Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (PC)

Release Date: 13/07/2007

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Summary

Developer:: Red Storm
Publisher:: Ubi Soft

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 builds off of the events in the first game and places gamers in control of the U.S. military’s elite fighting unit, the Ghosts. In the year 2014, the rising conflict between Mexican loyalists and insurgent rebel forces has thrown Mexico into full-scale civil war. Under the command of Captain Scott Mitchell, the Ghosts are called upon to face an imminent threat to the United States. The fate of two countries now lies in the hands of the Ghosts as they fend off an attack on U.S. soil. Equipped with the most cutting-edge weaponry and technology, the Ghosts must battle on both sides of the border to neutralize the escalating rebel threat.

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Groundbreaking Visual Experience: The war zone in Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 comes to life as you navigate through trash-strewn streets and pick off enemies from behind bomb-scarred structures. The cutting-edge physics and particle systems will show you some of the most intense and realistic explosions, smoke, and environment destruction ever seen in a video game. Dynamic lighting and shadows will morph as real-time day/night cycles and a constantly changing weather system require you to adjust to the changing conditions on the fly.
All-New Battlegrounds: For the first time ever, the Ghosts will defend U.S. soil from a cross-border attack, taking the fight to all-new locations. The Ghosts will battle enemies in mountain terrains, barren deserts and even on their home turf in El Paso, Texas. Each environment presents its own benefits and challenges and will call for fresh tactical approaches.
Vastly Improved Artificial Intelligence (AI): Watch your back as rebels send their own team members to flank your position or gain vantage points by utilizing vertical gameplay to pick you off from the rooftops above. Improved squad-mate AI will now feed you more of the information you need with descriptive commands like “enemy spotted behind red truck ahead.”
Improved Cross-Com: The revolutionary new Cross-Com 2.0 will give the player more information than ever before. You will be able to see what your friendly forces see in the top left display and the click of a button will expand that to full-screen view for a clearer and more precise picture. This will give you a more comprehensive view of the entire battlefield. The new Full Command View will allow unprecedented precision in developing and issuing tactical plans on the battlefield.
Expanded Support: Command lethal air strikes with jet fighters, gain mobile cover for otherwise impassable situations and replenish armaments on the battlefield using an unmanned artillery MULE. Players can now heal their team on the battlefield, including squad leader Scott Mitchell, with an all-new Medic class of soldier.

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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 Review; Author: Mark Scott ; Published: 09/03/2007

GR:AW comes back for more…

Even with the Xbox 360 famed for being something of a shooters machine, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter stands out as something a little bit special. The original GR:AW release lent the console credibility when it appeared in 2006 and nabbed the Best Game BAFTA award in the process, which leaves the sequel – having been in development for a mere 12 months – with a lot to prove.

Gaming purists bemoan annual updates for a reason; they usually differ very little from their forebear and can feel somewhat of a cash-in. Thankfully, not so GR:AW 2. Yes, the familiarity is definitely there, but the award-winning template has been refined here with precision and panache; making for the finest title the Ghost Recon series has yet seen.

See what your team sees

Take the Cross Com, for example. Now carrying a pretty noticeable 2.0 after its name, it’s far easier to use than last year’s clunky effort, making the issuing of orders to your team and tactical technology support all the more intuitive.

You can, for instance, now map the tiny top-corner Cross Com thumbnail view to the full-screen by merely holding the R bumper, allowing you to see what your team sees through their eyes, which makes giving attack orders far easier than before. The first time you move into Cross Com view, task your grenadier with taking out an enemy truck disappearing into the distance, and he actually follows those orders to a tee, you’ll be wondering how GR:AW ever worked without it.

The award-winning template has been refined here with precision and panache.

Likewise, the flying Drone has been vastly improved, with the full-screen view letting you not only see from its viewpoint, but actually control its movements directly – guiding it above the battlefield to reconnoitre the area and frame enemies with those helpful red targeting boxes.

Joining the Drone is the Mule, a miniature mobile armoury on wheels which can also act as a forward scout and moveable cover – something which the new Rainbow Six-style cover system takes full advantage of. Simply pressing into most vertical surfaces will see you flatten against it, from where you can peer round, jump out to pull off shots, and even hop right over low walls with the Y button. It’s basically all a natural continuation of the first game, and it all works very well indeed.

All very familiar

As too is the story. Planted once again back on Mexican soil at the start of the game, the Ghosts, commanded once again by player character Captain Scot Mitchell, are on a mission to prevent a rebel uprising which could spell catastrophe for the United states – particularly the residents of El Paso Texas, which plays host to later levels in the game.

At the outset, however, the plot has the effect of making the game feel all very familiar – and it’s not until those later levels that the game begins to feel like a fully fledged sequel. When it does, the tactical play, plot pacing and explosive set pieces really do prove a sight to behold, so it’s even sadder that it all comes to a head relatively quickly. At only 8-10 hours long, GR:AW 2 is significantly shorter than it’s forebear, and more on a par with the playtime of something like Gears of War – though the fact that it stands up well next even to Epic’s brutal blaster speaks volumes for the sheer enjoyment this latest Tom Clancy title has to offer.

Quite possibly the most complete multiplayer offering on the Xbox 360, bar-none.

Thankfully the multiplayer aspect makes up for the campaign mode’s relative brevity, and can likewise claim to give Gears of War a very good run for its money. It’s admittedly a slower game than Gears, but thankfully a more accomplished one than last year’s GR:AW, with visuals in particular every bit on a par with the singleplayer’s powerful presentation.

Quality by the clipfull

Moreover, the multiplayer options presented by GR:AW 2 are, quite frankly, a little bit scary. Free-for-all and team deathmatch modes are joined by several objective-based variants across 18 maps, each with a play area easily vast enough for epic 16 player conflicts. Indeed, GR:AW 2 multiplayer comes into it’s own when played on Xbox Live, where there’s also a hefty co-op campaign that’s entirely separate from the singleplayer offering to get your teeth into. This is quite possibly the most complete multiplayer offering on the Xbox 360, bar-none.

Despite being something of a mixed bag in terms of quantity, then, GR:AW 2 is a release which boasts quality by the clipfull. It’s every bit the essential purchase the original was for singleplayer gamers, who will find each of the three difficulty settings markedly different experiences to triple the title’s replay value, while giving Xbox Live subscribers a viable, more tactical alternative to the ballistic arcadey brilliance of Gears of War. Whether it will scoop another BAFTA remains to be seen, but Ubisoft can still feel happy here that they’ve done the series and its legion of fans proud.