The Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon franchise from Red Storm Entertainment and Ubisoft has spawned military tactical shooters that put the player in command of a fictional elite unit, the « Ghosts, to carry out deep special operations behind enemy lines, where priority is given to squad coordination, mission preparation and stealth, far more than reflex shooting.
The first Ghost Recon on PC made the choice of realism and punishing ballistics, as well as multi-objective missions across huge battlefields. The series developed with Advanced Warfighter and GRAW 2, moving toward a more cinematic and futuristic approach, effectively popularizing real-time tactical management on next-gen HD consoles. Future Soldier pushed the operations unit's high-tech arsenal and optical camouflage even further, before Wildlands then Breakpoint opened it up more widely to the concept of cooperative open worlds.
Ubisoft is meanwhile preparing a new installment internally nicknamed « Project Over », geared toward a tougher and more realistic experience, similar to Ready or Not, with a greater emphasis on the infiltration approach, team management, and immersion without an intrusive HUD.
No games in this franchise yet.