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Build, train, and equip the ultimate elite special ops team using the latest in high-tech weapons and gear. From the hot deserts of Kazakhstan to the towns and villages of Ukraine and the frozen lands of Siberia, you must discover and disable the secret Soviet-era “Dead Hand” bases which Russian ultranationalist Yuri Treskayev is using to build an army of drones to seize power.
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div class="aplus" p iTom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars/i is a turn-based, tactical Action game with Role-playing (RPG) elements that combines the excitement of the iTom Clancy's Ghost Recon/i game franchise with the power and versatility of the new Nintendo 3DS handheld gaming system.* iShadow Wars/i is also the first iTom Clancy's Ghost Recon/i game to feature turn-based gameplay, popular in handheld Nintendo games. Players have access to six character classes, each with unique abilities and weapons. The single player story mode contains 37 standard missions as well as 20 unlockable skirmish missions, while the multiplayer mode -- playable on a single 3DS -- features 10 missions. /p div class="leftImage" style="width: 200px;"img alt="Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars game logo" title="Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars game logo" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/B004L4G8UC.logo.200.jpg" border=0 align=top width="200" height="46" /div h4Build, Train, and Equip the Ultimate Elite Special Ops Team/h4 p As the commander of the Ghosts, your mission is to stop the Russian ultranationalist Yuri Treskayev from coming to power. From the hot deserts of Kazakhstan to the towns and villages of Ukraine and the frozen lands of Siberia, you must discover and disable the secret Soviet-era "Dead Hand" bases which Treskayev is using to build an army of drones to seize power. You will have access to full resources to build, train, and equip your team, using increasingly high -tech weapons and armor. /p div class="rightImage" style="width: 300px;"img alt="Introduction screen for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars" title="Introduction screen for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/B004L4G8UC.05.sm.jpg" border="0" width="300" height="225" div class="imageCaption"Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars and Nintendo 3DS take turn-based tactical gameplay into a whole new dimension.br/ View larger. /div /div h4Nintendo 3DS/h4 p Nintendo 3DS is a groundbreaking hardware release that brings 3D gaming to the handheld market for the first time. The fourth major release in the DS product line, the Nintendo 3DS utilizes 3D Slider functionality and an improved top LCD display to present a glasses-free 3D effect in compatible games, while giving players the option to moderate the effect as they see fit. Taken together with additional features including full analog control in 3D game environments, motion and gyro sensors that transfer the movements of the handheld into the game, 3D camera functionality, an adjustable stylus and full backwards compatibility and you have not only a must-have system, but a revolution in handheld gaming. /p h4Key Game Features/h4 ul liA New Way to Experience the Critically-Acclaimed iGhost Recon/i Series ul liEye-popping 3D cutscenes and in-game effects, where enemies and objects appear to be jumping out at you/li liUse the Touch Screen for quick and easy mini-map navigation/li /ul /li liTry to Thwart the Ultranationalists' Evil Plans in a Deep and Credible Tom Clancy Scenario ul liExplore various environments with an Eastern European flavor/li liStory mode with 37 missions for more than 30 hours of gameplay/li liUnlock 20 challenging "skirmish" missions with 3 levels of difficulty/li /ul /li liTrain and Manage the Best Special Ops Unit ul liChoose among six unique classes, each with their own special skills: Commando, Sniper, Recon, Engineer, Gunner and Medic/li liUnlock new skills and equipment by progressing in the game/li liEquip your ghosts with the most advanced combat gear-and even drones/li /ul /li liChallenge Your Friends - Eleven one-on-one duel maps on a single 3DS that let you determine who the real special ops squad leader is/li /ul h4Additional Screenshots/h4 table align="center" tr cellspacing="0" align="center" cellpadding="3" td width="208px" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" div class="centerImage"img alt="Turn-based combat screen from Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars" title="Turn-based combat screen from Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/B004L4G8UC.01.sm.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="150" div class="imageCaption"37 single player missions.br/ View larger. /div /div /td td width="208px" cellpadding="3" div class="centerImage"img alt="A cutscene still from Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars" title="A cutscene still from Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/B004L4G8UC.02.sm.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="150" div class="imageCaption"High quality 3DS graphics.br/ View larger. /div /div /td td width="208px" cellpadding="3" div class="centerImage"img alt="Combat screenshot from Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars" title="Combat screenshot from Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/B004L4G8UC.03.sm.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="150" div class="imageCaption"6 unique character classes.br/ View larger. /div /div /td td width="208px" cellpadding="3" div class="centerImage"img alt="Combat screenshot from Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars" title="Combat screenshot from Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/B004L4G8UC.04.sm.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="150" div class="imageCaption"2-player action via a single 3DS.br/ View larger. /div /div /td /tr /table p i* Nintendo 3DS sold separately./i /p /div