Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

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  1. cwatz
    Nov 3, 2014
    4
    Another poor outing unfortunately, as CoD has yet to release another decent title since BO1.

    Many of the same issues that plagued BO2 are present here. Awful netcode. Terrible/small clustered maps, poor target identification and the list goes on. Not the skill rewarding FPS like I enjoy (cod4->BO1, titanfall ext). Exo movement is enjoyable and a breath of fresh air to the    Another poor outing unfortunately, as CoD has yet to release another decent title since BO1.

    Many of the same issues that plagued BO2 are present here. Awful netcode. Terrible/small clustered maps, poor target identification and the list goes on. Not the skill rewarding FPS like I enjoy (cod4->BO1, titanfall ext).

    Exo movement is enjoyable and a breath of fresh air to the franchise, but everything else under the hood is so poor that it can't save it.    … Expand
  2. hryj
    Dec 7, 2014
    4
    This is a fun game, much better than ghosts. Single player is decent, enjoyable enough. Multiplayer is fun, but not great. I have 2 big issues. There is no "innovation" in this game. The parkour mechanics are all ripped right out of titan fall and other parkour style games, except done worse. Where titanfall is fluid, AW is rough. Climbing animations are glitchy, sliding is choppy, notThis is a fun game, much better than ghosts. Single player is decent, enjoyable enough. Multiplayer is fun, but not great. I have 2 big issues. There is no "innovation" in this game. The parkour mechanics are all ripped right out of titan fall and other parkour style games, except done worse. Where titanfall is fluid, AW is rough. Climbing animations are glitchy, sliding is choppy, not well animated at all. Plus unlike Titanfall, maps are mostly too small to make proper use of parkour vantage points and abilities. My second issue is the same that i had with ghosts: they might as well add only 2 weapon categories to this game's multiplayer: SMGs and Assault rifles. Why use a sniper when you will get blown away by an AR that has the same range, accuracy, and fires far faster. Why use a shotgun when your gonna get beaten 9/10 times by smg users that kill you up close. Why even include these specialized guns when more generic weapons are better in every way. Just about every player uses one of those two gun types (smg, ar) and the person who wins ALWAYS does. You might as well just save time and money by just including one gun called "generic rifle". It wouldnt change multiplayer one bit. rant over… Expand
  3. ManiacGamer
    Nov 3, 2014
    4
    I only gave it a 4 because at least it is a playable game. Call of duty has failed yet again to ADVANCE their warfare past call of duty 4:modern warfare. it has the same exact feel in running, shooting, and now they have stolen many elements from a close competitor: titanfall.
  4. random_guy
    Nov 27, 2014
    4
    This game is generally garbage. The multiplayer is extremely unbalanced, mainly because of the gun balance. The lag is horrendous and skill based matchmaking is stupid. The exo suits were a good idea but just end up being stupid and making this game not call of duty. the maps are also awful, and everything is generally uninteresting. the campaign gameplay is kinda boring and the story isThis game is generally garbage. The multiplayer is extremely unbalanced, mainly because of the gun balance. The lag is horrendous and skill based matchmaking is stupid. The exo suits were a good idea but just end up being stupid and making this game not call of duty. the maps are also awful, and everything is generally uninteresting. the campaign gameplay is kinda boring and the story is predictable. kevin space's performance was good though. and survival is just another failed attempt to rival zombies in a 3rd game mode.… Expand
  5. Type4101
    Nov 4, 2014
    4
    Although this version of CoD claims to be geared toward both online competitive PvP shooting, and story-based narrative experience, the narrative part is so brief that it seems put there just to make a claim. Don't be fooled, there is very little here for the single-player (although the small amount of content is well-made, only making me wish it was substantial). This isn't a narrativeAlthough this version of CoD claims to be geared toward both online competitive PvP shooting, and story-based narrative experience, the narrative part is so brief that it seems put there just to make a claim. Don't be fooled, there is very little here for the single-player (although the small amount of content is well-made, only making me wish it was substantial). This isn't a narrative you would find in a game like Fallout. It isn't even Borderlands. This is a PvP online shooter, and almost exactly like the previous CoD games. Refined, but lacking the magic. If you like lining up crosshairs and pressing a button over and over, this game is for you!… Expand
  6. xa5it
    Nov 4, 2014
    4
    aw has some errors

    1) laggy controls (some times it just stops working for a moment) [ps4/rus] 2) graphics dont looks so great (just look at top console fps and see difference)(some top fps battlefield 4, titanfall, destiny) 3)weapon design is poor and half weapons just copied from ghosts (not best half imo) 4)on ps4 players machmaking just dont work, everytime 3-4 ppl in game have    aw has some errors

    1) laggy controls (some times it just stops working for a moment) [ps4/rus]
    2) graphics dont looks so great (just look at top console fps and see difference)(some top fps battlefield 4, titanfall, destiny)
    3)weapon design is poor and half weapons just copied from ghosts (not best half imo)
    4)on ps4 players machmaking just dont work, everytime 3-4 ppl in game have bad connection, teambalance not even exist

    sad sad game    … Expand
  7. skrishnan
    Nov 15, 2014
    4
    I honestly really want to enjoy this game. I've been a fan of the series for awhile now (unlike some of these idiots giving it zero who are clearly pure COD haters) and have enjoyed most of the titles to date (with the exception of Ghosts, which was terrible). I mainly play COD for multiplayer and still spend a decent amount of time playing Black Ops 2 (where I have a 2.5KDR after almostI honestly really want to enjoy this game. I've been a fan of the series for awhile now (unlike some of these idiots giving it zero who are clearly pure COD haters) and have enjoyed most of the titles to date (with the exception of Ghosts, which was terrible). I mainly play COD for multiplayer and still spend a decent amount of time playing Black Ops 2 (where I have a 2.5KDR after almost 80,000 kills) - so it really pains me to only give Advanced Warfare a 4/10.

    The thing is the game *could* be brilliant. But in it's current form it's simply frustrating to try and play. Why? The main issue is the horrendous netcode. I know that Black Ops 2 sometimes has strange things going on with lag compensation, but Advanced Warfare takes it to a whole new level of being broken.

    I've lost track of the number of games I've played now where the people who are dominating have 1 red bar and everyone else has a 'perfect' connection. The time to kill is stupidly low - you will frequently take 2 random shots from some guy lagging across the map and die without even seeing them. Or you try and 1v1 someone and empty a whole clip into them (hearing all the hit markers go off) only for them to somehow kill you and if you watch the kill cam you haven't hit them at all. There's other times when empty a whole clip at someone who is running or boost dodging in front of you and hit nothing but air despite what seems like perfect aim.

    I think the real problem behind Advanced Warfare is that the gameplay is designed to be too quick for what the netcode in it's current form can handle. It's amusing to watch people jumping and boosting in stutters when you can tell it's meant to be fluid motion.

    I'm holding out hope that Activision will actually honour their promise of dedicated servers and hopefully Sledgehammer will fix the netcode, or else I think a lot of people will be abandoning this ship soon.    … Expand
  8. art4321
    Jun 15, 2015
    4
    another stupid cod game... .
  9. TksAvenger
    Nov 4, 2014
    4
    The shallow attempt to advance this game have gone worthless. I bought it reading the reviews hoping it would be more like Titanfall. I was wrong. The physics are god awful, same as every Call of Duty Game. When you run, you become an easier target. The only thing that they changed has been the fact you can jump real high and climb up on stuff, which sounds cool at first, until you realizeThe shallow attempt to advance this game have gone worthless. I bought it reading the reviews hoping it would be more like Titanfall. I was wrong. The physics are god awful, same as every Call of Duty Game. When you run, you become an easier target. The only thing that they changed has been the fact you can jump real high and climb up on stuff, which sounds cool at first, until you realize you move really slow and jumping makes you a bigger/slower target (just like sprinting). So what will happen is, you will run into a room, and get shot in the back by a guy standing in the corner, Just like every other Call of Duty Game ever. The random respawns are horribly annoying because people spawn directly behind you and shoot you in the back. (classic call of duty) The story mode is a joke. I played through the entire Call of Duty Ghost's campaign and thought it was okay it was short but i liked it for the most part. But this is just horrible, The character progression the story, everything seems like a crappy fiction story someone wrote at 12 years old. The graphics are extremely overrated, Lots of terrible terrible environments made shiny by some filters, I wish I could attach some pictures highlighting this, but I cannot. Maybe I am not the best person to be reviewing this because I haven't enjoyed a COD game since MW2 but this game has not brought back anything to the franchise or added any truly new exciting features. Please just let Call of Duty die. Thanks… Expand
  10. mwpenny
    Nov 26, 2014
    4
    Shocked and disappointed how poor it is. I've had every COD since MW, and its normally my 'main' game for the year. I usually prestige 3-4 times on multiplayer before my attention wanes, but this just felt lame. The multiplayer maps were very poorly designed - lots of open spaces with no cover, spawn killings (WTF! thought this was a thing of the past!) and massive OUT OF BOUND messages -Shocked and disappointed how poor it is. I've had every COD since MW, and its normally my 'main' game for the year. I usually prestige 3-4 times on multiplayer before my attention wanes, but this just felt lame. The multiplayer maps were very poorly designed - lots of open spaces with no cover, spawn killings (WTF! thought this was a thing of the past!) and massive OUT OF BOUND messages - completely breaking the immersion, and such lazy design. I put in 20hours into multiplayer then traded it in, luckily only lost £2, but I notice the second hand price has plummeted since, so I'm guessing lots of other people had the same idea. Put it this way, Playing this made me appreciate TitanFall all the more.… Expand
  11. tomenigma
    Jan 22, 2016
    4
    COD: the yearly box of chocolate - you do not really know what's inside, but rest be assure, it will be sweet and well, the same chocolate with perhaps different fillings. This game was improvement over Ghost but it still feels too scripted, corridor-like game with not much thrills.
  12. Xbox1Guy
    Jan 20, 2016
    4
    A rather lame, boring game. Of course it kind of revived the Call Of Duty series but it was the start if a whole new era. A bad one. Activision fails to make a good Call Of Duty like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and the other classics. This is rather too futuristic than fun and too easy to beat story mode. Story mode was too short and simple. This was better than Ghosts thank the lord forA rather lame, boring game. Of course it kind of revived the Call Of Duty series but it was the start if a whole new era. A bad one. Activision fails to make a good Call Of Duty like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and the other classics. This is rather too futuristic than fun and too easy to beat story mode. Story mode was too short and simple. This was better than Ghosts thank the lord for making something better than that.… Expand
  13. ShadowDogg115
    May 9, 2016
    4
    This game is good, not the greatest tho. there are a few reasons i dislike Advanced Warfare, First thing is that shotguns and snipers are pretty much useless. When you try to snipe somebody they can just EXO jump into the air and kill you. Shotguns are also point less because its harder to get up close to another player. Second reason is Spam Spam Spam, all you have to do in this game isThis game is good, not the greatest tho. there are a few reasons i dislike Advanced Warfare, First thing is that shotguns and snipers are pretty much useless. When you try to snipe somebody they can just EXO jump into the air and kill you. Shotguns are also point less because its harder to get up close to another player. Second reason is Spam Spam Spam, all you have to do in this game is Exo jump non stop and kill your opponents. Forth reason is If you only have 3 out of the 4 map packs you will find no games. So either buy all 4 DLCS or Don't install any DLCS. My last reason is that Exo Zombies sucked. One of the worst zombie modes i ever played in Call of Duty series. Zombies Exploding and stupid EMP zombies that shut down your EXO suit for like 10 seconds and gets you killed.… Expand
  14. StupidName
    Nov 7, 2014
    3
    HONEST REVIEW: It's astonishing to me how much Activision and their subsidiaries blatantly lie about games. Dedicated servers as promised? None. Quickscoping toned down? Not at all.

    The game connects so poorly it boggles the mind. Lag compensation is back and worse than ever. If you have a solid, four bar connection be prepared to have a nice smooth experience where none of your    HONEST REVIEW: It's astonishing to me how much Activision and their subsidiaries blatantly lie about games. Dedicated servers as promised? None. Quickscoping toned down? Not at all.

    The game connects so poorly it boggles the mind. Lag compensation is back and worse than ever. If you have a solid, four bar connection be prepared to have a nice smooth experience where none of your bullets ever land and you die amazingly quick. To people with three and two bars. If someone has one bar, run for the hills. Just about every game I've seen, people with two bars will be at the top of the leaderboard going 30-5 with impunity.

    Graphics are what you'd expect. The maps look like they were made with absolutely no forethought. They have numerous routes and levels. Something that looks like you should be able to jump to is out of bounds. Often causing you to fall out of bounds and die.

    There are NO enemy sounds whatsoever. Someone can double jump above you and run a marathon behind you, and you won't hear a sound. EVER.

    The game was made for the guy that doesn't have sound. Doesn't have a quality connection. And made for him to succeed.

    I don't know why they decided to do a Halo and Titanfall type game, and do so incredibly badly.

    Because the game has been out so long and is made year after year, this mess of a multiplayer game should receive a ZERO. But the five or six hour campaign (for me, on hardened) was decent.    … Expand
  15. Tilt
    Nov 12, 2014
    3
    This is a review for the multiplayer mode. This is the worst game in the series. Lag is much more apparent this time around. The internal balance for the various weapon types is so uneven that it causes a game environment that allows only one viable play style. The series has been moving away from a game of multiple tactical choices to a game of just spazy run and gun...now with jetThis is a review for the multiplayer mode. This is the worst game in the series. Lag is much more apparent this time around. The internal balance for the various weapon types is so uneven that it causes a game environment that allows only one viable play style. The series has been moving away from a game of multiple tactical choices to a game of just spazy run and gun...now with jet packs. The Call of Duty franchise is a great one but this version is a let down.… Expand
  16. X-fushion
    Nov 5, 2014
    3
    What can I say? is the same crap since modern warfare, same repetitive boring gameplay with the same generic enemies as soldiers is no different in any way and the story is the same monotone argument, you know the US has to save the world form some dudes trying to take over yadyadayada.
    Oh, but wait, the multiplayer!, sorry still the same.
    Activision really outdid themselves, I mean    What can I say? is the same crap since modern warfare, same repetitive boring gameplay with the same generic enemies as soldiers is no different in any way and the story is the same monotone argument, you know the US has to save the world form some dudes trying to take over yadyadayada.
    Oh, but wait, the multiplayer!, sorry still the same.
    Activision really outdid themselves, I mean publishing the same game for 8+ years was to be worth something right?
    On second thought I don't think so, they only proved that CoD series is the most repetitive, bland and unispirig thing in the gaming industry.    … Expand
  17. herget
    Jan 23, 2015
    3
    In my opinion all CoD games made by Sledgehammer games and Raven Software have terrible multiplayer. Those games include Modern Warfare 3, Ghosts, and now Advanced Warfare. I enjoyed all call of duty games, even world at war, but those three games I mentioned are awful. Campaign is pretty good, and the graphics are amazing. Unfortunately the multi player is pitiful once again. Most weaponsIn my opinion all CoD games made by Sledgehammer games and Raven Software have terrible multiplayer. Those games include Modern Warfare 3, Ghosts, and now Advanced Warfare. I enjoyed all call of duty games, even world at war, but those three games I mentioned are awful. Campaign is pretty good, and the graphics are amazing. Unfortunately the multi player is pitiful once again. Most weapons are pretty bad, and they recycled the worst perks from every game and put them into this one. Exo survival is pretty bland and im not even considering buying the new zombie mode when it comes out. If youre like me and hate Ghosts, MW3, and Advanced Warfare, i would wait till the next game produced by Infinity Ward and Treyarch comes out.… Expand
  18. Piecefighter
    Nov 19, 2014
    3
    I rate this game by its online multiplayer. This is the worst call of duty game that I can remember playing. The game feels like your playing a 1990s stand up arcade game. The graphics are bad, this is supposed to be for the xbox one - they are laughably bad. The maps are small and the spawns are annoying; within playing for 10 seconds I moved to the next room and was shot in the back,I rate this game by its online multiplayer. This is the worst call of duty game that I can remember playing. The game feels like your playing a 1990s stand up arcade game. The graphics are bad, this is supposed to be for the xbox one - they are laughably bad. The maps are small and the spawns are annoying; within playing for 10 seconds I moved to the next room and was shot in the back, how enjoyable. The guns feel like your shooting a spring loaded pellet gun. I thought I would give it a shot to see if they could manage to get their sh*t together and produce another friends game magnet - but no this is the worst experience yet, a steady downfall to serious childish garbage. And for no other reason but to compare a shooter to a shooter Battlefield 4 is the next gen game not this degenerative piece of software.… Expand
  19. Wargasm
    Nov 3, 2014
    3
    Wow, What a poor game. First, i base my review on the fact that i buy games for multiplayer and its 70% of my game score. So im giving the campaign the "benefit of the doubt". As far as multiplayer goes, its a sad game with nothing interesting or innovative to be found. For a brand as big as COD, you would expect them to set the standard, not regurgitate stuff from other games and stillWow, What a poor game. First, i base my review on the fact that i buy games for multiplayer and its 70% of my game score. So im giving the campaign the "benefit of the doubt". As far as multiplayer goes, its a sad game with nothing interesting or innovative to be found. For a brand as big as COD, you would expect them to set the standard, not regurgitate stuff from other games and still only do it half-assed. This franchise has been clown shoes for the past 3 offerings. And not that great before then save MW 2 and WAW. For a "next gen" offering, its even more of a tragedy. Graphics are fairly vivid but lack any dimension or atmosphere. Sound is ok, but after hearing Battlefield or Destiny, they seem a bit bland. You just expect more from a "AAA" title. Gameplay is not nearly as fluid as past offerings and the EXO suit is more of an annoyance than anything. Others have done it far better (Titanfall, Killzone, Crysis, Destiny {jump mechanics}). But by far the most horrible part of this abortion, is the fanbase. Listening to the **** that falls out of these kids' mouths can be mildly entertaining for about 3 min. Then, its annoying and becomes a symbol of the idiocy and feeblemindedness of the **** that allow this kind of game to be made. I assure you, anyone that has rated this game higher than a 6, has the I.Q. Of a chimp with downs syndrome. Sledgehammer need to pack it up, they have brought nothing new to the table. The fact that this franchise continues to keep feeding it fan-base the same floppy dick, and the fact that they keep gobbling it up, is a testament to the stupidity of mankind.… Expand
  20. justagamer123
    Dec 2, 2014
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. worse game in the series (and that's not including ghost its just that bad that it should not be counted)
    ok so this game is really not that good and i cant really find one pro with it so here are all my cons
    - story i mean this is awful all it is guy goes bad you then have to shoot all bad guys next big explosions then set off some type of nuke (DNA bomb) and thats it just paper thin plot with no depth
    -game play know you may like the new double jump stuff but i hate, its really annoying and makes fire fights a lot more boring/longer i mean when you play MP and your with noobs and all they do is double jump around or double jump on to roofs makes for one boring MP worse in the seires
    -co-op mode know i love my zombies mode from WAW and BO1 but they take survival mode from MW3 why its so boring then you have to beat 200 or 250 waves of that crap to unlock a 4 minute zombie wave which is really boring there more like muntants
    but i could go on and on but i dont want to bore you with this boring game if you want a good cod to play go back to BO1 or before that thats when cod had its last glory days and for every one rating this game a ten WHAT ARE YOU ON?    … Expand
  21. Elikenui
    Nov 8, 2014
    3
    If this title was released without the COD name attached to it, there would be no way people would tolerate all the problems it has with multiplayer. You will die from people that shoot you before you could even see them, you will get killed after you have gone behind cover, you will put multiple bullets into your target and see on the replay that none of those hits registered because youIf this title was released without the COD name attached to it, there would be no way people would tolerate all the problems it has with multiplayer. You will die from people that shoot you before you could even see them, you will get killed after you have gone behind cover, you will put multiple bullets into your target and see on the replay that none of those hits registered because you were already dead. You will be put into games where you will have no chance of winning a 1v1 gun battle with anyone half-competent at online shooters. To be fair, there will also sometimes be games where you have a decent connection and you are the one with the unfair advantage, but who wants to play like this, where skill is made irrelevant by the horrible matchmaking and lag compensation? Besides, the bad experiences stick out in your mind much more than the good, if anything the good experiences highlight just how badly you are being cheated. We tend to remember the bad experiences more than the good, and when the bad experiences make you want to fly your xbox out the window, well there's something wrong with that.
    Honestly, if the connection issues weren't present this would be a great game but the same could be said of all the COD's since MW2. In the past, these issues could be overlooked because there wasn't any decent alternative. But Titanfall, Battlefield 4, and Destiny are 3 games that deliver a much more consistent experience. I'm not saying there isn't any lag present in those games, because any online game will have some lag but they have managed to keep it at a very playable level.
    I'm hopeful that with an update they can improve the connection issues, but these problems have been persistent for years so I'm not holding my breath. But if enough people decide that they've had enough, maybe Activision will finally fix the problem. This game could easily be a "9" if the lag issues didn't ruin the experience but unfortunately, in its present state, it's a "3".    … Expand
  22. EarlyExecuter
    Nov 15, 2014
    3
    I recently bought the game out of curiosity after reading reviews that a lot of people ended up putting in and for the first time in my life playing a Call of Duty game, this one actually gave me the most difficulty in terms of gameplay. Never in my life did I struggle or get so mad in multiplayer due to cheap kills and unexplained deaths. The exo suits are a good addition to the game butI recently bought the game out of curiosity after reading reviews that a lot of people ended up putting in and for the first time in my life playing a Call of Duty game, this one actually gave me the most difficulty in terms of gameplay. Never in my life did I struggle or get so mad in multiplayer due to cheap kills and unexplained deaths. The exo suits are a good addition to the game but can really make situations frustrating if your on the other end of someones muzzle. The three first assault rifles are extremely hard to handle for some odd reason and with that said, you can NOT play multiplayer effectively if you don't have the quickdraw attachment for your weapon. If you use an assault rifle, you'll almost always end up at a disadvantage in a one on one fight. It just feels like I can't even play just to have fun anymore. I'm always getting frustrated and it's more of a stressful game than anything. I actually regret buying it.… Expand
  23. ItachiUchiha
    Nov 12, 2014
    3
    The match making is broken, only able to find games in free for all. For this reason it's 3 out of 10. The game seems like it could be good. It's better than Ghost, that's for sure.
  24. Massakers
    Nov 4, 2014
    3
    Another copy of a copy , Call of duty franchise is dead from now on .. The first 4 game were awsome , but for now its a pale copy of an old game , dont buy this .. Stupid activision
  25. Cak7
    Nov 18, 2014
    3
    I've been a huge fan of this franchise, and I am going to break this whole game from top to bottom:

    campaign: if you are looking for another cpt. Price or Soap - forget about it. This campaign is wrapped around its antagonist. The protagonists had no flow or personality to themselves. The actual story was so predictable - my god, you just knew Kevin Spacey would be the bad guy, but a    I've been a huge fan of this franchise, and I am going to break this whole game from top to bottom:

    campaign: if you are looking for another cpt. Price or Soap - forget about it. This campaign is wrapped around its antagonist. The protagonists had no flow or personality to themselves. The actual story was so predictable - my god, you just knew Kevin Spacey would be the bad guy, but a bad guy with merilious swag.

    The campaign was very boring, no highs, no lows, just very mediocre.

    Multiplayer: the best thing I can say is this - I'm glad that Sledgehammer gave the public something different, and it failed. The idea of the exo movements were awful. To give you a background of the type of gamer I am - I loved BO2, MW1&2, and BO1, those games felt like cod, not this.

    This game suffers from the lack of variety of guns, they left the old three lane map idea, and when I play this game I think of this: Call of Duty: Advanced Rooftops.

    Exo-survival: this isn't worth talking about or playing.    … Expand
  26. Blackmagic
    Jan 12, 2015
    3
    Waste of money you are always getting out gunned none of the guns are balanced after making it to prestige 9 with a 1.17 kd I quit because I'm always getting out gunned
  27. xXRelaxLuvXx
    Mar 3, 2015
    3
    Multiplayer -
    Extremely fast paced and not in a good way. Time to kill is low, hardly any recoil on weapons and the ability to move around the map at a fast pace that is further increased with exo movement. This would all be fine but the spawns and maps don't compliment it. Dying 5 seconds after you re-spawn is likely. Most map layouts are very circular making strategy games like S&D just    Multiplayer -
    Extremely fast paced and not in a good way. Time to kill is low, hardly any recoil on weapons and the ability to move around the map at a fast pace that is further increased with exo movement. This would all be fine but the spawns and maps don't compliment it. Dying 5 seconds after you re-spawn is likely. Most map layouts are very circular making strategy games like S&D just rush and flank faster than the other team. Hard core mode (personal favorite from previous cods) can be extremely frustrating with every position having 4-5 possible flank and a spray from the double jumped dodging enemy killing you from behind. Playing as a team is nearly impossible with the lack of choke points as an enemy can get behind you in a dozen different ways. This is a run in gun game to the extreme if that's your thing this will be a good fit. If you are about strategy or outplaying the enemy I recommend passing this up.    … Expand
  28. merge111
    Apr 1, 2015
    3
    The exo suits they include in the game ruin what was a previously fun multiplayer (ghosts aside). The game is extremely chaotic - you're constantly getting killed from the sides and behind because everyone moves so fast. There's no map control or rewards for good positioning. The game is just who has the better reactions.
  29. AfroZebra82
    Apr 6, 2015
    3
    This game made me do what I never thought I would; hate a call of duty game. With a sped up multiplayer it redefines the call of duty franchise and not in a good way. It shines the light on the fact that change does not mean better. After mediocre reviews for Ghosts (a game that I personally like very much) Call of Duty decided that it needed to go in a different direction with the newThis game made me do what I never thought I would; hate a call of duty game. With a sped up multiplayer it redefines the call of duty franchise and not in a good way. It shines the light on the fact that change does not mean better. After mediocre reviews for Ghosts (a game that I personally like very much) Call of Duty decided that it needed to go in a different direction with the new game. While this wasn't a bad thought, the execution was lackluster. Starting at CoD4 and ending with BlackOps2 (with the exception of WaW) CoD had employed a simple strategy and kep it by just simply realizing if it ain't broke don't fix it. The games didn't introduce large scale changes but instead opted for a new take on the same old thing: a game based on mostly modern concepts of war and realistic movement and tactics. With Advanced Warfare the creators saw that it was time for a change which I did agree with, but the implementation of a brand new exo suit based movement system was where I believe the series struck not gold, but maybe something a little less captivating, let's say plastic. The new system of movement completely destroyed what I had come to know as Call of Duty in my 8 years of CoD experience. Even with Ghosts, Infinity Ward managed to produce a good game just by implementing the same old system and re-imagining only the little things like killstreaks and guns. The creators of AW took a great chance with the exo suit but in my opinion it did not pay off but instead showed many that without risk nothing bad can happen and made me very thankful for a Ghosts game ridiculed for a lack of originality. That is why I believe that AW killed CoD and what those three words, Call of Duty, meant to me.… Expand
  30. LeviathanTQ
    Jul 27, 2015
    3
    The game itself is just a cash cow, and Sledgehammer is trying to turn this game into Candy Crush. This game took 3 years to make and it released with the least amount of content.... hmmm odd isn't it? Also, the new exo-suit idea was great, but poorly executed. There are far too many issues with the netcode (which causes lag) to be having such extreme movements. The game does not feel likeThe game itself is just a cash cow, and Sledgehammer is trying to turn this game into Candy Crush. This game took 3 years to make and it released with the least amount of content.... hmmm odd isn't it? Also, the new exo-suit idea was great, but poorly executed. There are far too many issues with the netcode (which causes lag) to be having such extreme movements. The game does not feel like Call of Duty and feels like Titanfall 2. The campaign was great however, and it was very enjoyable (especially because of Kevin Spacey) The survival mode is disgusting and should be avoided at all times, and the Exo Zombies was purposely delayed and withheld from user access just to be sold as DLC, hence my Candy Crush comment. Overall, the game was a good idea turned horribly wrong, and it is overall a meh game at best.… Expand
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#20 Best Xbox One Game of 2014
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#5 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2014
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#20 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2014

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 53 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 45 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 53
  3. Negative: 0 out of 53
  1. games(TM)
    Dec 9, 2014
    70
    If you play Call Of Duty online all year round then Christmas has officially come early. But if you’re a sucker for the ludicrous, globe-trotting, re-skinned James Bond adventures that constitute these games in single player, you’ve picked the perfect year in which to take a twelve-month break.
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  2. Edge Magazine
    Dec 6, 2014
    80
    Advanced Warfare is still Call of Duty, but it's more playful, knowing and refreshing than COD's been in years. [Christmas 2014, p.112]
  3. X-ONE Magazine UK
    Dec 1, 2014
    80
    In many ways, the game is the perfect distillation of the franchise's core appeal. But it's still just Call of Duty, don't expect it to revolutionize the industry. [Issue#118, p.61]
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