Ghost Recon devs talk X360

By Ellie Gibson Published 8 December, 2005

And latest instalment in series.

Two of the developers working on Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfare have revealed what they think of the Xbox 360 in a live webchat.

Lead multiplayer designer Christian Allen said he's enjoying developing for the console, stating: "We can have detailed maps, customizable characters, and thousands of game mode combinations..."

"The greatest thing for us is the new live interface and rich presence," he went on.

"Now players have a consistent profile, friends list, etc. This takes the work off of the plates of the developers, and ensures the players have a consistent experience across all Live games."

Game designer Gilles Matouba added: "We were able to push the power of the 360 using our Multi Core technology, which means we can push the 3 processors to the max in terms of animation, post fx, HDR and so on."

The webchat also revealed that up to 16 players will be able to battle it out on Xbox Live, but that Ubisoft is "not currently planning to support clans initially at launch."

So what of the differences between the Xbox 360 game and other versions? Well, Allen revealed that although all the games will follow the same storyline, the 360 also has a co-op campaign that begins once the single-player story ends - "Taking you to Nicaragua against a whole new group of enemies."

While the current-gen Xbox game will only offer a first-person perspective, the 360 one will also feature "a precise aiming view, like a close-up over the shoulder view," according to Matouba.

"For 360 we wanted to give people the option of moving your team, drones and support troops via the 3D tactical map," he added.

There will be 25 weapons available in the single-player game - not counting vehicles - and 35 in multiplayer, including some favourites from previous Ghost Recon games.

You'll have the option to switch weapons with dead opponents and team-mates, and "all high caliber sniper rifles have had the "countersnipe" feature added, so it means you can shoot through certain objects and different walls... Within reason!"

"There is quite a bit of customization, with a whole range of real military gear that you can use," Allen said.

"In addition, you can choose from four different classes that affect your weapon handling, and serve as your character identity."

You can read the full chat over on the Ubisoft forums.

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Comments (13) Latest comment 6 years ago

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  • arnoldo_strikes_back #1 6 years ago

    hmm, looked rubbish last time i saw it.

  • morriss #2 6 years ago

    Sounds good. But yet another sequal. C'mon Ubi - give us a new game!

  • ProfessorChaos #3 6 years ago

    gr2 was better than gr. i like the over the shoulder view, as i cannot play fps games, they make me dizzy. i hope more developers include the over the shoulder view as i would love to play call of duty and the like.

  • jlaakso #4 6 years ago

    While GR is one of my all-time favorites on the PC, I dind't like it on the Xbox at all. Bad controls, lacking visuals, the worst menu design I've witnessed and it just wasn't a console game. GR2 I still haven't bought, but it sounds like the bomb (no, I don't much hurry in my purchases).

  • mcmonkeyplc #5 6 years ago

    When is this out?

  • Mashum #6 6 years ago

    I got alot out of GR1 on the xbox, I don't think I have ever played a game like it, co-op system link play was fantastic (the menu system was horrible though). I hope that they return to that kind of thoughtful and strategic gameplay in GR3 not the big old pile that was GR2. Apparently GR2 summit strike is a bit of a return to form.

    @Professor Chaos
    The (pre-rendered?) movies from GR3 showed over the shoulder viewpoint, I assume that this is roughly how they want to game to play.
    Edited by 1 at 08/12/05 @ 16:55

  • kangarootoo #7 6 years ago

    "I assume that this is roughly how they want to game to play."

    GR2 gave the player a choice. So long as they keep that choice available I'll be OK (insofar as I will continue see whether the rest of the game is good or not). If not, I'll stamp my feet and stuff like that.

  • The-Bodybuilder #8 6 years ago

    I saw this running on gamerTV, all I could say was WOW.

  • captainrentboy #9 6 years ago

    I wasn't interested in this until I saw the in game footage on the oxm disc this month,god it looked sweet,two bits stood out.
    When they're walking down the street and the building unexpectedly explodes in front of them,the motion on the characters was sooo lifelike.
    And when they call the jets in to bomb the tank in front of them.
    And yes I know the difference between fmv and in game graphics.
    My god i'm easily excited...

  • kangarootoo #10 6 years ago

    " I dont think that was fake, cos i thought it looked pretty crap"

    LOL, you should see my homemade moon landing video. Man it sucks, so it must be real ;)

  • Talha #11 6 years ago

    I don't have a problem with these being a sequel

    I don't have a problem that certain graphical aspects are less than impressive

    But I effing HATE the title. What is a 'Warfighter' anyway? What happened to good old 'soldier'? Will we be seeing titles like 'Heir to the Throne of Latter-Day Iran', 'Slightly Misaligned One-Unit Organism', ''Spectral Beings Rendezvous', 'Remote High-Pitch Vocalization"? Gimme a break.

  • Milbe #12 6 years ago

    Will the enemy has a proper AI this time? Or a better question, will it have an AI at all? I'm hoping.

  • The-Bodybuilder #13 6 years ago

    >"Bodybuilder was that the Fake E3 trailer that was fake to the extent that they had rendered a HUD on top of the prerendered graphics ?"

    No not the fake pre-rendered demo thingy.
    It was in-game, real-time, updated footage. And it looke bloody beautiful (even on my SDTV).

  • bloodflowers #14 6 years ago

    Come on Ubi, get this tat finished and out of the way so you can start working on what your fans /really/ want - a proper sequel to Black Arrow. Oh, and we want clan support too - that's a no brainer, what's the damn problem?