After the disappointments that were Ghosts and Advanced Warfare, I was very interested to see how the third entailment in the Black Ops franchise would hold up against it's well-loved predecessors.
After putting many hours into the Beta and the final release, I am pleased to say that the series has returned to it's former glory. Fast, fun, action. The new movement system is new and improved and the gun and map variety as well as the pure level of detail is astonishing.
The campaign story is lacklustre, but is not normally the main attraction of the franchise, and Zombies is back and better than ever, with an enticing story and incredible gameplay mechanics.
Definitely worth a pick-up.
Note: The new Nuketown 2035 map is also a great bonus for pre-ordering.