Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter

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Game Information
Release Date: March 9, 2006
Developed By: Ubisoft Paris, Red Storm Entertainment, Ubisoft
Genre: Tactical shooter
Platform: Xbox, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2
Age Restrictions: T

Synopsis:

The game takes place over the course of three days in 2013, beginning in Mexico City. A US spy plane carrying Guardrail IX, a device capable of disrupting wireless communications, is shot down over Nicaragua. Intelligence discovers a plot to transfer the device to rebels in Mexico City and the Ghosts are sent in to retrieve it. One of the rebels is identified as Colonel Carlos Ontiveros, son of Mexican Gen Ontiveros who is a student of Bud, Mitchell's friend and a UH-60 pilot. The mission is aborted when a coup d'tat begins in Mexico City and the Ghosts are ordered to the capital immediately, where a summit involving US President Ballantine, an unnamed Canadian Prime Minister, and Mexican President Ruiz-Pea, who are signing the North American Joint Security Agreement (NAJSA), is taking place. The summit is attacked by Mexican revolutionaries who kill the Canadian Prime Minister and force the Presidents of the US and Mexico into hiding. Mitchell is sent to extract both leaders. President Ballantine is safely evacuated to Air Force One but is unable to take off due to the danger of being shot down. President Ruiz-Pea is evacuated to the US Embassy in Mexico City where a bomb destroys the embassy, but the Ghosts fend off a massive onslaught long enough for help to arrive. Ruiz-Pea allows the US forces to fight the rebels and restore order. Mitchell is tasked with destroying artillery to open the road for an assault on Chapultepec, where 50 M1A2 Abrams tanks given to the Mexican government as part of NAJSA lie idle. He is later ordered to rescue the American advisory group who had been training the Mexicans in how to use them and "borrow" a few tanks. The rebels use Guardrail IX to monitor US communications and a rebel special forces group called the Aguila 7 ambush the Ghosts protecting President Ballantine. Mitchell is ordered to rescue him, which is successful, but the Nuclear Football is stolen by the rebels and with the Guardrail IX, the rebels are able to control US ICBMs, which cause China and Russia to ready their own. Mitchell is ordered to retrieve the Guardrail IX and the Football, but only disables the Guardrail IX. His team is then ordered to clear several blockades in Mexico City to allow US tanks to pass. While being extracted, Major General Martin's Black Hawk Helicopter is shot down and Mitchell is ordered to defend him until he can be extracted. US forces then begin a final push towards the Zocalo Plaza where General Ontiveros is held up inside the Palacio Nacional. Mitchell destroys the last pieces of the Guardrail IX before sneaking into the palace. General Ontiveros is there, captured while attempting to flee. Ontiveros manages to escape and hijacks Bud's Black Hawk, killing Bud in the process. He flies to the wrecked US embassy and begins transferring the codes for the US nuclear arsenal. Mitchell and his team raid the embassy to recover the football and kill Carlos. A retired US Army general who was opposed to the NAJSA is discovered to be the traitor within the US government that had been assisting Ontiveros and Aguila 7 in their activities.

Multiplayer:

The multiplayer featured up to 16 players on Xbox 360 in versus mode and up to 16 players in co-op mode. There were also many maps that players could download from the Xbox marketplace. On PC, the versus mode supported up to 32 players on versus mode and 4 on co-op mode. Overall the game was very fun at first, but it proved to be a game that would not keep fans interested.

Single Player Rating:

The single player for this game had a great story and kept me interested and wanting to finish it. The game had an excellent story and was very entertaining. I give the single player mode a 7/10.

Multiplayer Rating:

The multiplayer was not the best online game to come out during that time. It was the kind of game that would cause me, along with other people to rage. I give the multiplayer a 4/10.

Graphics Rating:

The graphics for this game were good for the time the game was released. Now, compared to modern games, it looks terrible. But for when the game came out, I give it a 7.5/10.

Overall Rating:

The game was not exactly the best game and now with all of the new game, I would not recommend purchasing this game. However I give the game a 6/10.