2014 video game
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is a 2014 first-person shooter video game published by Activision. The eleventh major 💱 installment in the Call of Duty series, the game was developed by Sledgehammer Games for PlayStation 4, Windows and Xbox 💱 One, while High Moon Studios developed the versions released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and Raven Software developed the 💱 game's multiplayer and the Exo-Zombies mode.
Advanced Warfare was the first Call of Duty title to be developed primarily by Sledgehammer, 💱 following the supporting work the studio did on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 alongside Infinity Ward in 2011. Though 💱 the game was released on November 4, 2014, a special edition entitled the Day Zero Edition, which came with bonus 💱 in-game content, was released on November 3 for people who pre-ordered the game.
Before the development of Advanced Warfare, Sledgehammer were 💱 originally working on a game set during the events of the Vietnam War. Development for Advanced Warfare began in late 💱 2011, shortly before the release of Modern Warfare 3. The game became the first entry in the Call of Duty 💱 series since Call of Duty 2 to feature a game engine that has had its majority re-written and built from 💱 scratch. For the game's single-player campaign mode, Sledgehammer employed veteran actors Troy Baker and Kevin Spacey in lead roles. The 💱 game's story features a futuristic setting, set between 2054 and 2061, and follows Jack Mitchell of the United States Marine 💱 Corps and his involvement with Atlas, a private military corporation that sells its services to the highest bidder.
Call of Duty: 💱 Advanced Warfare was released to a positive critical reception and was declared an improvement over its predecessor, Call of Duty: 💱 Ghosts. Many critics praised the visuals, voice acting, single-player campaign, and the fast-paced gameplay, but some criticized the predictable plot 💱 in the single player campaign. The game won several awards and was considered a commercial success.