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Incredibly frustrating, doesn't deserve the Ghost Recon name

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 94 / 102
Date: May 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Pros:
Physics. Graphics.

Cons:
No Quicksaves. Checkpoints are too infrequent. Friendly AI path finding is questionable. Most of the unique Ghost Recon 1 features and gameplay omitted. If you (the squad leader) die in single or multiplayer, GAME OVER and start over! All maps take place in urban Mexico City. None of the outdoor expansive terrains that made the original Ghost Recon so popular.

Comments:
If you are a die hard Ghost Recon fan be warned. This game has omitted most of the features that made Ghost Recon "Game of the Year." No longer can you jump into and control each squad member, no longer can you issue disposition to your commands (such as "recon", "suppress", "assault", "advance at all costs") and no longer are you in control of up to 3 squads (Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie). Nope, now its just you and 3 other ghosts.

The AI path finding in this game is far from Magellan. Your squad mates barely negotiate the complex cityscape, announcing "arrived" when in fact they haven't and are rather two blocks behind you guarding the back of a fence. As a matter of fact, you are constantly micro-managing your squad because they do not automatically follow you -- unless you issue the mislabeled "follow" command which causes them to merely regroup on your current position. There they'll stay until you manage them again.

The omission of quicksaves or some form of spawn capability is absolutely ludicrous. As a matter of fact, there are no manual game saves at all. Not even from the game menu. Just a sparse checkpoint system. One location had me fighting over 30 enemies, 3 tanks, and 4 armored vehicles in an ambushed town center before I was awarded my next checkpoint. That may be no problem in Battlefield 2 or Call or Duty but proves fairly difficult in 1-shot kill Ghost Recon (practically the only attribute they decided to keep from the original game). One should at least be able to spawn into an AI squad position and continue the fight. That would give you at least 3 more tries before receiving the perfunctory "GAME OVER" screen.

This really could be an excellent game if developer GRIN would either add some manual save functionality, increase checkpoint frequency, or add in some original Ghost Recon features. I encourage you to download the Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Demo before you buy. Be sure not to kid yourself into thinking that it's merely a demo and more improvements and features have been added to the final game ... because, I assure you, they haven't.

Stop porting console only games to PC.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 46 / 55
Date: May 13, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Yup, its a console game alright. It's somewhat pretty and explosions are very cool but thats where it ends. I cant beleive I wasted 50 bucks on this.

- Frustrating
- No manual saves
- AI is horrid. AI sees you before you even turn the corner.
- Squad mates are dumb as stumps. Tell them to follow and they run past you into a crossfire.....
- No jumping or walking over short obsticals.
- Squad commands dumbed down and limited for the twitchers.

Do I need go on?

This game would be ok for an arcade setting. But Ghost Recon it is not. Shame on you Ubi

PC Gamer sick of this treatment

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 9 / 11
Date: June 07, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I love how our favorite titles get taken from us PC players, get GUTTED for the consoles and are then given back to us like it's some kind of gift that they ported to PC for us. There would be no GHOST RECON or R6 if it hadn't been for loyal PC gamers and now we get this consol hack junk under the title of a once great franchise. I'm done with future GR and R6 until PCGAMER ranks them at 85% or above.

Too damn hard, and it sucks

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 10
Date: June 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Quick saves are the only types of saves, and they are so damn rare you can't believe it. Easy difficulty might as well be impossible also. This game was tedious, it wasn't fun at all. Restarting over and over and over and over and over again made the game just plain suck. Do not buy this game. Yeah, I know it sounds cool: "Urban warfare" "Cross com system" blah blah blah, but don't buy it, it really sucks. Trust me, it really really sucks. AI sucks too, your squad mates might as well not even exist, they don't even do anything to help you out, the AI sucks. Also, the enemy are one hell of a shot. They are comparible to Marine Corps Snipers. They know where you are, and can hit you like you can't believe. Wow, a whole enemy army full of snipers, real good. Don't buy this game, you'll regret it.

Not even in the ballpark of an advanced warfighter...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: July 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Some of the extremely aggravating things about this game are 1) the AI ghosts either wander off and do their own thing or get stuck somewhere and you have to go run into them a few times to get them unstuck, 2)the gameplay is predictable and very very linear (you can only go a certain way even if it takes you directly into a line of fire), 3) there are some problems with the graphics where you see your team mate in places they aren't and get stuck on some of the trees and hillsides, and 4) there are no save points in a multiplayer mission.
On the plus side, the game is very challenging (even on the easiest settings). For the cost of this game and the amount of frustration that it causes, I would just buy something else.

If there was only a negative star rating...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: July 26, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is absolute trash.

I have a system running a 3.84 GHz overclocked P4, with 2 GB of RAM, and an overclocked GeForce 6800 GT. Suffice it to say, I never have a problem running games maxed out.

With THIS game, however, I was unable to maintain decent framerates, even at unreasonably low quality settings. It is essentially unplayable.

Search around the forums before you buy this one (I wish I had). You'll be hard-pressed to find a positive review of this turd.

Stay away!

Time to reinstall the original...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: May 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The original Ghost Recon for PC is hands down my favorite squad based 3D shooter. I loved the tactical aspects and the real life feel of being in the battlefield. From the tactical map allowing commands and control of all your men, this game really gave you the feel of being a battlefield commander.

With each new version of Ghost Recon it has become apparent that Ubisoft is no longer concerned with supporting the PC environment or it's users which is a real shame. While I enjoy some console games, primarily sports, I've never enjoyed 3D shooters on console. I like many of my friends prefer the mouse & keyboard as well as the beautifully rendered graphics.

While the 360 and HDTV eliminates one of these, I don't think it's enough to port a console game directly over to the PC.

Most important, I believe that the game play has been dumbed down to the run in, kill, get killed mentality. Gone are the tactical & squad based maneuvering that really defined the original game. That was something original that set this and the SWAT series apart from other 3D shooters.

Might as well go out and buy Quake or Unreal because here is yet another clone...

Game of the Year no more!

terrible

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: July 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is terrible. Don't waste your money or time. The cover and explanation of the game look great but playability is terrible. To start off, I have a fast computer with 1 GB of RAM, 2.8 GHz Athlon 64 computer, 40 KB/s DSL connection, ATI Radeon 9600 128 MB video card. Not the best but better than what is recommended on the box.

Let me just say that the load times are so long for both single and multiplayer. And, when it is loading it doesn't provide you any progress bar. It is so long that you might think your computer has hung and will need to be reboot. Also, when trying to play multiplayer and you select a server/game to join, it will take about 5 min to load. What is even more frustrating than that is, after you've waited between 5-10 min, you've suddenly been disconnected and the computer hangs.

Overall, I found myself sitting and waiting more than I've found myself playing. This game sucks. Don't buy it. Marketing guys did a great job displaying and hyping this game. The artwork on the box looks great. But, the programmers and project leads for this game are all amateurs need more practice.

I decided to write this review because I can't return the game to Target and get my money back. I just wasted $50. So, to all those who are considering the game, run (don't walk) away from this game.

Move along now, nothing to see here...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: July 20, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The original Ghost Recon got me into pc gaming. Waited and waited for the next installment. Five years later, GRAW... Do not waste your time on this juvenile piece of junk. Your computer probably can't run it anyway.

sad, really

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: May 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I loved the original ghost recon, but this is not even close. You can't save...you can't pick up weapons even when you are out of ammo...the firing reticle looks like the background...and there doesn't seem to be any difference in the power of most of the rifles. Also, how about a silencer that is actually silent.

This game was a bummer...way to kill a franchise.

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