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List Price: $9.99
Our Price: $2.87
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Manufacturer: UBI Soft
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Video Game
Brand: UBI Soft
EAN: 0008888510291
ESRB Age Rating: Mature
Feature: Welcome to Cuba in the year 2009. Castro is dead, and the island nation has its first free elections in decades. The Ghosts are sent in as part of a UN peacekeeping force, to fight an invasion and allow the elections to continue.
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Label: UBI Soft
Manufacturer: UBI Soft
Model: 8888510291
Number Of Items: 1
Platform: Xbox
Publisher: UBI Soft
Release Date: 2003-08-05
Studio: UBI Soft
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Features
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Welcome to Cuba in the year 2009. Castro is dead, and the island nation has its first free elections in decades. The Ghosts are sent in as part of a UN peacekeeping force, to fight an invasion and allow the elections to continue.
Battle your way across Cuba in eight new single player missions
Survive through strategic use of firepower -- 12 new weapons like the M4 SOCOM rifle and the MM-1 automatic grenade launcher
Eight challenging new multiplayer maps and all-new multiplayer game types
Dangerous new Cuban enemy vehicles, as well as new allies to boost your side
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: dissapointing length
Comment: an extremely short title. It was over in a couple of days. A bunch of new levels were later released on xbox live...
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good game, but as good as the first
Comment: I played through this game very quickly compared to the first. More weapons to play with and a little harder, but not nearly the game the first Ghost Recon was.
Customer Rating:
Summary: All Hail GRIT
Comment: First and for most...BEST GAME EVER for xbox live play. This game was so good on SO many levels. The single player campaign was fun...not insanely great, but fun...."ghost recon fun." This is one of those games that is truly addicting and, in its day, got plenty of Xbox Live play. This game was actually the reason I signed up for an Xbox Live account, and without it, who knows what I'd be playing today.
Okay, so, in its time, this game had pretty good graphics. You look back at them now and they don't look too hot, but when it first came out it was awesome. Other than that, I think the best thing about this game was its multiplayer aspects. Not only were the maps great, but all the different modes of play were great. I remember when this game was popular, SO many people played it, and it was obvious why. Another great thing about this game is the fact that it is a very tactical shooter and not so run and gun like most FPS games out on the market today. Overall, this game is great and even today it stands up as a great shooter. If more people played on Live (well, any at all) I think I might find myself playing this game quite a bit!
9.0 Presentation
This game was presented very well. The menus were very easy to use and were pretty clean cut and simple - GREAT! Doing things like joining games and checking friends list was never a hassle.
8.0 Graphics
Back when this game came out, the graphics of this game were very good. I think if I were judging the graphics in todays world, I would score them pretty low, because, obviously, they don't stand up.
7.0 Sound
The sound effects and music in the game were good. They seemed to fit the game and mood and were good in its time. Overall...pretty good!
9.0 Gameplay
This game played SO well and the fact that it stayed "tactical" makes it even better. I loved the gameplay over Xbox Live and its multiplayer aspects were fantastic.
10 Lasting Appeal
In its day, this game was played SO much that it definately had lasting appeal. I "over"played this game until the day GR2 came out (which wasn't that great) and finally Halo 2 took over my life!!!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Trouble in Paradise
Comment: Island Thunder is an excellent release that should be considered if you're trying to hunt down some intense Ghost Recon action for your Xbox. With a mix of weapons and maps from three other games, Island Thunder delivers the variety missing from the original.
IT plays much like the original. Translation: running around in wide open areas is nothing less than asking to be shot in the head. IT rewards patience, strategic thinking. Careful planning is a must when facing human opponents or more advanced AI. IT also includes more weapon sets and maps for multiplayer competition, significantly expanding the possible game play combinations: you can be playing in a Cuban city one minute, the jungle the next minute, and in the desert the next. Learning to effectively manage your squads can take time to master, but it is very rewarding once you manage to adeptly execute your plans.
Island Thunder's graphics have not had any noticeable upgrades from last year's release.
What about sound? IT features some of the best ambient sounds and sound effects of any game, hands down. The variety of locations that are featured in this game equates to an even greater breadth of ear-candy to be had than in the original, which was already an impressive audio feast.
While Island Thunder features a good deal of new content as well as the latest Xbox LIVE functionality, it might not offer enough to appeal to gamers who are still actively playing the original. IT is definitely geared towards LIVE online play, despite the fair campaign mode. Players without a LIVE account might find that there is not enough in the stand-alone single player portion of the game to warrant a purchase. But for anyone looking for a great tactical shooter, you can't go wrong with Island Thunder. This title is also backwards compatible with the Xbox 360.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Appaling...
Comment: I purchased this game to try out on my Xbox Live and I was almost angry at how dumb the game was. If you actually find somebody that plays this game online, it's still not any fun. I am not a follower of the Tom Clancy series (with the exception of Splinter Cell, Chaos Theory was awesome), and though I never tried the single player aspect, this game was a complete let-down. Do not waste your time and money on this game, I can't believe those people who rated this game higher than 2 stars...
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