Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter vs Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter is an FPS game from Ubisoft Paris (2006) while Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands is an FPS open-world game from Ubisoft Paris (2017).
Quick answer: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter has the higher Metacritic, 90 to 69.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
What each one is
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter is filed under FPS. In contrast, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands under FPS and Open-World.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter is a 2006 tactical shooter video game developed and published by Ubisoft. It was released for the Xbox 360, Xbox, PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows. As in previous Ghost Recon games, players command their team while neutralizing hostile forces and completing various mission objectives. These objectives can range from escorting friendly units across the map to rescuing hostages or taking out enemy artillery.
Lead your elite team of Ghosts in this tactical third-person shooter. Explore a massive open world, infiltrate and destroy the deadly Santa Blanca cartel, and save Bolivia and its people.
Story, characters and reception
Plot
In 2013, United States president Ballantine, Mexican president Ruiz-Peña, and the Canadian prime minister meet to sign the North American Joint Security Agreement (NAJSA) in Mexico City to cooperate in national security and anti-smuggling initiatives. Elsewhere in the city, a Ghost team led by Captain Scott Mitchell is deployed to recover Guardrail IX, an American communications disruptor device stolen from a spy plane that was shot down in Nicaragua .… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception In May 2005, the Xbox 360 edition of Advanced Warfighter was shown to the press in trailer form at the E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) convention in Los Angeles. The Xbox 360 version of Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter was released on March 7, 2006 to multiple rave reviews. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 90. (Wikipedia)
Plot
Setting The game takes place in Bolivia in July 2019. The country has become increasingly unstable as a Mexican drug cartel known as the Santa Blanca Cartel gains control of several regions throughout the country. Led by the brutal and religious cartel boss El Sueño, the cartel gains more power and influence within and outside the country, turning Bolivia into the world's largest producer of cocaine. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Pre-release As the game was revealed at E3 2015, some critics called the announcement one of the most surprising reveals during E3. Wildlands was nominated for IGN 's E3 2015 Game of the Show, Best PlayStation 4 Game, Best Xbox One Game and Best PC Game awards, and received one of GameSpot s Best of E3 2015 awards. It was also named the best co-operative and the best shooter by Game Informer in their Best of E3 2015 Awards. (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | — | 7.3/10 |
| Steam rating | — | Mostly Positive (78%, 113,815) |
| Critic aggregate | 90/100 | 69/100 |
| Price | Unknown | $49.99 |
| Install size | — | 50 GB |
| Steam Deck | Untested | playable |
| Released | 2006 | 2017 |
| Developer | Ubisoft Paris | Ubisoft Paris |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter vs Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced WarfighterFPS gameTom Clancy's Ghost Recon WildlandsFPS open-world gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced WarfighterNo descriptive tagsTom Clancy's Ghost Recon WildlandsOpen World, Shooter, Co-opThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter ✓Metacritic 90Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon WildlandsMetacritic 69Metacritic's critic aggregate, from the game's Wikipedia reception where it was never on Steam.
Content and scale
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter—Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands113,815 reviews · 8 add-ons · 50 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced WarfighterUnknownTom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands$49.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The better reviewed of the two: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (Metacritic 90)
Where they differ
Open WorldShooterCo-opStealthMultiplayerSingleplayer
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | NVIDIA GeForce GTX660 / AMD R9 270X (2GB |
| Minimum CPU | — | Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.5 GHz |
| Minimum RAM | — | 6 GB |
| Install size | — | 50 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter · Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter and 1 for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands in scope?
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter lists little scope data. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands has drawn 113,815 Steam reviews, ships 8 add-ons and installs in 50 GB.
Is Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter or Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands better?
Neither carries enough reviews for us to score it reliably, so we do not call a winner. The table above shows what each does have.
Which is cheaper, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter or Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
Should I get Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter or Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands?
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter has the higher Metacritic, 90 to 69. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.