Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2

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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
Developer(s)	Ubisoft
Publisher(s)	Ubisoft
Release date(s)	Est March '07
Genre(s)	Tactical Shooter
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows
Media	DVD, BD-ROM

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 is the recently-announced sequel to Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter. It will expand on the game play of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter and will be the fifth installment in the popular Ghost Recon tactical shooter video game series, published by Ubisoft.

GRAW2 will have dynamic weather conditions, sandstorms to howling rain, with subtle details such as after a rain storm the mission area glistens with moisture and features standing pools of water, There will also be blowing wind. GRAW 2 will feature object translucency Which will allow players to see through surfaces like leaves and fabrics under the right conditions. "God Rays" will also be part of the game. This is a graphical technique that simulates the way light goes around an opaque surface. God Rays allow the player to see the limits of light, creating the hard edges rays of light often seen pouring through cathedral windows, for example. New smoke effects will be added, specifically one called the depth sprite. Thie technique makes smoke particles move over and around objects like an actual gas, eliminating the hard lines you see between clouds and surfaces that crop up in most games. The smoke reacts to light and wind. All this and imporved particle effects will make up the bulk of the graphical improvements.

Also the squad selection option at rally points is being drasticly changed. Choosing your squad is more of a strategic option now. In GRAW players were inclined just to take the default squad that first showed up on the screen because it didn't make much difference, that is all changing now. In GRAW 2 it is important you take the people that can be of most help to you. Choosing the wrong squad could result in mission failure. For example you only have a certian amount of health packs so it might be a good idea to bring a medic along because he has unlimited health packs. However if you take a medic with you you will not be able to take any other type of support troop like a marksman. What time of day it is, the environment, how far in the mission you are, etc. should determine who you take with you. So say you are all out of health packs and you are at a rally point. Now, you are only halfway through the mission so chances are that at least one of your squadmates is probably going to get hit, at that point you are probably thinking it will be best to just take a medic. But what if you are at a rebel outpost full of snipers? You might want a marksman to knock out the baddies that are just outside the range of your MR-C. Marksman or Medic, who would you take? It is situations like these that you really need to think about who you should take with you. This is just one of the many ways that GRAW 2 really immerses the player in the game.

The game story will take place just south of the US border, and it will deal with the growing turmoil in that region. The game takes place over a span of just 72 hours, and will feature a wide array of location types including forests, mountains, jungles, and towns. The combat will take place in both Mexico and the United States, although the game will begin the urban part of Mexico City. The game's climax will also feature a full fledged invasion of US soil for control over El Paso Texas, which the player must repel.

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