Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Game Of The Year Edition

by Red Storm Entertainment

Product Features

• Survive 15 deadly missions in hostile territory, as you control a group of foot soldiers in an amazingly detailed war zone
• Undertake deadly missions -- from rescuing NATO soldiers, to taking out snipers, to holding a Bridge
• On-the-fly planning and the latest in military Hardware keep the game interesting

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: B00006663U
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: June 5, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,501 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #16 in Software > Outlet
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The award-winning Ghost Recon game and its expansion pack Desert Siege are now available in one complete Game of the Year edition. Ghost Recon puts you in command of the Ghosts, an elite special forces unit. Using team tactics and the latest real-world military technology, you and your team are to defuse a hard-line Russian coup. In Desert Siege, the Ghosts are sent to Northern Africa to deal with an Ethiopian invasion of Eritrea. Day and night missions, the brutal desert environment, and the unconventional arms and units of the Ethiopian military make Desert Siege the Ghost's most challenging mission.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So Great in So Many Ways. Nothing Else Satisfies., August 25, 2002

By 

D. Hawks "hawks5999" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Game Of The Year Edition (CD-ROM)

Ok, be careful playing Ghost Recon because nothing else will satisfy afterward. I've played a lot of games lately... SOFII, MOHAA, JKII, DF:TFD. But nothing, I mean nothing, is like GR. This was my first experience with squad-based gaming and what an intoduction.
The Graphics - Stellar. The terrain is incredibly lifelike. Looking out on a forest of trees and seeing the tops sway in the breeze was awesome. The character movement is smooth and realistic. But all of this is nothing really compared to...
The Sound - Immersive. Bullets whizzing past your head, trees creaking in the quiet forest, snow crunching under your feet, a bird chirps in the distance. You are there, it's awesome. Still more awesome is...
The Details - Perfect. A soldier runs through a river... his pants are wet. Your camoflaged sniper goes prone, you have to squint to see him. When I entered Red Square in the last mission, my jaw dropped. I've been to Red Square, many a time. I've been in the GUM. They got it dead on. I just hung out with my sniper scope for awhile taking it all in. It was exact... distances, locations of buildings, streets, sidewalks... it was perfect. Just like...
The Gameplay - Challenging Fun. After GR I tried RTCW... it was boring. Any other FPS looks tired. The beauty is the building of your characters. Like another reviewer said, it's heart-breaking to be clumsy with a character and get him killed after building his skills and learning his strengths and weaknesses. I had a blast with these guys (and girls) and did not want them to die. And not having a linear objective means replay value is definitely there. The maps are huge and you can go anywhere on them. Unlike a typical FPS that basically has one path that you can take, you can go explore a place before killing everybody and accomplishing the objectives. Plus you can use a different strategy on the same map to test the outcome. It's really incredible.
There is no question this is the Game of the Year!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ghost Recon, July 8, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Game Of The Year Edition (CD-ROM)

I was a little apprehensive when I first purchased the game as I am hooked on FPS'ers and don't have the desire to play strategy games where you move people around the board. I tried Warcraft, etc., and quickly lost interest. That all changed with Ghost Recon, which gave me the FPS I needed and blended in the strategy component making this a highly satisfying game!!! I was absolutely hooked on this game from the first night I loaded it. I am still learning the full capabilities of the game and the play, but I rate this game at 5 stars for many reasons. First, the graphics are unbelieveable! The attention to detail is extraordinary. The movement of the people is incredibly lifelike. Once, I accidently fired on one of my own men and managed to hit him on the lower leg. The character actually reached down to the area I hit before falling down. I was actually saying, "Whoa dude, sorry" when I realized what I had done. The enemy movement is very sophisticated, and I especially enjoyed some of the cat and mouse play while hunting them (or, where they hunting me?).

Second, the strategy and gameplay is very realistic and entertaining. It took me a while to get used to the "one hit and you're down" aspect of this game, but that only adds to the realism overall. The concept of taking several hits and then finding health doesn't exist in this game, for good reason. This requires slower, more methodical planning, deployment, and movement. A successful campaign is very rewarding.

Finally, the numerous campaigns are testimony that the creators of this game want people to get their money's worth, and I appreciate that. I suspect this game will occupy my spare time for quite some time!

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ghost Recon: The Best Game Ever, June 14, 2002

By 

Derek - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Game Of The Year Edition (CD-ROM)

I can start out by saying, this is the best game i have ever played in my life, period. There is nothing in computer gaming like being in a firefight with your 4 computer controlled squadmates, and sometimes over 20 enemies. You see your machine gunner kill two or three enemies and then you smirk. Then maybe five seconds later you see blood fly from the back of his head after a bullet penetrated his skull. This is the closest that i plan on ever being to war. I almost started to cry when my veteran sniper died after stupidly forgetting to send him behind cover. With i believe 12 missions and an AMAZING multiplay this game has hours of playability. My only gripes are that controls are a little odd to get used to, although they are similar to half-life (plus you can always change them if you are uncomfortable) but DO NOT COMPARE THESE TWO GAMES, two totally different experiences. Also fairly high system specs, but its not that bad, nothing to hinder it from getting a 5

PLUS Desert Sieges missions are great fun + more multiplay maps. Desert Siege is also alot more challenging because of a lack of cover provided by the Forest.

My humble opinion, BUY THIS GAME!!!!