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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Gold Edition

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This package includes Tom Clancy's GHOST RECON, Tom Clancy's GHOST RECON: DESERT SIEGE, and Tom Clancy's GHOST RECON: ISLAND THUNDER.

GHOST RECON is the groundbreaking squad-based combat game. It is the best Tom Clancy game to date, and featured multiple strategies for playing, ranging from stealth to guns-blazing. The online play was phenomenal and free of lag; and can still be played. Graphics are good, but actually look a little dated.

GHOST RECON: DESERT SIEGE is the first expansion pack to GHOST RECON. It obviously took on a desert setting; but also featured many improvements. The game still had its excellent online play; but it seemed to be a slight rehash.

GHOST RECON: ISLAND THUNDER is the best and most recent expansion pack. The one-player difficulty is harder, but not to the point where people will quit. The multiplayer (online) levels seem more interesting this time, and have unique new places to take cover.

Each expansion pack improved over the last one, and made up for 3 great games. If you never tried an online squad-based combat game, you owe it to yourself. If you already own these, there is nothing new here. Console gamers who enjoyed SOCOM: US NAVY SEALS or who liked the port of GHOST RECON will find this interesting and worthwile. People who were disappointed in CONFLICT: DESERT STORM or who want a squad-based take on RAINBOW SIX would do wise also to check this out.

Ghost Recon Gold Edition is a must have for any fan of First Person Shooters (FPS). These three games are unlike any other because of the realism. All three are very challenging and Island Thunder is by far the most difficult. The Gold Edititon consists of the original, which takes place in western Asia, Eastern Europe; Desert Seige, which is set in northeast Africa; and Island Thunder, which is set in the jungles of Cuba. The games themselves are addictive and I usually find myself playing them until the wee hours of the morning. This game will scare the pants off of you and make you break into cold sweats because of all of the tension. The enemies in this game are very intelligent and will sneak up on you and flank you if you do not pay attention. The graphics and sound are great and the controls are challenging at first, but are easy to master. I can honestly say there are no shortcomings. The single player missions are very dynamic and the choice of how to achieve the mission objectives is usually left up to the player. To me, it doesn't get any better than Ghost Recon.

If you're tired of "Twitch" games and fairy tale combat featured in the likes of BF1942, Medal of Honor, and RTCW, then Ghost Recon was made for you. PC gamer called Ghost the "Greatest Tactical Shooter EVER" when it came out - and they were dead on. This game is the most perfect blend of realism and playability I have ever seen in an FPS style game...PERIOD.

The single player missions are well designed, with increasing levels of difficulty. But it's Multiplayer that really shines here. No other game forces you to think and react as you would in real life. Running through open fields, guns blazing is a fast ticket to "Game Over" here. Instead, you have to consider each move and try and out think your opponent.

A true credit to the Rising Storm family, Ghost Recon is the LAST shooter you'll ever buy...until Ghost Recon 2 comes out anyway.

As far as first person shooters go, this one is as mixed a bag as any. I will not address the numerous mods there are for this game that may fix many of the issues I take with this game. This is an out of the box and into your computer review. Lets start with the story line: Pretty damn lame, nothing original in here. But as former 24 year verteran of Ranger/Delta Force /and Special Forces Master Srgnt. Stan Goff states, Tom Clancy is and always will be, full of sh*%.

This is a squad based combat simulator and as for that part, they pretty much fail. Your companions are practically worthless. They will be killed by enemies right under their noses, and almost always blow carefully crafted ambushes, even when you've ordered them all to hold their fire. If you are looking for a game where you can actually control your men a bit more, seek Operation Flash Point.

The maps are pretty cool, but not nearly as open and expansive as they are in Operation Flashpoint, which allows a player some serious ground to play with. I mean come on...how fun is it to be a sniper with your squad under fire, seeking high ground to send the hell down range, only to find that you can't climb the hills in the game? Pathetic. I mean come on, these highly trained SF commandos can't crawl up a hill that is less than 45 degrees? Gives the game an arcade feeling rather than a bonafide simulator feel. Limits strategy severly. Again, seek Flashpoint where you can walk as far as you need to and go pretty much where ever you want to find your tactical advantage--een if you have to jack a Yugo to do it.

Weapons-really, I have only a few beefs with the weapons. One--unlike most first person shooters, you cannot see your own weapon. And the weapon sight is this huge yellow obscenity that takes up a lot of the screen. I mean come on, what are these SF guys wearing, a helmet mounted HUD? Stupid. Again, Operation flashpoint has by far the best sighting system. I OFP When you zoom in to engage targets in the distance, you actually look through the weapons iron sights or scope. Much cooler. In GR, you can't see your weapon belching fire and spitting brass. What a buzz kill. What they do is simulate the weapons sounds well. Each weapon sounds pretty authentic, and a with great many weapons to choose from. There are some gliches. Where is the ammo on the FN MAG? And it appears to have this huge scope on it, but do you use it? No.

Weapons ballistics and sounds is one of the games strong points. But they do fail in some pretty simple ways. For instance--when outfitting your character, you are limmited to totally generic kits. You can't mix and match things which can be very frustrating, and just down right stupid. Does anyone remember the very early PC game called SEAL TEAM made by electronic arts? You could put whatever you wanted on your guy, as long as you were conscious of wight. You could load him down so much he could barely move with whatever combination of weapons you could think of.

Funny how simple games with basic graphics got the details right. Now it seems new games with fancy graphics expect to dazzle you with scenery and expect you to forget about realism. Say you are going on an op where you want to carry a suppressed pistol. Well, you can't carry demo charges, claymores, or even grenades?! Take a pistol, leave your grenades. Take your grenades, leave your pistol. Riiiiigghht. I mean, that kind of crap always baffles me. And unlike Flashpoint, you cannot place and detonate your own demo charges. If the mission calls for them, you place them and the mission ends without you getting to set them off! Forget sitting in hiding, watching a huge column rumbling into sight, knowing you are going to cook off some serious fire workds to start your ambush. Again, for this, see Operation Flashpoint.

And what about the claymores in this game? Even if you are carying three of them, you can't place more than one at a time. You place one, then you must detonate it. This limits their use drastically, and is also very unrealistic. You should be able to place them all if you want and fire them either at the same time, or one after the other.

And the enemy AI has its bad points when it comes to combat. The enemy will have amazing aim, often killing you with one shot, standing oblivious to your team mates (If they deserve that title) blasting away at them. Fire and maneuver? Forget about it. Cover fire does not keep the bad guys heads down in this game. Break cover to run forward and cover your mates so they can move up and you just get shot down, even if the dumb AI squad members do remember to fire their weapons. And even if you wound the enemy, they may stagger for half a second, then turn and shoot you with one shot from a few hundred yards away with an AK. As some one who as seen people shot before, I can say with some certainty that you'd have to be one tough mother to take a bullet and stand up and shoot perfectly only a second after being hit.

And its also pretty classic to see an AT-4 round kill a T-72 with one shot every time. Possible? Sure. But not that likely unless you hit the perfect spot. What would have beem more realistic is if you called in for TAC air in when faced with armor. I do have to say, that although there is no sighting system except Kentucky Windage for grenade launchers, their affects and explosions are very realistic looking, as are the grenades. This is refreshing. This is something that many games get wrong. Hand Grenades and 203 bombs kick up a lot of dirt, but you don't see the big Hollywood Propane explosions, complete with blinding blast and mushroom cloud. Flashpoint does well in this simulation, and SOF II is terrible. And what about that futuristic super gun with the 20mm grenade launcher mounted under the HK 5.56? You are supposed to be able to program the rounds to explode where you tell them to. This game leaves out this feature, which is one of the main attributes to this weapon system. So my question is? Why put the gun in the game if you can't even use what makes it special?

Ballistics for the most part in the game are pretty good, except for the suppressed SR25--it has the same range as other sniper weapons that are not suppressed. Also, your snipers may be wearing a lot of personal cammo, but it really does not hide them from our super markesmen bush guerillas.

Play this game enough and you'll find that its good points do shine through and it can be a lot of fun if you are not too critical. But play it long enough, and you'll definitely end up wanting more.

The gameplay in Ghost Recon is incredible. Don't expect another Rainbow Six/Rogue Spear. While the interface is almost identical the method of play is much different. I have to admit that I was hesitant to play a "sneak around" game after the hair-bristling-assault style of RS/RS, but this game satisfies. The sound effects and visual atmosphere are very nice - sometimes almost eerie. The constant feeling that someone is watching you in their scope is pure excitement. Just like real life, you don't step out into an open field in this game. Hold tight to cover and go slow or you will pay dearly. I remember the first time I played - creeping through the woods, birds chirping - when suddenly I noticed that there was someone walking just down the hill to my right. My heartbeat rate jumped right through the roof. Or how about one of the "thick fog" missions where you wonder when someone will step out of the mists and unload on you - great tension. If you liked Rainbow Six and think you'd like a game with a more military feel, buy this one now. If you want to know a little bit of what true war is like today, buy this one now.

For those of you who haven't experienced Ghost Recon it's time to cash in. You can get Ghost Recon, Ghost Recon Desert Siege and Ghost Recon Island Thunder for $39.00 what a bargain. In all the Ghost Recon games you will play as an elite Green Bureau soldier. Your Missions will take you from Eastern Europe, to Southern Africa, and to Cuba. You jobs in the missions will range from stopping rebels and terrorist, to rescuing hostages and blowing up bridges. The Game never gets old especially with all 3 games in one; there is over 100 hours of game play. Once you have beaten all 31 single player missions (good luck) you can fight on line for even more action and suspense. The Graphics are a little out dated but who cares; this is one of the best tactical army shooters out. Each expansion keeps adding on new items, weapons, and missions. Ghost Recon Gold Edition should definitely be on you shopping list.

P.S. This game only requires a Pentium 2 proseser, 450MHz, and 128 Ram; so even if you have a bad computer you should be able to play this game.

Ghost Recon Gold Edition

This is where the terminology "oldie goldie" can actually apply. Even up to this day the game is still very much alive. There has been two expansion packs made for this game which I would urge all and any to get. These being Desert Siege and Island Thunder and as the name somewhat states they add on island, jungle features to the game and the desert aspect not to mention new weapons and missions.

There are still people active in the Ghost Recon community who still create mods and maps for the game which are great fun and believe it or not has kept the game alive.

Single player mode is great. Getting to lead my squad alpha, bravo and Charlie into battle and issuing order and see them materialize is just fantastic to watch. If you want a true dose of reality with the missions set the difficulty to hard and you will get it. It could take hours to get a mission done and a couple tries but rest assured you shall have fun doing it.

Multiplayer has quite a bit of game modes such as Hamburger Hill, Last Man Standing, Siege which to me are the top three and there are others also. Co-op can also be played with other players online as well. The most popular multiplay game mode is last man standing this is where you shall find the bulk of the players playing online.

In conclusion I would say that this game is awesome. Think about it for a while this game came out five years ago and still lives on. Why? Find out by getting the game and playing it for yourself rest assured that you won't be disappointed. I still play the game today and always look forward to taking out some tangos online after a hard day at work. Have fun on the battlefield.

Not only do you get THE BEST first person shooter of all time in Ghost Recon, but you also get the only two official expansion packs ever made - Island Thunder (the latest and best in my opinion) and Desert Siege. Now for some specifics and testimonials:

If you enjoy cooperative or squad-based gaming, Ghost Recon is the game for you. I didn't start playing GR until nearly 3 years ago, but it's the only game that has captivated me for this long. I have a group of buddies that would tell me stories about their GR LAN parties where everyone would bring their PCs, get connected to a local network and have at it for hours at a time (this was before high-speed internet was wide-spread and affordable). Sure, it sounded like fun, but can any game be THAT good? I was hooked from the first time I played! I "only" got to play for a couple hours that day, but the game was intense, the weapon selection vast and the action and teamwork non-stop. I purchased a copy for myself that weekend! There are many different types of individual, multiplayer, co-op and team play, but my favorite is cooperative missions. Up to nine players work together as a team, in three different squads completing mission objectives. You can also decide whether or not to have respawns (extra lives) and how many each player or team can have. We like keeping it as "realistic" as possible, and don't play with any extra lives - if a teammate goes down, he's not coming back to life, so you REALLY have to work closely together, use good tactics and know when and where to take cover.

There are lots of maps and terrains to choose from in GR Gold Edition - everything from snow covered mountains to rained drenched jungles to hot, burning desert sands.

This is only the tip of the iceberg. I could go on and on for hours talking about the game, but the best thing to do is experience it for yourself. Happy gaming...and hoo wah!

This is the same review I posted in the Ghost Recon area. I paid around $35 just for the original Ghost Recon, and then paid extra for each expansion. Worth every penny!!
Not perfect, and there have been some silly AI problems, however, overall this is the best I have ever played. It is extremely challenging and fun. I have played Ghost Recon, Desert Seige, and Island Thunder, but I still like the original Ghost Recon better than DS or IT.
When you play awhile and see what your men are capable of doing, and not doing, then you can plan a relatively good mission. You just have to know when to switch to another man on the other team at the critical moment, and then back again, and how to position and task your men while you do this.

The Quick Mission option is great and allows you to get a better experience in my opinion. The fun you will have with this game FAR outweigh the few technical issues you may have to deal with.

I play the PC version and like it 10 times better than a game system. I always play with headphones because the sounds are much more realistic, and this also blocks out local noise as well. I paid about $35 (just for the original Ghost Recon) for it 3 or 4 years ago, and if I broke it or lost it, I would pay $100 w/o hesitation to replace it.

For the cost of a few movie rentals, you will get more fun from these games than you can get anywhere else for the same money.

This is one of the best game i have ever played. It takes you as close as you can go to realistic mission environment.

If you are some one like me, who is tired of games in which u can get health from a stupid machine, this is the game for you. Here one shot and you are dead. (Veteran team mate how ever needs more shot to be killed)

Word of Causion though, this is not a first person shooter game where u can load tons of ammos and start shooting and relive with health packs. here it is mission oriented game, you must play it very slow and if you get shot you are dead.

Thanks UBI for this game, hopeing to get GR 2 which will be in market soon.