Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (PS)

The year is 2008. Due to all manner of infighting issues, Mother Russia has collapsed like a pensioner in a cold snap, leaving gun-toting nationalists to get up to all sort of mischief in the surrounding countries, backed up by tanks, machine-gun embankments and all manner of high-power military weaponry. Something must be done. The odds are high; the stakes are higher, and only one man can save the day… One man, that is, backed up by countless highly-trained special forces troops, with state of the art firepower at their disposal! Okay, so it doesn’t make for a particularly inspiring Hollywood movie pitch, but, by God, it makes for a great game! ...  Read the complete review

The emphasis of the first person shoot-em-up has changed over the past four or five years. Advancements in computer game technology has enabled developers to create ever more realistic scenarios for the gamer...and also credit them with some intelligence. That is, while the straightforward 'Doom'-style action blaster might be entertaining, it never quite sat right. The whole 'Health Bar' idea required massive suspension of disbelief - could a human, being thwarted on a fruitless raid on an enemy stronghold, really withstand five shots from a double-barrelled shotgun? Only to return later, having been restored to full health by the ubiquitous ...  Read the complete review

The year is 2008. Russia wants Georgia to become part of its empire again. It also wants all the other former 'Soviet Block' countries back under its control again and will do anything to achieve its aims! Massed Russian forces are poised on the border of Georgia, waiting for the order to advance. These massed forces comprise: Infantry, Artillery, Armour, Air Force and Navy. Enough firepower to control virtually any small country and more! America is backing the 'legitimate' Georgian government and wants to help stop the Russian invasion. As it would take time to get a full force into the area, the US Military has decided to send a small ...  Read the complete review