In the overmasculine world of the thirdperson shooter, this is a game that stands out for being delicately beautiful even as it delivers brutal thrills." "Yes, it's lost some tactical edge, but a disciplined commitment to entertainment focuses the experience. " Future Soldier exemplifies a developer honouring the ‘fun first' ethos of its publisher's canon, even as it stays true to the seriousness of its espionage licence," Edge's reviewer writes. This is a diluted Ghost Recon, then, at once punchier and less strategic than Advanced Warfighter." "Generally, your three AI squadmates mirror how you play – they crouch and go prone as a unit, open fire when spotted, and regularly save your fragile life as they flank and face down the opposition. "Elsewhere, Ubisoft's other tweaks to the formula streamline the singleplayer game." Edge recalls. It's a team effort rather than a one-man special attack, though, upping the pace and offering gung-ho players some fistbumping moments of glorified death." "There's even some shared gameplay DNA, with Future Soldier's Ghosts employing Sam Fisher's room-clearing takedowns, branded as Sync Shots here. "Both games debuted to the press and public in a form vastly different to their final product, and both ultimately put fresh spins on the established mechanics of their respective long-running series. " Ghost Recon: Future Soldier's journey through development parallels that of fellow Tom Clancy and Ubisoft stablemate Splinter Cell: Conviction," the review notes. "Ultimately, though, the game shines not only for staying true to Ghost Recon's roots, but also for doing so while successfully balancing the memories of old fans with the modern expectations of new ones."Įdge Magazine gives Future Soldier an 8 out of 10. " Future Soldier's campaign does lose its stealthy way a bit right at the end, and the presentation can be rough at times, just like the throwaway plot," McCaffrey admits. When the tag turns blue, you'll know he's ready to fire." "As soon as you mark a bad guy, one of your A.I.-controlled Ghost teammates will automatically move to line up a clear shot on your target. "Tagging up to four foes with RB is lifted straight from Rainbow, but here it's implemented so that it plays to Recon's strengths," McCaffrey notes. The "tagging" mechanics prove particularly satisfying.
is so good - only once did we see a friendly Ghost get hung up on something and fail to do his job." "It works in large part because the buddy A.I. " Future Soldier is a true stealth game.a breath of fresh air in the increasingly loud third-person-shooter genre," McCaffrey continues. "After the explosive urban combat of the two GRAW games, Future Soldier gets the franchise back to its hushed roots - reminding us why we loved it so much in the first place."
"Tom Clancy siblings Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six have always had a complementary, yin/yang relationship," he explains. Ryan McCaffrey at Official Xbox Magazine scores Future Soldier at 9 out of 10. This week's edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to Ubisoft's squad-based shooter Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, which reviews describe as "delicately beautiful even as it delivers brutal thrills." Future Soldier currently earns a score of 80 out of 100 at.