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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon

The Red Army is back. Now that Russia's government has collapsed, a hardline leader is bent on taking over the republics. Enter Ghost Recon, an advanced, futuristic squad of U.S. Army soldiers. Unlike previous…

68 13 November 2001

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon is an adventure developed by Red Storm Entertainment, released 13 November 2001 on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Mac.

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What Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon is

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon is an adventure game developed by Red Storm Entertainment and released in 2001. It was published by Ubi Soft Entertainment. It is available on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Ubisoft Anvil.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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. Their mission: Spearhead the way for a NATO peacekeeping force, and keep the lid on the conflict before it mushrooms... literally.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It supports multiplayer for up to 36 players online, and includes co-op. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Tom Clancy’s series

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon is the 17th of 108 entries we hold in the Tom Clancy’s series. The next entry was Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear in 2002. Its critic score of 68 is almost exactly the series average of 70. The highest-rated entry is Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint - Red Patriot at 96.

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How it was received

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon holds a critic score of 68 out of 100. That places it above 30% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2001 averaged 72, so it scored 4 points below the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 71, across 83 votes.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 450 MHz Pentium® 2 or equivalent, 128 MB of RAM and 16 MB DirectX®-compliant 3D card (see supported list*). At 0GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB.

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What it launched against

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon launched on 13 November 2001, within three weeks of Super Smash Bros. Melee, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Halo: Combat Evolved and Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Super Smash Bros. Melee, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Halo: Combat Evolved, Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy.

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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon — frequently asked questions

When did Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon come out?
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon was released on 13 November 2001 for Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon?
At minimum, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon needs 450 MHz Pentium® 2 or equivalent, 128 MB of RAM, 16 MB DirectX®-compliant 3D card (see supported list*) graphics, 1 GB of storage.
Does Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon have multiplayer?
Yes. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon supports multiplayer, including co-op for up to 36 players online.
How many GB is Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon?
The PC version needs about 1 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("1 GB"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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