What I meant to say was that for the first couple of missions, Vegas excited me about as much as a naked, wart-ridden granny (which is to say not at all, in case there was any lingering doubt your mind on that one). The result is a superbly paced campaign of room-clearing carnage, as you and your two Al-controlled sidekicks (the usual third member of your team seems to have gone AWOL) work your way through enemy-infested territories in order to save hostages and shatter Irena's plan of making the contents of a 100,000 slot machines rain down on the Nevada desert.īut before we get into the meat of the game, I need to make a confession. There's also far more location diversity this time around, with tight, claustrophobic areas mixed up with wide-open, sprawling spaces.
Rainbow Six: Vegas is a fairly triumphant return to form for the venerable Rainbow Six series, with Ubisoft Montreal striking an excellent compromise between the visceral realism so revered in the original Rainbow Six games and the all-out action approach so reviled in Rainbow Six: Lockdown. Sounds like a job for the Rainbow team and I'm not talking about Zippy, Bungle and George. Not only has she been sticking soggy pieces of chewing gum to the underside of tables, she and her team of Mexican terrorists are also dabbling with the idea of blowing up Las Vegas with a big bomb that goes boom and breaks stuff into little pieces.
New camouflage, clothing and gear allow you to take customization to the next level.Irena Morales is a very naughty girl. New Weapons and Armor - Take down the terrorists more effectively using 11 new weapons.As you progress within the game, you'll only be able to outsmart your enemies by taking advantage of intel opportunities, such as thermal scanning, and tactical strategies, such as leapfrogging. Now, the terrorists are equipped with thermal vision, night vision, and shields - not to mention a multitude of varying reactions - all of which are guaranteed to give you a new playing experience every time you go into battle.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas 2 - the sequel to the award-winning next-generation first-person shooter - returns to Sin City.