Call of Duty: Ghosts

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2.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3604 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 384 out of 3604
  3. Negative: 2,746 out of 3604
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  1. Balderick1974
    Nov 11, 2013
    0
    I think Activision would be best creating an excellent next gen engine, with 20 map packs, and then sell map packs every 3 or 6 months and call It Call Of Duty Online, they could then actually bring new maps instead of keep recycling the old ones. Then when they sell so many copies, we get rewarded with improved old maps from previous games for free. They could also sell the story inI think Activision would be best creating an excellent next gen engine, with 20 map packs, and then sell map packs every 3 or 6 months and call It Call Of Duty Online, they could then actually bring new maps instead of keep recycling the old ones. Then when they sell so many copies, we get rewarded with improved old maps from previous games for free. They could also sell the story in chapters like half life (as Ghosts feels like a chapter from Half Life 2 at only 5 hours long not a full fledged AAA title, which should last 12 16 hours). Please keep away from this game its to buggy, and Multiplayer looks awful with no dedicated servers etc,. I've cancelled my season pass on steam and am currently demanding my money back as the game is still in Beta stage...........with sound clicks, corrupt textures and game freezes.

    I am amazed how much Activision have got out of the WOW engine     … Expand
  2. pb3xunleashd
    Nov 11, 2013
    0
    Burn in hell Infinity Ward.

    Complete garbage. Terrible console port with horrid FPS drops, a FOV that actually makes you sick, 10 year old graphics, an unforgivable P2P connection for multiplayer instead of dedicated servers. Easily the worst in the entire series. Don't waste your money, the game will be dead online within a month. Now to await until March for Titanfall. Will play    Burn in hell Infinity Ward.

    Complete garbage. Terrible console port with horrid FPS drops, a FOV that actually makes you sick, 10 year old graphics, an unforgivable P2P connection for multiplayer instead of dedicated servers. Easily the worst in the entire series. Don't waste your money, the game will be dead online within a month.

    Now to await until March for Titanfall. Will play independant games until then.    … Expand
  3. jazcritics3
    Dec 13, 2013
    0
    O Men because this company wins billions (No other company wins this quantity every year)every year with every call of duty. Yet all all of the call of duty game arent nothing expensive to make so yea to hel.... with them
  4. bruntburner
    Feb 18, 2014
    0
    They are trying too dam hard to be like battlefield. i have a GTX Titan and i get under 45 frames on certain levels. When i get under 45 frames in battlefield 4 its when i'm seeing the entire map with explosions going off and high resolution trees falling and destroying buildings. BUT NO, IN COD i get under 45 frames staring at a poorly textured tree!!
  5. Ozimandeus
    Nov 15, 2013
    7
    Well executed single-player and a well executed multi-player. There are few games out there that offer these kinds of thrills and spills. Only reason its not a 9 is the lack of optimisation for the PC version and bugs which persist 10 days post release; that said the PC version is the best looking of all of the versions (of course). Suspect the negative reviews don't reflect reality for PCWell executed single-player and a well executed multi-player. There are few games out there that offer these kinds of thrills and spills. Only reason its not a 9 is the lack of optimisation for the PC version and bugs which persist 10 days post release; that said the PC version is the best looking of all of the versions (of course). Suspect the negative reviews don't reflect reality for PC gamers.

    Its Fun, its big.. and its worth the dosh.    … Expand
  6. jdinkla
    Nov 5, 2013
    9
    This years release of CoD is a rather good one. Infinity Ward delivered a solid FPS with a few exceptional additions. The graphics are nice on a NVIDIA 780, new techniques such as HBAO+ are supported. The single player campaign is interesting and something new. The multi player leveling system with squads is very interesting and a new variation of the "get to level 60 and prestige"-theme.This years release of CoD is a rather good one. Infinity Ward delivered a solid FPS with a few exceptional additions. The graphics are nice on a NVIDIA 780, new techniques such as HBAO+ are supported. The single player campaign is interesting and something new. The multi player leveling system with squads is very interesting and a new variation of the "get to level 60 and prestige"-theme. The co-op level extinction is challenging.I also like the multi player maps which look more colorful, cute, more like a painting.… Expand
  7. EnvyQT
    Nov 5, 2013
    10
    All the kids giving this 1 or 0, pretty sad. How was a game like Battlefield 4 anything more than a same old game?
    Sure this is the same, yet it is really fun to level "together", to play new maps, try out new weapons etc.
    And yes, in 3 months I will probably be on to another game, but it will be remembered as fun while it lasted. Just like all the other launches. Beats the    All the kids giving this 1 or 0, pretty sad. How was a game like Battlefield 4 anything more than a same old game?
    Sure this is the same, yet it is really fun to level "together", to play new maps, try out new weapons etc.

    And yes, in 3 months I will probably be on to another game, but it will be remembered as fun while it lasted. Just like all the other launches.

    Beats the Battlefield 4 "vehicles are king" gameplay, with 30% chance to disconnect in the middle of the game.    … Expand
  8. illi4141
    Dec 4, 2013
    10
    Technical issues and my lack of enthusiasm for going back to this game mean I am re-reviewing to give a more accurate average score. blue screen of death never went away, might be better if playing with a group, maybe I've had it with high tech modern shooters...
  9. Escobar
    Nov 7, 2013
    10
    This is one of the best Call of Duty games ever! Finally we can affect environment! Graphics look so good and multiplayer is as awesome as always! If you are into action games, BUY THIS!
  10. spartainking
    Nov 7, 2013
    10
    Don't be discouraged by the poor reviews. After spending four hours playing both the campaign and multi-player, I'm very happy with my purchase. I had to adjust the mouse sensitivity but other then that the controls seemed very fluid.

    I'm not entirely sure why people dislike this game so strongly... However if you look closely, you'll find most of these reviews were written by people    Don't be discouraged by the poor reviews. After spending four hours playing both the campaign and multi-player, I'm very happy with my purchase. I had to adjust the mouse sensitivity but other then that the controls seemed very fluid.

    I'm not entirely sure why people dislike this game so strongly... However if you look closely, you'll find most of these reviews were written by people who never even played the game, (or at least not for very long).    … Expand
  11. Argeon
    Nov 6, 2013
    3
    Before you say this review isn't helpful, do gaze into it because I do have some valid points. Here's a more realistic review than 0/10, which is supposed to mean jumble of code which is barely recognizable as a game.

    What's GOOD about this game? Maps are surprisingly big and varying. I was very scared that big maps in COD would be absolute trash, running around and find no one. This    Before you say this review isn't helpful, do gaze into it because I do have some valid points. Here's a more realistic review than 0/10, which is supposed to mean jumble of code which is barely recognizable as a game.

    What's GOOD about this game? Maps are surprisingly big and varying. I was very scared that big maps in COD would be absolute trash, running around and find no one. This isn't an issue with these maps. They are also easy on the eyes and aren't dull gray like MW3. Next, the Squad Point System. You don't have to wait a million years to get a specific weapon, which is absolutely fantastic. Third, no gun is 'broken'. Nothing clearly OP like the Type-95 or the FMGs. Infinity Ward hit the nail on the head when it comes to weapon balance. Knifing also has a neat animation which prevents you from meleeing multiple people at a time.

    What's 'MEH' about this game? The character customization is really, well, underwhelming. Not a lot of choices or individuality. However, it is a step in the right direction merely not a big one. Guns are also very boring to look at. Not really that big of an issue, but gun models went down after MW2. Next, singleplayer. As usual, COD doesn't focus on campaign, mainly because it's a multiplayer game. However, campaign is decent and enjoyable the first couple runthroughs. Nothing spectacular ther. Lastly, the graphics and innovation. It's nothing new or groundbreaking. It's the same time-tested formula which works year after year. Is it bad? No, but is it good? Not in particular, it's just repetitive. You can't expect such a fast-paced shooter to have BF4 graphics; that would be unrealistic and frankly stupid for such an arcadey shooter.

    What's BAD about this game? Foremostly, graphical glitches. Too many times I have switched weapons to find myself with a huge polygon in my face, completely blocking my vision. This happens relatively often, but it isn't that gamebreaking. Switching weapons or restarting game fixes it. Scopes may sometimes also appear invisible, but again, not a huge problem. Second, and fairly important, lag. Oh good god the lag in and outside of the game. The menus lag, the game lags, everything lags expect for the infinity ward logo on the screen. Hopefully they'll fix it up in a patch, but it will constantly annoy you.

    tl;dr It's not a terribly bad game, although it's nothing new. Some pretty big issues with multiplayer which can easily be patched, but a lot of good things brought to the table. A few more years and maybe COD will finally learn from it's mistakes and evolve into what we have always wanted.    … Expand
  12. merc4hire
    Nov 5, 2013
    4
    So much haters who didn't even play the game. Stupid BF4 fanboys are dissapointed that their game is a worthless pile of crap that can't even be played.
  13. str8killaa
    Nov 5, 2013
    8
    Yeah yeah It has The Normal and maybe above normal Launch issues But i think giving a good game 0 or 1 of ten is just ridiculous I thought about typing a review after passing the launch issues But no way ]
    The Game deserves good reviews maybe 6 7 /8 but not 0
    Because 0 is for messed up and totaly Glitched Shi*t Anyway The game cores maybe still the same but boy this is cod (Fast    Yeah yeah It has The Normal and maybe above normal Launch issues But i think giving a good game 0 or 1 of ten is just ridiculous I thought about typing a review after passing the launch issues But no way ]
    The Game deserves good reviews maybe 6 7 /8 but not 0
    Because 0 is for messed up and totaly Glitched Shi*t
    Anyway The game cores maybe still the same but boy this is cod (Fast paced Entertaining game we all know) The graphics are good if you have The machine
    Sounds are great maybe better than BF4
    Last thing The hate this game gets makes it more good Thats why it over sells anygame (but Bot my Lovely GTAV)
    Sounds:10/10
    Graphics:8.5/10
    Gamepla:9/10 (if you are looking for another gameplay mechanics its not here)
    Multiplayer:10/10
    Singeleplayer:8/10 Cuz The story aient that motivationg sometimes(no spoilers)

    Last Score 8/10    … Expand
  14. DrStrange
    Nov 5, 2013
    8
    What you have here is a very typical Call of Duty title with all the bell and whistles of it's previous releases. Call of Duty Ghosts does suffer from a next gen look as BF4 was given, it does make up for in areas such as being able to shoot without being stuck behind invisible barriers in the pathing the game suffers from. Lets face it we buy call of duty not for its realism we buy itWhat you have here is a very typical Call of Duty title with all the bell and whistles of it's previous releases. Call of Duty Ghosts does suffer from a next gen look as BF4 was given, it does make up for in areas such as being able to shoot without being stuck behind invisible barriers in the pathing the game suffers from. Lets face it we buy call of duty not for its realism we buy it for the ridiculous amount of guns and kills to roll over each mission. People having issues with the game on PC I feel have a very limited understanding on the mechanics, as my computer has no problem with this game and it's by no means overclocked or expensive. Unfortunatly people want to play on PC but want every game to cater exactly to their build and that's just not reality that can only happen with a console.… Expand
  15. Lib
    Nov 5, 2013
    10
    Best Call of Duty game since Modern Warfare 2. Raging kids puts 0 marks only because this is CoD, I'm sure, that majority of them not even played the game.
  16. Certate0
    Nov 10, 2013
    8
    My PC is a beast and the game wouldn't run at all. After some frustration I disabled crossfire and found everything runs perfectly smooth on "extra" quality. Graphics don't totally blow me away but I do occasionally pause to enjoy the scenery, so it's certainly not bad. Lack of PC options/optimisation is pretty frustrating but nothing is a deal breaker. I love Cod and BF and the fact thatMy PC is a beast and the game wouldn't run at all. After some frustration I disabled crossfire and found everything runs perfectly smooth on "extra" quality. Graphics don't totally blow me away but I do occasionally pause to enjoy the scenery, so it's certainly not bad. Lack of PC options/optimisation is pretty frustrating but nothing is a deal breaker. I love Cod and BF and the fact that little has changed is a positive for me. I'm enjoying the map layout and the different weapon upgrade system and of course the multiplayer is well balanced and fun. Technically the game is not as good as battlefield but I think in the long run I will have more fun with it. Single player campaign is great. Not sure what people want but there are some cool new ideas. I'm taking a point of for lack of originality so what and another point for the technical issues. This developer has enough money to get it right. If you liked the others and your not a whinger you will like this.… Expand
  17. Ghoster
    Mar 11, 2014
    0
    Hahahahaaa! Did you see other soldiers animations on multiplayer? It's like on C64!! How is it possible to make that bad game in 2013?? They should really offer refunds for that!!
  18. blairzhao111
    Nov 11, 2013
    0
    To be truly honest,I'm so disappointed about COD G.There are a vast number of issues here.Numerous bugs everywhere,FOV fixed in 65 and cant be changed,the next generation graphics,seriously?Lag all the time,max ping limit is set on 800 in config,are you kidding me?Who will play a match on 600 to 700 ping,in that case I can barely shoot anyone.When I plug in my Xbox controller in PC but useTo be truly honest,I'm so disappointed about COD G.There are a vast number of issues here.Numerous bugs everywhere,FOV fixed in 65 and cant be changed,the next generation graphics,seriously?Lag all the time,max ping limit is set on 800 in config,are you kidding me?Who will play a match on 600 to 700 ping,in that case I can barely shoot anyone.When I plug in my Xbox controller in PC but use mouse and keyboard to play,guess what?I got aim help which only exists on Xbox or PS3.In extinction mode,everywhere is Xbox controller hints.Please,what I buy is the PC version but not the Xbox version.Why?I wanna have a explanation,IW?Activision? I'm a huge Call of Duty series fan and start play COD series since MW1.But this time when I open and experience the Multiplayer,I'm lost,I dont understand?Is this Call of Duty anymore?I prefer it as a extended version of MOH2010 with various weapons and different game modes.The maps are so ridiculously large, like 5 or 6 times bigger than the maps in MW3 and BO2.Every bullet seems lethal,I dont need hide or switch to secondary weapon,due to that means you are dead already.I use the same videocard to play black ops 2 and ghosts,in black ops 2 I can have 120fps+,but in some particular maps of ghosts I only have 20 to 30 fps!!! In my view,I think that the graphical performance of ghosts are worse than the graphical performance in black ops 2 in same setting.So that means I use a worse graphical performance to exchange a lower fps???I beg you Activision,next time,when you try to transform Xbox version to PC version,do some things,at least,no lag everywhere please!… Expand
  19. DelleAlpi
    Nov 12, 2013
    10
    One of the best FPS of all time. i have no idea why everyone hates it. For sure, this game is not a 10/10. but theres huge improvement compared to bo2. For score purpose, I give this game a 10/10
  20. Bazozoo
    Nov 5, 2013
    7
    The graphics definitely became better than previous CoDs. Some missions are purely amazing (especially underwater one), but some of them are absolutely boring. Bottom line, single-player campaign is more interesting than in BF4 for sure.
  21. SenshudoTV
    Nov 12, 2013
    8
    While multiplayer and the new modes are great. The singleplayer feels mostly stagnant and still feels like it was an after thought. Which is not all to surprising considering Call Of Duty is best known for its Multiplayer.
  22. grandkeslo
    Nov 16, 2013
    9
    I know the whole restrictions is crap, I had a system running on 4Gs of ram but now I'm at 8Gs of ram cost meh a pretty dollar.. But what is excepted from something that is expecting so much on "next gen systems" this should have been expected. Be warned it wants high end gaming components.. If you get past the whole wanting more, the game play is awesome! The campaign is something I wouldI know the whole restrictions is crap, I had a system running on 4Gs of ram but now I'm at 8Gs of ram cost meh a pretty dollar.. But what is excepted from something that is expecting so much on "next gen systems" this should have been expected. Be warned it wants high end gaming components.. If you get past the whole wanting more, the game play is awesome! The campaign is something I would say worth playing it makes you really feel under dog, and pretty much as I was playing the map was falling apart! Multiplayer Is not bad, I have played CoD since its release on Xbox and Playstation and the evolving of CoD is pretty sweet, I've seen a whole map change before my eyes in ghost online and the controls are really nice for PC! I would recommend Ghost to Console users, because of system requirements. But over all in my opinion Ghost is a great add on to Call of Duty Franchise and not bad for PC… Expand
  23. Timeraider
    Nov 7, 2013
    10
    God.. the amount of clenching butt is todamn high here. People have got their owns ettings wrong and then complain about graphics, they have PCs and complain about lag.Well.. let me say it like this then.. this game works great and me and im having a massive blast.. the end :D
  24. Alexthepanda
    Nov 7, 2013
    10
    Awesome! it has a very strong campaign story (watch out hollywood) its just like that movie black hawk down with tom cruise but set in the future where the Europeans have taken over America (land of the free) and you and your dog friend riley have to take back the land our noble white Christian forefathers originated from (not the Indians lmao who believes that myth?)

    Revolutionary fish    Awesome! it has a very strong campaign story (watch out hollywood) its just like that movie black hawk down with tom cruise but set in the future where the Europeans have taken over America (land of the free) and you and your dog friend riley have to take back the land our noble white Christian forefathers originated from (not the Indians lmao who believes that myth?)

    Revolutionary fish A.I is also a new feature I was swimming in the game and the fish floated around me! it was was like a scene from disney and brought a tear to my eye. absolutely overwhelming and beautiful, maybe in the sequel to ghosts they can help take back america from the arabs since it would be a waste of the AI code otherwise.

    The multiplayer is also amazing such a breath of fresh air its just like the last game! the killstreaks feel rewarding and the atmosphere oh my lord its so cinematic in game. I was playing a match online and a light post fell infront me I jumped out my seat and was all like WTFLMAO HOLY and my kid teammate screamed and we had good times. My only gripe is the fish ai was not used in multiplayer which was a dumb choice as they could have had a sword fish killstreak or something you know?

    and the game runs like on my $2000 mac pro, I should have got it for xbox, what's all the talk about pc gaming being better and cheaper than console hmmm?

    Overall a solid 10

    pls don't pick on my grammer btw    … Expand
  25. gtx18
    Nov 7, 2013
    8
    This game is the best call of duty I've ever played however some bugs need to be fixed...

    I think the graphics and gameplay are good on my 1440p monitor maxed out on my gtx 780!
    Looking forward to the future patches and driver updates, this is clearly a step forward for the franchise.
  26. mindw0rk
    Nov 5, 2013
    10
    One of the best games and the best shooter game this generation. Very action packed, great visuals on ultra, especially in 3D, interesting campaign (much better then BF4), the dog is real deal and very fun to watch, many memorable moments and great shooter mechanics. What else to say? Masterpiece. Too bad so many people have computers, hence so many negative reviews. I highly recommendOne of the best games and the best shooter game this generation. Very action packed, great visuals on ultra, especially in 3D, interesting campaign (much better then BF4), the dog is real deal and very fun to watch, many memorable moments and great shooter mechanics. What else to say? Masterpiece. Too bad so many people have computers, hence so many negative reviews. I highly recommend this game to anyone.… Expand
  27. pekmatyi
    Nov 15, 2013
    9
    This game isn't perfect, but it had new game elements, as they said, and they were pretty fair. Played trough veteran, nad the biggest challenge was the F pressing in Vegas, but it was a good experience. And the ending! The best ending I ever saw. Surprised me a lot. MAN! And haters gonna hate, that's life. I had found one texture bug in the game, it runs smoothly, and I have a medium PC.This game isn't perfect, but it had new game elements, as they said, and they were pretty fair. Played trough veteran, nad the biggest challenge was the F pressing in Vegas, but it was a good experience. And the ending! The best ending I ever saw. Surprised me a lot. MAN! And haters gonna hate, that's life. I had found one texture bug in the game, it runs smoothly, and I have a medium PC. I still love Infinity Ward. And the score is for the single player story, game play.… Expand
  28. Foxtort2142
    Nov 5, 2013
    7
    For me my day is ruined for waiting for another COD game that is ruined and does not achieve it's greatest potential, and I am here to give my opinion because there was a large on the negative that I can only give you the positive things that claim my mind. The game itself was still a large disappointment of multiplayer and in the same core. But the positive things itself is that theFor me my day is ruined for waiting for another COD game that is ruined and does not achieve it's greatest potential, and I am here to give my opinion because there was a large on the negative that I can only give you the positive things that claim my mind. The game itself was still a large disappointment of multiplayer and in the same core. But the positive things itself is that the game was full of creativity that it has Extinction, Squads and so many that the player can do, but itself is not finished. Unlike Battlefield they spent their time wisely other than making more and more and more. But gladly this game has a large creativity that can't also let the game a large down. A game must have a lot of choices that the player can do which was COD: Ghosts. But they really need to have more time rather than making more and more and more. The game was rather unfinished and unpolished, but it was a good experience to do and try more rather than just a ordinary shooting game. It almost change my mind into a mix score, but rather that, I have no choice but to give this a positive because too much choose a Negative.… Expand
  29. n8ster8
    Nov 30, 2013
    10
    Nothing extremely outgoing on new to the series, and the PC servers are yet a gain not as great as the console ones but still yet a fun game. Multiplayer is fast and fun, Extinction is a great zombies alternative and The campaign is cinematic and fast. If you enjoyed previous games in the series you will enjou Ghosts.
  30. KingIceSonic
    Nov 8, 2013
    8
    From a scale 1-10 I give this game an 8. From a scale 1-10, haters give this game a 0. Don't let the hundreds of exaggerated negative reviews from people who are just extremely pessimistic mess up this game for you. This game tries to bring some welcome changes while still maintaining some bugs and glitches the series is known for but this is without a doubt a fun game.
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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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