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Says I have no hours on record, it's a glitch. Check my profile if you want proof I've played it.

By far the worst COD I have played (I've played every COD since COD4, as well as the original).
This does not, however, mean that the game is totally trash.

I will point out the good things first.

Like every COD, this game has fairly solid mechanics. Gunplay feels good. Movement feels smooth, especially with the new movement system. Animations, are, as usual, top of the line (though I did spot a few re used animations).

Unfortunately, that's all the game has going for it. (For MP, at least).

One of the main problems is the lag. IW promised dedicated servers. They did not deliver. If you get a crap host (listen servers), the game will be horrible. And this happens a lot, unfortunately. Many people's connections are not designed for hosting servers. In addition, the game also suffers from sever FPS issues. The game is not well optimized for PC. It dips, stutters, and is generally unstable. Mind you, I am running a very high end rig (GTX680, i5 3570K).

The maps...the maps are OK. They are not like old COD maps. They are big, with lots of flank routes. They are not bad. Unfortunately, the spawn system really lets them down. For maps so big, you'd think they'd have worked out the spawns in 6v6. But no. No. It's horrible. Everyone WILL be spawning behind you.

In addition, IW seem to have gone with the MW2 approach - make everything overpowered. Instead, this time, everything is one or two hit kill. They seem to have tried to make everything as noob friendly as possible.

To conclude, at this state, the Multiplayer is not worth your money.

But how about Single Player and/or Extinction mode you ask? Single Player is alright. Story is solid, nothing special, but OK. Extinction mode is also OK. Not great. Certainly doesn't make up for the Multiplayer.

Wait for some significant patching and discounts before buying. Black Ops 2 is vastly superior.