Video Gaming News - August 2004
San Francisco, CA (August 31, 2004) - Ubisoft today announced that it
will release two different versions of Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon for Holiday 2004
– one for the Xbox and one for the PlayStation2. The PC version is now scheduled
to launch in early 2005.
From Ubisoft:
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon 2 for PlayStation 2 will be a completely different
game from the Xbox version, and the first title in the Tom Clancy franchise
built exclusively from the ground up for PlayStation 2. Ubisoft’s Shanghai
studio (creators of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell for PlayStation 2) is developing
the PlayStation 2 game, while its Red Storm Entertainment development studio
continues to focus on the Xbox and PC versions. Ghost Recon 2 for PlayStation 2
occurs four years before - and acts as a prequel to - the Xbox version. The game
will be built on the Unreal engine (as opposed to the proprietary Ghost Recon
engine used by Red Storm Entertainment) and will also use Havok physics, a
rarity in PlayStation 2 games. Ghost Recon 2 for PlayStation 2 will also feature
completely unique special effects, cinematic sequences, supporting characters,
and online modes.
Ghost Recon enjoys some of the most dedicated fans in the industry, and we’re
showing them some love - and challenging ourselves - by developing two totally
different games for Xbox and PlayStation 2 this year,” said Tony Kee, vice
president of marketing for Ubisoft’s North American division. “Whatever the
platform, Ghost Recon 2’s single-player missions will immerse players in the war
of tomorrow, and, like the original Ghost Recon’s award-winning multiplayer
levels, the online portion will be second to none. PlayStation 2 gamers have
extra cause to celebrate, as Ghost Recon 2 will be the only big military shooter
for PlayStation 2 this year.
About Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon 2 for Next-Generation Consoles
Both console versions of Ghost Recon 2 are set in North Korea – the PlayStation
2 version in the year 2007, and the Xbox version in the year 2011 - and will
offer gamers an insider’s view of the way large-scale conflicts will be fought
in the near future. Ghost Recon 2 will continue the tradition of intensity and
realism associated with Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy brand, with an emotionally charged
storyline, a completely redesigned graphics engine and the most intuitive
gameplay to date, to fully immerse gamers into the chaos of a high tech war. The
game will offer white-knuckle tension and explosive action as it puts players in
command of an elite squad of U.S. Special Forces. In addition, the top-notch
multiplayer action that gamers expect from Ubisoft will once again place Ghost
Recon 2 at the top of online console and PC gaming and will make Ghost Recon 2 a
must-have for all online gaming fans.
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