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Its nothing compaired to Operation Flashpoint...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 21
Date: January 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I have all the rainbow six games, and I think this is a stumbling attempt to create a battlefiel war game. I think it was stupid of Ubi and Red Storm to put somthing this pitiful out there with operation flashpoint out... Its good if you like the rainbow six series, but if you want somthing a little better, go for operation flashpoint.

Realistic at the expense of fun

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 17
Date: January 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

As an average gamer, I want to have fun, be entertained, and feel like I'm making some progress. If you're like me, don't buy this game. I think all of the positive reviews are from people who value realism over fun. First, it's tedious and boring. You have to skulk around and save all the time because at any minute, a shot could ring out and you're dead. The field is really big and it takes a long time to cover it and kill the bad guys. While this is brutally realistic, for me, it's boring. I bought this to have fun. Second, it doesn't look good. Again, it's painfully realistic. It's in olive drab and brown. Last, the interface to control your team is a pain in the _ss. I only played this for about an hour and sold it to a friend. Bottom line, if you like to skulk around a huge drab field for hours, buy it. If you like more action, an easier game, and less realism, don't touch this one.

... Game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 8
Date: September 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

...This game is absolutely horrible. The playabilty is poor and the graphics are barely mediocre. Don't waste your money ...

Ghost Recon is The Hieght of Frustration!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I was looking forward to playing this game. But when I loaded it up on my computer and started it up, things began to go downhill VERY quickly.

The whole game is a battle. A constant struggle between you and your computer to see how frustrated you can become. The control scheme is absolultely horrible. It's a neverending struggle to make your different fire teams do even the simplest tasks. Going from point A to point B should not be this difficult! You issue orders to your teamates but you'll be darned if they do what they are supposed to. The command interface is also very limited. Your fireteams have only a few options: Run, Hold, Shoot. That's pretty much it. There's no "follow" command. What that means is you have to tell your teamates to move every time you want them to, even if it's just five feet. This proved to be VERY frustrating. And to top it all off there is no third person perspective. For the duration of the game you are stuck in first person mode. Why Red Storm did this I have no idea. But it just adds to the aggrivation I felt.

The one saving grace of this game is its graphics. The graphics are very nice, when you aren't angry enough to notice them. But that hardly makes up for the lack of playability. What good are great graphics if the game borders on unplayable?

Give this a pass. Eventhough I played this on PC, I can't imagine the XBox, GameCube or PS2 versions being any better. Instead pick up SOCOM:US Navy Seals. It does everything Ghost Recon was supposed to do only alot better.

Ghost Recon

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 7
Date: January 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Game play is fine the problem is bugs. This game has more problems than any game I purchased in 12 years for the PC. From video to sound causing the game to lock up or crash no matter if your using win 98/me & with most video and sound cards. I would expect more from redstorm and will not purchase anymore of their products.

Realistic? Ha!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: July 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I'm not trying to start an OFP-GR flame war or anything, but I really am totally unimpressed with GR. The AI is awful (you either run into Supermen with lightning-quick reflexes or parapalegic blind gunmen). Friendly AI thinks that standing up in firefights is a good idea. The missions take place in extremly close-quartered areas (you are almost always trapped in a canyon-like environment with very high walls on everyside, and even then you'll get mini-canyons to move in). Your tactical skills are not put to good use, just your reflexes. The missions are uninspired, though professionally written and voice acted.

The only things that Ghost Recon has that Operation Flashpoint doesn't is good soldier models and textures (OFP is notorious for mini-kevlar helmets), realistic combat loads for soldiers and higher terrain detail (a benefit of having such limited terrain in the first place - you can make it look prettier).

Overall, GR is a nice looking game (NOT a simulation) that will satisfy the people who want an arcade shoot 'em up. Look to Operation Flashpoint for a more cerebral, if not quite as glitzy tactical simulation (yes, it is a SIMULATION, not a game).

And, by the way, YES, I served as an infantryman for six years and YES, I did serve in a combat zone.

VooDoo Owners Need not apply.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: November 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

If you own a 3DFX VooDoo video board, you should not buy this game.

This game may be fun, but that only counts if it runs and you can see it. As it stands right now this game does NOT support the VooDoo series of video cards therefore; the game won't start, will crash, or at the very best you won't be able to read the menus or use night vision in the game.(. . .)P>I cannot say if this game is fun or not, but I'll be returning my copy because it does not work and of the non-existent support from Ubi Software.

Would like to know how good this game is.....

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 14
Date: November 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Order placed Nov,6/01. Product released Nov.13/01. Estimated shipping date Nov,14/01. Estimated delivery Nov19-24/01. Package not yet shipped as of Nov,20/01. Guess it pays to go to Best Buy. Demo of this game is AWESOME!! Release version worth the wait?.........CAN'T BE!!!! May be my first/last online purchase.

sucky

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 31, 2008
Author: Amazon User

first of all I hated this game. I got this game and was so eager to play ,being an FPS fan.
GRAPHICS: Okay the graphics are so blocky it looks like a ps1 game gone horribly wrong. The trees are basicaly shaped like this(+) colored different shades of green. Just a sample of the pictures in this game.

GAMEPLAY:The controls in this game are very clumsy to FPS fans. (reload=z, change weps=`, run =right mouse). The friendly AI in this game will stand there until you tell them to move, even while taking fire! The enemy has a serious advantage in this game because if you get shot once you you wil lose control of your guy so they can shoot you again, in an endles cycle until you die because the have full auto weapons.

OVERALL: This game sucks. Seriously if your contemplating between this and another game, pick the other one!

Initial release is very unstable

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 12 / 15
Date: November 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Just a word to the wise, the initial release is very unstable. The forums are currently clogged with gamers having difficulties with everything from the installation through game play. It has been three days since I purchased the product, and have yet to play one game due to game crashes. So far UbiSoft and RSE technical support have yet to significantly address the issues.

It looks like a great game and I can't wait to play...but at this point I might wait to see if the manufacturers will address the reliability problems.

Just thought you shold know.

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