The true spirit of Clancy and Rainbow Six returns in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2!

User Rating: 8.2 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 PC
By DiabeticDude | Review Date:
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 is quite possibly the longest game title in existence, however, it is also quite possibly the best online 'tactical-arcade-shooter' to date. GRAW2 brings the spirit of the original Rainbow Six back to the PC - meaning the player is in for some pretty intense and tactically demanding firefights. I'm not going to write a full review here, thats for GameSpot. I just want to basically sum up GRAW2. Before I continue however, let me point out that I HATE modern Clancy games; they are arcadey and completely unsuited to the PC - being as they are nothing more than console ports. GRAW2 however is a beautifully crafted PC game through and through. Multiplayer is SPOT on, and is the only reason I purchased this game. I do not enjoy single-player games, but if you do, then fear not, as GRAW2 has a reasonably fleshed out single-player component. GRAW1 was a disappointment, GRAW2 most certainly is not.

Here is a brief list of why you should buy this game:
(1) It has excellent multiplayer gameplay.
(2) It is both tactical and twitch based. Participating in online matches requires an equal amount of skill and common (tactical) sense.
(3) It has purdy graphics - even if it does lack true full-screen anti-aliasing.
(4) It has some of the best sound effects I have ever heard in a shooter. (5) The animation and movement mechanic is stunning. Knee-slides are quite possibly the coolest looking 'realistic move' ever (sure, a back-flip may look cool, but it isn't very practical in a modern day fire-fight)

Don't buy this game if:
(1) You ONLY play CS, and cannot understand why anyone would want to play an online game where rounds last longer than 2 minutes.
(2) You have a poor computer. Sorry folks, but this game requires a reasonably respectable system. No, your MX440 will NOT run this game.
(3) You have better things to do with your life.

I hope my 'mini-review' provides you with some insight into GRAW2. Much love to Grin (not Ubisoft) for developing such a sexcellent game.

Cheers.

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