Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

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  1. Ireland914
    Dec 17, 2014
    7
    This is the most innovative Call of Duty title in years. It plays like a classic arena shooter which is a nice change to the usual gameplay. The graphics are decent and the single player aspect is pretty enjoyable if that's what you're interested in. I buy COD games solely for the multiplayer portion and in this title, I was not disappointed.

    The reason I refrain from giving this game a    This is the most innovative Call of Duty title in years. It plays like a classic arena shooter which is a nice change to the usual gameplay. The graphics are decent and the single player aspect is pretty enjoyable if that's what you're interested in. I buy COD games solely for the multiplayer portion and in this title, I was not disappointed.

    The reason I refrain from giving this game a higher rating is due to the terrible launch it had. Sadly, this is expected for blockbuster titles these days and I find it unacceptable. Performance on launch was horrendous and the lack of dedicated servers is a joke. Poor optimization at time of launch and a missing server browser held this game back from being amazing.    … Expand
  2. Cadder
    Nov 5, 2014
    7
    Solid FPS Game for PC - Interesting singleplayer with FKING KEVIN SPACEY, Good Graphics[ not great, but not as bad as in Ghosts], Game performs quite well on my medium class Laptop [ 80 fps on high settings 1080p in multiplayer], New Mechanics- Exo suits, boosts, Quite Entertaining multiplayer [ Its like 50% COD + 25% Crysis +25% Titanfall]. I was not disappointed with my purchase- I gotSolid FPS Game for PC - Interesting singleplayer with FKING KEVIN SPACEY, Good Graphics[ not great, but not as bad as in Ghosts], Game performs quite well on my medium class Laptop [ 80 fps on high settings 1080p in multiplayer], New Mechanics- Exo suits, boosts, Quite Entertaining multiplayer [ Its like 50% COD + 25% Crysis +25% Titanfall]. I was not disappointed with my purchase- I got more then i expected- If u like FPS games you should at least give the game a look.… Expand
  3. the-epikninja
    Dec 17, 2014
    7
    Leaving out the biased comments aside. Everyone, please stop exercising your bigotry and try to make an attempt to play the game before criticizing it's value. I have played the Battlefield franchise for years, which I lean more towards to because of my personal preference when it comes to simulating warfare.

    Thanks to the Steam sale, I was able to give AW a go without hesitation, I    Leaving out the biased comments aside. Everyone, please stop exercising your bigotry and try to make an attempt to play the game before criticizing it's value. I have played the Battlefield franchise for years, which I lean more towards to because of my personal preference when it comes to simulating warfare.

    Thanks to the Steam sale, I was able to give AW a go without hesitation, I admit that I was intrigued when I saw the trailer. Bought it at a lower price to set my expectations and never looked back.

    Honestly, this is coming from a Battlefield 4 player. Advanced Warfare looked absolutely breathtaking with all the fancy DirectX 11 features like Bokeh DOF, Spacial Bloom, Tessellation, NVIDIA exclusive HBAO+ AO, TXAA Anti-Aliasing and Volumetric Rays.
    Supersampling is also an option which I've enjoyed using without much impact on performance.
    Overall, despite the awful plot and tedious linear gameplay on top of its apathetic expositions. Almost forgot to mention the ancient peer to peer multiplayer hosting. AW is a must buy for most seasoned veterans of both franchises.

    7.5/10 Singeplayer
    6/10 Multiplayer    … Expand
  4. Tubey
    Nov 5, 2014
    7
    It's... good! I didn't buy it because, you know, Call of Duty and I'm not an idiot, but I played it on a friends machine and was pleasantly surprised.

    It's not great, don't get me wrong. The campaign is as per usual worthless, but the added mobility in movement in multiplayer has completely refreshed the gunplay experience and if you set aside any prior hatred of the CoD franchise    It's... good! I didn't buy it because, you know, Call of Duty and I'm not an idiot, but I played it on a friends machine and was pleasantly surprised.

    It's not great, don't get me wrong. The campaign is as per usual worthless, but the added mobility in movement in multiplayer has completely refreshed the gunplay experience and if you set aside any prior hatred of the CoD franchise (which I certainly had, Ghosts was absolutely dreadful and CoD came to represent EVERYTHING bad about AAA titles) and treat it as a standalone title on its' own merits, then you'll have fun here.

    Is it Game of the Year material? Nope. But it was never going to be. What it is is a decent gunner that will provide good old fashioned fun for those who dip in, especially thanks to the wide range of customisation and levelling options and variety of weaponry.    … Expand
  5. xTobyMc
    Nov 5, 2014
    7
    The game is neither amazing or poor, it's somewhere in between. The good news is that Advanced Warfare is far better on PC than Ghosts ever was and at least it's playable this time. The main story is interesting but nowhere near as good as campaigns from the likes of Modern Warfare and Modern Warfare 2 in my opinion. You'll enjoy singleplayer, but you won't be itching to replay it over andThe game is neither amazing or poor, it's somewhere in between. The good news is that Advanced Warfare is far better on PC than Ghosts ever was and at least it's playable this time. The main story is interesting but nowhere near as good as campaigns from the likes of Modern Warfare and Modern Warfare 2 in my opinion. You'll enjoy singleplayer, but you won't be itching to replay it over and over again in the future.

    PC performance is okay. There's been a lot of issues with mouse sensitivity problems and frame stutter, each of which have their solutions but can't be entirely eliminated. Hopefully this will be patched soon, the game is only 2 days old as of this review. Unfortunately with a GTX 780 I'm forced to play on low settings with shadows turned off just to sustain the 91fps cap in multiplayer (something which is also very annoying for people with high Hz monitors like me), also bear in mind I'm running in 1440p.

    Multiplayer itself is... well, it's Titanfall. It is so blatantly obvious they've copied Titanfall's approach, which doesn't necessarily bother me too much as it's still enjoyable, but does show a lack of innovation. Multiplayer is satisfying but nothing new. It's still Call of Duty and feels like any other game in the franchise, just with more verticality due to the Exo suits. One big problem I have though is the pace of games. On console the controllers restrict turning movement and is much slower, making games more controlled and less chaotic. On PC people are running around like mad men with their mice sensitivities allowing for much faster reactions compared to console. I find the games are overwhelmingly fast and you don't have much time to think. It's literally an iteration of spawn > 1 kill > die > spawn > 1 kill > die... etc.    … Expand
  6. Thatweirdguy
    Nov 21, 2014
    7
    Other then not having the promised dedicated servers its overall a massive improvement over the previous Cod titles which highly includes Ghost .As a new game to the series it offers a high amount of new experience to players through the great multiplayer gameplay and interesting storyline.
    Pros*
    - Newly designed maps and new movement system - Bringing back the FOV option and a huge    Other then not having the promised dedicated servers its overall a massive improvement over the previous Cod titles which highly includes Ghost .As a new game to the series it offers a high amount of new experience to players through the great multiplayer gameplay and interesting storyline.
    Pros*
    - Newly designed maps and new movement system
    - Bringing back the FOV option and a huge upgrade on graphic options
    - Great leveling up system for weapons + supply drops
    - Perfect spawns and balanced weapon damage
    - Good PC port for players and offers a new perspective of futuristic warfare
    - Brand new Exo system and weapon upgrades
    - Theres a lot more ... buy the game and see for yourself
    - GHOST NEVER GOT FACEPALMED SO BAD
    Cons*
    - Lacks Multiplayer weapons ( like even ghost had more weapons )
    - Hosted servers and promised dedicated servers ? Like ( shot first die first )
    - Double kill tags for attachment unlocks seriously its hard enough to kill one person , and espeically
    on open field maps with laggy severs.
    - Peer to Peer Connection really ruin the game and created lag issues ( disadvantage
    eg ( Spam a whole mag at someone and still not dead)
    - Need more multiplayer maps as i feel like im playing the same map over and over
    - Are there any more ? Give us our dedicated servers
    Well this is recommended to FPS shooters as promised play cod as you never before cause this is true but after when they give us out dedicated servers otherwise newbies to COD will face a disadvantage over veteran players

    Overall i give it a 7 / 10 for having the worst multiplayer connection severs until they add in dedicated servers i can truly rate it a 8.5 / 10 .    … Expand
  7. fycworldwide
    Jan 21, 2015
    7
    Basically what sledgehammer did was take ghosts, improve it significantly, and add a jetpack because why the **** not. This ends up with a mediocre game, that is more enjoyable than ghosts by a longshot. Nothing amazing, but its alright.
  8. Amitashi
    Nov 9, 2014
    7
    I really liked single player campaign. My nephew said that this game is his favourite game of weekend. It taked some time to adjust my PC. Most problems were caused by antivirus that ruined hard drive perfomance. Then I removed it, formatted volume, set pagefiles and game began to work like charm. Campaign is great. I think it's one of finest campaigns in Call Of Duty history. MultiplayerI really liked single player campaign. My nephew said that this game is his favourite game of weekend. It taked some time to adjust my PC. Most problems were caused by antivirus that ruined hard drive perfomance. Then I removed it, formatted volume, set pagefiles and game began to work like charm. Campaign is great. I think it's one of finest campaigns in Call Of Duty history. Multiplayer seems too futuristic to me but is still good.… Expand
  9. InsaneLaserPT
    Apr 18, 2015
    7
    7/10
    The game is not bad but there are some things that really suck in this game:
    -Only some guns are good (ASM1, Bal-27)
    -Exos are really crap after some time.
    -Some connection problems.
  10. jelikey
    Aug 21, 2015
    7
    this game gives me standard fun. series as well. and new technology of future war is good to see. but, the single campaign mission is too short, and optimization is a little poor.
  11. horrorreviews
    Nov 15, 2014
    7
    Although this game looked and appeared to be a lot better than its predecessors, COD AW is unfortunately just a next gen re skin of the same garbage we've been getting for years now. Its sad how so many game companies think improved visuals and a few new mechanics is enough. That aside, this was actually a fun game to play. The futuristic stuff was done much better than in blops2 and theAlthough this game looked and appeared to be a lot better than its predecessors, COD AW is unfortunately just a next gen re skin of the same garbage we've been getting for years now. Its sad how so many game companies think improved visuals and a few new mechanics is enough. That aside, this was actually a fun game to play. The futuristic stuff was done much better than in blops2 and the new survivor mode is surprisingly fun. Still the underlying mechanics are the same and and multiplayer is still the same old thing. Definitely the best COD in years but that may simply be due to its optimization for next gen and is still not enough to resurrect the series.… Expand
  12. Le__Xenomorph
    Jan 6, 2015
    7
    This is kind of a first impression review. I have played a good 3 hours of the game on Steam. The graphics are amazing, the soundtrack is great, and just overall it is visually beautiful. Not to mention the story (from what I've seen) is much stronger than the other Call of Duty games. The guns are very cool as well and do feel like they are from the future. But where the game's problemsThis is kind of a first impression review. I have played a good 3 hours of the game on Steam. The graphics are amazing, the soundtrack is great, and just overall it is visually beautiful. Not to mention the story (from what I've seen) is much stronger than the other Call of Duty games. The guns are very cool as well and do feel like they are from the future. But where the game's problems lie are in its questionable frame-rate drops and its amount of glitches. One of them is the off lip-syncing. I don't know if anyone has this issue, but the lips seem to be a split second behind their voices. Not to mention some murky textures and sometimes, the unresponsive controls. Overall, the controls are good, but sometimes when i double-jump, my character doesn't respond to it. I see a great potential for this game as long as they have dedicated servers for the multiplayer. 7/10 (good)… Expand
  13. krj38
    May 8, 2015
    7
    I'm a BF person when it comes to online shooters. However, I felt like playing an FPS campaign, just for relaxation. After having skipped a couple of CoD games (my last one was Modern Warfare 3 and it was tiresome) I borrowed CoD:AW and was quite pleased with the result. What follows is a review of the single-player mode only.

    The campaign is, well, Call of Duty. Tons of explosions,    I'm a BF person when it comes to online shooters. However, I felt like playing an FPS campaign, just for relaxation. After having skipped a couple of CoD games (my last one was Modern Warfare 3 and it was tiresome) I borrowed CoD:AW and was quite pleased with the result. What follows is a review of the single-player mode only.

    The campaign is, well, Call of Duty. Tons of explosions, overly epic action, "you're a regular soldier, but it so happens that you save the world" sort of stuff. The plot has its moment and takes around 5-6 hours to complete. It's full of cliches and a quasi-patriotic solemnity. It's also annoying at times. The total death toll after one playthrough reached 1700 casualties. This means that 1700 people died shot by the player/protagonist. And I find it difficult to believe that such a killing-machine can be incapacitated or imprisoned by someone and is rendered helpless. I just don't buy it. And this, I mean the heroes weaknesses, are constantly shown "during cut-scenes" to add drama to the action. However, instead of drama, I find it annoying. Take for instance the stealth mission in Detroid. You have a freaking exo-suit that allows you to bend metal and tear off car doors: why can't I punch the first encoutered guard in the face and take away his rifle? I don't know. And this sucks.

    Overall, I found the campaign rather pleasant. So I'd give it a 6,5 and as halves aren't allowed, 7 it is!    … Expand
  14. alexalexalexale
    Mar 28, 2015
    7
    Finaly somethink new and fresh this doesnt save the series forever but it is a step in the right direction
    just hope the next one is better that would be awesome
  15. sgthombre
    Sep 26, 2016
    7
    I'm just writing at least 150 characters because I wanted to save this review in a more convenient way to look back at scores that I had given stuff as a user.
  16. Cz3rw0ny
    Feb 10, 2021
    7
    It is not a bad game. It is a Call of Duty game, which kind of answers all the questions regarding the gameplay and the mechanics. I am not into COD Multiplayer, but single was quite entertaining and short enough not to bore me.
  17. Crimert
    Jan 16, 2021
    7
    I can say that the campaign mode was okay. I found this game better than the COD: Black Ops series and the COD: Ghosts. But it's still not good enough for me... 7hrs on record.
  18. yeezymane
    Apr 1, 2021
    7
    Графика - 8/10
    Игровой процесс - 7/10
    Сюжет - 7/10
    Музыка - 5/10
  19. ErayTellezi
    Nov 17, 2020
    7
    Cod'un 10 yıl süren fecaat döneminde arada çıkan ender güzel oyunlardan. ok
  20. Miz_Gamer
    Nov 20, 2022
    7
    Graphics 7/10
    Sounds 8/10
    Gameplay 6/10
    Story:6/10
    DLC:2/10
    Multiplayer:6/10
  21. threeoftendie
    Feb 5, 2023
    7
    Это одна из игр моего детства. И, несмотря на возраст и недостатки, о которых я сейчас узнаю от других, она не кажется мне плохой
  22. Snjake
    Mar 18, 2023
    7
    Overhated i liked the story and enjoyed the multiplayer with friends a lot.
  23. meediocre
    Nov 18, 2014
    6
    The Crysis games, and more recently the latest Wolfenstein, are all far more enjoyable FPS experiences, with better story and gunplay. Too much of the SP campaign in Advanced Warfare is (to be expected), on rails bombastic action. It's the first COD I've played since MW2, and I can honestly say that despite an upgrade in visuals, everything is still too much like sitting on a fairgroundThe Crysis games, and more recently the latest Wolfenstein, are all far more enjoyable FPS experiences, with better story and gunplay. Too much of the SP campaign in Advanced Warfare is (to be expected), on rails bombastic action. It's the first COD I've played since MW2, and I can honestly say that despite an upgrade in visuals, everything is still too much like sitting on a fairground ride, playing whack-a-mole and creeping forward. The exo-suit features barely come into play. Still, there is some fun to have here, and some of the levels are exciting enough to make me feel like I hadn't completely wasted my money.… Expand
  24. Banhammer0
    Nov 26, 2014
    6
    If Black Ops 2 and Titanfall had a baby it would be Advanced Warfare.
    You have almost the same (no wallrun sadly) moves available but with all the mechanics and style of CoD.
    Pros: - Exo-moves are fun - Optimization is very good for a CoD game, equal to BLOPS 2 - Create-a-class in this CoD is the best so far - Crates dropping weapon variants and clothing for your character is a fun    If Black Ops 2 and Titanfall had a baby it would be Advanced Warfare.
    You have almost the same (no wallrun sadly) moves available but with all the mechanics and style of CoD.
    Pros:
    - Exo-moves are fun
    - Optimization is very good for a CoD game, equal to BLOPS 2
    - Create-a-class in this CoD is the best so far
    - Crates dropping weapon variants and clothing for your character is a fun addition
    Unfortunately this CoD has some major issues
    Cons:
    - Kill streaks are the LEAST FUN in any CoD game released so far (very hard to get and just...weak)
    - CHEATERS !!!!! Those **** 12-year olds who fukd your mom last night are back with a vengeance. Not as bad as MW 3 but enough to make me sick of playing it.
    - Item progression is kinda bad, some challenges required for certain attachments and camoes are very grindy, and there is no reason for it

    Not a bad CoD title but I may go back to BLOPS 2 after a while, killstreaks ruin it for me. This CoD is just not nearly as rewarding. 6/10    … Expand
  25. Garfoodle
    Nov 22, 2014
    6
    Its not bad, nor is it good. It works on PC, is fun, in that CoD sort of way, has good facial animations and Kevin Spacey. While it wont change your outlook on CoD, its still enjoyable for those who are into this kind of game.
  26. Jetpil0t
    Nov 7, 2014
    6
    The absence of dedicated servers on PC once again makes this yet another multiplayer disappointment. This is by the far the single biggest reason to avoid this game on the PC on principle and in practice.
    The single player I found to be typically derivative from previous titles in it's level design and story (so expect nothing new here) however this time however it has included (and to a    The absence of dedicated servers on PC once again makes this yet another multiplayer disappointment. This is by the far the single biggest reason to avoid this game on the PC on principle and in practice.
    The single player I found to be typically derivative from previous titles in it's level design and story (so expect nothing new here) however this time however it has included (and to a much more subdued extent) mechanics borrowed from other shooters. These additional mechanics offer very minor, but welcome improvements to the single player gameplay overall, but you could play the respective source material and enjoy these various mechanics to a much fuller extent through significantly better single player experiences, so there implementation here with no real innovation doesn't feel worth while overall.
    Visually it looks superior to Ghosts, but by about as much as each COD game generally improves visuals every year. Certainly the visuals put on show in the trailers are from pre-rendered cut scenes, which look significantly better than the game play, even maxed out on PC, which is fairly misleading.
    It does however run significantly better and comes with plenty of quality settings, which is a welcome change.
    Many reviewers have touted these improvements to really freshen up the series, however this is only because the series suffered from extremely derivative and repetitive content for so many years. On it's own it is the iterative improvement each new installment should be, but offers nothing revolutionary like United Offensive or Modern Warfare did back in the series prime.
    This game sits above many of the series worst entries, but falls significantly shorter of the series highs.
    I wouldn't recommend this on PC if you are interested in the multiplayer, you don't have any dedicated servers and so much like Ghosts the community will be next to nonexistent in only a few months. I wouldn't recommend the single player on it's own especially for the full retail price. If you are interested in what's here, Crysis Warhead is very similar and significantly more enjoyable and well made single player game and it also has the advantage of looking better than Advanced Warfare, despite it's age.
    Overall I wouldn't recommend this installment, the lack of dedicated servers and ho-hum single player do nothing to justify the price or stand out from the last few installments overall.
    Perhaps a return to WW2 that focuses on core mechanics is what the series needs to really deliver once again. Or perhaps it's finished and it's time to move onto other more innovative franchises, only time will tell.
    6/10    … Expand
  27. lee020
    Nov 10, 2014
    6
    For me the COD series is moving too far away from it roots,I used to love it's simplicity, and it was in this simplicity came the exciting playability. Now it is more about remembering how to get the grenade you want, or timing the double jump. In COD I want to be thinking about the tactics not the button pushing.

    Also for me it's another game ruined by being console ported. Was I    For me the COD series is moving too far away from it roots,I used to love it's simplicity, and it was in this simplicity came the exciting playability. Now it is more about remembering how to get the grenade you want, or timing the double jump. In COD I want to be thinking about the tactics not the button pushing.

    Also for me it's another game ruined by being console ported. Was I the only one who had to pause the game to search the internet on how to slide at a cruicial moment because the only help I got in game was "Push to slide?

    It's ok, but please less Halo and more COD next time.    … Expand
  28. firefalcon124
    Nov 12, 2014
    6
    While Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is an improvement from the horror which Ghosts was, the developers of this franchise needs to do better than this to bring Call of Duty back to its glory days.
    On a positive note, the PC port is good, and the multi-player is no half shabby thanks to the new "exo-suits".
    The biggest improvement needs to come from the Singleplayer. I beat it in as    While Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is an improvement from the horror which Ghosts was, the developers of this franchise needs to do better than this to bring Call of Duty back to its glory days.
    On a positive note, the PC port is good, and the multi-player is no half shabby thanks to the new "exo-suits".

    The biggest improvement needs to come from the Singleplayer. I beat it in as little as 5 hours, running past NPCs on the hardest difficulty mode. The campaign is once again a whole "MURICA SAVES THE WORLD" explosion fest, which I'm personally starting to get sick of.

    This can be the start of a turnaround for Call of Duty, but a lot remains to be improved.    … Expand
  29. UnOffical
    Jan 24, 2015
    6
    The call of duty series has always been a strange one. Call of duty 4 was brilliant, and was (in my personal opinion) one of the best COD games ever made. MW2 was highly anticipated, and did an OK job at expanding the story line and improving multiplayer by a considerable amount. One of the first "Off topic" call of duty games was World At War, which changed the whole way COD was played.The call of duty series has always been a strange one. Call of duty 4 was brilliant, and was (in my personal opinion) one of the best COD games ever made. MW2 was highly anticipated, and did an OK job at expanding the story line and improving multiplayer by a considerable amount. One of the first "Off topic" call of duty games was World At War, which changed the whole way COD was played. Advanced warfare is a modern World at war. It has drastically changed the way COD is played, in good (and bad) ways. Many people have became highly critical of this game due to it's new features. Because of this, AW has developed a sort of "Love/Hate" Relationship with its fans. I think that sledgehammer took a huge risk with this game- which was unexpected, due most cod games being the same thing, but with different things in them. Call of duty is a lot like a sandwich. The concept is the bread, and the series/title is the filling. The bread stays the same, but the filling changes. They have changed the bread to flatbread for this game.
    The campaign lacks replay ability. It's very short too. Engine is very old, and it's turning into titanfall.
    If you're a die hard COD fan and you have the money spare, this is a decent buy. If you've never played COD games before, give this one a miss- it's nothing like its predecessors.    … Expand
  30. NatT96
    Jul 6, 2015
    6
    This game was painfully poorly optimized requiring an extreme amount of power for PC's. I mean this lags on mid graphics cars and even high ones as well with massive frame drops and oh boy, every single review is correct, having dedicated servers is a must for the price I paid for this title, its so gosh darn bad....this is the last COD game for me.
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#85 Best PC Game of 2014
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#24 Most Discussed PC Game of 2014
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#59 Most Shared PC Game of 2014

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. CD-Action
    Jan 9, 2015
    85
    This game is a lot of fun. There’s some Crysis in it, some Titanfall, some elements borrowed from Unreal Tournament and Battlefield. Underneath it’s still Call of Duty though, finally modernized in terms of visuals. [13/2014, p.50]
  2. PC PowerPlay
    Dec 23, 2014
    80
    It's the best Call of Duty campaign in years, and the multiplayer continues to scratch a certain itch. [Jan 2015, p.64]
  3. GameWatcher
    Dec 14, 2014
    80
    A new engine and new ideas breath new life into a series that was in serious danger of turning stale.
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