World Recon (series)

World Recon is a first-person shooter computer/video game franchise published by Activision. The series began on the PC, and later expanded to consoles and handhelds. World Recon is a crossover of various Nickelodeon, SGEA and Nintendo settings based in a universe made specifically for the series. The series centers on a elite military operation base code-named Kingdom Lights. The first eight installments take place during World War II, while the more recent games focus on modern warfare.

As of October 2013, the World Recon series has sold over 100 million copies worldwide. A wide variety of related merchandise has been released along with the games, including soundtracks, figurines, companion books, novels, and manga series.

Games

 * World Recon is the first game in the series, released in North America on September 18, 2001 for PC.
 * World Recon Recon: Desert SOCOM is the second game in the fanchise and a direct sequel to the first game. It was released on PlayStation 2 and PC on November 19, 2002.

Reception
The World Recon series has been critically and commercially successful, though each title has seen different levels of success. As of March 2011, the series has sold over 97 million copies worldwide. The three main games in the series all met with positive sales at the time of their releases. In the first two months since the North American release of World Recon, it was one of the top three highest-selling first-person shooter video games until 2007's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.