Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (ps2: 2006): Reviews

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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter


4.2

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PUBLISHER:	Ubisoft
DEVELOPER:	Ubisoft
GENRE(S):	First-Person Shooter, Action
PLAYERS:	8
ESRB RATING:	T (Teen)
RELEASE DATE:	March 28, 2006

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PSM2 Magazine UK

Unfortunately, all that's beneath the complex briefings and tactical-sounding objectives is some rather standard shooting. [June 2006, p.50]

Next Level Gaming

There comes a time when you should just move on. I think Tom Clancy games and the Playstation 2 should go ahead and part ways. The system just isn't powerful enough to do what I think UbiSoft really wants to do with their games.

Games Master UK

A game that just can't keep up with Clancy's ever-evolving war zone. [July 2006, p.80]

GameSpot

This version of the game takes what should have been a wide-open, tactical experience in a massive metropolis and turns it into just another run-and-gun shooter that ramrods you through narrow corridors.

Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK

Laziness of the worst kind, this is a charmless shadow of the next-gen version. There are plenty of better shooters available on PS2. [May 2006, p.82]

PSW Magazine UK

The PS2 game was never going to compete with the Xbox 360's graphics, and neither did anyone expect it to. What we didn't anticipate was a completely dumbed down version that doesn't seem to know whether it's a straightforward first-person shooter or a tactical war game.

IGN

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter is a very bad game on the PlayStation 2. It's terrible from a technical standpoint, and nothing else about its design really brings it out of the gutter.

Official U.S. Playstation Magazine

It's a sloppy, rushed port of a game that deserved better. [July 2006, p.77]

The average user rating for this game is 4.2 (out of 10) based on 31 User Votes
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George F. gave it a2:
Considering this is supposed to be an elite unit, the gameplay isn't even close to being realistic. I thought GR2 was bad, but this is the worst GR yet. Even if it is, like awesome duuuuuuuuude, on the X-box 360 the Ghost teams don't act like any SF unit out there, maybe a glorified Ranger unit at best. I love how product placement by Crye and Hatch as well as the HK XM-8 (which is now a failed project and scrapped) are littered throughout the game. At least they got the Mutlicam right - everyone knows they will be replacing the useless ACUs soon anyway. Overall, it's just boring urban shooting and nothing more.

Jacobiwan S. gave it a2:
This game has it's place: 10 years ago. It's terrible, acting like a poor Wolfenstein or Goldeneye in graphics, with even worse mechanics and animation. Right off the bat, I noticed that enemies all seemed to be missing about 1/3 of their animation frames, making them appear as if they are "lagging" across screen. It's this choppy enemy movement, coupled with the poor aiming controls and lack of (intuitive) shot physics that make even the possibly entertaining shooting (as nothing else in this game is too well done or entertaining) not fun. So, with it's downfall in action, the game also boasts an incredibly linear level structure, with a bland, boring, and very Win95 "Maze" screensaver feel to the surroundings. I do not recommend this game to anyone.

Ryan T. gave it a0:
A horrific game. The X-Box 360 version is really good. The playstation 2 version is puke on the screen.

Kieran G. gave it a9:
the game is really good the graphics might not be perfect but the company put alot of efort into makeing people happy if you dont like get an xbox 360 i would like to see you do any better you are all ungreat full i enjoyed the game.

Ronnie T. gave it a1:
Graphics are square, controls are sluggish, team work is minimal, no voice control, weapon choice too small, missions are repetative. All in all a dissapointing game that has unbelievable video clips.

John M. gave it a10:
best game yet on the 360. Graphics are great and the gameplay is absolutely AMAZING, I love the cross com it gives a whole new strategic view of things in this kind of game. this is definetely a instant classic.