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Smooth gameplay

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 11 / 13
Date: August 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have only spent five hours on the clock, and tried the training and online multiplayer. The graphics is phenomenal with a lot of vivid details. There are 40 multiplayer maps. Many of them allow you to set the current weather conditions, and the objects show up accordingly. Developers in their video interview are very proud of the graphic presentation of explosions, smokes, could, sunshine, ..etc, and I see why.

Online gameplay is smooth. The battlefields are decorated with all sorts of things. Character movements are very life like. The motion sensor controls are interesting, but can be not so responsive.

The multiplayer maps are big and packed with features like drone order (which lets you spy on enemy territory that finally reveals their exact positions on your first person view), teammate view, injured and wait for medication or die and spawn now, ..etc.

But for me who enjoy the upclose duel with enemies in Resistance Fall of Man's Nottingham map, GRAW 2 instead is somewhat slow. Some maps seem to be huge enough for 32-64 players (but only 16 or 32 supported, not sure), so players like to be snipers. Accuracy is highly emphasized (also better than Resistance), but there is no knife or punch. Slow running, small figures in first person views, and lack of knife/punch is why I'm taking one star off GRAW 2. Also to me, Resistance wins in the online gameplay fun factor if watching how you gun down the enemies up close is what intoxicates you.

It does let you carry a rifle, a handgun, and two kinds of grenades. Weapon change takes about 2-3 seconds, which is closer to the real situation.

Realistic Shooter

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: November 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

GRAW 2 is a FPS with a high degree of combat realism. The graphics look good for the most part. This game, like other Tom Clancy games, focuses more on combat realism than on action. You must take cover, just as you would in real life if you were in such gunfights. There is small margin for error. One or two hits and you are toast. Forget about healing from behind cover as you can in Resistance, Rainbow Six: Vegas, and other modern shooters. Waiting behind cover does not seem to make much difference in how much damage you can take. Forget about picking up health in the form of food or medkits. Again, the game is highly realistic. The way you can heal is by calling over a medic if you have one in your party. And herein lies one of the negatives about this game: poor AI. Your team members can be good soldiers if you manually target an enemy and command them to attack it. However, I feel that there is too much babysitting of your teammates when they should be able to work more independently. Often when you call your medic he is slow to respond, and may run right through gunfire getting himself killed as if he was waiting for the exact wrong time to come over.

Additionally, there are annoying flashing pop-ups that come on your screen quite frequently which will not leave your screen unless you hit select, go to an aerial reconnaissance screen, and then hit select again to return to the game. Some players may like to get a bird's eye view so often, but forcing players who just want to play the game to do this is obnoxious.

Bottom line: Get Rainbow Six: Vegas instead. It is similar in play, has a good degree of combat realism, though with the ability to heal within a few seconds behind cover. There are no obnoxious pop-ups either.

Best Ghost recon yet

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: September 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I am currently renting this game and have almost beaten it. The Graphics are stellar, the best i've seen on a PS3 game yet. I'm not sure how it did compared to the Xbox 360 version, but for PS3, this is definitely one of the better games.
You can switch between over-the-shoulder view, and first person, although in first person you can't see your weapon, unlike the prequel. The new zoom functions on the weapons are a nice touch, along with the ability to hold your breath and steady your weapon. Has many more features than any of it's predecessors, including the new spy-drone, MULE, and biographical data on your enemies, i.g. their health readout display.
The cons: Multiplayer seemed to be more directed towards an online audience, and if you do not have internet, it may seem frustrating to set up a game at home for multiplayer. Steep learning curve, for a new person it might take a couple training levels to learn how to use all the controls. The multiplayer could've used a bit of a revamp for more levels and modes of play. The game occasionally freezes up, typically after 3-4 straight hours of play.
Pros: Weapons details are much more realistic than any other Ghost to date. Explosions are at an all time high with this new Ghost. I like the unparraleled joy of filling a vehicle full of lead that the enemies are hiding behind and watching it blow debris everywhere and mushroom-cloud smoke into the air while it wipes out all the enemies in a huge radius.
There are several new selections of weapons to choose from than any before.
Overall, has the potential to be the best First person shooter PS3 in th market, a fine example of what Blu-ray can do in the right hands.

The BEST shooter out for the PS3!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: August 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The graphics and gameplay alone blow Rainbow Six Vegas out of the water. Then throw in all the online goodies like the sweet lobby and ranking system and 32 multiplayer maps along with every weapon you can think and you have what amounts to the best online shooter on any console.

amazing......

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: September 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the best games out there, the visuals are as good as the gameplay. True next-gen war experience. The way we get to control different teams and vehicles gives us a good tactical experience.The game looks very good on a PS3. The single player is short though, but there is an extensive multiplayer.This is a must buy for all who have a PS3.

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: August 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If your thinking about buying this game you should it's very fun and the graphics and Audio are amazing! This game is very realistic. Im from El Paso, TX which is a sister city to Cuidad Juarez it was fun and amazing to see my home town of El Paso, TX in the game as Fort Bliss is in El Paso. Also the writing on the Mountain "CD JUAREZ LA BIBLIA ES LA VERDAD" is really on the mountain that is located in Juarez and is visable from the freeway here in El Paso. Oh and by the way it translates to "THE BIBLE IS THE TRUTH, READ IT.

I really enjoyed it...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Co-op offline, vs offline, online play, single player mode offline --- all these features come in a lot of games, however the graphics, the realism & the nearly-unlimited opponents do not.

Overall, I liked this game, the co-op should of let you view third-person, but other than that, I felt the modes were awesome.

Customize your character...

Battle 50+ people at one time with a friend helping...

It's a great game.

Yea, I agree with the first reviewer.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: August 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a fun game to play. I don't spend too much money on games for the PS3 and yet I bought this after trying the demo. It takes a bit to learn all the different weapons and controls but quickly becomes immersive afterwards.

Realistic game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If you have been away from gaming for awhile you will be impressed with how realistic this game feels. If you could imagine going through a qualifiction course for tactical ops like SWAT or special ops, this is what that simulation would look like to me. A very entertaining game that felt well put together.

Unstable game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: December 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I am just going to leave a short review. Storyline is just average. Game play takes some getting use to since you have to control other soldiers/vehicles.

I would have rated this game a little higher if it wasn't for the fact that the game constantly crashes. I would have to quit the game at least every other checkpoint. Needless to say this was pretty frustrating. This is not the fault of my PS3 since I have played many other games without any problems. There doesn't seem to be a way to patch this game; maybe I just couldn't find it.

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