Call of Duty: Black Ops III

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5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 870 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 364 out of 870
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  1. 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
  2. stevenchang0
    Nov 7, 2015
    0
    Zombies is decent, I actually really liked the multiplayer until it got stale! But campaign sucks. Bad story. Want a good story and campaign in FPS? Play Halo, NOT COD.,
  3. gab19
    Nov 7, 2015
    10
    Great game, and a lot of content for 60$ definitely worth your money do not listen to negative reviews this is the best cod since bo2. The only concern I have with the game is the split screen multiplayer due to it not being full screen with black bars due to aspect ratio, Other than that the game is awesome, if you are a fan of call of duty and haven't picked up a copy in a while this isGreat game, and a lot of content for 60$ definitely worth your money do not listen to negative reviews this is the best cod since bo2. The only concern I have with the game is the split screen multiplayer due to it not being full screen with black bars due to aspect ratio, Other than that the game is awesome, if you are a fan of call of duty and haven't picked up a copy in a while this is definitely the cod to get you back into the universe.… Expand
  4. DangerxZone89
    Nov 7, 2015
    8
    Not sure why this game is getting so much hate. It's a lot more fun and fluid than the last COD. Sorry you can't fly through the air all the time but the mechanics are much more fun. It takes a lot for a game to be a true 0 and this definitely does not deserve a 0. The multiplayer is better than Halo 5... That's for sure.
  5. ratt19
    Nov 7, 2015
    7
    BEFORE YOU BELIEVE A PERSONS REVIEW WHETHER IT IS GOOD OR BAD!!
    I suggest that you look at the persons profile, and see what games they are into by comparing their other scores. I have seen a lot of people who give 0 are into RPG style games or have given every HALO game a 10and others who a 10 are (obviously) into COD.
    OK back on track now. This game also requires a 3GB day one patch    BEFORE YOU BELIEVE A PERSONS REVIEW WHETHER IT IS GOOD OR BAD!!
    I suggest that you look at the persons profile, and see what games they are into by comparing their other scores. I have seen a lot of people who give 0 are into RPG style games or have given every HALO game a 10and others who a 10 are (obviously) into COD.
    OK back on track now.

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

    In short this BLOPS III steals a lot of ideas from other games. Packages them together to try and trick you into thinking it is something new, in some ways it works in others not so much. However there is no true "innovation" here.
    On console however it was smooth with only a little delayed texture fill now and then.
    Nowhere near the best but certainly nowhere near the worst it is a good standard COD FPS
    I enjoyed playing this and will probably keep playing it for awhile, especially the zombies.    … Expand
  6. aLpHaTeChNiCiAn
    Nov 7, 2015
    9
    TREYARCH DOES IT AGAIN!!
    Best Call of Duty I've played since the first Black Ops.. Tons of content here, FUN MULTIPLAYER with new and fun additions. Boost jet pack is great and not too over the top and keeps the fight on the ground mostly which is what i was hoping for (a lot better than last years AW stupid jet-pack), powersliding is great too and a quick way to get around!.. Can't    TREYARCH DOES IT AGAIN!!
    Best Call of Duty I've played since the first Black Ops.. Tons of content here, FUN MULTIPLAYER with new and fun additions. Boost jet pack is great and not too over the top and keeps the fight on the ground mostly which is what i was hoping for (a lot better than last years AW stupid jet-pack), powersliding is great too and a quick way to get around!.. Can't believe the hate this game is getting.. WAAAAY better than last years atrocious advanced warfare.    … Expand
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. Jimmy2202
    Nov 7, 2015
    9
    Created an account JUST to review this as the amount of zero scores are highly unfair. I have played COD since day one. By day one i mean the original Call Of Duty on PC so i am very passionate about this game and series. This is why i point blank refused to buy this game after the disgrace that was AW. That was until i saw a review from somebody like me who played the old school CODs andCreated an account JUST to review this as the amount of zero scores are highly unfair. I have played COD since day one. By day one i mean the original Call Of Duty on PC so i am very passionate about this game and series. This is why i point blank refused to buy this game after the disgrace that was AW. That was until i saw a review from somebody like me who played the old school CODs and said they got that feeling back from this game. I live on multiplayer and love creeping around on hardcore mode not knowing what is round that corner. This was impossible on AW as all of a sudden somebody has jumped over you and shot you. YES you get people jumping on this but it is no where near as common or effective as AW, you can easily pick them out of the sky. YES people wall run but they aren't that quick that you can't shoot them. Wall runners and jumpers are easy kills. YES you sometimes spawn and get killed straight away but it is rare and i remember this happening in every single COD since it was created so its nothing new and certainly not a reason to give a 0. I am 24 and most of these reviews are from whiny little kids that are annoyed they cant boost jump all over the map and actually have to use tactics to get the upper hand. Really enjoying this multiplayer, addictive again and has reignited my love for COD after switching to Battlefield when they released AW. I haven't played campaign or zombies yet but if multiplayer is what you enjoy, buy this and ignore the stupid red reviews.… Expand
  10. SDS_IV
    Nov 7, 2015
    6
    Halo fanboy writing a review of CoD?! Shut the front door!! No seriously this is a good game. Massive improvement over what I expected it to be. Also a massive improvement over Advanced Warfare but that game is a holy mess, I could jam a dog turd into my disc drive and have more fun with that than I did AW. Even though I'm from the Halo camp my favorite multiplayer game of ALL TIME isHalo fanboy writing a review of CoD?! Shut the front door!! No seriously this is a good game. Massive improvement over what I expected it to be. Also a massive improvement over Advanced Warfare but that game is a holy mess, I could jam a dog turd into my disc drive and have more fun with that than I did AW. Even though I'm from the Halo camp my favorite multiplayer game of ALL TIME is World at War, I was desperately awaiting the announcement of WaW2 and then they announced this. I decided to still give it a shot and I'm glad I did. After beta testing it I knew I'd enjoy the multiplayer at least. The other modes, well..... The campaign is okay. The zombies mode is..... Really weird? (Though I didn't shell out the dubs for Der Riese GIANT and I wish I would have)

    If you like CoD you will have a fun time with this game but I just feel like I've done this before..... A lot. It's going to get really old really quick. Wait for it..... Wait for it..... IMO if you want the most bang for your buck this Christmas get Halo 5. It's so good it hurts. I'm highly addicted to Halo 5's scaled back multiplayer. They stopped trying to be like CoD and finally embraced the old style of halo again. Call me back to duty when WaW2 is released, then and only then will I dive back into a CoD game.    … Expand
  11. 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
  12. fallouts
    Nov 6, 2015
    0
    Absolute abomination of a game. There is no innovation, and most ideas are ripped straight out of previous games. The campaign is laughably bad !! The multi-player maps are uninspired. On top of that, there are tons of glitches. Quit buying this and play some better games. Click on my name to see the games that are actually worth playing. Quit giving these incompetent lazy devs your money.
  13. 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
  14. karma6
    Nov 6, 2015
    7
    People always gonna hate on Call of Duty so naturally it's gonna get a bad user score. Honest review, it's a good game, not great by any means but its COD and its fun. If you enjoy dumb FPS games this is great and has a lot of content especially if you are into zombies. If you want a more polished and competitive game get Halo 5 its pretty awesome.
  15. Jinc
    Nov 6, 2015
    0
    I had the opportunity to play the beta while it was going on, so based on that I preordered the game. I fired it up and went to the campaign (to get it out of the way first). The story is so close to Advanced Warfare that it isn't funny, the movement is 3 steps back from AW (no double jump or boost dodge), and the gunplay is bad. By the time I switched to multiplayer, I had used a sniperI had the opportunity to play the beta while it was going on, so based on that I preordered the game. I fired it up and went to the campaign (to get it out of the way first). The story is so close to Advanced Warfare that it isn't funny, the movement is 3 steps back from AW (no double jump or boost dodge), and the gunplay is bad. By the time I switched to multiplayer, I had used a sniper rifle/pistol combo because all the other guns got me killed (it's like shooting them with a paintball gun while they have rocket launchers with 150% accuracy). The multiplayer pulled a 180 from the beta and now it's similar to Ghosts (1 bullet to kill) with far worse spawn zones. You spawn and the enemy players will be within line of sight almost immediately (at a bit of a distance though) and usually where you can't see them but they can see you. I have played all of the CoD games since the first one on the PC and this has now confirmed that I will never buy another CoD again.

    TLDR:
    Don't buy this game    … Expand
  16. HoschKabosch
    Nov 6, 2015
    9
    I've only played the multiplayer, and this if the first COD game I've bought so here are my impressions;

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

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

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

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

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

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

    TL;DR
    Overall: Great FPS. Great Multiplayer. Fully-Immersive Campaign and Zombies Mode. 9.3/10.    … Expand
  17. Deather2012
    Nov 6, 2015
    0
    Well, is not a bad game, even I enjoy it more than the past 4 titles, but in my case I play all CoD games, and yes, is still as repetitive as other games, for some one who never play any COD, the title is perfect for you, even if the game is bland and repetitive, it's exactly the past game but with more content and a very bizarre campaign, the multiplayer is solid like ever, and theWell, is not a bad game, even I enjoy it more than the past 4 titles, but in my case I play all CoD games, and yes, is still as repetitive as other games, for some one who never play any COD, the title is perfect for you, even if the game is bland and repetitive, it's exactly the past game but with more content and a very bizarre campaign, the multiplayer is solid like ever, and the graphics doesn't look better than the previous title but still are not bad, the mechanics are enjoyable but the game isn't any replayable for me… Expand
  18. 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
  19. 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.
  20. Gu1nho
    Nov 6, 2015
    0
    I want my money back, this is the worst history I even see in COD history. Poor multiplayer, so much bugs and poor texture, I am comeback to Battlefield.
  21. 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.
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. M4ni4k
    Nov 6, 2015
    10
    It's a treyarch game. More nervous multiplayer thant AW3. Zombie awesome & multiplayer too! Nice Work Treyarch. Campaign is good. Customization are good
  25. 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
  26. Sittndukhughes
    Nov 6, 2015
    9
    Black Ops 3 has only been out for about 9 hours, 10 if you pre-ordered, and when I played it last night I thoroughly enjoyed it. Yes the internet and Xbox Live connection were poor, but everyone who got the game at midnight release were attempting to download and get on the game all at once. The maps, game play, and brand new movement system were all very well put together. I played for aBlack Ops 3 has only been out for about 9 hours, 10 if you pre-ordered, and when I played it last night I thoroughly enjoyed it. Yes the internet and Xbox Live connection were poor, but everyone who got the game at midnight release were attempting to download and get on the game all at once. The maps, game play, and brand new movement system were all very well put together. I played for a quite a while last night, and in the amount of time that I played, I enjoyed playing it the entire time.… Expand
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#26 Best Xbox One Game of 2015
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#7 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2015
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#7 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2015

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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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