4/16/2021 0 Comments Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Review
Its an interesting choice, and Id have to admit theres something satisfying about shoot outs in the very building where some of us at TrustedReviews have endured the CES or Comdex trade shows.
Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Review Series And GaveIt took a slightly tired tactical shooter series and gave it a fresh, more casual gamer friendly spin.You still had to balance the demands of squad command and shooting, but the slick, streamlined controls made this a pleasure, while the fast, intuitive cover system and smart AI pushed the gunplay up to a whole new level.Best of all, the Sin City setting gave the game a sense of glamour that it hadnt had before, taking you through recognisable locations and filling the screen with a brash neon cool. I remember saying at the time that this was the game where the Rainbow Six series turned a corner, breaking out of its hardcore following and embracing a wider audience. Did you like Vegas it seems to be saying, well, heres a bit more of the same. As with last years sequel to GRAW, it can be a challenge to tell Vegas 2 apart from its forebear. I think the character models may be a little more detailed, there seems to be a fair bit more destructible scenery good for fans of breaking glass and the particle smoke and explosion effects may have been turned up a notch, but theres not a lot of technical advance here. In practice, this means following the same basic routine as last time. You proceed from room to room or area to area, clearing each of nasty terrorists in the most effective way possible, and preferably without getting you or one of your two men killed. You can make an entrance through a door, using your handy snake-cam to preview the area and designate key targets before asking the boys to bang and clear, or you may be able to fast-rope or rappel in or split your forces so that you attack from one entrance while the chaps attack from another. Once in position, you can keep your team moving through cover and taking out the tangos while dishing out plenty of hot lead yourself. Ironically, the first Rainbow Six to feature a run control more Battlefield-style sprint than Quake-style speed dash is a less run-and-gun friendly game than its predecessor. Play it on anything above the easiest casual mode (and I really would recommend that you do) and Vegas 2 demands a more careful and considered style of play. Fail to make use of cover or employ your team effectively and youll be toast for the surprisingly cunning terrorist forces. This lot dont go in for the predictable pop-in, pop-out routines of their more cretinous terrorist brethren, preferring to sneak towards you or vary their attacks so that, at times, it can be hard to bring them down. They can clear a room of hostiles and seem more capable of covering each other than last time around. If you want to soften up the scum before picking off the hard-nuts yourself, these are the men for the job. It has to be said, however, that brain-power isnt always in evidence. Why theyre incapable of healing each other without a direct order from you is a mystery. Why two highly trained operatives are incapable of walking past a barrel or broom without knocking it over is a matter for a development post-mortem. Vegas 2 has all the mechanics in place that Vegas 1 did and enhanced them in a few cases but the single player campaign isnt actually quite as much fun.
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