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Call of Duty: Ghosts. Timeline of the COD Series. Call of Duty. Call of Duty 2. Call of Duty 3. Call of Duty: Finest Hour. Developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision in November of 2013 First Person Shooter Genre Released across a majority of the gaming consoles
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Timeline of the COD Series Call of Duty Call of Duty 2 Call of Duty 3 Call of Duty: Finest Hour
Developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision in November of 2013 • First Person Shooter Genre • Released across a majority of the gaming consoles • The campaign follows a completely new story about an special underground operations team called the “Ghosts” • Multiplayer discussion only
American video game developer started in 2002 by Jason West, Vince Zampella, and Grant Collier • Ranked third under Nintendo and Bungie by Develop 100 as most successful developing company • Bought up completely the day after Call of Duty was released by Activision
Ranking up and acquiring new gear • Leveling based on performance in match • Challenges, accolades, emblems, titles • Squad points to buy anything rather than based on level, different from COD 4 ranking system https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM-sB32PBSA
Customization • Incredibly customizable character appearance, both female and male • Tons of perks and guns options along with tactical gear • Over 20,000 different possible players configuration combos • 39 weapons and 35 perks
Game Modes • A total of 13 game modes • 5 brand new game modes • Cranked • Grind • Blitz • Hunted • Heavy Duty • Extinction • Squad (fantastic AI) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giNyLDnCK4M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTmO_SeG4rM
Maps and Gameplay • COD has been known for its incredibly smooth gameplay in the FPS market, 60 fps frame rate and 1080p resolution on most consoles • 15 maps provided in online multiplayer without any new downloadable content • Maps are much larger, detailed and expansive, many more routes to run and gun
Sounds • No recognizable theme song like Halo • Tons of different gun sounds • Explosions • Bot callouts • Kill streaks • Not map specific • Voice chat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiIQCQ3rlrg
Competitive Play • Every single game since COD 4 has been an MLG recognized competitive game • The most ladders on GB of any other game released (EU Ladder, US Ladder, Doubles, Singles, Hardcore) • Every single tournament offering money awards at the moment are COD games, about 50 tournaments • Due to the smooth, customizable gameplay, private matches, and very controllable gameplay
Final Verdict 8/10 Smooth Gameplay Fast-Paced Action New Guns and Maps Competitive Aspect Social Play Crisp Graphics Same COD Formula being followed here, but why fix what is not broken, still packs a great amount of fun and days of play time. Metascore: 73 IGN: 8.8
Sources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Ghosts • http://callofduty.wikia.com/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Ghosts • http://www.ign.com/games/call-of-duty-ghosts/xbox-360-167094 • http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/05/call-of-duty-ghosts-review