Operation Future Soldier

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.

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.
• 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.