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Call Of Duty: Black Ops III Borrows From Mirror’s Edge With Freerun Multiplayer Mode
Call of Duty: Black Ops III introduces new movement options for the soldiers of the future. You’ll be able to wall-run, power slide, and pull of strings of moves to get through the perilous environments.
To help players become more familiar with the traversal system, Treyarch is introducing the new Freerun mode. This features four courses that become progressively more complicated puzzles.
Players will compete solo against the clock for spots on the leaderboard. It evolved from a test environment used to perfect the movement system and matured into puzzles that include target shooting that factors into final time results.
Treyarch studio head Mark Lamia also announced a loyalty program for players of the last three Call of Duty entries. If you reached level 10 in Black Ops II, Ghosts, or Advanced Warfare, you’ll get a special calling card. At level 31, you’ll get reticules for your weapons.
If you’ve prestiged in any of those games, you’ll get a weapon camo that appears embossed with prestige icons from Black Ops II. These bonuses are only available on current-gen consoles and PC.
Call of Duty: Black Ops III will be out on November 6 for Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PC. Campaign mode will only be featured on current-gen consoles and PC.
Our Take
As a training mode, I like the idea of Freerun. I'm not sure this is where I'd spend my time with Call of Duty, but it's a clever way to give fans a way to compete while honing their movement skills.
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