lobby for the next round. Not to mention it agitates me more that I have to listen to some stupid taunt from the guy who kicked my trash.

    Then there's my personal least favorite part of all. Boosters. Yes. You've got boosters. They're not exo-suit kind of things they just... are. Human enhancement etc. But you have a very limited jetpack boost (extremely similar height as a double jump in advanced warfare) and then you have a sliding boost to propel you forward in a prone position. These are the two most effective ways for evading enemies. And it's really. really. annoying. You have someone in your sights and start shooting and all the sudden they propel themselves 20 feet forward on the ground. Imagine dolphin diving in black ops 1 with rocket boosters on your feet. Or they take off through the air and shoot you down. All-in-all I think this is the absolute worst addition (as I thought the exo-suits were in Advanced Warfare) in this game. HOWEVER there isn't a crazy motion blur effect on all edges of the screen as there was in Advanced Warfare so that's a welcome improvement.

    While the boosters are limited, it's not too bad as your feet stay on the ground quite a bit, but the boosters refill quite quickly, so you have plenty of juice to jump around, slide around, and all around go wherever you want. Except... not everywhere you want. You still can only go where you could normally go on your feet, or.. sortof. For instance, if there's a rock formation with a few trees on top creating two paths, you can't boost over the rock and get to the other side of the path, even though your character is clearly high enough.. just some invisible wall stops you.

    The launch day has not been without it's bugs. Several times I've been searching for a game and it just stops searching. Completely. Nothing's happening. It's just sitting there. NOT searching. I have to back out and search again to find something. (Yes my NAT type is Open) Drops in games. Glitching (not the ability by the specialist called glitching, but actual glitching) of getting stuck on a wall etc. And talking about the pre-order bonus mixup Activision has found themselves in is a whole other story.

    Long-story-short. My copy will be going on Ebay tomorrow for some 12 year old kids mom to buy him at the same price I bought it for, while maybe I'll pick it up in a couple months for quite a bit cheaper. This advanced warfare 2 is not at all what I wanted in the next Call of Duty game, and while the game is "Fine" overall, it certainly isn't "Good" or by any means "Great" I think Black ops 2 was GREAT, as well as the first two modern warfares, and I thought black ops 1 was decent, and Advanced Warfare was rubbish. Of course the sales will be through the roof and Activision and Treyarch will consider this game a complete success, but me, as well as I assume many other players out there like me, long for the days of Call of Duty 2, 4, MW2, and Black Ops 2. Call of Duty needs to keep our feet on the ground, moving at a normal pace. No boosters, no exo-suits, no sliding, flying, or wall-running.

    If you're a die-hard Call of Duty fan you'll most likely have a "fine" time maybe even a "good" time but this won't keep you and your friends up for hours playing into wee-hours of the morning watching kill-cams and having a blast. You'll move on to something else soon.    … Expand
  53. rufas
    Dec 9, 2015
    0
    This game is the definition of cancer. There is no redeeming factors of this game. All of the guns are complete **** the wall running is just pointless, NO DEDICATED SERVERS, campaign and zombies is a joke. Do yourself a favor and save your money on another game.
  54. Tigerstripe612
    Dec 25, 2015
    2
    The multiplayer on this game is very disappointing. Stolen mechanics from Titanfall and Destiny. The maps encourage EXTREME camping and it takes forever to earn score streaks (500 just for UAV). The specialists (super) abilities belong in Destiny nod COD. End match (winners circle and taunts) add extra next match load times and cheesiness to the game. If you like to run and gun, you willThe multiplayer on this game is very disappointing. Stolen mechanics from Titanfall and Destiny. The maps encourage EXTREME camping and it takes forever to earn score streaks (500 just for UAV). The specialists (super) abilities belong in Destiny nod COD. End match (winners circle and taunts) add extra next match load times and cheesiness to the game. If you like to run and gun, you will be very disappointed in this game as you will be shot in the back over and over by all the campers. Black Ops III caters to campers without a doubt!

    Also, zombies isn't anything to write home about. The developers removed grief mode (competitive-team) and left us with less maps and content. Can't explain how disappointed me and my friends are with this failure of a game.

    If you like shooters and haven't played Destiny yet, pick up The Taken King; money much better spent!    … Expand
  55. Invid
    Mar 30, 2016
    0
    I absolutely hated the Double Jump idiocy of Advanced warfare. t they brought it back again in the next COD is mind blowing . Are they trying to destroy this franchise deliberately?.
  56. CorgiBot
    Jan 7, 2016
    5
    Pros:

    * Zombies is back! The main reason many purchase this game when treyarch makes it is for the zombies, and it does what it's supposed to, progresses the story and adds new and exciting features. * Multiplayer has stayed about the same, and I can't say I personally like it, but if you enjoy COD multiplayer then you'll certainly enjoy this one just as much. More of the same, take    Pros:

    * Zombies is back! The main reason many purchase this game when treyarch makes it is for the zombies, and it does what it's supposed to, progresses the story and adds new and exciting features.

    * Multiplayer has stayed about the same, and I can't say I personally like it, but if you enjoy COD multiplayer then you'll certainly enjoy this one just as much. More of the same, take that as you will.

    * Solid gameplay mechanics and sound/music, nothing wrong in that department.

    Cons:

    * Horrible campaign, not only does it stop following the previous black ops storyline but it's a bland military shooter at best. Bland main character, bad voice acting, messy storytelling.

    * Nightmare mode. Sure they didn't have to add this in in the first place, but everyone sure would rather they had put that effort into the campaign before creating this steaming pile of **** What is nightmare mode? After you beat the main story you will unlock this mode, it's the campaign mission again, but the human enemies are replaced with zombies and there's a new storyline, only it's just audio written over the old cutscenes. Lazy and unnecessary.

    * Microtransactions. It was bound to happen eventually, but they added microtransactions to the game called "cod points" also known as CP. These can be used to buy the new liquid divinium in zombies or items in multiplayer, which both effect gameplay!

    Final Verdict: Buy this game on sale for the zombies or multiplayer if you're into them, if you're just getting it for the campaign, don't buy this.    … Expand
  57. LordExarus
    Feb 18, 2016
    0
    Overall,the game just seems lazy to me,the mechanics are the exact same from advanced warfare.Although the spawns are seriously screwed up.Only thing new is the specialists and additions to zombies,specialists are nice but i'd rather make my own character and choose a ability which I believe would have been far better.Zombies has a true ranking system and you can now edit your weapons youOverall,the game just seems lazy to me,the mechanics are the exact same from advanced warfare.Although the spawns are seriously screwed up.Only thing new is the specialists and additions to zombies,specialists are nice but i'd rather make my own character and choose a ability which I believe would have been far better.Zombies has a true ranking system and you can now edit your weapons you use.Other then that everything is the same yet somehow worse then advanced warfare.And the campaigns in call of duty are continuing to get worse as the games go by which I simply cannot stand.

    Note:I have no idea why the critics put this game at 81,at best this game is more around a 2-6    … Expand
  58. kirasun
    Dec 29, 2015
    1
    Why do people continue to defend this game series every year? The Call of Duty franchise has drifted out into realms that it just wasn't created for. the game has gone from one of the all time greatest World War 2 simulation games in 2003 to a mess of "modern" game mechanics that just DO NOT FIT. Why bring "boost jumping" and robots into a franchise known for its war scenarios?

    I can    Why do people continue to defend this game series every year? The Call of Duty franchise has drifted out into realms that it just wasn't created for. the game has gone from one of the all time greatest World War 2 simulation games in 2003 to a mess of "modern" game mechanics that just DO NOT FIT. Why bring "boost jumping" and robots into a franchise known for its war scenarios?

    I can understand the decision from a developers point of view, seeing the success of other games in the shooter genre such as Halo and Destiny but this does not mean one has to jump on the bandwagon and rip off every other game just to get a slice of the action. We have a "sci-fi" shooter in Halo, we have a "class based" shooter in Destiny and a "futuristic" shooter in Titanfall. We currently have no modern war games of this generation anymore cause every developer just wants to copy what has been successful for other franchises. IT JUST DOES NOT WORK. Let other developers work on what their games are good for and stick to your own. You wouldn't put peanut butter and jelly on a steak dinner would you?

    About the game play: Campaign is... Campaign... Is there a campaign? An awful story about robot invasion and humans being turned into cybermorphs? THIS IS NOT A GOOD STORY ARCH. Movies have tried it and most are absolutely terrible. We don't want this s**t in a war game.
    Zombies is just another lazy attempt at a survival based game. Sure, it is fun, for a bout 10 minutes, until you understand the maps and what is required. Then its just tedious repeating the same thing over and over.
    So, multiplayer. The reason people buy Call of Duty. Is it good? Absolutely not. The arsenal of weapon available for multiplayer is about as unbalanced as it gets. Do the stats shown actually mean anything? An SMG with 3 points in damage, 6 in accuracy and 4 in fire rate is a better choice than an assault rifle with 8, 10 and 6 respectively. Won't even mention shotguns. That's an article in itself.
    The classes are probably the only thing that is done well in this game but to be honest, it isn't hard to get that achievement. Replacing many perks from the previous Call of Duty games and abilities from other games can make a nice change but do they belong in a Call of Duty game? No. A bow with explosive arrows.. Hello Gears of Wars Torque Bow. Slam into the ground with a shockwave.. Hello Destinys Titan. Hell, there's even a class that looks EXACTLY like the titan from Destiny... Become invisible for a brief moment.. Hello Destinys Hunter... Boost jump, Hello Halo and Destiny... Sliding and wall running.. Hello Titanfall. The flamethrower is probably the most unique class and weapon in the list.
    To top off this mess of a game this time of year is all the little kiddies that now plague the game. Does this belong in a game review? Probably not but it a topic that comes up a lot with modern games. The game is certified 18 for a reason. Yet for Christmas, parents feel to need to go out and buy their loved little ones this "violent" game. The the lobbies get plagued with pre-pubescent kids talking s**t.

    A single review isn't going to make but really, why do these games do so well. It is obvious that a majority of players hate the way this franchise is going, yet they still release s**t game after s**t game. Why? It's easy money for them. Stick "Call of Duty" in front of a dead fly and people will buy it    … Expand
  59. Herty93
    Jan 11, 2016
    2
    A true disappointment. Sold my copy yesterday after I repeatedly failed to force myself to enjoy anything this game has to offer. The Call of Duty franchise surely cannot go on for much longer getting away with churning out the same game year-in year-out. I only bought this Call of Duty for the Zombies as I've just given up on the hope that anything different might come from theA true disappointment. Sold my copy yesterday after I repeatedly failed to force myself to enjoy anything this game has to offer. The Call of Duty franchise surely cannot go on for much longer getting away with churning out the same game year-in year-out. I only bought this Call of Duty for the Zombies as I've just given up on the hope that anything different might come from the Multiplayer or Campaign than from previous titles. And even then, The Zombies was a huge disappointment. This will be the last CoD I buy and I'm sure I won't be the only one who does so.… Expand
  60. Hihihi
    Jan 30, 2016
    1
    The game Its self is ok when you start it but then the lag switching gets way out of control and they do a horrible job at handling it. This really messes up your kd and score per min and makes the game bad and un-enjoyable this problem really needs to be addressed or else the game will continue to be bad and un-enjoyable.
  61. fr600
    Feb 10, 2016
    0
    This is one of the worst call of duty ever. I don't understand how the critics rate it 8/10? The franchise is going backward, gone are the days when $1b sales were expected. Now the company probably doesn't even make $100m, thus sales figures are not public anymore. It's sad how the game is going down the drain.
  62. noofyourbes
    Feb 11, 2016
    3
    I only sighed up here to make this games score go down and to show my hatred for it. Otherwise I would not need to do this and just play the game if it was good. I first started on the multiplayer because I like to be with others and be social. The multiplayer was so bad that I uninstalled it from my Xbox and did not want to progress through the game. What pisses me off is that a brokenI only sighed up here to make this games score go down and to show my hatred for it. Otherwise I would not need to do this and just play the game if it was good. I first started on the multiplayer because I like to be with others and be social. The multiplayer was so bad that I uninstalled it from my Xbox and did not want to progress through the game. What pisses me off is that a broken game can be sold for $60. Let me explain, every time I move in this game the frame rate shifts and goes down and its not lag because this happens all the time to when I just got this game. Most of my other games only lag on occasions and no where near as bad as this. So ya, its literally almost unplayable for me. What makes it worse is that the game tries too hard to be edgy and not true to itself. For an example people can jet up literally 20 feet over you while you try to shoot them on ground and then kill you. They ripped off a good game like Titanfall with their **** wall run version. On Titanfall, wall jumping it is smooth and feels like you are actually running on walls. On Blackops3 you are literally walking on the walls slowly with a clunky feeling while other players can make you an easy target. The worst part of all is when players slide on the ground to kill you. It happens so fast that it is literally imposable for me to kill them. Overall If they got rid of the edgy Faze/Optic look alike perks in the game and not sell an unpatched broken game then it might have been a good game. Their is good to this game as well like the visuals and the overall style of the game. It sadly doesn't help it when it's unplayable. The kill streaks have some good to them but the new ones that they added in just for this game are ridiculously overpowered and look stupid, for an example, these stupid rolling explosive spike balls and these fire fly traps that pop out bugs. Oh and the showing of the top three players dancing at the end of a match is unneeded. In conclusion I have learned that it is not a good idea to use the download method of buying games on my Xbox because then you cant refund this $ 60 waste… Expand
  63. True_Inferno
    Feb 13, 2016
    0
    I played all through caimpain on realistic. At the VERY END, the game crashed, and I had to **** COMPLETLEY RESTART THE LEVEL, THAT TOOK ME 4 HOURS. **** THIS GAME, I'M DONE.
  64. NickBeaird
    Feb 16, 2016
    4
    Online multiplayer is sad. Spawn killing constantly. Shotguns are over powered. Cartoonish weapon selections. Just sad. I was really disappointed. The biggest problem is the spawn killing. There are times when I watch people spawn and then I kill them and vice versa. It is almost like the game was too fast for them to handle or they have not established a proper spawn system.
  65. AaronB2300
    Feb 27, 2016
    0
    This is one of the worst call of duty ever. The campaign is crap. The multiplayer is **** and the zombie mod is a huge disappointment.
    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    This is one of the worst call of duty ever. The campaign is crap. The multiplayer is **** and the zombie mod is a huge disappointment.
    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.    … Expand
  66. Benjibob123
    Apr 1, 2016
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have been a massive fan of the black ops franchise since bo1 came out it was amazing and then multiple years later bo3 (AKA disappointment) this game is the worst game I've ever played I rated this one because of the zombies that is the best thing about this stupid game campaign dosent even line up with the main reason story line I would through this across my room wipe my butt with it and snap it go buy a better game this is a total disappointment… Expand
  67. COOLQUINN17
    Jul 12, 2016
    8
    It's pretty much the same as other Call of Duty games but it's still fun. There's zombies that are in it, which is pretty awesome cause i love shooting zombies. The only problem i had with this game is when your playing multiplayer, the cut scene splits into two screens and it should of been one screen. It's nothing special but it's playable.
  68. Amihan
    Nov 8, 2015
    0
    Yet another poor CoD. Multiplayer is just impossible to get into a game.
    Don't belive the hype, Halo 5 is much better than this croc of sh**
    Do not buy!
  69. stevenchang0
    Nov 7, 2015
    0
    Zombies is decent, I actually really liked the multiplayer until it got stale! But campaign sucks. Bad story. Want a good story and campaign in FPS? Play Halo, NOT COD.,
  70. Unimatix
    Nov 8, 2015
    1
    Call of Titanfall Destiny ops 3... Another reskin, another year of using other games ideas. Utter borefest! How do people play this same tripe all year round??? Put down the call of duty blinkers and try something else!!
  71. Yogi77
    Nov 6, 2015
    0
    Figured after the failure that was AW, I'd give this one a shot, see if the devs would actually fix some of the mistakes of the past few years. Boy was I disappointed. Picked up this junk at midnight and now, 12 hours later, traded it in today for Halo 5, a respectable first person shooter.

    This game is garbage, what are they trying to be Titanfall? Advanced Warfare was one step in    Figured after the failure that was AW, I'd give this one a shot, see if the devs would actually fix some of the mistakes of the past few years. Boy was I disappointed. Picked up this junk at midnight and now, 12 hours later, traded it in today for Halo 5, a respectable first person shooter.

    This game is garbage, what are they trying to be Titanfall? Advanced Warfare was one step in the wrong direction and now this is three more. Anyone that gives this game anything higher than a 5 is either paid to do so, or an annoying 15 year old fan boy. The last decent CoD was MW2 and it's all been downhill from there...Treyarch almost hitting rock bottom here. I'm sure Infinity Ward will next year though.

    The only redeeming quality is zombies, and even that is just rehashing old CoD's.

    Regarding multiplayer, how are you supposed to attract new people if it's the same old schlubs that do nothing but play this all day just instantly killing them? At least with Halo, you can live past the first shot and change your strategy, at least get some kills. With this game, the people that have been playing it all day every day for 6-7 years always destroy everyone. Just not fun. This is the last time I'll be throwing $ toward the CoD franchise. Back in the days of MW2, it was extremely fun, but these last 3-4 years, it's been nothing short of pathetic.

    Welp, onward and forward to Halo, an actual good and competitive game for this holiday season.    … Expand
  72. DangerxZone89
    Nov 7, 2015
    8
    Not sure why this game is getting so much hate. It's a lot more fun and fluid than the last COD. Sorry you can't fly through the air all the time but the mechanics are much more fun. It takes a lot for a game to be a true 0 and this definitely does not deserve a 0. The multiplayer is better than Halo 5... That's for sure.
  73. Krazylegs75
    Nov 9, 2015
    0
    COD has not been worth a damn since MW2. Blops 1 is the best COD in my opinion. Play style is terrible now. Maps are small and cluttered. Every COD has been the same since Ghosts!
  74. Dufflad
    Nov 9, 2015
    10
    I've been a CoD player since the first, my favorite ever is Modern Warfare 2 and I don't think that's ever going to change. However, this is the best Call of Duty since the first Black Ops and everything new that it tries, it executes perfectly. The only issue after 20+ hours of gameplay is bugs, lag and disconnects. As this is a popular title, of course we should expect these issues inI've been a CoD player since the first, my favorite ever is Modern Warfare 2 and I don't think that's ever going to change. However, this is the best Call of Duty since the first Black Ops and everything new that it tries, it executes perfectly. The only issue after 20+ hours of gameplay is bugs, lag and disconnects. As this is a popular title, of course we should expect these issues in the first week, or even until it's patched. Anyone that gives this game less than a 5 is kidding themselves and wasting your time. I'd estimate 95% of people that gave it a score here didn't even play the game. I mean, sure the campaign is lame as always, but a campaign hasn't been good since Black Ops either and now amount of Kevin Spacey is going to fix that. You want multiplayer? Buy it. You want zombies? Buy it. Both modes get 10/10 from me. And for the record, the maps are incredible, inb4 map packs. All the people complaining about the lack of exo abilities, I'm merely complaining about the lack of lean mechanics a la Ghosts.… Expand
  75. captainkane
    Nov 14, 2015
    4
    Black Ops 3 is a mess. It lacks focus, and gameplay suffers from a myriad of problems. This is the worst COD since Black Ops 2. Two things are absolutely certain: 1) Blops3 horrible P2P connections are inexcusable; 2) COD games need brand new game engines. Fans placed developer Treyarch on a pedestal. Despite all Blops3’s flaws, fans are giving it a free pass because they hate AdvancedBlack Ops 3 is a mess. It lacks focus, and gameplay suffers from a myriad of problems. This is the worst COD since Black Ops 2. Two things are absolutely certain: 1) Blops3 horrible P2P connections are inexcusable; 2) COD games need brand new game engines. Fans placed developer Treyarch on a pedestal. Despite all Blops3’s flaws, fans are giving it a free pass because they hate Advanced Warfare and Ghosts so much.

    The positive reactions are mindboggling since Blops3 is the least innovative COD in years. Treyarch didn’t bring anything new to the table, instead it copy/pasted concepts from every other popular franchise. This is Destiny Titanops, not COD. Blops3 is a lazy attempt to appease fans, but in true form, COD fans are lapping it up. This says a lot about the community—the bar for excellence is really, really low. As a result, I don’t take the franchise seriously anymore. It’s cotton candy gaming at its finest.

    Let’s talk about the positives first. The campaign supports 4 player co-op. The campaign is boring slog. Levels are large, but bland. The difficulty is artificial since enemies are bullet sponges and enemy variety is limited. Players can use abilities during the campaign to make life easier, and balancing these out among other players can keep things interesting. The main character is customizable, but the impact on the story is negligible. Now that Fallout 4 is out, I’m not putting any more time into the campaign. COD’s campaigns are nothing special. However, players must complete to the campaign to unlock an additional zombie mode.

    The Shadows of Evil zombie mode will definitely appeal to zombie fans. However, its core is the same as Black Ops 2, so I can’t say the game is worth purchasing just for that. Although the mode is OK, Extinction in Ghosts is the best co-op COD offered in years. Zombies are cliché, but Treyarch would rather pander than offer something new. For players who need a zombie fix, pick up Dying Light. It supports 4 player co-op in a massive open world, and DLC will drop early next year.

    I would talk about my beefs against the laughably unbalanced specialist classes, but Black Ops 3 has far bigger problems.

    Graphically, Black Ops 3 is a step backwards. All evidence indicates the engine lags behind its predecessor, Advanced Warfare. Blops3 suffers from severe frame rate drops and stuttering. It struggles to hit 900p and usually remains below that mark. Texture popins and aliasing are quite extreme. On the flipside, Blops3 is bright and cartoonish, and that’s something Treyarch fans enjoy.

    These problems obstruct multiplayer in a big way. Distant enemies are impossible to spot. Players blend into corners and can easily camp around objects. This problem isn’t as severe on Playstation 4 because it pushes out denser textures, so resolution and clarity are better. If players congregate or enough scorestreaks drop, frames slow to a crawl. These problems do not exist in Advanced Warfare. Even Ghosts performance is better overall, despite its bland graphics. Basically, Blops3 is the worst performing COD on Xbox One.

    The lag is absolutely horrendous. Lobbies do not filter players’ connections. So players with top notch connections will be paired against “red bars” and vice versa. Hit detection is wildly inconsistent. Players experience huge swings in K/D’s because of this. Weapon stats are useless since players are fighting piss poor connections more than each other. “Teleporting” is another problem. Players on both teams skip around and disappear. One player saved gameplay footage and counted 2 second delays at certain points during a match. That’s freaking huge. Activision is being a cheap **** for not providing full-time dedicated servers. Recently released Halo 5 provides an infinitely better multiplayer experience because it uses a new game engine and dedicated servers. I experience none of the above problems in Halo, so that’s where I’m putting my time.

    The “arena” mode in Blops3 multiplayer is a joke. Connections are just as **** as regular mp. Players vote on the abilities/perks/streaks they want removed from matches. Yet, players can’t choose game modes. This voting system is juvenile. Competitive games level the playing field by starting everyone with the same loadouts. The voting system panders to tryhards by allowing them to remove abilities they can’t go up against. No thanks.

    Black Ops 3 reveals that the community only wants more of the crap Ghosts and Advanced Warfare pushed COD away from. Both of those games were decent, but fans lacked the skillset and insight to judge them fairly. So now we’re left with the headglitching, boring, laggy, campfest COD outsiders mock. Blops3 is rotten at its core. And just because it’s popular doesn’t mean it’s good. McDonald’s was popular for decades, but its toxic reign is coming to an end. We can only hope the same happens to COD, because only then might we see the series truly evolve.    … Expand
  76. SDS_IV
    Nov 7, 2015
    6
    Halo fanboy writing a review of CoD?! Shut the front door!! No seriously this is a good game. Massive improvement over what I expected it to be. Also a massive improvement over Advanced Warfare but that game is a holy mess, I could jam a dog turd into my disc drive and have more fun with that than I did AW. Even though I'm from the Halo camp my favorite multiplayer game of ALL TIME isHalo fanboy writing a review of CoD?! Shut the front door!! No seriously this is a good game. Massive improvement over what I expected it to be. Also a massive improvement over Advanced Warfare but that game is a holy mess, I could jam a dog turd into my disc drive and have more fun with that than I did AW. Even though I'm from the Halo camp my favorite multiplayer game of ALL TIME is World at War, I was desperately awaiting the announcement of WaW2 and then they announced this. I decided to still give it a shot and I'm glad I did. After beta testing it I knew I'd enjoy the multiplayer at least. The other modes, well..... The campaign is okay. The zombies mode is..... Really weird? (Though I didn't shell out the dubs for Der Riese GIANT and I wish I would have)

    If you like CoD you will have a fun time with this game but I just feel like I've done this before..... A lot. It's going to get really old really quick. Wait for it..... Wait for it..... IMO if you want the most bang for your buck this Christmas get Halo 5. It's so good it hurts. I'm highly addicted to Halo 5's scaled back multiplayer. They stopped trying to be like CoD and finally embraced the old style of halo again. Call me back to duty when WaW2 is released, then and only then will I dive back into a CoD game.    … Expand
  77. fallouts
    Nov 6, 2015
    0
    Absolute abomination of a game. There is no innovation, and most ideas are ripped straight out of previous games. The campaign is laughably bad !! The multi-player maps are uninspired. On top of that, there are tons of glitches. Quit buying this and play some better games. Click on my name to see the games that are actually worth playing. Quit giving these incompetent lazy devs your money.
  78. DonMega
    Nov 8, 2015
    0
    Although I don't have the issues that people have with launching the game (maybe because I updated nvidia drivers before playing), I did have a lot of frame rate issues, glitches and bugs. Game breaking glitches where I was forced to restart the game a couple times to pass a point.
    I'm not a cod fanboy by any means but I actually really enjoyed CoD: Advanced warfare from 2014. CoD 4 being    Although I don't have the issues that people have with launching the game (maybe because I updated nvidia drivers before playing), I did have a lot of frame rate issues, glitches and bugs. Game breaking glitches where I was forced to restart the game a couple times to pass a point.
    I'm not a cod fanboy by any means but I actually really enjoyed CoD: Advanced warfare from 2014. CoD 4 being my favorite cod of all.
    The graphics are pretty good, I connect my PC to my TV and it outputs at 1080p. It looked very good on the 60" tv.

    Now the bad:
    This games single player is extremely boring, the story is a total mess and does not make sense. Almost everything that happens, has already been done countless of times in almost every other cod I have played.
    Not only did I have to shut off the game after 2 hours due to massive boredom, but I had to suffer constant game breaking glitches and bugs.
    The people that are saying that this is worse than the batman release are wrong. Like I said I could run the game on my pc without crashing to desktop, the only massive problem is the optimization (but its playable unlike batman).

    What made me realize this game was actually aimed at 7-12 year olds was the script. The elite special forces characters constantly calling rounds "BULLETS" and Rifles "GUNS". That is the biggest sin you can commit in the military and you'd get punishment saying those words. Although most general gamers probably don't care, someone who has served actually gets ticked off hearing that. Especially from supposed special forces types. I can barely live with female special forces operatives but hey is 2015 so I'll let it pass personally. Although realistically it will never happen because the military lets females skip the fireman carry test as an example.

    Mulitplayer is the same as always, a bunch of rehashed garbage and nothing original. Definitely do not recommend this game. Save your money and buy something in my USERNAME    … Expand
  79. 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 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    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 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.    … Expand
  80. MattGamerHD
    Nov 11, 2015
    8
    Having owned all of the Call Of Duty's since Modern Warfare I can honestly say that Treyarch have brought a refreshing change to Call Of Duty this year with Black Ops 3. One thing I said before the game's launch was that Treyarch won't disappoint and they haven't. While Black Ops 3 isn't all what I was expecting in that the classic Zombies mode has become overly complex and moved away fromHaving owned all of the Call Of Duty's since Modern Warfare I can honestly say that Treyarch have brought a refreshing change to Call Of Duty this year with Black Ops 3. One thing I said before the game's launch was that Treyarch won't disappoint and they haven't. While Black Ops 3 isn't all what I was expecting in that the classic Zombies mode has become overly complex and moved away from its roots, the game as a whole is still very enjoyable. A refreshed and exciting multiplayer that I'm sure will keep any FPS gamer interested for months if not years. A campaign that while still short in length, coming in at 5-6 hours, has seen an unprecedented level of narrative and complexity making it easily the best campaign story in a Call Of Duty to date. And finally a Zombies mode that's gone from a side project to a large proportion of the game. Now including it's own ranking system and many new gameplay mechanics to make the Treyarch Zombies experience that much more invigorating. While I am not completely content with Zombies right now as I feel it strays too far away from it's EPIC original story and I'm not quite sure why Treyarch seem to enjoy going off on a tangent, Black Ops 3 Zombies is fun and exciting, but the best part to it is that it has so much potential and I can't wait to see what Treyarch do with it in the coming DLCs. Until then Black Ops 3 rounds of as an 8/10 but has strong potential to become a 9 or 10/10 with its DLC offerings.… Expand
  81. mrjoojoo
    Nov 7, 2015
    3
    As a long time COD fan I join the ranks of those disappointed in this release. The Destiny and Titan Fall influences fall flat and make the game behave like your uncle with a personality disorder. The gimmicky hoodies, the destiny like voice over, and even the soundtrack just don't fit this franchise. The walking on walls just serves no real purpose and makes for awkward map design (curvedAs a long time COD fan I join the ranks of those disappointed in this release. The Destiny and Titan Fall influences fall flat and make the game behave like your uncle with a personality disorder. The gimmicky hoodies, the destiny like voice over, and even the soundtrack just don't fit this franchise. The walking on walls just serves no real purpose and makes for awkward map design (curved sonic metal sheets in the wood anyone?). Some of the maps are actually quite promising as long as the color blind guy didn't design them.
    I clocked 8 days of game play for aw3 - you won't be seeing for that 8 hours from me in bo3.    … Expand
  82. karma6
    Nov 6, 2015
    7
    People always gonna hate on Call of Duty so naturally it's gonna get a bad user score. Honest review, it's a good game, not great by any means but its COD and its fun. If you enjoy dumb FPS games this is great and has a lot of content especially if you are into zombies. If you want a more polished and competitive game get Halo 5 its pretty awesome.
  83. worldcitizen19
    Nov 16, 2015
    10
    Ok here's the deal. In my previous review I meant to give it a 6 because it really isn't anything new but that's not really fair. Even though I gave it a 9 by accident I've reviewing it agin in a different light. I love the game. So what it's borrowed from other games and is not really "new". All those people complaining think about cars. Cars all use the same basic principles withOk here's the deal. In my previous review I meant to give it a 6 because it really isn't anything new but that's not really fair. Even though I gave it a 9 by accident I've reviewing it agin in a different light. I love the game. So what it's borrowed from other games and is not really "new". All those people complaining think about cars. Cars all use the same basic principles with different tweaks and looks but in the end their job is to get you from a to b. So is it wrong to use the same basic mechanics for all cars on the planet? Isn't that stealing?
    No, as long as the driver loves the feel and drive of the car and is happy with it that's all that matters right? I mean just how much more can a car be innovated? The same with shooter. Different maps and maybe history and story but we can't make them any different in reality. Where did Titanfall or Halo or AW get their innovation from? Other shooters of course. It's a ludicrous argument this borrowing accusation because every game in existence has borrowed from some game or other so they are all copies of each other. Live with it.

    What BO3 does is combine a lot of stuff from other games and makes it an enormous blast and pure fun to play. Am I enjoying the game? Yes it gets a 10/10 from me like Rise of the Tomb Raider and Halo 5 and Fallout 4. We're spoils with out of this world games when as kids what did we have matchbox toys?

    The more I played this the more I realised its brilliance. Reskin? Yes. Every game that's been released for the last 15 years has been a reskin. Only a few pioneer games began the shooters and rpg's and RTS's and can truly be called original. No game that will come out will ever be totally original anymore because it's all been done before.

    So be happy and enjoy this classic. Reskin! Yes. Borrowed ideas from other games that borrowed their ideas from previous games! Yes. Until a Martian lands on this planet and shows us a new type of gaming our imaginations just can't stretch any further so we can't blame them for that.

    The reskinning and borrowed ideas and story of BO3 all make for a 'new' experience good enough for a 10/10 from me.    … Expand
  84. Bosefus123
    Nov 6, 2015
    0
    The multiplayer is terrible. It feels like Advanced Warfare with all the flying around, sci-fi gadgets and instant deaths. The maps are big and open and the guns all feel the same. This does not feel like Call of Duty anymore. They even removed the online player count like AW because they know no one is going to be playing this game. Activision and the devs should be ashamed for trying toThe multiplayer is terrible. It feels like Advanced Warfare with all the flying around, sci-fi gadgets and instant deaths. The maps are big and open and the guns all feel the same. This does not feel like Call of Duty anymore. They even removed the online player count like AW because they know no one is going to be playing this game. Activision and the devs should be ashamed for trying to one-up Vince Zampella's Titanfall simply because you were bitter he beat you in court and you had to pay him the millions you initially tried not to after MW2. Even though I'm not a Star Wars fan, I'm going to trade this game in for it.… Expand
  85. XXL_Epic
    Dec 15, 2015
    10
    This is the most loaded Call of Duty game to date. I have personally never seen so many features and game modes to play in a game of any kind before. You have the mini game freerun, the hidden gem Dead Ops Arcade 2 which is a arcade game version dedicated to zombies, zombies franchise itself that can be a stand alone game, a very complex Campaign which has tons of customizations andThis is the most loaded Call of Duty game to date. I have personally never seen so many features and game modes to play in a game of any kind before. You have the mini game freerun, the hidden gem Dead Ops Arcade 2 which is a arcade game version dedicated to zombies, zombies franchise itself that can be a stand alone game, a very complex Campaign which has tons of customizations and talent trees to build on... it isn't simply just run and gun, and on top of that has a Zombies campaign. There is so much to do besides regular multiplayer that it is astounding truly.… Expand
  86. Kylejames
    Dec 23, 2015
    4
    I gave this a 4 because the only thing I really enjoyed about this was the zombies. Other than that this game was crap. Like every Call of Duty now of days, it is a re-skin of the old ones. The story is the same as Advanced Warfare. The multiplayer is like years before. And the exo suits THE EXO SUITS. They basically ruined the game for me. If they took these out then I would give thisI gave this a 4 because the only thing I really enjoyed about this was the zombies. Other than that this game was crap. Like every Call of Duty now of days, it is a re-skin of the old ones. The story is the same as Advanced Warfare. The multiplayer is like years before. And the exo suits THE EXO SUITS. They basically ruined the game for me. If they took these out then I would give this game a higher rating.… Expand
  87. aLpHaTeChNiCiAn
    Nov 7, 2015
    9
    TREYARCH DOES IT AGAIN!!
    Best Call of Duty I've played since the first Black Ops.. Tons of content here, FUN MULTIPLAYER with new and fun additions. Boost jet pack is great and not too over the top and keeps the fight on the ground mostly which is what i was hoping for (a lot better than last years AW stupid jet-pack), powersliding is great too and a quick way to get around!.. Can't    TREYARCH DOES IT AGAIN!!
    Best Call of Duty I've played since the first Black Ops.. Tons of content here, FUN MULTIPLAYER with new and fun additions. Boost jet pack is great and not too over the top and keeps the fight on the ground mostly which is what i was hoping for (a lot better than last years AW stupid jet-pack), powersliding is great too and a quick way to get around!.. Can't believe the hate this game is getting.. WAAAAY better than last years atrocious advanced warfare.    … Expand
  88. Sittndukhughes
    Nov 6, 2015
    9
    Black Ops 3 has only been out for about 9 hours, 10 if you pre-ordered, and when I played it last night I thoroughly enjoyed it. Yes the internet and Xbox Live connection were poor, but everyone who got the game at midnight release were attempting to download and get on the game all at once. The maps, game play, and brand new movement system were all very well put together. I played for aBlack Ops 3 has only been out for about 9 hours, 10 if you pre-ordered, and when I played it last night I thoroughly enjoyed it. Yes the internet and Xbox Live connection were poor, but everyone who got the game at midnight release were attempting to download and get on the game all at once. The maps, game play, and brand new movement system were all very well put together. I played for a quite a while last night, and in the amount of time that I played, I enjoyed playing it the entire time.… Expand
  89. 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.
  90. gab19
    Nov 7, 2015
    10
    Great game, and a lot of content for 60$ definitely worth your money do not listen to negative reviews this is the best cod since bo2. The only concern I have with the game is the split screen multiplayer due to it not being full screen with black bars due to aspect ratio, Other than that the game is awesome, if you are a fan of call of duty and haven't picked up a copy in a while this isGreat game, and a lot of content for 60$ definitely worth your money do not listen to negative reviews this is the best cod since bo2. The only concern I have with the game is the split screen multiplayer due to it not being full screen with black bars due to aspect ratio, Other than that the game is awesome, if you are a fan of call of duty and haven't picked up a copy in a while this is definitely the cod to get you back into the universe.… Expand
  91. M4ni4k
    Nov 6, 2015
    10
    It's a treyarch game. More nervous multiplayer thant AW3. Zombie awesome & multiplayer too! Nice Work Treyarch. Campaign is good. Customization are good
  92. Shakazulu64
    Nov 8, 2015
    9
    This is not the perfect Call of Duty I will admit, but half of you players who commented need to stop hating on this game. It is not a copy of Advanced Warfare, a half wit could know that and yes you can run on walls, that dosen't, mean it's a copy of Titanfall either. The game introduces a good story and at the end of the day who cares about the story anyway. You play campaign once maybeThis is not the perfect Call of Duty I will admit, but half of you players who commented need to stop hating on this game. It is not a copy of Advanced Warfare, a half wit could know that and yes you can run on walls, that dosen't, mean it's a copy of Titanfall either. The game introduces a good story and at the end of the day who cares about the story anyway. You play campaign once maybe twice and then you play multiplayer. At the end of the day people are still trying to find fault in the game instead of success. They have a better story than before, the multiplayer is awesome and zombies is still cool so what's the problem, I'll tell you, it's the people playing that are the problem not the game.… Expand
  93. HoschKabosch
    Nov 6, 2015
    9
    I've only played the multiplayer, and this if the first COD game I've bought so here are my impressions;

    -Map Design is great; Maps are small-medium sized, asymmetrical and have central fighting areas that everyone gravitates towards. Nearly constant action, it's very easy to find people unlike and you never feel like your searching through the map for the other team. Their is very    I've only played the multiplayer, and this if the first COD game I've bought so here are my impressions;

    -Map Design is great; Maps are small-medium sized, asymmetrical and have central fighting areas that everyone gravitates towards. Nearly constant action, it's very easy to find people unlike and you never feel like your searching through the map for the other team. Their is very little camping in this game, occassionally you'll see someone hit the deck in a clever spot but map flow does not promote camping. The maps are really well designed. They also are designed for the new mechanics, wall-running(parkour) and double-jump(whatever you call that jet pack thing from Titanfall), and they seem to work really well, the best 2 maps so far are probably the beta maps but overall I think I've liked at least 8 of the maps. which is fantastic.

    - New Mechanics; Wall-Running(Parkour) and Booster-Jumping(Double jump from Titanfall) both feel good in this game, their inclusion is done well and they feel natural, it took me less than 2 minutes to get acclimated to them. Having said that, it feels like they are directly ripped from Titanfall and I can't feel like as I am playing this game that this is what I was hoping Titanfall had been like, nonetheless they do also feel like cheap mechanics that are here to create variety and *new aspects for the complainers that say the game is the same every year. I am in the boat that would prefer improved mechanics and fundamentals with better maps as opposed to new movement mechanics that are sweeping through FPS. So I would have left them out but they work fine.

    -Weapons; Feel really good. I have been going back and forth through Assault Rifles and SMGs and I've found multiple weapons that I could use as my primary weapon. Really well balanced weapons, also the customization on the weapons is really well done, it's very simple figuring out how you want to customize your weapons compared to Ghosts where there was a confusing mess of options. Customization in this game is really straight forward and it's easy to figure out what works and what you want.

    -Graphics; For some reason I'm not a huge fan of the games graphics, it is a next-gen looking game, but to me COD has always had more muted colors and this game is very colorful, I think they would have been better off creating more visually interesting playspaces with a more consistent theme than focusing on making the game such a mosaic of bright colors. Having said that the character models and the weapons look great, and I think it's a very next-gen looking game.

    I gave this game a 9/10 and If I were reviewing it on IGN or something I would have given this game a 9.3 or 9.4 out of 10. This is a complete release; It has a long engaging campaign, a full multiplayer, and a full horde/PvE mode in Zombies. You also have theatre, stat-tracking, they have support for competitive. I don't like the way COD does playlists having them be gametypes specific; because around 75% of the players simply stick to Deathmatch and Domination. It seems like they should break up their playlists by bundling some of the similar gametypes together and having an Arena playlists that features both Slayer and some of the more Competitive Objective gametypes.

    TL;DR
    Overall: Great FPS. Great Multiplayer. Fully-Immersive Campaign and Zombies Mode. 9.3/10.    … Expand
  94. iCSiMarcelinmBR
    Dec 26, 2015
    9
    Not sure why this game is getting so much hate. It's a lot more fun and fluid than the last COD. Sorry you can't fly through the air all the time but the mechanics are much more fun. It takes a lot for a game to be a true 0 and this definitely does not deserve a 0. The multiplayer is better than Halo 5... That's for sure.
  95. ratt19
    Nov 7, 2015
    7
    BEFORE YOU BELIEVE A PERSONS REVIEW WHETHER IT IS GOOD OR BAD!!
    I suggest that you look at the persons profile, and see what games they are into by comparing their other scores. I have seen a lot of people who give 0 are into RPG style games or have given every HALO game a 10and others who a 10 are (obviously) into COD.
    OK back on track now. This game also requires a 3GB day one patch    BEFORE YOU BELIEVE A PERSONS REVIEW WHETHER IT IS GOOD OR BAD!!
    I suggest that you look at the persons profile, and see what games they are into by comparing their other scores. I have seen a lot of people who give 0 are into RPG style games or have given every HALO game a 10and others who a 10 are (obviously) into COD.
    OK back on track now.

    This game also requires a 3GB day one patch to run which i think is disgusting, that's almost an additional 5% of file size to fix up problems after it went gold (finalised for sale)
    COD BLOPS III is set in the future with cybernetics (deus ex) as the innovation (gimmick) of choice this time around.
    What you can do with these upgrades is quite fun.
    Cybercores: (plasmids style Bioshock) add new ways to take out enemies but work best in a group environment (more on this later).
    Parkour style running (mirrors edge, Titanfall): Is smooth and when you get a kill using it quite satisfying.
    Character choice: (RPG) You can choose a male/female, a very restricted head list that looked all the same to me and uniforms that you unlock as you progress.
    As you can see it borrows heavily from a lot other games to and doesn't introduce anything most players wont have used at some previous point in time.
    The campaign:
    Starts out fantastically well and has a rather brutal scene that caught me by surprise. However it does fall down a little bit in the 2nd and 3rd acts and plays just like a standard COD campaign game. It was very short and felt a little lacking to me. Voice acting was so-so, publishers need to realise the difference between actors and voice actors.
    Multiplayer campaign was a lot of fun, but i found it better split-screen as opposed to online as we could cutomise our rigs to complement each other (i'm sure others with more friends online will find it better online).
    Multiplayer:
    The usual COD style of twitch, fast paced action and class customisation that is the hallmark of these games is pulled off very well and smoothly.
    Parkour is easy to pull off, however the maps don't feel like they were made for it and usually makes you a target when used. The power slide (syndicate) however is very useful and is a good option to use instead of the usual dive.
    Zombies:
    Thankfully is not DLC this time around (worst decision ever AW)
    Has some new twists on the one map you have access to and the voice actors add humor with their one liners. Otherwise its the usual fun of zombies. BIG HINT: you will die.

    In short this BLOPS III steals a lot of ideas from other games. Packages them together to try and trick you into thinking it is something new, in some ways it works in others not so much. However there is no true "innovation" here.
    On console however it was smooth with only a little delayed texture fill now and then.
    Nowhere near the best but certainly nowhere near the worst it is a good standard COD FPS
    I enjoyed playing this and will probably keep playing it for awhile, especially the zombies.    … Expand
  96. IMC21
    Nov 23, 2015
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Heyy Guis its me again. Cod bo 111 is pretty dope. lets be honest here. im gunna giv you a in depthe analisis of this game. lets start with the worst, multyplayer. everyone friekin hacks and treyarhc doesn't do swap! and everyone is beetter than you so its not fun. zombies is pretty bad too, they donet even telll you what to do. they are so ambiguus about zmobies, its not even fun. but the campign makes up for all of that. The capmpain is hands down the best sotry i have ever expiernsed. period. I relaly like the law and order guy too. hes really good. It also isnt really stupid like zombies. the campaign is not for casul noobs in mulpilayer. all in all the campaign is a 10 and everything else is a 0… Expand
  97. Unbiased
    Aug 27, 2016
    10
    LOL So much salty butthurt over multiplayer. Id wager half of these bad scores end up being people sucking at the online and claiming "lag switches" and bad design for maps, or guns, or something else. One guy sucked and couldn't get his KD above .84, but said he's "a good player" ! How could this happen?! Must be the game. Give it a zero. lol This is why we have people named Trump andLOL So much salty butthurt over multiplayer. Id wager half of these bad scores end up being people sucking at the online and claiming "lag switches" and bad design for maps, or guns, or something else. One guy sucked and couldn't get his KD above .84, but said he's "a good player" ! How could this happen?! Must be the game. Give it a zero. lol This is why we have people named Trump and Hillary getting close to winning the presidential election. These people. They use little rational thought and blurt out whatever primitive feelings their "left side of the bell curve" IQ will allow.… Expand
  98. Jimmy2202
    Nov 7, 2015
    9
    Created an account JUST to review this as the amount of zero scores are highly unfair. I have played COD since day one. By day one i mean the original Call Of Duty on PC so i am very passionate about this game and series. This is why i point blank refused to buy this game after the disgrace that was AW. That was until i saw a review from somebody like me who played the old school CODs andCreated an account JUST to review this as the amount of zero scores are highly unfair. I have played COD since day one. By day one i mean the original Call Of Duty on PC so i am very passionate about this game and series. This is why i point blank refused to buy this game after the disgrace that was AW. That was until i saw a review from somebody like me who played the old school CODs and said they got that feeling back from this game. I live on multiplayer and love creeping around on hardcore mode not knowing what is round that corner. This was impossible on AW as all of a sudden somebody has jumped over you and shot you. YES you get people jumping on this but it is no where near as common or effective as AW, you can easily pick them out of the sky. YES people wall run but they aren't that quick that you can't shoot them. Wall runners and jumpers are easy kills. YES you sometimes spawn and get killed straight away but it is rare and i remember this happening in every single COD since it was created so its nothing new and certainly not a reason to give a 0. I am 24 and most of these reviews are from whiny little kids that are annoyed they cant boost jump all over the map and actually have to use tactics to get the upper hand. Really enjoying this multiplayer, addictive again and has reignited my love for COD after switching to Battlefield when they released AW. I haven't played campaign or zombies yet but if multiplayer is what you enjoy, buy this and ignore the stupid red reviews.… Expand
  99. Jacob2815
    Nov 9, 2015
    10
    I love this game. It has a ridiculous amount of content to it.

    Although the campaign might not be the best story-wise, it's the best Call of Duty campaign in terms of how you play, because it's not that classic train-on-rails style that we all know and hate. There's progression, you pick your own load-outs (instead of being forced to use the random **** attachments they gave you in old    I love this game. It has a ridiculous amount of content to it.

    Although the campaign might not be the best story-wise, it's the best Call of Duty campaign in terms of how you play, because it's not that classic train-on-rails style that we all know and hate. There's progression, you pick your own load-outs (instead of being forced to use the random **** attachments they gave you in old iterations), there's a safe house where you can chill. Each mission is more arena-style: you get a big map with objectives and you blaze your own trail.

    The multiplayer mode has a ton of content and customization options, with a ridiculous amount of camos, including some you earn by playing Zombies and Campaign. The movement mechanics are a great improvement over the flawed system of AW. They act more as a method of traversing the map as opposed to being a core gunfight mechanic like in AW. Gunfights are back to aim and trigger discipline, same as old. The specialists are another great way to add more choice to the game. Each specialist can be customized as you unlock options via challenges. This adds another layer of depth. The maps are great and all of the guns I've used have been very good.

    I can't say enough about the Zombies. For starters, they made it more difficult than it's ever been. Shadows of Evil is a fantastic map. It's gorgeous, it's massive, it's deep. That's all I'll say (don't want to spoil it). The Giant (for those who got the Season Pass) is a great remake of Der Reise. A lot of people complain, "Oh, I want new stuff. I don't want old stuff," but in all honesty, it's a fantastic map to remake and its sorely needed in this game. As awesome as SoE is, it's not a good map for just hopping in and killing zombies for an hour or two. The Giant is perfect for that. It's smaller, Zombies vets already have it memorized and can just hop in and slay, and it's quick to learn for new players. It doesn't revolve around a massive plot. The two maps contrast significantly and it creates the perfect choice for Zombies. I haven't even touched on the progression yet, either. Yes, you have an actual level and you gain XP. And yes, it's as awesome as it sounds. There are challenges, as well. As you level up, you unlock weapon kits. When you unlock weapon kits, that weapon becomes something that you can level up (same as multiplayer) and you can level it up and unlock attachments. You can load out said gun with attachments in the lobbies, and when you get it out of the box or off the wall, it will have attachments on it. It's a fantastic mechanic that multiplies the replayability of zombies tenfold.

    It seems that 90% of the user reviews on here wrote off Black Ops 3 for one of three reasons:

    1. They like the old Call of Dutys and hate change.

    2. They accuse the game of stealing mechanics from other games (which is silly, every game made in the modern era will be stealing a major component from another game, that's just how it works) and say that it ruins the game.

    3. They just think it's cool to hate on CoD and do it without really putting any thought into it.

    Some of the top posts in "Most Helpful" claim that the game is just a lame re-skin of last year's call of duty with stolen ideas from other games. I say anybody who says that hasn't played the game at all or has less than 5 minutes played.

    If you're one of those "stuck-in-my-ways" type people and you only want CoD4 to be rereleased every year, then this title is not for you. It has innovated and changed a lot of things, all for the better. This is 2015, CoD 4 came out 8 years ago. It's time to realize that if that game were released fresh right now, it would be ridiculed.

    I love CoD4 as much as the next guy, but it isn't Call of Duty anymore and it's not what we need from Call of Duty. If you want CoD4 so badly, fire up your 360 and play it. Black Ops 3 is not a re-skin, it has not stolen any ideas from other games that haven't been used by a million other developers, and it is not the worst call of duty game.

    Verdict: Ultimately, it comes down to "Is this game fun?" This game is ridiculously fun, and it's the first CoD game since Black Ops 1 to make me sit in class/at work wishing I could go home so I can play more. This edition of Call of Duty is pushing to be my favorite of all time. It's not there yet, but I can feel the potential.

    I recommend trying the game. Ignore the user reviews. Go to your local video store and rent it. Find someone you know who owns it and go to their house or borrow it, and play. None of these lame, hateful user reviews do it justice. It's not for everyone, but the tired narrative of "CoD sucks" is getting really old, especially considering how good this game is, yet we still have twice as many negative reviews as positive. Look at the critic scores, they know what a good game is.    … Expand
  100. 0Bennyman
    Nov 9, 2015
    9
    *Spoilers Kinda, No actual story related Spoilers*

    I've not been a huge fan of COD for the last few year with Ghost making me want to suffocate myself, first COD game I couldn't be **** to get past level 10 on Multiplayer due to the lack of color and blandness, Advanced warfare was good with a great campagin and a decent Multiplayer but there was a lot lacking that made me stop playing    *Spoilers Kinda, No actual story related Spoilers*

    I've not been a huge fan of COD for the last few year with Ghost making me want to suffocate myself, first COD game I couldn't be **** to get past level 10 on Multiplayer due to the lack of color and blandness, Advanced warfare was good with a great campagin and a decent Multiplayer but there was a lot lacking that made me stop playing soon after aswell mainly due to nothing to do but Multiplayer since Exo zombies is DLC only so that can **** off and Survival was just MW3 with Exo suits.

    Black ops 3 however adds SO much to the game It makes it seem as though Advanced warfare was just a template, the maps are better the movement is improved and there are countless things to do. Ever wanted a reason to complete and replay the campaign? How about a new story but with the same key elements and Zombies? Now you can! With added powerups and of course Zombies it makes replaying not seem like replaying! Even with a new story. Actual Zombies is of course back and free with a massive map that is considerably harder compared to its other maps but is a lot of fun. The Multiplayer is made more interesting with Specialists who have different abilities making each matchup different.

    Overall I'd say this is a huge step up and obviously when a game does increasingly better than the previous the next is bound to flop. Who's up for Ghosts 2? I know I'm not...So pick this game and pretend it's a 2 year cycle next year.    … Expand
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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
  1. ICXM
    Jan 8, 2016
    80
    A great game despite its flaws. The campaign could be more but still manages to be a great experience if you look past the first few missions. Multiplayer is a blast and makes up for the inadequacies found in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. If you're a fan of Call of Duty, this will appeal to you. While the formula doesn't take risks, it still works.
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  2. 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.
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  3. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Dec 8, 2015
    80
    Treyarch may not always hit its targets, but this remains a genuinely fresh take on an old sub-series in an even older franchise. A game as well-oiled as its cyborgian characters. [Christmas 2015, p.60]
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