Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2
	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon US Gamecube cover art.Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon US Gamecube cover art.
Developer(s)	Red Storm Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Ubisoft
Engine	GameCube and PS2 version using Unreal Engine 2.0; Xbox version using Red Storm own engine
Platform(s)	Xbox, PS2, Gamecube
Release	Xbox November 16, 2004; November 26, 2004; Playstation 2 November 26, 2004; November 30, 2004; August 18, 2005; Gamecube March 15, 2005; March 24, 2005;
Genre(s)	Tactical Shooter
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 is the third console installment in the popular Ghost Recon tactical shooter video game series, published by Ubisoft. It is a sequel to Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon.

It was released in North America for the Xbox video game console on November 16, 2004, for the PlayStation 2 on November 30, 2004, and reached the GameCube in March 15 2005. A Windows-based PC version was cancelled in April 2005 in favour of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter.

The general setting for the game is the Korean Peninsula, however, the PS2 and Xbox platforms feature different campaigns. The PS2 campaign occurs in 2007 (tying in with Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory), while the Xbox campaign is set in 2011. The Gamecube version also features the same campaign from the PS2 version. Ghost Recon 2 sports an updated graphics engine, the Havok 2 physics engine, new multiplayer options, voice command ability via microphone and more. The PS2 version generally received bad reviews, but the Xbox version was met with better reception.

Like all games involving a war or conflict between North Korea and South Korea, this game is banned in South Korea.

Gameplay

Ghost Recon 2, though very much like the original Ghost Recon, has some very key differences.

An over-the-shoulder view has been added and players can switch between the original and the "OTS view" (IN the Xbox version only).
The threat indicator has been removed in favor of a radar.
The Demolitions Class has been completely removed (by expanding the kits to include primary weapon, side arm, explosive and rocket launcher/laser designator for every class).
Two new classes have been introduced: "Lone Wolf" and Grenadier (the Grenadier class is actually a splinter class; it used to be simply part of the Rifleman class).
The OICW has moved from a typical rifleman weapon to become the new "Lone Wolf" weapon.
The ability to choose your team and allocate skill points has been taken away.
You can no longer switch between soldiers during a mission; as soon as you are killed, you cannot take control of a teammate and continue the mission.
There is no longer a planning screen to coordinate each squad's movement; you only control one team, and orders are given to them via menus.

The Lone Wolf class has many abilities that other classes do not have (air-burst grenades, laser designator for airstrikes and gun camera) but in single player missions, must work alone.

In the single player campaign, you play as Captain Scott Mitchell, a veteran of several conflicts and the new leader of the Ghosts. Mitchell is described as "a consummate soldier" and can pick weaponry from any class. In several missions he must be inserted in Lone Wolf mode and work completely on his own.

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(like the FN SCAR) and an expanded multiplayer game. It was released on August 2, 2005.

Weapons Used In Ghost Recon 2

* Denotes weapons added through downloadable content in the Xbox version.

In the Grenadier or Lone Wolf classes, the grenade launcher of the weapon replaces the side arm.

There are several game modes, such as Firefight, Defend, Recon and just plain old missions. Firefight is just going about killing enemies, Defend is defending an area from enemy attack, Recon is sneaking about and going to five areas whilst avoiding enemy contact and there are just plain old missions.

Recon is quite a hard one to master, since most of the time you will be lying prone on the ground and going very slowly. The enemies somehow can hardly see you when you're prone, which shows that lying on the ground makes you almost invisble.

Ghosts/Allies Weapons

Rifleman

Grenadier

Gunner

Marksman

SPR-468
M14 DMR
M8 Sharpshooter
FAMAS G2 Sniper
SL9 SD Sniper, sniper variant of the G36*
MSG-90*

Lone Wolf

XM29 OICW

Side arm

Enemy Weapons