A polished tactical shooter with excellent co-op implementation. Satisfying stealth and gunplay mechanics throughout. One of the better Ghost Recon entries on the platform, particularly enjoyable in multiplayer.
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Category
Third-Person Shooter4 players16+
Co-op
Description
Tactical TPS by Ubisoft Paris, Future Soldier entry of Ghost Recon franchise. Published by Ubisoft, released in May 2012 in Europe, Asia, North America and Japan. Four Ghosts US Special Forces equipped with 2024 technology hunting Raven's Rock rebels across the globe, over twelve missions crossing Africa, Middle East and Russia, tactical TPS gameplay mixing cover-based shooting, optical camouflage stealth and four-squad commanding, Sync Shot mechanic for synchronized shots on four targets with teammates, over a hundred customizable futuristic weapons with Gunsmith system to adapt each weapon, online multiplayer Guerrilla cooperative mode for up to four players in fifty-wave survival and Adversarial up to twelve, English voice-over with military voices.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon - Future Soldier review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
The art direction shows war through an interface. Holographic markers floating on targets, silhouettes detected through walls, a drone projecting its map into the field of view, diagnostics displayed on weapons stripped in a flash: the future soldier's gaze is permanently augmented. The real world now appears only annotated, filtered by the machine, and this constant overlay is the game's true setting.
The score is entrusted to the electronic duo Hybrid. Deep bass, synthetic textures and breakbeat pulses interlace with strings, composing a technological war music that beats like a processor rather than a drum. The infiltrations advance on restrained pads, the assaults trigger sharp rhythmic rises. The electronic soundtrack weds the digital coldness of the augmented squad.
The story begins with a squad wiped off the map. A bomb eliminates a team of Ghosts, and four brothers in arms trace the weapon's chain, from traffickers to sponsors, up to the backstage of a coup. The through-line is not geopolitics but brotherhood: four men who cover, carry and avenge their own. World history serves as backdrop to a team's affair, carried to the end out of loyalty.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Difficult"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾9,7 GB📅22/05/2012
Published by Ubisoft
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon - Future Soldier (PS3) price, value & rarity
