On the whole, the game feels like it’s more inviting to novices without being dumbed down. There’s also a basic defense mode under the squad menu, which doesn’t really have anything to do with squads at all, but is fun nonetheless.Įverything else in the game is the same old addicting Call of Duty formula that you have come to know and love, just with new guns, new maps, and new perks. Not a big fan of sniping? Who cares!? Let the AI do it for you. In fact, it’s worth it to build squad members that can use weapons you suck at using just to make your team a more credible threat. What’s cool about this mode is that your squad can earn Squad Points for you while you are away from the game, making it less of a grind. On the whole, it does a good job, but sometimes, you’ll see melee characters or snipers just wigging out for no reason. An AI then takes control of his characters, attempting to recreate how he plays. You can challenge another player’s squad on a game type and map of the creator’s choosing. Squads mode, on the other hand, allows you to play against other players’ loadouts when they aren’t online. Your goal is to destroy all the hives and then nuke the whole area as a big finish. Players get to customize their loadouts by choosing a class, pistol, and four special perks, and all of these can be leveled up by spending skill points earned for destroying hives and completing secondary objectives. It’s basically a moving defense mode with some RPG elements. You and four friends have to carry a drill around from hive to hive, protecting it from alien attack until it destroys the hive. Aliens, who despite their outward appearance totally aren’t the Zerg, are attacking Earth with biological terraforming hives. Extinction is basically Ghosts’ answer to Black Ops’ Zombies mode. Two game modes that need to be mentioned are the new Extinction mode and Squads modes. More often than not, they are ignored or used as lures for easy kills on people mindlessly rushing toward them. Others, such as “kill two enemies while crouching,” are easy, and you could luck into a huge payoff. Some of these objectives, such as “knife someone in the back,” are hard, and you may get nothing more than a level one perk as a payoff. They are fun diversions but add a level of unpredictability to the game that feels off-putting.
There is a new mechanic in multiplayer called Field Orders, which are randomly generated bonus objectives that give you perks and other rewards for completing them. System: PS3*, Xbox 360, PC, PS4*, Xbox One*īlood, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Strong Language