Call of Duty: Ghosts released earlier this month for current generation consoles and later for PlayStation 4; learn more about the Xbox 360 version by reading our original Call of Duty: Ghosts review .

Call of Duty: Ghosts has been one of the most awaited titles of its franchise, so little wonder it was the highest pre-ordered game of 2013. The first Call of Duty game was released in 2003, and from the time we played the original title we have seen developers Infinity Ward, with assistance from...

This year's Call of Duty is neither a return to Vietnam with the Black Ops series, nor a return to the fierce battlegrounds of Modern Warfare. It is also not a return to the World War II setting initially popularised by the series.

Riley the dog is a welcome addition; The multiplayer is as balanced and feature-laden as always

The single player campaign story is mostly forgettable; Game runs at 720p resolution on Xbox One

is out for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 (PS3) but until now Activision has been guarded about the soon to be released Xbox One version. The game content is all but identical to the Xbox 360 version, featuring the same multiplayer and single player modes.

Ghosts is a cookie cutter game with a little touch of alien frosting on top. However, the well-designed multiplayer maps, soldier customization, and polished gameplay is more than enough to sink your teeth into.

Fantastic; polished controls the series is known for; Multiplayer is as entertaining as ever

Single-player missions are a snoozefest; Squads is more of a practice mode for beginners than a successor to Spec Ops; Extinction doesn't hold the same appeal as Zombies

Note: this review was completed after attending an Activision sponsored event that covered room and board and provided access to a final build of the game. The single player portion of Call of Duty: Ghosts is kind of what you'd expect from the past few games from Infinity Ward, a modern setting with...

Call of Duty: Ghosts plays it safe and doesn't reinvent the wheel, instead it just paints over the parts that were rusty. The single player campaign is very exciting to play and the Create a Soldier and Extinction modes in multiplayer will keep you playing for months.

Editor's Note: Be sure to check out our full video review of Call of Duty Ghosts a bit farther down the page. I've been playing the Call of Duty series since the first PC game, and for the longest time I have defended the series, especially from those who favored Battlefield.

Overall I have to say I was surprised by Call of Duty: Ghosts. I haven't played a game in the franchise with any subtitle in a while and I really liked what Infinity Ward has done to shake up what I had thought to be a somewhat dull military shooter.

Benjamin Franklin's proverb "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes" is in need of an addendum. From now on it will read: "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes… and an annualized Call of Duty game.

Tried and tested Multiplayer; Great Single-Player narrative and campaign; Riley

Dated Graphics; Been there done that gameplay; Boring Co-Op mode