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First-person shooters may be thick on the ground these days, but few require the level of co-operation that Ubisoft is hoping to inject into the genre with the imminent release of Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.
A recent play test through two of the game’s co-op modes — campaign and guerrilla — suggested that the game may distinguish itself not only with the teamwork and communication required to play successfully, but also with quieter moments, something other shooters generally pay lip service to, at best.
Campaign mode may see all four soldiers outfitted for a particular specialty, with sniping, machine-gunning, and close-combat load-outs all available. Equipment too is dispersed amongst the team, with one member carrying a UAV drone whilst others lug grenades about. Flexibility is key to advancing in the game, so it pays to have all bases covered.
Ubisoft has announced the New Zealand release date for the PC edition of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and outlined the Digital Rights Management system that the upcoming tactical shooter will employ.
Players will need to log onto the Internet for a one-time product registration on Ubisoft’s uPlay service. No further Internet connectivity will be necessary unless players wish to play multiplayer.
Future Soldier is optimised for DirectX 11. The system specs follow:
In the escalating political climate of the near future, where battlefield strategies must be balanced with maneuvers at the negotiating table, a new breed of soldier has arisen. Trained to be better than the best and outfitted with the most comprehensive array of high-tech gear ever assembled, the future soldier stands apart by his ability to remain undetected. He slips unseen behind enemy lines.
He uses the perfect combination of diplomacy and force to achieve his objectives while remaining politically invisible. He is a Ghost. As a member of the elite Ghost Recon, you are among the few who possess the power, the adaptability, and the cognitive fortitude of the future soldier. Specialized in every area of combat, equipped for survival, and trained in absolute discretion, you're entrusted with the missions no other soldier can handle. Armed to the teeth with an arsenal of high-tech weaponry only in prototype today, you are an F-16 on legs, trained to lock-on to your objective even in the world's most complex, high-risk warzones.
