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| title = Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 |
| title = Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 |
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| composer = [[Bill Brown (composer)|Bill Brown]]<br />[[Tom Salta]] |
| composer = [[Bill Brown (composer)|Bill Brown]]<br />[[Tom Salta]] |
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| series = ''[[Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon]]'' |
| series = ''[[Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon]]'' |
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| engine = |
| engine = [[Unreal Engine 2]]<small> (PS2)</small><ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |last=Smith |first=David |url=http://www.1up.com/news/ps2-ghost-recon-2-details |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721070206/http://www.1up.com/news/ps2-ghost-recon-2-details |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-21 |title=PS2 Ghost Recon 2 Details |website=[[1UP.com]] |date=2004-08-31 |access-date=2013-09-09 }}</ref> |
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| platforms = [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[GameCube]] |
| platforms = [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[GameCube]] |
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| released = '''Xbox, PS2'''{{Video game release|NA|November 16, 2004 <small>(Xbox)</small><ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=David |date=2004-11-16 |title=The Ghosts Move Out |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/11/16/the-ghosts-move-out |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>|AU|November 25, 2004<ref>{{cite web | author=van Leuveren, Luke | date=November 22, 2004 | url=http://www.palgn.com.au/article.php?id=1766 | title=Updated Australian Release List - 22/11/2004 | website=PALGN | publisher=PAL Gaming Network | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060910162629/http://www.palgn.com.au/article.php?id=1766 | archive-date=September 10, 2006 | url-status=dead | access-date=June 29, 2023}}</ref>|EU|November 26, 2004<ref>{{Cite news |date=2004-11-26 |title=What's New? |language=en-gb |work=Eurogamer.net |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/whatsnew-261104 |access-date=2023-03-29}}</ref>|NA|November 30, 2004 <small>(PS2)</small><ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=David |date=2004-11-30 |title=Silent and Deadly |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/11/30/silent-and-deadly |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>}}'''GameCube'''{{vgrelease|NA|March 15, 2005<ref>{{Cite web |title='Ghost Recon 2' (NGC) Lays Down Supressive Fire At Retail |url=http://worthplaying.com/article/2005/3/15/news/23187-ghost-recon-2-ngc-lays-down-supressive-fire-at-retail/ |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=WorthPlaying |language=en}}</ref>|EU|March 24, 2005<ref>{{Cite news |date=2005-03-24 |title=What's New? [date mislabeled "March 29, 2005"] |language=en-gb |work=Eurogamer.net |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/whatsnew-240305 |access-date=2023-03-29}}</ref>}} |
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| released = '''Xbox'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/xbox/920228-tom-clancys-ghost-recon-2/data |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 Release Information for Xbox |publisher=[[GameFAQs]] |accessdate=August 4, 2014}}</ref> & '''PlayStation 2'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/920227-tom-clancys-ghost-recon-2/data |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 Release Information for PlayStation 2 |publisher=[[GameFAQs]] |accessdate=August 4, 2014}}</ref><br />{{Video game release|NA|November 16, 2004 <small>(Xbox)</small>|EU|November 26, 2004|NA|November 30, 2004 <small>(PS2)</small>|JP|August 18, 2005 <small>(PS2)</small>}}'''GameCube'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/gamecube/920229-tom-clancys-ghost-recon-2/data |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 Release Information for GameCube |publisher=[[GameFAQs]] |accessdate=August 4, 2014}}</ref><br />{{vgrelease|NA|March 15, 2005|EU|March 24, 2005}} |
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| genre = [[Tactical shooter]] |
| genre = [[Tactical shooter]] |
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| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]<ref>{{cite web |author=Whiteknight |url=http://www.ghostrecon.net/html/interview-grin-2.htm |title=Ghost Recon 3 PC Interview |publisher=GhostRecon.net |date=2005-09-09 |page=2 | |
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]<ref>{{cite web |author=Whiteknight |url=http://www.ghostrecon.net/html/interview-grin-2.htm |title=Ghost Recon 3 PC Interview |publisher=GhostRecon.net |date=2005-09-09 |page=2 |access-date=2013-09-09}}</ref> |
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'''''Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2''''' is a [[tactical shooter]] [[video game]] developed by [[Red Storm Entertainment]] and published by [[Ubisoft]] for [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], [[PlayStation 2]] and [[GameCube]]. A [[Microsoft Windows]] version was planned but cancelled in April 2005 in favor of ''[[Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Thorsen |first=Tor |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/pc-ghost-recon-2-canceled/1100-6122066/ |title=PC Ghost Recon 2 canceled | |
'''''Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2''''' is a [[tactical shooter]] [[video game]] developed by [[Red Storm Entertainment]] and published by [[Ubisoft]] for [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], [[PlayStation 2]] and [[GameCube]]. A [[Microsoft Windows]] version was planned but cancelled in April 2005 in favor of ''[[Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Thorsen |first=Tor |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/pc-ghost-recon-2-canceled/1100-6122066/ |title=PC Ghost Recon 2 canceled |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=2005-04-11 |access-date=2014-08-04}}</ref> It is a direct sequel to the 2001 video game ''[[Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (2001 video game)|Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon]]''. |
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The game takes place on the [[Korean Peninsula]], with slight variations between platforms. The GameCube and PS2 campaign occurs in 2007, while the Xbox campaign is set in 2011. ''Ghost Recon 2'' sports an updated graphics engine, the [[Havok (software)|Havok 2 physics engine]], new multiplayer options, and voice command ability via microphone. |
The game takes place on the [[Korean Peninsula]], with slight variations between platforms. The GameCube and PS2 campaign occurs in 2007, while the Xbox campaign is set in 2011. ''Ghost Recon 2'' sports an updated graphics engine, the [[Havok (software)|Havok 2 physics engine]], new multiplayer options, and voice command ability via microphone. |
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===Multiplayer=== |
===Multiplayer=== |
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There are several variations of multiplayer mode in ''Ghost Recon 2''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Adams |first=David |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/10/27/ghost-recon-2-multiplayer-details|title=Ghost Recon 2 Multiplayer Details | |
There are several variations of multiplayer mode in ''Ghost Recon 2''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Adams |first=David |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/10/27/ghost-recon-2-multiplayer-details|title=Ghost Recon 2 Multiplayer Details |website=[[IGN]] |date=2004-10-27 |access-date=2014-08-04}}</ref> |
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Co-operative games are available in the campaign mission, battle, defend, firefight, garrison, recon, and scout modes, in which players must work together to accomplish a single goal. Garrison mode, for example, is when players must keep enemy troops out of a marked area, for a designated time. |
Co-operative games are available in the campaign mission, battle, defend, firefight, garrison, recon, and scout modes, in which players must work together to accomplish a single goal. Garrison mode, for example, is when players must keep enemy troops out of a marked area, for a designated time. |
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===PlayStation 2/GameCube (2007: ''First Contact'')=== |
===PlayStation 2/GameCube (2007: ''First Contact'')=== |
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In July 2007, [[North Korea]] faces heavy turmoil as a result of |
In July 2007, [[North Korea]] faces heavy turmoil as a result of famine sweeping the country. In an attempt to repair the damage, the government redirects much of the military budget to civic projects. The reappropriation of the funds angers the [[Korean People's Army]] command, causing [[Daejang|General]] Jung Chong-sun to plan a coup against the government and puts the military on high alert for combat across the [[DMZ]]. Since a [[Silkworm missile]] that sank the [[U.S. Navy]] intelligence-gathering ship USS ''Clarence E. Walsh'' (CG-80) came from a North Korean missile battery, the U.S. decides to deploy the Ghosts and attack behind North Korean lines. Also during this time Sam Fisher from Third echelon is on a [[Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory|mission]] determining if the North Koreans intentionally fired the Silkworm missile. The missions include raiding a North Korean airbase, going after a downed [[OH-58 Kiowa]] transport and preventing Jung's plan to blow up a dam just upstream from the DMZ. Having dealt the North Koreans sufficient damage, Pyongyang backs down. |
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However, four months later, one of Jung's subordinates, General Paik, activates a [[Taepodong-2]] missile loaded with multiple nuclear warheads and prepares to launch them against South Korea and NATO countries. The Ghosts are sent back into North Korea to destroy the missile. With the destruction of the missile, Paik commits suicide while Jung plots revenge. |
However, four months later, one of Jung's subordinates, [[Daejang|General]] Paik, activates a [[Taepodong-2]] missile loaded with multiple nuclear warheads and prepares to launch them against South Korea and NATO countries. The Ghosts are sent back into North Korea to destroy the missile. With the destruction of the missile, Paik commits suicide while Jung plots revenge. |
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===Xbox (2011: ''Final Assault'')=== |
===Xbox (2011: ''Final Assault'')=== |
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===Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike=== |
===Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike=== |
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''[[Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike]]'' is a stand-alone [[expansion pack]] for ''Ghost Recon 2'' available exclusively on the [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]. ''Summit Strike'' included 11 new single-player missions, as well as new weapons (such as the [[FN SCAR]]) and an expanded multiplayer game. It was released on August 2, 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/xbox/928568-tom-clancys-ghost-recon-2-summit-strike/data |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 Summit Strike Release Information for Xbox | |
''[[Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike]]'' is a stand-alone [[expansion pack]] for ''Ghost Recon 2'' available exclusively on the [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]. ''Summit Strike'' included 11 new single-player missions, as well as new weapons (such as the [[FN SCAR]]) and an expanded multiplayer game. It was released on August 2, 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/xbox/928568-tom-clancys-ghost-recon-2-summit-strike/data |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 Summit Strike Release Information for Xbox |website=GameFAQs |access-date=2014-08-04}}</ref> |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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| GR = (Xbox) 82.67%<ref name=GRXB>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox/920228-tom-clancys-ghost-recon-2/index.html |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 for Xbox |publisher=[[GameRankings]] | |
| GR = (Xbox) 82.67%<ref name=GRXB>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox/920228-tom-clancys-ghost-recon-2/index.html |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 for Xbox |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |access-date=2014-08-04}}</ref><br />(PS2) 63.34%<ref name=GRPS2>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/920227-tom-clancys-ghost-recon-2/index.html |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 for PlayStation 2 |publisher=GameRankings |access-date=2014-08-04}}</ref><br />(GC) 48.67%<ref name=GRGC>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/gamecube/920229-tom-clancys-ghost-recon-2/index.html |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 for GameCube |publisher=GameRankings |access-date=2014-08-04}}</ref> |
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| MC = (Xbox) 80/100<ref name=MCXB>{{cite web |url= |
| MC = (Xbox) 80/100<ref name=MCXB>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-2/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 for Xbox Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=2014-08-04}}</ref><br />(PS2) 58/100<ref name=MCPS2>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-2/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 for PlayStation 2 Reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=2014-08-04}}</ref><br />(GC) 54/100<ref name=MCGC>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-2/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 for GameCube Reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=2014-08-04}}</ref> |
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| Edge = 7/10<ref>{{cite |
| Edge = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Edge staff |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 (Xbox) |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |issue=143 |date=December 2004 |page=83}}</ref> |
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| EGM = (Xbox) 6.33/10<ref>{{cite |
| EGM = (Xbox) 6.33/10<ref>{{cite magazine |author=EGM staff |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 (Xbox) |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |issue=187 |date=January 2005 |page=136}}</ref><br />(PS2) 3.67/10<ref>{{cite magazine |author=EGM staff |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 (PS2) |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |issue=188 |date=February 2005 |page=106}}</ref> |
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| EuroG = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Reed |first=Kristan |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_ghostrecon2_x |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 (Xbox) | |
| EuroG = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Reed |first=Kristan |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_ghostrecon2_x |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 (Xbox) |website=[[Eurogamer]] |date=2004-11-26 |access-date=2014-08-04}}</ref> |
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| GI = (Xbox) 8/10<ref>{{cite |
| GI = (Xbox) 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Zoss |first=Jeremy |url=http://gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/1D862B19-5BD4-4038-BC58-CBA8B44527E8.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070528113350/http://gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/1D862B19-5BD4-4038-BC58-CBA8B44527E8.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 28, 2007 |title=Ghost Recon 2 (Xbox) |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |issue=141 |date=January 2005 |page=130 |access-date=2014-08-04}}</ref><br />(PS2) 6.5/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Zoss |first=Jeremy |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/E1077CE7-1D09-477A-84C6-32210F98658A.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070528113350/http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/E1077CE7-1D09-477A-84C6-32210F98658A.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-05-28 |title=Ghost Recon 2 (PS2) |magazine=Game Informer |issue=142 |date=February 2005 |page=116 |access-date=2014-08-04}}</ref> |
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| GamePro = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite |
| GamePro = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Four-Eyed Dragon |url=http://gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/39574.shtml |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 Review for Xbox on GamePro.com |magazine=[[GamePro]] |date=2004-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204122659/http://gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/39574.shtml |archive-date=2005-02-04 |url-status=dead |access-date=2014-08-04}}</ref> |
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| GameRev = B−<ref>{{cite web |last=Sanders |first=Shawn |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/ghost-recon-2 |title=Ghost Recon 2 Review (Xbox) |publisher=[[Game Revolution]] |date=2004-12-13 | |
| GameRev = B−<ref>{{cite web |last=Sanders |first=Shawn |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/ghost-recon-2 |title=Ghost Recon 2 Review (Xbox) |publisher=[[Game Revolution]] |date=2004-12-13 |access-date=2014-08-04}}</ref> |
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| GSpot = (Xbox) 8.5/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Wolpaw |first=Erik |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-2-review/1900-6113799/ |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 Review (Xbox) | |
| GSpot = (Xbox) 8.5/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Wolpaw |first=Erik |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-2-review/1900-6113799/ |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 Review (Xbox) |website=GameSpot |date=2004-11-22 |access-date=2014-08-04}}</ref><br />5.3/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Colayco |first=Bob |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-2-review/1900-6114849/ |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 Review (PS2) |website=GameSpot |date=2004-12-10 |access-date=2014-08-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Colayco |first=Bob |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-2-review/1900-6121269/ |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 Review (GC) |website=GameSpot |date=2005-03-29 |access-date=2014-08-04}}</ref> |
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| GSpy = (Xbox) {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Tuttle |first=Will |url=http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-2/567762p1.html |title=GameSpy: Ghost Recon 2 (Xbox) |publisher=[[GameSpy]] |date=2004-11-19 | |
| GSpy = (Xbox) {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Tuttle |first=Will |url=http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-2/567762p1.html |title=GameSpy: Ghost Recon 2 (Xbox) |publisher=[[GameSpy]] |date=2004-11-19 |access-date=2014-08-04}}</ref><br />(PS2) {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Tuttle |first=Will |url=http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-2/571306p1.html |title=GameSpy: Ghost Recon 2 (PS2) |publisher=GameSpy |date=2004-12-06 |access-date=2014-08-04}}</ref> |
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| GameZone = (Xbox) 9/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Zacarias |first=Eduardo |url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/2004/12/06/tom_clancy_s_ghost_recon_2_xb_review |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 - XB - Review |publisher=GameZone |date=2004-12-06 | |
| GameZone = (Xbox) 9/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Zacarias |first=Eduardo |url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/2004/12/06/tom_clancy_s_ghost_recon_2_xb_review |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 - XB - Review |publisher=GameZone |date=2004-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502191829/http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r23822.htm |archive-date=2008-05-02 |url-status=live |access-date=2014-08-04}}</ref><br />(PS2) 6.2/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Valentino |first=Nick |url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/2004/12/13/tom_clancy_s_ghost_recon_2_ps2_review |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 - PS2 - Review |publisher=GameZone |date=2004-12-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406005801/http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r23822.htm |archive-date=2008-04-06 |url-status=live |access-date=2014-08-04}}</ref><br />(GC) 4.5/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Raymond |first=Justin |url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/2005/05/11/tom_clancy_s_ghost_recon_2_gc_review |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 - GC - Review |publisher=GameZone |date=2005-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011035736/http://gamecube.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r23822.htm |archive-date=2008-10-11 |url-status=live |access-date=2014-08-04}}</ref> |
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| IGN = (Xbox) 8.8/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Goldstein |first=Hilary |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/11/16/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-2-3 |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 (Xbox) | |
| IGN = (Xbox) 8.8/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Goldstein |first=Hilary |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/11/16/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-2-3 |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 (Xbox) |website=IGN |date=2004-11-16 |access-date=2014-08-04}}</ref><br />6/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Sulic |first=Ivan |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/12/02/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-2-2 |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 (PS2) |website=IGN |date=2004-12-01 |access-date=2014-08-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Casamassina |first=Matt |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/05/06/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-2 |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 (GCN) |website=IGN |date=2005-05-06 |access-date=2014-08-04}}</ref> |
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| NP = 2.7/5<ref>{{cite |
| NP = 2.7/5<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] |volume=193 |date=June 2005 |page=97}}</ref> |
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| OPM = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite |
| OPM = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 |magazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]] |date=February 2005 |page=90}}</ref> |
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| OXM = 9/10<ref>{{cite |
| OXM = 9/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 |magazine=[[Official Xbox Magazine]] |date=December 2004 |page=74}}</ref> |
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| rev1 = ''[[Paragon Publishing|Cube]]'' |
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| rev1Score = (NGC) 5.9/10<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Miles|url=https://archive.org/details/cube-44/page/n51/mode/2up?q=%22super+mario+64%22|title=Ghost Recon 2|magazine=[[Paragon Publishing|Cube]]|issue=44|date=May 2005|pages=50–53|accessdate=July 19, 2021}}</ref> |
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Huschka |first=Ryan |url=http://www.freep.com/entertainment/videogames/gmini26e_20041226.htm |title='Ghost Recon 2' (Xbox) |newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]] |date=2004-12-26 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041226235516/http://www.freep.com/entertainment/videogames/gmini26e_20041226.htm |archivedate=2004-12-26 |deadurl=yes |accessdate=2014-08-04}}</ref> |
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| rev2 = ''[[Detroit Free Press]]'' |
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| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Huschka |first=Ryan |url=http://www.freep.com/entertainment/videogames/gmini26e_20041226.htm |title='Ghost Recon 2' (Xbox) |newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]] |date=2004-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041226235516/http://www.freep.com/entertainment/videogames/gmini26e_20041226.htm |archive-date=2004-12-26 |url-status=dead |access-date=2014-08-04}}</ref> |
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| rev3 = ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' |
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| rev3Score = (Xbox) {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Ring |first=Bennett |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Games/More-plot-than-shot/2004/11/25/1101219661436.html |title=More plot than shot (Ghost Recon 2, Xbox) |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=2004-11-22 |access-date=2014-08-04}}</ref><br />(PS2) {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Hill |first=Jason |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Games/Incredibly-charming/2005/01/19/1105810923106.html |title=Incredibly charming |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=2005-01-20 |access-date=2014-08-04}}</ref> |
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By the end of 2004, after seven weeks of availability, ''Ghost Recon 2'' had sold 1.4 million copies.<ref name=sales8>{{cite press release | |
By the end of 2004, after seven weeks of availability, ''Ghost Recon 2'' had sold 1.4 million copies.<ref name=sales8>{{cite press release | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921073325/https://www.ubisoft.com/en-US/company/press/detail.aspx?id=33167 | url=https://www.ubisoft.com/en-US/company/press/detail.aspx?id=33167 | url-status=live | title=2004/05 Third-Quarter Sales: €186 Million Record Sales Projected for the Fourth Quarter: >€220 Million 2005/06: Increased Growth and Profitability | archive-date=September 21, 2017 | publisher=[[Ubisoft]] | date=January 20, 2005 }}</ref> |
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''Ghost Recon 2'' was met with positive to very mixed reception. [[GameRankings]] and [[Metacritic]] gave it a score of 82.67% and 80 out of 100 for the Xbox version;<ref name=GRXB/><ref name=MCXB/> 63.34% and 58 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version;<ref name=GRPS2/><ref name=MCPS2/> and 48.67% and 54 out of 100 for the GameCube version.<ref name=GRGC/><ref name=MCGC/> |
''Ghost Recon 2'' was met with positive (Xbox) to very mixed reception (PS2 and Gamecube). [[GameRankings]] and [[Metacritic]] gave it a score of 82.67% and 80 out of 100 for the Xbox version;<ref name=GRXB/><ref name=MCXB/> 63.34% and 58 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version;<ref name=GRPS2/><ref name=MCPS2/> and 48.67% and 54 out of 100 for the GameCube version.<ref name=GRGC/><ref name=MCGC/> |
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The game was criticized by the North Korean government for its storyline.<ref>{{cite web |last=Golze |first=Benjamin |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ghost-recon-2-plotline-irks-north-korea/1100-6101437/ |title=Ghost Recon 2 plotline irks North Korea | |
The game was criticized by the North Korean government for its storyline.<ref>{{cite web |last=Golze |first=Benjamin |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ghost-recon-2-plotline-irks-north-korea/1100-6101437/ |title=Ghost Recon 2 plotline irks North Korea |website=GameSpot |date=2004-06-25 |access-date=2014-08-04}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 14:00, 21 August 2024
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 | |
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Developer(s) | Red Storm Entertainment |
Publisher(s) | Ubisoft |
Designer(s) | Christian Allen |
Composer(s) | Bill Brown Tom Salta |
Series | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon |
Engine | Unreal Engine 2 (PS2)[7] |
Platform(s) | Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube |
Release | Xbox, PS2 GameCube |
Genre(s) | Tactical shooter |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer[8] |
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 is a tactical shooter video game developed by Red Storm Entertainment and published by Ubisoft for Xbox, PlayStation 2 and GameCube. A Microsoft Windows version was planned but cancelled in April 2005 in favor of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter.[9] It is a direct sequel to the 2001 video game Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon.
The game takes place on the Korean Peninsula, with slight variations between platforms. The GameCube and PS2 campaign occurs in 2007, while the Xbox campaign is set in 2011. Ghost Recon 2 sports an updated graphics engine, the Havok 2 physics engine, new multiplayer options, and voice command ability via microphone.
Gameplay
[edit]In the single player campaign, the player assumes the role of Ghost Team leader, Captain Scott Mitchell; Mitchell is described as "a consummate soldier", being a veteran of several armed conflicts and can use weaponry from any soldier class, including assault rifles, carbines, submachine guns, sniper rifles and more. In several missions the player is inserted alone and must complete the mission without assistance from the other Ghosts. Such missions render assistance in the form of air strikes the player can call in.
Multiplayer
[edit]There are several variations of multiplayer mode in Ghost Recon 2.[10] Co-operative games are available in the campaign mission, battle, defend, firefight, garrison, recon, and scout modes, in which players must work together to accomplish a single goal. Garrison mode, for example, is when players must keep enemy troops out of a marked area, for a designated time.
Adversarial modes are divided into two categories; Solo, where players work separately, usually against one another, and Squad, where players are divided up into opposing teams.
Plot
[edit]The PlayStation 2 and GameCube release of the game has an entirely different plot from that of the Xbox version.[7] It is also peripherally connected to the plot of Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory.
PlayStation 2/GameCube (2007: First Contact)
[edit]In July 2007, North Korea faces heavy turmoil as a result of famine sweeping the country. In an attempt to repair the damage, the government redirects much of the military budget to civic projects. The reappropriation of the funds angers the Korean People's Army command, causing General Jung Chong-sun to plan a coup against the government and puts the military on high alert for combat across the DMZ. Since a Silkworm missile that sank the U.S. Navy intelligence-gathering ship USS Clarence E. Walsh (CG-80) came from a North Korean missile battery, the U.S. decides to deploy the Ghosts and attack behind North Korean lines. Also during this time Sam Fisher from Third echelon is on a mission determining if the North Koreans intentionally fired the Silkworm missile. The missions include raiding a North Korean airbase, going after a downed OH-58 Kiowa transport and preventing Jung's plan to blow up a dam just upstream from the DMZ. Having dealt the North Koreans sufficient damage, Pyongyang backs down.
However, four months later, one of Jung's subordinates, General Paik, activates a Taepodong-2 missile loaded with multiple nuclear warheads and prepares to launch them against South Korea and NATO countries. The Ghosts are sent back into North Korea to destroy the missile. With the destruction of the missile, Paik commits suicide while Jung plots revenge.
Xbox (2011: Final Assault)
[edit]Having recovered from the setbacks of the first game, Jung leads the KPA in revolt once more and gains access to the North Korean nuclear arsenal. Now ready for revenge, Jung prepares to launch a new Korean War and involve other Asian countries in the chaos. NATO and the United States, plus Australia deploys a peacekeeping force to the region. The Ghosts head back to the theater for the third time and wreak havoc among the North Korean forces. Determined to fight the West and squash dissent among the North Korean populace, Jung attacks some of North Korea's largest cities, such as Sinpo and Hyesan. With the Ghosts' strikes sapping the North Koreans of fuel, Jung gets more desperate in winning the war, and in one mission, the Ghosts have to seize three nuclear warheads from a train before they reach civilian-populated areas.
Now out of options, Jung leads the capture of a dam near Hamhung and installs a nuclear warhead. The Ghosts attack once more to stop the threat and eliminate the general.
Expansion packs
[edit]Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike
[edit]Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike is a stand-alone expansion pack for Ghost Recon 2 available exclusively on the Xbox. Summit Strike included 11 new single-player missions, as well as new weapons (such as the FN SCAR) and an expanded multiplayer game. It was released on August 2, 2005.[11]
Reception
[edit]Aggregator | Score |
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GameRankings | (Xbox) 82.67%[12] (PS2) 63.34%[13] (GC) 48.67%[14] |
Metacritic | (Xbox) 80/100[15] (PS2) 58/100[16] (GC) 54/100[17] |
Publication | Score |
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Edge | 7/10[18] |
Electronic Gaming Monthly | (Xbox) 6.33/10[19] (PS2) 3.67/10[20] |
Eurogamer | 8/10[21] |
Game Informer | (Xbox) 8/10[22] (PS2) 6.5/10[23] |
GamePro | [24] |
GameRevolution | B−[25] |
GameSpot | (Xbox) 8.5/10[26] 5.3/10[27][28] |
GameSpy | (Xbox) [29] (PS2) [30] |
GameZone | (Xbox) 9/10[31] (PS2) 6.2/10[32] (GC) 4.5/10[33] |
IGN | (Xbox) 8.8/10[34] 6/10[35][36] |
Nintendo Power | 2.7/5[37] |
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | [38] |
Official Xbox Magazine (US) | 9/10[39] |
Cube | (NGC) 5.9/10[40] |
Detroit Free Press | [41] |
The Sydney Morning Herald | (Xbox) [42] (PS2) [43] |
By the end of 2004, after seven weeks of availability, Ghost Recon 2 had sold 1.4 million copies.[44]
Ghost Recon 2 was met with positive (Xbox) to very mixed reception (PS2 and Gamecube). GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 82.67% and 80 out of 100 for the Xbox version;[12][15] 63.34% and 58 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version;[13][16] and 48.67% and 54 out of 100 for the GameCube version.[14][17]
The game was criticized by the North Korean government for its storyline.[45]
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