Not quite what I remember from GRAW.
Bad : Mitchell's new helmet looks stupid, teammates still useless. Short campaign. They removed APC rides, and switched them for some half-baked Jeep sequeneces. What the hell were they thinking ?
The original GRAW came out a year ago on the 360, and offered us a wonderful view on how war could be in a near future. It gave us the opportunity to toy with some high tech gadgets, weapons and outfit.
The graphics amazed all of us, and the game seemed perfect for its genre. The hazy sun of mexico reflecting on it's tall buildings, urban warfare to its maximum.
Now we get to try the sequel of the game, and I must say, it's quite disapointing.
Graphics : The graphics are pretty great. Unfortunatly, they tend to look less better than GRAW1 since the action doesnt take place in Mexico City, but more in rocky areas and such. When you reload a gun, you don't see the clip going in and out, wich is very dumb.
Gameplay : The cover system is okay, but not as good as in Gears. After GRAW1, I hoped they would revamp it a little, to make it feel less clunky. Sometimes Mitchell will get off the wall, or simply won't get into cover. The game is pretty basic, its an arcade shooter at its best. There is still no feel on any on the weapons you're using, wich makes them all the same in a way.
Sound : Pretty good, but the voice acting is bad. Cheesy lines, irritating and annoying US general yelling and barfing on the radio gets old pretty fast.
Value : The game's campaing isn't as fun as in GRAW1, the mission are quite uninspired, and the game can be completed within 4 or 5 hours. The online might be interesting for tactical shooting players, but otherwise it's unatractive due to its lack of innovation in gameplay.
Tilt : I loved GRAW1, but I think Ubi proves once more that they cannot do any sequels worth of its name. They produced too many Splinter Cells, only 2 of them were good. PoP 2 and 3 weren't that good, and Far Cry's are getting dumber and dumber. This one is no exeption.
On a final word, I wish they didn't rush the game's developpement, it seems like a half baked product, and more like an expansion pack than a full game. There is no interesting gameplay features offered, and the game is way too short.