User:CobaltBlue612/GRAW2 Rewrite
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| Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 | |
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| Developer(s) | Ubisoft Paris |
| Publisher(s) | Ubisoft |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Microsoft Windows |
| Release date | Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 PC PSP |
| Genre(s) | Tactical shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Media | DVD, DVD-DL, Blu-ray Disc |
| Input methods | Gamepad, keyboard, mouse, joystick |
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (GRAW 2) is the sequel to Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter. It expands on the game play of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter and is the eigth installment in the popular Ghost Recon tactical shooter video game series, published by Ubisoft.
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[edit] Critical Reception
Summary of review scores here.
[edit] Awards
Information on awards here.
[edit] Gameplay
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 is a Third-person Shooter, with the primary viewpoint being an over-the-shoulder camera of the relevant soldier. The game also includes a first-person view for actions such as the viewing of information / displays from team-mates and support units as well as a tactical overview shown for air-support.
[edit] The Cross-Com System
The Cross-Com is a mainstay of the Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter franchise, and is the means by which players recieve information and dispense orders, as well as performing the traditional roles of the HUD from other actions games. In the corners there are displays for the players health, weapon selections, intelligence updates as well as the contextual cross-com action panel. Depending on the selected support and the direction the player is pointing one or two actions are typically available such as:
- Move to location
- Destroy Vehicle
- Snipe (if zoomed in, and Alicia Diaz is part of the squad)
- Attack
- Move Forward / Move Back / Stop (Tank / APC)
[edit] Weapons & Equipment
Todo: Table of weapons, clip size and ammo count
[edit] Single-Player Game
[edit] Plot / Missions
The story of the singleplayer game is broken into three acts, each of which is comprised of several missions.
- Act 1 - Following immediately from the events of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter the player is informed of the continuing political struggles engulfing Mexico and much of Latin America. The player is inserted unofficially onto Mexican soil in order to locate potential nuclear weapons.
- Act 2 - The instigators of the rebellion are found to be foreign mercenaries of unclear origin, who are manipulating the rebel forces for their own ends. The player must attempt to locate the missles as well as destroying a device being used to jam the United States' anti-missile defense systems.
- Act 3 - The player must fight their way back across the border in order to topple the remaining insurgents, locate and destroy the remaining nuclear missles before they can be launched.
[edit] Characters
[edit] Ghost Recon Squad
| Character Name | Picture | Rank | Role | Standard Weapons | Notes |
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| Scott Mitchell | N/A | Captain | Squad Leader (Player Character) | Player selected | This is the character the player controls during the entire singleplayer game experience. |
| Joe Ramirez | N/A | Rifleman | Leiutenant | Fixme | |
| Paul Smith | N/A | Rifleman | Leiutenant | Fixme | |
| Matt Beasley | N/A | Rifleman | Leiutenant | Fixme | |
| Marcus Brown | N/A | Gunner | Leiutenant | Fixme | |
| Bo Jenkins | N/A | Grenadier | Leiutenant | Fixme | |
| Alicia Diaz | N/A | Rifleman | Leiutenant | Fixme | Having Alicia on your team allows you to select 'Snipe' on the crosscom when zoomed in on a target with a rifle, causing her to pick off the specified target. |
| John Hume | N/A | Anti-Tank Infantry | Leiutenant | Fixme | The only member of your squad to carry sufficient firepower to destroy heavy vehicles such as tanks. |
| Alex Nolan | N/A | Medic | Leiutenant | Fixme | Doubles the number of medical kits the squad carries from 3 to 6, and is able to heal the player character as well as other members of the squad. |
[edit] Support Vehicles
| Support Name | Picture | Description |
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| Stryker APC | N/A | A light ground assault vehicle carrying a heavy machine-gun and a light cannon. Provides ideal cover to advancing squads and is able to dispatch small groups of enemies. |
| M1A4 Abrhams Tank | N/A | Evil. Just evil. |
| Littlebird | N/A | A light machinegun carrying arial attack chopper. Easily destroyed by larger vehicles and anti-tank weaponry, but ideal for use against moderate groups of infantry. |
| FAR Support / Airstrike | N / A | From time to time the player will be able to designate targets for nearby fighter jets, which will deliver their ordinance to the specified target, inflicting heavy damage. |
| UAV3 | N/A | The latest iteration of the unmanned aerial drone, the UAV3 is able to provide intel on locations the player is about to enter. When hovering over a zone the drone can perform a scan, identifying hostiles in the area and causing them to be identified on the players Cross-Com as long as the drone remains within range of the targets. |
| MULE | N / A | A mobile armoury unit for the Ghost Recon squad, the MULE allows for re-selection of weapons mid-mission and can be brought along into conflicts, allowing for replenishment of available medical kits, ammunitation and grenades. |
[edit] Multi-Player Game
[edit] Changes from Previous Game
[edit] Cooperative Campaign
[edit] Competitive Game Modes
[edit] Platform Differences
[edit] Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 version of the game supports 2-4 players playing cooperative or competitively on the same console, and supports 2-16 players online via the Xbox Live service. The unique weapon for this version of the game is the FAMAS rifle, obtained by entering 'GRAW2QUICKFAMAS' as the name of the save-game. The unique multiplayer map for this version of the game is obtained by using the in-game menu system in order to link users Xbox Live accounts to their Ubisoft accounts. Other standard features for the this platform include support for downloadable content, leaderboards and multiplayer voice chat.
[edit] Mobile / PDA Version
An official mobile version of the Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 game is availble via the 3 (Three) mobile service provider and can be obtained from the GhostReconMobile website. This version of the game eschews most of the features found in the 3D version and is a 2D-scrolling action game.
[edit] Trivia
- Third Echelon from Splinter Cell is mentioned by name during act two. This shows again how Ghost Recon and Splinter Cell exist within the same universe. The first time being the sinking of the USS Clarence E. Walsh in both Ghost Recon 2 and Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory.
- You can also obtain special head gear from Rainbow Six: Vegas and Splinter Cell: Double Agent by having saved profiles from the games on your hard drive or memory card. You gain access to these head pieces in the multiplayer character customization area.
- In the distance of the multiplayer map Lagoon, what looks like another island map from the first GRAW can be seen in the distance. Similarities include the raised cliff like area in the center with rocky beaches to the sides.
