... Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 is a sharp, intelligent and addictive game which I had trouble tearing myself away from once I started playing.
So what's the game all about then?
In a nutshell you run around Las Vegas shooting the baddies and rescuing hostages, simple enough. The story ... Read review
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ELIMINATE THE FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS
Advantages: Gorgeous graphics, intuitive opponents Disadvantages: Single player game a little on the short side
...am mightily glad I did. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 is a sharp, intelligent and addictive game which I had trouble tearing myself away from once I started playing.
==So what's the game all about then?==
In a nutshell you run around Las Vegas shooting the baddies and rescuing hostages, simple enough. The story centres on team Rainbow Six - a multi-skilled task force given the job of halting the evil Alverez Cabrero ... ...its knees with a series of bombs, fires and anything else that makes a lot of noise and mess. You play Bishop, team leader and all-round good guy, who leads two team mates through the maze of casino's, hotels and storage depots clearing out the villainous elements. At your disposal are the very latest in high-tech weaponry to despatch those baddies in a number of ways, you can also rappel down lift shafts or buildings for the added fun the element ... more
I know it's odd, but the original Rainbow Six Vegas game did absolutely nothing for me; not that it was a bad game by any stretch of the imagination, there just seemed to be other games I wanted to play more at the time it was released, and thus it passed me by. To that end I'm not overly sure why I found myself loading the sequel into my Xbox 360's drive, but I am mightily glad I did. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 is a sharp, intelligent and addictive game which I had trouble tearing myself away from once I started playing.
So what's the game all about then?
In a nutshell you run around Las Vegas shooting the baddies and rescuing hostages, simple enough. The story centres on team Rainbow Six - a multi-skilled task force given the job of halting the evil Alverez Cabrero from hatching his dastardly plan to bring Sin City to its knees with a series of bombs, fires and anything else that makes a lot of noise and mess. You play Bishop, team leader and all-round good guy, who leads two team mates through the maze of casino's, hotels and storage depots clearing out the villainous elements. At your disposal are the very latest in high-tech weaponry to despatch those baddies in a number of ways, you can also rappel down lift shafts or buildings for the added fun the element of surprise gives.
Graphics, Sound and Gameplay
Little surprise that the good folk at Ubisoft have delivered a gorgeous looking game, the graphics are sharp and the attention to detail really shows that a lot of time and effort has been put into making the levels as visually stunning as possible. At the start of each level you are usually helicoptered to a different parts of Las Vegas to clear out the baddies and regain control, the sight of Vegas at night all lit up is astonishing, even down to the detail of cars driving along the main strip with headlights aglow. Inside the casinos and hotels the attention to detail continues, as you would expect everything is big and garish, just as it is in Vegas in real life. Sound wise the game also delivers; the baddies swear and tell each other what to do, and also make the requisite groans and death rattles when you manage to shoot or blow them up. Firing bullets at various obstacles sounds exactly as it should, if a bullet hits a slot machine it will actually start sparking and spewing out coins. As I said, beautiful attention to detail which must of taken an age to do but which makes the game so much more realistic in its feel and enjoyment.
The game controls are as you would expect, nothing really new to learn if you have played first person shooter games before. The beginning of the game is fairly easy and instructions are plentiful so picking it up if you are new to this style of game really shouldn't be too difficult. In most levels you control a group of three men including Bishop, but there are a couple of sections where you have to go it alone and fight the evils of Mr Cabrero and his henchmen yourself. This possibly presents a problem if - like me - you are happier sending your men into a room full of murderous men to clear them out before you step in just in time for the plaudits and medals, these lone roles do mean that you have to get your hands dirty and do some of the bloodletting yourself. When you are leading the two other operatives it is amazing how intuitive their actions are, this is thanks to a lot of work on the artificial intelligence, for once they don't just stand there looking at you when the going gets tough, they get stuck in and use some bullets. Unfortunately the enemy is also able to react differently to what is happening and the environments - which is good when replaying the same section as it gives the possibility of a new experience each time, great for the longevity and replay value but a pain when you are not expecting a villainous thug to creep up behind you and give you the good news with a shotgun because he didn't do it the previous nine times you played the level!
Can I play it online, or with a friend perchance?
You most certainly can, indeed if you are to get the most out of the game I would pretty much insist you sign yourself into Xbox live and kick some bad guy ass with other likeminded folk. An impressive sixteen people can be involved in the same game at any one time online, with thirteen maps to choose from the fun literally lasts forever. There are terrorist hunts where you kill a set number of people to advance onto the next level and a team leader section where the top dog must be kept safe and alive while you navigate through the levels. There is also a feature where a friend can join in on the game at anytime, even when you are halfway through a level, all that is required to turn the game multiplayer is for another controller to be picked up and turned on.
Is all this murder and mayhem child friendly?
That would be a big fat no I'm afraid; Pegi - the video game certification people - have this as a 16+ game with strong language and scenes of a violent nature, Yep that'll be about right. The British Board of Film Certification are a little more lenient, giving a 15+ rating, I guess it depends on where you purchase the game from as to which rating system is used. Suffice to say though that this is not the game to pop on if a fun family experience is what you are looking for.
Conclusion
First person shooter games have been done to death of late, no more so than on the Xbox 360, but Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 shines like a beacon and is a worthy addition to any game collection if you like the genre. Basically if you like to run round and (virtually) kill things this is the game for you. The single player game is a little on the short side, but the way the enemy react differently from day to day means there is some good replay value. To get the most of the game though you should really take it online. You can currently pick this game up for well under twenty pounds from a couple of online retailers, a cracking price for a game that I feel is amongst the best of its genre. Four stars out of the five from me.
tractor-boy 15.12.2008 (15.12.2008)
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Advantages: Great plot, location and graphics. Simple gameplay, point and shoot. Disadvantages: None.
I couldn't wait for Rainbow six Vegas 2 to arrive when it was released on the 21st March. I had pre-ordered the limited edition steel book version from play.com at the price of £39.99.
The steel book case is very well presented and worth the price, most games are £39.99 anyway so I was on to a winner getting the limited edition version. After taking off the wrapper, the case had a cardboard sleeve around it, after slipping it off revealing the metal ... ...case looked. On opening the case I was surprised again, what I didn't know was that the limited edition game came with a bonus DVD.
I'm not one for spending time reading instructions before I start playing games, the good thing about games like Rainbow six is that they are not complicated in anyway. The plot of the game follows the rainbow six team, Terrorists take control of Las Vegas, and plant bombs around the city. Rainbow six are called in ...
manimal 30.03.2008 (31.03.2008)
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Advantages: Great graphics, storyline and sound effects Disadvantages: Not that much different to the first in he series
Rainbow Six Vegas 2 is actually a really good game! The graphics are some of the best I have ever seen, and the controls are really easy to use. The storyline is very realistic and runs on from Rainbow Six Vegas very smoothly. I was really impressed with all the functions there are, and the amount of flexibility there is in the way which you do the missions.
The only one fault is its similarity to the first game, Rainbow Six Vegas. The two are barely ... ...story line. Other than that, it is an absolutley great game. The graphics are really sharp, and the most minute details of the characters and environment have been taken into account by the makers. The sound effects are really great too, especiallly if you own a surround sound system, you really feel like you're in the game. There are quite a few movie sequences in the game, but they are generally speaking, very short and help to link all the gameplay ...
adampurcell16 20.08.2008
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Advantages: Brillaint game play, extremely realistic, good graphics, well thought out story line. Disadvantages: none
Rainbow Six Vegas 2 was the first game that i purchased for Xbox 360. Now i have to say, I am not one for first person shooters, but when were talking about this game i have a whole different view point. I was expecting an extremely dissapointing experience but it was quite the opposite. The graphics of this game are some of the best I have ever seen on a games console and it is an extremely realistic game unlike other first person shooters such ... ...i have ever played online which meant I was completely addicted. It has a well laid out story line which is not complicated and monotonous which i have found to be the let down in most other first person shooters.
Another good aspect of the game is the fact that you can hide up against walls and peak round the corner and shoot the enemy before they even have the chance to notice you.
IF you like an exciting, yet challenging game, then i strongly ...
MatthewBush 01.10.2008
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Advantages: Easy to play, great level of detail, great multiplayer options Disadvantages: Possibly a bit on the short side!
After completing Ghost Recon 2, I was searching for my next fix of tactical shooter games! Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 was perfect, after an easy tutorial-style first level I was used to the controls and ready to spray some holes in terrorists! The single player options are great, much like Ghost Recon, you are part of a team and command two other agents to help complete the various stages of the game. There are 3 difficulty settings so whether you're a ... ...game. The multiplayer options are fantastic, you can enter a massive multiplayer death match and fight against each other, join a 3 player match and fight against the computer- controlled terrorists, or choose to play the single player story mode with the added support of a second player.
The ranking system is another great feature, as you play the game you receive point for every kill, you also recieve 'Close Combat', 'Marksman' and 'Assault' points ...
cchris1984 22.10.2008
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Advantages: Good gameplay, addictive, makes you think Disadvantages: Runs a little slow when lots is happening
Tom Clancy games on the X-Box have always been one of the best for gameplay in my opinion, most notably the Splinter Cell games. I have actually only played a demo of all the older Rainbox Six games but bought a copy of Vegas 2, which came strongly recomended from a friend, second-hand when I bought the X-Box 360 console for my son for Christmas. The main factor I like about Vegas 2 is that it's not all just pure straight action and shooting everything ... ...about things and work out a strategy for the various scenarios throughout the game which I definitely think adds a lot more playability and even makes the game a little more addictive. Finding decent hiding places to snipe and shoot from a distant can be quite fun at times, though at other times you could be smashing in through the windows of a building into a room full of enemies so you also need to be on full alert. The sound effects are pretty ...
sparksteroyd 24.06.2009
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