Call of Duty: Ghosts

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2.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3604 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 474 out of 3604
  2. Mixed: 384 out of 3604
  3. Negative: 2,746 out of 3604
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  1. Skitterin
    Nov 6, 2013
    1
    Another copy and paste, yearly release from activision. Go look at youtube under the title "Call of Duty: Ghosts Copy & Paste Modern Warfare 2 Ending" and you will see just what you're in for with the next installment of this increasingly lazy game franchise.

    The only reason this series makes $1 Billion in 24 hours is because of Console Fanboys who would buy the game regardless of the    Another copy and paste, yearly release from activision. Go look at youtube under the title "Call of Duty: Ghosts Copy & Paste Modern Warfare 2 Ending" and you will see just what you're in for with the next installment of this increasingly lazy game franchise.

    The only reason this series makes $1 Billion in 24 hours is because of Console Fanboys who would buy the game regardless of the circumstances.    … Expand
  2. wisefool
    Nov 7, 2013
    0
    I don't understand dog enthusiasm about the release of the next unfinished crap from IW and Activision. Such a horrible single player campaign, I have not seen yet never, the plot does not exist it is incomprehensible what started it all and end all. This game is just a fish & dog simulator!
  3. ZombineTM
    Nov 5, 2013
    3
    If this is supposed to represent the next-gen Call of Duty, it fails miserably, it is once again another Modern Warfare 3 ctrl+c, ctrl+v with more game modes to justify being new.
  4. Kejiim
    Nov 5, 2013
    3
    Firstly I'd like to state this is a multiplayer review as I've no care for the single player of this series.

    The Good: - The UI. It's clean, simple, intelligent. - The perk system is a nice one and will be more enjoyable upon finally unlocking the damn thing. - Male/Female option an important step for a game like this. - Weapons/perks kept within the realm of believably. - The dog    Firstly I'd like to state this is a multiplayer review as I've no care for the single player of this series.

    The Good:
    - The UI. It's clean, simple, intelligent.
    - The perk system is a nice one and will be more enjoyable upon finally unlocking the damn thing.
    - Male/Female option an important step for a game like this.
    - Weapons/perks kept within the realm of believably.
    - The dog is a fun gimmick.

    The Bad:
    - Met with graphics that haven't changed since I played MW2.
    -Un-optimized sluggishness (add to that FOV at 65 with no option to change).
    - Freezing and crashes that funnily enough have wiped out Steam along with it (go figure).
    - Small condensed maps leading to a) spawning in proximity to the enemy and b) nigh always having someone coming at you from ALL angles leading to death short of having eyes in the back of your head.
    - Servers are constantly timing out from the would-be host, which having played 80% of a game only to have it fail like that and see all your XP/awards go out the window frankly is a complete joke. You tell me IW/Activision where it was my fault someone/something crashed the server.

    The Ugly:
    It's the realization that I put my faith in IW/Activision, having not played since MW2, only to think "It's been years since you played and surely you've waited long enough for some vast improvements to be made to the series that actually warrants your purchase again"...

    No, it did not.

    I am genuinely disappointed with this title. What makes it worse is for me I actually bothered to invest in the collectors so it feels like even more of my money wasted.

    It would be enough to ask that the game just function as intended regardless of it's technological shortcomings (although apparently requiring 6GB of RAM), but this title fails even in that endeavour. I've barely been able to go three maps without some sort of server crash, freeze, or game crash. Each crash has then taken me out of play and rendered whatever XP/awards I've earned in that time null and void.

    What I would like to see from this is one of two things. The options are:
    - IW/Activision authorizes refunds for a seriously flawed piece of software. Knowing that will never happen..
    - IW/Activision publicly voice their shortfall on this game, and begin work in earnest immediately on patches that will optimize this game for the PC, and remove the sources of crashing/freezing. This is an absolute minimum ask. It is your creation, and it is not even close to the value you put on your product that you asked for when we purchased.

    This series, your company, and it's legacy are fast becoming the laughing stock of the game development community. Have some dignity and pride. Fix it.    … Expand
  5. MrTee
    Nov 7, 2013
    0
    This is cheating at it's finest. After Black Ops 2 I thought they finally enhanced the engine to compete with other AAA titel. I was really exited as I saw the first pictures from Hesh Walker and all the 3D models looked good so far. SubD and Tesselation its all good, but you really notice that they didn't move a finger for improvements. Where is the celebrated NextGen Engine?!
    Mark    This is cheating at it's finest. After Black Ops 2 I thought they finally enhanced the engine to compete with other AAA titel. I was really exited as I saw the first pictures from Hesh Walker and all the 3D models looked good so far. SubD and Tesselation its all good, but you really notice that they didn't move a finger for improvements. Where is the celebrated NextGen Engine?!
    Mark Rubin said:
    "I feel like smaller studios are having trouble I can't speak for them but I would think are having trouble making games that fill the big AAA market because they're harder to do. It is kind of a bummer that games are getting so hard and difficult to make. People want better and better graphics, they want more realistic looking art assets and that comes at a cost and that's a hard thing to have to deal with."

    ...What?! Even independent games like outlast show that graphics are not an obstacle....Activison Blizzard is the hughest games publisher, they could put a lot of effort into game production instead of a big advertising camaign to achive as many buyers as possible... it's the definite prove that the only reason for this is money...ACTIVISON gets no money from me anymore, I promise....Imagine what else you could do with 60 Bucks!    … Expand
  6. dcneil
    Nov 6, 2013
    0
    FPS stutters everywhere, in menu and in-game. Sniping is horrible. This is probably the lowest COD has ever reached. The graphics are mediocre and cant even be compared to its competition.
  7. Phenomen
    Nov 6, 2013
    3
    Ghost is step back in CoD franchise. BO2 was new and innovative while Ghost is just the same game as MW3. Graphics and gameplay are outdated while game require insane PC specs (6Gb DDR, 50Gb HDD). If you like CoD, don't buy this game so developers will improve next time.
  8. OrangeLion
    Nov 6, 2013
    0
    So today I received this game for free, as a gift from a magazine I'm subscribed to. To my surprise, I needed 6GB of RAM. Bit steep, but okay, the graphics quality will suffer a bit, no biggie, as long as the game runs I'm fine with it. Turns out, the game does not even launch if you do not meet the 6GB of RAM. The 50GB needed to install the game is as ridiculous as the 6GB of RAM. I'mSo today I received this game for free, as a gift from a magazine I'm subscribed to. To my surprise, I needed 6GB of RAM. Bit steep, but okay, the graphics quality will suffer a bit, no biggie, as long as the game runs I'm fine with it. Turns out, the game does not even launch if you do not meet the 6GB of RAM. The 50GB needed to install the game is as ridiculous as the 6GB of RAM. I'm completely done with the COD franchise now, and I recommend you to do the same (or start playing previous, much better, COD games).… Expand
  9. EvilSushi
    Nov 6, 2013
    0
    I was going to give this game a 7 because all in all it is a fairly decent game...but I'm so sick of the COD developers not giving a about the community, here are the reasons I give it a 0
    1) You can't see your ping in game?? wtf is the reasoning behind this??
    2) The menu lags horribly..this has something to do with the amount of friends you have on steam 3) There's no FOV changer, and    I was going to give this game a 7 because all in all it is a fairly decent game...but I'm so sick of the COD developers not giving a about the community, here are the reasons I give it a 0
    1) You can't see your ping in game?? wtf is the reasoning behind this??
    2) The menu lags horribly..this has something to do with the amount of friends you have on steam
    3) There's no FOV changer, and if you do use an external one you get banned for hacking
    4) There are no dedicated servers...which is the only reason i bought this game to begin with
    5) Poorly optimized engine, I'm have a 3Ghz I7, 10Gigs 1866 Ram and a 660ti and I'm forced to run the game on the lowest settings 720p just to get a stable framerate...and yes i have updated my drivers
    6) I keep losing connection to host, this literally happens every 10mins
    7) Clipping issues, I have multiple screenshots of multiplayer games where I have fallen through the ground and gotten stuck at the bottom of the map
    8) Lag Lag Lag, this is probably the biggest problem I have with this game. Everything is so damn laggy. The lag compensation in this game is just ridiculous.

    It's a shame I was really looking forward to this game, I'm hoping they fix these problems but until then this game is just a waste of money for me    … Expand
  10. Timon48364
    Nov 6, 2013
    0
    The graphics are even worse than the transition from Cod 2 to 3. I am so glad I didn't buy any of the map packs or expansions. This will be the last CoD I ever buy. I mean honestly PayDay 2 has better graphics. I thought it would be cool that you could customize a character and become a woman. I think thats the only improvement this game has made. VERY BAD GAME!!!!
  11. derpmunster
    Nov 6, 2013
    0
    This game is an utter turd of a scam. I am disappointed and angry at myself for being careless enough to purchase this steaming heap of cow manure. Fair warning, if you are considering to pick this game up, don't, treat yourself to a nice dinner or movie instead.

    I finished the single player campaign in under four hours and was underwhelmed, with hopes that the multiplayer components    This game is an utter turd of a scam. I am disappointed and angry at myself for being careless enough to purchase this steaming heap of cow manure. Fair warning, if you are considering to pick this game up, don't, treat yourself to a nice dinner or movie instead.

    I finished the single player campaign in under four hours and was underwhelmed, with hopes that the multiplayer components would at least be something that I would enjoy. I was dead wrong.

    Let's list my major qualms:
    -Graphics are dismal, especially in light of the poor performance. Poor texture quality, modeling, animation, artistic design and use of effects. The game has a plastic-like look to it and frankly looks like a 360 or PS3 launch title with everything turned up to maximum quality.
    -Performance is unbelievably bad on my high end(780, i7 2600k at 3,4 Ghz, 16gb RAM)machine, framerate varies from 240 to under 30 FPS.
    -Gameplay just feels wrong, especially in multiplayer it just seems 'off', meaning that the gunplay is inaccurate and not enjoyable.
    -The multiplayer side of things is just horrible, right now, bit for bit, I find Black Ops 2 to be a more enjoyable game.

    The only positive thing I have to say about the game is the cinematic music for the single player missions. It made the loose drivel of a plot playable and added some much needed dramatic qualities and emotions to the wooden animation.

    To sum it up, this game is a joke. Right now there are so many better alternatives for a first person shooter, both single- and multiplayer, that I highly recommend not buying this piece of garbage. Having bought the game at full retail value, I feel like someone who bought a ticket to a Metallica concert and ended up watching an out of tune high school cover band.    … Expand
  12. Gigabytenator
    Nov 7, 2013
    0
    das ist scheiße und kein spiel genauso wie die vorgänger auser mw1 und die cods die davor kammen immer noch eine scheiß grafik eine dume k i in dem singleplayer flache story abschusserien die zu over powert sind
  13. nine7114
    Nov 5, 2013
    0
    Worst COD yet.

    Do they intend to keep PC players? The current version is a sad excuse of a port.

    -last decade graphics, guns sound like muffled firecrackers, character models and the general experience of the MP feels like a free-to-play FPS
  14. grews
    Nov 5, 2013
    0
    This is the biggest disappointment in gaming this year. Another example of how AAA-titles spend all of their resources on promotion rather than actual game design and development. This is a piece of wrapped in golden foil. All the hype about this being next-gen is a lie. The graphics are horrible, the gameplay is worse. They included a perk that gives you wall hack (probably so that theyThis is the biggest disappointment in gaming this year. Another example of how AAA-titles spend all of their resources on promotion rather than actual game design and development. This is a piece of wrapped in golden foil. All the hype about this being next-gen is a lie. The graphics are horrible, the gameplay is worse. They included a perk that gives you wall hack (probably so that they don't have to deal with cheaters any more). The animations are awful Grenades are thrown by magically puking them out of your face and waving aimlessly in front of you afterwards. Character movement look like something from the first iteration of the source engine... everything seems out of place. The sound effects are borderline hilarious. Silencers sound like a mix between a laser gun from star wars and the classic james bond pistol. Btw explosions are sad, very sad.
    Read this out loud: "POOF!" I guarantee that sounds better than anything in game.

    If you haven't bought this game already, please stay away. If you have: get a refund.    … Expand
  15. syphern
    Nov 6, 2013
    0
    Graphics not next gen see Battlefield 4 for next gen
    Support Abysmal! I have dual gtx580 and this game runs so badly on it it can handle crysis 3 flawlessly!
    Attitude towards PC gamers nil, IW and Activision should be ashamed of themselves no FOV, FPS 60 only and very very poorly optimised game
    Lastly its recycled garbage long live modern warfare 4 I will never buy another IW game ever
  16. Element
    Nov 6, 2013
    0
    This game is a failure period, the locked FoV at 65 causing people headaches, the total lack of any and all ping information, muddy brown graphics where everything just blends together even on high end pcs. The lack of any sound control other than loudness, the stuttering, memory leaks. Stupid 6gb of memory required to run the game, and there's more! There are already hacks out, seen inThis game is a failure period, the locked FoV at 65 causing people headaches, the total lack of any and all ping information, muddy brown graphics where everything just blends together even on high end pcs. The lack of any sound control other than loudness, the stuttering, memory leaks. Stupid 6gb of memory required to run the game, and there's more! There are already hacks out, seen in lobbies aimbots and modified lobbies.

    Activision needs to get smart and drop IW like a bad habit as this game is a 100% FAILURE. Do NOT waste your money or sanity on this title.    … Expand
  17. LamarrCZ
    Nov 7, 2013
    0
    How you can release this piece of sh*t!? Crap graphics, really bad optimization and how this game need 6GB RAM TO RUN?! CAN YOU ANSWER ME?! Please fix this fu*ked restriction... And think about yourself Activision
  18. Ebelon
    Nov 6, 2013
    2
    I'm a hardcore CoD gamer that loves to compete to be the best, but with all these new "innovations" it has become impossible to get more than one kill without dying. Its an endless cycle; you run around, kill, get killed, then run around kill and get killed some more. The only way to get a +1,5 k/d is by camping, but I don't have time to waste my life hiding in a corner. This game justI'm a hardcore CoD gamer that loves to compete to be the best, but with all these new "innovations" it has become impossible to get more than one kill without dying. Its an endless cycle; you run around, kill, get killed, then run around kill and get killed some more. The only way to get a +1,5 k/d is by camping, but I don't have time to waste my life hiding in a corner. This game just doesn't require skill anymore.
    I was also very disappointed with the "customize your soldier", I was expecting something along the lines of rainbow six ,but it was more like GTA 4's customization options; barely anything to choose from.
    My major complaint though is the removal of Search and Destroy from pub games, I used to love playing Search and Destroy with my team, now its been replaced by this stupid search and kill confirm game type.
    The series sure went down hill after they fired West and Zampella. MW2 was a masterpiece, after that, it was the same call of duty trash. The series has officially died for me. Time to move on. Looking forward to Titan fall, which IMO is the true successor to MW2.    … Expand
  19. fuwaneko
    Nov 6, 2013
    0
    So much self-copying, a huge step back from BO2 in terms of gameplay, storytelling and direction. BO2 had amazing level design which lots of options, where is it now? Weapons are sh*t. Stupid dog which does not do anything gameplay-wise except pushing you out of cover to enemy fire. They even put a tank battle trying to copy what BF3 did, but resulting in what I hated in Quake 4. Yes, damnSo much self-copying, a huge step back from BO2 in terms of gameplay, storytelling and direction. BO2 had amazing level design which lots of options, where is it now? Weapons are sh*t. Stupid dog which does not do anything gameplay-wise except pushing you out of cover to enemy fire. They even put a tank battle trying to copy what BF3 did, but resulting in what I hated in Quake 4. Yes, damn it. It felt like Quake 4 hence Raven took part in development. Just a damn shooting range. Idiotic story, stupid mute character and completely dumb gameplay. It's the first CoD game in which I'm so disappointed. Even MW3 was better. IW should be closed for good and Activision should give franchise to Treyarch so they can give us a decent game each two years. I'm not even going to talk about multiplayer. One does not simply compare that rotting sh*t to what DICE did through past 3 years.
    P.S. Lol, South Americans? They look like Russians who speak spanish. Really, I mean it.    … Expand
  20. olsonadr
    Nov 5, 2013
    0
    I can't believe it got an 85! WHY ARE PEOPLE GIVING THIS 10/10! IT DESERVES A 0! This game is absolute garbage! This games looks WORSE than black ops 2, and seriously the fact that the game can't work right on the MENU is abysmal. The games PC port is nigh unplayable, and this is a horrible waste of your time and money. Infinity ward has WASTED far too much money to make somethingI can't believe it got an 85! WHY ARE PEOPLE GIVING THIS 10/10! IT DESERVES A 0! This game is absolute garbage! This games looks WORSE than black ops 2, and seriously the fact that the game can't work right on the MENU is abysmal. The games PC port is nigh unplayable, and this is a horrible waste of your time and money. Infinity ward has WASTED far too much money to make something absolutely terrible. Try something else. DO NOT BUY!!!… Expand
  21. jonhny
    Nov 7, 2013
    0
    If I could return the game, I would. What were they thinking when they decided to cap FPS at 91 and not add a FOV slider? On some maps it's impossible to keep a steady 91 fps due to some weird CPU usage issues when looking at certain areas.

    The lack of a FOV slider and capped FPS isn't much of an issue compared to how fast you die in this game, you die quicker than you do in Black Ops 2    If I could return the game, I would. What were they thinking when they decided to cap FPS at 91 and not add a FOV slider? On some maps it's impossible to keep a steady 91 fps due to some weird CPU usage issues when looking at certain areas.

    The lack of a FOV slider and capped FPS isn't much of an issue compared to how fast you die in this game, you die quicker than you do in Black Ops 2 hardcore mode. Maybe that's why they removed most of the hardcore mode game types? The standard mode is pretty much hardcore. I've also died so many times in a single frame when on the enemy killcam they shot 6+ bullets yet on my end all of them registered at once. Strange lag combined with this quick time to kill makes for a very frustrating game.    … Expand
  22. sealion
    Nov 7, 2013
    0
    Junk. Wanted so much to like this. I get the graphics are going to be a step behind other next gen games, but did not expect to lag so much. You would think with the visuals scaled back so far they would not have problems with multi-player, lag etc. The game handles horrible. Everything just feels loose. The controls lag, onscreen players can be a foot to the left or right of whatJunk. Wanted so much to like this. I get the graphics are going to be a step behind other next gen games, but did not expect to lag so much. You would think with the visuals scaled back so far they would not have problems with multi-player, lag etc. The game handles horrible. Everything just feels loose. The controls lag, onscreen players can be a foot to the left or right of what you see on your screen. Pass on this game, I would not even wait for a patch. They should have gotten it right the first time. I know which developer I will be passing every other year COD is released.… Expand
  23. Adinfino
    Nov 7, 2013
    0
    As the rap battle between cod and bf goes,"Every game (Cod) since '04 could have been DLC".This is the least innovative of gaming franchises.Maybe with ghosts CoD may come to an end.The same piece of year after year.And finally the rap ,"The game that claims to have such a realistic dog could be such A FAKE
  24. pathorn
    Nov 7, 2013
    1
    But still CoD ghosts campaign repeat the mistake of MW3 campaign
    You kill people, blow up, rinse and repeat with different methods like missile, bombs, sniper turret or dog (Lol).
    They copied ideas from a lot of things like Disguise mission and Helicopter mission from Black Ops 1, Tank mission from Battlefield 3. If they gonna make a single player campaign like a movie, Make a movie.    But still CoD ghosts campaign repeat the mistake of MW3 campaign
    You kill people, blow up, rinse and repeat with different methods like missile, bombs, sniper turret or dog (Lol).
    They copied ideas from a lot of things like Disguise mission and Helicopter mission from Black Ops 1, Tank mission from Battlefield 3.
    If they gonna make a single player campaign like a movie, Make a movie.
    Even the story is not as dramatic as it looks and contains only few surprises and dramatic moment.
    Black Ops 2 single player and story is better even without Oscar writer.
    I finished the campaign. I'm going to return it or sell it to another people.
    Multiplayer is a same different game anyway. but with no theater mode and FOV adjust.    … Expand
  25. KoumanCZ
    Nov 9, 2013
    0
    Every half of the year the same, dumb game with same graphics only with more BOOOM effects. (personnaly I think that graphics are even worse than, lets say CoD Black Ops.... at least in multiplayer).
    and the usage of memory are u kidding me its because of those effects I think(12 year old engine :3
  26. kadafi
    Nov 9, 2013
    0
    Trash.Garbage same every year i was expecting much better but you have failed developers.. and i bet this is the last cod game ever.. Same every year do some new stuff okay?? you cant go far enough and I'm sorry kinda boring game.. i was cod fan but you have failed.
  27. StudMcMuffin
    Nov 9, 2013
    0
    Terrible no FOV slider must have 6GB of RAM or game wont even start. Looks terrible plays terrible no matter what specs huge micro shuttering. At least Treyarch done things to make the game good on PC you don't care anymore about PC infinity ward you cared a little on the first modern warfare and that's it.
  28. Ubaroo
    Nov 9, 2013
    0
    Call of Duty: Ghosts is a hilarious comedy video game.

    What Activation have done this time around is taken the original Modern Warfare and tinkered with it a little (as per usual), wonderful. BUT, on top of that beautiful masterpiece, this time they have also included a fabulous dog called Riley into the campaign. Unfortunately Riley is quite a heavy eater, allegedly consuming an extra    Call of Duty: Ghosts is a hilarious comedy video game.

    What Activation have done this time around is taken the original Modern Warfare and tinkered with it a little (as per usual), wonderful. BUT, on top of that beautiful masterpiece, this time they have also included a fabulous dog called Riley into the campaign. Unfortunately Riley is quite a heavy eater, allegedly consuming an extra 32GB of your precious hard drive space and a beefy 5.5GB of extra RAM over Call of Duty 4.

    As per all recent games in the franchise the campaign is action packed, totally over the top and making no sense what so ever, just run and shoot and you will do fine... That being said I did somewhat enjoy the campaign. Unfortunately after those short six hours of fun that's where things stop being slightly entertaining. Multiplayer is the exact same as usual, an absolute hell-hole.

    Now the one good thing about this game is that it keeps all the immature teeny boppers away from other games, kudos Activision.

    I think I will purchase an extra copy of Battlefield 4 just to do some justice to this terrible game.

    Recommended hardware specifications according to Steam:
    Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 8 GB HD space, 512MB RAM.
    Call of Duty: Ghosts 40 GB HD space, 6 GB RAM.    … Expand
  29. petsto
    Nov 16, 2013
    0
    Every year the same shooter.Every year the same waste of Money. I like cod 4 (MW1).but Mw2 wasn`t very nice. Mw3 was soo disappointing. And this.. I have no words...
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaTGGb2AtMg
  30. Vandenreich
    Nov 16, 2013
    0
    Long story short, bought every COD game till I got his and I can safely say this is my last. IW hates PC gamers. Can't say anything else. My rig can easily run BF4 or FC3 yet it struggles, stutters, lags, etc etc on this game. Even on the lowest settings i'm getting numerous problems. No fov slider, mouse feels weird and the game in general feels unfinished. I'm really starting to believeLong story short, bought every COD game till I got his and I can safely say this is my last. IW hates PC gamers. Can't say anything else. My rig can easily run BF4 or FC3 yet it struggles, stutters, lags, etc etc on this game. Even on the lowest settings i'm getting numerous problems. No fov slider, mouse feels weird and the game in general feels unfinished. I'm really starting to believe that they rushed this. Also.. The graphics. Dear god.. If you were on the fence like me, do NOT buy it. Unless you are planning to play it on the console.… Expand
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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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