Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
LumiScore?Our 0–100 score for how developmentally beneficial and low-risk this game is for children. Higher is better.
Growth
52/100
Growth Value
- Spatial Awareness
- Strategic Thinking
- Teamwork
Risk
LOW
Engagement Patterns
Minimal pressure to spend or play excessively.
Heads up
Parent Pro-Tip
Play the co-op campaign together or alongside your child rather than leaving them in anonymous online lobbies.
Top Skills Developed
Development Areas
Representation?How diverse the game's characters are in gender and ethnicity. Higher = more authentic representation. Display only — does not affect time recommendation.
Bechdel Test?The Bechdel Test checks whether a game has at least two named female characters who talk to each other about something other than a man. A simple measure of representation.— Fails the test
The cast is composed almost entirely of male soldiers; there are no meaningful named female characters who interact with one another.
Parent Pro-Tip
Co-op play transforms the game's genuine teamwork and communication demands into a shared family activity, amplifying the strategic and social benefits while letting you monitor the tone of online interactions.
What your child develops
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter is a tactically rich third-person shooter that meaningfully exercises spatial awareness, strategic planning, and critical thinking. Players must survey environments, coordinate squad movements, and adapt plans in real time, making mission success genuinely dependent on forethought rather than reflexes alone. The online co-op campaign is a highlight: it demands real teamwork, role coordination, and communication, scoring notably higher on social-cognitive benefits than most shooters. Reaction time and hand-eye coordination are consistently tested throughout every engagement.
Regulatory Compliance
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About this game
(Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB) Download the manual for this game by locating the game on http://marketplace. xbox.