Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter008888522805

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

Platform - Xbox 360
ESRB Rating - Teen
Features:
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  • Become the soldier of the future - Use a fully integrated combat system with cutting-edge weapons and communication systems, all based on real military research
  • Stunning urban environments - the game takes place in a meticulously detailed Mexico City, one of the world's largest urban areas. Visit multiple locations all over the capital, for complete immersion in the urban war of the future
  • Top-notch multiplayer experience delivers industry-leading multiplayer and cooperative gameplay for one of the hottest online franchises
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3 Star Rating
Anonymous

Partially objective review...

(Review From Amazon)
General Comments:
Good game. I have some gripes, but some are subjective. You may or may not agree.
CONS
1) [...] There are too many little distracting blips, shapes and colors on the screen. Some serve absolutely no purpose whatsoever; some served a purpose at one time (enemy vehicles) but don't anymore (empty enemy vehicles) yet they remain onscreen and are distracting.
2) too many command options and options in general. There are too many things you need to do, buttons to press to get something done. I forgot which button to press half the time or pressed the wrong button. Not completely intuitive. The tutorial level would help IF there were not so much of this.
3) friendly AI (your squad) is dumb. Previous GR games had your squad killing most of the enemies 5 seconds before you even knew they were there. Now they are often painfully dumb and all of them end up getting shot 10 seconds into any mission. You'll be patching them up OFTEN. I ended up often not sending them anywhere because I knew they would just get shot.
4) GRAB COVER. This is a new feature of many of these next-gen games (such as Gears of War). Go up to a wall in this game, you get glued to it. I get what they're trying to do here, but it's difficult for me to get used to. You get glued to a wall in inopportune close-combat moments, can't move freely fast enough and end up getting killed.
5) No "Save Anywhere" ability. This is a major gripe, because you'll be repeating the same damn thing over and over and over again, and perhaps not because YOU did anything wrong - maybe your stupid teammate did or a VIP stood out in the open waiting to get shot.
6) Grenades. Awful. They suck. This is actually a downgrade from all other Ghost Recon and Clancy games IMO. There is little control (uses a color system) over the exact distance the grenade will be thrown and it needs to be very close to an enemy to do damage. Ubisoft (and other games) uses an intuitive grenade system for Splinter Cell, why can't they do it here?

1&2 criticisms above are basically that the game is "too busy" - and this is coming from a seasoned veteran of Ghost Recon and Clancy titles in general (played 'em all for xbox). But that may be the point of the "advanced" part of the title, so the criticism may not be valid for you. 4) Again, I don't like GRAB COVER, you might. I especially don't like AUTO-GRAB COVER (used in this game). Give me a choice to do it or not.

PROS
1) solid next gen effort
2) appreciate the variety of items/vehicles. Tanks, UAVs, helicopters, and you can control them all. They took away things like lazing targets, but that's okay.
3) I like the helicopter gunner missions. Feels like I'm in Full Metal Jacket.
4) even though i find the HUD distracting and busy, there are some genuine upgrades over past GR and Clancy franchise titles...


5 Star Rating
Anonymous

Well-Rounded, Amazing Game!

(Review From Amazon)
General Comments:
G.R.A.W. is an amazing game. The sounds are extremely realistic and that paired up with the awesome graphics put you into the middle of war. The weapons are very well done and detailed as well as the numerous environments you will fight in. I haven't played multiplayer yet, but I know that campaign is a load of fun. The objectives are clear and the mission briefings are easy to understand. You'll get used to the controls in a day, very easy to use. G.R.A.W. 2 will be amazing because the first game in the sequence has surprised me a lot. I highly recommend this game to anyone who wants a fun, futuristic war game.

Another nice feature is the ability to put in cheat codes and still be able to unlock achievements. It's great if you're stuck or just want to breeze through single player:

***CHEAT CODES - YOU WILL STILL BE ABLE TO UNLOCK ACHIEVEMENTS IN CAMPAIGN!***

For all codes you must first pause the game and hold Left Trigger, Right Trigger, and the Back button. You must keep these buttons help down as you enter the following codes:

Invincibility - Y,Y,X,RB,X,LB

Team Invincibility - X,X,Y,RB,Y,LB

Infinite Ammo - RB,RB,LB,X,LB,Y