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All it's cracked up to be

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter is the third game in the Ghost Recon series. Each of the games has improved over the original, and this one is no different. With new gameplay mechanics like the Cross-Com, a much improved cover system, and breathtaking graphics, Advanced Warfighter is a worthy sequel and a true next generation game.

The story takes place in modern day Mexico City. In the game you play as a man by the name of Scott Mitchell who is the captain of an elite light infantry unit called the Ghosts. You are there to provide security during a meeting between the leaders of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It is during this time that some Mexican insurgents decide to attack the meeting in an attempt to come to power. They kill the Canadian prime minister and the US and Mexican presidents disappear. Your job, among other things, is to locate and rescue the US and Mexican presidents.

You won't be fighting alone for most of the campaign. You will have three teammates which you can order around for the majority of the missions. You can order them to attack, fall back to you, and move into certain positions. While the way you command them is not exactly deep or provides a lot of control, you can still be pretty effective with your squad. Your Cross-Com allows you to see what one of your teammates sees, allowing you to get multiple perspectives of the battlefield. Unfortunately, the squad AI can give you a bit of a headache sometimes. While they are usually pretty good at shooting enemies, it's not too uncommon to find your teammates exposing themselves too much instead of properly using cover. For the most part they do try to use cover whenever possible though.

Besides your three teammates, some missions give you other assets to control. One of which is a UAV which you can order around the level. The UAV can detect enemy troops and mark them on your HUD. Since you can die pretty fast in this game, knowing where the enemies are and planning your next move is essential, and having a working UAV helps greatly. Occasionally you will also have a tank or helicopter gunship. The tank can not only be used to attack enemies but it can also be used as cover while it moves. The helicopter is also pretty good and moving and striking targets on the ground quickly. During a few sequences in the game, you will actually get to fly around in the helicopter and use the machine gun on the side to take out huge groups of enemies. While these sequences are not too challenging, they are a lot of fun.

Because a single good shot can kill you in Advanced Warfighter, the game has a slower pace and more tactical feel then other action games. That is not to say that the game is dull; it is filled with fierce fire fights and big explosions, but it does require more thinking then some other games. You always want to lean around corners before going walking out in the open, and always fight from behind cover. Since the levels are pretty large (many city blocks for each level), there are usually multiple ways to get to each objective. Most of the time just taking a different route will end up in a totally different experience. Enemies roam the map, also making sure the game never plays exactly the same way twice.

The amazing graphics are probably the first thing you will notice when you load up this game. The amount of detail in objects and the size of the city are staggering. During the game's many helicopter rides, the city buildings and streets stretch out for mines in every direction. Sometimes you can see areas filled with fire or smoke from all of the fighting that has been going on. These sequences do a great job of making you feel that you are in a real city fighting in a real conflict. Mexico City just looks absolutely beautiful. Advanced Warfighter is easily the best looking game on the Xbox 360 console. The HDR lighting is used to great effect in all of the games missions, which range from early morning, afternoon, and dusk. During some of the afternoon missions, the sunlight can get so bright that it actually makes it hard to see. The character models are some of the best that I have seen. They are all extremely detailed and look very realistic. They also animate in a very believable way. The only negative thing you can say about the graphics is that things will sometimes "pop" into view when leaning around the corners. This does not happen often, but can take you out of the game for a moment when it does happen.

The audio in the game is also great. All of the guns sound different and extremely clear. Explosions and tank and rocket fire sound great as well. The game also muffles the sound when explosions go off around you. The music in the game is also pretty good and comes in at the right moments. The voice acting, while not amazing, is convincing.

While the single player game is great, the multiplayer is what's going to keep people playing. The game features three ways to play multiplayer: local play, system link, and over Xbox live. There is a large selection of game types to choose from. First, there are the excellent co-op missions which are a blast to play with your friends. Then there are the more standard game types you are used to like capture the flag and deathmatch. Besides those default settings, the game allows you to customize your game to play the way you want to. The multiplayer experience is extremely addictive and plays very well. I definitely expect people to be hooked on this game for a very long time.

Overall, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter is a great game. Offering an intense single player campaign and multiplayer matches which will remain fun for hours at time, Advanced Warfighter is a great complete package and sets the bar pretty high for the inevitable sequel.

GRAW is excellent, end of story.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: August 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

You play as Scott Mitchell, captain of the Ghost forces stationed in Mexico, while the three presidents of the North American countries are signing a mutual protection act of some sorts. Things go bad at the signing when Mexican rebels led by a Carlos Oniveros storm the place, killing the Canadian president & forcing the US & Mexican presidents to run for their lives basically. Anyway, its your job to rescue said presidents and stop Ontiveros..sounds easy until you find out Ontiveros has the US President's "football" (Which is a brief case that has codes to nuclear ICBMs).

This game has it all. You run, climb, slide, dive, go prone, heal fallen teammates, take cover and lean against any flat surface, press select and you have a full 360 degrees rotatable map of the area, select a HUGE array of weapons (both with and without scopes), pick up enemy weapons, command not only fellow Ghost ground pounders but M1 Abrams tanks, Apache & Black Hawk helicopters, and many more. Ontop of that, your enemies are outlined in red (and once spotted are noted on that 360 degreed map for future planning), friendlies in green, and you also get night vision goggles.

I never thought I would be saying this about a Tom Clancy game, but Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter is one of the most action packed, combat heavy, intense tactical games I have played. You will constantly be swarmed by wave after wave of enemy rebels and tanks... take this one stage where the US Embassy gets bombed - you have to protect the Mexican president from seriously an army of rebels with just you and the three Ghost members. It's a very hard game, but extremley fun. One thing thats boo though is the fact that you really only get hit like three times until you die.. meh.

Graphics....are quite possibly some of the best I have ever seen; they easily blow Halo 2 out of the water and rank way up there with games like Perfect Dark Zero (blarff). The lighting is magnificent and enchanting, windows actually reflect the scenery, the cities look so real, and the characters look life like - in fact they even move as fluid as a real human being. Simply put, you'll be breathless and G.R.A.W. really flexes X-Box 360's video muscles.

The music is a blend between real bands such as Ill Nino, and Ubisoft's own symphony/rock ballads. Both really help set the atmosphere and fit in perfectly. Take, for instance, when Ontiveros shoots this guy in a Black Hawk that has been helping you the entire game - the music gets REALLY sad and depressing and actually fills you with rage and determination to take Carlos down. Amazing once again.

There is indeed an online and split screen mutliplayer. Both are pretty fun - you can play against people in a free for all or teams, or play co-op in a made up campaign or play against bots. Its pretty sweet and really helps you get the feel of the controls (though you can't command a team in multiplayer like you do in the solo game) and shows you how the game is going to basically be. One thing I didn't like about multiplayer is the fact that it's not in a third person view like the entire game is, but rather takes a first person approach. Im a fan for FPS, but I liked this game as a third person.. oh, the little things.

The ending was typical Tom Clancy, and was rather short to get to (11 missions) - Mitchell retrieves the football and kills Ontiveros thus securing the safety of the world from a nuclear strike. Ontop of that the FBI or something arrests some retired high ranking official in the US for conspiring with Ontiveros...eventually it starts getting all complicated with conspiracies so I didn't understand it.

Lets finish this review by saying this - if you own an X-Box 360, you better own this game. So far, it's the best game for the system, and is one of the best games I have played.

Partially objective review...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: February 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Good game. I have some gripes, but some are subjective. You may or may not agree.
CONS
1) [...] There are too many little distracting blips, shapes and colors on the screen. Some serve absolutely no purpose whatsoever; some served a purpose at one time (enemy vehicles) but don't anymore (empty enemy vehicles) yet they remain onscreen and are distracting.
2) too many command options and options in general. There are too many things you need to do, buttons to press to get something done. I forgot which button to press half the time or pressed the wrong button. Not completely intuitive. The tutorial level would help IF there were not so much of this.
3) friendly AI (your squad) is dumb. Previous GR games had your squad killing most of the enemies 5 seconds before you even knew they were there. Now they are often painfully dumb and all of them end up getting shot 10 seconds into any mission. You'll be patching them up OFTEN. I ended up often not sending them anywhere because I knew they would just get shot.
4) GRAB COVER. This is a new feature of many of these next-gen games (such as Gears of War). Go up to a wall in this game, you get glued to it. I get what they're trying to do here, but it's difficult for me to get used to. You get glued to a wall in inopportune close-combat moments, can't move freely fast enough and end up getting killed.
5) No "Save Anywhere" ability. This is a major gripe, because you'll be repeating the same damn thing over and over and over again, and perhaps not because YOU did anything wrong - maybe your stupid teammate did or a VIP stood out in the open waiting to get shot.
6) Grenades. Awful. They suck. This is actually a downgrade from all other Ghost Recon and Clancy games IMO. There is little control (uses a color system) over the exact distance the grenade will be thrown and it needs to be very close to an enemy to do damage. Ubisoft (and other games) uses an intuitive grenade system for Splinter Cell, why can't they do it here?

1&2 criticisms above are basically that the game is "too busy" - and this is coming from a seasoned veteran of Ghost Recon and Clancy titles in general (played 'em all for xbox). But that may be the point of the "advanced" part of the title, so the criticism may not be valid for you. 4) Again, I don't like GRAB COVER, you might. I especially don't like AUTO-GRAB COVER (used in this game). Give me a choice to do it or not.

PROS
1) solid next gen effort
2) appreciate the variety of items/vehicles. Tanks, UAVs, helicopters, and you can control them all. They took away things like lazing targets, but that's okay.
3) I like the helicopter gunner missions. Feels like I'm in Full Metal Jacket.
4) even though i find the HUD distracting and busy, there are some genuine upgrades over past GR and Clancy franchise titles...

New generation of urban warfare

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: March 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is somewhat different from the other Tom Clancy mind-blowing games I have played in the past. You are a soldier named Mitchell part of a group called "Ghosts" who are the ones to mop up big missions and disappear right away without a "trace." What I most enjoyed so far in this game was the amazing graphics and the city design. I guess I can exaggerate and say that you actually feel that you are part and within the real beautiful city of Mexico. I have only played the first mission and I anticipate what else is yet to come. Check it out! You won't regret it.

Gorgeous---and fantastic online set up

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: March 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Finally a company who mastered the online side of their new 360 game before releasing it. You can play a miriad of online games, plus host very easily and the best part of any game, play co-op online against the computer...so cool. This is a must buy for anyone who has played the old Ghost Recon's before. Beautiful graphics, gameplay is awesome for teamwork, the HUD of your teammates view is amazing. The single player campaign is not as intense as COD2, but the online portion blows it out of the water.

For War Buffs Only

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 11 / 25
Date: March 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Theres too many button combinations and commands to make this game move from the realm of "cool" to being "fun." If you are a current or ex-soldier then you'll probably love it as its a pretty realistic simulation of squad based combat. If you're looking for a game to just turn on and blow stuff up mindlessly, this wont be your cup of tea. Dont get me wrong, its good, but it seems geared more toward hardcore gamers than casuals (which I am). Besides, not being able to jump and melee really bugs me. So it depends what you like. The graphics are cool, but the gameplay's fun will depend where your tastes lie.

best game on the market

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

i play military games exclusively. this is by far the most intense game ive ever played. whether you're looking for a sweet single player campaign or an even more addictive multiplayer shooter, this is the game you have to get. it has a good blend of strategy and just flat out action to keep you involved and interested without becoming frustrated. the controls are easy to understand, the graphics are the best out to date, the 5.1 makes it that much more intense, and because of the online play, this game will be something you can hang on to and play for a long time. being former military, i can tell you this game is probably as realistic as youre going to get without having to actually go to war. pick it up or even just rent it, try it out but i can guarantee.... you'll be buying this one.

GRAW is GREAT!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I will start off first by saying, this game is beautiful. The overall presentation is great but there are little things that I noticed which made the difference. For example, when a helicopter lands or takes off near you, you see the resulting swirl of sand and dust. There is also a multiplayer map where it's raining and the way the water looks when it's hitting the ground is impressive. Gameplay wise, this game rocks. Multiplayer is a blast with a ton of options that allow you to customize your session from what type of weapons you can carry, to how many respawns a player gets. Single player is also fun. It's very tactical so this is not your Halo Type of shooter. It's a blend of the prior Ghost Recon games with the squad command functionality of Full Spectrum Warrior. If you liked the past Ghost Recon games, then go get this game. You will not be sorry.

G.R.A.W. is G.R.E.A.T.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 13, 2006
Author: Amazon User

dont realy like wiriting reviews but i had to after is saw 2 ppl give this game a 1 WTF? this gamy is amazing one of the best games iv ever played and the best 360 game out. Just when i thought 360 was slowin down with good games they come out with this its amazing and breath taking. graphics,story,online play, and everything about this game is jus about flawless. i never even liked the other ghost recon games they seemed boring and graphics were weak but this one is completly oposite. BUY IT NOW!!!

This is the one!!!!! A must buy of 2006

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 07, 2006
Author: Amazon User

WOW! the one word that came out of my mouth after i played GRAW for the first time. I have read reviews of poeple bashing 360 for not being a next gen sytem but it truly is i meen the graphics on this game are insane. THe AI is out of this world. IF you have a 360 this is a must buy to unleash the power of the 360.

Heres the story line:

its the year 2013 and the USA,Canada, and Mexico are about to sign a treaty so that they will all be friends. But the gorilla fighters that are in MExico dont want this to happen so they attack the presidents. Thats when the military sends in there SF known as Ghost Squad. these people are specialy trained men in the army and they are the best of the best. They go to Mexico city with the best equipment that has been designed.

THats the basic story line but this Game is number one in all genre its a must buy.

There are 11 campaign missions and they will take a good 30min to an hour pending on the setting you put it on. The online is amazing. With a ranking sytem and class choice. you can even design you own guy on what he looks like.

Overall this is the number one game since the sytem has come out.

BUY BUY BUY you have to buy it

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