Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 Review

Single player campaign aside, I still haven't even got into some of the other huge improvements. The multiplayer player game has nearly doubled the maps and modes at your disposal. In addition to that, there are 6 large co-op missions you can run through with a group of friends. One thing of note on both Multi-play and Co-op, is that unlike the single-player campaign, the enemies here will kick your @$$, almost to the point of extreme frustration. You know the routine: Where the hell is he sniping me from!!!???

Right, let's move out! Forget it, I'm not going in there!

We have 'em cornered!

The enemy difficulty aside, you will like all the new customization at your fingertips. GRAW's original multiplayer was very good. This time around, they have gone above and beyond in making it even better. It almost seems to me that they had two different teams working on this game, one for the single-player and one for the multiplayer content. Whether on not this was the case, both sides of the game have been greatly improved upon. There is very little not to like but I will talk about the other downsides anyways.

First off, rolling to the left and right while lying prone is just about useless. My 4 year old can roll way faster then that. Second, it is still a pain to grab weapons off dead enemies. It is so slow and awkward you'll get yourself killed if you do it while under fire. And one more complaint I have is getting kicked to the lobby when you're eliminated from a multiplayer game. Why can't you stay and watch? Instead, you sit and stare at the game timer hoping everyone dies so you can start the new game already.

All this being said, the game is still an acquired taste. It is the best of its kind but it still takes a certain mindset to fully enjoy (read: patient people). If you're a twitch shooter and think stealth is for sissies, you might want to rethink any decision to buy this game. As I said before, there's not a massive learning curve but it is definitely there. There is a huge amount of fun to be had here, but you will need to put in some time to earn your stripes before you fully begin to enjoy everything GRAW 2 offers.