Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 PlayStation 2
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5.7 out of 10

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  • Summary: In the wake of one of North Korea's worst famines, an insidious North Korean general influences the government to secretly divert humanitarian aid to beef up its army, slowly gaining power in the process. Fearful that North Korea is amassing huge quantities of military weapons, the new Chinese regime eliminates arms sales to North Korea. In response, the North Korean government initiates secret overtures to Russia, who strikes a quiet alliance. In the midst of another North Korean famine, food riots begin rocking the countryside, and the rogue North Korean general assumes complete control of the army. Blaming China for the famine, he begins charging north to seize Chinese territory with tacit support from its new Russian ally. China moves to respond, but limits the level of escalation, fearing open conflict with Russia and a possible nuclear exchange. Instead, China officially agrees to a multinational force to safeguard the China-North Korean border. Unofficially, the Ghosts and other special forces go in. Their mission: cripple the North Korean threat and depose the rogue general. (*Note: Ghost Recon 2 for PS2 occurs four years before ? and acts as a prequel to ? the Xbox version. The game is built on the Unreal engine - as opposed to the proprietary Ghost Recon engine - and will also use Havok physics, a rarity in PS2 games.) [Ubisoft]… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 21
  3. Negative: 3 out of 21
  1. TotalGames.net
    80
    With a comprehensive (and more importantly, rather good) multiplayer game complementing the rather hard campaign mode, Ghost Recon 2 is at least heading in the right direction now - and for the moment that's good enough for us.
  2. Computer and Video Games
    70
    Military obsessives will love it and, providing those who play it are prepared to put in the time required to learn its quirks and foibles, they should be rewarded with a fairly satisfying experience.
  3. Game Chronicles
    70
    It’s obvious that the graphics-heavy Clancy games are tailored toward the beefier Xbox console, and the PS2 versions ported strictly for sales dollars. On the Xbox, Ghost Recon 2 rocks – on the PS2 however, it just doesn’t measure up.
  4. Gamenikki
    40
    It's a tactical, team-based online shooter that isn't very tactical, is only technically team-based, and has broken netcode. What do you think?

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  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 4 out of 11
  1. MargaritoZ.
    10
    Good game good story line great graphics and a good sigle player option with lone wolf.
  2. Nick
    10
    Having played ghost recon 2 as well as rainbow six and socom 2, i can say that this game has by far the best and most fun online gaming i have ever seen. it can play up to 16 in one game and has great map. i would recommend to anyone interested in an online shooter.… Expand
  3. JoshB.
    7
    This was a practical game I enjoyed half of the missons. The gharphs are pretty good maby a 7.5 and the sound in great 8.5. The few things I did not like was no SPLIT SREEN MUTIPARYER! and Scott mitchell, the leader, does not put the rpg on his bhich is odd.… Expand
  4. Joeaverage
    4
    A good idea with good graphics but if your looking for a team based shooter dont buy this the team ai is terrible your team could hit a fly with a grenade from a different country but they can't shot someone who stands in front of them very disappointing.… Collapse

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