Gamefreaks GR2
Posted by Rocky on Thursday, May 27 2004
Heather Chandler has been interviewed by Gamefreaks, as spotted by GR-Retreat. Read the full interview here.

PC Gamer on GR2
Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, May 26 2004
Unlike the UK PC Gamer which recently posted a fairly upbeat preview for Ghost Recon 2, the US counterpart has published a fairly disillusioned preview by Ghost Recon fan and PC Gamer editor Dan Morris. In the PC Gamer July 2004 issue Dan reports;

"So can it (GR2) even really be called a sequel to our Game of the Year? It seems more like a new franchise to me. This game looks like a lot of fun, but as a fervent Ghost Recon fanatic, I can't help but feel like the real sequel is nowhere in sight."

"...Ubi proposes to strip it of the elements that made it so distinctive and refreshing..."

It's worth bearing in mind that not a single preview has aired any concerns that Ghost Recon 2 will not be a good game, the opposite in fact. However what PC Gamer have published will strike a chord with the thousands of die hard Ghost Recon fans who are looking for a worthy sequel, not a new game entirely. Discuss!

Edwards Interview
Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, May 26 2004
PC Zone have published an interesting interview with Ghost Recon 2 producer Robbie Edwards, which you can read in full here. The interview spends quite a bit of time on PC / XBox comparisons, here's a couple of choice quotes from Mr Edwards that hardcore Ghost Recon fans might find of interest!

"It's being developed primarily for the Xbox, but it's also coming to PC and PS2 [and GameCube]. But it's important to note that it's being developed from a console point of view."

"...we've had a lot of experience with PC games and there's no reason to make those people unhappy; so we're going to put the same amount of effort into the PC version that we are the Xbox version. "

"We have characters that are almost double the size in polygons of those in the first game, much higher resolution textures, and we really want to show these characters off and over-the-shoulder view allows us to do that."

Gigex Ghost Recon 2
Posted by Rocky on Saturday, May 22 2004
Gigex have published details of their Ghost Recon 2 "hands on".

"Ghost Recon 2 has easily jumped to the top of my must have list. The newly implemented viewpoint and gameplay mechanics are a significant change, but even skeptical gamers need to play this one to believe it. "

Read the full report here (link fixed).

Gametrailers
Posted by Rocky on Saturday, May 22 2004
Gametrailers.com have started hosting Ghost Recon 2 trailers, view their first one here.

GR2 Video
Posted by Rocky on Saturday, May 22 2004
Anubis has posted another Ghost Recon 2 video that he took away from E3. This one features a commentary from Producer Heather Chandler and is worth checking out. Grab the 22Mb version here, or the 2Mb version here!

Serellan Interview
Posted by Rocky on Friday, May 21 2004
GR-Retreat have pulled off a superb interview with Ghost Recon 2 developer Serellan. The questions were gathered from the community and make for a great read - check it out here. There's alot of straight answers to straight questions so it is a must read for Ghost Recon fans!

XM8
Posted by Rocky on Friday, May 21 2004
Thanks to research by Sartillies we are already adding weapons from Ghost Recon 2 to the Arms section! We start with a look at the weapon set to replace the M4 - the XM8. The very latest news on the XM8 is that the US Army may decide not to implemet it after all. I've heard from our Special Forces Consultant that the M4 may continue to be used in a slightly modified form, rather than start with a brand new weapon. Nothing concrete on that decision as yet, but there are various options being explored. Anyway, that's the latest news in the real world!

More E3 photos
Posted by Rocky on Friday, May 21 2004
Most regulars will know the name "Piggyson" and recognise it as the alias used by RSE Character Artist Joseph Drust. Piggyson used to maintain a Ghost Recon modding resource for fans at his personal website, this month though he has replaced it with some neat photographs - including his own personal collection from E3! View the images here. Thanks to detective JT_Snowman!

PC Gamer does GR2
Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, May 18 2004
The UK version of PC Gamer has a very nice feature of Ghost Recon 2 this month, it even mentions GhostRecon.net! Thanks to MagnumKP for the info, check this forum thread for the details.

CGW Ghost Recon 2
Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, May 18 2004
Back on April 30th we reported that CGW electronic version featured Ghost Recon 2, this month (their June issue) they have it in print.

There's not a great deal new in there apart from a brief bio on three of the characters. Thanks to XS.

GR2 and GR-Retreat
Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, May 18 2004
CR6 has published the Ghost Recon 2 E3 report from Anubis over at GR-Retreat. It's a great report with a very nice video download included. The video is the full first mission with commentary from Serellan for the entire mission - great stuff. Anubis has done a great job of getting as much information as possible regarding Ghost Recon 2. There are also some of the best photographs of the Ubi stand we've seen so far, so don't hang about - check it out!

Anubis has also posted in our forums with his honest impression of how the hardcore community has responded to the news so far on Ghost Recon 2. I recommend all fans read his post before forming an opinion on the route Ghost Recon may or may not be taking!

GR2 PCG
Posted by Rocky on Saturday, May 15 2004
Here's a sneak preview of the next issue of PC Gamer in the USA thanks to JT_Snowman. As you can see, they have an "indepth look" at Ghost Recon 2.

Blaze at E3
Posted by Rocky on Saturday, May 15 2004
Blaze is just back from E3 and has posted the results of his developer interrogation in our forums. Here's a couple of the questions he had answered, read the whole thing here.

Will there be smoke grenades in GR2?
Yes, ..... you can throw underhand.

How will the Medic feature be used?
All players will have the ability to heal. Once you have been healed you will be able to fight but your aim will suffer. If you had a leg wound, you still may show a gimp but you will be able to keep up with the team.

Also make sure you check out Snowmans update in our forums here, for a few more details and alot more controversy....

"There is no dedicated PC team this time around. The Xbox team will develop for both platforms. To this date there doesn't seem to be much decided yet as to the direction of the PC version!"

Tell us it ain't so RSE!

E3 Update
Posted by Rocky on Saturday, May 15 2004
Our E3 Ghost Recon 2 report has been updated with some new images.

GR.net at E3
Posted by Rocky on Friday, May 14 2004
Our E3 report is online now thanks to Dick Splash! Check out his preliminary report here, where you'll find some large hi-res photographs and some small low res movies from the Ghost Recon 2 stand.

Although the movies are quite small, in the commentary you can hear details such as medics and weapon pick-ups being discussed. Those two topics have always been a hot topic amongst hardcore Ghost Recon fans, so we will listen with interest to see if these two features transfer from the X-Box to the PC version. Enjoy the report, and check back later for Dick's update including more hi-res photos!

E3 report
Posted by Rocky on Thursday, May 13 2004
Snowman is just back from E3 and has posted a series of very informative details regarding what he saw of Ghost Recon 2. Be warned - controversy ahead!

E3 GR2 Trailer!
Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, May 12 2004
The official website for Ghost Recon 2 has just posted some brand new media including the Ghost Recon 2 E3 Trailer - and it's superb! It lasts 1 min 21 secs, make sure you check it out.

There is an even bigger and better movie though, and it lasts 11 minutes! This is the Official Ghost Recon 2 Demo shown at E3, visit GhostRecon2.com and start drooling! The whole thing is continuous action as the Ghosts move in to secure the Airfield which is Mission 1 in the campaign. Assisting the SAS, the Ghosts are seen moving through the Airfield dispatching the enemy in short order.

Apart from the hilarious voice acting talents used for the British SAS, one thing that caught my eye was one of the Ghosts, apparently in the middle of a death throw after being laid out by an incoming round, rise to his feet and continue into the battle, albeit moaning all the way! Discussion here.

GR2 at Gamespot
Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, May 12 2004
New video footage is to be found at Gamespot, where they have well over 3 minutes of Ghost Recon 2 footage from the X-Box version. In the interview with developer Heather Chandler many topics are covered including;

• over the shoulder view
• a Quick Order system that looks similar to Raven Shield
• personalities for the Ghosts
• Same engine as original Ghost Recon, with enhancements
• Destructable objects - even towers
• Level 1 - Airport on view at E3
• Christmas Release

The interview is free to stream on this page and dicussion is underway in our forums here.

GR2 Media
Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, May 12 2004
Some short but interesting Ghost Recon 2 footage has slipped out prior to E3 opening it's doors. The Ghost Recon 2 clip was in the middle of a large promo video, but thanks to The Platoon, you can watch the (short) Ghost Recon 2 X-Box segment here.

There's more media to be had on this Ubi Soft GR2 page, where in addition to some screenshots, the plot and setting for Ghost Recon 2 is revealed in some detail. Thanks to Maj. Ken for starting that discussion here.

E3 questions?
Posted by Rocky on Thursday, May 6 2004
GR-Retreat have a reporter going to E3 to scope out all the news on Ghost Recon 2. Anubis is currently charging his batteries in prepartion for a long day of digital photographs and shaky digi-cam footage, and is taking note of any specific questions the fans would like answered.

Head over to the GR-Retreat forums and post your questions, or use this thread here in our forums. For the best chance of having Anubis note your question down, I suggest keeping it short!

PCG July GR2
Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, May 4 2004
PC Gamer have a 4 page Ghost Recon 2 feature on the cards for the July 2004 issue. Apparently this will be a full, frank and detailed look at Ghost Recon 2, the most detailed yet! Thanks retlaw!