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01 December 2006 | | Format
PC, Xbox 360 | | Developer
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Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas
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After missing the point with 2005’s Rainbow Six: Lockdown - sacrificing the tense tactical gunplay in favour of balls-out blasting and outrageous pyrotechnics - Ubisoft has sensibly gone back to basics for this latest instalment of Tom Clancy machismo. And in refining what made Rainbow Six a revolutionary experience in the first place, Vegas is one of the year’s most impressive shooters and, for Xbox 360 owners in particular, one of the console’s greatest triumphs.
While the game remains true to its roots and will feel familiar to fans, what marks Vegas out from its predecessors is the refined controls; ordering your team-mates to open doors, defuse bombs or choose terrorist targets is only a matter of clicking a button, allowing you to quickly and seamlessly concoct elaborate plans and get the drop on the bad guys. Moreover, as the number of AI-controlled squad members has been reduced from three to two, it gives you more room to manoeuvre and avoids the frustrating bottlenecks at doorways that plagued earlier incarnations.
The new health system – modelled on games like Halo and Call Of Duty, where you health slowly regenerates if you shelter from enemy fire – also makes for faster-flowing battles, and the fact the controls encourage you to use cover and take pot-shots at rivals from behind walls and doorways means the level of realism is astounding, making it feel as if you’re part of a real firefight.
The multiplayer online co-operative and competitive modes also help round out this sublime shooter, and with dozens of different ways to tackle each challenge, this is one game you can play over and over again without seeing the same thing twice.
Reviewer: David McComb
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Average user rating for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas
| | | Awesome game, really feels like you're a SWAT member. ... Read More
| | | tallaght24 About me | | 16:41, 02 October 2007 | Report This Post | |
| | | | | | Awesome game, really feels like you're a SWAT member. ... Read More
| | | tallaght24 About me | | 16:41, 02 October 2007 | Report This Post | |
| | | | R6 Vegas | | | this game is great and its set the bar for next gen shooters mainly based on its involving online multiplayer expeirence. Its best played 6 on 6 as that seems to be the most anyone can handle with out lag. it has the best cover system of any game including gears and the gamplay is just seemless. the single player can be done in about 2 days but is still fun. I've already wasted days playing this game with mates online and even though i've reached the top of the ranks i don't intend to stop playi... Read More
| | | freddythefilmgimp About me | | 17:21, 01 April 2007 | Report This Post | |
| | | | RE: | | | A great game, but the best aspect of the game is the online gaming. Easily the most immersive online game around! ... Read More
| | | MuckyMuckMan About me | | 15:07, 02 February 2007 | Report This Post | |
| | | | | | hmmmm..have to say - really fun game and immersive becasue of the ease with which you can plan and deploy your slick virtual team, but the graphics are surprisingly cardboard and cheap looking when compared to the sublime Gears of War or the beautiful looking Advanced Warfighter (which is a game a year old!) ... Read More
| | | the face About me | | 18:04, 23 December 2006 | Report This Post | |
| | | | RE: Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas | | | I bought this game for the 360 due to being impressed with the advert.
After first playing this game, it was pretty much what I expected the game to be. Some basic infiltrating of a building and some strategy involved and that is really it. It wasn't a game that kept me glued to my seat for hours on end, unlike Gears of War.
However, this game does have some very cool features to it. The graphics are incredible, the A.I. is superb plus the Veg... Read More
| | | HawkesAndCO About me | | 23:58, 21 December 2006 | Report This Post | |
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