In the first GRAW, on the PC version, there was only one difficulty....extremely difficult. It wasn't as bad on the 360 though. In GRAW there were several bugs in the friendly AI system, but the enemy AI worked great, a little too great actually. It was still a decent game for the 360 though, and I wanted to see ubisoft make a second GRAW, in hope that it would be less frustrating and bugged. Finnaly, Ubisoft and Demonware finished developing GRAW2 and released it to the electronics department's of Wal-Marts everywhere. I was eager to get the game and play it on my computer, but much to my dismay I learned that it would not be available until June 5. Still, I wanted to play the game, so I bought it and went right to my 360 to try it out. I was caught off guard when the first mission started and the game was in the 3rd person view, because I am used to playing 1st person shooters on the PC. Aside from that, the game has a few very usefull updates from its preceding game, such as a difficulty selector. I cannot say how overjoyed I was at seeing a "low-risk" option. If I had to play the game on the same difficulty as on the pc GRAW, I would have just returned it. The HUD and crosscom have had a few tweaks, and you can now choose your teammates. The UAV drone is easier to control then ever before, much like your teammates. Giving orders to them is as simple as pointing at a location to move or at an enemy and pressing "up" on the "D pad". It even lets you change your squad's rules of engagement! You can order them to have weapons free, in which they will shoot any enemy they see, or you can put them in recon, which forces them to hold fire and stay quiet. These rules of engagement can be used to surprise and take down the enemies quick. Another great improvement is the AI system. The Ghost's AI is much better now, and is equal to the enemy's. The environment plays a role in almost every situation in the game as well.
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