Call of Duty: Black Ops III Reviews

Call of Duty: Black Ops III is ranked in the 79th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
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ASarafanov
Top Critic
8 / 10
Oct 16, 2018

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is a great and very important multiplayer return for the series, which was surprised us by the variety of modes and the general fun of the gameplay. It's like three games in one, and they're very good.

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88 / 100
Oct 12, 2018

Blackout is a great addition to the formula, and the game has the best multiplayer in years, with some elements from "hero shooters", but the engine is getting old and we miss the solo campaign.

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7.5 / 10.0
Jan 29, 2016

Black Ops III hits two out of three big marks for me. We were promised a wealth of mindblowing graphics, exciting new content and dynamic gameplay and Treyarch most certainly delivered on all points. Black Ops III is a fantastic Call of Duty game, but despite its best attempts to be completely different, it can't help but to fall into its own category. Underneath the glamour, it feels like just another Call of Duty game - to the delight of existing fans, but the chagrin of players seeking new turf. It is severely let down by its clumsy campaign mode, but additions to movement and customisation in multiplayer mode make it one of the best Call of Duty multiplayers ever created. The new zombie map, Shadows of Evil, is also an enormous high in the series, and is innovative and replayable enough to mark it as the largest and most exciting zombie modes yet.

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9.2 / 10.0
Dec 16, 2015

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 is here with its latest year instalment, but what promises to be the most action packed game yet; does this series have enough ammunition to remain on top of the FPS mountain?

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7 / 10
Dec 15, 2015

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 is a game of two thirds that gives us a fantastic multiplayer experience and an ever addicting Zombies mode, coupled with a poor single player. Hopefully Treyarch's next entry can finally give us a commendable campaign to boot.

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8 / 10.0
Dec 14, 2015

A rollicking, ridiculous ride that is pure nonsense, but generous in both amount and quality and a campaign that isn't as jingoistically brainless as usual.

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7 / 10
Dec 5, 2015

Decent effort, but far from COD mastery

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8 / 10.0
Dec 4, 2015

Ultimately, Call of Duty: Black Ops III hits a lot of targets, but misses some, at times in ways that I struggle to understand. That said, it's fun, fast and it comes nicely wrapped with a ton of content and longevity. If you love first person shooters, you'll most probably sink a lot of hours into this game. It's not a revolution, but I can definitely define Treyarch's labor of love as a positive evolution.

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8 / 10.0
Dec 4, 2015

The campaign could have been so much better, but while throwaway characters and lackluster scenes hurt the single-player product, there is no denying that Treyarch did a solid job with the multiplayer options. Killing zombies will become your favorite pastime and a great change up from all those online deathmatches you'll have against players around the world. It isn't perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but it's still a good time.

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9.5 / 10.0
Dec 2, 2015

Treyarch Knocks another one out of the park. The fast faced gameplay brings a fresh new element to this annual title. The zombie mode is bigger than ever. Plus, the new direction they have taken with the campaign mode is a warm welcome.

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7 / 10.0
Dec 2, 2015

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 3 جاه طلبانه ترین نسخه سری COD در سال های اخیر است اما جاه طلب بودن لزوما باعث موفقیت نمی شود و چه بسا این جاه طلبی نتیجه منفی نیز داشته است .Black Ops 3 را می توان به دو قسمت تقسیم کرده و به آن نگاه کرد . قسمت اول کلیت و ساختار طراحی بخش تکنفره بازی که بدلیل Co-op محور شدن و عدم ارتقای عناصر لازم در مواجهه با این تغییر مهم کاملا خسته کننده و تکراری است ، قسمت دوم جزئیاتی نظیر اسلحه ها ، سیستم شخصی سازی ، مهارت های جانبی و این دست از موارد که با جهش و پیشرفت بسیار خوبی رو به رو شده اند . قوی بودن این جزئیات کاملا باعث پیشرفت و جذابیت تجربه بخش چندنفره نیز شده است و بواسطه یک بخش چندنفره معقول و خوب ، Black Ops 3 کماکان می تواند یکی از گزینه های اصلی و قابل ذکر سبک اول شخص شوتر باشد .

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C+
Nov 28, 2015

Black Ops III's story doesn't support the campaign in any way. It tells a story that makes no sense, and while that's mildly amusing at points, it wears thin real fast. Furthermore, I'm not entirely sure that this should've been Black Ops III. There's no Woods or Mason here, the only link you remotely get is a passing mention of Black Ops II's Raul Menendez and a confronation with Dr.Salim. So, don't play the story. Skip straight to the multiplayer and zombies modes,and you'll do just fine…for a few hours.

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9 / 10.0
Nov 24, 2015

This may be one of the most fulfilling Call of Duty games I've played yet, and as manic as it may be, it certainly backs up everything it promises. Kudos to Treyarch for going the extra mile, and proving that, yes, it's still one of the best developers for this job.

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7.6 / 10.0
Nov 23, 2015

An fantastic singleplayer campaign with a multiplayer component that's both familiar and slightly evolved in all the best ways possible. You'll be hard pressed to not enjoy this game for the singleplayer story itself. One of the best stories ever created.

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Gareth Fidler
Top Critic
8 / 10
Nov 20, 2015

Treyarch has shoehorned an almost overwhelming amount of content into Black Ops III, with two sizable co-op capable campaigns, a gothic horror-flavoured zombie mode and an e-sports-driven multiplayer component that should keep fans of the franchise occupied for quite some time. Constantly getting humiliated at the hands of superior players has never been so much fun (note to self: get good!).

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3.5 / 5.0
Nov 20, 2015

Black Ops 3 might be a package of things I love and hate, but it's mostly good.

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PCMag
Top Critic
Nov 19, 2015

For better or worse, Call of Duty: Black Ops III is exactly the straightforward big-budget shooter you expect, offering entertaining gunplay, a ridiculous (but fun) campaign, and deep online multiplayer with a bevy of game modes.

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4.2 / 5.0
Nov 19, 2015

I used to hear that Treyarch's efforts with the Call of Duty series were inferior to that of Infinity Ward, and that may have been true in the past, but here Treyarch has really put their stamp on the game and created what is, in a nutshell, the game that made me come back to the series after such a lengthy time away.

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Nov 19, 2015

This year's Call of Duty is a mixed bag that will polarize opinion depending in which part of the game you find the most enjoyment. All of the previous mechanics that have made the franchise what it is today are still there and they feel as good as ever. 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. Zombies once again provides a fun alternative, and the setting and new gameplay additions are enough to keep it feeling fresh for fans until the next DLC pack hits. Multiplayer is as well balanced as it has been for a while and provides the same fast-paced experience that is known and loved. The addition of increased mobility adds a new way to traverse the world and even helps to bring new life into game modes that we have been playing off and on for the past ten years, but this is hit and miss as only some maps allow you to truly explore what it has to offer.Black Ops III's biggest plus points are that it's the most content-filled and best looking release in the series yet, and there are enough new additions to the gameplay across all game modes to help freshen things up for returning visitors. It's a good game for sure, but it does very little to stand out from what's already available and, in some areas, doesn't live up to the standards that the franchise has set over the years.

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8 / 10.0
Nov 19, 2015

Black Ops III is a very well made game, and one that gives you a great deal of content to reward your purchase, but there's a feeling here that the developers are maybe playing it too safe, and this long into the franchise's lifespan, we're in desperate need of a re-invention.

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