Operation Future Soldier

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Lore & Background

In 2024, Joe Ramirez leads a four-man Ghost Recon squad to Nicaragua to disrupt weapons trafficking. As they inspect a convoy they ambushed, a dirty bomb is remotely detonated, killing the team. In response, Major Scott Mitchell assembles the Ghost Recon team 'Hunter' in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, consisting of Captain Cedric Ferguson, Staff Sergeant John Kozak, Master Sergeant Robert 'Pepper' Bonifacio, and Sergeant First Class Jimmy '30K' Ellison. Mitchell orders Hunter to rescue an arms dealer named Paez in Sucre, Bolivia. Hunter rescues Paez and follows the trail of weapons to Zambia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, and Norway. The campaign includes settings such as Bolivia, Zambia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, and Norway.

In Their Own Story

In 2024, Joe Ramirez leads a four-man Ghost Recon squad to Nicaragua to disrupt weapons trafficking. As they inspect a convoy they ambushed, a dirty bomb is remotely detonated, killing the team. In response, Major Scott Mitchell assembles the Ghost Recon team 'Hunter' at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, consisting of 'Ghost Lead' Captain Cedric Ferguson, Staff Sergeant John Kozak, Master Sergeant Robert 'Pepper' Bonifacio, and Sergeant First Class Jimmy '30K' Ellison. Mitchell orders Hunter to rescue an arms dealer named Paez in Sucre, Bolivia who has information about the bomb's origin. Hunter rescues Paez and follows the trail of weapons: first to a refugee camp in Western Province, Zambia, where they eliminate local warlord Dede Macaba; to Nigeria, where they rescue CIA SAD officer Daniel Sykes from private military company Watchgate; to Peshawar, Pakistan, where they capture Russian arms dealer Katya Prugova; to the Kola Peninsula in Russia, where the team destroys an arms cache at a remote Arctic base; and finally to an airfield in Kaliningrad, where they intercept and destroy a missile guidance system, causing an international incident. Some time later, a nuclear missile fired from Dagestan impacts London, but the American missile shield destroys the nuclear warhead. The Ghosts believe the launch to be the work of Raven's Rock, of which Prugova was an associate. Hunter moves into Dagestan to rescue a Georgian Special Forces squad who went to investigate the launch site. During the rescue operation, the team is ambushed by Russian Spetsnaz that have access to high-tech equipment on the same level as the Ghosts—these soldiers are part of the elite 'Bodark' (Werewolf) unit, which have sided with Raven's Rock. Soon after, Raven's Rock stages a coup and takes over the majority of Russia, though a few loyalist Russian forces opposing the new government are scattered around the country. Hunter heads to northern Russia to secure drilling ships to supply the loyalists with oil, then rescues a loyalist general who is the de facto leader of the resistance movement. After destroying artillery attacking the general's forces, overwhelming Raven's Rock forces pin down the Ghosts, and Hunter calls in an airstrike on their position. Kozak is then tasked with a solo operation to rescue the deposed Russian President Volodin from a prison in Siberia. Hunter protects President Volodin in his return to Moscow, and eliminates the Raven's Rock commander coordinating the city's defense, facilitating the loyalists' victory over Raven's Rock. Major Mitchell sends Hunter on a clandestine operation to eliminate the remaining seven leaders of Raven's Rock. After eliminating six of the seven, the last member, code-named 'Ace,' uses his influence inside the U.S. government to call off the Ghosts. Under explicit orders 'not to touch him,' Hunter does nothing when a train runs over Ace to make his death look like an accident.

Reader's Guide

The game is a third-person cover-based shooter. Pulling the left trigger zooms in for precise aiming. Clicking the right analog stick switches to first-person camera for iron sights. Some cover can be partially destroyed. While in cover, machine gun fire suppresses the player, narrowing and shaking the field of view. Adaptive camouflage makes the Ghosts partially invisible when moving slowly; it activates automatically when crouching and disengages when running, firing, or taking damage. Players can mark up to four targets for squad focus fire (Sync Shot). Outside firefights, marking targets prepares a synchronized takedown if enemies are unaware. Gunsmith allows extensive weapon customization: optics, triggers, magazines, under-barrel attachments, side-rail attachments, gas systems, barrels, muzzles, stocks, and paint. Players can test weapons on a firing range. Drones can be launched and controlled remotely, providing aerial view and marking targets. Drones can land on the ground, use wheels, active camouflage, and a sonic blast. The War Hound, a heavy walking robot used in one single-player mission, fires mortar rounds and TV-guided missiles and can be used as portable cover. Multiplayer includes cooperative campaign, Guerilla wave-based mode, and competitive modes: Conflict, Decoy, Saboteur, and Siege, with character classes Scout, Engineer, and Rifleman. A one-time use code is required for full online access; used copies lack full access. Multiplayer servers shut down on October 1, 2022. Three DLC packs: Arctic Strike, Raven Strike, and Khyber Strike, adding maps, 6 weapons, 3 campaign missions, and Takeover and Stockade modes.

Did You Know?

• The game was announced on January 22, 2009.
• Sync Shot is the only squad command in the game.
• On Xbox 360, players can use Kinect to customize weapons via hand gestures and voice commands.
• The multiplayer servers were originally set to shut down on September 1, 2022, but were delayed to October 1, 2022.