There comes a point when you begin adding bits and pieces from various titles, specific open-world elements that have worked well enough in other games, mechanics from genres more conducive to the idea of leveling-up a character, an aesthetic that implies gritty realism, and things start to look a...

Ultimately, that's Wildlands' main issue. There's a pretty decent core to it, but everything from the monotonous mission design to the way the characters are introduced and immediately discarded to the lame audio to the overpowered AI just chips away at different parts of the game until you're left...

As an open world co-op shooter there's a lot to enjoy here, at least until you realise how shallow and repetitive the underlying action is.

Excellent co-op options and enjoyable gunplay; The drone is a lot of fun and the customisation options are fairly interesting; Large open world and lots of vehicles

No real innovation or surprises, with an unreliable cover system and mediocre artificial intelligence; Very little fun on your own; Politically questionable story

I love this game. I don't like having to stop playing.

Co-op games have sort of become a lost art. Developers often conflate the idea of co-operation simply by adding an extra person to what was already happening. Ghost Recon Wildlands takes a much different approach, crafting a game that requires two or more great minds working perfectly in synch to...

Huge world map; Lots to do in the sandbox; Unique and rewarding upgrade system; Meaningful; tactical co-op; Solid teammate A.I

Sub-par framerate; Tags

Beautiful yet callous, Wildlands is a serviceable open worlder with strong co-op that doesn't quite put the Ghosts back on the map.

A solid open world shooter with a tactical flavor that adds a bit of variety to otherwise repetitive objectives, Ghost Recon Wildlands is at its best when you join a squad of real people, and lay waste to the Santa Blanca cartel together. Just don't go into it expecting engaging characters or plot.