Games

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

Sledgehammer Games

2014•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 8 hours

Taste attributes: actionscience fictionwarespionagepoliticalrobots/ai/spacevehiclesfasttried & testedunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeAn expansive, fantastical shooter: breakneck and morally murky. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

76 / 100

650 ratings

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About This Game

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is a first-person shooter with single-player and multiplayer modes. It is set in a near future where powered exoskeletons give soldiers enhanced mobility such as boosting, dashing, and jumping, alongside conventional and directed-energy weapons. The campaign follows a single protagonist through a cinematic story, while multiplayer and a wave-based cooperative survival mode build on the exoskeleton movement and a loadout customization system.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Set between 2054 and 2061, the story follows Jack Mitchell, a United States Marine who is wounded and discharged after a battle in Seoul. He is recruited by Atlas, a powerful private military corporation led by Jonathan Irons, and given advanced technology to return to the field. As a global terrorist group carries out devastating attacks, Atlas grows into the world's dominant military force, and Mitchell is drawn into operations that raise questions about who is really steering the conflict.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionScience fictionWarEspionagePoliticalRobots/ai/spaceVehiclesAll consuming questDeep rivalryFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardyUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

HelicopterVehicular combatFuturistic warfareBloodyFutureFast pacedSoldierMilitary

Where to play

Details

Developer: Sledgehammer Games
Publishers: Activision, Square Enix
Released: 3 November 2014
Series: Call of Duty
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 9h rushed, 8h normally, 23h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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