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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon

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4 star:		(29)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

I have just completed the game Ghost Recon for the PS2. This game was an excellent game on PC and I wanted to see if the Conversion to Console did the game justice. It Delivers the program in style and then some. full of special features as if it were a DVD video the game also features the Desert Siege Mission Pack, a multiplayer mode, and tons of extra levels etc.
In fact, the only complaint that I have is that the Character animations tend to get a tad static when in a heavy firefight. the game also features a streamlined control system, very much improved sound, and for the first time I have seen in a Tom Clancy game, High Quality FMV sequences that replace the PC's Decent but not great movies sequences.

REVIEW (10 point scale)

GRAPHICS: 8.0
SOUND: 9.0
Control: 9.0
Replay Factor: 10.0
Fun Factor: 9.5
Extras: 10.0
Multiplayer: 7.5
OVERALL SCORE: 9.5

Just a Great game:
great graphics, sound, music, realism, and fun. Definately a game to buy this Christmas for the PS2. For a comparison, I believe it is better than Medal of Honor: Frontline, which was an amazing game. Ghost Recon has sharp, smooth graphics, powerful music, and excellent story line and replay value. (Plus the co-op multiplayer is a blast.) The AI is one of the best I've seen. My only complaint would be the lack of network adapter compatability. But, on the whole, this great is one of the best I've played and is as close to a realistic war game as it gets. I give it a perfect score.

Ratings:
graphics: 8
sound: 9
music: 10
controls: 10
realism: 10
replayability: 9.5
multiplayer: 8
fun: 10
extra features: 10
overall: 9.4

I could go on and on telling you about this game but instead I'll cut to the chase, breaking this game down into little pieces.

Concept - Lead five fellow Ghosts into battle using stealth and all out firepower, depending on the situation. The story is set in the near future where you will retreive documents, rescue prisoners, take hostages, and the like. The overall goal is to accomplish these tasks swiftly, silently, and invisibly, hence the name Ghost Recon.

Controls - The controls are tight and work very well, I disagree with the people saying the controls take a long time to get use to. They are great and the PS2 version makes a target zoom avilable. Never at one point did I get frustrated or confused by the controls.

Graphic - Too many people complain about this part of the game. I actually think the graphics are really good. Do take in mind that this game originated on the PC so the graphics transition to the PS2 was actually done very nicely. The graphics don't focus on "fancy" they focus on "realism" which I think many will agree is the better to strive for. I know they are not the best but the gameplay is so good that I never cared.

Sound - Ok this part is cool. All the guns sound different, as they should, but so do bullets at different distances. A bullet wizzing by your head sounds like, well, a bullet wizzing by your head and guns blazing in the distance sound cool and give you the feeling your being shot at. Now, maybe it sounds like I'm getting excited over nothing but trust me, if you crank this game through a good sound system, it'll rock.

Gameplay - The gameplay is very diverse. No two levels look alike or play alike making no levels a waste of time or give you the feeling that you've played it before. I really wanted to see this game through and couldn't put it down for the longest time. Everything is so unpredictable and original.

Replayability - Man this game is replayable espiecially due to the mini challenges, various multiplayer modes (including co-op) and second campaign you unlock after beating the first which is 15 missions long and can be played on three different difficulties, that change the amount of enemies and their skills.

I love this game and any "true" war gamer should as well. 10/10

This really contains two games listed in the title of this review. Forget what anyone says about this game. It's awsome even without online play. Once you command Bravo squad to go to a certain area and follow them, getting pinned down by machine gun fire from Russian terrorists, you'll realize how tactical it is. You have to check your map and take a secure position on high ground or a concealed area for sniping. Unfortunately the levels that require you to go inside are quit clunky, but the outside levels ranging from the Red Square to desert battlefields are quit superb. The first level is even difficult if you don't realise that as soon as you come over the hill you're getting mowed down be enemy gunfire. It's a game about planning tactical strategy. It's not as stealthy as Socom, but it's definetely more open ended as in completing levels. There's hardly a set path for most of them. It's a really fun game to play through again also. And there are plenty of unlockables.

I've only played 2 player CO-OP and 1 on 1, but i have to say that this game rocks. I love the realism of the worlds and large selection of real guns. My favorite is the HK M29 OICW (designed to replace the m4 and m16 by 2009). Oh, sorry, went off on one of my gun tangents. Anyway. The game is super realistic. Remember James Bond games? When it would take like 50 shots to kill someone? Here it only takes about 1 or 2 shots to die. Really cool. Large selection of diversitized worlds is a plus. Controls aren't as bad as they say they are. They're similar to SOCOM. X is reload, R1 is fire, L2 and R2 to zoom; the only thing that might get confusing is the analog controls and movement. Those are a little wierd. But no matter. You'll get used to em. I've heard from several friends that the maingame is also pretty cool.

Bottom Line:
This game is worth every cent.

I recently played the demo for ghost recon on pc. I thought that it was a great game. It is the best army game i have ever played, and one of the best shooters. The graphics are really sweet but the movment isnt that great. The enemys move poorly but that is my only complaint with this game. Its great. What you do basicly is construct an A team and a B team and control one of the teams to compleat the objectives. So you have 6 lives because you can switch people everytime you die. The game itself it hard at first but when you get the hang of it its great. If you are looking for a great war game choose this. In my opinion and in all of my freinds opinions, this game is better then Medal Of Honor: Frontline. As an owner of Frontline i am not saying it is a bad game but i think that Ghost Recon is much much better. This game is a must have for the holidays.

Another wonderful Tom Clancey game. This is a great one. You are fighting Russian ultranationalists who are trying to remake the Soviet Union. Great Game!

This game would be great...except that I have played SOCOM. The game has great features and is very realistic. However, I don't feel I am a part of the game. For example, there are no voice commands for this game. So, after playing an hour it got old very quickly. Well, there are no commands. Period. The only three are "hold," "assault," and "advance at all costs."

Plus, it is difficult to keep track of your team. There is also no "regroup" feature if your team gets separated. This makes it extremely difficult to keep track of your team members if your are trying to perform dual missions.

Very good game but could have been a better.

I'd like to begin by saying that I usually do not care for the first-person shooter genre. I got this game as a gift and actually contemplated returning it when I unwrapped. Thank God, I gave it a try.


The game takes place in the year 2008, and Russia is slowly taking over the old Soviet Republics by force. Our game begins in the former Republic of Georgia, where we play a few missions involving rescuing a downed pilot and protecting a United Nations Headquarters. The missions are interesting and challenging. What I love about them most is that you can't win them by just running around the countryside and trying to kill everything in sight. Instead you have to carefully plan the route and strategy the two squads you are commanding will take, and you have to proceed with caution when you move throughout the game. In fact, you'll be better off engaging your enemies from afar, than you are just starting an all out firefight.

Ghost Recon is a great game. It wasn't all that hard to beat, but I am a war junky. Some missions took a few tries, and I was grateful to learn from my mistakes. In single-player mode, I suggest you equip one or two of your troopers with LAWs (anti-armor systems) on just about all of the missions. Even if you don't find any armor, the rocket launchers are pretty effective against infantry. Anyhow, Ghost Recon is amazing. Very realistic, and very good graphics (most of the time, for both qualities). It includes a wide arsenal of REAL weapons, although I wish the makers would've incorporated specific inventory options for EVERY Ghost soldier. In explanation, each soldier has a specific primary weapon, and a minimal selection of secondary weapons. Hence, if a soldier has an M249, it can't be replaced with an M-60. I think that sucks, because a good soldier with a bad weapon doesn't count for much. Ghost Recon uses a rather wide variety of missions, each one pretty much entirely different from the others. One slight downfall is the fact that you can't use any vehicles. But, the US/NATO vehicles and soldiers you're protecting will also fight, rather than just sit there and get slaughtered like in some other games. After the Georgia/Russia campaign, the game continues onto an 8-mission Ethiopian conflict. Be careful at the beginning, though; some of the Ethiopian innocents look just like the enemy soldiers (I learned that the hard way).
Multi-player mode ain't all that bad. You can fight each other, work together on missions (but they have to be unlocked by being beaten in single-player mode), or work together against randomly-placed AIs in any of the mission maps. In multi-player, you can choose your equipment (for the most part) from a wide variety of weapons from around the world, at least for your primary firearm. Your secondary, though, is accompanied to the primary, and you don't have nearly as much choice. Multi-player is really pretty cool, but I warn you that it's only you and the other person fighting for the good guys, except for the mission-critical Allied forces. In other words, it's only you and him/her; no squad.
Like the original Ghost Recon, I'm gonna purchase the sequel without even renting (and I bet I won't regret it)!