Call of Duty: Ghosts

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2.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3604 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 2,746 out of 3604
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  1. Sir_Rage
    Oct 13, 2014
    0
    I can just barely play this pile of dog sh!7 on my computer. And all I got was a MW3 Clone. My hopes dried up long ago for COD being good again, and Activision wants to keep the drought going.
  2. demolisher7778
    Oct 9, 2014
    0
    Only one sentence is needed to describe this game: A F**CKING PEICE OF DOG SH*T ANOTHER TURD SHAT OUT BY ACTIVISION GOD I AM SO PISSED OFF WITH THIS SH*TSTORM OF A GAME!
  3. Goldman77
    Oct 4, 2014
    10
    The moment I saw that COD had Eminem's name tag on it, I knew that I had to buy this game. The Campaign is amazing, the ending is suspenseful. Dammit you guys must play this game!!
  4. Jester2372
    Sep 20, 2014
    2
    I have no issues with running the game as it runs very well with my set up. The colors, the graphics, the weapons and uniforms are all so blue/gray that it blends all surroundings and looks too cartoonish. Sadly the best of the COD series remains COD4 & MW2. The weapons, movement, in-game fluidity are far superior in the older games and it this game lacks that realism.
    I wonder how long    I have no issues with running the game as it runs very well with my set up. The colors, the graphics, the weapons and uniforms are all so blue/gray that it blends all surroundings and looks too cartoonish. Sadly the best of the COD series remains COD4 & MW2. The weapons, movement, in-game fluidity are far superior in the older games and it this game lacks that realism.
    I wonder how long we will be idiotic enough to continue buying these games in hopes of Activision actually putting out something great.
    Sadly Activision could take MW2, enhance the weapon attachments, perk system, kill streaks, uniforms and add a function to personalize clan tags, etc... and drastically grow the map collections and have a far superior game! Why try so many changes while continually failing when you have a great game to build on? Sure you tried it with MW3 and it was a valiant effort but the fact is, you did it quickly and it is very glitchy.
    Activision is now trying to put out the new COD Advance Warfare after stealing ideas from Titanfall. The weapons are still junk and the maps are mediocre.    … Expand
  5. Garfoodle
    Sep 14, 2014
    0
    2.0 user score.
    2500 negative reviews/scores
    Requires 6GB ram
    Can't play on lowest settings with an i3 and GTX 650Ti
    Looks like balls
    Glitchy as hell.
    Why are you even reading this review?You know that the game is ****
    Spoiler-The Black Man dies
  6. MySyntony
    Sep 7, 2014
    10
    Call Of Duty Ghosts just rocks! Excellent plot, great soundtrack and very action packed and visual stunning single player campaign. Just fun to play as all the games in the COD series.
  7. crazyfundude22
    Sep 6, 2014
    1
    Before I got this game, I was debating to get this one over BO2. After some time, I thought I'd give the COD series one more shot. Since Treyacrch did a way better job designing part of the COD franchise. I've been in love with the way Treyarch handled part of the series, and I will continue to buy their games. Infinity Ward did a great job with mw2, and Modern Warfare. But theyBefore I got this game, I was debating to get this one over BO2. After some time, I thought I'd give the COD series one more shot. Since Treyacrch did a way better job designing part of the COD franchise. I've been in love with the way Treyarch handled part of the series, and I will continue to buy their games. Infinity Ward did a great job with mw2, and Modern Warfare. But they slaughtered MW3 and Ghosts. I don't dislike Infinity Wards games, just their COD games. It seems as if they just care about making their money. They never fix anything. If they do, it's months later. Their new map pack is about to come out, and on the PC, there is NO ONE playing. It takes forever to find a lobby.I'm a fan of both BF, and COD, but bf4, and this ghosts, are awful. If you are planning to get this, don't. There is so much lag, the graphics are good, only if you have a really good computer to run it. I have a really good computer, I can barely run it at full graphics without it chopping up. I run every other game on my computer MAX graphics and still get 60-80 FPS. Even Assassins Creed. On top of all that, the guns are stupid. Once again, everyone picks the top gun, and nothing else. Since you will get outgunned every single time. The hit detection is great, the lag is what makes that look like **** I normally don't spend time writing reviews, but this game is terrible. I recommend it to no one. Not even COD fans. The reviews that are good, after playing this game, and giving it the benefit of the doubt, I regret listening to the good reviews. They honestly must be casual gamer's. The only thing I like, is the design behind the create-a-class. Please don't get this game. I wasted my money on the DLC like an idiot.… Expand
  8. berkeyen_1234
    Sep 6, 2014
    1
    CoD has been died with this game.I will never buy any CoD game anymore. Gameplay is so boring, Character called "Logan Walker" is so boring person, singleplayer is so bad, multiplayer is good but not enough.
  9. Dalek
    Sep 4, 2014
    2
    Poor port, cant max it out even though my PC is more than capable of doing so. I tried the free multiplayer weekend recently and as I perfectly predicted... It was the same game as the previous Call of Duty. Which was Black Ops 2. They claimed that Ghosts was going to be next gen and all this other stuff when it wasn't at all in the slightest.

    This game doesn't require a 64-bit    Poor port, cant max it out even though my PC is more than capable of doing so. I tried the free multiplayer weekend recently and as I perfectly predicted... It was the same game as the previous Call of Duty. Which was Black Ops 2. They claimed that Ghosts was going to be next gen and all this other stuff when it wasn't at all in the slightest.

    This game doesn't require a 64-bit operating system at all. It's still the same game, engine, everything. Considering they ran it on Xbox 360 and PS3 it clearly shows that it didn't need or have to be 64-bit on PC. If anything, I think it's just a cheap marketing tactic to trick people into thinking that the engine has been upgraded when it hasn't at all.

    The graphics are pretty much the same, fairly low resolution textures, the same shadows, everything.

    It's very disappointing. If anything, Ghosts is a step backwards because they user interface is slightly more confusing adding along a point system to save up and buy weapons to make everyone diverse in terms of weapons and equipment.

    As for the port, it's quite bad. The frame rate goes up and down like a yo-yo because it's been optimised poorly. You need to turn off a few options to get decent frame rate as well as set all the textures to 'extra' as they're blurry if set to automatic. Although, I will say I do like that they've added multiple options for anti-aliasing such as FXAA and MSAA as well as MLAA which I think all developers should include in their games as I really don't like FXAA because it looks awful. Although I will say the only game I think has done a decent job at FXAA is Bioshock Infinite but anyway...

    Overall, it's a fairly bad port, pretty much the same game, small maps, simply bad. Hey, guess what they're going to do in the next Call of Duty... That's right. The exact same thing! They'll sucker you into their marketing tactics just like Ghosts. That is, if you keep buying the exact same game every year which I hope you dont.    … Expand
  10. fantomar
    Aug 30, 2014
    0
    I attempted to play the free weekend on Steam. Many enemies were invulnerable as I shot at them, I was told this is a common bug. This is the 10th version of CoD released on the quake3 engine, and there still persist bugs like this. What has been done to this franchise is literally the exemplification of the destruction of the creative element of game design. So marketable, so many DLCs,I attempted to play the free weekend on Steam. Many enemies were invulnerable as I shot at them, I was told this is a common bug. This is the 10th version of CoD released on the quake3 engine, and there still persist bugs like this. What has been done to this franchise is literally the exemplification of the destruction of the creative element of game design. So marketable, so many DLCs, so many celebrity commercials, all to get kids to spend their parents money on a rehashed, pathetic propaganda tool. Call of Duty stands alone as the shining example of the death of gaming. Gone are the days of innovative design and challenging concepts, asking players to push their intellectual capabilities. Upon us is the era of mass marketing, corporate sponsorship and mindless button mashing simulated slaughter. God bless America?… Expand
  11. InfectedSoldier
    Aug 30, 2014
    0
    This game is the worst game I've played. And I'm not going to mention the graphics. But I will mention everything else. The matchmaking sucks matching me with level 60s, the game was so bright that it burns my eyes when I was in the level, the team balancing doesn't exist, and the guns are too overpowered. And don't get me started about the "DLC" Because most of it is microtransactions,This game is the worst game I've played. And I'm not going to mention the graphics. But I will mention everything else. The matchmaking sucks matching me with level 60s, the game was so bright that it burns my eyes when I was in the level, the team balancing doesn't exist, and the guns are too overpowered. And don't get me started about the "DLC" Because most of it is microtransactions, and they aren't worth it. This Call of Duty isn't even average not even half average. This game was made in a pit of hell by the devil himself… Expand
  12. OoohShiny
    Aug 30, 2014
    0
    Ive trying to play this game. Even besides the flaws of the engine, this writing of this game is so horrible it quite literally made me want to vomit. I just wasnt able to play any more minute after round about ~30 minutes of into the game, only crying about the time ive wasted
  13. get_shrekt_skrb
    Aug 29, 2014
    0
    Just bought this piece of s&#t game. Tried to play multiplayer - after I saw what "bullet hole" textures are, I almost threw up on my brand new $2000 mSi laptop. After ditching singleplayer, tried to play multiplayer. Everytime I have to play, I have to shut off the VoIP - the voices of pre-teenage kids with their obscene language drove me completely mad.
    So after half an hour I    Just bought this piece of s&#t game. Tried to play multiplayer - after I saw what "bullet hole" textures are, I almost threw up on my brand new $2000 mSi laptop. After ditching singleplayer, tried to play multiplayer. Everytime I have to play, I have to shut off the VoIP - the voices of pre-teenage kids with their obscene language drove me completely mad.
    So after half an hour I uninstalled this piece of garbage and my best wishes are that I received a full refund and extra for for ruined experience. "0/10" - may never this kind of garbage show up again in next-gen gaming market.    … Expand
  14. lace22
    Aug 29, 2014
    1
    Worst PC game I've ever played.
    Awful graphics, awful framerate, awful interface, awful consumption.
    Buy this to someone you hate, worth it.
    Seriously, horrible perfomance on a GTX 760
  15. sgos
    Aug 29, 2014
    1
    When I logged into multiplayer my jaw dropped at how bad the graphics were.LOL. Seriously? I would have believed this game was made for Nintendo 64 if my i5 pc wasn't struggling to run it!!After turning everything off in the video settings I finally got to run around and see how bad everything else was.WTF? The maps are **** and the game play just as bad.Character sprites look like theyWhen I logged into multiplayer my jaw dropped at how bad the graphics were.LOL. Seriously? I would have believed this game was made for Nintendo 64 if my i5 pc wasn't struggling to run it!!After turning everything off in the video settings I finally got to run around and see how bad everything else was.WTF? The maps are **** and the game play just as bad.Character sprites look like they were cut and pasted from Doom!
    It may have its faults but BF4 absolutely murders this game on all levels.
    On a positive note,I only paid €20 for this 'release at all costs' game.    … Expand
  16. NutZdk
    Aug 28, 2014
    2
    This is a new low for the COD games, the quality has been steadily decreasing ever since Modern Warfare 1. The difference between normal and hardcore gamemode has been lowered to a point where it doesnt seem like there is any difference anymore.
    The whole feel of the game - gunplay and movement especially feels cheap and rushed, which again is about what you can expect from a yearly no    This is a new low for the COD games, the quality has been steadily decreasing ever since Modern Warfare 1. The difference between normal and hardcore gamemode has been lowered to a point where it doesnt seem like there is any difference anymore.
    The whole feel of the game - gunplay and movement especially feels cheap and rushed, which again is about what you can expect from a yearly no effort production.
    On a positive note the singleplayer campaign is actually worth playing, which I dont think could be said about Modern Warfare 3.
    Im sure this wreck of a multiplayer experience has scared off enough players from getting another CoD game for a while. Myself included!    … Expand
  17. chal87
    Aug 26, 2014
    0
    This game was dead on PC in about one month. No respect at all from IW for the PC community. No adjustable FOV at start, and max 80 after a lot of complaints. No dedicated, rentable servers, no steam integration... killed in one bullet... shame on you IW
  18. Kresh
    Aug 26, 2014
    10
    This is Cod of duty, now everything changes but not cod, never and I the only thing i can ever say about this game is that

    10/10 It's Okay :))))))))
  19. E71
    Aug 25, 2014
    10
    With the exception of the one crash and one hang, the game ran pretty smoothly for me, then again I have a fairly beefy PC.

    The single player campaign although a little unrealistic and over-exaggerated is entertaining and absorbing. I enjoyed the gunfights and the mixing it up with the dog, tanks, space, choppers, ships, etc. I found the campaign a little too short to justify the $60.    With the exception of the one crash and one hang, the game ran pretty smoothly for me, then again I have a fairly beefy PC.

    The single player campaign although a little unrealistic and over-exaggerated is entertaining and absorbing. I enjoyed the gunfights and the mixing it up with the dog, tanks, space, choppers, ships, etc. I found the campaign a little too short to justify the $60.

    As for multiplayer, I won't go there because I just don't like multiplayer gaming, at all, since it's always repetitive random gun fights and never a humble sportsman-like games but arrogance, cockiness and obnoxiousness.

    I'd say this game is worth about $30-$40 tops.

    Oh, and those who give this game a 0 out of 10 then start off with talking about how bad the multiplayer is... MULTIPLAYER is an ADDITIONAL feature to SINGLE-PLAYER GAMES, IT'S NOT THE MAIN SELLING POINT!    … Expand
  20. DaUber
    Aug 19, 2014
    1
    Almost no graphical improvement along with the cruddy AI and hyped fish (probably coded by putting random letters and numbers into a blender). Worst of all is the price tag and overwhelming number of squeakers.
  21. T_Slice
    Aug 18, 2014
    4
    It's Call of Duty, but now you can turn contextual lean on. Pretty amazing i know. Well the game runs fine as always. Looks fine, but just cause it's not broken doesnt make it good. Boring unrealistic stories 4 life.
  22. BFM
    Aug 15, 2014
    3
    -Unplayable and unpleasant-

    So let's get that out of the way: The Singleplayer mode is quite entertaining. Nothing special, but better than in other modern CoD games. But the multiplayer is where all the problems are. - No real dedicated servers (You can't select which server you want to join, you can't rent them, can't modify them, cant moderate them, can't see them, can't feel    -Unplayable and unpleasant-

    So let's get that out of the way: The Singleplayer mode is quite entertaining.
    Nothing special, but better than in other modern CoD games.

    But the multiplayer is where all the problems are.

    - No real dedicated servers (You can't select which server you want to join, you can't rent them, can't modify them, cant moderate them, can't see them, can't feel them.)

    In this regard, Infinity Ward are plain liars.

    - terrible lags (I think others confuse them to be caused by lag compensation, but it's just regular good old lags. Get used to being shot dead at the frame you see the opponent the first time.)

    - umpleasant host migration

    - bad spawning position

    - prone is broken (You mostly can't go into prone or can't aim or move while in prone. Every small polygone around you seems to block you in this regard.)

    - losing complete conenction to a session (and by that all the unsaved kills and XP)

    - any teammate running near/next to you will block your movement, forcing you to go the wrong direction, simulating a really bad lag

    - your framerate can drop from a steady 90fps to a screen frozen for 3 seconds ramdomly at every moment

    - the "physics" are so bad, you constantly outcry in disbelief that what just happened made the the ragdoll behave like it did. Golden Eye 64 had more realistic looking deaths.

    - the Ripper (DLC weapon) feels like pay-2-win

    - your menu can have heavy, randome slowdowns

    - the audio is suttering

    - your mouse feels like it's skipping over the screen

    Even on a power-beast of a computer, this game runs like it's the leaked beta of Crysis 5.

    But the Graphics actually don't look that bad if you turn everything on ultra.
    It sure is o Battlefield 3, but I think it looks much better than Counter Strike : Global Offensive.

    It's really a shame, because if all those problems weren't, this game would have some nice multiplayer, and I would give it a 8/10.
    I really love the maps, the weapons and items, the mechanics and balancing, the game mods and timing. But it's just not playable. And Infinity Ward doesn't care about that. The game is out, they made some small patches, defended their lies and released some expensive DLC. Now they moved to their next project, leaving behind the idiots whom bought this game.

    This was the first CoD by Infinity Ward that I've bought.
    This was the last CoD by Infinity Ward that I've bought.
    I was an idiot.    … Expand
  23. Kaylee_D
    Aug 15, 2014
    9
    I really like this game, The campaign is nice, My friend has bought this game only for single-player and co-op. I like the new Co-op. We play it on an old xbox 360, Only the videos can lag a bit. I think this is the best COD since world at war.
  24. Dralidan
    Aug 1, 2014
    0
    Ghost's singleplayer doesn't have the best storyline, nor realism, but it's definitely something that'll keep you occupied for 5 hours. You might want to buy for about $15 if you manage to find it that low.

    The multiplayer on the other hand is absolutely awful. It's terribly unbalanced and butchered with Infinity Ward's religion of a locked FOV of 65; which if you unlock can risk a VAC    Ghost's singleplayer doesn't have the best storyline, nor realism, but it's definitely something that'll keep you occupied for 5 hours. You might want to buy for about $15 if you manage to find it that low.

    The multiplayer on the other hand is absolutely awful. It's terribly unbalanced and butchered with Infinity Ward's religion of a locked FOV of 65; which if you unlock can risk a VAC ban. The only thing good about the multiplayer is the squad points system, which lets you unlock whatever guns and attachments you want without having to struggle your way up to level 55. Ghosts is also terribly optimized and will take up 51 gigs of your hard drive.    … Expand
  25. magicboom
    Jul 30, 2014
    0
    worthless trash ever. please dont pay to play this.... come on Activision, you can do better than this. Generic fps at his worst, no excitement whatsoever here.
  26. quailegg94
    Jul 27, 2014
    0
    i despise this game soo hard i have been ripped off of 60$ over a game with a error that cant be fixed i have the minimum requirements met it just wont load even after they took the limiter off it still had same error if only i could get a refund over a crappy game that wouldnt even launch
  27. Nv5h4dySavior
    Jul 26, 2014
    3
    This game is a far less engaging mediocre attempt at recreating the Modern Warfare experience for what seems like the hundredth time. The campaign is good, but not great, and in my opinion the new create your squad style user interface is garbage. It is not an improvement, but a way to spin this game as something groundbreaking when really it is just another step in the direction ofThis game is a far less engaging mediocre attempt at recreating the Modern Warfare experience for what seems like the hundredth time. The campaign is good, but not great, and in my opinion the new create your squad style user interface is garbage. It is not an improvement, but a way to spin this game as something groundbreaking when really it is just another step in the direction of disappointment. Call of duty 4: Modern Warfare has now been made four times. Please do something different. Battlefield 4 is kicking your ass.… Expand
  28. jonnyvice
    Jul 26, 2014
    9
    I've never played Call of Duty games before. I've been vaguely aware of them, but I erroneously believed they were WW2 games which didn't appeal to me very much. I picked up Call of Duty Ghosts on PC and I've had a crazy fun time with it. There's over 2k 0 and 1 star reviews for the game from fans of the series, that's pretty puzzling. Maybe it wasn't the same game that they've beenI've never played Call of Duty games before. I've been vaguely aware of them, but I erroneously believed they were WW2 games which didn't appeal to me very much. I picked up Call of Duty Ghosts on PC and I've had a crazy fun time with it. There's over 2k 0 and 1 star reviews for the game from fans of the series, that's pretty puzzling. Maybe it wasn't the same game that they've been playing. As someone very new to the series I'm quite happy with it. The story line is awesome, the gameplay is really tight and the weapons and AI are fun.… Expand
  29. Dareviewer12
    Jul 22, 2014
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is **** This is the 2nd WORST COD ever and is the WORST game of 2013 for me. this game has nothing new. Its just the same thing from MW1. Full of 12 year old **** and it gets boring in a day. There is very little destructible environment compared to BF4. And single player story is a load of **** Its where the USA falls to its knees. WTF Activision. Who ever made this game should DIE… Expand
  30. Xenitt
    Jul 20, 2014
    0
    I feel sorry for anyone else who spent $60.00 on this game. Initially I was fairly impressed, though, after the release of this game, I have come to realize that little innovation has been made. On top of that, this game brought my machine to it's knees, giving me an average of 30 FPS, while I could play games such as Black Ops 2, BF3, and even Crysis 2 with much better performance. AndI feel sorry for anyone else who spent $60.00 on this game. Initially I was fairly impressed, though, after the release of this game, I have come to realize that little innovation has been made. On top of that, this game brought my machine to it's knees, giving me an average of 30 FPS, while I could play games such as Black Ops 2, BF3, and even Crysis 2 with much better performance. And that says a lot, because my PC sucks ass.

    To be honest, I am being as UNBIASED as possible, but it is impossible to even show a shred of respect for this title, even if I were to play it on console, I expect no less than shear disappointment. If you are looking for a fun Call Of Duty game, I'd recommend Black Ops 2. The graphics are still pretty decent, and it doesn't bog down your entire PC for no apparent reason. On top of that, the gameplay is much better, and overall more interesting, and innovative than anything Infinity Ward has given us in the past three years.    … Expand
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Metascore
68

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 14
  3. Negative: 2 out of 14
  1. PC PowerPlay
    Dec 30, 2013
    80
    It's exactly what fans of the franchise have grown to expect. No surprises here, folks. [Jan 2014, p.90]
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Nov 25, 2013
    60
    Nothing to see here in terms of innovation: the campaign is dull, the multiplayer fun. But this time, the air of sameness is a little bit too much. [Issue#236]
  3. IncGamers
    Nov 24, 2013
    40
    An utterly horrible PC port mars an otherwise very, very average Call of Duty game. Nothing to see here.
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