

It wouldn't be so bad if they actually meant something, but there really is no reason for tactics at all. This is really the extent of the tactics in the game, which is somewhat disappointing. With the snake cam, you can even prioritize targets for your two team members so that you know exactly who is going down first. Generally, most rooms that have any terrorists in them have two points of entry that you can use: having your team enter through one means you can use the other to take down stragglers. Despite this being a Rainbow Six game, they are very simple.

The Rainbow team comes equipped with a variety of grenades, night- and thermal-vision, snake cams, breaching charges, and the ability to pull some simple tactical moves. It's all about taking cover during the many firefights trying to run up to the enemies is a quick way to lose.īut guns and cover are not all you'll have at your disposal, though arguably they are the most useful. You and your two team members will make your way through a variety of locations, taking on waves of enemies in combat that holds a lot more action than it does tactics. The gameplay consists of much of the same: run through terrorist-filled areas, cleaning them out like they are mice and you are the exterminator - equipped with military-grade weaponry, of course. If, however, you were expecting another Vegas game, you will be satisfied by what the sequel has to offer you. But let me get it out right now: if you're expecting another R6 game of the days of yore, you will be thrown for quite the loop. When I heard Rainbow Six Vegas was as appreciated by critics as it was, I decided to give Vegas 2 a shot and see how well it played. Hostages too, more than likely, so you had to get it just right or you were down. If they saw you and you didn't shoot them, you were dead. Let me tell you, those bad guys were tough none of this cover and regenerating health nonsense you whippersnappers get nowadays. I never played the original Rainbow Six Vegas title, simply because when it came out, I was too busy playing another Rainbow Six game (might've been Rogue Spear, if I remember correctly) with some friends in a friendly competition of who-can-shoot-the-most-badguys.

When is a Rainbow Six game not a Rainbow Six game?
