There are only a few absolutes in life: death, taxes, and an annualCall of Duty.

Yes, the franchise has been coming out like clockwork every year for over a decade.

Warfare is largely fought by drones and covert human operations, including a class of hybrid super-soldiers.

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Or does the third in the series fail to live up to theBlack Opsname?

Read on below for a host of opinions from critics around the world.

The answer: Kill more robots!

Imagine a fictional city in the 1940s populated by Cthulhu monsters and slipspace portals.

Picture them firing augmented weapons into a crowd of shambling corpses to the sound of a languid alto saxophone.

Make no mistake: This new take on Zombies is bizarre.

Jeff Gertsmann, Giant Bomb (3/5)

Multiplayer is more than player models and unlocks, though.

The map quality inBlack Ops IIIalso feels a little off.

Invisible walls prevent you from getting on rooftops that you could easily reach with a good jump.

you could also run on any wall… within reason.

Sure, they can be good for a few kills.

The character system itself feels half-baked.

It functions it just doesnt seem to matter.

(Note: The single-player the campaign isnot includedin the 360 and PS3 versions.)