ITS BACK AND ITS BETER
You are a ghost recon soldier on a mission. You have to rescue the president from the grasps of Mexican terrorists, just you and your ghost team. It's a very basic story, but it does the job, it's not meant to be gripping story quest anyway. If you want a gripping story in this kind of style, go play Metal Gear Solid.
The gameplay is your typical strategic team shooter, however you can not per se "enter the bodies of your team" but you can control them with the d-pad. It is very similar to Ghost Recon 2 on the xbox. The guns are what you can expect to see being used in the army in a few years time, which shows the effort that has been put into the game. It moves well, but I did find one niggle. Controlling your team isn't very fluid. For example, I tried to order them up some steps, but they wouldn't trun the corner, they tried to run to the area through the steps. Sometimes they don't actually listen to you as well, they'll say "affirmitive" but won't actually move. I shot them out of anger. Teach 'em for not listening to me. It's a let down, but can be worked around.
The graphics, oOoh, the graphics. It's what you would expect from a powerful console to be fair, but maybe I'm still living in the world of the last generation. They just look so good, it's all so shiny and smooth. The flash of your guns after each shot, when you reload your gun, watching the enemy flail after being shot, it's all poetry, with no slow down. The backdrops are smooth throughout, and very detailed, and look overall very lovely. (Is that good English? Hmph.) They fit the game perfectly, and just look shexy.
The lifespan isn't long if you're a lone gamer. If you are I smirk at you, as I recently got xbox live. But this review isn't about me, it's about the game. So let's get back to that eh? As I was saying, it won't last being a lone gamer, the story mode won't be enough to keep you coming back, you won't want to repeat the campaign unless it's like a year on or something. But you should've traded it in by then. If you have xbox live however... You could have this for a long time. The online co-op is great fun, taking out terrorists with your clan mates is fantastic fun, and you can always laugh at the weakest member of the team.
It is 50 pounds retailed, which is a lot of notes, but for around a 5 pound rental, you probably could complete the game. The story will last 4-6 hours tops really. But if you have xbox live, you'll be able to play online co op with your friends, and promised downloadable content you'll make this last a long time, and you'll be glad you shelled out your notes for it. A great game overall. Should be bought if you have live, rented if you don't.