Call of Duty: Black Ops III

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  1. Remembrancer
    Nov 10, 2015
    6
    The singleplayer is pretty awful, but that has been common to the Call of Duty series for the last few titles.
    Multiplayer is mostly more of the same, if you liked it before you'll like it now. I haven't encountered a bug as of yet so no complaints there. All in all it's just a CoD game. If you want more of the same purchase it, if you want more leave it alone.
  2. Review_For_You
    Nov 27, 2015
    6
    Ok first of all let me say everyone who gives this game a 0-4 is just insane since there is no way this game could get lower than a 5. The story is pretty good and the multiplayer while it's hard it's not nearly as hard as black ops 2 multiplayer (speaking from experience!) black ops 3 is a great game and it might not be completely new it is still way better than a lot of the other moreOk first of all let me say everyone who gives this game a 0-4 is just insane since there is no way this game could get lower than a 5. The story is pretty good and the multiplayer while it's hard it's not nearly as hard as black ops 2 multiplayer (speaking from experience!) black ops 3 is a great game and it might not be completely new it is still way better than a lot of the other more recent call of duty games. the one area where this game lacks is in zombies even thought zombies is fun and new it does lack some of the fun of other zombies such as black ops 2. Im not saying zombies is terrible i'm just saying it lacks there is currently one map (for free) and it's pretty plain and you find yourself trapped in mobs of zombies a lot but it get really interesting and fun when you start digging deeper into the story which is what treyarch intended. Overall Call Of Duty Black ops 3 is one of the best games out so far and will keep you entertained for a very long time. But NEVER BUY CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS 3 ON XBOX 360… Expand
  3. zlindstrom
    Dec 27, 2015
    6
    camp. like the matrix didn't fit in with bo1 and 2. multi shaky, argus is the death of my experience. Nailed zombies, best one yet only thing hyped about for the new DLC coming out. But back on multiplayer, its terrible no skill needed. Everyones apparently banged your mom, etc, just make zombies a separate disc
  4. skippyhippy
    Jan 5, 2016
    6
    It is an alright game. The shooting is fine, but I would like to list the things bad about it.
    Invisible walls everywhere making the wall running and double jumping mechanics useless.
    the wall running and double jumping mechanics were stolen from Titanfall. The campaign is awful. The courses where you wall run and double jump are stupid because you can't even use them in the game. (If    It is an alright game. The shooting is fine, but I would like to list the things bad about it.
    Invisible walls everywhere making the wall running and double jumping mechanics useless.
    the wall running and double jumping mechanics were stolen from Titanfall.
    The campaign is awful.
    The courses where you wall run and double jump are stupid because you can't even use them in the game. (If you don't believe this see the first issue I had at the top.)
    This one is mainly aimed at Activision, STOP LAUNCHING CALL OF DUTY GAMES IN 1 YEAR! If you take at least 3 years to make it then maybe you can make a better game!    … Expand
  5. aforbes458
    Apr 14, 2016
    6
    Overall, I think that Black Ops 3 is an okay game. It is by no means the best Call of Duty games, but it is not a complete pile of garbage like most people are making it out to be.

    Campaign 4/10: The story line is straight up terrible. No character development at all whatsoever. The characters are simply not memorable and the story is a confusing mess of nonsense. Cybernetic Core    Overall, I think that Black Ops 3 is an okay game. It is by no means the best Call of Duty games, but it is not a complete pile of garbage like most people are making it out to be.

    Campaign 4/10: The story line is straight up terrible. No character development at all whatsoever. The characters are simply not memorable and the story is a confusing mess of nonsense. Cybernetic Core abilities are a complete rip from Bioshock. However, load-out customization is fun and adds a new element to the game.

    Multiplayer 8/10: I have enjoyed the multiplayer a lot. Many different game types, some new and some old. Camo unlocks are fun to complete. Spawn systems are broken sometimes and many players tend to use the same top-tier guns (kuda).

    Zombies 7/10: Shadows of evil is very similar to Mob of the Dead from black ops 3. Pack-a-punch takes a large process to open, so it takes a while to set up to actually start completing waves. Gun customization and leveling allows the player to improve wall gun purchases giving them an advantage. New perk, widows wine, is very effective and fun to use. Boss waves and different enemies mix up the gameplay and keep the player engaged and aware. DLC maps not included in this review.

    THE BLACK MARKET: The Black Market is one of the biggest scams I have ever seen in microtransaction history. With dlc weapons added to the black market, activision has gross millions of dollars by selling players virtually nothing. I made the mistake of spending $20 on cod points for the BM. DO NOT SPEND MONEY ON COD POINTS! The chances of you actually getting one of the rare weapons is very slim. I also have an extremely hard time believing that the odds of getting rare stuff is the same whether you spend COD points or Cryptokeys. Most of the time you get useless stuff, such as the dust camo, mustache decal, or a legendary attachment. Armor makes the game feel childish with rainbow helmets and pink armor... Taunts are funny at first, but get annoying seeing the same ones over and over again.    … Expand
  6. TheGameAddict
    Apr 16, 2017
    6
    Call of Duty: Black Ops III is a mixed bag of great ideas with often terrible execution.

    Campaign: The good thing about Black Ops III's campaign is undeniably the level of customisation on display here. You can customise your loadouts with just as much freedom and detail as in multiplayer, you can change your appearance, you can unlock and use new abilities and even level up your    Call of Duty: Black Ops III is a mixed bag of great ideas with often terrible execution.

    Campaign:
    The good thing about Black Ops III's campaign is undeniably the level of customisation on display here. You can customise your loadouts with just as much freedom and detail as in multiplayer, you can change your appearance, you can unlock and use new abilities and even level up your character. The problem is LITERALLY EVERYTHING ELSE! The story is boring (as are the characters), the gunfights are fun for the most part but the time in between those is filled with waiting for your ally to open a door or spout unskipable exposition which is incredibly tedious and slow on subsequent playthroughs and worst of all: this game isn't a sequel. The only thing that ties BO3 to BO2 is ONE off the cuff remark about Menendez, the antagonist of BO2. Pathetic. Its a shame because the amount of unlockables would make this game highly replayable if it was fun to play. Oh, and there's zombies because of course there is.

    Multiplayer:
    The multiplayer is the best part about Black Ops III. The new movement system is awesome and makes for some fun and frantic matches. The guns are great (mostly), the new specialists are great (mostly) and the maps and modes are also great (mostly). What drags it down into the abyss however is the Black Market, A.K.A. Microtransations! There are two things that make the Black Market terrible: the overpowered firearms that must be unlocked through this system, and the incredibly annoying duplicates that ensure you'll never unlock everything. If you can somehow ignore that however, the multiplayer is great.

    Zombies:
    The fan favourite zombies mode returns and is disappointing. Black Ops III comes with only one zombies map by default, Shadows of Evil. SoE is an easter egg/story-driven map that is NOT built for pure survival and is in fact very difficult to play like a traditional zombies map. Don't get me wrong however, SoE is a great map but its not enough. There exists a pre-order bonus map (which currently available on the Xbox Store for $10 AUD) called The Giant which plays like a traditional survival zombies map. If this map was bundled with the game or was a free download then this game's score would go up. BO3's zombies also features a progression system for the first time ever and its great. But it of course it also features microtransactions using a separate currency to the multiplayer, though they're not as bad here.

    Overall Call of Duty: Black Ops III is a good game held back by a poor campaign and horrendous business practices and despite having microtransactions, the DLC and expansions still cost money.    … Expand
  7. nn666
    Jan 15, 2019
    6
    This game got high reviews on review websites but for me the game isn't that great. The single player mode is ok, just not that exciting. Like when you play AW you're like ok this is fun, this one isn't so much. The zombie mode is ok but there's one free level and the rest you have to pay for. The multiplayer is ridiculous. People running across walls (i don't like all the parkour stuffThis game got high reviews on review websites but for me the game isn't that great. The single player mode is ok, just not that exciting. Like when you play AW you're like ok this is fun, this one isn't so much. The zombie mode is ok but there's one free level and the rest you have to pay for. The multiplayer is ridiculous. People running across walls (i don't like all the parkour stuff it's just ridiculous), maps that work well for campers etc. I have games where you just get hit by guys focusing down places where you have to run through it's just so annoying the way some maps are for that crap.… Expand
  8. Caldan
    Nov 14, 2020
    6
    ❎61%
    A pretty disappointing follow up to Black Ops 2 which is my fav COD game. This is just the same over again except the Zombies sucks.
  9. Nebraska619
    Mar 2, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is the embodiment of meh. The trailer i saw was overhyping the game way too much. Putting aside my salt from the fiasco with my BO3 copy for the 360, the campaign is confusing and hard to follow on. All i know is robot ripped off my arms and now im shooting people. The guns and customization are also ok but it's hard to unlock things. The multiplayer is by far the best part and is the only thing keeping this from getting a 3, it was really good with all the specialist kill rewards like gravity spikes and things such as that. The zombies is ok, zombies still doesn't sell me on games and so it's still boring to me. This game is just ok.… Expand
  10. Infrnlmajsty
    Nov 13, 2015
    5
    I generally love CoD but hated everything after Black Ops 2, I had high hope for Black Ops , but it just seems incredibly boring, the campaign seems just thrown together, and Zombies is 1 map (2 if you bought season pass) and Shadows Of Evil is not very fun........just sad all around
  11. Peptide
    Nov 8, 2015
    5
    Unfortunately this is heading in the direction of Ghosts (which was the worst incarnation of CoD yet). The Campaign is ok but a lot of people prefer to not play co-op. Why should a solo-player have to have a different experience from those that have friends and can do co-op. Zombies is the same fare as usual which is fine. No problems there. The multiplayer is downright sub-par.
    1 -    Unfortunately this is heading in the direction of Ghosts (which was the worst incarnation of CoD yet). The Campaign is ok but a lot of people prefer to not play co-op. Why should a solo-player have to have a different experience from those that have friends and can do co-op. Zombies is the same fare as usual which is fine. No problems there. The multiplayer is downright sub-par.
    1 - The maps are average at best. to many are too large. Short range weapons are mostly irrelevant. There are more camping corner spots than in any other CoD. Also, not a lot of maps to choose from.
    2 - The gun selection is also average. There doesn't seem to be much difference between them. Sure there are differences but as compared with other CoDs (even Ghosts) it doesn't seem to matter which weapon you use.
    3 - Environments are pretty but the character animations seem like last-gen. Also, everything seems a bit laggy. Its definitely not my connection as I can play 4 different online games in a day and this is the only one that is laggy.
    I'm a fan of CoD and have played every one. MW2 was my favorite. BO and BO2 were awesome. I even thought AW was pretty good. Unfortunately I think this one will go down as a terrible entry. The only reason I didn't score it lower is that there is always the chance that it might grow on me...especially after some DLC. We'll see. I pray the next CoD goes back to some original formulas.    … 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. matdevine21
    Feb 23, 2016
    5
    After finishing playing the campaign, I couldn't help but think "wow, is that it!".

    It undeniable that Treyarch put a lot of previous game references into BO3 but overall it all felt like an add on to Advanced Warfare rather than a stand alone title. When I started playing the missions, I thought I would be in for epic boss battles that I needed to use my high tech abilities to get    After finishing playing the campaign, I couldn't help but think "wow, is that it!".

    It undeniable that Treyarch put a lot of previous game references into BO3 but overall it all felt like an add on to Advanced Warfare rather than a stand alone title.

    When I started playing the missions, I thought I would be in for epic boss battles that I needed to use my high tech abilities to get through but really I went through most of the game barely using any of them and basically run and gunned my way through all the game like I have done in every other COD game of late.

    I know a lot of people have complained about this game being boring (which it is at times) but for me, this should have been called "COD BO3 lets go nuts with grenades!" as every level I was having grenade after grenade thrown at me by the "AI" which left them open to shot and made each level repetitive as f*ck.

    The zombies mode is nothing more than an advert to sell micro transactions and shill the upcoming DLC which is a real shame as this mode had me interested more than the rest of the games offerings.

    Multiplayer is still the same but feeling so tired and unimaginative, Activision are going to ride COD into the dirt at this rate unless they are prepared to start pushing the limits and create a multi player offering that's new and fresh!

    Such a let down on what should have been COD's return to form especially since you had Ben Browder as the players voice actor! seriously how can you screw up have him and still have a lame story.    … Expand
  14. 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
  15. firestorm3
    Nov 15, 2015
    5
    Not worth the money. Maps are dull, un-detailed, and drab. Single player campaign story is nauseatingly labyrinthine and dumb (not in a fun way). If you choose a male character be ready for your character and his npc buddy to look virtually identical (making the story even more confusing).

    Jumping mechanic feels like the beta version of last year's COD: AW jump packs. Multiplayer is    Not worth the money. Maps are dull, un-detailed, and drab. Single player campaign story is nauseatingly labyrinthine and dumb (not in a fun way). If you choose a male character be ready for your character and his npc buddy to look virtually identical (making the story even more confusing).

    Jumping mechanic feels like the beta version of last year's COD: AW jump packs. Multiplayer is just flat out, not that much fun.    … Expand
  16. fijiboy
    Jun 28, 2016
    5
    this is definitely not my favorite call of duty game, but its still a good time when your playing multiplayer. it functions quite well and I like the use of classes or whatever they are called, but much like the last few games in the franchise it does very little to make itself stand out and does nothing to surprise anyone, you already know what this game is and there are plenty of firstthis is definitely not my favorite call of duty game, but its still a good time when your playing multiplayer. it functions quite well and I like the use of classes or whatever they are called, but much like the last few games in the franchise it does very little to make itself stand out and does nothing to surprise anyone, you already know what this game is and there are plenty of first person shooters just like it out right now. some people don't even worry about the campaign in these games but since there have been some actually really good campaigns in the past like in the first two modern warfares and the first black ops I think we should get a good campaign and that we deserve one, but we don't get it once again. the one thing black ops 3 does try to put effort into is its zombie mode, its had a lot of changes to it and is overall deeper than previous zombie modes, but unfortunately I don't feel its better. I definitely prefer the older zombie modes but I do appreciate black ops trying to do something different. very generic game, but still ends up being just as addictive and fun as previous titles, but honestly I could have just as much fun or more fun playing any of the other games in the series.… Expand
  17. ToFewViews
    Nov 30, 2015
    5
    Black ops 3 is similar to previous games in the series with it's exo suits and futuristic kill streaks that can feel very overpowering. But it has taken a step back from advanced warfare..a small step be that. It's enough to give the game it's own feel and personality, the story of black ops 3 is much more interesting then previous games but it's not going to surprise you or catch you offBlack ops 3 is similar to previous games in the series with it's exo suits and futuristic kill streaks that can feel very overpowering. But it has taken a step back from advanced warfare..a small step be that. It's enough to give the game it's own feel and personality, the story of black ops 3 is much more interesting then previous games but it's not going to surprise you or catch you off guard. Co-op campaign has also made a return and they opened the maps up a lot to make space for everyone and there unique load-outs. The campaign was full of ups and downs of enjoyment and boredom, I'd go from having fun to mindlessly defending a person as enemies poor though a doorway. The ability to customize and level up your guns in single player is a nice touch but doesn't stop the game from feeling extremely liner. Multi-player is similar to previous games and is very familiar to fans of the series, but other may not enjoy it as much. Odd spawns,extremely powerful guns/kill streaks and other elements can make the game very frustrating for some and enjoyable for others. There is a nice variety in game modes to, it ranges from TDM, ranked areas and the crowd favorite Uplink. Zombies is even more over the top then before with most regular zombies being company by big monsters and flying bat type creates witch makes zombies feel very overwhelming but enjoyable.
    Fans of previous games in the series will enjoy black ops 3 but new comers or old fans looking to rekindle there love for the game maybe pushed away by some of the changes to the series.    … Expand
  18. 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
  19. aidanpscott
    Oct 20, 2016
    5
    I know I'm a bit late to review this game, but as I've learned from Advanced Warfare, even if I like the game at launch,the game will most likely get worse as more and more updates are made to the game, and Black Ops 3 is no exception.

    At launch, I enjoyed the game's Campaign (I am one of the very few, so don't expect to play the game and like it as I have), multiplayer, and zombies! It    I know I'm a bit late to review this game, but as I've learned from Advanced Warfare, even if I like the game at launch,the game will most likely get worse as more and more updates are made to the game, and Black Ops 3 is no exception.

    At launch, I enjoyed the game's Campaign (I am one of the very few, so don't expect to play the game and like it as I have), multiplayer, and zombies! It was the first Call of Duty game since Modern Warfare 2 where I universally liked every mode I was give, but as time will tell, the game got progressively worse! My initial score at launch would have been a solid 7/10, which, on my scale, means it's a good game. As of now... well, let's review the game first.

    The campaign is one of the most hated campaigns in Call of Duty history, and as I said, I'm one of the few who actually liked it. I completely understand why people don't like the campaign though, the voice acting is cheesy as hell, the level design is very linear, the story is cliche, the AI is dumb, you name it. However, I felt the campaign did something the past call of duty games (after Modern Warfare 2) weren't doing. It innovated! We got new enemy types (which were challenging): drones, walkers, etc. We got to customize our loadouts which we took into our missions, the collectibles were fun to collect, and the story actually messed with my mind quite a bit. As unrealistic as the game is, and as disrespectful it may be to the Call of Duty Military Shooter of old, I couldn't hate the campaign. Perhaps this was because I had such low expectations after Advanced Warfare. I wish the game had continued the story of the Mason Family's story, I wish the voice acting was better, and I wish the game wasn't set so far in the future, but for what we got, I actually enjoyed the game's campaign. 7/10! It's good.

    At launch, I enjoyed the multiplayer greatly! I, for one, enjoyed Advanced Warfare's multiplayer, but after a while it got extremely bland and annoying. The exo suits turned call of duty into a bunny-hopping simulator, which ruined the game for most. The new movement system is more balanced, but does little to improve or innovate on the current call of duty formula. The maps we got at launch are pretty descent, for the most part, but the DLC maps left a lot to be desired. The graphics didn't help either. The game includes glossy textures, which make guns look plastic and less realistic and gritty as the Call of Duty franchise had once been. The sound effects are pretty good, even though the weapons are very unbalanced. As the game got older, the servers got so much worse, and eventually became unplayable. The lag, as of now, is completely game breaking! It is the worst lag I've seen since Battlefield 4 at launch, and I'm not exaggerating! The hit marker detection is awful, and has been awful even at launch, the lag got worse and worse, the skill-gap compression is a huge issue, input/output delays happen constantly, and what's worse is that the Black Market Supply Drops have made the game a Pay-to-Win system. At launch, the Black Market didn't require money and was a method to get cosmetic items, which I actually liked! It's not as bad as the Advanced Warfare Supply Drop system, but it's pretty bad! This multiplayer has been completely ruined by these upadtes. At launch, I would have given the multiplayer an 8/10, which is really good, but now it's a 3/10! It's bad!

    At launch, Zombies was actually my least favorite part of the game. I purchased the Hardened Edition, which gave me the Der Riese remake called the Giant, which was a pretty good map, but Shadows of Evil was a Mob of the Dead rehash, which isn't a bad thing, but didn't quite work for the map itself which is set in the 1950s. The map has been improved with updates to the game however, and has since then, become a somewhat descent map. One improvement was having two Margwa heads open at once. While I loved the third map, Der Eisendrache, I really didn't like the fourth map Zetsobou No Shima, which was glitchier and buggier than any Zombies map I'd ever played. I didn't expect the next two maps, Gorod Krovi and Revelations to be as good as they were, but Treyarch managed to release some of the best maps in Zombies history. Now, Black Ops 3 zombies, while a huge improvement over Black Ops 2's mediocre Zombies and Advanced Warfare's Exo Zombies, doesn't quite live up to the reputation of it's predecessors in Black Ops 1 and World at War, but overall, it's pretty good. It also helps that they added a customization feature to allow players to customize their weapons with the sights and attachments they want to use! This is a great addition to the game mode, and the best innovation since the Pack-A-Punch Machine in World at War. My biggest issue with the Zombies mode is the servers suck! I played a solo game and I got the "Connection Interrupted" message and had to restart! WTF! This mode ended up being a 7/10! It's good, but the lag keeps it from getting an 8!    … Expand
  20. 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
  21. B5HARP
    Nov 16, 2015
    5
    First off I have to admit that I only like Treyarch's COD games. This one, however; not so much. I paid $110.00 for this game and Season Pass. I didn't do the same for Ghosts or AW, but since this is Treyarch and i absolutely love Zombies, i paid it. Problem is this game's only good offering is Zombies. The campaign is absolutely terrible. I started from the beginning and quit,First off I have to admit that I only like Treyarch's COD games. This one, however; not so much. I paid $110.00 for this game and Season Pass. I didn't do the same for Ghosts or AW, but since this is Treyarch and i absolutely love Zombies, i paid it. Problem is this game's only good offering is Zombies. The campaign is absolutely terrible. I started from the beginning and quit, because it was so lame. A buddy invited me in for co-op, which was further than when i quit and it was just the same. Still had no clue what was going on story wise and didn't really care. Multiplayer is the same as it has always been. Sure you can run on walls and what not, but basically the same. Graphics are great as well. Loading the game every time makes you wait for the Treyarch and Activision symbols and then there is the download for syncing to multiplayer. This is next gen, tired of all these loading screens and wait times. I would rate this game much worse, but my love for Zombies keeps me from doing that. So if you like Zombies enough to pay $110.00 then go for it, otherwise Pass on this one.… Expand
  22. 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.
  23. Lilmanike
    Nov 14, 2016
    5
    Call Of Duty Black Ops III is an absolutely disappointing game. The horribly bad single player campaign, stupid supply drops that give you less than 0.1% of a chance to get a new weapon, alright graphics, meh weapons and abysmal multiplayer.

    Pros:
    Graphics
    Weapons

    Cons:
    Multiplayer
    Season Pass
    Supply Drops
    Single Player Campaign
    Confusing Story
  24. 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
  25. RageGamer
    Nov 13, 2015
    5
    Bland and stale. The game had nothing to offer that we hadn't seen in a call of duty game before other than the new system where you can choose a person with a specialty. The game is fun for about 10 hours, but after that the multiplayer becomes stale and boring. Furthermore, the campaign seemed like they literately just copied advanced warfare. Also while it had some reference to theBland and stale. The game had nothing to offer that we hadn't seen in a call of duty game before other than the new system where you can choose a person with a specialty. The game is fun for about 10 hours, but after that the multiplayer becomes stale and boring. Furthermore, the campaign seemed like they literately just copied advanced warfare. Also while it had some reference to the previous black ops games, it had little to do with the previous story lines. Also while zombies was alright, black ops 1 and 2 had better zombies campaigns. Overall, this game has nothing that we have not already seen before i a Call of Duty game, and is not worth your money, at least until the price goes way down.… Expand
  26. AllieVadner
    Jan 13, 2016
    5
    So, after finishing the campaign, I can't give it a higher score. I'm a mayor fan of the Black Ops series and I even bought the Xbox One to be able to play the campaign and...
    First of all; was it really that hard to get the campaign on old-gen consoles? At least the local one. I personally don't think it innovated anything, yes, the graphics were amazing but, that aside I didn't find it    So, after finishing the campaign, I can't give it a higher score. I'm a mayor fan of the Black Ops series and I even bought the Xbox One to be able to play the campaign and...
    First of all; was it really that hard to get the campaign on old-gen consoles? At least the local one. I personally don't think it innovated anything, yes, the graphics were amazing but, that aside I didn't find it special, the fact I could choose the face of my character I thought was pretty awesome but then, not even a frigging name?! Seriously?! Anyway, I'm fully disappointed with the campaign generally, heck, I liked Advanced Warfare better.
    As for multiplayer, it's exactly the same thing as Black Ops 2 which could be both ways; good or bad. I liked it because it FEELS like Black Ops but also I am quite disappointed that we anxiously waited for it and it's exactly the same thing with just a tiny bit of adjustments.
    Zombies is the only thing I personally believe is salvageable from the game, even if it's the same concept as the previous Black Ops, it does give us a new chapter on the story following this whole chaos so I think the effort of something worth playing was made on zombies... And I'm not even that much of a fan for zombie maps.
    So, in conclusion, I'm highly disappointed, maybe my expectations were extremely high, maybe I expected too much of this game but in the end, I feel like turning my 360 on and play the first two Black Ops.    … Expand
  27. EmilyV
    Apr 12, 2016
    5
    The user rating for this is pretty spot on. Not worth full price. A really glitchy campaign along with a really "weird" multiplayer. The movements seem completely wrong and don't flow nicely at all. It's like they tried to capture titanfall movements and missed the mark by miles. If you're expecting a multiplayer that you will keep coming back to then you're going to be very disappointed.The user rating for this is pretty spot on. Not worth full price. A really glitchy campaign along with a really "weird" multiplayer. The movements seem completely wrong and don't flow nicely at all. It's like they tried to capture titanfall movements and missed the mark by miles. If you're expecting a multiplayer that you will keep coming back to then you're going to be very disappointed. I never made it past 1st prestige, it felt like a chore every time I played it. Never got through the campaign because my save would either glitch or the achievements weren't popping for the difficulty I was playing on. Huge waste of time.… Expand
  28. DarkReaperV3
    Jun 29, 2016
    5
    Graficos muy buenos...... historia una gran porqueria, el multijugador desde que salió el juego siempre hay lag, increible que un juego tan caro tenga unos servidores de mierda, me molesta que ya han convertido a los personajes en linea en lesvianas machorras y soldados homosexuales con sus uniformes con colores pastel, cuando se han visto soldados asi de maricas!!!!
  29. 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
  30. TheRealFlame
    Dec 19, 2019
    5
    The story was horrible, it had good concepts, but never delivered them in a good way. First off the story didn't make much sense the first run, and the ending of the story was revealed in fast moving text that you can't read without making a slow motion video, or looking one up on YouTube. The only thing that carries this game is the multiplayer, it is not as good as old titles, but it isThe story was horrible, it had good concepts, but never delivered them in a good way. First off the story didn't make much sense the first run, and the ending of the story was revealed in fast moving text that you can't read without making a slow motion video, or looking one up on YouTube. The only thing that carries this game is the multiplayer, it is not as good as old titles, but it is bad for a AAA game, They spent many years to make this game and it seems like they rushed it in only 6 months. Honestly unacceptable for a game with such a reputation. I can make more memories playing Call of Duty 2, the second game in the franchise, than I can in this game. They honestly use graphics as a selling point and not a compelling story.… Expand
  31. LB_CO
    Apr 20, 2020
    5
    "COD: BLACK OPS III" Is a mediocre bag of good multiplayer and bad story telling.
  32. skippiskip
    Apr 19, 2021
    5
    The campaign is hot, burning, smelly, trash. This game makes no sense, unless you record the game, slow down the scrolling text, read it, buy comic books, and read them. The level design is stupid and unfair to the player at times. I can only recommend playing this game IF you play it with a friend. Trust me, it is not worth your time unless you like achievements or collectibles.

    The    The campaign is hot, burning, smelly, trash. This game makes no sense, unless you record the game, slow down the scrolling text, read it, buy comic books, and read them. The level design is stupid and unfair to the player at times. I can only recommend playing this game IF you play it with a friend. Trust me, it is not worth your time unless you like achievements or collectibles.

    The zombies is the best part of the game. Zombies is almost perfect. I like some of the gobble gums. The guns are cool. Customizing guns are cool. Though, half of the maps are good. The only good maps are the remakes, that...is...it!

    Multiplayer is stupid. Borning maps. Boring all over. Don't recommend it.    … Expand
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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.
  36. AmericanGinger
    Feb 10, 2016
    4
    This game is by far my least favorite Call of Duty. Having played all since Modern Warfare, I had never loathed one like I do this game. Never have I played a Call of Duty game and have failed to have fun so often. My favorite weapons are the assault rifles in Call of Duty, and this is the first game I've played where they are unusable. SMGs completely destroy them in far too manyThis game is by far my least favorite Call of Duty. Having played all since Modern Warfare, I had never loathed one like I do this game. Never have I played a Call of Duty game and have failed to have fun so often. My favorite weapons are the assault rifles in Call of Duty, and this is the first game I've played where they are unusable. SMGs completely destroy them in far too many situations. And on top of that, there are less ARs in this game than in any previous Black Ops game. Using SMGs all day long gets very repetitive and makes the game all the more bland. The maps are all mediocre, no classics here like Firing Range, Raid, of Standoff. The campaign is the worst to date with a lame story and incredibly boring gameplay with minimal level design.… Expand
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. LandenWolf
    Jul 29, 2016
    4
    Call of duty: Black Ops 3 is yet another installment upon the almost endless COD series. This is a completely unbiased review as i like COD, and battlefield just the same, so lets begin. First things first; the campaign is the WORST COD campaign of all time. The Plot is stupid, concluded, melodramatic, hard to follow, and just down right boring. The "characters" are so poorly written, andCall of duty: Black Ops 3 is yet another installment upon the almost endless COD series. This is a completely unbiased review as i like COD, and battlefield just the same, so lets begin. First things first; the campaign is the WORST COD campaign of all time. The Plot is stupid, concluded, melodramatic, hard to follow, and just down right boring. The "characters" are so poorly written, and don't effect the plot whatsoever. Your "buddy Boy" Hendricks is the worst sidekick in FPS history. Overall, The Campaign is the worst part of the entire game. Don't play it. Zombies are back, but is much more sophisticated than Black Ops 2. with a improved leveling, stat, and gun system. However we have more uninteresting characters, 1 map, and boring online game play. Multiplayer is the only reason i gave this review a 4. Much better than AW's awful Multiplayer, but much worse than black ops 2's. Again We have an OP gun in every class, Like the VMP, KN44, 205 Brecci, P-06, and Dingo. The specialist system is a small breath of fresh air, but like the guns, its crystal clear some abilities and weapons are better than others. The Supply Drop system is back, and is a little better than AW's. We have Supply drop only weapons with a little bit better drop rates, but still its frustrating and an annoyance However all the small silver linings make a unpolished and difficult multiplayer experience. Overall a lack luster COD, and another disappointment from treyarch.… Expand
  40. 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.
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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.
  45. lowrihugzz
    May 10, 2016
    4
    this game has amazing graphics and the zombies is also amazing but the multiplayer i will not play at all its t similar to AW and i wasnt a big fan of that game really , really happy with the zombies but the sad thing is its never gonna be the way it was in 2008 when it all started
  46. thejzzboy
    Jul 27, 2016
    4
    okay the campaign is the worst one in cod history multiplayer is boring and shadows of evil is the worst cod zombies map i played and treyarch does not save cod i though ghosts and aw where even better this is the worst cod i played treyarch is not the best cod devolper i think infinte warfare will even be better
  47. 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
  48. Kmo
    Apr 1, 2016
    3
    Better graphics, but, boring. Nothing new here. Just a faster way to get spawn killed by overpowered weapons and spam.... Wish I didn't buy it because now it's just taking up space in my game cloud because I've uninstalled it. What a waste of money.
  49. 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
  50. azgoodaz
    Aug 15, 2016
    3
    I borrowed this game from my brother so I can play the campaign, thinking that it will be decent. But why does it suck?

    It's Advanced Warfare 2.0... literally. You are probably saying, who gets Call of Duty for their campaign? Well, I do because Multiplayer is mostly trash. I love their storylines... most of them suck sadly... like this one. The plot twist can be seen in the    I borrowed this game from my brother so I can play the campaign, thinking that it will be decent. But why does it suck?

    It's Advanced Warfare 2.0... literally.

    You are probably saying, who gets Call of Duty for their campaign? Well, I do because Multiplayer is mostly trash. I love their storylines... most of them suck sadly... like this one.

    The plot twist can be seen in the beginning of the campaign, horrible backstory, and it doesn't even fall in line with Black Ops 1 or 2 storyline. Treyarch should have renamed this a different name other than Black Ops 3... but let's face it, they are greedy for money and they knew having Black Ops in the title would sell more copies.

    Exo Boosts? Where the hell is this feature in the campaign? It was not even in any of the 11 campaign missions that you played, but why is this ability in multiplayer though? Did they add it in at the last minute? The only Exo ability you have is wall running like in Titanfall.

    Multiplayer? Horrible, everyone just jumps around like fish out of water just like in Advanced Warfare. And then, they are back at their greedy money aspect by adding COD Points to the game to buy in-game horrible skins for your weapons. Like why spend money are on a crap game? By buying these COD Points, you are just letting Activision know to implement this crap in other titles.

    The only great thing about this game is the graphics and detail of characters. Other than that, Black Ops 3 is not worth the $60 or even $40 dollars to spend on this game. Thank God I did not spend any money on this game.    … Expand
  51. Mandirigma88
    Sep 30, 2016
    3
    Futuristic shooter that has some fun aspects, but mostly leaves you dazed, confused, and wondering where that single shot came from that killed you. Had high hopes for this game but the TTK is just entirely too fast. Players regardless of skill can win any gun fight provided they get the first shot/hit on their opponent. Having the time to kill extremely too high means it is almostFuturistic shooter that has some fun aspects, but mostly leaves you dazed, confused, and wondering where that single shot came from that killed you. Had high hopes for this game but the TTK is just entirely too fast. Players regardless of skill can win any gun fight provided they get the first shot/hit on their opponent. Having the time to kill extremely too high means it is almost impossible to win a gun fight against more than 2 other players. 30 percent of the game are 1 shot kills, even if shot in the ankle. The other 70 percent are 2 shot kills. This means that you can never duck behind cover, or run around a corner, if you are seen and shot, you are dead. Isn't it amazing that in this super futuristic shooter, we have special highly advanced weapons, killer robots, killer drones, nanotechnology, etc... but no body armor that makes our heroes able to absorb more than a single shot. pretty lame. Again we also see a COD game that is very flat. See that hill, you can't climb it. Want to back into a corner and hide, the corner is too shallow. How about that barricade, can you crouch behind it? Nope, that is out of bounds. The perk system is also very poor in this game. Save your money and don't but this.… Expand
  52. 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
  53. ItsBlueRockTHIN
    Jul 26, 2016
    3
    This game does not live up to the black ops franchise, when playing Black Ops 3, I don't feel the fun that games are suppose to bring, and the new futuristic setting surely doesn't make it any better. With the small amounts of weapons to choose from, if you want more you must pay god knows how much more(via crates), and the game mechanics just isn't smooth, for example, I am personally notThis game does not live up to the black ops franchise, when playing Black Ops 3, I don't feel the fun that games are suppose to bring, and the new futuristic setting surely doesn't make it any better. With the small amounts of weapons to choose from, if you want more you must pay god knows how much more(via crates), and the game mechanics just isn't smooth, for example, I am personally not a fan of the jump in the air float for 2 seconds to be shot movements and how the campaign besides its bad plot is just a run and gun. If you would like some new fresh content feel free to pay an extra 60 dollars. Overall this game is just bad and has nothing to do with the original black ops.… Expand
  54. CineAutoctono
    Oct 6, 2017
    3
    "Call of Duty: Black Ops 3" is a very bad game, very difficult, the multiplayer option is horrible, and the missions are solicitors, I DO NOT LIKE FOR ANYTHING !!!
  55. 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
  56. 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
  57. natty637
    Jun 11, 2016
    3
    I reviewed this game not too long ago and though I would share my experience with it after spending a little more time playing. The single player is very disappointing, as there is no connection to the other Black Ops titles. The zombies mode isn't bad. I personally did not care for Shadows of Evil too much. I do like that Der Riese (The Giant) was remade however, as it's one of the bestI reviewed this game not too long ago and though I would share my experience with it after spending a little more time playing. The single player is very disappointing, as there is no connection to the other Black Ops titles. The zombies mode isn't bad. I personally did not care for Shadows of Evil too much. I do like that Der Riese (The Giant) was remade however, as it's one of the best zombies maps Treyarch has made over the years. My problem with zombies after Black Ops 1 is that it has gotten far too complicated. What I mean by that is it's drifted too away from what made zombies so unique. The multiplayer is a major letdown as well. Black Ops 2 pushed the futuristic concept without drastically changing the core formula of Call of Duty multiplayer. The multiplayer in this game is just very frustrating and too much like Titanfall. What hampered the experience for me was the people who play take it so seriously. I am a casual gamer who enjoys picking up and playing games like COD for fun. Sadly this game is just too competitive for my liking. I will be sticking with Advanced Warfare or Black Ops 1 instead of playing this piece of garbage they try to pass off as a Call of Duty game.… Expand
  58. Hitman4hire007
    Nov 30, 2015
    3
    Treyarch have developed some of my favorite entries in the call of duty franchise,However their latest installment is without question the least enjoyable of the series that use the modified Id Tech 3 IW Engine (so not including COD 1,FH,2,3).The Campaign story is more like 10hr drug induced fantasy,The first level is your run of the mill COD style opening,But then as the"Story"(if you canTreyarch have developed some of my favorite entries in the call of duty franchise,However their latest installment is without question the least enjoyable of the series that use the modified Id Tech 3 IW Engine (so not including COD 1,FH,2,3).The Campaign story is more like 10hr drug induced fantasy,The first level is your run of the mill COD style opening,But then as the"Story"(if you can call it that) starts to unravel Itself through the first half of the campaign whats supposed to be reality or fantasy is so blurred your left not knowing whats going on.The actual gameplay isn't terrible but its just going through the motions,and a couple of times it saved a checkpoint while in middle of firefight with the Juggernaut type guy which was annoying.As for the multiplayer its pretty much the same as usual,good for a blast but nothing inventive enough to take it to the next level the series needs.… Expand
  59. 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
  60. thejzboy
    Jul 18, 2016
    3
    this is the worst cod i ever played it so bad the only good thing is zombies and freerun the rest is trash it dosent feel like a black ops the campaign is the worst story in cod history i want my money back infinte warfare is even better than bo3 multiplayer sucks the supply drops are horrible it was the worst shooter of 2015 not fun its boring as hell it is a rip off of titanfall last genthis is the worst cod i ever played it so bad the only good thing is zombies and freerun the rest is trash it dosent feel like a black ops the campaign is the worst story in cod history i want my money back infinte warfare is even better than bo3 multiplayer sucks the supply drops are horrible it was the worst shooter of 2015 not fun its boring as hell it is a rip off of titanfall last gen version is trash activison and treyarch where lazy in conclusion bo3 is the worst cod nvm advance warfare is but bo3 is 2nd worst hopefully cod 2018 is waw 2 instead of bo4… Expand
  61. h3xify
    Jul 21, 2020
    3
    It's good and bad at the same time. I see what they were going for, but at that point I was tired of all the future **** Why can't it just be like 2007? god damn, and this game wasn't helping at all. I just find this game to be very boring, and also god DAMN! the salty kids on this one just make me want to **** die.
  62. 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
  63. 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
  64. 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
  65. 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
  66. 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
  67. 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.
  68. 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
  69. 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
  70. 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
  71. 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
  72. 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
  73. 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
  74. 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.
  75. soldar
    Jun 26, 2020
    2
    Lo único entretenido es el dlc de mapas de zombies, todo lo demás es aburrido a más no poder
  76. 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!!
  77. 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
  78. 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
  79. 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
  80. 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.
  81. 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.
  82. 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
  83. 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
  84. 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
  85. gameguardian21
    Jun 19, 2016
    1
    If you have played cod black ops 1and 2, you get the gist right now, with the same multiplayer, same modes and maps. The single player campaign is so confusing, I just cannot give a **** about what is happening. Plus they have already stolen two ideas from two different franchises, but i will leave it to you to find that out.
  86. 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.
  87. Fisher39
    May 29, 2016
    1
    There's no doubt that this is the worst call of duty game ever; it's certainly a candidate for worst game ever. Not quite 'Ride to Hell: Retribution' but pretty close. There's no doubt it's pretty but it's all surface and no substance. An incomprehensible storyline where characters spout the same lines over and over again. Dear god, make it stop with the 'stay with me we'll get throughThere's no doubt that this is the worst call of duty game ever; it's certainly a candidate for worst game ever. Not quite 'Ride to Hell: Retribution' but pretty close. There's no doubt it's pretty but it's all surface and no substance. An incomprehensible storyline where characters spout the same lines over and over again. Dear god, make it stop with the 'stay with me we'll get through this'. Characters are ciphers that you're supposed to care about but don't because they're here then gone. No depth. Lots of explosions, well pretty much nothing but explosions and massive set pieces but no pacing, no variety, just run down the same enemy infested corridors with the same enemies behaving in the same way. The same animation of a VTOL spinning through the air over and over again. One crash: impressive. Two crashes, mmmmm. The same crash repeated over and over again boring as hell. Like watching a compilation of your favourite football team scoring every goal in the season but only five seconds of each. There's no tension, no context, no build up, just wham, bam, thank you ma'am and the balls in the back of the net.

    It's dull and repetitive, with no wit or imagination. In the great 'snog, marry, avoid' game of life this is absolutely an avoid.    … Expand
  88. GameCritque
    Jun 7, 2016
    1
    Black Ops 3 has many mistakes that keeps the trend going of bad Call of Duty games over recent years. The Campaign is short, the story is complicated and generally not fun. Multiplayer is unbalanced with weapons like the VMP and Vesper dominating and generally damage output can be very annoying in terms of how much you shoot someone. Supply Drops were a mistake especially you can pay forBlack Ops 3 has many mistakes that keeps the trend going of bad Call of Duty games over recent years. The Campaign is short, the story is complicated and generally not fun. Multiplayer is unbalanced with weapons like the VMP and Vesper dominating and generally damage output can be very annoying in terms of how much you shoot someone. Supply Drops were a mistake especially you can pay for them in this game which to me gives it a Pay-To-Win feeling. Zombies is bearable but two things kills it. One is it only takes 3 hits to get down with Juggernog and the red screen after two hits lasts way to long and leaves a lot of opportunity to get down. I'm not afraid of a challenge in zombies but I have had so many dumb downs it can get very annoying. The specialists are a nice touch but some like the Ripper, charge to quickly and are overpowered. Two the game only comes with one Zombies map unlike BO2 that came with at least 3. In this game if you want to play more then Shadows of Evil, you have to buy season pass or buy the DLC's on their own. Also Shadows of Evil is horrible map to start out with because it takes a very long time to learn. The game also has many bugs and exploitable glitches and zombies and multiplier. But I have to say something nice about the game is it has nice graphics. The graphics are crisp and look very nice on Xbox One. Overall I think this game is not very good, I enjoyed it for awhile but then I started seeing problems. I'm not some COD hater that just started playing COD and I'm just bashing it to be part of the bandwagon. I've been a fan Since WaW and it is clear Call Of Duty has fallen from its former grace. Save your money as this game is a massive Cash Grab.… Expand
  89. closecomabt44
    Nov 11, 2016
    1
    terrible just terrible its a broken game that makes no sense it is the equal of trash and thats where it should go dont buy it your wasting your time and money.
  90. 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
  91. 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
  92. 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
  93. 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
  94. 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
  95. 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
  96. 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.
  97. 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.
  98. 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...
  99. 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?.
  100. 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
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#26 Best Xbox One Game of 2015
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#7 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2015
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#7 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2015

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  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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