GRAW 2 - Gen Discussion - 3/4 Co-Op Collections 400pts ea.

Update 8/29: Throwback Map Pack 2

• Content: GRAW 2 Throwback Pack 2
• Price: Free
• Availability: Not available in Japan
• Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) BLOOD,LANGUAGE,VIOLENCE] GRAW2 Throwback Pack 2 consists of 7 classic maps from Ghost Recon’s illustrious history. In addition to the 7 maps, there is a new game mode called Co-op Exfiltration. All of these maps have upgraded visuals and support all of GRAW2’s thousands of customizable game modes.
• Size: 582.51 MB

The following are the seven new maps included in Throwback Pack 2, each accompanied by the name of the Ghost Recon title it originates from:

• Ghost Town from GR: Summit Strike
• Aral Sea from GR: Summit Strike
• District from GR: Summit Strike
• Bunkers from GR 2
• Rocky Cove from GRAW
• Boneyard from GRAW
• River Depot from GRAW

In an interview with TeamXbox, Red Storm’s Lead Multiplayer Designer, Chris Bray explains the new co-op mode in full detail:

Exfiltration is a coop mode that plays out like a series of rescue missions. There are two preset game types, Evasion and POW. In Evasion, you start with an allied officer near your insertion and your team has to lead him through enemy patrols and vehicles to a designated helicopter extraction point. In POW, there are three officers that start in the captivity of enemy forces. You have to eliminate the guards, then lead the prisoners out of the area. The trick to POW is that once the guards are attacked, they could decide to eliminate the prisoners. This leads to some cool scenarios where players have to move into position without being detected, then coordinate a simultaneous attack on the guards around a prisoner to ensure success.
As with all other game modes, Exfiltration works across all maps and has customization options (number of allies, enemy difficulty, etc.). This is definitely a cool addition to our coop modes as it adds something more along the lines of a full mission, except compatible across all maps.
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http://www.xboxic.com/news/3570

Update 5/9: Throwback Map Pack

Classic GRAW maps, remastered. 800pts for 7 Classic Maps.
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Update 3/8: Game out now, exlusive map by linking accts.

[quote name='deadite76']If you link your Ubisoft account to your Live account you can get the exclusive "Nowhere" map:

http://www.xboxic.com/news/2544#more-2544

Here's the link to Ubi's site:

https://secure.ubi.com/login/Login.aspx[/quote]
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Update 3/7: Game out tomorrow, Fry's will be having it for $34.99!!!

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=130310

Update 2:

Awesome news to those who have played all the Tom Clancy games on the X360:

With the release of GRAW 2 this week those quick purchasers over at VideoGame News unearthed a few unlockable headgear items. What's interesting about these pieces of headgear is that they are only unlockable if you've previously played other Tom Clancy games on your Xbox 360. To unlock them, GRAW 2 will search your hard drive for game saves of either Rainbow Six: Vegas or Splinter Cell: Double Agent and unlock the corresponding headgear. It's kind of an interesting way to unlock goodies, but forces players to either borrow the other games or purchase them.

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http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/03/07/game-saves-unlock-headgear-in-graw-2/

Luckily I have them all
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Update 2/26: Demo out on XBLM

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Update 2/23: Clan Info

[quote name='cgarb84']TeamXbox has a few new articles posted about GRAW 2's clan support and MP modes and gameplay.

Co-op Campaign Story Mode
http://features.teamxbox.com/xbox/1906/GRAW-2-CoOp-Campaign-Story-Overview/p1/

Clan Setup and Features
http://interviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/1907/GRAW-2-Clan-System-Overview-Interview/p1/

New Developer Interview
http://interviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/1909/GRAW-2-Cooperative-Developer-Video-Interview/p1/

Co-op MP Hands-On
http://previews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1535/Tom-Clancys-Ghost-Recon-Advanced-Warfighter-2/p1/
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Update 2/17: Mulitplayer Demo Due next week

the team at HEXUS.net were told exclusively that “the multiplayer demo of GRAW 2 will be available on the Xbox live marketplace next week”.

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http://www.xboxic.com/news/2417

Update 12/8: Teaser Trailer up.
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http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/12404/Ghost-Recon-Advanced-Warfighter-2-Unveiled/
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http://www.xboxic.com/news/2039

Taken from magazine GameInformer, a forumer over at N-Europe has put up a lot of the information from within the pages of said magazine about Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2. From what is posted, it seems that it will be bigger and better than the original, and the new effects will look excellent.
The game is being developed by Red Storm and Ubisoft Paris, and has been in development since the original GR:AW hit the shelves. The new graphical updates (listed below) suggest that it will easily out-do the original GR:AW, which in itself was a great looking game.

• Dynamic Weather Conditions: Taking place in sandstorms to howling rain, with subtle details such as after a rain storm the mission area glistens with moisture and features standing pools of water on the streets. As well as wind and weather simulation.
• Object Translucency: Which allows players to see through surfaces like leaves and fabrics under the right lighting circumstances.
• God Rays: Also a technique that simulates the way light goes around a surface that blocks light. God Rays allow the player to see the limits of light, creating the hard edges rays of light often seen pouring through cathedral windows.
• Smoke Effects Techinques called Depth Sprite in which smoke particles move over and around objects like an actual gas, elminating the hardlines you see between clouds and surfaces you see in most games. The smoke also reacts to light and wind.
• Improved particle effects that send debris flying in explosions and chips exploding off walls when struck by a bullet.
• GR:AW 2 deals with the escalating turmoil just south of the US border.
• It all takes place over 72 hours
• It will have way more varied locations including fighting through the mountains, forests, etc.
• Whats more the combat will be on both sides of the border, Mexico and the US appearently.
• the first section of Graw2 will take place around the Mexican City of Juarez, 2nd in a war torn urban Center, the final tasks players with repelling a full fledged invasion of US soil for control over El Paso Texas.
• In another demo the a smoke cloud was forced away from a sudden explosion, and the light from the fire reflected off the particles in the cloud in real time.

http://www.xboxic.com/news/2024

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Looks pretty much the same but then again those aren't high-res shots. If its as good as the first, I think UBISoft will have another sure hit.




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OVERVIEW: The GRAW 2 Co-op Collection consists of five Co-op Campaign missions that continue the story from GRAW 2. In total there are nine maps, seven of which are inspired by classic maps from Ghost Recon’s illustrious history and two that are totally brand new. All nine maps (including adversarial versions of the Co-op Campaign maps) have exquisite visuals and support all of GRAW 2’s thousands of customizable game modes.

ACHIEVEMENTS: The Co-op Collection offers nine new achievements for GRAW 2, totaling 125 achievement points.


CO-OP MAPS

New Co-op Campaign – Story: Manuel Suazo Azcona has emerged as the leader of a new rebel movement in El Salvador. Azcona’s plan seems to be an attempt to destabilize the governments of both El Salvador and neighboring Honduras. Once their respective governments are weakened, he will incite the people to try and overthrow both countries’ U.S.-backed leaders. The Ghosts are being sent in to quell this uprising before it starts. They must first stop the rebel incursions over the two nations’ shared border and then hunt down the rebel leaders one by one. If they fail, America’s efforts in the region could be set back by decades.


Caves – (Ghost Recon®)
Azcona’s squads are using the nearby caves as an operational base for raiding army convoys across the river. Detain and extract the rebel leader and recon the area for any hidden weapon caches.


Railroad Bridge – (Ghost Recon)
Intel reports the rebels are moving on a command post 60 clicks southeast of here. Protect the command post, recon the local rail line and hunt down the informant providing intel to the rebels.


Battlefield – (Ghost Recon)
The last rebel unit in the area is holed up in the village of Venta. An allied armor unit on the edge of town is pinned down by artillery. Ghosts, knock out the enemy comm transmitter, then escort the armor through the village.


Plantation – (Ghost Recon®: Island Thunder®)
Intel shows a rebel leader’s motorcade is moving through the farms south of here. Take out his convoy and destroy all of the surrounding ADATS before Sabre Seven arrives for extraction.


Swamp Airfield – (Ghost Recon: Island Thunder)
Azcona’s rebels have occupied a small island airfield. Recon the area for intel on this operation and destroy all aircraft to prevent any means of escape. The landing strip is targeted for an air strike so get out ASAP.
ADVERSARIAL MAPS



Business Park – (Brand New) / Suitable for 8 to 12 players
Narrow alleys connect open courtyards with overlooking balconies in this concrete corporate paradise.


Rooftop – (Brand New) / Suitable for 8 to 12 players
Sitting on top of the world, the rooftop structure of a skyscraper has lots of cover and vertical combat.


Caves – (Ghost Recon) / Suitable for 12 to 16 players
Rolling terrain, forest and a cave structure tucked into the side of the mountains.


Railroad Bridge – (Ghost Recon) / Suitable for 12 to 16 players
A deep valley with a rail bridge spanning overhead, hilly and wooded areas nearby.


Battlefield – (Ghost Recon) / Suitable for 8 to 12 players
Open terrain with pockets of war-torn buildings, under the limited visibility of black skies and pouring rain.


Plantation – (Ghost Recon: Island Thunder) / Suitable for 12 to 16 players
A bright, sunny day overlooks the plantation fields and nearby structures, including a large warehouse.


Swamp Airfield – (Ghost Recon: Island Thunder) / Suitable for 4 to 8 players
Wet, foggy airfield located in the heart of a murky swamp.


Prison – (Ghost Recon: Island Thunder) / Suitable for 4 to 8 players
This dilapidated structure has many paths in and out.


Castle – (Ghost Recon) / Suitable for 12 to 16 players
The mighty castle walls and excavation within provide lots of cover and CQB, while thick wooded countryside offers ample stealth and sniping opportunities.

*More Guns Pack – Free Weapons DLC!
The “more guns pack” is a free DLC that includes 7 additional weapons to be used in the Single Player Quick Mission mode in GRAW 2. These new weapon models are from all over the world, and give a new twist to the Ghost’s cutting edge arsenal. The GRAW 2 More Guns Pack is a FREE download DLC available now!

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Smoke Effects Techinques called Depth Sprite in which smoke particles move over and around objects like an actual gas, elminating the hardlines you see between clouds and surfaces you see in most games. The smoke also reacts to light and wind.

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the team at HEXUS.net were told exclusively that “the multiplayer demo of GRAW 2 will be available on the Xbox live marketplace next week”.

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GRAW 2 is very much an enhanced re-tooling and re-polishing of GRAW 1, and that's fine by me. Not everything can be brand new each year. Some of the new features are better than others (the added viewpoints and controls are great, while the Mule is forgettable), while lots of little things were streamlined and made easier (like weapon switching and shooting from a copter). The core game plays like a smoother, better-paced, and more vehicle-heavy GRAW 1, which is a good if familiar thing. The single-player campaign, unfortunately, seems a little short and even a little too easy, which is a bummer. But the co-op mode and the MP modes are deep, highly customizable, and great fun so for some players, that might make up for the single-player campaign's brevity.

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With the release of GRAW 2 this week those quick purchasers over at VideoGame News unearthed a few unlockable headgear items. What's interesting about these pieces of headgear is that they are only unlockable if you've previously played other Tom Clancy games on your Xbox 360. To unlock them, GRAW 2 will search your hard drive for game saves of either Rainbow Six: Vegas or Splinter Cell: Double Agent and unlock the corresponding headgear. It's kind of an interesting way to unlock goodies, but forces players to either borrow the other games or purchase them.

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