OXM's Editor's Choice Winner Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Ships For Xbox
Posted by blurred on Tuesday, November 12 2002

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - November 12, 2002 - Round up your comrades, Xbox(tm) game fans! Ubi Soft Entertainment, one of the world's largest game publishers is pleased to announce that Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon(tm), is on its way to United States store shelves today. Enabled for online play, this tactical battlefield game is expected to be one of the biggest hits on Microsoft's Xbox Live(tm) online game service.

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon was IGN PC (www.ign.com) and PC Gamer's PC Game of the Year, (2001) and the Xbox version will not disappoint. To leverage the power of Xbox, new features and special effects only available on the Xbox platform have been added. These include new lighting, animation, effects and sound that have been worked into the game to broaden the intensity and experience for the Xbox gamer. Furthermore, Ghost Recon pushes Xbox Live to the limit offering everything from multiplayer online play to voice communication capabilities. Official Xbox Magazine, the voice of the Xbox community, has already recognized Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (Xbox) with an Editor's Choice award.

"Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon brings a new level of sophistication to console gameplay," said Ubi Soft Vice President of Marketing Tony Kee. "Through Xbox Live, gamers can talk to one another and engage in cooperative missions using the Xbox Communicator. It's cooperative battle Tom Clancy style-nothing is more realistic." Realism is the hallmark of the award-winning Tom Clancy games, which also include the popular Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six(tm) series and the much-anticipated Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell(tm).


Storyline:

Eastern Europe, 2008. War has broken out on the borders of Russia and the fate of the world hangs in the balance. That's when the call goes out for the Ghosts - an elite handful of specially trained Green Berets, armed with the latest technology and trained to use the deadliest weapons. Their mission: Spearhead the way for a NATO peacekeeping force and keep the lid on the conflict before it mushrooms.


Special Features:

* ALL THE REALISM, SWEAT, AND FEAR FROM THE GAME OF THE YEAR*, with 15 missions, dozens of weapons, and new secrets to unlock!


* XBOX LIVE BRINGS THE BATTLEFIELD TO LIFE! - Assemble a squad, plunge into battle, and use voice communication to coordinate the ultimate battlefield strategy!


* MULTIPLAYER WARFARE - Xbox Live Multiplayer, split-screen and system link: Gather up to 16 players to fight against each other in 9 adversarial modes or team up to combat the relentless AI forces.


* SQUAD-BASED COMBAT IN YOUR LIVING ROOM - Lead your teams through each map in Mission, Firefight, or Recon modes.


* WEAPONS: Standard and special issue weapons like the M16A2, the M4 carbine and the fearsome and deadly OICW.


* GAMEPLAY: The total combat experience that teaches a deadly, realistic lesson in how to fight on tomorrow's battlefields.


Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon carries an "M" (Mature) rating from the ESRB and will be priced at $49.99