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CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS
Platform: Xbox One
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Reviewed on PlayStation 4

Call of Duty: Ghosts - Multiplayer Event Recap

Get the complete details on the future of online play in the Call of Duty franchise

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The Call of Duty franchise is a big deal. As this week’s Call of Duty Ghosts keynote event was quick to remind us, the shooter franchise has a long standing history of being immensely popular and permeating all areas of popular culture. It’s the go to shooter for many of the world’s gamers, and continuing that momentum is no easy feat. Activision held a presentation, streamed worldwide, to showcase the multiplayer aspect of the forthcoming Ghosts entry and offer a first glimpse at how the developers at Infinity Ward plan to carry on the series legacy.

Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg hosted the event, which kicked things off with a trailer reminding everyone just how popular this gaming franchise has become over the years. From TV and movie references, the Call of Duty has become engraved in today’s culture. And one of the biggest reasons why is the ever-popular multiplayer. Without further delay, the first trailer of Ghosts multiplayer was shown, debuting for the first time a brand new song from Eminem, who is said to be a collaborator on the game and we will likely see more of him in the future of Ghosts promotions. As Eric Hirshberg returned to the stage, we spoke of the three mail pillars of Ghosts design – your soldier, the game world, and mobile.

Call of Duty Ghosts - Multiplayer Reveal Event

Central to Call of Duty: Ghosts' customization will be the new Create-a-Soldier system, in which players can customize their various weapon loadouts, and for the first time in the series, the physical appearance of their soldier. There are said to be over 20,000 possible combinations, including heads, body types, equipment, and more. Not to be outdone by other shooter franchises, Ghosts will finally include a series-first female soldiers. There will also be 7 new game modes, new class of weapons that falls between sniper and assault, with over 30 new guns in all categories, and a new cooperative mode.

Mark Ruben then took the stage to talk more about these gameplay changes. According to him, this is the biggest reinvention of the Call of Duty multiplayer since Modern Warfare. Nothing was left untouched as the developers went through all aspects of the shooter. First off, the game will run at 60 fps on all platforms. There will be more perks with a new system that limits players based on points, with each perk costing a certain amount and thus requiring players to balance how they spend the allotted point amount. Players could use 8 perks that cost 1 point, or 4 perks that cost 2 points, etc.

Call of Duty Ghosts - Multiplayer Reveal Event

Over 20 new streaks will make their debut, and a focus has been made to reward players who play the objective rather than just kill. Strike packages wll return, but wll be rebalanced and awarded more for personal encounters rather than airstrikes. Finally, the new weapon unlock system also uses points, so players can choose to unlock weapons in any order as long as they have enough points. There will be no death streaks.

The new modes mentioned earlier tie into the new Squad system. Players will create an entire squad of up to 10 unique soldiers which can be customized down to their appearance, perks, loadouts, and style of play. Essentially, these are ten profiles for the players to use in the game. Each custom squad member earns XP toward Prestige and can also be modified to specialize in various combat classes and across multiple game modes, becoming your personal army of customized AI.

This new system ties into its own game mode, where players can participate solo, cooperatively up to 6-players, or competitively for one vs. one, head-on matches pitting players and their squads against others and their squads. Squads features a variety of play-types, allowing fans at any time to swap-out their custom A.I. soldiers with real friends for quick-action co-op. Squad soldiers are said to be an advanced AI with behaviors like side-strafing, corner-camping, jump-shooting and more. Depending on how you’ve customized your squad, the AI will play depending on their equipment – snipers will hang back while assault-wielding soldiers will rush forward. Players and their squads will earn XP, and if you're offline, others may challenge your team to play without you.

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Call of Duty: Ghosts
Call of Duty: Ghosts box art Platform:
Xbox One
Our Review of Call of Duty: Ghosts
80%
Great
Reviewed on PlayStation 4
Game Ranking
Call of Duty: Ghosts (PlayStation 4) is ranked #467 out of 1957 total reviewed games. It is ranked #45 out of 158 games reviewed in 2013.
467. Call of Duty: Ghosts
468. Kingdom Hearts III
PlayStation 4
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Call of Duty: Ghosts - Reveal Trailer
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