Software:Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder

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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder
Developer(s)Red Storm Entertainment
Publisher(s)Ubi Soft
Writer(s)Richard Dansky[1]
Composer(s)Bill Brown
SeriesTom Clancy's Ghost Recon
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 2
Release
  • NA: September 24, 2002 (PC)[3]
  • NA: August 5, 2003 (Xbox)[2]
  • EU: September 5, 2003[4]
Genre(s)Tactical shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder is an expansion pack for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox. It is also a playable campaign in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, a game released for the PlayStation 2 and N-Gage systems.

Plot

In 2010, two years after the events of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, and one year after the events of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Cuba is free, or at least it's supposed to be. Since Fidel Castro's death [in the storyline] in 2006, the island of Cuba is wary of the communist rule it had been under for nearly 50 years. It's time for the first free and open elections since Carlos Prío Socarrás, who was overthrown by Batista in the early 1950s. The FDG (El Frente Democratico de la Gente or People's Democratic Front) has fronted a man named Ariel Priego as their candidate. The FDG are an outspoken anti-US political faction that wishes to return Cuba to its long-standing communist dictatorship. Although the FDG publicly denies utilizing violence as a means of coercion, the reality is quite the contrary, as the Ghosts quickly discover. Now it is up to them to set things right again, without making it appear that the United States is getting its hands too dirty, and ensuring the elections proceed smoothly.

The first few missions see the Ghosts conducting operations against arms and drug shipping operations by agents and allies of Priego, the ultimate aim being to prevent any strong-arming of voters on election day. When election day comes, the Ghosts are responsible for protecting a voting center at the town hall in Cienfuegos, a task that proves none too easy as men loyal to Priego assault the building and take hostages elsewhere in the city. Unsurprisingly, Priego loses the election badly. Becoming desperate, he asks for help from his backers in Colombia, and FARC sends in hired soldiers to take Cuba by force. The Ghosts assist in defeating this effort, and FARC soon decides to cut its losses.

Running out of allies, time, and options, Priego flees to an old fortress in a hilled section of Cuba. The Ghosts are ordered to assault the fortress and capture Priego alive. If he is killed, he could be made into a martyr all too easily, something that would be highly detrimental to the new Cuban government. The Ghosts succeed, destroying a helicopter that Priego had intended to use for his escape. Trapped and with his remaining soldiers killed, Priego surrenders.

Gameplay

Character development

Every time a character survives a mission they earn combat points. These points are used to further advance the characters in-game abilities including the strength of their weapons, how successfully they are able to move around enemies without being seen, their endurance (how many hits they can sustain before dying) and their leadership (The stats of a fire team member under a leader with a high leadership rating will be increased).

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(Xbox) 81.65%[5]
(PC) 81.59%[6]
Metacritic(PC) 82/100[7]
(Xbox) 81/100[8]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGameStarStarStarStar[9]
Edge7/10[10]
EGM7.17/10[11]
Eurogamer8/10[12]
Famitsu31/40[13]
Game Informer8.25/10[14]
GameProStarStarStarStarHalf star[15]
GameSpot(PC) 8.1/10[16]
(Xbox) 7.9/10[17]
GameSpyStarStarStar[18][19]
GameZone(PC) 8.8/10[20]
(Xbox) 8.7/10[21]
IGN8.4/10[22][23]
OXM (US)9/10[24]
PC Gamer (US)80%[25]
The Village Voice8/10[26]

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder was met with positive reception. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 81.59% and 82 out of 100 for the PC version,[6][7] and 81.65% and 81 out of 100 for the Xbox version.[5][8]

Combined sales of Island Thunder and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon reached 1.1 million copies by the end of March 2004.[27]

References

  1. ↑ "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm PlayStation 2". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsqso4GQvQI. 
  2. ↑ "Ubi Soft ships Island Thunder" (in en-US). https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ubi-soft-ships-island-thunder/1100-6072996/. 
  3. ↑ "Ghost Recon: Island Thunder ships" (in en-US). https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ghost-recon-island-thunder-ships/1100-2881487/. 
  4. ↑ "What's New?" (in en-gb). Eurogamer.net. 2003-09-05. https://www.eurogamer.net/news050903whatsnew. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder for Xbox". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox/914584-tom-clancys-ghost-recon-island-thunder/index.html. Retrieved August 3, 2014. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder for PC". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/914450-tom-clancys-ghost-recon-island-thunder/index.html. Retrieved August 3, 2014. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder for PC Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-island-thunder/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. Retrieved August 3, 2014. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder for Xbox Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-island-thunder/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox. Retrieved August 3, 2014. 
  9. ↑ House, Michael L.. "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder - Review". AllGame. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=41478&tab=review. Retrieved August 3, 2014. 
  10. ↑ Edge staff (November 2003). "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder (Xbox)". Edge (130): 108. 
  11. ↑ EGM staff (September 2003). "Ghost Recon: Island Thunder (Xbox)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (171): 120. Archived from the original on January 1, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20040101161509/http://www.egmmag.com/article2/0,4364,1304351,00.asp. Retrieved August 3, 2014. 
  12. ↑ Taylor, Martin (September 23, 2003). "Ghost Recon: Island Thunder (Xbox)". http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_islandthunder_x. Retrieved August 3, 2014. 
  13. ↑ "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder (Xbox)". Famitsu 796. March 19, 2004. 
  14. ↑ Brogger, Kristian (August 2003). "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder (Xbox)". Game Informer (124): 96. Archived from the original on September 19, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030919201059/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200308/R03.0807.1613.25265.htm. Retrieved August 3, 2014. 
  15. ↑ Four-Eyed Dragon (August 4, 2003). "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder Review for Xbox on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 14, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050214004337/http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/30590.shtml. Retrieved August 3, 2014. 
  16. ↑ Park, Andrew (October 1, 2002). "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder Review (PC)". http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-island-thunder-review/1900-2882086/. Retrieved August 3, 2014. 
  17. ↑ Shoemaker, Brad (August 11, 2003). "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder Review (Xbox)". http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-island-thunder-review/1900-6073207/. Retrieved August 3, 2014. 
  18. ↑ Chick, Tom (October 22, 2002). "GameSpy: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder (PC)". GameSpy. http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-island-thunder/593214p1.html. Retrieved August 3, 2014. 
  19. ↑ Gallant, Matthew (August 23, 2003). "GameSpy: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder (Xbox)". GameSpy. http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-island-thunder/6098p1.html. Retrieved August 3, 2014. 
  20. ↑ Zacarias, Eduardo (October 13, 2002). "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder - PC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071006074030/http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r20953.htm. Retrieved August 3, 2014. 
  21. ↑ Valentino, Nick (September 19, 2003). "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080517012002/http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r20953.htm. Retrieved August 3, 2014. 
  22. ↑ Adams, Dan (September 25, 2002). "Ghost Recon: Island Thunder (PC)". http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/09/25/ghost-recon-island-thunder. Retrieved August 3, 2014. 
  23. ↑ Irwin, Mary Jane (August 8, 2003). "Ghost Recon Island Thunder Review (Xbox)". http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/08/09/ghost-recon-island-thunder-review. Retrieved August 3, 2014. 
  24. ↑ "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder". Official Xbox Magazine: 79. September 2003. 
  25. ↑ "Ghost Recon: Island Thunder". PC Gamer: 84. December 2002. 
  26. ↑ Catucci, Nick (August 26, 2003). "Public Enemies: Regime Change in Cuba Is a Two-Way Street". The Village Voice. http://www.villagevoice.com/2003-08-26/news/public-enemies-regime-change-in-cuba-is-a-two-way-street/. Retrieved August 3, 2014. 
  27. ↑ "Annual 2003/2004 Sales: €508 Million (+22.5% at Constant Exchange Rates); Free Cash Flow Revised Up to More Than €50 Million" (Press release). Ubisoft. April 29, 2004. Archived from the original on September 21, 2017.
  • MobyGames is a commercial database website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes over 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms.[1] Founded in 1999, ownership of the site has changed hands several times. It has been owned by Atari SA since 2022.

Features

Edits and submissions to the site (including screenshots, box art, developer information, game summaries, and more) go through a verification process of fact-checking by volunteer "approvers".[2] This approval process after submission can range from minutes to days or months.[3] The most commonly used sources are the video game's website, packaging, and credit screens. There is a published standard for game information and copy-editing.[4] A ranking system allows users to earn points for contributing accurate information.[5]

Registered users can rate and review games. Users can create private or public "have" and "want" lists, which can generate a list of games available for trade with other registered users. The site contains an integrated forum. Each listed game can have its own sub-forum.

History

Logo used until March 2014

MobyGames was founded on March 1, 1999, by Jim Leonard and Brian Hirt, and joined by David Berk 18 months later, the three of which had been friends since high school.[6][7] Leonard had the idea of sharing information about computer games with a larger audience. The database began with information about games for IBM PC compatibles, relying on the founders' personal collections. Eventually, the site was opened up to allow general users to contribute information.[5] In a 2003 interview, Berk emphasized MobyGames' dedication to taking video games more seriously than broader society and to preserving games for their important cultural influence.[5]

In mid-2010, MobyGames was purchased by GameFly for an undisclosed amount.[8] This was announced to the community post factum , and the site's interface was given an unpopular redesign.[7] A few major contributors left, refusing to do volunteer work for a commercial website.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025} On December 18, 2013, MobyGames was acquired by Jeremiah Freyholtz, owner of Blue Flame Labs (a San Francisco-based game and web development company) and VGBoxArt (a site for fan-made video game box art).[9] Blue Flame Labs reverted MobyGames' interface to its pre-overhaul look and feel,[10] and for the next eight years, the site was run by Freyholtz and Independent Games Festival organizer Simon Carless.[7]

On November 24, 2021, Atari SA announced a potential deal with Blue Flame Labs to purchase MobyGames for $1.5 million.[11] The purchase was completed on 8 March 2022, with Freyholtz remaining as general manager.[12][13][14] Over the next year, the financial boost given by Atari led to a rework of the site being built from scratch with a new backend codebase, as well as updates improving the mobile and desktop user interface.[1] This was accomplished by investing in full-time development of the site instead of its previously part-time development.[15]

In 2024, MobyGames began offering a paid "Pro" membership option for the site to generate additional revenue.[16] Previously, the site had generated income exclusively through banner ads and (from March 2014 onward) a small number of patrons via the Patreon website.[17]

On February 13, 2025, Freyholtz stepped down as the site lead to move onto new projects, leaving operations to Tracy Poff, a veteran coder on the site, and Atari staff.[18]

See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
  18. ↑ "An update on MobyGames leadership". 2025-02-13. https://www.mobygames.com/forum/3/thread/269628/an-update-on-mobygames-leadership/#post-269628. 
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