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Rainbow Six back on track again!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: November 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Rainbow has always held a soft spot in my heart for great squad based games and incredible multiplayer. This game is possibly the best shooter I have ever played. I have FEAR, all Splinter Cell's, Ghost Recon's, Rainbow's, Gears of War, what have you... This is the BEST. Eveything explodes with realism, enemies are tight, the sound is incredible, the graphics are amazing, and the fire fights are like NOTHING you have ever experienced. HONEST. FPS's are my favorite. And this is the best. Buy it and enjoy it.

Finally a full campaign

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: November 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

In my opinion this is perhaps one of the best games for xbox 360. WE NOW HAVE a full campaign CO-OP mode, this is WHAT THIS GAME WAS MISSING. Noe, this game is great. The graphics are great and the gameplay is great as well. Some honest advice...BUY IT!!

Addicting, Complete, And Playable

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 67 / 70
Date: November 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Combine the popular "Dynasty Mode" and customization options of sports games with the great take-cover functions of Gears of War, and the weaponry and tactical realism of Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter, and you have Rainbow Six: Vegas, probably the most complete shooter to date.
Let me jump to the custom character section right off: this is SICK. Using your Xbox Vision Camera, you can create an uncanny shaved head version of yourself to use in the game, and online. You can then customize your weapons, rated on accuracy, range, and damage, as well as your shoulder, chest, arm and leg armor, which force you to choose between mobility and protection. You can shoose to have a super-zooming rifle scope on your pistol or rifle, or a laser sight, or more. All prettied and ready to go?
Playing any number of games, either in single player or online or multi-player will earn you experience points and medals. The more points you receive, the higher your rank (you start off as a Private Second Class), allowing you access to even more customizable items.
To the gameplay: intuitive and useful, RS: Vegas doesn't throw in any useless controls. You can single click to put a silencer on your weapon, switch to night or thermal vision, or invert yourself upside down on a rapelling rope. You can look inside rooms with a snake cam before you enter, fire blindly around a corner, or detonate explosives from a distance.
The AI is superb; you can run the same mission three times in a row and never have the "enemies" in the same areas, or in the same amounts. If you faced four guys in the opening building the first time around, you might face two guys, with the other two sneaking around to flank you on your second try.
Adopting the Gears of War health system, where you take non-permanent damage that instead impairs your condition and requires taking cover to heal, works wonders for this game...you can't just bum rush enemies guns ablaze, because they're bound to cap you with a headshot.
It's a great game for the more patient sort, and might take some adjusting by those recently spoiled on Halo 2 or Gears of War, in terms of aggressive play. My only complaint (as one spoiled by the latter) is the lack of a run button to cover open ground, but hey, it forces me to take better cover.
Highly recommended, especially for the online co-op option.

Rainbow Six delivers another stellar title

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I really, really like this game. The single player campaign is a blast and the enemy A.I. makes it a worthy challenge for even the most seasoned gamers. The multiplayer, of course, is probably some of the best online gaming that I have ever experienced with great co-op and adversarial matching. Graphics are top notch plus the overall sound design is just about perfect.

I wouldn't say that this game is for everyone, as it is a little slower paced and is by no means a run and gun shooter. This is definitely a one shot, one kill type of game and emphasizes the importance of staying under cover. Still, the sheer amount of insanity that happens during a close quarters fire fight makes this game an experience worth checking out. Just the other day while playing an online co-op match with three others, I made the mistake of rappelling past a building window three stories up without checking it first. To make a long story short, after the match, one of the other guys told me that he looked up just in time to see the window explode outward and my body fly back and down to the street below from several well placed shotgun blasts.

Character creation reaches a new level also with the ability to put your own face on your character using the Xbox Live Vision camera. It's implemented really well and you'll be surprised to see just how good it looks after you complete the short process. A big plus!

All in all, I am strongly recommending this game. It's a lot of fun, there's a huge community online playing as we speak and there's hardly anything wrong with it to speak of. If you liked Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter, chances are you'll love this.

Good God

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: November 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

It's a great game for the more patient sort, and might take some adjusting by those recently spoiled on Halo 2 or Gears of War, in terms of aggressive play. My only complaint (as one spoiled by the latter) is the lack of a run button to cover open ground, but hey, it forces me to take better cover.
Highly recommended, especially for the online co-op option.

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4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 10
Date: November 26, 2006
Author: Amazon User

At first thoughts of playing this game (two days) this is what ive come up with.

Campagin mode is fulfulling and long, atleast judging from the played time on just the first mission. Its the basic shooter to me... kill the enemies in the room, down the hall, climb down a ladder and shoot some more. The graphics are pleasing but not anything to go crazy for.

Xbox live mode is good as well. The customizable character is a great aspect. As you up rank in xbox live matches you can have more clothes and armor to equip your character with. A big problem i have with the ranking is that it doesnt require skill. You can gain points by not killing anyone, dying, and losing a match. Although you gain more by winning and getting the kills, the ranking is based more on time consumption. You can easily grab a friend, alternate who gets to win each round and just easily rank eachother up from what i can tell. Also, you still get ranked up in player match? either mode you choose it isnt just for fun, which may be the reason you cannot lose points for doing terrible in a player match.

I'll stop though, I tend to skim the long reviews.

It grows on you

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: November 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Good title filled with enough shooting to keep me and my friends busy. However, the graphics are not as clean as I would have thought they would be. Especially after playing Gears of War and the insane details in graphics. But with that being said, multiplayer co-op is tight. A definite buy for any person that likes shooters.

The BEST SHOOTER since Halo2

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: November 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game absolutely beats any games including splinter cell double agent, or gears of war. The graphics are incredible, gameplay is great, and there's so many weapons to choose from. This is a must have for any serious first person shooter lover. The multi player capabilities are excellent because you get to choose from tactical light, tactical medium, etc. However, if you dont like a game that has pretty challenging enemies you may not like it. Overall though this game is very good.

Realism on a differant level

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: November 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

First of all, after the first few Rainbow 6 games I found the franchise mediocre at best. I am a large fan of tactical shooters and this is one of the best I have ever played. This is the first game to truely capture the use of cover in a firefight. I love the fact that the game makes you move from one position of cover to the next. The level of detail in the maps is also astounding as (like real life) there is so much junk everywhere that the enemy can literally be anywhere. My only complaint so far is the lack of a lean ability and the ability to switch from a right handed grip to a left handed grip ala Splinter Cell. Great game for tactical shooter fans and honestly the best game I've played for the 360 this far.

One Of The Best On 360

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 16
Date: December 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game not only draws you in with it's incredible graphics and gameplay, but the story is actually something involving. This game is very intense, but controls beautifully under pressure; Some Ghost Recon-type elements have been added to your movement, such as being able to seek cover and fire from around corners. Commanding your team has never been easier, and they actually help you more this time around; The enemies are smart and numerous, making some levels last as long as almost 2 hours to get through; But most of all it's REALLY FUN!! It is nice to see this console finally produce a game that hits all the right marks. I was overly impressed with this game...Plus I love all the shiny colors!! Ubisoft got this one right all the way around! And in case I haven't stressed this enough--the graphics are amazing, even on a non-HDTV.

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