Those who have had the precious opportunity to test play the first-person shooter video game at the recently concluded Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2015 held early this week are one in saying that “Call of Duty: Black Ops 3” is actually a throw-back to the game back in 2009, but in a good way.
It’s not that the game has degenerated because it certainly did not. It may not be as innovative as “Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare” as the sci-fi element of the game was reduced but the realism of fighting with guns come back to the gamers. The small iterations in “Call of Duty: Black Ops 3” is what actually makes it better.
The latest iteration to Treyarch Studio’s masterpiece brings back the good, old fun that “Call of Duty” video game has been known for all those years, notes Gamespot.
The site also compares it to reuniting with an old friend who have not been seen for a while. A person would immediately recognized him and remember why he liked his friend so much. “Call of Duty: Black Ops 3” is familiar, comfortable, and fun and those are the most important things for gamers when the game officially hits the Xbox One, the PlayStation 4 and the PC on November 6.
The villain of the game
Marshawn Lynch, running back of the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL, feels that he has finally arrived as a sports celebrity when he was taken on by developer Treyarch Studios to play the villain in “Call of Duty: Black Ops 3.”
Lynch stated in a recent interview that he has been in the Super Bowl, movies, music videos, Madden, but having his own character in the “Call of Duty” video game franchise, it’s almost like he has arrived, reports Venture Capital Post.
The NFL athlete will play the role of a mercenary in Singapore in “Call of Duty: Black Ops 3” who will give the challenge to gamers by being the villain of the game.
Reports have it that Treyarch Studios has been in constant touch with Marshawn Lynch for quite some time and the athlete’s recent engagement involves motion capture acting.
The Seattle Seahawks running back says that the whole game is Beast Mode, alluding to how challenging the game would be for gamers.
The entry of Lynch as a major character addition to “Call of Duty: Black Ops 3” marks the first time that an NFL athlete or any sports athlete for that matter to become part of the Activision title.
Current gen gaming console version
Game publisher Activision also announced that the first-person shooter video game which shall also be released on the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3.
It has actually worked out a partnership with Beenox and Mercenary Technology to produce versions of “Call of Duty: Black Ops 3,” which shall also feature multiplayer, zombie, and campaign modes.
But gamers would surely notice some of the difference between the “Call of Duty: Black Ops 3” in the current generation and the next generation gaming consoles particularly in terms of graphics quality.
The zombie story mode for “Call of Duty: Black Ops 3” was initially a rumor but it seems like it is now confirmed, although both Activision and Treyarch Studios have yet to officially announced it.

The zombie mode should be great for the game, whose developer Treyarch Studios is still working overtime to improve its graphics, as well as the possible addition of mod tools and some more game options.