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. Kuarinofu
    Nov 17, 2013
    2
    A solid $10 generic FPS. Not a $40 IW classic.
    Do not waste your money, please.
    Check the review if you have 5 mins of time. Singleplayer wasn't so bad, just mediocre, the REAL edning was horrible though. The starting scene was copied from MW2, just youtube "ghosts mw2 copy". Multiplayer is has some issues: 1. Not that much weapon and attachments variety (less weapons than in prev.    A solid $10 generic FPS. Not a $40 IW classic.
    Do not waste your money, please.
    Check the review if you have 5 mins of time.
    Singleplayer wasn't so bad, just mediocre, the REAL edning was horrible though. The starting scene was copied from MW2, just youtube "ghosts mw2 copy".
    Multiplayer is has some issues:
    1. Not that much weapon and attachments variety (less weapons than in prev. games), no proficiencies, little to NO weapon customization costs squad points). And still around 10% of the weapons are ok. In every class there's one good weapon, and 3 just for the sake of a "variety". In simple TDM you need absolutely no attachments, one good weapon, secondary are also unnescessary, nades and tacticals should also be switched for perk slots, it's really useless.
    2. Perk system works fine but there still no that much impact on the game (for example, full Specialist in MW3 was a Rambo, but here, it's just an OKAY bonus, IMO).
    3. Experience system is nedlessly complicated so it would take more time to advance. There's no reason to torture yourself with it. LVLing up does absolutely nothing, the challenges are ridiculous. You have a customization option but you can't really unlock anything so well. It's easier to hack squad points, but everything you might need and play. Camos unlocks are also bad, IMO.
    4. Squads are useless. I don't know about the clans, cause I play alone, maybe it's ok. Extinction is okay. Co-op survival is ok, but it's hard to find a server, nobody plays it.
    5. Maps are ok, with some exceptions. There are two bad maps, Stonehaven for it's campy design and Siege cause it's like 5x size of a normal map, at times you can't even find a single enemy for minutes.
    6. Killstreaks. Support streaks have 3 good items: SATcom, Ammo crate for fun and the Vests. Everything else is useless. Assault is good only for a heli, sometimes a dog can come in handy, but it dies fast. Maniac is also fun though. Not that much to choose from. 1/2 good combinations of Support and Assault ones. Specialist is a waste of kills.
    Overall: it's a half of an overpriced DLC for MW3.
    An OK singleplayer campaign. (amazing if you compare it to Battlefield 4).
    Less variety and combinations, nothing to experiment with in multiplayer.
    No reason to LVLup. No reason to get better.
    For a true fan of series, it gets boring in about 2-3 days.    … Expand
  2. eccentrik
    Jan 2, 2014
    1
    I usually somewhat enjoy the COD series, not a hater but I don't have my tongue up Activision's ass either. I didn't care for Black Ops II and heard horrible things about Ghosts but I thought I'd give it the benefit of the doubt and go ahead and get it on sale. Shame on me for thinking that! What a complete steaming pile of retched garbage. Atrocious optimization for PC, single player isI usually somewhat enjoy the COD series, not a hater but I don't have my tongue up Activision's ass either. I didn't care for Black Ops II and heard horrible things about Ghosts but I thought I'd give it the benefit of the doubt and go ahead and get it on sale. Shame on me for thinking that! What a complete steaming pile of retched garbage. Atrocious optimization for PC, single player is unplayable due to crashes and freezing. (I can't even play five minutes into it.) The cutscenes have audio stuttering. With the amount of money this series makes there is absolutely no excuse for this. How dare they charge me a cent for this alleged "game". I'll never contribute another dime to these thieving fatcat shiesters!… Expand
  3. Spurlz
    Dec 13, 2013
    0
    Call of Duty: Ghosts is officially Infinity Ward's middle finger to their PC audience.
    They hear us. They just don't care.
    They know it is unforgivable to lock our FOV to 65. They know it is ridiculous to lock all audio options to ONE audio slider. They know PC gamers want to know our Ping. They SHOULD know that giving an option to allow 120 frames per second should NOT equate to a    Call of Duty: Ghosts is officially Infinity Ward's middle finger to their PC audience.
    They hear us. They just don't care.
    They know it is unforgivable to lock our FOV to 65.
    They know it is ridiculous to lock all audio options to ONE audio slider.
    They know PC gamers want to know our Ping.
    They SHOULD know that giving an option to allow 120 frames per second should NOT equate to a Max FPS locked at 90 (not only is this retarded, but it is SCANDALOUS!
    The game is not optimized for PC (I am running an Intel i3570K at 3.4Ghz, GTX770, 16 Gigs of RAM, and Windows 7 booting on a 120 GB SSD, and cannot prevent microstutter in this game!).

    Infinity Ward thanks for the Dog Hair physics update, but seriously.
    Spend a week fixing your bait-and-switch of a game instead of coding new advertisements trying to trick us into paying you another $60 for your map packs.

    Treyarch gets my money from now on.
    Infinity Ward is dead to PC gaming.    … Expand
  4. mone06
    Nov 23, 2013
    0
    I loved COD4 MW2 and the Black Ops series. But this, this is completely unexpected. I'm just gonna sum it up like this. If you so desperately want to play this game PIRATE it!! Complete waste of money. You want an online shooter play BF4. No im not a fan boy, BF4 is just the better game regardless of what IGN says
  5. fluoridezombie
    Dec 24, 2013
    3
    good story and complete crap multiplayer, the pc port of this game is a complete mess, multiplayer looks and plays like if your buying this for the story buy it but if your into the multiplayer just go play black ops cause this game is ****e.
  6. Kryonix
    Jan 6, 2014
    0
    bad game is bad bad game is very bad? such game much bad much bad such bad such such much much suck bad much worse.bad game is bad bad game is very bad? such game much bad much bad such bad such such much much suck bad much worse.
  7. Kehferey
    Dec 20, 2013
    0
    Just like MW3, Ghosts has proven itself as a horribly failed Call of Duty game. Bringing nothing new to the franchise, it also takes away smooth and stable gameplay of older CoD games to a buggy, unfinished, terribly optimized piece of overrated trash. This 28,5 GBs joke of a game is only good for laughs to the incredibly silly quicktime events.
  8. haw2991
    Jan 2, 2014
    1
    Ghosts can probably be described as an full step back from Black Ops II and that's putting it lightly. There is no reason to delve into the specifics as most of the other users have already explained it all. This simply is a disappointing and nearly unplayable game.....
  9. turlocs
    Nov 20, 2013
    0
    haha just compare it to battlefield 2 there the same only battlefeild 2 is better lol comparing this against battlefeild 3 is just killing it comparing it to 4 holy crap never in any respect or by any means by this game every go out and buy battlefield 4 and have some real fun
  10. Trognorf
    Nov 6, 2013
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It Is Epic Fail GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!… Expand
  11. Lestat87
    Nov 6, 2013
    1
    Activision clearly thinks their customers are fools who will buy the game regardless of what they do. A next gen game using an 11 year old modified quake engine. So much for all the "we are building a new engine". Adding some poor lighting effects (google ghosts two suns lighting) and upping polygon count doesn't equal a new engine. Then there is the issue of one of the final scene fromActivision clearly thinks their customers are fools who will buy the game regardless of what they do. A next gen game using an 11 year old modified quake engine. So much for all the "we are building a new engine". Adding some poor lighting effects (google ghosts two suns lighting) and upping polygon count doesn't equal a new engine. Then there is the issue of one of the final scene from MW2 being recycled into the start of ghosts. Been playing since cod2 and cod4 is still the best. Not because of nostalgia (as Vonderhaar has claimed) but because the server lag was way less notable to the point that skill actually played a part.… Expand
  12. NEGERSLAYER
    Nov 20, 2013
    0
    Pathetic... Just pathetic. Why do they make a game every year if they can't even make it good. moneywhores as usual. I don't understand how mentally retarded people can write that this is a gift by the GODS. But that's what's funny. They only care about Xbox pressuring them with money to make even more pathetic games.

    For the Campaign, short, unconsistent storyline and just    Pathetic... Just pathetic. Why do they make a game every year if they can't even make it good. moneywhores as usual. I don't understand how mentally retarded people can write that this is a gift by the GODS. But that's what's funny. They only care about Xbox pressuring them with money to make even more pathetic games.

    For the Campaign, short, unconsistent storyline and just completely boring.    … Expand
  13. Proxiimo
    Nov 20, 2013
    0
    Graphics optimization is a joke for this game.
    Multiplayer, which the game is mostly played for is so full of bugs, lag issues, freezing and crashes it is simply unplayable even with trying all the fixes.
    If this is the next generation of gaming, I think my days as a gamer is coming to an end. This game is literally the only game I have purchased where I would rather commit suicide    Graphics optimization is a joke for this game.
    Multiplayer, which the game is mostly played for is so full of bugs, lag issues, freezing and crashes it is simply unplayable even with trying all the fixes.

    If this is the next generation of gaming, I think my days as a gamer is coming to an end.

    This game is literally the only game I have purchased where I would rather commit suicide then play again.    … Expand
  14. dRCY
    Nov 21, 2013
    1
    Im so glad I didnt get this game because its so bad, also it has nothing on Bioshock aka the best replyable game of all time. You can get the triple pack for £20 at the humble store or wait until the steam sale for it to be cheap
  15. XOmegaZeroX
    Nov 22, 2013
    0
    well, what i can say?
    theholychilli, you want to play the game that have the same things every time?
    the engine of this game is the same of MW3, but modified. this game requires 6GB RAM(with the new patch now requires 4) and the other requisites are exaggerated. the singleplayer is short, dont have the things that have in the old CoDs. the multiplayer is horrible, the maps are    well, what i can say?
    theholychilli, you want to play the game that have the same things every time?
    the engine of this game is the same of MW3, but modified.
    this game requires 6GB RAM(with the new patch now requires 4) and the other requisites are exaggerated.
    the singleplayer is short, dont have the things that have in the old CoDs.
    the multiplayer is horrible, the maps are exaggeratedly large, the only thing that is fun is to run like a boss killing the others players.
    the graphics are outdated, are not the next generation.    … Expand
  16. GamerNumberOne
    Nov 23, 2013
    0
    The game is total crap! I loved the features in BO2 like the Cinema etc. And also the Gameplay in older Call of Duty's was MUCH better! And now...it's just a step back. But not one small, but more a huge step back! Bad Graphics, Bad Gameplay, and lame single-player.
  17. The_true_critic
    Nov 24, 2013
    2
    Here it goes. Call of Duty: Ghosts, maybe good, maybe bad, is it a remake or a ressurect. Well my critic is final and on my honest opinion this is one of the worst remakes I've ever seen. Past-gen graphics, horrible gameplay, nothing new compared to the versions before, it's just painfully repeated. I'm only giving a 2 because the development team worked hard copying the 3d models. I'mHere it goes. Call of Duty: Ghosts, maybe good, maybe bad, is it a remake or a ressurect. Well my critic is final and on my honest opinion this is one of the worst remakes I've ever seen. Past-gen graphics, horrible gameplay, nothing new compared to the versions before, it's just painfully repeated. I'm only giving a 2 because the development team worked hard copying the 3d models. I'm not going to buy your game until the 9 years old go away, the story becomes interesting, and the game becomes cheaper.… Expand
  18. Jaydyce
    Nov 24, 2013
    0
    I literally signed up for an account here so I can tell you to NEVER BUY COD again. This game is trash, it is pure recycled trash. If you like hackers...this is your place....every room has a hacker in it. This game is utter crap and has homodogs....
  19. J-VIk
    Dec 3, 2013
    0
    This game runs terrible on pc, the graphics are terrible, even on pc, the gameplay is just mw2 with some bigger maps. Why did i spent 60 euros on this...... game, it actualy hurts to call this a game. Looking out for Titanfall and hope the trailers for the next cod won't be so high quality so i may actualy resist buying it. Everytime i hope it a good game just because mw1/2 was so muchThis game runs terrible on pc, the graphics are terrible, even on pc, the gameplay is just mw2 with some bigger maps. Why did i spent 60 euros on this...... game, it actualy hurts to call this a game. Looking out for Titanfall and hope the trailers for the next cod won't be so high quality so i may actualy resist buying it. Everytime i hope it a good game just because mw1/2 was so much fun, and i want to hope its a good game. Hopefully i will think that i have enough with bf4 and Titanfall when the next cod launches....… Expand
  20. some_gamer
    Dec 3, 2013
    0
    Most boring campaign I've ever played in a FPS award- check.
    Awful mission design check.
    Worst performance to graphics ratio check.
    By FAR the worst plot for a "story" in ANY game I've ever played check.

    Nothing good to report for this game. If you never played any CoD game and want to buy it- don't pay more than $5 for it.
  21. maxbenning
    Dec 3, 2013
    3
    To be honest, I was not expecting anything exceptional when I bought the game. I knew that it wouldn't be a huge step forward, I just like(d) the COD gameplay where I can run in circles and kill lots of people very quickly without dying. It's unrealistic and fun. When I bought the game I was surprised to be disappointed. Here's a list of what irks me:
    The guns just didn't keep me    To be honest, I was not expecting anything exceptional when I bought the game. I knew that it wouldn't be a huge step forward, I just like(d) the COD gameplay where I can run in circles and kill lots of people very quickly without dying. It's unrealistic and fun. When I bought the game I was surprised to be disappointed. Here's a list of what irks me:
    The guns just didn't keep me interested like they did in BO2. None were really special or great, they're all kind of mid-level. To add on this, there isn't really a reason to stick with your favorite gun since you can just buy all of the attachments instead of actually leveling and prestiging your gun. And you can't get camo for your secondary. But hey, you can access your clan via iPad so that's just a revolutionary step forward.
    I didn't bother with the campaign because I don't care about the campaign. They made the maps bigger to try to compare with BF4. I didn't like this.
    Extinction is like Zombies, and it's fun until you beat it once. After that its just boring.

    Performance issues: While I run every other game I've ever played on the highest settings with no issues, I have to run Ghosts on low-very low on every setting. Anything above that and the game freezes/seizes/fps issues etc.
    I bought BO2 for full price as well, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I put in over 500 hours on the game. I have about 20 hours on Ghosts and I've actually uninstalled it. It's not worth the huge size, and it SURELY is not worth the $60. I have made the decision that I will be switching over to Battlefield next release, and I wish all COD gamers the best.    … Expand
  22. jx819
    Dec 20, 2013
    0
    have played all the COD's and this is the worst by a long way. inane story in singleplayer. dog makes multiplayer too uneven but worst of all the graphics. COD 1 had better graphics FFS. never again.
  23. TristanH
    Dec 22, 2013
    3
    So let me get this straight, I got my COD GHOST yesterday and i was excited, but when it was time to install it i was HORRIFIED!!! They wanted me to download 7.5 GB for story mode and then 24.3 GB for Multiplayer!!!! At the moment it has been a day since i started to install Call of Duty Ghost and it has not even completed installing Story mode and i still have to install Multilayer AtSo let me get this straight, I got my COD GHOST yesterday and i was excited, but when it was time to install it i was HORRIFIED!!! They wanted me to download 7.5 GB for story mode and then 24.3 GB for Multiplayer!!!! At the moment it has been a day since i started to install Call of Duty Ghost and it has not even completed installing Story mode and i still have to install Multilayer At the moment its not looking good at all But likely I'm getting Battlefield 4 for PS3 so its probably Goodbye to COD for me … Expand
  24. Zarathvstra
    Dec 25, 2013
    0
    Oh the shame, what happened to this franchise.... It has a become a blatant cash grab. As others have said this is an massive step back from Black Ops 2. And the hype! my god don't believe the hype. For all the complaints that have been railed against BF4, justified or not, this makes that look like a work of art that someone actually put time into!

    Just stay away for the love all that    Oh the shame, what happened to this franchise.... It has a become a blatant cash grab. As others have said this is an massive step back from Black Ops 2. And the hype! my god don't believe the hype. For all the complaints that have been railed against BF4, justified or not, this makes that look like a work of art that someone actually put time into!

    Just stay away for the love all that is good in games!    … Expand
  25. Predec
    Jan 1, 2014
    0
    Next-Gen graphics? No, BO2 has still beter graphics.

    Next-Gen Gameplay? No, moving around the map is not fluid. It's stuttering gameplay, the only way to get kills is by camping. Not skillbased anymore. Also they implemented a "auto-lean". You can shut it off, but you can't choose a button for it. FOV-slider? No, They did not include one. The fact that this is missing in such a big    Next-Gen graphics? No, BO2 has still beter graphics.

    Next-Gen Gameplay? No, moving around the map is not fluid. It's stuttering gameplay, the only way to get kills is by camping. Not skillbased anymore. Also they implemented a "auto-lean". You can shut it off, but you can't choose a button for it.

    FOV-slider? No, They did not include one. The fact that this is missing in such a big game proves IW's lazyness. And proves again that the PC version is a complete console rip-off.

    SLI-videocards still aren't patched. People that play with cards such as the GTX590 (a few years ago a flagship) for example, can't play this game normally without all the textures flickering.

    To prove this game is even more a console rip-off: If you put a xbox controller in your PC, you would get aim assist.....

    Well, the multiplayer is one big joke. They overcimplicated the perk system, deleted the imense popular game mode "search and destroy" and replaced it with a lame version of it. This means that the game hasn't got a single one "no respawn" game mode. Also lag is still an big issue, especially when you play with parties. The game randomly crashes and in my case the game delivers every 30 minutes max a bluescreen of death.

    Well with so much wrong and almost 2 months after launch you should have expected some patches that fixed some of these things. Especially because they promised better PC-support. Now what exactly of what I described above did they patch? Nothing, not a single THING. nada noppes zilch.

    IW has lost a fan this year, better wait for BO3 guys, atleast Treyarch puts some effort in the PC version... And while all these problems in Ghosts continue the team over at IW is laughing their asses of and already making trailers for their "DLC" wich is probably going to be just as bad as the game.

    For IW: If you want to make a respected game, simply listen to the PC community. But even if the entire community screams of horror about your game. you guys will still change nothing. Maybe this will help you renember: You make the game for the people right? So why don't you listen to the people? It's more becoming a hobby for you guys to make worse games every year.    … Expand
  26. Sammyboy630
    Jan 1, 2014
    0
    Call of Duty is not a bad game. But the reason it is so popular is because it has not changed for at least the past 2 or 3 games. They use the same engine which makes textures look outdated. The Call of Duty franchise has become lazy in the making of there games. It also has one of the worst fan bases of all of them games. That could be mostly because of the target audience for the XboxCall of Duty is not a bad game. But the reason it is so popular is because it has not changed for at least the past 2 or 3 games. They use the same engine which makes textures look outdated. The Call of Duty franchise has become lazy in the making of there games. It also has one of the worst fan bases of all of them games. That could be mostly because of the target audience for the Xbox but it makes in game chat nearly unusable due to younger children. The game did not deliver the promises of next gen graphics and new levelution mechanics… Expand
  27. Epic6Man612
    Jan 4, 2014
    0
    The game is fun, but lacking. Elements of epic but now IW (the devs Infinity Ward) are ripping of Black Ops II's zombies with the Extinction mode. Sad.
  28. Mert48
    Jan 4, 2014
    0
    Almayın. Açık ve net söylüyorum almayın. Boşuna gitti 45 Dolar. Keşke BF 4 alsaymışım keşke. Optimizasyon desen yok, Sorun desen çok. Nerede o CoD 2?
  29. Elvuz
    Jan 17, 2014
    0
    They should allow negative ratings...
    This game is nothing more than a hackfest for PC gamers.
    The lobbies are even hacked... I played a game a few weekends ago, where I was getting 90,000 per kill. I don't hack, but know what it is. I asked a friend how it was possible that I was getting such a high amount of points... his response; "they hacked the lobby". I've seen wall hacks, speed    They should allow negative ratings...
    This game is nothing more than a hackfest for PC gamers.
    The lobbies are even hacked... I played a game a few weekends ago, where I was getting 90,000 per kill. I don't hack, but know what it is. I asked a friend how it was possible that I was getting such a high amount of points... his response; "they hacked the lobby".
    I've seen wall hacks, speed hacks, point hacks. Whats the point of playing unless you can hack better than the next guy? /sarcasm off.    … Expand
  30. Octaviou5
    May 3, 2014
    0
    This game is the most disappointing piece of garbage on the planet earth. I liked Modern Warfare 2, and I liked Black ops 1, Black ops 2 wasn't worth playing, and this? This is terrible. The graphics are the same or worse than MW2, the maps are repulsive, and the gameplay hasn't improved. I am no longer a Call of Duty fan, and I will never buy another Call of Duty game.
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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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