Featuring a lot of tight corridors, this map feels likes there isn’t a lot of space to move and I am unsure whether this will become a fan favourite over the months to come.īy far my favourite map of the DLC, Splash is set in the grounds of a huge water park. The Jungle is my least favourite section so far as it seems to contain a lot of players hiding in corners, camouflaged by the tropical greenery, but it is early days at the moment so the dynamics may well change as players get more used to the flow.
The Jungle and street areas are fairly small and tightly compacted with the snowy zone taking the larger portion of the map in the middle. Designed to be a kind of military training zone within the larger confines of the Black Ops III storyline, it has three distinct areas: a jungle, snowy area, and an industrial zone. Moving on: gauntlet is a classic Treyarch map that utilises a three-lane approach to the action. The underneath passage in the bowels of the ship are very rarely used, so if you want to get the quick drop on the other team and potentially get round behind them you might want to check that area out. I’m not a fan of this map at all, nor its progenitor as it is too small for my play-style, and the terrible spawning algorithm which sees you repeatedly starting in the line of sight of an enemy who has taken overwatch, (or as I like to call them, bellends) makes my blood boil.Īs with Hijacked, most of the action takes place in the centre of the ship (in this case a floating sky barge high above a city).
The layout is almost the same, but with some minor adjustments to compensate for the wall running and jet pack abilities. For those who spent many hours with Blacks Ops II this map will be familiar to you because it’s basically a remake of the enormously popular Hijacked. So let’s go through the maps, one by one, and see what’s good, and what’s not.įirst up is Skyjacked. Awakening features four maps for the fast-paced multiplayer (three new, and one very familiar), as well as a further map for the hugely popular Zombies mode. Well, at least if you are playing on PlayStation, as Xbox players will have to wait a little longer. The first in Treyarch’s DLC schedule for new content for Black Ops III in 2016 has arrived.