Call of Duty: Black Ops III

 Xbox One
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5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 870 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 159 out of 870
  3. Negative: 364 out of 870
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  1. Krazylegs75
    Nov 9, 2015
    0
    COD has not been worth a damn since MW2. Blops 1 is the best COD in my opinion. Play style is terrible now. Maps are small and cluttered. Every COD has been the same since Ghosts!
  2. Liliana
    May 27, 2016
    0
    So boring.
    Everything is just just scope and shoot.Just aim and shoot,shoot, shoot.
    Boring!! Enemies are so far away. They are so tiny. Very difficult to see. Flash from guns and many action going on the screen which it makes more difficult to see. There are no cool characters. Even if there are, enemies are too far which would not make a strong character and boring. I hate the    So boring.
    Everything is just just scope and shoot.Just aim and shoot,shoot, shoot.
    Boring!!
    Enemies are so far away. They are so tiny. Very difficult to see. Flash from guns and many action going on the screen which it makes more difficult to see. There are no cool characters. Even if there are, enemies are too far which would not make a strong character and boring.

    I hate the robots. Very bad character.

    I don't like it when everything are the same. It gets boring.

    I love games like Dead Space 2. Great weapon, cool places, good story, cool monsters and scary.

    Alien:isolation is a great game. I don't want to just shoot, I want to do hide and seek. Do stealth. Run away, escape.

    I don't enjoy shootings and guns. I just want to explorer cool fiction places. I just want to use weapons fro self defense.

    I don't want to go many places. I want to spend time in area more. Swat 4 and Doom 2016 was a good one.
    Call of Duty, it goes to one area to another too quickly.    … Expand
  3. Amihan
    Nov 8, 2015
    0
    Yet another poor CoD. Multiplayer is just impossible to get into a game.
    Don't belive the hype, Halo 5 is much better than this croc of sh**
    Do not buy!
  4. 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
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  7. 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.,
  8. 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.
  9. mrbexley
    Nov 7, 2015
    0
    Call of Duty is dead. Basically they have taken a fun arcade style shooter and turned it into a bad version of halo and titanfall combined. Not only that the but controls are clunky as all hell. I have played over 500 hours of COD and usually have a 2.5-3 KD per game, I am extremely lucky if I get 1 KD playing this sack of trash.

    DO NOT BUY

    Also 60 bucks for a map pack? **** you treyarch.
  10. y0gurtm4
    Nov 8, 2015
    0
    I bought CoD: BO3. and greatly upset! very bad Russian localization language! no graphics at all! the game is full of **** return my money!
    never will buy Call of Duty!!!
  11. scottfree
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    WOW THIS GAME IS BORING! it doesn't even feel like cod, makes AW feel even better, and BADASS, this game is watered down cartoon crap, even the cursing IS hella corny. this is insanly boring, AW s&d so much more intense, and it looks like everone is back to camping... AW for life, **** this boring game.
  12. sinmaggot
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    Unfortunately there is nothing new or interesting to see in this latest installment of Modern Warfare. The series has been bogged down with poor design choices and copy pasted content for years and this is just another culmination of that lack of effort money grabbing mentality.
  13. TheForth6
    Jan 14, 2016
    0
    Now, I know it's a popular opinion, making this somewhat boring. So I'll simply get to the point: this game and series are failed prodigies, to say the least.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Don't waste your money, buy AW again if you traded it in or buy the season pass, you will have far more fun, or get the old ps3/xb360 out go back onto black ops 2, it's a much better game & looks better at 1080p!    … Expand
  15. fr600
    Feb 10, 2016
    0
    This is one of the worst call of duty ever. I don't understand how the critics rate it 8/10? The franchise is going backward, gone are the days when $1b sales were expected. Now the company probably doesn't even make $100m, thus sales figures are not public anymore. It's sad how the game is going down the drain.
  16. True_Inferno
    Feb 13, 2016
    0
    I played all through caimpain on realistic. At the VERY END, the game crashed, and I had to **** COMPLETLEY RESTART THE LEVEL, THAT TOOK ME 4 HOURS. **** THIS GAME, I'M DONE.
  17. AaronB2300
    Feb 27, 2016
    0
    This is one of the worst call of duty ever. The campaign is crap. The multiplayer is **** and the zombie mod is a huge disappointment.
    The saddest part about this game isn't that its another re-skin of previous franchises.
    The saddest part about it isn't that the story is almost identical to Advanced Warfare, and that the gameplay is Titanfall's retarded cousin. The saddest part is that    This is one of the worst call of duty ever. The campaign is crap. The multiplayer is **** and the zombie mod is a huge disappointment.
    The saddest part about this game isn't that its another re-skin of previous franchises.
    The saddest part about it isn't that the story is almost identical to Advanced Warfare, and that the gameplay is Titanfall's retarded cousin.
    The saddest part is that we all believed this one would be different. We thought we were going to get something genuinely special.    … Expand
  18. Benjibob123
    Apr 1, 2016
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have been a massive fan of the black ops franchise since bo1 came out it was amazing and then multiple years later bo3 (AKA disappointment) this game is the worst game I've ever played I rated this one because of the zombies that is the best thing about this stupid game campaign dosent even line up with the main reason story line I would through this across my room wipe my butt with it and snap it go buy a better game this is a total disappointment… Expand
  19. blackopsiiisuck
    Apr 4, 2016
    0
    I have been a huge fan of COD for years. Ever since COD 2 I would feel like I am going into a real battle with real bullets flying at me. Shooting real guns and throwing real grenades. Now all this futuristic stuff is really wearing on me. What has happened to this franchise. I bought this game on release and haven't put more than 10 hrs into it. The multiplayer is so bad. "SpecialI have been a huge fan of COD for years. Ever since COD 2 I would feel like I am going into a real battle with real bullets flying at me. Shooting real guns and throwing real grenades. Now all this futuristic stuff is really wearing on me. What has happened to this franchise. I bought this game on release and haven't put more than 10 hrs into it. The multiplayer is so bad. "Special abilities" WTAF. Wall running? Gay! I am so disappointed and as I can see here so are most people. Please release a WWII or a Vietnam game. What ever happened to camouflage. Claymore mines. Sniping in the grass or in a tree. If I want a futuristic game I would play Halo or Destiny. I cannot believe I paid $100 for this game and I never play it. My friends do not even try to convince me to play it because they do not play it. I can't even sell it because I got the digital copy. I feel like I have been hosed thinking it would be another BLACK OPS which it didn't even come close. Mark my words. The next company that comes out with a WWII or Vietnam game will be on top. Now I have been a fan of zombies since the beginning and the remake of Der Riese is amazing. The Shadows of Evil really blew so hard. It made me want to quit playing zombies. I mean there is soooo much to do to even open the pack a punch. Why not get some fan based help with these games. Treyarch has fallen off. It is going to be tough to come back from this one. I wish the Developers would at least read the reviews and work on making a fun and exciting game that gets your heart pumping like it used to be. Can't wait for Battlefield 5 and I used to be strictly COD but I have turned to a more realistic game that makes me feel like I am really there. Futuristic is really played out. Please help us. We need a good game.… Expand
  20. Overmana
    Jul 22, 2016
    0
    Pior Call of duty comprei essa porcaria em promoção e foi meu maior arrependimento em anos, eu nunca imaginei que poderia ser feito um jogo pior que o advanced warfare.
    Campanha ridicula sem historia sem personagens uma total perda de tempo.
    Multiplayer é com certeza o pior que ja joguei instant kill o tempo inteiro esses estupidos pulos e wallride ainda pra completar nao vale nem o    Pior Call of duty comprei essa porcaria em promoção e foi meu maior arrependimento em anos, eu nunca imaginei que poderia ser feito um jogo pior que o advanced warfare.
    Campanha ridicula sem historia sem personagens uma total perda de tempo.
    Multiplayer é com certeza o pior que ja joguei instant kill o tempo inteiro esses estupidos pulos e wallride ainda pra completar nao vale nem o tempo perdido pra jogar isso.    … Expand
  21. datsdagi95
    Apr 12, 2016
    0
    by far the worst first person shooter i have ever seen. The developers of this game managed to take everything i hated about advanced warfare and make it even worse.
  22. JustSomeGamer
    Jun 30, 2016
    0
    One of the worst and most repititive and recycled franchises come with another **** installment, featuring:
    -tiny maps
    -no aiming required
    -no depth
    -**** campaign
    -recycled mp
    -supply drops
    -overpriced dlc map packs
  23. pcmustardrice
    Apr 20, 2016
    0
    garbage super trash mega bad very bad day game. I played world at zombies ops warfare 6 when I was only an age and this is a disgrace to everything ive ever known about the world it made me kill my potted plant.
  24. Bob487
    May 22, 2016
    0
    I cannot believe it. I cannot **** believe it. They actually made new weapons, and put them, guess where, in supply drops. The drop rates for these weapons are .8 percent. That's ridiculous. They say its not gambling, because you can earn keys to get the drops in game, and drops usually give you a camo, but the keys take forever to get and the camos are **** 99 percent of the time. No, ImI cannot believe it. I cannot **** believe it. They actually made new weapons, and put them, guess where, in supply drops. The drop rates for these weapons are .8 percent. That's ridiculous. They say its not gambling, because you can earn keys to get the drops in game, and drops usually give you a camo, but the keys take forever to get and the camos are **** 99 percent of the time. No, Im not some angry 12 year old writing this in the heat of the moment after I threw 200 dollars at the supply drops and got **** I have several of the weapons, but the fact is that many, many people have thrown away their money at Treyarchs gambling loophole. Acitvision needs to know that this **** isn't going to be tolerated by the community.… Expand
  25. theskyattack
    Jul 20, 2017
    0
    This is the worst **** game I've ever played in my entire **** life. Holy **** this game is so bad it's not even **** funny. I kid you not, this is the worst **** game ever **** made in the history of anything. **** these idiots who rate this trash ass **** game good, they didn't play **** All they did was play 10 minutes and wrote a review. Isn't it funny how all these big time **** rateThis is the worst **** game I've ever played in my entire **** life. Holy **** this game is so bad it's not even **** funny. I kid you not, this is the worst **** game ever **** made in the history of anything. **** these idiots who rate this trash ass **** game good, they didn't play **** All they did was play 10 minutes and wrote a review. Isn't it funny how all these big time **** rate it good but when you look at the user reviews you can clearly see this game is bull****. **** this game and **** treyarch.… Expand
  26. JeffereyDahmer
    Mar 26, 2023
    0
    This is one of the worst games i have ever played. To begin the campaign is terrible and doesnt even follow in the black ops story. The multiplayer was never fun at all, it was just full of campers with shotguns all of the time because activision thinks its a good idea to have stuff like the haymaker in the game and other automatic shooting shotguns. Zombies is one of the worst zombies ofThis is one of the worst games i have ever played. To begin the campaign is terrible and doesnt even follow in the black ops story. The multiplayer was never fun at all, it was just full of campers with shotguns all of the time because activision thinks its a good idea to have stuff like the haymaker in the game and other automatic shooting shotguns. Zombies is one of the worst zombies of all time and i have never have fun playing it, I am not one of those people blinded by nostalgia with zombies chronices. Even with zopmbies chronicles the game is absolutely trash. I wish i never played or bought this game, all of the maps are terrible, the zombies hit way too fast, you cant survive, it is not fun. I constantly have lagging issues and the game never works properly and never lets me on the servers. All i have now is just a ABC error and i cant get back onto the game so i deleted it and will never touch this terrible game again, if you see this review take all of the information into account and never touch this game, it is not worth your time or effort nor money. Play something else.… 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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