15 Severely Underrated Xbox 360 Games That Deserve A Second Chance
3. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2
After a much loathed hiatus Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon will be returning to consoles very soon, bringing with it the series' famed tactical credentials as well. Whilst the original Advanced Warfighter garnered magnificent praise upon its 2006 Xbox debut, its sequel failed to ignite the same positive fervour despite improving upon practically every element its predecessor had. This largely came at the expense of Call of Duty's explosive Modern Warfare debut in the same year, despite Advanced Warfighter providing a more than viable alternative to the arcade FPS. The 'legacy' edition packs more bang for your buck than any title today will, as it comes complete with a plethora of add-ons - with co-op missions by the dozen being the key highlight. GRAW 2 is simply marvellous to play with friends who know what they're doing, and though the campaign isn't an unenjoyable experience by any means, the online component dwarfs it spectacularly. Would-be Ghosts get to customise every last detail of their loadout, from their weaponry to the camouflage they enter combat with. It's an extremely authentic experience, and one that has been underappreciated for far too long.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
