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 Not RainbowSep 08, 2010
Yeah it's a lot of fun to play, but it's not Rainbow. This is like when Metallica cut their hair and released the "Load" album. Where the hell are the balaclavas the operatives use to wear in the earlier games? Their uniforms make them look like janitors in ballistic armor. Why does the story have to absolutely stick to one character, unlike the original Rainbow where if you died, you took possession of another operative. What happened to "attack swiftly and silently..."? Now it's get into a two minute gunfight with the bad guys (much too slow for older Rainbow games) and alert all the other guys in the next room and give them enough time to kill the hostages and make their escape (at least that's how it would happen in real life). They don't even give you eight operatives like in the old games. Instead, you're outnumbered 5 to 1, which makes the missions move much slower, gives your team less flexibility and you have absolutely no back-up. And instead of giving you different entry points, you get to choose, "Should I go through this door, or that one? Hm...". I love the wall leaning feature, I love the blind shooting feature. I can't tell you how annoying it was when I'd be playing the old Rainbows and I have a tango right around the corner in front of me and I'm trying to time my movements just right so I can pop one in his head and for some unknown reason he gets me before I get him. I love the team stacking features and the room entries. All the new stuff is good! But taking away a lot of the old stuff makes this just another first person shooter.
 Really fun, and super slick!Aug 19, 2010
Although I have played a fair number of various shooter games in the past, the older Rainbow Six series was not, and is not, something that I ever had a chance to try. Hence, R6 Vegas was my first venture into the lineup, and I was definitely impressed.
The premise of Rainbow Six, which derives from a Tom Clancy novel of the same name, is a team of highly skilled operatives, hailing from various NATO nations, who are assigned to stop terrorist attacks and subdue threats of that nature. In the case of R6 Vegas, the threat is a group of terrorists who have laid siege to "Sin City," largely as a diversion to a bigger scheme. This game is a few years old, but if you haven't played it I won't spoil the ending, because it actually has a really good storyline. More and more of today's games are beginning to have movie-like plots, and Rainbow Six Vegas delivers with an engaging tale.
The real fun, though, is in the things you can DO in this game. Obviously, shooting guns is the primary idea, since you are taking out terrorists, but there are some seriously slick action features that make your battles seem all the more intense and generally contribute to your feelings of being "a total badass." The first and most prominent is the cover system. It's actually not really realistic, because you can't view yourself in third person in real life (needless to say), but it plays well into the game. Rather than hiding behind something and strafing quickly back and forth to spot and shoot enemies without getting cut down yourself, you can pull the left trigger when near a wall, pole, door frame, box, car, or whatever, and your character (Logan Keller) will take cover behind it, cutting to a third person camera which allows you to see enemies over his shoulder. While still holding the trigger, you can then pop out (which reverts you back to first person view) and, having aimed while in the third person perspective, quickly take out enemies one by one without getting killed. That might sound like it makes the game too easy, but Ubisoft was sure to make the AI very tricky so that the experience wouldn't come off as a breeze.
The second cool action move is rappelling. Since Vegas is the main locale, there are lots of tall buildings, which you usually infiltrate by dropping onto the roof from a helicopter, so you sometimes need to rappel down the side by hooking your cable onto a railing. The great part about rappelling is all the features you get (along with the realistic character movements, which is always a nice touch). You can lower yourself down quickly by taking big jumps and letting out lots of line, or you can basically "walk" down, or even up, the rope. Furthermore, you are equipped with your pistol while doing this, and can take out enemies inside while you are still hanging on the rope. Finally, you can actually turn OVER so that you are hanging upside down, and continue to cap people. I'm not sure how practical this is, but it looks awesome. Its best use is probably shooting enemies by appearing just below the top of a window, so that they can't easily shoot you in return.
Other nifty game aspects include the ability to put on or remove a silencer from your weapon at any time, various door entry commands which determine how your two teammates will handle the terrorists within (you can even look under the door with a snake camera and mark terrorists for immediate targeting by your team), and a full screen map overlay that you can activate, showing the locations of terrorists who are firing at you, or who your teammates have spotted.
The visuals in R6 Vegas are spectacular. I gathered that Ubisoft was using the game to show off a new graphics engine, or something like that, and it is definitely a win. Vegas is, of course, a very glitzy, bright, busy location, and the game designers put a phenomenal amount of detail into their maps. Ornate wall decor, hundreds of blinking, dinging slot machines, carpet details, and destructible furniture are all carefully reproduced. In addition, character appearance and movements are very realistic. The game also features a great musical score which makes the scenes more intense.
I have not played this game online, but I thoroughly enjoyed the single player campaign and got some good replay value out of the terrorist hunt mode. In addition, split screen play is possible and it's a nice touch. The game generally tends toward large, arena-type battles, separated by mostly uneventful transitions. The arenas are countless, ranging from slot machine parlors to a 3 story theater to a rooftop restaurant. Various strategies can be employed, especially when the arena is a closed room which must be infiltrated (a classic example being a very challenging level inside the dining area of a fancy Chinese restaurant).
The game isn't perfect, though, as few games ever are. Most of my complaints relate to regular gameplay mechanics (as I don't play online). You can't fire a pistol as fast as you can pull the trigger, as on Call of Duty. There is absolutely no melee feature, which is quite a disappointment for close range combat. The game features an all-too-common spawn triggering system which causes enemies to pop up from nowhere. Your teammates have unlimited ammo, which is a bit sketchy (on the plus side, they are also very skilled). You can't run, jump, or lie prone. There are a few other tidbits as well, but they are mostly nitpick details.
Overall, this game is great. The environments are spectacular, the gameplay mechanics are clever, the plot is engaging, and the replay value is high. It's definitely one for the collection, so don't miss out!
Horrific graphics, gameplay makes up for thatJun 27, 2010
The graphics for rainbow six vegas are awful and at some points in the game it looks like a 3 year old drew a picture and they just plastured on it.
Luckily though tom clancy as always had great games and this one is no different. the gameplay is amazing and ten times more realistic than modern warfare 2. u can use snake cam and all differnt kinds of ways to breach or enter doors. overall just great gameplay which really makes up for the terrible graphics.(spoiler) u start out in some town in mexico and that is when you are introduced to the graphics. the terrible graphics.
overall: graphics are the worst i have ever witnessed on the ps3 and are no where capable of what the ps3 can bring out, but the gameplay and the way u can control and talk to your squad really makes up for the graphics. buy this game, forget the graphics just play for the truly remarkable gameplay.
 One Star for Gameplay, But Quality Sucks.Jun 14, 2010
Just another announcement:
Basically, the PS3 version is not worth purchasing. The quality of the picture is too blurry. Just creeping around, achieving undetected from your enemies is just a waste of time, since you too can barely see them haft the time. It's like playing a PS2 game on your PS3. A very bad port to the PS3. I'd get the sequel, Rainbow Six: Vegas 2.
DON'T BUY IT FOR THE PS3!!! Either get it on the 360 or just get the sequel. The picture quality is important when playing. I don't understand why their are so many perfect scores when the picture quality sucks... unless someone can help me with it. Don't bother telling me about HD... it's like tell someone about Wi-Fi, 3D movies, the IPhone, Droid, the world is round and it revolves around the sun. I got it. That's not the case.
Meh, didn't quite do it for meMay 31, 2010
I will be honest, this is the only version of Vegas I have played, I played Vegas 2 first so maybe my expectations are skewed. The controls are just not quite there, you can't change the sensitivity so aiming can be a pain, though you can cop out and use the Lock-On feature. I hate the Lock-On feature though, it removes a lot of the Shooter genre feeling. The graphics are not bad, a little more model detail for at least your characters would have been appreciated. The weapon selection is pretty good, its what I expected in a handheld edition and it still caters enough to me that customizable feeling I like about Rainbow Six. I am surprised to be complaining about this but levels weren't actually linear enough for me. It is kind of easy to get lost in a few and sometimes you end up doing a bit of tedious killing, it might just be me though, I would have liked more one directionality. All of the little things kind of just add up and really made this game a D+ for me, I wish there were a Vegas 2 for the PSP as they could really use some redemption here.
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