Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | Xbox 360

About the Game

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is the eleventh main game in the first-person shooter series. The single-player campaign is set in the future, around 2054, when Atlas, a private military corporation led by Jonathan Irons, has become the most powerful military organization on the planet. You control Jack Mitchell who starts as a soldier for the Marine Corps. He is stationed in Seoul, South Korea, with Will Irons.

Story & Setting

The narrative covers several years and locations as Atlas' intentions are slowly revealed.

Gameplay & Core Systems

Each mission provides a different type of suit with specific powers, such as the ability to double jump, use a grappling hook, hover through boosts, become invisible through cloak, launch grenades, provide a shield or additional health, and climb metallic surfaces. Compared to other Call of Duty games, there are more moments with slower action, the opportunity for stealth and a number of environments that are more open so different approaches can be considered. Various missions provide vehicles, such as a hoverbike, a speedboat with the ability to plunge underwater, heavy mech suits, a tank, and a fighter jet. The game does not use a regular HUD, but all information is projected on the weapon through a hologram. Next to regular weapons and grenades there are weapons that rely on lasers or energy.

For multiplayer game modes include Capture the Flag and Hardpoint (returning from Call of Duty: Black Ops II ), the flag based Momentum (based on the War game mode from Call of Duty 3 and Call of Duty: World at War ), Domination, Kill Confirmed and others. Entirely new is the objective based Uplink mode based on carrying satellites with two teams of four to six players. The loadout is called the Pick 13 system, a variation of the Black Ops II Pick-10 Create-A-Class system. Players have room for thirteen items or abilities, such as a primary weapon with different attachments, different perks, scorestreak rewards etc. These include custom weapons and customization items called reinforcements.

Just like in single-player the exosuit abilities can be used, and some of them such as boost and the grappling hook alter the movement significantly. One to four players work together to survive multiple rounds, fighting off waves of enemies.

Standout Features

• Mitchell: As the game is set in the future, Mitchell has access to high-tech exosuits that drastically enhance the soldier's abilities.
• Mitchell can be upgraded by earning points through completing challenges, allowing him to reload faster or to take more damage.
• Scorestreaks can be customized, a first for the series, but it makes the reward more expensive.
• All collected items are stored in an armory, but they can also be exchanged for additional experience instead.

Modes & Ways to Play

Like many of the previous games there is another, separate game mode, now called Exo Survival, very similar to the ones from Call of Duty: MW3 and Call of Duty: Ghosts .