For starters this game got a lot of bad reviews when it was new. One of the main reasons for this was the pure awesomeness Black Ops 2 really was. Over time Call of Duty fans have come to enjoy the game but it's not a fan favorite for sure.
Call of Duty Ghosts is a new game from the ground up not following the older Modern Warfare series and instead focusing on a new story line. The campaign offers some cool new missions involving being in space, underwater and even playing as a dog at one point. Like most Call of Duty games the campaign overall is meh and I would rate it a 7.5/10.
The survival mode in Modern Warfare 3 2011 was also dropped for a new game mode called extinction which played more like zombies. The stock game came with one map and then one for each DLC similar to that of the Treyarch Zombies game modes. Treyarch's Zombies focuses around free play not objective play and you can do whatever you want and survive in the starting area for as long as you want. Extinction feels more like a linear story line where you destroy some hives with a drill as you defend it, sort of like Payday when breaking the vault. You then fly out of the zone at the end of the storyline. Each of the 4 players select a specific role to play (Engineer, Medic, Tank, or Weapon Specialist) which offers their own unique abilities. The DLC also adds more to the game modes story line and even includes some boss fights. This mode is more a 6/10, it feels like a step backwards from the Modern Warfare 3 Survival mode and just feels like they are trying to copy Treyarch's hit game mode despite having multiple instant hits in the Modern Warfare series.
Lastly the main mode everyone buys a Call of Duty game for Multiplayer. This mode featured the point system from Black Ops 2 but was revised slightly. The game also added different playable characters in multiplayer. Infinity Ward tried to copy Battlefield a little by adding dynamic things that happen during a match like a falling building. This concept was a little interesting but the novelty kinda wore off quick. Games feel like you need to camp corners more to survive rather than the standard run and gun the franchise is known for. The gameplay itself is sort of similar to Modern Warfare 2 2009 where everyone was using the UMP 45 and the ACR because they were like strong laser beams. In Ghosts it's the Honey Badger and Remington R5 and they kill so much faster than everything else. You also could lean around walls in Ghosts for the first time but it felt kinda half done and wasn't that used or abused. The multiplayer on it's own feel like a 7.5/10 however when compared to the previous Call of Duty Black Ops 2 it's clear why the fanbase rated it lower at the time. Multiplayer is still playable today on the IW6X client and could use so more active players to keep lobbies more populated throughout the day.
