Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon®

Ghost Recon is a squad shooter that allows the player to control several elements to solve tactical problems. The assistance of the AI fire teams is often useful as the opposing forces outnumber the player side by a wide margin and have the unforgiving competence of opponents in the golden era of Red Storm Entertainment games. It incorporates a RPG element by awarding points to team members surviving missions that can then be used to improve the stats of the unit, though the gradual addition of hero characters with higher skill levels will often lead players to ditch the regular grunts as the campaign progresses. The game excels in the art work and atmosphere. The opponents are diverse, showcasing the vast array of different uniforms and camouflage patterns that were used by Russian forces at the time of release. This attention to detail significantly aids immersion, as the cookie cutter effect present in many older shooters is avoided.. It also features vegetation that moves in the wind, and there will be occasions when one is nervous enough to open fire on trees and bushes that are mistaken for lurking enemies. A drawback of the GOG release is the absence of the two sequels that moved the action to a desert and jungle environment. Owners of the original disks can install them with the GOG base game without problems though. Here's hoping GOG will acquire the rights to Desert Siege and Island Thunder to cater to other players, as the Ghost Recon campaign will undoubtedly thirst for more.

I played the game when it was brand new, together with its expansion pack. Very different from any other FPS of the time. One thing, you get to see no hands/gun when you are aiming etc. Just a clear screen with the basic, but good, HUD. What type of shooter this is? Well the closer game to it, in terms of feel, was Operation Flashpoint, which later became the Arma series. GR though is a much tighter game, without the huge open areas you need vehicles at times to traverse. The difficulty though is there. You will die a lot when you first start playing the game. It's not full on simulation, but it is more "serious" than other FPS of the time, by far. Again, other than Operation Flashpoint. Plenty of missions to complete with your team and while you will find it annoying you can't see your gun, you will get used to it. Think of what happened a few years before this with Wing Commander 5. I played the game to completion, together with the expansion pack, but not alone. You see the game has (and I assume still works?) co-op gameplay. With basic broadband connection of the time, we managed to play and enjoy completing this game. It was a very fun, though hard at times, experience. Also, IIRC still the only game I completed in co-op which isn't Double Dragon. And here you don't even have to fight your brother. Very good game, just know what you are getting into. This is not Doom, or Duke Nukem 3D. This is not Quake or UT. I haven't played the game in many years, including this GOG version which yes I own, so I can't speak about any technical issues, but I assume it is fine. Buy the game, play it, but remember this is not going to be easy.

My first game I did play online. Still love it but there is no DLCs however you can still find amazing mods online.

this tactical first person shooter must have been a hit back in 2001 but has aged and it shows: the virtual landscape is schematic, the unpassable patches are... stupid by today's normes, the enemy's passive ai borders idiocy (sniper is god in most missions, just send your scouts ahead in recon mode and do the job from far behind). but there's something done just right because even after 17 years the game is still fun to play! doubly so since in spite of political correctness you get to shoot the bastards who downed the mh17 and tried to frame ukrainians for it...

Great old game, takes me back to times when I played tham all as soon as the came out. First part, not easy one, but one of my favourites.