Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5080 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: UBI Soft
• Released on: 2004-11-26
• Platform: Xbox

From the Manufacturer
Set in North Korea in the year 2011, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon 2 offers gamers an insider view of the way large-scale conflicts will be fought in the near future. The game will continue the tradition of intensity and realism associated with Ubisoft's Tom Clancy brand, with an emotionally charged storyline, a completely redesigned graphics engine and the most intuitive gameplay to date, to fully immerse gamers into the chaos of a high tech war. The game will offer white-knuckle tension and explosive action as it puts players in command of an elite squad of U.S. Special Forces.

Customer Reviews

Ghost Recon 2 For XBox
I was fortunate enough to be invited to a pre-launch day organised by Ubisoft in Reading. Basically a handful of us were selected to play the game all day either on the PS2 or XBOX. I played the XBOX version as the PS2 doesn't really interest me even though I have one.

The latest Ghost Recon 2 game is much more better than the earlier versions. It's not as busy and complicated when you work through the menu for example.

The graphics are awesome and so too are the sounds. I loved watching the enemy advance above in a helicopter but they weren't there for long as I blew them clean out of the sky, spectacular!

I also played the game on LIVE as part of the day involved playing the actual developers. There was no lag whatsoever. There were various maps to choose from and I really liked the improved lobby system before combat which is similar to that on Rainbow Six 3 and Black Arrow.

Rainbow Six 3 and Rainbow Six 3 Black Arrow (also Ubisoft titles) are my favourites and Ghost Recon 2 will definitely play an important role like them. People have asked me is Ghost Recon 2 better than Black Arrow. Well it's hard to answer as they are different games. Black Arrow is more about running and gunning where as with Ghost Recon 2 you can lay down in the woods and pick the enemy off so it demands more tactical moves and thoughts - ideal if you play with a group of friends for example.

You can play the game as a first person shooter or you can change to third person view and see yourself as the soldier from over his shoulder. In first person shooter there is no gun on the screen so your view isn't blocked at all.

I asked UBI on the day which console the game ran best on. Some said the PS2, some said the Xbox. It's worth pointing out though that both games are different on each console. A friend who went with me tried the game on both systems but he said he preferred the Xbox version, especially because of the online play and voice capabilities.

This game is worth every penny. It will be up there with Rainbow Six 3 Black Arrow, Halo 2, PGR2 etc as one of the best.

Well I bought it
I say I bought it because so many of the reviewers on amazon seem to review stuff they haven't even got !

It is one of the best games I've bought on the XBox.

Yes, the campaign level is very hard - but that's because you've got to be patient and work out where you're going to move to and how you're vulnerable. This really isn't a "charge around and shoot everything" kind of game - go and play HALO 2 if you want that. This is about working as part of a team.

Online it is spectacular. It is arguable that this game really comes into its own when you have a group of mates attempting to wipe out another team of people you don't even know ! There's nothing quite like that feeling online when the comms go quiet and you realise you are the only person left alive to face the enemy alone.

You will have to ignore the fact that the lobby areas are confusing and seem rushed design-wise, but get past that and you're onto a winner with no lag whatsoever.

Trust me - my standards are high with games like this and this one is very, very good indeed.

Good looking, but a bit thick!
I am great fan of the original Ghost Recon, but I am sadly disappointed with the new Recon 2. It has some gorgeous graphics, but the AI of your troops and the enemy is dull as dishwater. The mission is now totally linear as opposed to Recon 1 where you could choose how to attack each mission. Your troops are thick as theives, they take enemy fire without taking cover and rarely attack back effectively, leaving you to do all the work. The stealthy atmosphere of the original is totally lost as enemy run right at you without a care in the world, and even then sometimes they dont see you. Re-loading and changing weapons takes an age - yes ok its realistic, but its still annoying! Crouching, standing and lying down takes years as well. Not good when the enemy seem to be much better at it than you! This game feels, in two words: rushed / disappointing. This should have been excellent and I have been waiting all year for it. Take a look at Halo 2 for a sublime piece of coding heaven, the AI in Halo is what we should have here in Recon 2. Multiplayer is much better fun with a bunch of mates, at least then you have some brainpower in your troops and enemy! Fans of the original may be dissapointed. Dont play Halo 2 first then this after - do it the other way round!