Another Tom Clancy game and once again it is a Tom Clancy game that delivers. I have never really been a fan of the Ghost Recon series. I prefer the close quarters and fast paced to vast open war fields. But I was impressed by G.R.A.W. It was a new experience and I quite enjoyed it.
The main story is that you are in command of a troop of soldiers. These are the soldiers of the future with all the latest weaponry and technology. You are in Mexico and must help stop the hostilities in the country. The campaign does draw you into the plot, making you want to play not only for playing the game but to learn about the next part of the story.
The graphics are very impressive, probably only beaten by Oblivion. The realism is superb. The little things like smoke grenades look brilliant and everything is very nicely detailed. Some things look a little risqué but mostly excellent. Not really a lot more I can say about the graphics except that I was impressed by but I still think that the game is definitely not using the full capabilities the 360 can offer.
Game play is very intuitive, and can be very unforgiving. If you make a mistake the odds are you will have to pay for it and that normally means starting from that last checkpoint again. I love some of the little things like if you’re running and suddenly need to crouch, you skid into position. The reticule is a little different that you might be used to, its more of a sweeping action when moving it which may take a little getting used to. Leaning and standing against walls has been added for this latest instalment of Ghost Recon and altogether G.R.A.W plays quite well.
Multiplayer wise it is pretty fun to play. You can either play ranked matches or unranked on Xbox LIVE. Either way games can sometimes take a short time to be found. Some of the features from single player have been removed and the graphics have been slightly downgraded to cater for the more action packed and faster paced multiplayer. It can be quite fun, but there are some problems. Such as that spawn points are sometimes very messy, several people can re-spawn in the same place or it is very easy to spawn camp. To combat this Ubisoft made it so that you cannot shoot or be shout for a short time, but that way the other player just waits and still kills you. Overall it is good to play online, but definitely not the best.
Sound is at its best during intense fire fights. The gunfire sounds realistic and when trapped behind little cover, with bullets being sprayed all around you, the sound effects are in their element. The music is once again pretty first rate, as in most Tom Clancy games.
Altogether an impressive game. If you are a fan of the Ghost Recon series then you will have to have this, if your not then I suggest renting it out first. But while Halo 2 is still going strong all other shooters will be second best unfortunately. I’m personally waiting for Rainbow Six: Vegas, look awesome.
Score: 8/10
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