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Lisa Shea said:
If you’re looking for a combat game with amazing graphics for your XBox 360, then definitely go buy Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter. The game is fun in single, co-op and online mode!
First, the graphics, because they are just so gorgeous in high definition. The character movements are smooth and realistic. Characters tumble down stairs. Smoke billows. Leaves wave. The different types of area – beach, city, snow – all have their own look and feel.
We mostly play games single player or XBox Live – but it so happens that when we first took this game home there were 2 gamers who both wanted to play. We played the side by side co-op. It was amazingly fun! There was plenty of screen for both players and with the huge maps, there was great opportunity to flank your opponents and catch them in the crossfire.
The sound is fantastic. The ambient noise around you really adds to the feeling that you are there – from people talking, to wind noises, to the various noises made by the weaponry used. If you don’t have your XBox 360 going through a good stereo yet, now is really the time to hook that up.
I found the on screen status alerts to be both easy to read and unobtrusive. They were there for quick reference, but didn’t get in the way of actual gameplay.
The regular single player campaign is a ton of fun, involving, and very fun to play through. The real challenge, of course, is going Live and facing off against other real players. If you don’t have Live yet, then this is a game that might entice you to take that step. It really does make this game one you could play for years and still have fun.
I’ve had non-war-gamers come over and pick up the basics of gameplay within minutes. It’s not super-challenging or technical in that sense. It does take patience, though. This isn’t a game about plowing Rambo-like into the middle of a pack of enemies and blasting away. It requires you to look over the situation, find the angle that gives you the best protection and to pick away at the enemies while staying safe. You’re not a super-human here. You are a well equipped soldier who can stay alive with a combination of weaponry skill and strategic intelligence.
Highly recommended!
Rating: 5 / 5
# 1 September 2010 at 6:48 pm

N. Rodriguez said:
Tom Clancy, you sly devil. You’ve got me loving modern warfare again. If I weren’t so old and asthmatic, I’d consider signing up for your army of the future.
Gameplay:

Ghost Recon, Advanced Warfighter is a great mix of action, squad tactics and 3rd person shooter. If you try to play this game by running out in the open with your rifle blazing, you’ll find the game awful and difficult. Sadly, if you’re one of those strange-o freaks who likes to play video games in real time, crawling against the side of a virtual house for 6 hours, you’ll hate this game, too. So… who would like this game? The rest of the planet. Basically, the game design encourages you to play smart, but doesn’t force you to play slow. Many stealth games are painful to play, in my un-humble opinion, but this Tom Clancy game does stealth the right way. An important feature of this game is the “advanced” weapons and tools you have at your disposal. Futuristic graphical enemy detectors and flying drones give the game a different feel than other Tom Clancy games, and I find it a cool addition. Its not overwhelming, just a great add-on. The friendly AI isn’t always the best, but the game is designed to make up for any flaws in your team. It isn’t impossible to have a useless idiot on your team in real life, so I guess occasional AI flaws could be considered the height of realism.
Graphics:

Ubisoft has offered us one of the best looking games for the 360 (unless you count the pretty colors of some of the very nicely done XBLA games). Everything from the character animation to the colors and tones of the environments draws you into the game.
Sound:

The voice acting is slightly better than a Spanish soap opera. (close your eyes while watching one of those and you’ll find it a lot less fun). The sound effects and score more than make up for it, though. Its easy to get lost in the game with the sound turned up.
Multiplayer:

I would have preferred full campaign co-op, as the game limits you to mission based maps that feel a bit disconnected from the main game. This, and the AI glitches mentioned earlier, cost G.R.A.W. (as all the cool kids call it) a half point from me, but this is still an excellent game to play with friends (real, imaginary or internet based).
Overall:

Haven’t you heard enough? Go buy it. You don’t have to pay full price for it, of course. 60 bucks is a bit much (not counting a $15 extra map pack you can buy from Xbox Live), but if you have it to spend, there are no games better for the xbox 360. I rate this 4.5 stars.
Rating: 4 / 5
# 1 September 2010 at 8:12 pm

F0X H0UND said:
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.
Rating: 4 / 5
# 1 September 2010 at 9:02 pm

Ryan Jacob said:
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.
Rating: 5 / 5
# 1 September 2010 at 10:51 pm

Michael said:
I’ve played GR2 and others in the series, but this one stands out as the ultimate Ghost Recon. I was excited about this game from the first time I layed eyes on the beautiful E3 2005 trailer. This game is truly a next-gen masterpiece and is, by far, the best game on the Xbox 360 to date (April 2nd, 2006).
Let’s start of with the single player campaign. The first thing you’ll notice while playing this well constructed single player mode is the graphics. THEY ARE AMAZING. The detail Ubi put in this game is plain amazing. The story is good and it’s wonderful shooter. It never get’s boring. Not only do you have control over ur Ghost squadmates, you also have control of Bradly tank, Apache helicopters and other support. The HUD is probally one of the best parts of this game. It pinpoints all ur enemys and freindlys with different color diamonds. It makes the game a little easier, but you can turn them off so you’re stuck in the dark. The single player should sell this game by itself, but there’s more…
Multiplayer in G.R.A.W. rivals Halo 2. It’s easy to get inside games and pop right into the action. You have the same kind of control in Mutli. as you do single player. The graphics are still amazing and the action is intense. The levels span all the spetrums. From jungles to beaches and from deserts to snow, it’s all here. The one thing i was disappointed about in multiplayer is that you can’t stick yourself to walls. This was one of the greatest parts of single player, the ability to hide yourself and still shoot. But hey, beggars can’t be choosers and this multiplayer is awesome.
My recommendation is GO BUY THIS GAME. You will not be sorry.
Rating: 5 / 5
# 2 September 2010 at 12:04 am

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