zone ▁ 3 ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁upon ▁release ▁with ▁a ▁Game R ank ings ▁score ▁of ▁ 8 6 . 3 8 %, ▁and ▁a ▁Met ac rit ic ▁score ▁of ▁ 8 4 / 1 0 0 . ▁The ▁first ▁English ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁Play Station ▁Official ▁Magazine ▁( UK ), ▁which ▁gave ▁the ▁game ▁a ▁ 9 / 1 0 . ▁The ▁review ▁stated ▁" on ▁a ▁visual ▁level , ▁as ▁a ▁ 3 D ▁break through , ▁this ▁feels ▁like ▁a ▁waters hed ▁moment ▁in ▁a ▁revolution ▁affect ing ▁all ▁of ▁g aming ". ▁The ▁review ▁also ▁stated ▁on ▁game play ▁terms , ▁" Black ▁O ps ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁first - person ▁shoot er ▁on ▁Play Station ▁ 3 ▁that ▁can ▁match ▁this ". ▁The ▁voice ▁acting , ▁however , ▁was ▁critic ised ▁as ▁not ▁being ▁perfect , ▁thus ▁lack ing ▁" em ot ive ▁p unch " ▁and ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁not ▁receiving ▁a ▁perfect ▁ 1 0 / 1 0 . ▁ ▁Kill zone : ▁Mer cen ary ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁upon ▁release , ▁with ▁critics ▁pra ising ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁title ▁compared ▁to ▁previous ▁shoot ers ▁on ▁the ▁V ita . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁Met ac rit ic ▁score ▁of ▁ 7 8 / 1 0 0 . ▁ ▁Kill zone ▁Sh adow ▁Fall ▁received ▁mixed - to - pos itive ▁reviews , ▁with ▁a ▁Game R ank ings ▁score ▁of ▁ 7 3 . 4 1 % ▁and ▁a ▁Met