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Fantastic.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: August 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

To start things off in a most demanded manor, I believe, I have played both this version, and the Xbox 360 version. I declare myself not a "fan boy" of either system, therefor my opinion is neither bias nor swayed by personal significance. The games truly play realistically identical. It would come down to one's preferences as to weather which is superior over the other. For instance, for this games intents and purposes, I prefer the PS3 controller. It feels at home in my palms as I play online and off, though thats not to say there aren't minor annoyances, of the two, I simply prefer the PS3 controller for this game. The Bloom Lighting, of which I believe it is called, in the 360 version was distracting. I find the balance within this version to be much more enjoyable. I also appreciate the PS3's free online play, which might I add, works incredibly well for this game. Now, on to the grading!

Graphics: 8.5/10. Graphics, in my opinion, were never the strongest point in most of the Clancy games. That being said, it is by no means a poor sight to behold. Nice models all around, textures good, the gunfire rocketing across screen and the explosions look great. The graphics are toned down a bit for online play, though not so much that the game isn't distinguishable from its single player game.

Online: 9.5/10. This is where I spend my time. Online is a magnificent achievement in both a fun and technical aspect. You start off by creating your soldier with a decent amount of available "equipment." All but a few weapons are unlocked, and it could be well argued that the unlockable weapons are not the best in game; I don't use them regularly. As you play online matches, you gain experience points depending on the game type, length, and weather you win or lose. These points contribute to the ranking up, (leveling up, in a sense) which in tern grants you access to different (but not necessarily better) armor, camouflage, weapons, and accessories. There are a few bugs here or there, but thats almost to be expected, and by no means nothing of which is distracting (not immediately going up/down ladder, ropes dancing aimlessly, things of this nature). Online play is nearly lag free. There are occasional hiccups in game play mostly depending on the room, but for the most part, and especially seeing as I play wirelessly, I am completely satisfied with the online performance/experience. Did I mention it is free to play online? This, along with free statistic tracking and rankings (much like PC games) is impressive. One of the only drawbacks of online is the voice chat. Yes, it is nice to be able to communicate with your team members, but expect rabid taunting, amongst other things, constantly. Still, I would advise getting a headset. I use the H500 Motorola, which some say doesn't work well with R6V, but mine has consistently worked spot on for me.

Story (Offline): 9/10. Now, to be honest, I haven't finished the campaign, though I have gotten quite far. It plays well, the AI seems smart, very few bugs, none of which I even see a point to note, let alone none I remember. From what I have played would satisfy my palate more than adequately if I didn't have or know about online mode. The main characters accent/voice does irritate often, though; lucky we don't hear him enough to make much of a difference. ;)

In closing, if you're looking for a first person shooter to sick your teeth into until some of the more anticipated titles are released, or a game to stand on its own merit, I don't believe you will be disappointed with Rainbow Six Vegas for the PS3. If, like me, you had to choose between this and the 360 version, again, it comes down to preference and availability. If you like the feel of the 360 controller over the PS3's, subscribe to Xbox Live, and plan to play online, go with that version. Or, before you buy one, rent them and see which you prefer before you are out the money and stuck with something you don't want. See you in Sin City.

One of the best shooters out there

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: August 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

First of all, I will not compare both PS3 and XBox versions. This review is intended for people who only plan to buy the PS3 version.

After I saw the previews I was really exceited about the game. I'm a big fan of Tom Clancy's games, and wanted to experience a more tactical and realistic shooter, rather than your tipical "shoot everytyng that moves" game.

I might say I was a bit dissapointed at fisrt because the graphics didn't stood up to the previews (FYI i was using a 1080i Sony LCD). I had similar responses when I asked players online. Then I decided to swith the PS3 output otion to 720p, and the graphics got sharper (this will not be the case with all HD TVs, but you can give it a try).

Overall, I had a great experience playing every level, AI for both (friends and foes) is really high, and you can actually command your teammates to take out hostiles, and they try to use common sense. Its not 100% perfect, but if far better than most games out there. Detail level for every map is astonishing, kudos for Ubisoft, since the Vegas experience was great.

As far as storyline, don't expect much. Bad guys take over, good guys hunt them down end of drama.

I enjoyed the fact that this game is a mixture between a FPS and 3rd person shooter, which is nice, because you can take cover behind objects and still shot, which is realistic. Although even though you're facing the other way while crouching, you can see all the map ahead of you, since the camera is on a 3rd person angle. You could also rappel, smash windows, etc.

You have an extended arsenal of weaponry to your disposal, as well as several high tech gadgets that are extremely useful in combat, specially because you are always outnumbered.

I found the sixaxis to be utterly useless, you end up switching to normal analog controllers instead. Its just clumsy and you never learn to use it that well.

Finally, online play is where I lost all interest for this game. Most of the maps are really cool, a village in South America, the inside of a luxury casino, to name a few. Once you get inside a game its a great experience, the problem is getting into one. Loading times are just unreasonable, so much lagging and poor voice transition. You could easily spend 20 minutes to half hour just to start a game, just to find out it already ended. I'm sure Ubisoft will fix issues like this in the future, but I didn't like to waste time in menus and extensive loading times. The fact that you could play online co-op almost made it worthwhile though.

It was a great game overall, but in todays online world, major issues should be fixed first.

PROS:
- Immersive action
- Great graphics and attention to detail
- Realistic AI from team
- Great reproduction of Las Vegas.

CONS
- Weak storyline
- Excessively long loading times on multiplayer
- Terrible multiplayer interface
- Sixaxis is useless.

Very COOL game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 12
Date: June 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is sooo Cool on the PC, but i never really played the multiplayer version of it. But i'm definately getting it for the PS3, highly recommended. Only thing that sucked is that i had to cancel my order, cuz the shipping got delay from 2 day shipping to 11 days...so i'm just gonna stop by ebgames and get it.

LAST CROSS PLATFORM GAME I BUY ON THE PS3

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: October 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Well I bought this game yesterday for the PS# console, and once again I was dissappointed. I have bought other games on the PS3 and none of them have impressed me. Now I have all three systems, so I am not biased to anyone of them, but the PS3 calls itself the most powerful gaming console on the market. Well it needs to have games that look like it! This game gets blurry at times and the sounds are way off. For instance, at a few of the times in the game I commanded my team to open a door via explosion and the explosion would happen before the door opened! I must say that this is a fun game, but the "jack up" graphics deter from this games potential. Lets not talk about the online multiplayer.... It looks like a PS2 game. The whole game looks like a high end PS2 game. So I must say, If you own a PS3 and you doint mind a sub par graphics, then pick this one up. If you own a 360, then pick it up through there!

MUY BUEN JUEGO... LOS RECOMIENDO

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: October 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

EL JUEGO ES MUY BUENO Y DA MUCHAS HORAS DE ENTRETENIMIENTO TANTO EN EL MODO HISTORIA COMO EN EL MODO ONLINE... *5

Worse than the Xbox 360

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 30
Date: June 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This games gameplay is OK. The reason it got a 3 star rating is because the graphics on it suck compared to the Xbox 360 version. Also this game no long is tactical like the old Rainbows. It's more like run and gun now.

Buy Now!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 7
Date: June 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Only buy this game if your cool, 'cause this game is cool. You've got to use your brain though, very tactical if your into that stuff, (not for run and gun) which I am, so I bought it. You should to.

decent but not great

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 9
Date: June 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If you are looking for a game to play at the level of Resistance Fall of Man, this is not quite at that level. The graphics are decent but I think it could have been brought up a couple notchs. The game play is fast and I haven't noticed any problems with the frame rates yet. I still have to get onto multiplayer since I am learning the controls and my review is based solely on the single-player game. So if you are dying to get a game for your PS3 since there is such a lack of titles its pretty good but it still has a ways to go to be great. It seems that most of Ubisofts ports that have come over to Sony consoles were always a bit short of the 360 versions and this is no exception.

Awesome, Fun and addicting...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: July 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Honestly... i haven't played much multiplayer, i'm not the hardcore rainbow six guy and i haven't played it or seen it on the 360. [cuz i can really care less about that system...]

However... all that doesn't matter because this game is freaking awesome!! I can also say that my 1st gut instinct was to give this game a 4 star because the online play isn't as gorgeous as campaign mode and there really isn't anything to new about the game as a First Person Shooter. But... i love the awesome graphics, i love that they placed it in Las Vegas, and it is pretty challenging and makes you think about how you want to approach situations, and you can play co-op online and most importantly... it's just a really fun game to play... so i'm going to have to give it a 5 star. It deserves it! IGN's Game of the month! whoo hoo!

A must own for First Person Shooter and PS3 Fanatics!

Superb

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: July 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Just get the game. Don't believe the ridiculous comparison reviews as they are rubbish and suspiciously misleading. A lot of those reviewers need their eyes tested! The game is smooth, visually impressive and alot of fun.
You wont be disappointed.

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