Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

by UBI Soft

Product Features

• This game is playable on the Xbox Live Online System. For a full list of Xbox Live products, click here!
• Become the soldier of the future: Gain access to the future of military technology. Using a fully integrated combat system with cutting-edge weapons and communication systems, gamers will embody the soldier of the future.
• Revolutionary feature: Use the revolutionary Cross-Com, a communication device powered by satellite technology. Attached to the soldier's monocle, the Cross-Com provides full situational awareness and command of the battlefield.
• Stunning urban environment: One capital, multiple locations. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon(R) 3 takes place entirely in Mexico City, one of the world's largest cities.
• Top-notch multiplayer experience: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon returns to deliver industry-leading multiplayer and cooperative gameplay.

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0009Z3IY6
• Item Weight: 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: March 9, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,645 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: Xbox

In 2013 the U.S. Army will implement the Integrated Warfighter System (IWS) evolving what we know as the modern soldierIWS combines advanced weapon systems satellite communication devices and enhanced survivability into one fully integrated combat systemFollowing an insurgence in Mexico City the U.S. Army's most elite Special Forces team is deployed to the center of the conflict to regain the cityGreatly outnumbered but fully equipped with the IWS this elite team is the first and last line of defense on the battlefieldJoin the quiet professionals become a Ghost todayFormat: XBOX Genre: SPORTS/GAMES UPC: 008888512806 Manufacturer No: 51280

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars You're missing the point..., May 31, 2006

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B. Phillips (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (Video Game)

OK, first a note to 360 enthusiasts - yes, the 360 version of the game is amazing. The Xbox version's graphics are no better than Island Thunder. Well, duh...the Xbox is still the Xbox - if they could make it emulate 360-level graphics they wouldn't have invented the 360 in the first place! So fanboys whining about how 360 is better are missing the point.

Another common gripe of GR fans is that this is not really a tactical shooter like previous installments, it's a first-person shooter with tactical elements. That's valid, but again misses the point. The Advanced Warfighter concept is that ONE soldier can coordinate and direct a variety of assets himself, from the battlefield, in real time. So the first-person shooter-type perspective reinforces this concept. And anyway, must every Ghost Recon title play EXACTLY the same? Would you really want that?

Personally, I think GRAW is a worthy addition to the GR series. Graphics are good and the sound is awesome (makes me want to purchase a home theater setup). Ubi did lots of research into the Army's Future Force program to develop Advanced Warfighter, and it shows in the level of detail they've put into the IWS. Battle is even more realistic than Island Thunder, the AIs seem more aggressive and intelligent (including your own teammates, which can be a mixed blessing, but highly realistic).

Only cons to the game are the story (which I think is fairly unrealistic and a little dumb - but hey, we don't play GR for the stories, right?) and the fact that you can't drop prone, an unforgivable oversight. Also, I think it's pretty unrealistic to have supply points conveniently scattered everywhere (and on normal and easy difficulty, these supply points fully heal your team which is nice but REALLY unrealistic). Finally, it is nice (but again, unrealistic) to have a character carry both an assault rifle AND a sniper rifle - it would have been more realistic if you found a sniper rifle on a dead soldier near a sniping target, used it, then had to drop it to continue with your regular assault rifle (or if certain missions were sniper missions and others were assault missions).

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you don't own a 360 but own a xbox, this game is fun, but not as good., March 26, 2006

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justaclone2 "The Typer" (Michigan) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (Video Game)

This review is for the single player version only because I don't have Xbox Live. I've heard that the Live version on plain xbox isn't any good but I don't know. People continually say that this game stinks on the Xbox. I don't know what they are talking about, maybe they don't like the change of a good series such as Ghost Recon but the change, although strange, is a good one. Just to know the rating is actually 4 1/2 stars not 4. The game is a mix of Ghost Recon (obviously) Star Wars Rebpuclic Commando, the hand motions and the way you put your squadmate into positions is like the Brothers in Arms series. There is even a mix of Rainbow Six in there. Having the game in different versions for the different consoles is a good idea so if Ubisoft desides to make another Ghost Recon game (they probably will) they know which way to make it. I would say the two best ways to make this great game would be in the Xbox version or 360. The update in first person view is a very good idea, I like first person better but not when there is no gun there. I wuold say that Ubisoft should allow you to swap weapons again, but if they are going to let you to swap weapons I would make sure you can only hold four weapons or so, not as many as you want. And if they let you swap your weapons I would make it take a long time because if you were to swap weapons on a real battlefield (Tom Clancy is war) you would have to find some more ammo on the body at the same time. Even though swaping isn't really necessary since the weapons you get are weopns that fit the current situation, and if you aim wisely you shouldn't run out of ammo that easily. Also the reloading times are a little short of a Ghost Recon game but they are still a good length. Unlike the current games of Rainbow Six, they are getting weirder and weirder with each game and more and more unlike a hard tactical game, with weapons that reload too quick. The graphics are pretty stunning although on the xbox I can say that they rate in second place (with Half-Life 2 in first place) the hot sun of Mexico looks pretty good in this game, with dark nights and blinding days, this game's graphics can pass several other games which rate high in visuals. The sound is great especially with the explosions of grenades, and bombs. Now for the storyline, being a Tom Clancy Game the storyline has to be threatning and it is. I won't reveal much, but I can easily tell you that it takes place in the years of 2013, or 2014, I forgot. And that during the crisis, a new Warfighter System has been created for the U.S. and who better to test it than the worlds best war stoppers: The Ghosts. During this revolution of technology something terrible happens (I will not tell you). So overall Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter is a great xbox game and is worth a but, if you hate changes in a series like this than don't complain when there is a new technology of fighting you have to expect some changes, to me they are great changes. Go out and have some fun with this game. 4 1/2 out of 5 stars.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Evolution of the series, May 2, 2006

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Jason Durham "ARM" - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (Video Game)

I keep seeing people compare this to the 360 GR, that is really an unfair comparison. First off one is on a Next Gen system and the other is on a Current Gen system (there are obvious advantages for the Next Gen game). The second is that if you do any kind of research like reading reviews from game sites than you would already know that the two games are made by different companies and using different guidelines for each game. That said this game is absolutely great! The graphics are probably the best you will find on the XBox, and the sound is nothing short of amazing. The story line is good, it's typical Clancy stuff. I love the choice of weapons, some of the new weapons and attachments are an absolute blast to play around with. It's true that the Ghost Recon games have gone from Uber-Tactical to nearly Doom like and if you can look past this you will find a truly remarkable game. I do have one complaint, it's that you only have one teammate that accompanies you. I haven't played any multiplayer, I just ordered GRAW for the PC for that, so this review is based solely on the single player. For all of you people who seem determined to talk about how bad this game is and how good the 360 version you should really go do it somewhere else, people are reading these reviews to find out about the XBox version and they probably aren't interested in 360 fanboy rants.

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