Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Ratings - A Mixed Bag?

Ubisoft's latest entry in the popular Ghost Recon series has finally arrived on store shelves, promising more high-octane action and tactical mayhem for fans of modern military shooters. However, as our review below reveals, this game doesn't quite live up to its full potential.

Creatively speaking, Future Soldier feels like we've seen it all before - again. The basic premise remains largely unchanged: you're part of an elite special forces unit tasked with taking down a shadowy enemy organization threatening global stability through their advanced military tech and cunning tactics. Sound familiar? Unfortunately yes, because at its core this game is more 'Call of Duty in Ghost Recon's trousers' than anything remotely innovative or groundbreaking.

The combat itself can be occasionally clunky too - especially when trying to execute precision sneak attacks on heavily guarded enemy positions without alerting every Tom, Dick and Harry within earshot. It feels like some fundamental fine-tuning has been left undone somewhere along the way, leading to moments where stealth gameplay devolves into full-on gunfests rather than tense cat-and-mouse encounters between cunning operatives.

Yet despite these minor quibbles (and there are others - more on those later), Ghost Recon: Future Soldier still manages to hold onto enough of what made its predecessors so compelling. The addition of co-op play is a welcome inclusion, allowing you and up to two friends to team up for some serious online carnage or co-operative stealth action against AI opponents.

Overall though? It's hard not to feel slightly underwhelmed by Future Soldier - especially when compared to other recent releases in the same genre. While it certainly delivers plenty of fast-paced action sequences and an addictive multiplayer component, ultimately this feels more like a safe bet than any kind of bold new direction for Ubisoft's beloved franchise.

Rating: 2/5 stars

Recommended For Fans Of:

* Modern military shooters

* Co-op play enthusiasts

* Anyone looking for some light-hearted fun without too much depth or complexity

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