Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

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Product Features

• Next-generation gaming technology - Built from the ground up to take full advantage of powerful technology with amazing textures, lighting and particle effects, multi-windowing and state-of-the-art physics
• 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 revolutionary communication systems
• Revolutionary feature - Attached to the soldier's monocle, the Cross-Com provides full situational awareness and command of the battlefield
• Stunning urban environment - One city, multiple locations in Mexico City, one of the world's largest cities with a stunning, meticulously detailed universe for a complete immersion in the urban war of the future
• Top-notch multiplayer experience - Delivers industry-leading multiplayer and cooperative gameplay with a host of exciting new features

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• 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: B0011UH182
• Item model number: 15550
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 27, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,192 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter shows you the future of military science, today. Set in 2013, players follow the Ghosts, an elite U.S. Army Special Forces squad, who are tasked with entering Mexico City during an insurgence in order to extricate the President of the United States, recover a missing nuclear football, and prevent rebels from acquiring a secret US device called Guardrail IX. Experience the top-notch multiplayer options, stunning 3D environments, and the revolutionary Cross-com battlefield device inside Tom Clancy¿s award-winning Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter!

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty realistic game that's both challenging and entertaining, October 29, 2009

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Chih King (Philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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After watching the movie "Black Hawk Down" I had an urge to play a more realistic first-person shooter game than Half-life 2 or Unreal Tournament, and this game certainly delivers. The graphics is very good (I definitely feel like I was fighting in Mexico City, albeit in a city devoid of any civilians or bystanders), and the ballistic feels realistic. You definitely have to be very careful and plan your every move if you don't want to die every other minute, and this makes this game very engaging. The one potential downside of this game is that you can only save at preset points, and coupled with the challenging nature of game, makes it necessary to play certain stages multiple times in other to finish. Otherwise this is a very fine game, and I recommend that you give it a try!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Tactical Action ..., December 19, 2010

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I am several hours into this game so far, and I must say it has been challenging, frustrating, exciting, and fun. Even on the "easy mode" this game is quite a challenge. I have discovered that there is a right way and wrong way to complete a mission and you have to "think" it through and plan out your team's tactics (this is NOT a run and gun game), making it a lot of fun when you accomplish the job or very frustrating when you take a bullet to the head and have to try it again and again. By the way, there are only save check points, but they seem to be reasonably placed so far.

The AI of your team mates is quite variable. Sometimes they follow your commands and do well, then other times they go to locations not commanded to go to, resulting in their death or screwing up your planned tactics. Sometimes it's more work just getting them into proper locations and following their commands, than actually completing the mission. But it's all been fun so far. The support weapons you get to use to complete your missions are loads of fun, too (ie. the spy drone, black hawk and artillery support, etc.)

I am running this game on my 5+ year old Dell Dimension E510 Pentium 4 3.4GHz with XP, a 9600gt card, 3MB ram (nothing special) and I am able to max all video settings with great performance. Graphics, physics, ballistics, and sound effects are all fantastic. Be aware that Ubisoft includes Secure-Rom software and the DVD disc is needed to play the game (I searched and found a "no-DVD" file to work around this minor issue). First thing to do is update the game with the latest patch (1.35), then apply the no-DVD v1.35 and it's all good to go. Everything is working fine for me.

For those looking for a fantastic first person, tactical action shooter game that makes you "think" before you act, and provides more than enough challenge and realism, then this is the one ... But, be prepared do die and retry, a lot. I highly recommend this one.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Game Gone Wrong, August 12, 2009

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Paul J. Kroeger (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This game came from a great concept and sometimes it is actually quite fun. Unfortunately, the game suffers from bugs and a very hardcore difficulty system. It is definitely not for the average gamer. If you love hardcore shooters, this game might be for you, otherwise stay away or buy the console version.
The console versions are completely separate games from the PC version. While both offer "realistic" one hit-one kill health systems for both the ghosts and Mexican soldiers, the console version is a third person soldier with different gameplay elements and the PC version has larger enemy numbers, is first person, and is much more difficult.
The PC version also allows you to control individual ghosts, which would have been fun, except that it doesn't always work. In fact, it rarely does. In the console version, you tell your ghost squad to move as a unit and the game indicates where the ghosts will go. Normally it works in the console version, but in the PC version the ghosts often move several meters away from where you tell them. This often leads to unnecessary and frustrating squad deaths.
Most of the missions are slow because you have to literally check every nook and cranny in the world to prevent ambushes from the mostly good enemy AI. If you want a very realistic game, this might suffice minus the flaws in friendly AI and a buggy multiplayer system. If you are just an average gamer without a strong interest in fps, then find a different game.