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Spent a very good amount of time playing this just now (should have been playing GTA IV, but this sucked me in).

Team work is rewarded in this game like no other. It's absolutely essential to use the SOP system and team work. It is SO easy to plan out things and use your team mates as leverage to win in team based games. Planning and communication are awesome in this game, far above any other I've played.

Snake. OH MY GOD. Sneaking missions are so freaking intense when you're snake. Basically, you become 'invisible' when the octocamo is active, so there are moments when 5 enemies will just walk right by you, or you will literally be right in the middle of a firefight and no one even knows you're there. I had an absolute blast picking off members of a team one by one with my sniper rifle. The objective is to get their dog tags, but MAN is that hard.

The rest of the game is really good, leveling up your abilities is really rewarding (because it can make a huge difference). The best part of the game, IMO, are the drebin matches.

Basically, you get points to 'spend' on ammo, add ons, and weapons during the match. Kills get you points, deaths take them away. It makes each and every kill feel that much more rewarding to know you'll get some really kickass ammo.

Using the sleeping gas mines + Sniper Rifle from a distance and just watching your bait until the enemy passes out and is lying there helplessly...FUCKING PRICELESS.

So much better than I first thought it was. I thought it would be average like the original MGO, but it's SO SO SO much better.