E3 Thoughts; Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Why this has Piqued our Interest
- Phil

Ghost Recon takes on an open world in this exciting looking title that doesn’t half remind me of the original Mercenaries game. Just swap North Korea and it’s army for the Drug Cartels of Mexico. I have to say that the reveal trailer certainly played up the different tactical approaches available and I’m hoping there will be more than a smattering of cooperative gameplay with, hopefully, your friends able to join you in your endeavours and it appears to, if I’m not mistaken, utilise the same engine as The Division. Whilst it’s far removed from the more linear titles of yore, I think this is a great direction to breath new life into the series and move aware from the ever ubiquitous “Future Soldier” era.

Game Blurb

Bolivia, a few years from now: this beautiful South American country has become the largest cocaine producer in the world. The influential and vicious Santa Blanca drug cartel has turned the country into a narco-state, leading to lawlessness, fear, injustice, and violence. The cartel is on track to becoming a major underworld power and global threat.

An all-out war is not the answer. A surgical, stealthy, lethal approach is the only way to stop the disease at its source. The Ghosts, an elite US Special Forces team, are sent behind enemy lines to wreak havoc, destabilize, and eventually break the alliance between the cartel and the corrupted government.

Facing an almighty enemy in a massive and hostile environment, the Ghosts will need to make critical moral choices and engage in tough battles to complete their mission – their grittiest and most dangerous operation to date.