Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2

GRAW 2 takes place in 2014, 48 hours after the events of GRAW just south of the United States border, and deals with the conflict between a Mexican rebel group and the U.S. army for a time span of 72 hours. A wide array of location types are included, featuring forests, mountains, jungles, small towns, urban environments, and a large dam just north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The game starts in Ciudad Juarez where rebel activity has caused civil unrest throughout Mexico.

The game is similar to the first GRAW, although some new features have been added to enhance playability. One signisficant change is the addition of the improved cross-com system, a battlefield information interlink between all friendly units, that now allows a full screen view of what any unit is seeing. This makes the direction of team mates much more accurate and effective. The squad A.I. is improved, with less problems occurring than in the last GRAW. Units will actively seek cover and descriptively call out targets i.e. "behind the red car", or "under the green roof".

Another change to this version is that players in the online multiplayer mode can be "downed", or critically injured, instead of killed. This gives teammates the opportunity to heal a downed teammate and prevent the other team from getting the point, although downed players can be shot and killed by players from the opposing team before they are healed. The mechanics in the multiplayer mode have also been improved, and characters can now "slide" into a crouched position while running, where in the first GRAW this was only available in the single player mode. The ability to use cover like in the single-player mode has still not been added to the multiplayer mode. In multiplayer the player can choose from four weapon classes, including Rifleman, Grenadier, Automatic Rifleman, and Marksman. Choosing the rifleman class makes the player more proficient with rifles, the automatic rifleman more proficient with machine guns, and so on.

With the new tweaks GRAW 2 is an excellent addition to an already established brand and really pushes the x-box to the maximum.

Rating: 9/10