Live Magazine September 2014 Volume 9/2014 | Page 52

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CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED
WARFARE
Finally I can say that the COD series has gone next gen. Sledgehammer Games working with Activision,
has finally built a new engine for the
Call of Duty franchise. And it looks
amazing. Set in the future, COD Advanced Warfare deals with the usual
terrorist threats and world in jeopardy storylines. Bad guys doing bad
things, send in team of tough guys,
insert many explosions and action
filled cut scenes and boom, Single
player campaign done.
Being the multiplayer leader amongst
the FPS franchise, COD fans are
only worried about one thing - Does
it play well? From what has been
released gameplay wise, even this
hardened COD vet is impressed. The
idea of it being in a futuristic setting
was a tad concerning at first, what…
so many others taking that route in
the past, but upon seeing it in action,
I think it’s a good step forward.
The arsenal is impressive, the ability
to jump in a mech suit(think Titanfall)
Guns have cool LED ammo screens
(Think Halo…wait a minute…),
smart grenades with homing options
and most notable the mini jet packs
which propel the player into the air
kind of like a Buzz Lightyear, but angrier…
Looking at techniques used in the
campaign, one instantly begins to

think of potential strategies for their
online skills. Jet Pack jumps whilst
quick quick-scoping. Jet packing up
to obscure parts of the map to set
up camp for a snipe fest, throwing
a smart grenade into a room where
the other team is camping… oooooh
there’s gonna be some fun times
had.
Visually, Advanced Warfare looks
stunning. Lighting and particle effects are very slick, coupled with the
updated character models. Panning
around the ruined cityscape, looks
as close to photo realistic as it can
currently get, thus drawing the player in to the zone. As of writing the
Multiplayer hasn’t been revealed,
but is slated to have the standard
game modes such as free for all,
Team Death Match and potentially a
zombies mode!
Seems the guys are throwing some
effort into this release after the subpar entries of recent COD games
such as Ghosts and Black Ops 2.

well-acted and dramatic rollercoaster of a campaign. The story telling
aspect in the COD series finished
with the conclusion of the Modern Warfare series with the tales
of Soap and Price and since has
failed to grab me emotionally since.
So here’s hoping that with a new
gen and a clean slate, things start
to pick up again.
Needless to say, it’s going to be a
huge release for the new systems
and after the bitter disappointment
of Ghosts, im hoping it’ll restore
everyone’s faith in the series.
Call Of Duty Advanced Warfare is
set to hit our shores on November 4
on Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, PS3,
and PC.

“IT’S GOING TO BE A HUGE RELEASE FOR
THE NEW SYSTEMS AND AFTER THE BITTER
DISAPPOINTMENT OF GHOSTS.”
Kevin Spacey amongst others are
cast to star in the campaign mode,
so you can be assured, it will be a

Written by Tim Arnold

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