Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 advances on Spring 2007 @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on December 08, 2006

News: The squad-based shooter will take on the Xbox 360, PS3, PSP and PC.

Ubisoft has announced that they are readying Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 for the Xbox 360, PS3, PSP and PC. The wordily-titled title is scheduled to ship in Spring 2007.

GRAW 2 will be developed by Ubisoft Paris and Red Storm Studios, the same team that created the original Advanced Warfighter.

"Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter set the standard for what we know as the next-generation gaming experience," said Laurent Detoc, president of Ubisoft North America. "With Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2, Ubisoft is taking all the successful elements in the original to an unparalleled level of quality Ч the sophisticated technology, weaponry, graphics, story and online gameplay will heighten the intensity and bring gamers an even more amazing experience."

As with all Ghost Recon games, GRAW 2 takes place in a near-future of political upheaval. This time, "Mexican loyalists and insurgent rebel forces [have] thrown Mexico into full-scale civil war." The Ghosts are called in to fight on both sides of the border after an imminent terrorist threat is disovered.

GRAW 2 will sport many new features including:

Groundbreaking Visual Experience: The war zone in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter comes to life as you navigate through trash-strewn streets and pick off enemies from behind bomb-scarred structures. The cutting-edge physics and particle systems will show you some of the most intense and realistic explosions, smoke, and environment destruction ever seen in a video game. Dynamic lighting and shadows will morph as real-time day/night cycles and a constantly changing weather system require you to adjust to the changing conditions on the fly.

All-New Battlegrounds: For the first time ever, the Ghosts will defend U.S. soil from a cross-border attack, taking the fight to all-new locations. The Ghosts will battle enemies in mountain terrains, barren deserts and even on their home turf in El Paso, Texas. Each environment presents its own benefits and challenges and will call for fresh tactical approaches.

Vastly Improved Artificial Intelligence (AI): Watch your back as rebels send their own team members to flank your position or gain vantage points by utilizing vertical gameplay to pick you off from the rooftops above. Improved squad-mate AI will now feed you more of the information you need with descriptive commands like "enemy spotted behind red truck ahead."

Improved Cross-Com: The revolutionary new Cross-Com 2.0 will give the player more information than ever before. You will be able to see what your friendly forces see in the top left display and the click of a button will expand that to full-screen view for a clearer and more precise picture. This will give you a more comprehensive view of the entire battlefield. The new Full Command View will allow unprecedented precision in developing and issuing tactical plans on the battlefield.

Expanded Support: Command lethal air strikes with jet fighters, gain mobile cover for otherwise impassable situations and replenish armaments on the battlefield using an unmanned artillery MULE. Players can now heal their team on the battlefield, including squad leader Scott Mitchell, with an all-new Medic class of soldier.

We'll definitely have more on Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 very soon.