Finishing all campaign missions will also unlock 'Nightmares' mode, where players can replay the entire campaign with a new narrative, as well as zombies replacing most of the normal enemies. The game features a 'realistic' difficulty mode, in which players will get defeated if they are hit by one bullet. The campaign features its own progression system, featuring unlock tokens which must be used to acquire different weapons and gears as they progress through the campaign. In addition, the player can customize their character's appearance and clothing. The campaign in Black Ops III is designed to support 4-player cooperative gameplay, allowing for bigger, more open level design and less corridor shooting. A sequel, Call of Duty: Black Ops IV, was released in October 2018. It was a commercial success, with it becoming the top-selling retail game in the US in 2015, and one of the most successful titles released for the eighth generation of video game consoles. The seventh-generation console versions in particular were criticized for the lack of a campaign and numerous features, as well as it being online-only. However, it was criticized for its story, absence of fan favorite story mode characters, and its lack of innovation. Upon release, the game received generally positive reviews from critics, albeit slightly lower than the previous two games in the sub-series, with critics praising the gameplay, Zombies mode, and amount of content. The game also features a standalone Zombies mode, and a 'Nightmares' mode which replaces all enemies as zombies.Īnnounced on April 26, 2015, the game is the first Call of Duty video game released after Activision parted with Microsoft Studios and partnered with Sony Computer Entertainment, which secured the timed exclusivity of the game's downloadable content. As the player character is cybernetically enhanced, players have access to various special activities. The game's campaign is designed to support 4-player cooperative gameplay, allowing for bigger, more open level design and less corridor shooting. Similar to its predecessors, the story follows a group of black ops soldiers.

It was released on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on November 6, 2015.Ī feature-limited version developed by Beenox and Mercenary Technology that only supports multiplayer modes was released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and was also the final Call of Duty title released on those platforms.īlack Ops III takes place in 2065, 40 years after the events of Black Ops II, in a world facing upheaval from climate change and new technologies. It is the twelfth entry in the Call of Duty series and the sequel to the 2012 video game Call of Duty: Black Ops II. Call of Duty: Black Ops III is a first-person shooter video game, developed by Treyarch and published by Activision.

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