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1. Rainbow Six Vegas 2
Is the PC version going to have those shitty bloom graphics the first
one had? I couldn't play it with bloom on, and when I hacked files to
turn it off, punkbuster picked me up as cheating :(
I'm gonna research this one carefully before buying, and if it has
bloom that can't be turned off via the menu, no sale here.
2. Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Impressions
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5. Rainbow Six Vegas - WOW!
Here's my mini review of Rainbow Six Vegas for the Xbox 360 since I couldn't
wait for the PC version and so far it has been spectacular! So far I have
only played single player, but multi-player has a lot of potential to be
good. Will do that when I finish the campaign.
Overall, great gameplay, intuitive controls, and spectacular graphics.The
friendly and enemy AI are also very good. Your teammates tend to get out of
the way, and even comment that you're in the way if you tell them to go
somewhere, and you are blocking them. Enemies don't always magically find
you, and are subjected to the same contraints as you are. There are many
different kinds of enemy types too, so you don't just have a bunch of
generic soldiers.
If one of your teammates falls, you can magically heal them by giving them
an injection or tell your other team mate to do it for you (as long as they
aren't at risk of getting shot themselves). You don't have the same luxury
however, but if you're shot, your vision gets progressively worse, until you
can get to cover for a few seconds and recover.
There is frequent use of smoke grenades to take advantage of your thermal
visor, as well as night vision, both by friendly and enemy forces. There are
also flash bangs to blind the opponent, or for them to do to you. In between
most levels you are airlifted by chopper to another location, at which time
you can change out your weapons. In some locations mid-mission, there are
resupply crates that will let you just reload or choose new weapons. Usually
you are loaded up with enough ammo for the mission, especially if you make
use of your team members as they seem to have unlimited ammo. But if you
decide to you can pick up enemies guns (no grenades).
Most of the environment is destructible and everything can be used as cover.
Use of cover is the most amazing aspect of the game, as you can use any
wall, slot machine, or anything on the ground to hide behind. Then you can
shoot blindly for suppressing fire, and with any luck take out a bad guy.
This feature alone makes the game feel so much more realistic and enjoyable.
While R6 Vegas may not be as complex as other Rainbow Six games, you still
have control over your three man team to breach doors entering rooms with
bad guys, while you take another entrance to flank the enemy. There are fast
ropes and rappel points in many locations too, allowing for multiple ways to
approach a situation. The levels are quite varied as well, but for the most
part you're usually needed to eliminate the terrorists with a few hostage
rescues and bomb deactivations from time to time.
Graphically, I am thoroughly impressed. Hopefully the PC version will be as
good if not better. The Vegas scenery is very recognizable, while the
battles that ensue take place in fictious casinos. There are slot machines
and gambling tables amidst the elegantly laid out casinos, along with all
the lights and chinging sounds well known from the casinos.
There is very little to NOT like about this game. My one little gripe is
that there are checkpoint saves that can be spread fairly thin. In some
cases you have to trudge your way through a few difficult areas without
dying before it will save again. There are TONS of enemy forces to
annihilate as well, almost annoyingly so at times.
If the PC version is anything like this, then it will be well worth the
purchase even at $50.
I look forward to some multiplayer gaming as well, as you can play the
campaign with up to a total of four players, capture the flag type game,
hostage rescue, or just kill the terrorists. While Tom Clancy's Splinter
Cell Double Agent may have fallen flat, at least based on several people's
accounts, Rainbow Six Vegas is sure to please.
6. Rainbow Six: Vegas
7. Rainbow Six: Vegas Cam support
Rainbow Sox: Vegas will be supporting XBox Vision, using a "Digimask"
to put your facial expressions on your character's during MP. Hope they
have this for the PC version, too.
8. Rainbow Six Vegas 1.03