Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #295 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: UBI Soft
• Released on: 2007-08-24
• Platform: PLAYSTATION 3

Manufacturer's Description:
Following the failure of the coup d'état in Mexico City Mexican rebels have gathered their remaining forces along the US border. The Ghosts have less than 72 hours to stop a nuclear attack. Lead your team of elite Special Forces for the first time on US soil - straddling the border between Juarez, Mexico and El Paso, Texas. You are the last line of defense and must do what it takes to protect your country.

Customer Reviews

Better than i though!!!
I bougth this game because i needed something for online and single player. It was this or Vegas, i have played Vegas for Xbox 360 and i though it was ok so i decided to get this instead since i played the first GRAW. Compared to the GRAW, GRAW 2 owns this by far!!!

For some reasons the game is better than the GRAW all round gameplay, multiplayer (brilliant) and coop play.

I give the graphics a 5-5 becasue they have something i did not expect. They have put in sun beams effects not as good as crysis sun beams but its still really good.

Gameplay - 5
Story - 5
Multiplayer - 5
COOP - 5
Graphics - 5
Music - 5

BRilliant deffo get this!!!!!

GRAW 2 ROCKS!
This game came bundled with my 60Gb PS3 and I've hardly stopped playing it. Everything from the graphics, to AI, to the online modes is brilliant. The only draw-back (And it's a major one if you don't play online) is that the single player offline game is rather short and can be completed over a weekend or so. But the online mode more than makes up for that, with Ranked Matches and a points-based promotion system to ensure reasonably well-matched games, although I seem to get my ass kicked repeatedly by amazingly talented students/unemployed people/people who REALLY need to get out more (or GRAW 2 fanatics).

Overall, your squad are reasonably smart (But you may find you'r doing most of the dirty work) and they're easy to control & command. The enemy AI is quite brilliant on the higher difficulty settings, as they attempt to pin you down and out-flank you or target the weakest member of your squad (which always seems to be me for some reason). All in all a cracking game and one that sets a benchmark for future PS3 squad-based tactical shooters.

N.B This isn't technically a First-Person Shooter as you can play it's 3rd person (by default) on single player. And will people stop comparing it to CoD4? They're two different sub-genres of Shooters!

I don't usually do 5 stars, but in this case....
I'll make an exception.
First point I have to make because it ticks me off.... why do people compare this to call of duty? They are different games, period.
I love COD4. It really is a masterpiece. But this is also brilliant fun both in solo and multiplayer modes.

OK. So on we go.
I've read some harsh statements about the voice acting, and much as I'd like to stick up for the game, I can't. It's rubbish. But for me it's one of the only weak points of the game, and it certainly doesn't take any of the enjoyment away.

The graphics vary immensely. There are indeed some parts where you think that you're looking at a PS2 game. But these are coupled more often than not with beautiful crisp next-gen graphics. I think this is a beautiful game visually. The environments are very good and usually pretty large (if somewhat linear at times). But effects like fog, rain, smoke are really something to behold. Similarly the explosions from air raids and other attacks are top notch.

The gameplay itself is top drawer. There are enough solo missions to make you feel like a one man army, but there are also a whole bunch of missions where you need to work with your team of Ghosts. I like this idea. It keeps you on your toes, and keeps the game interesting.

Along with your team of ghosts, you also possess such gadgetry as an unmanned aerial drone that you can use to scout the terrain ahead and identify enemy placements. This adds to the tactical side and makes it so much more than a simple FPS game. You also have the 'mule'. A unmanned resupply vehicle that you can use to swap from say, a sniper rifle, to a close quarter heavy machine gun. Again this is brilliant as it forces you to work tactically.
I'm sure you could probably do the missions without using these gadgets, but I seriously doubt it would be as much fun. People that complain about the shortness of the game are probably those that are a bit gung-ho and who enjoy the carnage more than anything else. But for those that realise that Ghosts are meant to be invisible, this is a cracking game.

The online play ups the adrenalin rush considerably, but I think most other reviewers have already said plenty on this aspect of the game. Suffice to say, that in multiplayer all rules go out the window...