Customer Reviews

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2: First Contact (Greatest Hits)

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(9)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(11)

 

 

I don't know what they did to the Ghosts, but I want my killers back. I was a HUGE fan of the original GR games for the PC, but I decided to give GR2 a try on the PS2.

A typical Clancy squad-based shooter, a cross between Rainbow Six 3 and Ghost Recon, but losing the good stuff from each. Missions are incredibly linear - one route to the objective, one way to get the job done, end of story. Your squad from GR has been reduced in size to a Rainbow Six fireteam of three AI teammates. Your teammates lack the skill and efficiency of the Rainbow operators, though. You've heard of the new "Army of One?" Get ready to be one - these soldiers can't shoot, can't move, and can't make a decision. A watched two of them blaze away for twenty seconds at a North Korean soldier standing up in the open and couldn't hit him.

The story is weak. The pre-mission brief and planning are non-existent. Play is clunky, and you have very limited commands to issue your troops. Your own Ghost moves very clumsily.

I want to stay a fan of the GR series, but they're making it hard...


Attention design team! 1) More tactical options 2) Better command interface 3) Better pre-mission brief 4) Teammates who ACT like special operators 5) See Rainbow Six 3 for details

The reviewers for the ps2 version of ghost recon two arent really seem like they have no knowledge of games at all. They exaggerated every con in the game, and left out every pro. IF YOU WANT A REAL REVIEW, READ THIS. Most websites are usually biased for xbox. I think it is quite odd when I see Ghost Recon 2 for xbox get an 8.8, and ps2 get a 6.6, I tried them and they both look, and play the same to me. If you see a low score for this game on ps2, you should question its legitimacy.

Now for the review...
Ghost Recon 2 poses an interesting story about a war sparking with the US, and North Korea. The Ghosts are sent in to investigate and to take out any threats. It could have a better story, but this is good enough to make an exciting game. The game gets annoying at times when you have to restart mission because you got killed, sometimes theres some trial and error in it. The Graphics are way, way better than the reviewers say they are. The characters and enemies are in very good detail. Better than the smeared faces and mish-mashed graphics of jungle storm. I played this game with an open mind, (like I usually do with games, instead of finding every last flaw like websites and certain reviewers on amazon) and found it fun, but not as fun as MGS3, or KillZone, or Socom II. There are some pretty intense firefights in levels sometimes, you need to direct your team to throw grenades, provide cover fire, or move in on them to win these battles, or you'll get wasted.
Run and gun does not work well, you need to take cover, and move from cover to cover to survive. The game is like Socom a lot. The graphics are good, the gameplay is fun and if you like Socom I or II, you gotta check it out. You really feel like special forces at times, sneaking in on them, and getting past the enemy with ease. I shall end this review with pros and cons

Cons
-The AI could be better, but hey, the game is still kick ass.
-The game doesn't suck you into the battle as much as Socom 2, or Killzone.
-The bullet affects are choppy at times, but it doesnt destroy the game.

Pros
-The ragdoll physics are perfect, no twisting body parts, and no flipping around from a gunshot like in Shell Shock.
-The gameplay is fun, and it can get pretty intense sometimes
-The sound and music is great, one of the best I've seen for a game lately
-You really feel like special forces when your fighting an enemy sometimes

I conclude that this game is worth being on your wish list for the holidays. If youve never played or really got into Military games like Socom, KillZone, or MGS3, you should rent it. Even rent it if you like those kind of games just to be sure. Thanks for reading my review, and Happy Holidays! :)

First let me start by saying that I LOVED Ghost Recon 1!Ghost Recon 2 however, is a nightmare, and I am completely disappointed. Why? The first and foremost reason is that GR2 has completely lost is sense of intelligent stealth Recon game play. When playing against the computer in campaign mode you are forced into a pidgeon hole entry consisting of a hail of bullets from the enemy on each mission! No more going through the mountains to stealth kill or snipe you enemy! No more suprise attacks. No more traveling anywhere you please on the map! You are literally forced through a tight one track space every time to reach the enemy!! This allows your enemy to see you coming every time a mile away! For this reason the game play is impossible and very unrealistic; any small combat military team would not enter a hornets nest though the front door as you are forced to do with this ridiculous game! One star is for the increased intelligence of your combat team members, and increased graphics. However little help they are when your out numbered 10 to 1 and forced to fight the enemy head on. In other words when you see that valley or path through the woods to suprise assault you enemy, forget it, you can't go there. Every possibility to improve Ghost Recon 1 was ignored by eliminating the ONE BASIC ELEMENT OF small team U.S. Special Forces combat missions; the element of suprise and stealth. Second of all the action character you play in this game is slow and clumsy; the enemy engages faster than my guy will move! I find my self yelling at my guy; get up and shoot!!! This game is like a boring slower version of Duke Nukem! Excuse me while I whip this disk against the wall. For the creator of this wasteful game: Go back to the drawing board you; what were you thinking!?? Bring back the realism and stealth.. PLEASE! The Ghosts are gone! Purchase this game if you love the feeling of going down a ONE WAY street, THE WRONG WAY, and getting shot at!

The graphics in this game is the ONLY thing in it that's better than the original. Everything else is somehow worse.
The biggest problem with this game is that it forces you to complete an entire multiple stage mission without being able to save after any part of it. I completed the first part of mission #1 and was unable to save after this stage which should have been a save checkpoint. Once I completed this part, I promptly got shot in the head on the (harder) second part of mission #1 and was forced to try the entire mission over.

The aming with any of the guns is absolutely horrible as well. The orders you can give to your teammates is restricted to covering fire, taking point, throwing grenades or coming back to your position. Your team also won't engage any enemy they see on their own either without you firing or directing them to provide covering fire.

Ordinarily, an enhanced enemy AI would be a good thing, but even during the first mission, the enhanced AI is a disaster. I have yet to have been wounded, I simply get shot in the head and die immediately. I'm not getting close to the enemy either and am prone on the ground behind foliage, yet I get shot in the head during a firefight every time. This doesn't make any sense.

Also, what made the original Ghost Recon unique has been taken out of this game. You are one character in the game, you cannot switch to different soldiers on your team like in the previous GR PC and PS2 games.

Save your money! I'd only buy this game if it was severely discounted.

If anyone ever compares the Ghost Recon series to SOCOM they are completely insane. SOCOM is so far and away the better game, Ghost Recon 2 is so linear it forces you to play every mission the same way. Your teammates are useless and will actually grenade themselves more often than not. At least in SOCOM they would follow your orders once in awhile. Ghost Recon just has you in front all the time getting shot at while they wait behind. You're forced to run into ambushes constantly and you can't leave certain sections of the map to try different attack angles. There are invisible walls set up to keep you trapped like a rat. Please pass on this series and stick w/ SOCOM 1, 2 or 3

this game was pretty good. i really liked the graphics and the controlls were easy. the only bad thing was your teammates. they rarely fire and almost kill 1 out of every 4 people you kill. the missions were long and u couldnt save but it was easy so i thought who cares f u cant save in a mission. this was the best shooter game i played but if you dont like this one i suggest halo or medal of honor thoes were also great games but this was AWSOME!

Ok so I go to game crazy,I see GH2 it looked realy cool!IT SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The worst thing is that your elite team of "ghosts" are retarted enough to eat crap!!!!!!!!!!!! Just to give you an idea I'll tell you some of my laughs, what realy made me mad is the time when i was almost done with the first mission and all of a sudden there's only two dung heads following me around!!!!!! All of a sudden one of my team mates dissapears into thin air!!! So I walk around the level for an hour looking for a total air head!!!! Another time is when I wasn't even half way through a mission when all of a sudden one of my dummer than hell teammates stops and starts shooting round after round at a rock!!! I HAD TO RESTART THE MISSION FOR THE 50TH TIME!!!!!!!!!!! DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS PIECE OF CRAP!!!!!!!!! AND IF YOU DON'T WAN'T TO LISTEN TO ME THAN HERES WHERE YOU CAN GET THIS PIECE OF CRAP FOR FREE, THE DUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After playing and loving the original Ghost Recon games I expected this game to be just as good if not better. Boy was I sadly mistaken. Although the graphics may be good thats the only thing the game has going for it. Simple actions such as commands or zoom become too complicated and your team mates might as well not even be issued guns since they hardly use them. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY. Maybe if you want a night of utter frustration go rent it. It also makes a decent frisbee.

this game is pretty good, not the best. The online play is what stands out. Its really fun compared to all hte games i have (i dont have socom or killzone). The only bad thing is that the framerate gets choppy sometimes, and there are rather long load times. Single player is pretty good, AI is kinda dumb though

if you like shooters and want to do something fun in your spare time, get this game.Its so good ,the only downside is the lack of co-op play