2014 video game

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is a 2014 first-person shooter video game published by Activision. The eleventh major 3️⃣ installment in the Call of Duty series, the game was developed by Sledgehammer Games for PlayStation 4, Windows and Xbox 3️⃣ One, while High Moon Studios developed the versions released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and Raven Software developed the 3️⃣ game's multiplayer and the Exo-Zombies mode.

Advanced Warfare was the first Call of Duty title to be developed primarily by Sledgehammer, 3️⃣ following the supporting work the studio did on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 alongside Infinity Ward in 2011. Though 3️⃣ the game was released on November 4, 2014, a special edition entitled the Day Zero Edition, which came with bonus 3️⃣ in-game content, was released on November 3 for people who pre-ordered the game.

Before the development of Advanced Warfare, Sledgehammer were 3️⃣ originally working on a game set during the events of the Vietnam War. Development for Advanced Warfare began in late 3️⃣ 2011, shortly before the release of Modern Warfare 3. The game became the first entry in the Call of Duty 3️⃣ series since Call of Duty 2 to feature a game engine that has had its majority re-written and built from 3️⃣ scratch. For the game's single-player campaign mode, Sledgehammer employed veteran actors Troy Baker and Kevin Spacey in lead roles. The 3️⃣ game's story features a futuristic setting, set between 2054 and 2061, and follows Jack Mitchell of the United States Marine 3️⃣ Corps and his involvement with Atlas, a private military corporation that sells its services to the highest bidder.

Call of Duty: 3️⃣ Advanced Warfare was released to a positive critical reception and was declared an improvement over its predecessor, Call of Duty: 3️⃣ Ghosts. Many critics praised the visuals, voice acting, single-player campaign, and the fast-paced gameplay, but some criticized the predictable plot 3️⃣ in the single player campaign. The game won several awards and was considered a commercial success.