Game Review: Rainbow Six Vegas2

Victor Godinez - Dallas Morning News

Mar 19, 2008

TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW SIX VEGAS 2

Grade: B-plus

For Xbox 360, PS3 and PC (Xbox 360 version tested). Rated for ages 17 and up. $59.99

BACK IN THE SADDLE: The original Rainbow Six Vegas was a superb shooting game that had the misfortune to come out about the same time as Gears of War. So while Rainbow Six Vegas did well, it never achieved the classic status it deserved. This sequel should change that. It incorporates the stealth-vs.-combat aspects that made the original so great and ratchets up the graphics and multiplayer capabilities.

DUCK AND COVER: While the Rainbow Six Vegas games are basically first-person shooters, the series' signature is the ability to lean up against walls, vehicles and other objects in a third-person view so you can lean out and fire around corners while minimizing your exposure to enemy fire. The other main feature carried over from the original is the ability to direct two computer-controlled squadmates in the single-player game.

ONLINE FIREFIGHT: Because I played the game before the official release, I couldn't find many other competitors online. But the few matches I did have were chaotic and fun.

BOTTOM LINE: Rainbow Six Vegas 2 is better than the original, and the cover system is so refined that it ought to be a standard feature in every first-person shooter.

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