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Ghost Recon Advanced Warrior Review by Lithium

GRAW

GRAW was my first XBOX 360 game which is probably why I like it so much, but even without my peronal love for it, its great. The game takes place in Mexico and you play as Scott Mitchell, a member of the ghosts. The story isn't too complex but the in-game helicopter cut-scenes tell enough.

At first you will play through the training mission which is acceptable, but I did get stuck in the beginning wondering what the hell should I do next. *worth mentioning that I had a bit of difficulty reading the text on my 54cm SDTV, but that is probably just my TV's fault*. In the Training mission, you learn how to use your map, squad-tactics and how to use diiferent weapons, etc.



Over the main story there isn't much Location variation, but what you see is very good to look at. Your character and your team-mates look excellent but enemies appear less-detailed. The lighting is very good, and seeing as its set in Mexico, its put to good use. Nice explosions and a good-framerate help give this game a good look. Obviously it's not as pretty as newer titles like GOW, but if it was released now, I would still be happy with the graphics.

The basic contols in this game are like most shooters:

Left-joystick=character movement
Right-joystick=crosshair movement
RT=fire
LT=zoom in

But by pressing why you can take cover and you can tell your team-mates to take cover at the point where your crosshair points by pressing A. Controls can be very fiddly but it does the job.
If your Teamates die, you can go on, but its best to keep them alive, since fighting on your own can be difficult, esspecially if you lose them early on and you have to go on your own for the rest of the mission.



But to me this game shines in the longevity department.
I spent around a month completing the SP on "normal" and that was playing GRAW only, and it was great fun. Afterwards I completed it on "harcore" in about 2 weeks, and it wasw still fun. As opposed to GOW that only took me a week to complete, I'm very chuffed with that.

You can also replay any mission you want once you completed the SP.
I do not have LIVE so I cannot experience MP, but I also have fun playing on MP maps against 50 bots!, nice. In MP the cover-system dissapears and movement isn't as fluid anymore, reloading is also differnet in MP, but its still fun just playing against bots. The character customisation is limited but its okay.



Overall then, I love this game, This was presisely the game I needed when I could only get one game. If you need a bargain-game, there is no beter choice than GRAW.

Pro's
Good GFX, fun gameplay, Beefy SP, Good MP, nice story.

Con's
Fiddly controls, samey environments.

RATINGS

Graphics: 8.5/10 very good lighting with good charcter models but enemies lack datail and this game is about a year old afterall.

Gameplay: 7/10 can be fiddly, but its good, fun tactical shooting with a steep difficulty, just how I like it.

Sound: 7/10 The gun sounds are quite authentic but the squad can be annoying, but I'm not a sound-wizz anyway.

Longevity: 9/10 Hard and lentghy SP and it's fun a second time around. Playing against bots on MP is great fun so playing against real people can only be good aswell.

OVERALL (not an average) 8.5/10 GRAW is a great game, it will last long and its at bargain prices now so go get it!