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So, GR: Shadow Wars is headed to iOS... →

… and I’m unsure how I feel about it.

On the one hand, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars is a brilliant game, one of the best on 3DS, and it’s great to hear that more people will have a chance to play it. Julian Gollop (creator of X-Com) and his team at Ubisoft Sofia deserve to get more recognition for this excellent turn-based strategy title.

Also, touch-based controls for directing your units around the battlefield should work great on the iPhone and iPad, just as good if not maybe better than the D-pad.

But on the other hand, I’m worried that the group that could’ve spent these last several months on a Shadow Wars sequel labored over this project instead. Though it’s possible Ubisoft gave the port to another small studio or to a few members of the Sofia team.

My other concern is that the presentation on the iPad version kinda looks like butt so far. I get that the game has a lot of unit/terrain data to communicate, but it’s odd to see the dual-screen setup on a single screen. And what will this look like on the iPhone’s small screen?

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[Image via Santtu Hauskala; I know this image doesn’t actually look much like her, but it’s Ghost Recon’s god-tier assassin Banshee! I’ve never seen Banshee fanart!]

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$10 off Ghost Recon, other Ubi 3DS games →

It’s been featured in a number of “Buy 1, get X off” deals already, and I’m unsure how any of you could have gone this long without buying it after how much we’ve raved about the game, but Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars is now available with a $10 off discount at Amazon.

Anyway, if you haven’t picked it up yet, you need to do so, as there’s a sequel at stake here. Plus, you need to acquaint yourself with its god tier assassin, Banshee.

Amazon is also selling Ubisoft’s other 3DS games (e.g. Cubic Ninja) with a $10 markdown, by the way, though you might want to pass over most of those.

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Trailer for Driver: Renegade, the latest in Ubisoft’s Grand Theft Auto-esque, open world/driving series.

I suspect this project is from VD-Dev, which worked on Driv3r for GBA and the very similar C.O.P.: The Recruit for DS. I remember lots of people lauding C.O.P.’s graphics at the time, but I don’t know a single person who actually bought it — I remember plenty of dudes complaining about its effective anti-piracy security, though.

Anyway, this looks worth at least a little of your interest! It’s certainly more compelling than most of Ubisoft’s initial 3DS launch window titles (Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars being the exception of course).

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[Via Go Nintendo]

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Ghost Recon’s Banshee is God Tier

While I know most other sites haven’t bothered to cover Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars with any depth, I’m surprised no one has put up a dedicated post on how badass Banshee, the game’s stealth scout and one-hit-one-kill expert, is.

I did find this praise for her on the Penny Arcade forums, though, which might sound like fanboy exaggeration but probably isn’t far from the truth:

“Banshee is like a prototype elite shanking robot that escaped from a secret government testing facility.

She could sneak behind and shank Sam Fisher, Solid Snake, and Gray Fox — all at the same time, while maintaining her cover.”

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Japan’s explosion/cutscene-filled Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars trailer. It’s difficult to sell a turn-based strategy title like this with a montage of gameplay clips, especially when its fun relies on nuanced mechanics, so Ubisoft tried to add some pizzazz here with rockets and gatling gun attacks.

The game really isn’t as generic as this video makes it out to be! It’s hard to tell here that you’re watching the best Nintendo 3DS launch game (and, from my experience, the title with the best stereoscopic 3D implementation).

Buy: Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars, Two select Nintendo 3DS games for $50

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Your Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars 2 ideas? →

A fellow going by the name of Julian_Gollop has posted a curious message on the GameFAQs board for Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars (which doesn’t have the amount of activity a game of this caliber deserves):

“I am interested to hear your opinions on what you would like to see improved or added for a sequel to GRSW — if we ever get the chance to make it. Try to prioritize your suggestions — what are the 2 or 3 most important things for you? (of course we would like to do everything, but time and resources would be limited).”

Of course, online support (DLC, multiplayer, etc.) is the first item everyone wants to see. Second, naturally, is a chapter about Mint’s unrequited affection for Banshee, and his drone-based attempts to win her heart. What the rookie engineer doesn’t know, though, is that Banshee has been hurt in the past, and she uses her optical camo to hide from not just enemy soldiers, but her own feelings.

I’m not 100 percent sure Mr. Gollop, maker of X-Com and producer of Shadow Wars, actually posted that message, but you should share your sequel ideas anyway! Other than the online stuff, I’m hoping for procedurally generated missions and more Command Powers.

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“I would certainly like to develop more games in the turn-based tactics/strategy genre — but Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars will have to sell well enough to justify it.”

Julian Gollop, creator of X-Com and recently producer of Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars, making an obvious point for those who want to see more strategy games from him while he’s at Ubisoft. Real talk, guys, Shadow Wars is so frickin’ good, an easy rebuttal to anyone who would try to tell you the 3DS has no worthwhile launch games.

For those worried about how it’s performing at stores, the NPD Group says Shadow Wars was the fifth top-selling 3DS game last month, behind Super Street Fighter IV 3D, Pilotwings Resort, Lego Star Wars, and Rayman 3D.

Guys, you need to buy more copies of this game. It’s the only way to ensure we get a sequel with online multiplayer battles, StreetPass firefights, more command powers, expanded character customization and progression, a level editor, procedurally generated missions, and a romantic storyline between Mint and Banshee.

Buy: Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars, save $10 on two Nintendo 3DS games at Amazon

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Tiny Preview: Ghost Recon 3DS, or the secret best Nintendo 3DS launch game

There are people who will insist the Nintendo 3DS “has no launch games”, that no 3DS titles available this weekend deserve the bills in your pocket. They are liars.

And there exists a worse group, rapscallions that will dismiss Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars for being a DS project migrated to the 3DS. Through some misguided logic, they will argue that a game benefiting from an extended development period and more time for polish is unfit to stand beside 3DS releases without those advantages.

Ignore these villains, these swindlers that would seize your hand and lead you down a path of despair. Tell them that you must part ways.

Then, if you are a fan of the original X-Com, or turn-based strategy, or games with rewarding complexity, go out and buy Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars.

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Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars walkthrough video by Julian Gollop, producer of the turn-based strategy 3DS game and creator of X-Com. This isn’t the most exciting mission, but it’s the best video we’ve seen so far for the launch title.

And while some of the dialogue here is corny, the actual mechanics demonstrated here (e.g. return fire, command powers, estimates on attack damage, unique/secondary weapons, rotatable camera) are very exciting! Well, they’re exciting to turn-based strategy/X-Com nerds like me.

Buy: Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars

[Thanks, Ryan D!]

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Gollop's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars Q&A →

Though the marketing budget for Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars seems light, the game’s producer and X-Com creator Julian Gollop is doing his part to sell people on the tactical title, clarifying features in our post comments and now offering key details in a new Q&A with IGN.

The more I hear about it, the more Shadow Wars sounds like one of the most promising strategy releases of the year. In the interview, Gollop really makes the case for this being combination of X-Com, Advance Wars, and Fire Emblem, expounding on features like elevation bonuses, varying cover, return/support fire, movement limitations with equipment, special attacks, character classes, etc.

Oh, and he doesn’t mention it in the Q&A, but I recently came across a new stereoscopic 3D feature in Shadow Wars that I hadn’t seen before. You can “tilt the 3DS system to look behind buildings and obstructions for a more tactical view.” Very interesting!

Preorder: Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars

[Via @MUWANdo]

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First trailer for Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars, the turn-based strategy game for Nintendo 3DS designed by X-Com creator Julian Gollop and his team at Ubisoft Sofia.

The game doesn’t take advantage of many 3DS-specific features — though Gollop tells us the stereoscopic 3D effect “really does give you the feeling of being the commander of a battlefield with little soldiers running around” — but it looks like a must-buy for anyone who wants to pick up an Advance Wars-style strategy game on the system’s launch day. Plus, you’ll see what the hands that wrought X-Com/Rebelstar Tactical Command/Laser Squad Nemesis have been working on lately.

Preorder: Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars

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We Dare, Ubisoft’s “sexy, quirky, party game that offers a large variety of hilarious, innovative and physical, sometimes kinky, challenges.” The trailer is reprehensible by itself, but clicking the boxes at the end of the video will lead to even more foolishness.

According to Ubisoft, “the more friends you invite to party, the spicier the play!” So, if you’re a swinger, you no longer need an expensive hot tub or a double-ended dildo to get everyone in an amorous mood.

For ages 12 and up!

[Via @necrosofty]

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