Warfare and special operations return in Infinity Ward’s popular Call of Duty franchise.

Released Tuesday, “Call of Duty: Ghosts” is the 10th and newest addition to the long-running series of first-person shooters. This video game, like recent installments of the shooter franchise, takes on a modern military approach.

The games are military first-person shooters. Score enough kills for your team and unlock powerups to get ahead. The game tactics become about fast-twitch reflexes and who shoots first. “Ghosts” falls in line with the rest of the games in the Call of Duty series.

While the series is known for online multiplayer, it’s important to check out the single-player campaignl. The one-player mode doesn’t offer anything unique to the modern warfare experience; it was a largely marketed part of “Call of Duty: Ghosts,” but I cannot see why.

The biggest addition to the single-player campaign was the inclusion of the main character’s trusty canine sidekick, Riley. A canine sidekick was apparently a huge selling point for this new title, but this change brings little compared to the overall gameplay and is nothing more than another gimmick.

Like the “Black Ops 2” zombies game mode, “Ghosts” has a new mode called Extinction. In this mode, gamers take on hoards of aliens to defend a construct meant to destroy the invaders. Disappointingly, this game mode fails to have the humor and atmosphere fans are familiar with.

This game may be a next-gen title for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, but it brings nothing noteworthy in terms of graphics, being only a small step up from “Black Ops 2.” I hoped for more.

“Ghosts’” multiplayer is still exhilaratingly fun and something gamers can spend countless hours on. The game may have the same ingredients as the rest of the series, but it’s a working formula. Combat is smooth, fast and action-packed, and it is still the main appeal of the game’s franchise.

Similar to the Assassin’s Creed series, Call of Duty games have become reiterative. The games aren’t necessarily bad, but they are in large part the same. The franchise has been a mediocre one in recent years.

Casual gamers looking for the newest “Call of Duty” will not be disappointed with this game; however, don’t expect anything special.