Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare's Enhanced Mobility Could Be What Helps Sledgehammer's Games Stand Out

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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is an interesting installment to the massively popular shooter franchise, with fan sentiment regarding the title shifting drastically since the game's initial release. With rumors wildly circulating regarding a potential return to the Advanced Warfare IP under Sledgehammer Games, the movement system of the original game could be a huge benefit to a follow-up title.

The movement of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare was greatly expanded via the use of jetpacks, a once controversial element of the CoD franchise that fans are slowly now beginning to yearn for, given the more «boots on the ground» nature of most recent franchise titles. When considering the revival of this movement system in 2024 and the potential use across Call of Duty's more ambitious recent forays such as battle royale gameplay, the rumored title could be a standout addition to the series.

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With the large majority of discourse surrounding the Call of Duty franchise understandably being centered around the imminent Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2, the strong recent rumors surrounding the identity of Sledgehammer Games' 2024 CoD title have perhaps understandably fallen to the wayside. These widely reported rumors suggest that this 2024 title will be a sequel to Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, leading to a fairly mixed reception among fans.

These rumors come during an unprecedented time for the longstanding Call of Duty franchise, with the upcoming Modern Warfare 2 being set to receive a two-year life cycle where no other mainline CoD title will be released. This will see the end of Call of Duty's unbroken formula of annual releases that has been in place since 2003,