<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Recon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Red	O
Storm	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubi	O
Soft	O
in	O
2001	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Ghost	B-Application
Recon	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
2002	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
N-Gage	B-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
were	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Clancy	O
's	O
other	O
tactical	O
shooter	O
series	O
,	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
,	O
Ghost	B-Application
Recon	I-Application
is	O
not	O
based	O
on	O
any	O
of	O
his	O
books	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
with	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
,	O
SWAT	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
,	O
game	O
industry	O
experts	O
generally	O
credit	O
Ghost	B-Application
Recon	I-Application
with	O
defining	O
and	O
refining	O
the	O
tactical	O
shooter	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghost	O
Recons	O
success	O
has	O
spawned	O
2	O
expansion	O
packs	O
,	O
Desert	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
and	O
Island	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
numerous	O
sequels	O
for	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
and	O
the	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghost	B-Application
Recon	I-Application
puts	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
the	O
eponymous	O
Ghosts	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
squad	B-Application
of	O
United	O
States	O
Special	O
Operations	O
Forces	O
soldiers	O
from	O
Delta	O
Company	O
,	O
1st	O
Battalion	O
,	O
5th	O
Special	O
Forces	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
organized	O
into	O
three	O
fireteams	B-Application
named	O
using	O
the	O
NATO	O
phonetic	O
alphabet	O
:	O
Alpha	O
,	O
Bravo	O
,	O
and	O
Charlie	O
,	O
with	O
space	O
for	O
three	O
soldiers	O
per	O
team	O
(	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
Charlie	O
team	O
available	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
enjoys	O
limited	O
tactical	O
control	O
on	O
the	O
battlefield	O
by	O
issuing	O
maneuver	O
commands	O
and	O
rules	B-Application
of	I-Application
engagement	I-Application
for	O
each	O
fireteam	B-Application
through	O
a	O
command	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
:	O
Support	O
soldiers	O
provide	O
a	O
high	O
volume	O
of	O
suppressive	O
fire	O
with	O
the	O
M249	O
Squad	B-Application
Automatic	O
Weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sniper	B-Protocol
:	O
Distinguishable	O
by	O
their	O
ghillie	O
suits	O
,	O
the	O
sniper	B-Protocol
can	O
provide	O
fire	O
support	O
over	O
long	O
ranges	O
while	O
hidden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leadership	O
:	O
for	O
every	O
three	O
points	O
of	O
skill	O
,	O
all	O
other	O
soldiers	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
fireteam	B-Application
gain	O
an	O
extra	O
point	O
to	O
each	O
of	O
their	O
statistics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bonus	O
can	O
only	O
apply	O
if	O
the	O
soldier	O
with	O
the	O
high	O
leadership	O
skill	O
is	O
the	O
fireteam	B-Application
's	O
point	O
man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
specialists	O
are	O
armed	O
with	O
the	O
Objective	O
Individual	O
Combat	O
Weapon	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
field	O
tests	O
and	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Army	O
's	O
Land	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
heads-up	O
display	O
relays	O
information	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
soldier	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
controlling	O
,	O
the	O
soldier	O
's	O
assigned	O
fireteam	B-Application
,	O
weapon	O
and	O
ammo	O
counter	O
,	O
a	O
threat	O
indicator	O
,	O
the	O
targeting	O
reticule	O
,	O
health	O
status	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
stance	O
indicator	O
(	O
to	O
show	O
whether	O
the	O
character	O
is	O
standing	O
,	O
crouched	O
,	O
or	O
prone	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghost	B-Application
Recon	I-Application
has	O
both	O
single	O
player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
36	O
players	O
are	O
supported	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
over	O
an	O
internet	O
(	O
TCP/IP	B-Protocol
)	O
connection	O
or	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Russian	O
military	O
executes	O
President	O
Arbatov	O
,	O
which	O
sparks	O
a	O
nationwide	O
rebellion	O
bordering	O
on	O
civil	B-Application
war	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
was	O
used	O
for	O
character	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Recon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Desert	I-Application
Siege	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2002	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
as	O
a	O
separate	O
purchase	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
campaign	O
in	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Recon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
,	O
players	O
who	O
start	O
Desert	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
by	O
finishing	O
the	O
Ghost	B-Application
Recon	I-Application
campaign	O
first	O
will	O
also	O
retain	O
the	O
soldiers	O
they	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
campaign	O
,	O
including	O
their	O
statistics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Recon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Island	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
2002	O
as	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
game	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
Island	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
features	O
five	O
additional	O
missions	O
and	O
twelve	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Recon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Island	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
was	O
never	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
but	O
its	O
content	O
was	O
combined	O
with	O
eight	O
new	O
single-player	O
missions	O
set	O
in	O
Colombia	O
and	O
additional	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
and	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Recon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jungle	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
official	O
expansion	O
packs	O
,	O
the	O
very	O
active	O
Ghost	B-Application
Recon	I-Application
modding	O
scene	O
(	O
over	O
1,000	O
mods	O
have	O
been	O
published	O
as	O
of	O
January	O
2013	O
)	O
has	O
produced	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
unofficial	O
expansions	O
packs	O
for	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Recon	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
Gamecube	B-Application
and	O
PS2	B-Device
versions	O
while	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghost	B-Application
Recon	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
computer	O
version	O
of	O
Ghost	B-Application
Recon	I-Application
sold	O
240,000	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$10.1	O
million	O
by	O
August	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
sales	O
of	O
all	O
Ghost	B-Application
Recon	I-Application
series	O
computer	O
games	O
released	O
between	O
those	O
dates	O
had	O
reached	O
620,000	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
August	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
computer	O
version	O
of	O
Ghost	B-Application
Recon	I-Application
also	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Silver	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
surpassed	O
2	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
June	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
helped	O
to	O
drive	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
Q1	O
2003/2004	O
revenues	O
to	O
a	O
record	O
high	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Ghost	B-Application
Recon	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
1.1	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$39	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
46th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
presented	O
Ghost	B-Application
Recon	I-Application
with	O
their	O
2001	O
"	O
Best	O
Sound	O
"	O
and	O
overall	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
few	O
games	O
have	O
made	O
us	O
cringe	O
in	O
shock	O
,	O
roar	O
with	O
aggression	O
,	O
or	O
exult	O
in	O
victory	O
the	O
way	O
Ghost	B-Application
Recon	I-Application
has.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Recon	I-Application
was	O
also	O
named	O
Best	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
in	O
2001	O
by	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghost	B-Application
Recon	I-Application
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
in	O
IGN	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
2001	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Use	O
Of	O
Sound	O
"	O
(	O
"	O
Reader	O
's	O
Choice	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghost	O
Recons	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
won	O
GameSpots	O
2002	O
"	O
Best	O
Sound	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
"	O
award	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Online	O
Game	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Shooter	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
Russo-Georgian	O
war	O
began	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
commentators	O
noting	O
on	O
the	O
coincidence	O
,	O
that	O
this	O
real	O
world	O
event	O
was	O
somewhat	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Recon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
