Call of Duty: Ghosts

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2.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3604 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 384 out of 3604
  3. Negative: 2,746 out of 3604
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  1. Rcoop
    Nov 7, 2013
    0
    The only slightly positive thing about this game is the single player, despite being very short (as usual with CoD). Well written and entertaining.

    Everything else is unfortunately negative. It requires humongous specs. So I expected HD quality graphics and the IW guys promised quote: 'over 60 fps on all platforms'. Maybe they need to clarify what they mean by 'all platforms'.    The only slightly positive thing about this game is the single player, despite being very short (as usual with CoD). Well written and entertaining.

    Everything else is unfortunately negative.

    It requires humongous specs. So I expected HD quality graphics and the IW guys promised quote: 'over 60 fps on all platforms'. Maybe they need to clarify what they mean by 'all platforms'. Because on the PC it jumps between 60-60 to under 20. Often it turns into a slideshow. And now we know PS3 paleyers suffer from framerate stutters too.

    In general the graphics appear very dated think CoD UO. BLOPS and BLOPS2 look much modern in every way.

    Only 65 degree field of view? Which cannot be adjusted!!?? WTF Activi$ion?! Do you know is 2013 and most of us use 16:9 widescreen monitors?!! This is a major fail!

    MP is crazy as always I find the standard MP unplayable the only one that I can cope with is hardcore. But that is a let down too due to very limited number of maps and game types you can use.

    Customization is minimal I don't really care for it but is worse even than BLOPS 1.

    The maps I played so far are minuscule the only big map is on standard game type only which I find unplayable to get a kill you need to hit 4-5 times.

    I will persevere with some of the other new game types, however this is turning to be not just the worst CoD, but just a bad game in general.

    If you have the game and also have CoD 4 fire that up and check out the MP gameplay. It still beats this hands down.    … Expand
  2. azarth
    Nov 7, 2013
    2
    Hi there, atm the state of the game is just awkward.
    1) Impossibile to play Single Player campaign due to a bug with some AMD and Nvdia video cards
    2) Graphic is simply AWKWARD and to damn heavy. Srsly i run Bf3 at full settings but this s*** snap in a 10 square meters map??!! I had to set to medium all graphic options and still i have some snap in certain moment, fps drop and so on. 3)    Hi there, atm the state of the game is just awkward.
    1) Impossibile to play Single Player campaign due to a bug with some AMD and Nvdia video cards
    2) Graphic is simply AWKWARD and to damn heavy. Srsly i run Bf3 at full settings but this s*** snap in a 10 square meters map??!! I had to set to medium all graphic options and still i have some snap in certain moment, fps drop and so on.
    3) 30 and more gb for a game like this?! Nice optimization
    4) Paying 60 for "playing" (if you can call it play) a beta. SHAME    … Expand
  3. Nekromant1666
    Nov 6, 2013
    1
    Graphics 1/10

    Story 5/10

    Gameplay 3/10

    Copy & Paste 9/10

    PR 100/10

    Total 0/10

    Not to relax

    It is especially sad looks copy&paste "The Dark Knight Rises". It is a failure for the series.
    And Activision were going to break the record of GTA 5 LOL LOL LOL
  4. hailey
    Nov 5, 2013
    0
    This is the worst game ever and the harbinger of the end times of console gaming. It's called Ghosts because it is a spectral remnant of what FPS gaming used to be
  5. HyperXGamer
    Nov 5, 2013
    0
    The 1080p looks like 720p;
    - Pretty average graphics, the level of Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare (2007); (Next-Gen?) XD
    - At least 6 GB RAM (WTF?)
    - Poor optimization: the constant braking, a lower frame rate.
  6. AleksandarGamer
    Nov 5, 2013
    0
    And while the graphics are improved, the game has some REALLY big problems. It stutters and crashes even on the low. The multiplayer is still the same, while some features are REMOVED! No server browsing. Yeah, big news, there's a character creation. BIG IMPROVEMENT, YEAH. And, also you can't run the game if you don't have the 6GB of RAM minimum. 6GB? REALLY?
    A BIG stepback from Black Ops 2.
  7. Blaker
    Nov 5, 2013
    0
    Flickering textures cant even play it my head hurts so bad. 65 FOV 91 FPS CAP. Bad sound, bad maps. 6GB RAM requierd Very poor console port.

    Worst cod ever.
  8. apoe
    Nov 5, 2013
    1
    This is a step back from Black Ops 2 in almost every way. No FoV slider on PC version, or FPS cap setting, both of which were present in BO2. Bugs in MW3 that were addressed in BO2 are now somehow back in Ghosts, for example the random jumps in mouse sensitivity that happen if certain programs are running in the background (such as FRAPs). Theater mode, one of the best features of recentThis is a step back from Black Ops 2 in almost every way. No FoV slider on PC version, or FPS cap setting, both of which were present in BO2. Bugs in MW3 that were addressed in BO2 are now somehow back in Ghosts, for example the random jumps in mouse sensitivity that happen if certain programs are running in the background (such as FRAPs). Theater mode, one of the best features of recent Call of Duty games, has been removed. Optimization wise, my computer runs Battlefield 4 on max settings at higher frame rates than Ghosts. Image quality defaults to 'high', which causes upscaling of resolution like a console game rather than rendering at your chosen resolution. Sound effects sound like they were taken straight from MW3. Sad.… Expand
  9. richardh754
    Nov 5, 2013
    2
    PC version is a joke
    Graphics are poor, Gun sounds are poor
    Black Ops 2 is much better!
    Game pauses & stutters even on I7 6 core with 3 GTX 680s & 12GB Ram!
  10. cobaltje
    Nov 5, 2013
    0
    Big waste of money!! Black ops 2 played much smoother then this one.
    No FoV slider, and FPS cap, bugs back again..
    70 euros waste of money.. bye, gonna start battlefield back up..
  11. AlexCoachman
    Nov 5, 2013
    0
    It's one big fraud. 6 Gb RAM in requirements, "nextgen" engine, "awesome" graphics. Minimum of efforts. Maximum of income. It's policy of Activision.
  12. bobrik1488
    Nov 5, 2013
    0
    chlbrn
    Nov 5, 2013
    0 Pre purchased this game days ago. Pre load this game 3 days ago. Different regions have different unlocking time which is unfair. People in Russia and France can play it about 15 hours earlier than people in Canada. If you pre load both MP and SP, when you click play button after unlock, it will unpack SP files but also instantly wipe out all MP files which contains    chlbrn
    Nov 5, 2013
    0
    Pre purchased this game days ago. Pre load this game 3 days ago. Different regions have different unlocking time which is unfair. People in Russia and France can play it about 15 hours earlier than people in Canada. If you pre load both MP and SP, when you click play button after unlock, it will unpack SP files but also instantly wipe out all MP files which contains shared file which means you still cannot play SP. Damn, We have to re down load another 24GB files for over 10 hours. This is one of the fatal flaws. If we have to re download files, what is the difference to have a damn pre load option? to tease you before you can play or to mock you after you cannot play and feel angry? Shame on them. Another fatal flaw is 6GB damn ram requirement. I have 24GB ram and I have no issue with it at this point. But I know many people's pc still has 4 GB ram and 4 GB for playing games at low or med settings is totally enough. According to my experience with 3D software and after effects software and games, only a long image rendering queue uses over 4GB ram which can take over 16GB ram. But not a single game. It is simple. And from reports, ghosts doesn't need 6GB to run, it only uses 2GB so 4GB is good to go. I know it is good for people to warn them that their system might not be good to handle a game. But polite notice or warning is good, simply blocking people from playing it is bad, I am serious, really bad.    … Expand
  13. ASanePerson
    Nov 5, 2013
    0
    OK, so I bought this game as a last chance for the CoD series to prove itself, I was let down immediately, first if all, a marksman is the same thing as a sniper, so a marksman rifle is the same thing as a sniper, stupid! Also, there still are no dedicated servers and mod tools, even worst, lag comp is still here, also, the game just feels like black ops II and plays like it, the alienOK, so I bought this game as a last chance for the CoD series to prove itself, I was let down immediately, first if all, a marksman is the same thing as a sniper, so a marksman rifle is the same thing as a sniper, stupid! Also, there still are no dedicated servers and mod tools, even worst, lag comp is still here, also, the game just feels like black ops II and plays like it, the alien mode is truly pathetic, the only thing I liked about Black ops II was the zombies, and these stupid aliens are a complete joke, also, did I mention that this game can play on about 2 gigs of ram? We all saw these ridicolous specs, and what is even more pethetic is that activi$ion andsteam are not allowing you to play it unless you have six, boo! At least there are few decent games this year such as arkham origins and bf4… Expand
  14. Bannana_Man
    Nov 5, 2013
    2
    This is basically just a rework of Modern Warfare 2 with a dog thrown in there. It's like they struggled to come up with anything new, then thought it would be a good idea to replace a controllable drown with controllable dog. That's all the dog essentially is, a drone with 4 feet that can detect things from the ground instead of from the air. They even go as far adding a REVERSE breach.This is basically just a rework of Modern Warfare 2 with a dog thrown in there. It's like they struggled to come up with anything new, then thought it would be a good idea to replace a controllable drown with controllable dog. That's all the dog essentially is, a drone with 4 feet that can detect things from the ground instead of from the air. They even go as far adding a REVERSE breach. It's like they sat down and thought "Hmmm, how can we refresh the slow mo breaches? I know! insteaad of a normal breach, we will have, and get this, are you ready for this? we will have a REVERSE breach!!! Genius!" Playing through is full of deja-vu, you feel like you have played every mission a million and one times over. There's a sneeky stealthy bit, a sniper bit, a bit where you try to escape while shooting from the back of a veichle etc etc etc, it's the same old thing. The graphics are also a step down from Black Ops 2. The multiplayer is the same as ever. I sat playing Modern Warfare 3 online over the weekend and, while playing COD Ghosts online i often forgot it was COD Ghosts, i thought i was playing Modern Warfare 3 still. It also feels odd without Captain Price and the SAS boys, i really miss them. When Ghosts was announced i got super excited thinking Ghost from the Modern Warfae would feauture in it, but sadly not. Instead they took the Ghosts theme, added a dog named Riley after Gaz and Ghost from the Modern Warfare series, reworked the story of Modern Warfare 2, then try to charge us £40 to £60 for it. Seriously, save your money.… Expand
  15. ResMaks
    Nov 5, 2013
    0
    Infinity Ward, 6GB RAM? What? Really? I want to return the spent money because game at me wasn't started at all. I want to cite as an example your main competitor, and so your main competitor is played at me on medium settings 60 fps, and your game isn't started at all! Return my money! Sorry for my bad english.
  16. Gamer0181
    Nov 5, 2013
    0
    Total garbage. Fov stuck at 65. No multimonitor support at all, not even with third party software.) graphics are garbage. This game should sell for $29.99. They don't care though. They are counting all our money. Only way to fix this is to stop supporting them. Don't buy their games anymore. That would force them to make a complete overhaul of this garbage.
  17. BladeStrike
    Nov 5, 2013
    0
    Another lazy CoD4 expansion pack for FULL PRICE. Wooooooooo! Amazing! How did they think of this? Genius!

    Stop paying full price for the same game year after year, you silly fanboys. Smarten up, kids.
  18. Cammy150
    Nov 5, 2013
    0
    Boring game. Same game used over again once more. Don't waste £40 on this and support it. Nothing new has been brought to the table and the graphics for this are disappointing
  19. YelowDragon4
    Nov 5, 2013
    0
    Absolutely horrible.Same horrible graphics,game play and for that,it needs a minimum of 6gb otherwise it doesn't let to run the game well guess what-it uses 2gb at Maximum.Well nothing to lose for me just don't want the other companies do that
  20. Mtrio
    Nov 5, 2013
    0
    Graphics terrible! Where to next-gen graphics? It simply is not present, we are ****
    The plot is not present, he delusional! A multiplayer arcade and was as boring, and stayed!! Innovations present!
  21. RealCritical
    Nov 5, 2013
    0
    Once again the same game, people, please stop buying the same game every year!!! what do you think this will have? better AI dogs? better fish AI?

    DON'T BUY IT!
  22. Udaff
    Nov 5, 2013
    0
    This game is a new generation lol? I masthead Computer but with such a rubbish graphics slow lol! still buggy chyustvitelnost mouse! Why purchase this game!! This moscheniki!
  23. RainbowPieFiM
    Nov 7, 2013
    2
    The graphics are from 2011, that's okey, but... the requeriments... i have a GTX 480 and in maximum settings i have "60" frames, with drops to 20fps and 1fps.
    70GB, yep.. 70GB for graphics from 2011 (Have textures that looks the same in Black Ops II and Black Ops II are only 20GB)
    The history pfff.... i don't want to talk about that. The Extinction mode is fine, is funny. Ah, and we    The graphics are from 2011, that's okey, but... the requeriments... i have a GTX 480 and in maximum settings i have "60" frames, with drops to 20fps and 1fps.
    70GB, yep.. 70GB for graphics from 2011 (Have textures that looks the same in Black Ops II and Black Ops II are only 20GB)
    The history pfff.... i don't want to talk about that.
    The Extinction mode is fine, is funny.
    Ah, and we don't have quickscope anymore (And we can't do ALT+TAB)    … Expand
  24. dronos
    Nov 5, 2013
    0
    Hell yeah i have 16GB Ram and had no problems with installation andor requirements. But... BUTT!
    Same game from greedy guys. Made game for consoles not for PC. I can't even name that "shooter" no aim, small maps, no skill.
    Wont buy any "CoD" games anymore.
  25. walllsad
    Nov 5, 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.
  26. evilsdark
    Nov 5, 2013
    0
    This game should have a patch allow player can play with vga directx 10, with less ram 6G, I buy this game and now i can't play so sad, i'm very disappoint
  27. DTX650
    Nov 5, 2013
    0
    horrible package, It's always still the same thing, the story is just stupid, the script is cheesy, the gameplay is awkward and the multiplayer is all the same with all the kids...
  28. ob_gyn_kenobi
    Nov 5, 2013
    0
    Played for 15 minutes and go bored.

    Decided to play Betafield 4 instead.

    That crashed on my 2nd game.

    Went outside and enjoyed the fresh air.
  29. Riko1590
    Nov 5, 2013
    1
    Just a mediocre game. What is so difficult to make that Call of Duty, who was gorgeous in 20 07? It's hard to say it, but unfortunately for you Activision, Dice you did.
  30. elitedata
    Nov 5, 2013
    0
    Terrible optimization, ridiculous system requirements, poor graphics. The game is unplayable. Waste of money. I have been a huge fan of CoD, but this...
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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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