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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon®

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube • 2008

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Quick resume

Eastern Europe, 2008. War has broken out on the borders of Russia and the fate of the world hangs in the balance. That's when the call goes out for the Ghosts—an elite handful of specially trained Green Berets, armed with the latest technology and trained to use the deadliest weapons.

Global score

92/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Strategy, Shooter, Simulator, Tactical

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    Pros

    • Highly realistic and challenging tactical gameplay
    • Deep squad management and customization
    • Engaging and plausible military narrative
    • Strong modding community and replayability
    • Effective ai and mission variety

    Cons

    • Dated graphics and interface
    • Clunky ai pathfinding and occasional teammate stupidity
    • Lack of modern multiplayer support
    • Steep learning curve and unforgiving difficulty
    • Limited weapon variety and no visible weapon models

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "The game is challenging and strategic, requiring skillful planning and mastery of mechanics to succeed."

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    • Competition

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      "Multiplayer exists but is mostly dead; some skirmish modes allow competition but focus is more on personal and cooperative play."

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      "While multiplayer exists, it is mostly dead; the game focuses on single-player tactical challenge rather than competitive ranking."

    • Continuation

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      3

      "Players report long sessions and repeated playthroughs due to strategic depth and ongoing challenges."

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    • Cooperation

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      3

      "Supports team games, co-op vs AI, and modded multiplayer modes encouraging teamwork and group play."

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      "The game supports squad management and multiplayer co-op, encouraging teamwork and coordination."

    • Creativity

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      4

      "Players customize squad members, equipment, and tactics; missions allow multiple approaches and improvisation."

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    • Domination

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      -3

      "Interactions emphasize teamwork and shared survival rather than exerting control or superiority over others."

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      "Interactions emphasize shared team effort and survival rather than asserting superiority or control over others."

    • Escapism

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      4

      "Players use the game as a stress relief and immersive escape, enjoying the intense and immersive military simulation experience."

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      "Players use the game as a challenging tactical immersion and distraction from real life, enjoying the realistic military simulation."

    • Expectation

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      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of personal interest and nostalgia, not due to obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      4

      "The game encourages trying different team setups, unlocking characters, and exploring combat tactics."

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    • Exploration

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      "Varied missions and environments encourage some discovery, though within fixed levels."

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    • Expression

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      3

      "Players personalize their squad and tank with upgrades and equipment, expressing tactical preferences and style."

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    • Fantasy

      Game with the same Fantasy vibe

      -3

      "The game focuses on realistic tactical scenarios and plausible military operations rather than imaginative fiction."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Some community and multiplayer interaction exists, but most play is solo or with small groups."

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    • Growth

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      4

      "Players develop squad skills, learn mission strategies, and improve tactical abilities over time."

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      "Players develop skills, improve squad members, and learn tactical strategies over time."

    • Health

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      "Gameplay is sedentary with no physical activity elements."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires constant focus and attention due to high difficulty and tactical gameplay."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Social interactions are mostly tactical and surface-level; limited evidence of close emotional relationships."

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      "Social interactions are limited to tactical coordination; emotional connections are minimal."

    • Leadership

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      "Players lead and manage a squad, making strategic decisions and directing team actions."

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    • Progression

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      "Players accumulate upgrades, unlock new units and abilities, and improve their squad over time."

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    • Relaxation

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      -3

      "Game involves sustained tension and challenge rather than relaxation or flow."

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    • Sensation

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      2

      "The game provides sensory stimulation through sound effects, music, and detailed environments, though graphics are dated."

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    • Status

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      -2

      "Recognition is mostly personal or within small groups; no broad social status or popularity mechanisms."

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    • Story

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      3

      "Campaign features a narrative with geopolitical themes and mission variety, enhancing immersion."

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    • Strategy

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      5

      "Core gameplay revolves around tactical planning, problem solving, and strategic squad management."

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    • Thrill

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      "High stakes one-hit kills and tense combat create suspense and adrenaline."

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    • Value

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      "Players perceive good value for money due to nostalgia, gameplay depth, and mod support."

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    • Violence

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      "Gameplay centers on combat, shooting, and destruction of enemies."

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    • Survival

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      "Avoiding death and managing resources is central to gameplay."

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    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Leadership, Survival, Violence, Strategy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Fellowship. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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