Call of Duty: Black Ops III
About the Game
Black Ops III is the fourth game in the Black Ops subseries (including World at War ) of the Call of Duty first-person shooter franchise and the twelfth main title overall. It is the follow-up to Call of Duty: Black Ops II , but not a direct sequel. Rather, it continues the time progression of battles in the past in the first Black Ops game, modern and near future combat in the second game, and now a game in a far dystopian future set in 2065, 40 years after the previous title. A first for the series, the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions do not have the main single-player campaign, only the multiplayer portion and additional game modes such as Zombies.
Story & Setting
For instance, the focus in the story is back on group troops following the aftermath of the drone strikes by Menendez in the second game. You control a male or female character and needs the DNI after a failed infiltration and hostage rescue mission from the NCR in Egypt. The narrative deals with an artificial intelligence called Corvus, the role of privacy, the effects of cybernetic enhancements, secret CIA experiments, and also the characters Commander John Taylor and Dr. Yousef Salim. Typical for the Black Ops series is the Zombies game mode with separate storylines.
Gameplay & Core Systems
The single-player campaign is substantially longer compared to the previous games. Five years later players character and Hendricks are under the command of CIA Agent Rachel Kane investigating a CIA black site in Singapore. Through a series of events players ends up in Egypt and Switzerland. Missions include linear first-person shooter levels with free movement as well as sections played shooting from a stationary position such as a vehicle. By progressing through the game new weapons and gadgets are unlocked.
Standout Features
- It allows them to communicate directly with computers and machines, and it can also be used to read the thoughts and memories of people.
- Cyber Cores: The most important ones are the new abilities called Cyber Cores and Cyber Rigs.
- Cores provide new abilities and attacks, while Rigs influence movement and agility, opening up powerslides, wallruns and boosted jumps.
- There are three types of Cores and only one can be equipped per loadout.
- The campaign can be played cooperatively with up to four players.
- The same abilities return for multiplayer, but there they are mostly enabled by default and the loadout centers more on the selection of weapons, items and the enhancements for weapons.
- They each have a callsign, a distinct look, a unique weapon and a unique ability.
- Ruin for instance has access to Gravity Spikes as a special weapon and Overdrive with enhanced speed as an ability.
Modes & Ways to Play
This time multiplayer games are not played with a nameless soldier, but by choosing a specific Specialist, represented by a specific class. Many game modes return, such as Domination, Gun Game, Hardpoint, Kill Confirmed, Search & Destroy and Uplink. There are no new player-versus-player multiplayer game modes. Also new for that mode is the use of altars that temporarily turn players character into a powerful creature.
Player support includes Internet, Co-Op, Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS), and Team.
Presentation & Atmosphere
Display support includes HDTV 720p, HDTV 1080i, and HDTV 1080p.
