Once upon a time, Ubisoft had the market cornered on military and tactical shooters under its Tom Clancy brand. Whether it was a visit to Vegas as a member of Rainbow squad, a one man ninja as a Splinter Cell, or my personal favourite, playing as a solider of the future as the Ghost Squad, If you...

Very tense tactical military action; a fine alternative to the bombast of twitchier shooters like Call of Duty and Battlefield; lots of futuristic toys to play with; superb multiplayer and co-op options; some fun and unobtrusive kinect functionality on the Xbox version; Gunsmith is a great addition;...

Storytelling is a jumbled mess of cliches; some AI problems; pervasiveness of uplay is a little irritating; mediocre voice acting; had to reinstall audio files multiple times on Xbox version

The King Reigns Once More by Nicholas Laborde ?2012 Nicholas Laborde It's been over five long years since we last saw Ubisoft Red Storm dish out the second part of the Ghost Recon next-gen console adaptation known as Advanced Warfighter .

The Ghost Recon series has been one of the shooter genre's elite franchises, with an emphasis on squad tactics, near future tech, and effective mechanics. The latest installment is Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, which not only lives up to the previous games, but proves to be one of the best shooters...

This week I learned "techno-thriller", while sounding like the title of a Lady Gaga song, is in fact a genre of fiction largely populated by the works of Tom Clancy. With the release of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier , you're once more invited into his world of soldiers, spies and souped-up guns and...

As with many modern shooters, your role as part of a squad does let you in for a fair amount of bossing about from your squadmates -- for much of one level you are basically subservient to a large robotic dog -- and although the maps have much more width than the infamous scripted corridors of Call...

feels like a game that will divide opinion. Some people will love the epic set pieces and moments of chest-pumping military panache, but hardcore

With a lengthy campaign that's almost as good single-player as it is with three friends online, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is easy to recommend. Throw in a compelling multiplayer that is considerably more objective orientated than anything current on consoles with a timeless horde mode, and there's...

Ne'er so apt has a quote from Shakespeare been applied to a gaming experience based on the silent, efficient and always brutal methods of dispatching a foe. I can almost picture Tom Clancy in between bouts of licensing off his name for various merchandising endeavours, picking up his Shakespeare...

While American author Tom Clancy may be known for his technically detailed military novels, the games based on his wealth of military knowledge are a far cry from what you read on paper.

Beautiful environments; Fun technology to play with; Smart AI teammates; Multiplayer is a blast

Lackluster cinematic graphics; Occasional gameplay glitches; No drop-in / drop-out

Future Soldier finds the perfect balance between the classic tactical shooter experience and the more modern high-octane approach that today's gamers crave. It shouldn't alienate long-term Ghost Recon fans, while also allowing newcomers to jump in.