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. Jopte
    Nov 5, 2013
    1
    I typically don't review anything, but I want consumers to beware. The promises in advertising and PR are not fulfilled in this game.

    The graphics are still the quality of 5 years ago. The only thing that perhaps helps it look modern is just anisotropic filtering. Even the maxed out textures are mostly low quality. Calling this a next gen title is not just a joke it is an insult. The    I typically don't review anything, but I want consumers to beware. The promises in advertising and PR are not fulfilled in this game.

    The graphics are still the quality of 5 years ago. The only thing that perhaps helps it look modern is just anisotropic filtering. Even the maxed out textures are mostly low quality. Calling this a next gen title is not just a joke it is an insult.

    The gameplay is non innovative. Making this game no better than an expansion pack of MW3 at best. It will feel like more of the same, or perhaps less of the same in some cases. The new kinds of maps that you have to 'learn what the map can do' has very limited implementation and doesn't affect game play in any way.

    CoD might be fun for casual players who just want to play the same game they have been playing for years, with nearly the same quality of graphics, and nearly the same gameplay. It is just an over priced map pack. Nothing about this title lives up to the "Next Gen" promise, and is not worth the price tag. I have no idea what they spent that blockbuster budget on. Donuts maybe.    … Expand
  2. Zwyr
    Nov 5, 2013
    1
    So, this is my 3rd COD. The first one MW1 and I did not like it. So I skipped the whole series for a long time. Then BO2 was realeased, I bought it and enjoyed it. It was really good game (and still is). So I decided to pre-order Ghosts.
    It was HUGE mistake.
    At this moment this game is like any f2p fps in beta stage. The performance is a joke, graphics is ok, but map design and/or fx    So, this is my 3rd COD. The first one MW1 and I did not like it. So I skipped the whole series for a long time. Then BO2 was realeased, I bought it and enjoyed it. It was really good game (and still is). So I decided to pre-order Ghosts.
    It was HUGE mistake.
    At this moment this game is like any f2p fps in beta stage. The performance is a joke, graphics is ok, but map design and/or fx makes that it's really hard to spot an enemy (at least at forest and winter maps the game is so bad, that I didnt check any others). I smell campfest.
    Next thing is FOV, locked to 65. Also imo this game is not as fast as BO2 is. It's bugged, slow, campy piece of garbage.    … Expand
  3. esqueloide
    Nov 6, 2013
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. wooooooooo!!!! the best game ever (sarcasm) the game continues whit the same FAKE metagame, the ending of the game is the same what cod mw 2, realy this saga (in my opinion) is death since a log time :(
    bye bye cod.    … Expand
  4. terrorcow
    Nov 6, 2013
    1
    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
  5. Darkwalker88
    Nov 6, 2013
    1
    Gotta say graphics are lacking feels so toonsih and more unstable than bf4. There is nothing new or worth while in this game to make it stand out as a must have.
  6. JeZu89
    Nov 6, 2013
    1
    horrible mal optimizado, casi ninguna innovación, tanto que se les pidió un nuevo motor gráfico y lo único que hacen es mejorar el que siempre han usado, y mas encima lo hacen mal, gráficos que no precisamente son next gen, pide una barbaridad de recursos, cumpliendo los que pide no anda bien... que mal juego por dios... le doy un 1 porque aun podrían corregirlo, pero ya es horriblementehorrible mal optimizado, casi ninguna innovación, tanto que se les pidió un nuevo motor gráfico y lo único que hacen es mejorar el que siempre han usado, y mas encima lo hacen mal, gráficos que no precisamente son next gen, pide una barbaridad de recursos, cumpliendo los que pide no anda bien... que mal juego por dios... le doy un 1 porque aun podrían corregirlo, pero ya es horriblemente tarde. Se veía venir esto, la saga CoD ya no da para mas. Reventaron la gallina de los huevos de oro. Año tras año pasan por encima de la comunidad PC, siendo que fue la que le dio vida a esta saga.… Expand
  7. Trognorf
    Nov 6, 2013
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It Is Epic Fail GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!… Expand
  8. vderomana
    Nov 6, 2013
    1
    From the stuttering happening in the menu to the poor texture quality this game was not worth 60$. You cannot change your FOV and you will find yourself killed by shots out of your field of view. The game was poorly optimized for Pc I expected much more for the requirements. I rate this 1/10 because I'd feel like an idiot if I gave it 0 after spending 60$.
  9. Brotato
    Nov 6, 2013
    1
    In all honesty, this game is bad. Especially for PC. Infinity Ward done goofed it up. The guns all pretty much look and feel the same, with a few exceptions. The leveling up feels uninteresting, and so does creating a class. For pc, the game looks, handles, and generally feels like sh*t. For Infinity Ward to boast that they would work extra hard on the PC version for a great experienced,In all honesty, this game is bad. Especially for PC. Infinity Ward done goofed it up. The guns all pretty much look and feel the same, with a few exceptions. The leveling up feels uninteresting, and so does creating a class. For pc, the game looks, handles, and generally feels like sh*t. For Infinity Ward to boast that they would work extra hard on the PC version for a great experienced, they might as well have been a politician, because that was a promise unkept. The settings can't be changed in game, which is ridiculous. You have to back out to the very first menu if you want to change simple stuff like texture settings. The options are scarce too. Features are disincluded, for others. I.E. Vision distance can't be changed, for the whole "dual rendering" on snipers. The dual rendering is more pointless than having camos for the damn dog, which acts brain damaged. When you aim down the scope, the "amazing" world around you is rendered twice, then blurred out, so you get to see green blotches in all their glory. The engine is not, in any way, "next-gen." Battlefield 4 runs better than this. I'm not some Battlefield fanboy either, I have appreciation for both of the series. I'd rather have bought Black ops 2 than this garbage. The audio settings (read: SETTING, AS IN ONE) is comprised of a master volume bar. So no, I can't turn down the crap music, so I can listen for footsteps. At this point, BF4 is better at being CoD than CoD. The weapon selection is crap. I've seen more guns in a point-and-shoot. The perks feel non-existent. Everyone else says the story mode is poop, so why bother. I give it a 1, as I gave one f*ck to write this review. Don't buy this Activision is half-assing it now. None of this is innovative as it sounds.… Expand
  10. 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
  11. TheD
    Nov 7, 2013
    1
    That`s an imposition! Can`t believe I spent 60€ for this!
    After reading some negative user reviews I first thought: "this can`t be that bad". I have a high end rig, so this has to run smooth. What a mistake! This came runs like crap. In mp there`s a constant stuttering (with or without Vsync on, even with low settings). And in sp it`s even worse. I hardly reach 60 frames with my FX8350,    That`s an imposition! Can`t believe I spent 60€ for this!
    After reading some negative user reviews I first thought: "this can`t be that bad". I have a high end rig, so this has to run smooth. What a mistake! This came runs like crap. In mp there`s a constant stuttering (with or without Vsync on, even with low settings). And in sp it`s even worse. I hardly reach 60 frames with my FX8350, 8GB RAM, 680 GTX, most of the time the sp runs with 20-40 frames and really annoying stuttering. Though this game looks really pretty with highest settings and better than previous CODs and it can be typical COD fun I don`t recommend the PC port as it is a trash port. Trust me: dont buy it for the PC! This is definitely my last COD!    … Expand
  12. griggs111
    Nov 7, 2013
    1
    I wish I could give a better score, BUT Activision released the same game 5th time. I hoped that this will be the real nextgen Call of Duty, but after the trailers the game disappointed me! The campaign story is perfect, just like the cinematics, but the texture qualities... man... I have only one question left: Why is this game have such a high system requirements?
  13. 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
  14. czirrfb
    Nov 8, 2013
    1
    Buy Battlefield 4 instead!

    Seriously. This game is a joke. It constantly crashes and has frame rate issues and yet BF4 looks about 5 times better and runs smoother. This game was clearly made for console with the sole purpose of racking in cash. At least DICE are trying new things and advancing their series forward. We have been playing the exact same CoD game since Modern Warfare 2.    Buy Battlefield 4 instead!

    Seriously. This game is a joke. It constantly crashes and has frame rate issues and yet BF4 looks about 5 times better and runs smoother.

    This game was clearly made for console with the sole purpose of racking in cash. At least DICE are trying new things and advancing their series forward. We have been playing the exact same CoD game since Modern Warfare 2. Even the graphics remain the same.

    Its safe to say I will not be buying another CoD game. I hope Titan Fall is good...    … Expand
  15. dilligaf_uk
    Nov 8, 2013
    1
    Monumental crap, graphics are terrible but the download was 30Gb, that's like the game coming on 6 DVDs. Not sure what is included in that when the game looks so shocking.

    Best advice, avoid. Things like Metro: Last Light show what PCs are really capable of
  16. dribblesbarbax
    Nov 11, 2013
    1
    Well. I decided to give Cod one last chance. That was my first mistake. My second mistake was installing all of that 30gb. I'm very curious as to what that 30gb is used for because this game looks like it was designed in the early 90's. It just looks amateurish. Its possibly the most basic Call of Duty game since the original. There is nothing new to see or do here. It is purely abysmal.Well. I decided to give Cod one last chance. That was my first mistake. My second mistake was installing all of that 30gb. I'm very curious as to what that 30gb is used for because this game looks like it was designed in the early 90's. It just looks amateurish. Its possibly the most basic Call of Duty game since the original. There is nothing new to see or do here. It is purely abysmal. Oh yeah I also have to hand it to Infinity Ward for making the worst pc port I have ever come across. Its insulting to say the least. I turned on V-sync and the level I was on had to reload everything again. What the hell? There are stutter issues. Loading issues. Erratic framerate issues. The game is bad. I didnt even bother with multiplayer because we all know what thats like anyway.… Expand
  17. BHCMax
    Nov 13, 2013
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. apart from some animations (slide), Ghosts has failed as a PC multiplayer game.
    Infinityward have broken their promises of "dedicated server connections on launch for all platforms" so instead we were left with an iwnet style crap p2p connection /hostings.
    then there are all the issues with optimisation, which despite tons of feedback from players on twitter and official forums.. zero has been fixed. AVOID THIS GAME    … Expand
  18. rodness
    Nov 15, 2013
    1
    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!!!!
    Iv'e been playing COD for 4 years now ever since COD4 and this is the worst they've done thus far.
    I'm forced to play on servers with horrible ping so instead of being on the top of each game like in MW1-2-3. I find myself getting killed before even seeing the enemy! first i get shot and then the enemy appears. The maps are the worst in the series so far (not    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!!!!
    Iv'e been playing COD for 4 years now ever since COD4 and this is the worst they've done thus far.
    I'm forced to play on servers with horrible ping so instead of being on the top of each game like in MW1-2-3.
    I find myself getting killed before even seeing the enemy! first i get shot and then the enemy appears.

    The maps are the worst in the series so far (not exaggerating) and the weapons are weird and ugly, the game is also laggy for everyone and crashes a lot (i'm playing on the newest drivers).

    I gave it 1 point because it could have been a good game if Activision were not an evil company.    … Expand
  19. wpgflux
    Nov 17, 2013
    1
    I have literally played every call of duty game thus far. And let me just say this game is awful by comparison. I have a over powered gaming rig and this game on "optimal" settings looks like it should be on Nintendo 64. Glad i received this game as a gift so I didn't have to watch my 60.00 burn. The graphics hiccup, cheaters are every where, lags like a mother ...PC deserves dedicatedI have literally played every call of duty game thus far. And let me just say this game is awful by comparison. I have a over powered gaming rig and this game on "optimal" settings looks like it should be on Nintendo 64. Glad i received this game as a gift so I didn't have to watch my 60.00 burn. The graphics hiccup, cheaters are every where, lags like a mother ...PC deserves dedicated servers.Will not be buying another COD game. Good riddance.… Expand
  20. inox
    Nov 17, 2013
    1
    Bad networkind, no antihack system and the game is FULL of hackers, badly designed maps, game looks 2005-ish and i think this should be the end of infinity ward
  21. warren024
    Nov 18, 2013
    1
    Crappiest console port to date. A total disappointment. As a developer, I would be ashamed to release a game in this state.

    The good: Single player mode is about what you would expect from the Call of Duty series and is actually not terrible. The bad: Everything else. PC gamers buy CoD games for the multi-player online action. And this is really really bad. If you can configure    Crappiest console port to date. A total disappointment. As a developer, I would be ashamed to release a game in this state.

    The good: Single player mode is about what you would expect from the Call of Duty series and is actually not terrible.

    The bad: Everything else. PC gamers buy CoD games for the multi-player online action. And this is really really bad. If you can configure the game to run smoothly on your system you will still get hiccups in the starting menus, no matter what you do), you then have the joy of mostly playing on non-dedicated servers... what does this mean? Yeah, the old IW net gaming system that was shoved down our throats. The lag more often than not ruins this game. How bad is the lag? So bad, they include NO PING METER in game. The default setting in your config file allows you to join games so long as your ping is under 800 ms. Yes 800. There are no FOV settings, so you are stuck at the standard 65. Want to turn off music in game? Sorry, the only audio setting available is volume.

    Thanks for the console game on my computer guys. A total lack of effort gets you the score you deserve.    … Expand
  22. 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
  23. darkokills
    Nov 22, 2013
    1
    2600k...GTX 680 4Gb FTW...8 gigs ram...Samsung 840 pro.. What am I missing here? Does it run like s*** on purpose? Go play MW2 and see BETTER graphics AND gameplay. What a joke...What a bad, bad, bad joke this was. Not next gen in the slightest, runs like a$$, and I still can't find a reason why????
  24. Manjul
    Nov 26, 2013
    1
    this game is just got failed
    graphics, gameplay ,requirements
    all are poor

    modern warfare series is the best from call of duty's
    if they make modern warfaree 4 it will be best
  25. Valik
    Nov 29, 2013
    1
    One of the WORST games I have EVER played. This has burned me on Activision for the last time. $60 for a game that has horrible graphics stutter, insane lag compensation, NO ANTI-CHEAT, and random crashes. On top of that, they are already marketing buying their expansion IN GAME, not even in the least bit concerned with the user outcry. Everything about this game was copy and paste, butOne of the WORST games I have EVER played. This has burned me on Activision for the last time. $60 for a game that has horrible graphics stutter, insane lag compensation, NO ANTI-CHEAT, and random crashes. On top of that, they are already marketing buying their expansion IN GAME, not even in the least bit concerned with the user outcry. Everything about this game was copy and paste, but only the bare minimum to get it in a box, our their door, and our money into their pocket. Avoid this game like the plague!… Expand
  26. HostileKiwi
    Nov 30, 2013
    1
    Havent played CoD since CoD2 and Im not going be buying anoter. Single player is both boring and short (I completed the game in less than 7hrs),, and multiplayer.... where to start on that I wonder? How about the retarded amount of people that cheat and use hacks? To the point where there is no point in playing multiplayer unless you cheat as well. Servers are all in-house and IW seem toHavent played CoD since CoD2 and Im not going be buying anoter. Single player is both boring and short (I completed the game in less than 7hrs),, and multiplayer.... where to start on that I wonder? How about the retarded amount of people that cheat and use hacks? To the point where there is no point in playing multiplayer unless you cheat as well. Servers are all in-house and IW seem to not really care about the amount of people that cheat; (so no you cant have your own servers in an effort to keep a clean game. Maps are pretty small and cramped with limited room to run around. The customisation isnt too bad, but again not really anything CLOSE to the 20,000 odd combinations that IW claim, with a limited amount of weapons on offer for each class.. If I had the choice again, I would taken BF4 over Ghosts.… Expand
  27. Johnny-Shooter
    Nov 30, 2013
    1
    Activision so stupefied that they can not even develop its own engine for the game! What they hoped releasing this game? Time would have to think and stop being lazy
  28. Valay
    Nov 30, 2013
    1
    Where is a revolution? Its another copy-paste game.... really pathetic...."/watch?v=ubpKUvd8NXM" explaining everything. The best CoD is black ops 1, other parts are crappy games for american fat kids with IQ equal number of foot...
  29. UncleEarl
    Dec 1, 2013
    1
    I give this a one and not a zero because they did me the favor of putting call of duty on the label so I would know to avoid it. Thanks for that Activision. While you're at it, HOW ABOUT DITCHING THAT ANCIENT GAME ENGINE THAT'S BEEN AROUND SINCE BEFORE THE MAYANS WENT MISSING AND DROPPING A FEW BUCKS FROM THAT BILLION DOLLARS IN ANNUAL SALES INTO AN ENGINE FROM THIS MILLENNIUM
  30. n33dforsp33d
    Dec 10, 2013
    1
    I just can play. for me this is worst than bf4.
    The game is very laggy, and my pc, and I have an AMD Phenom II x6 and ATI HD 5850 1GB
    and 6GB Ram.
    Its impossible to play.
    that's why this note.
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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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